Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1861-06-19
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dnd be 1t further enacted, That from and
after the day when this act goes into effect
tue franking privilege shall he abolished :;
Provided, That The Postmaster General and
his chief clerk, the chicG oi' tie Contract, Ap.
pontluent and Finance Bureaus, and tue
.Aditor Of the Treasury for the Post Office De-
partment, shall be and they are hereby au-
thorized to transmit through tie mail free of
Hostage, any letters, packages, or oih.r mat
crs relating exclusively tu their official duties
OF to the business of The PostqtIicc Depart
ment: but they SHALL in every Such case, en-
dursc Oil lie back Of the letter or package to
tc sent free Of postage, over their own sigma
turc, the W, rds 'Of!icial Business And Tor
any such Endorsement falsely made. the person
80 offending shalt forfeit and pay llrce hun
tircd dollars. And provided further, The
! several deputy postnaS'crs throughout the
Confederate States shall te and hereby are
authorizes! 10 send through the mail, free of
postage, all letters and packages which it may
ue their duty or they may have occasion to
transmit to any person Or plaHe: and which
shall relate exclusively to The business Of their
respective cificcs or to the business Of the
postoiicc department; but in every sach
case the deputy postma ter sending any such
letter or package shall indorse thereon, over
Ill. cTa signature, the words g Postotiice
Business and for any and every such Ell
dorsement falsely made. the person making
the same shall forfeit and pay three hundred
dollars
hyment Of Postage in Money until Postage
Stamps and Stamped Encel"pes are I'rori:lcd
SEC. L. The Congress Of the Confederate
States Of America do enact, That until post
age stamps and stamped envelopes can be
procured and distributed, the Postmaster Gen
eral may orlcr the postage OF the Coulr1.ra-
cy to be pre-, paid in u oney under such ru.,
and regulations as he may adopt.
Repeal et'Mc LITTER Feyislrut;na System.
And he it further enacted, That the third
section of an act entitled Gan act further to
amend III act entitled San act further to
amend an act entitled an act TO reduce and
modify the rates Of postage in the United
States, and for other purposes, passed March
Sd, ls5l," approved March Sd, 1855, whereby
the letter registration system was established,
be and is hereby repealed from and after the
day wien tliis act goes into effect"
Conveyance Of Mail Matter by "Er,ucss" and
oihcr Chartered Companies.
SEC. S. That it shall be lawful forhc Post
master General to allow express and other
chal tered companies to carry letters and all
mail matter OF every description whether the
same be enclosed in stamped envelopes or
pre- paid by stamps or money; hutilthe same
be prepaid in money, the money shall lie
paid to some postmaster, who shall stamp the
same paid, and shall account to Tie Post
office Department fer tie same, in the same
manner rs for letters Sent by the mail and if
prepaid by stamps, then the express or other
company receiving such letters for delivery
shall obliterate such stamps, under the penal.
ty OF five hundred dollars for each failure, to
be recovered by action Of debt in any court
having jurisdiction thereDf, in the name Of tbe