Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1861-07-04
RATES OF POSTAGE

IN THE CONFEDERATE STATES OF AMERICA.
SEC. /. Tile Congress OF the C0nted-
~ crate Staesof lmerica do enact, That much Of the
first section o an Actened Gan Act to prescribe the rates
OF postage In the Confederate States of America, and for
other purposes approved February %, 1861, as relates TO
sealed packages containing other than printed or written
NATTER including money packages be and the same here
by amended require that such packages shall be
rated by weight and charged the rates Of letter postage
Sec =. find be il further enacted, That the second sec.
ton of said Act be amended follows, wit: That all
newspapers published within the Confederate States, not
exceeding three ounces In weight and sent from The office
publication actual and bona tide subscribers within the
Confederate States shall be charged with postage as follows
TO wit The postage the regular numbers Of newspa
per- published weekly, shall be- ten cents per quarter pa
pers published miwccky, double that amount; papers
published thrice week, treble that amount papers, pub
iShcd six times week. six times that amounts and papers,
published daily, times that amount And on new"-
papers weighing than three ounces there shall br
charged each additional ounce, In addition TO the orc-
going rates: On those published once week, five cents
fraction of an ounce per quarter; on those pub
shcd twice week. ten cents per ounce per quarter; on
those published three times week. fifteen cents per ounce
per quarter; those published six times week, thirty
per per quarter; and on those published daily
thiryfve cents per ounce per quarter AND perodlcas
published otcner than bmonthly shall be charged as news
papers And other periodicals sent from the office OF pub
cation actual and bona e subscribers shall be charged
with postage as follows to wit: The postage on the regular
numbers OF periodical, published within the Confederate
States exceeding and half ounces In weight, and
published monthly shall be two and half cents per quar-
and for every additional ounce or fraction OF an ounce
two and half cents additional II published seml-monthy,
double that And periodicals published quarterly
or b-nonthy shall be charged two cents an ounce and
regular subscribers 10 newspapers and periodicals shall lie
required pay quarters postage thereon in advance,
the Office of delivery, unless paid a. the ONCE wnrrc
published. And there shall be charged upon every other
newspaper and each circular not sealed, handb, engr-
wing pamphlet periodical and magazine, which snail De
with any manuscript or written matter and
not exceeding three ounces in weight and published with
in the Confederate States, two cents and Tor eacn add
toa ounce or fraction OF ounce two cents additional
and I'm all cases the postage shall be by stamps or
the PostmasterGeneral shall drect and
books bound unbound, not weighing over four pounds,
shall BE- deemed maable matter, and shall be charged Will
POSTAGE be prepaid by stamps otherwise as the Post
General may direct at two cents an ounce for any
distance And upon all newspapers periodical and books,
aS aforesaid published beyond the limits Of the ConicGer
ate States shall be charged postage at double the fore
going specified The publishers of newspapers or pc
rodcas within the Confederate States may send and
cclvc to aud from each Other from their respective Offices
Of publication, copy OF each publication Tree Oh post
age All newspapers useaed circulars, or other unseaed
printed transient matter placed In any post once nol ior
but for delivery only shall be Charged postage
at the rate of cent each.
SEC g. find be further enacted, That the third section
of the above reccd Act be and the same hereby so a.
mcndcd rs to authorize the PosmasterGcne TO provide
and furnish ten stamps and stamped envelopes ana
that the PROVISIONS restrictions and penalties prescribed by
said section OF said Act, for violations OF the sme In re-
laon two, ye and twenty cent stamps and stamped en-
vclopes, shall ri all respects apply to the denomination OF
stamps and stamped envelopes herein provided for.
SEC. t. find be further enacted, That the proVlso con-
tanned in the fifth section of the said Act be so amended as
to extend to the Chiefs Of the Contract Appointment and
Finance Bureaus of the Post Office Department, the prVl'
lege therein conferred upon the his
chief Clerk and the Auditor of the Treasury for the Post
Office Department. Of transmitting through the mails, Tree
of postage any letters, packages or other matters relating
exclusively their official duties, or to the business OF he
posi- Office Dcparment subject the restrictions and PEN
acs prescribed by The said porso and that this act take
effect and be in force, from aud after Its passage onn
President of the Congress.
Approved May 10, 1861.