Chapter IX. *in Relation to the Letters of Sailors and Marines in the Service of the United States.* January 21, 1862. *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, Letters sent by sailors and marines need not be prepaid.1861, ch. 9, § 11.*Ante
127 words·~1 min read·
/statutes-at-large/vol-12/chapter-ix-1412935·A research copy — for the controlling text, always check the official state or federal source. Not legal advice.
Chap. IX.— An Act *in Relation to the Letters of Sailors and Marines in the Service of the United States.* January 21, 1862. *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, Letters sent by sailors and marines need not be prepaid.1861, ch. 9, § 11.*Ante*, pp. 270, 71. That the provisions of the act of July twenty-second, eighteen hundred and sixty-one, authorizing soldiers to send letters through the mails of the United States without prepayment of postage, is hereby extended to the sailors and marines in the actual service of the United States, under such regulations as the Post Office Department shall provide, the postage thereon to be paid by the recipients.
Approved, January 21, 1862.