Abbeville press. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1860-1869, 1861-08-16
RATES OF POSTAGE
IN THE CONFEDERATE STATES or
; AAMERICA.

- Ah1Eo " f9SVAGE.
IN THE CONFEDERATE STATES O.
, > &AMERTcA. )
, Sec. 1. Tile Congress Of the: Contsas
rate States Of america do enact, That s
much of the. FIRST section of an ACT, eutitls,
an Act to prescribe the, rates of postage il
the Confederate States of America, and 20
other purposes, approved February 2s
1861, as relates to. sealed, packages contain
ing other thar. printed ,or written matte,
including money packages, be and tie sam,
is Hereby so amended as to require tia
. such packages sbsifbe rated by weight,a
charged the ra,esoof letter postage. :: :, = =
Sec. 2:And De 1t turthersenactea, Tia
! the SECOND section Of said Act be amensdes
as follows, 10 .sits: That all newspaper, & |,
published withfatisg Confederate States
not exceeding TIRES ounces in weight, and
sent from the Office Of publication to actuiaa
and bona 'subscribnrs within .thss Coz
federate States, shall be: cbargedSvithspos
tage as follows to:wit : The postage ,onthe
regular numbers;of a newspaper, published,
weekly, shall be ten cents per quarter !, pa
pers, published ssmi:weekly, doublethat
amount; papers, published six4imes week
six times that omount; and papers publish.
ed daily, seven times that amount. And
on neSspapers weighing more tban.three,
ounces, there shall be;cbafged on eaSh i'd
ditjonal ounce, in addition to the: foregoing
rates: On those published :,oncssa wssk;
ifve cents an ounce Or faction Of an o11asGje
per quarter; on those: published twicela%
Week, ten cents per ounce per quarter; on i
those published three.times week, fifteen
cents per ounce per quarter; on those pub
lished1 sis times a:week, thirty cents per,
ounce per quarter; and an those; published
aaily' thirty five .ceuts per per- aaars
ter And eri6saleals4publ lisissao ftsusr thai:
bi'montbly shalIbe charged as newspapers.
And other periodicals sent from the.ofRce
of publication to actual ansf6oaa yide sub:
5 sesIbsts q, shall be: charged sys oasstags1
follows; to Wit: ,T6e4 posi- aea % the 1sgus|
lar numbers Of a.peripd teal, publ ishaa sW}tlsl
IA the Confederate -!States, not sxcsaa Inc
opssan q half; OUNCES in weigtfs aaasnnb,
lished InoptEty Shall bet two .arda haiH
cents per qssrter;. and Tor every adaisi6aal
pnnce or. faction Of an DIM 81 t tw6 And a
half eehts additional, =, it published. semi
monthly, double. that amount =: And4inssSfiii. sSfii
odicakz published Quarterly; Oh SbFmGnshfs;}
sfaf beyfarged two cents an ounce; .afjdd
reghla shhsoribsfs to newspapers autisbeti. |
ashcaiyssball be required to pay;pns quar- !
!ers Postage thereon fnsadyahsssas-the Of
ieesof delivery, .nhies paid :atahe:. Office
tAld shall berbar-3
sed upon every ofber rahswspaperf. and each |
circular net tealeds handhAt enatayiSas|
periodical and magazns; &iiicLI
bal! be unconnected with. any rnahuseript
y written matter, aud not exceeding ab5eeE
ounces in weight and pubIishsd:Tit6in,tbe
Confederate States, two. cents; and foft
'acR additional ounce. Or fracbSosS. 4 of ar
'unee, two cents additidnsl; afitlsinsall.cas.
"a thefpostage shall be pre-: paid BY stamps;f
'r otherwise, asthe Postmaster GsaSsal shatf
lirect !; and books; bound Or uIibouna. n3tl
Weighing Sssstpir poulds, shall be dssnsat
nailable Tnattss sa6d shall be. charged Fih,I:
,essage, teS6s Rfe IalS BY stamps fhtts )
4 ~ s css,s ssmas.edJSsasFs, TN 9sy direct
and .upolS silnewspapsiss psriosieai,suG s.I
,ookss afdfesaidi, pnbiiiheal bssoud tie
,s1',s y as g bgcoasasA,x States, rtssss fgHft
- nsc;fs$ c1 az Eta n9sb StIsss sasssen
aaers,of sbefiodicais within tbs Gnn5saFataf,
'tstss may ssad ans receive 70 and fiSm
aes ,osasb ip thasr respective officerofl
'nol'es.'ees one copy Q, eaetspnhl hl'es'iea{ aa3
:ee o. postage sA'i y nexgPsga s g assafed
.!ssl healaFs, g omen 9nsealed spnnsasstfan-
'e9s mayer plaesa s19 spy W post Office no.
'r .ranam'ss'onshuttesde'ius only, sball |!
q charged postage at tm rate Of soaeoept
aeh. - $50 :. - :. :. r.
sEox3. E4tld besittaEtsss: enacted, That