Papers Of Abraham Lincoln

THIRTIETH CONGRESS—FIRST SESSION.
H. R. 575.
(Report No. 731.)
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
June 23, 1848.
Read twice, and committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the state
of the Union.
Mr. Goggin, from the Committee on the Post Office and Post
Roads, reported the following bill:
A BILL
Further to amend the act entitled an act “to reduce the rates
of postage, to limit the use and correct the abuse of the
franking privilege, and for the prevention of frauds on the
revenues of the Post Office Department;” approved third
March, eighteen hundred and forty-five.

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8 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Repre-
sentatives of the United States of America in Congress
assembled, That from and after the first day of October
next, on all letters carried in the mails, not exceeding half
ounce in weight, there shall be charged and paid the uniform
postage of five cents, for all distances within the United
States or the territories thereof; and any additional weight
of half an ounce, or additional weight of less than half ounce,

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and that so much of the first section of the act “to reduce
the rates of postage, to limit the use and correct the abuse
of the franking privilege, and for the prevention of frauds
on the revenues of the Post Office Department;” approved
third March, eighteen hundred and forty-five, as is in con-
flict with the provisions of this bill, be, and the same is
hereby, repealed.

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8	Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Repre- sentatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That from and after the first day of October next, on all letters carried in the mails, not exceeding half ounce in weight, there shall be charged and paid the uniform postage of five cents, for all distances within the United States or the territories thereof; and any additional weight of half an ounce, or additional weight of less than half ounce,
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9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16	shall be charged with an additional postage of five cents; and that so much of the first section of the act “to reduce the rates of postage, to limit the use and correct the abuse of the franking privilege, and for the prevention of frauds on the revenues of the Post Office Department;” approved third March, eighteen hundred and forty-five, as is in con- flict with the provisions of this bill, be, and the same is hereby, repealed.