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Code · STATUTES-AT-LARGE · Vol. 13 STAT. · Jan. 22, 1864 · Chapter IV

Chapter IV. *to amend the Law prescribing the Articles to be admitted into the Mails of the United States.* Jan. 22, 1864. *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, * Certain articles of clothing may be earned in the mails

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Chap. IV.— An Act *to amend the Law prescribing the Articles to be admitted into the Mails of the United States.* Jan. 22, 1864. *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, * Certain articles of clothing may be earned in the mails. That articles of clothing, being manufactured of wool, cotton, or linen, and comprised in a package not exceeding two pounds in weight, addressed to any non-commissioned officer or private serving in the armies of the United States, may be transmitted Rate of postage; to be prepaid.in the mails of the United States at the rate of eight cents, to be in all cases prepaid, for every four ounces, or any fraction thereof, subject to such regulations as the Postmaster-General may prescribe.
Approved, January 22, 1864. Chapter V: to change the Place of holding the Circuit and District Courts of the United States, for the District of West Tennessee, and for other Purposes. 13 Stat. 2 1864-01-26 Chapter V Little, Brown and Company text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Digitization Vendor 2026-01-27 38 2 public
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*to amend the Law prescribing the Articles to be admitted into the Mails of the United States.* Jan. 22, 1864. *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, * Certain articles of clothing may be earned in the mails
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