Abbeville press. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1860-1869, 1861-08-30
RATES OF POSTAGE.
IN THE CONFEDERATE STATES OF
AMERICA.

much Of tue first section of an Act entitled
'an Act to prescribe the rates of postage in
the Confederate States of America, and for
other purposes, approved February %
ls6l,as relates to sealed packages contain.
ing other than printed or written matter,
including money packages, be and the same
is hereby SO amended as to- require tha;
such packages shall be rated by weight, and
charged the rates of letter postage.
SEc.2. -1nd,6e 1t further enacted, That
the second section OF said Act be amended
as follows, 10 wit j.: That all newspapers
published within the Confederate States,
not exceeding three ounces in weight, and
sent from the Office OF publication TO actual
and bona .Rds Subscribers withia the Con-.
federate States, shall be charged with pos
tage as follows 10 wit: The postage on The
regular numbers of a newspaper, published,
weekly, shall be ten cents per quarter; pa
pers, published semi-wcekly, double that
amount; papers, published six times a week
six times that omonnt; and papers publish
ed daily, seven times that amount. And
on newspapers weighing more than three
ounces, there shall be charged on each adj
ditional ounce, in addition to The foregoing
rates: On those published once week,
five cents an ounce or fraction Of an ouuce
per quarter; on those, published twice
week, ten cents per ounce per quarter, on
;hose published three tines week, fifteen
cents per ounce per quarter; on those pub
lished six times week, thirty cents per
ounce per qrarter:s and On those published
daily, thirty five cents per ounce per quar-
ter. And periodicals published onener than
hi monthly shall be charged as newspapers.
And other periodicals sent from the Office
of publication to actual and, bona yJfde sub,
scribers shall be> olarged9-swi!h poasstage
follows, to wit: The postage on the regu-
lar numbers of periodical, published with
in the Confederate States, not exceeding
one aud half ounces in weight, and pub,
lished monthly, shall be twos sanla half
cents per quarter .and for every additional
ounce or fraction-of an ounro two and a
half cents additional IF published semi
montL!y, double that amount. And peri
odicals published quarterly or bimonthlv
shall be thafSed two cents an OUNCE; and
regular subscribers 10 newspapers and peri
Eiodicaly shall be required to pay one quar-.
tiers postage thereon in advance, at The Of
fee of delivery, unies paid at the office
where published. And there shall BE- char
ged upon every other newspaper, and each
circular not sealed. hs,aail, engraving.
pamphlet, periodical and magazine, Which
Shall be unconnected witp any: manuscript,
or written'matter, and not exceeding three
ounces in weight, and published within the
Confederate States; two csn!s and : for
Fcach. additional ounce or fraction of all
onuce, two ceuts additional; and in all cas-
es the postage shall he pre-. paid by stamps.
or otherwise; as the Postmaster Gcperat shall
direct; and books, bound or unbound, not
weighing over four pounds, shall be deemed
mailable matter and, shall be charged with
postage, ta be pre- paid bY stamps or other.
wise, AS the Postmastef-G General may direct,
at two cents an onnge for7 any distance
Bnd upon all newspapers. periodjeal and
books, as aforesaid : published beyond the
limits of he cohfesferrte States, there shall
Ebe charged, postage at donBle lbe foregoing
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States, may se6d1 land rectiVest6 and from
each other from thei. res nec,ixe otica.s: !: of
puiblication, one :eopv. Of each nobl;ca,;Sn
:flee :ta,u Of postaae Aa..newsnaners- s. ,5sealea
fcirculars, or other 4unseaIsa printed ran.
tas silent matter placed n any 5,nosf ot;cs no,
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,be- CHARGED nostaIe 1t he ya,s ar ana @ osn,
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