Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1861-06-05
RATES OF POSTAGE
Y THE CONFEDERATE STATES OF AMERICA.

SEC. l. The Congress OF the C0nted-
- crate States Of ameriea do enact That much Of the
st section of Act entitled Gan Act prescribe the rates
of postage In the Confederate States Of America, and for
sealed packages containing other than printed written
NATTER including money packages be and the same here
by amended as to require tha! such sha be
SEC g. lind be it further enacted That the second sec.
ton of said Act be amended as follows TO witt That all
newspapers published within the Confederate states not
exceeding three in weight and sen, from the office
of publication actual and bona de subscribers within tile
Confederate States shall be charged with postage follows
TO wit: The postage the regular numbers OF newspa-
per published weekly, shall be ten cents per quarter pa
pers published semIweekly double that amount papers
published thrice week, treble that amount papers puo-
hed six times week. six times that amount and papers,
published daily times that amount And on news
papers weighing than three ounces, there shai DC
charged on each additional ounce In addhon 10 sne lore
going rates: On those published once week, nve cents
fraction Of an ounce per quarter on tnose pup
shed twice week. ten cents por ounce per quarter on
per quarter on those published six times week, thirty
cents per ounce per quarter and on those published da
thirtyhve cents per ounce per qqarer. AND peodcas
papers. And other periodicals sent from the ofce OF pub
caon actual and bona ae subscribers shall be charged
with postage as oows to Wit the postage on tne resa
numbers Of PERIODICAL published within the Confederate
States, exceeding and half ounces in weight and
published monthly, shall be two and half cents per quar-
two and half additional II published semi monthly,
double that And periodicals published quarterly
regular subscribers to newspapers and periodicals shall be
required pay quarters postage thereon In advance,
at the Office of delivery, unless paid at the once where
published And there shall be charged upon every other
newspaper and each circular not sealed, handb engra-
vng pamphlet periodical and magazine, which snal De
unconneced with any manuscript or written mauer, ana
exceeding three ounces In weight and published with
In the Confederate States, two cents and for each add
tlona ounce fraction Of ounce two cents additional;
and in all cases the postage shall be BY stamps
otherwise, the POstmaSerGcnea shall direct; and
books bound unbound not weighing over four POUNDS
shall be deemed maabe NATTER and shall be charged with
postage be pre- paid by stamps otherwise az the Post
General may direct a. two cents an ounce Tor any
distance And upon all newspapers periodical ana books
aforesaid published beyond the limits of the Confeder
States shall be charged postage double the fore
going specified The publishers Of newspapers or pc
rodlcas within the Confederate States, may send and re-
ceive and from each other from their respective oces
age All newspapers unsealed clrculars other unseaed
printed transient matter, placed In any post once, not Tor
transmission but for delivery only, shall be charged postage
at the rate of one cent each.
SEC g. qnd be il further enacted That the third section
of the above eccd Act be and the same hereby so a.
mended authorize the Postmaster General to provide
that the provisions restrictions and penalties prescribed by
said section Of said Act for violations Of the same In re-
aton two five and twenty stamps and stamped en-
veopes SHALL in all respects apply to ,e denomination OF
stamps and stamped envelopes herein provided for.
Sec 4. find further enacted, That the proVlso con-
tanned In the fifth section Of the said Act be so amended rs
to extend to the Chiefs Of the Contract, Appointment and
Finance Bureaus Of the Post Office Department, the prvl-
epe therein conferred upon the Postmaster General his
chief Clerk, and the Auditor of the Treasury Tor ne fost
Office Department, Of transmitting through the mails iree
of postage any letters, packages or other matters reane
exclusively their official dutes or TO the business Of the
Post Office Department. subject to the restrictions and pen
aes prescribed by the said pr0viso and that this act take
effect and be in force, from and after i; passage
President of the Congress.
Approved May l3 1861.