Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1861-06-26
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America:
J>sftrn Post0s".
AN ACT to prescribe the Rites Of Postage in
the Confederate States Of America, and fu!
other purposes.
Tile Congress- ofMe Confederate States q
Amerct. do enact. That from and after such
period as the Postmaster General may by
proclamation announce there shall be charged
tue following rates Of postage. to wit: fol
every single sealed letter: and for every let,
ter in manuscript Or paper ui' any kind, upon
which information shall he asked for or COM
municated in writing or by marks or signs
conveyed in the mail for any distance between
within the Confederate States Of America
not exceeding FIVE hundred miles, FIVE cents
and for any distance exceeding five hundred
miles, double that rate; and every letter OF
parcel not exceeding half an ounce in weight
shall be deemed J single letter, and every ad
diliunal weight Of hall an ounce, or addiliena
weight Of less than haif an ounce, shall bl
charged wit5 additional single postage; ;snc
all packages containing otter than printed ol
written nlstter--aud money packages are in
cudcd in this claSs-shall be rated by weight
as letters are rated, and shall he charged tut
rates of postage Oh letters; aud all drop let
tiers. UT letters placed in any postuiiire not foE
transmission but for delivery only, shall be
charged with postage at the rate oftwo cents
the postage must be prepaid by stamps; and
all letters which shall hereafter be advertised
a. remaining over Or uncallcd Tor in any post
ccc shall be charged with two cents each III
addition TO tn" regular postage. both TO be
accounted for as other posta.e Of this Com
tedcracy.
Postaqe on Newspapers, Pamphlets, and "fde'
printed mat'sr. including BnoiS.
And be it further enacted, That all news
papers published wlhin,hc Confederate States,
not exceeding three ounces in weight, and
sent from the Office Of publication To actual
and bona ii,!c subscribers within the Con,
icde7atc States, shall be ch rged with postage
u. fvlluws-vi.: The postage On the regular
numbers ol = newspaper published weekly,
shall hc t::! c"ais per quarter; papers pub
lshc;l sIn:-wcvkly, double that amount: pa
pers puL!i*!icd thrice week, treble that
amnai:::: papers published 81; Times 4 week,
six times that amount, AMI papers publ shed
tail;. seven times that amount. And on
newspapers wei CHING more than three ounces,
lLera Shall be charged on each additional
ounce IN addition TO the foregoing rates. On
those published once week, live cent; per
ounce or fraction OF al ounce, per quarter
on those published three times Il week fifteen
cents per ounce, per quarter; Oh those pub
lshed six times week, tblrt. cents per
ounce per quarter; and ON those published
daily, thirty live cents per ounce per quarter.
And periodicals published o!tener llan
bi-monthy shall be charged as newspapers.
And other periodicals, sent irom the office
OF publication 10 actual and bona file sub,
scriLers, shall be charged with postage as
follows-yiz Tue postage on the Regular
numbers OF periodical, published within the
Confederate States, and exceeding o7!c and a
half ounces in weight. and published month
", Shall be two and half cents per quarter
and FOR every additional ounce Or fraction oI
an ounce, two and a hall cents additional; il
published >emi-munIhly double that amount
And periodicals published quarterly Or b
monthly, shall be charged two cents an ounce;
and regular Subscrib rs to newspapers and
periodicals shall be required to pay one quar-
tci''s pnstage thereor in td"ance, 1T the ellie!
Of delivery; unlezs paid 1T the oiilnn where
published.
And there shall be charged upon cvcrs
other newspaper; and each circular not scaled
hand bill. engraving, pamphlet: periodical and
magazine, whicl! shall la lincGGnect"d with
any manuscript Ur written ii:attcr. a'"i 49,
exceeding three ounces Iii weight and pub
lishcd within the Confederate. States, twC
cents and for each additional ounce: or trac.
ton Of all ounce, two cents addrir::al: and
in all cases the postage shall be prepaid hy
stamps or otherwise, "a IT," Postmaster Gen
pral shall direct.
.,Hd bucks bound or unbound. not weigh.
ing o7er !oir ImGnda; Ghall Lr lcsmed usalla
HE matter, and sl;all be charged with pos;
age, to be pre.jmil hy >taAps or otherwise
as the Post Master General shall direct. n
two cents IN ounc" for any Il stance.
And upon all newspapers, periodicals and
books, rs aforesaid. published bryond tn,
limits ui the Confederate States. tIcre Sha
be charged postage AT donbs The foregoing
specified rair..
The publishers of newspapers Or periodical,
within the Confederate States, nay send anI
receive 10 and from each other, from tl!c;,
re>reci;ye offices 0: publication, onc COPY d
cacu publication, free. Of postage.
All newspapers, U::ralcd circulars, or ot!icl
unsealed printed IranSicn. matter, placed il
:.my pest ui!ice. nu tor transmission but 10!
delivery only, shall D. cilargcd postage al III.
rate ot one Cent each.
tramhiaq PHrilem.