Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1861-03-06
AS ACT TO De EA...4.". orE'
SCRiBE RATES OF II STAGE IN TIE CONFED-
ERATE STATES OF AMERICA, AND OTHER PUR-

POSES.
Ssc. /. The Congress Of the Confederate
States of America do enact that from and at
let. such l:criod rs the Postmaster General
,aav by proclamation announce, there shall
b. charged the following rules Of postage, to
wit: for every single letter sealed, and for
every letter in manuscript or paper OF any
kind. upon which information shall be asked
for, Q. co nmunicated in writing or BY marks
or signs. conveyed in the mail for any dis
tancc between places within the Confederate
States Of America, not exceeding 500 miles
5 cents and for any distance exceeding 500
miles double that rate; and every letter or
parcel not exceeding half an ounce in weight,
shall be deemed single letter. and every ad
dttional weight ( hall an ounce, oraddtlonaI
weight Of less than half an ounce, shall be-
Charged with an additional single postage !;
AID a!I packages containing other than writ
tel, or printed matter-and money packages
are Included in this class--Shall be rated by
weight rs letters arc rated, and shall be charg-
ed double the rates Of postage Oh letters and
all drop letters or letters placed in any Post
Gilicc not COR transmission but for delivery
o.l!;. shall tc charged with postage at the
rate or two cents each; and i'll all the lore
nt.inr cases the postage must be prepaid by
s,am2s: and a!l letters which shall hereafter
b.. advertised as remaining oTrr or uncalled
f,s in any post office, Shall be charged with
two cents each in addition to the regular
hostage; both to he accounted for as other
ro,tases of this Conlederacy.
SEc. , iad hc Il further enacted. That all
newspapers not exceeding three ounces in
weight, sent from the office of publication t.,
actual and bola tide subscribers, shall b."
charged with postage As follows, to wit:the
postage on the regular numbers of Il newsFa-
Der published weekly within the State where
payiis!ed ,,ialI br 81 cents per quarter. and
papers published S"mi.weekly double that
rate aud papers publi>hel thrice aweck tre-
bic that rate; and papers published daily SIX
times that rate and the postage on all news
papers TO actual subscribers without the State
where published. shall be charged double the
foregoing rates and periodicals sent from the
ocg of Publication to actual and bona hide
s'l:.scr;1c:s, shall be charged with postage as
!3!lpxs TO Wit: the postage on the regular
numbers Of y periodical, not exceeding | :!
ouacas in "ei.ht, AID published monthly,
within the State VII c published shall he )
cn...> ,.cr qlartcr; if published semi monthly
tiui:D, ;at rate "Ed for every additional
tnI.i..- q. fraction ol III ounce. double the
inr...ifs rates s;iall br charged; and period
ic,l Published quarterly or bi.monthly. Shall
u. c!larye:l onc.c2iit AL ounce; and the. pos
.ag.. 81. all periodicals without the State
vl,r, n.:;.!:-i.",, si,:li b. double the above
q, cc!.::f. r:,.cs; and regular subscribers to
news are, ard periodicals shall bc require:
f. pa;. on,. o,r,r,gfs ,M.si;.:c in advance. And
there >i..i 10, c.!rrScd 'ii'p: every other news
,.arcr. on cacr cifcHlar not sealed, !iandbiil
e.ggtfi.!.. p,:n;,t.i"i. periodical and naga-
zntc whi"l! shall J." rinC ,nmcrtcd with any
,;,a:,,cript or wr.it"i, matter. not exceeding
;;,,,c ,,,,l.c,., in wcI.., ;w" cents; and tol
each a,iijl,oua! oi:.cc, nr fraction 81 an ounce
Two GEMS adj ;uIal and in al ca,cs he pos
tar. shall be- l.ru;.aiI Lv trmps. A:,d books
b1pnd or mi load not wr,c!.im@ over l"li
pnrnds siiaii H.. rci,ca 'ma'libic matter, and
sh II be charged "it!r Pp,taes /" lc prepaid
by stamps. a; ;xn cc.,'> l,"r ounce, !~r any d;S-
tancc TIC lnhIi,hc',.''i Mr"riap'rS Or lm
li,,i;raIS nav <rlri rn car'l "'"I' from then
respective ,i'i,:..s % iui!r''"''. free Of pos,
tarc one cory" r1c'' publication
SIC. 3. Ind he II .i",ft = e'mc.'', That !,
shall be lhe dutY oI lhe p"s''"at''r General
to ,r,v,. .r { r.lis:.l to AL Del utS Post
rla..yr: a:nl Ia al ,.:er prrs iIa apr ym'S
;.;ni ,:.. III. ,hr,. ~, ,,iabi oa a.c stamps
:a .ra":r,d rn:r!"F.s i H." c':n"'''"'''ion
n ,uu-e a., ~: ",.r.iS. H",i 'w"':tr cents, 70
ia"iIaa ";",:: 'nc:,t"i 80 '.:Sc' lr'N 'r,
.,x ia this :ct n.A an, person who shall
Eyrge or counterfeit any postage stamp pro-