Abbeville press. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1860-1869, 1861-08-23
RATES OF POSTAGE, "
IN THE CONFEDERATE STATES OF
l. AMERICAS. >ef.,.s..: -

SEC. l. Tho, Congress of TIE Confetti
rate States Of America do enact, That SO
much Of the first section of an Act. entitled
'an Act 10 prescribe the rates of postage in
the Confederate States of America, and for
other purposes approved February %
1861, as relates to sealed packages oontain&
ing other than printed or written matter,
including money packages, be and the same,
is hereby so amended as to require that
such packages shall be. rated by weight, and
charged the rates of7letter postage.
SEC. 2. And 6esit further enacted, That
the, second section OF said Act be amended
as follows, 10 Wit: That ALI newspapers
published within the Confederate States.
not exceeding three ouncesinaweight, and
sent from the Office Of publication to actual
and bona .ade subscribnrs' within the Con-
federats States, shall be- charged with pos
tage: as folowst to wit: Tie postage on the
regular numbers of newspaper, published,
weekly, shall be ten cents per quarter pa
pers, published semi-weekly, double that
amount; papers, published six times week
six times that omount; and papers:publish-.
ed daily, seven times that anonnt. And
GU newspapers weighing more than three
tounces, there shall be charged on each ad-s
ditional ounce, in addition to the, foregoing
rates: On those, Published once week,
FIVE cents an, ounce or fraction Of an .o,,uce
per quarter on those published twicea
week, ter, cents per ounce per. quarter !; on
those published three times a week, fifteen
cents per ounce, per quarter; on those pub.
Hshea sis times week, thirty cents per
ouuce"per quarter;r and those published
daily, thirty FIVE cents per ounce, per quar-
ter. And periodicals published oftener'tban
bi mon,hly,sballbe charged as newspapers.
And other periodicals. sent from tho office
Of publication to actual and bona tide sub,
scribors shall be Scharged with poasstage
follows, to wit: The postage on the regu-
arnulnbers of periodical. published with
iR,the Confederate States, not, exceeding
one and a half ounces in weight, and pub
lsbed monthly, shall be two and a half
cents per quarter; and for every additional
ounce or fraction, of aus ounce two and a
half cents additional; if published semiy,
I monthly, double that amount. And peri,
odicals published quarterly or Sbimontblv
shall be charged two cents an ounce; and
Irregular subscribers to. newspapers abdsperi;
1 odiesIy shall be required to pay. one quar-
.ets .postagestLereon in advance, at the Of
| fee Of delivery, nnles5spaida at the office
where published. And there; shall be char.
ged upon every othersneyspa Sandg each
circular not sealed, bapdbilI, = engraving,
pamphlet. periodical and magazine, which
shall be uncopnected with any ,manuselipt
or written matter, and not exceeding three
ounces 10 weight, and published within the
Cpnfederate States two: cents 7 and fol
leach additional. oonce or .fractioulofsan
Eouuce, two cents additional; and 10 alIseas:
ess, the postage shatfbs prepaid BY stanps
E6Eotherwise, aa the Poatrnaster; General shRil
fdiect end books; bound or nnbonpdY Ynei
tweiehing over four pounds, shall Dc. deemed
mailable1 1Inatters and shall be 'ehalg edaltb
4 lpqstage, TO ,bespre.p paid amps Or othas,
Wise, che Postmaster 9eAsra! !may direot
|ataaHo Cents an OUNCE i0I amy sdnssnce'
BndHpon all newspapers pafiodioal and
books, as,Sfolesaid ,Sspp blisbed beyond the
limits of :hesG aderrte States, stheresshall
| be charged spostags at neable The arego gojng
fspaciaed rates. 'T6e:ppbiis iishstEof neRspa.
pess Or periodicals. within fheG GQnted dsfate
statss, ismay send end receive and from 6 q
i each qtter ffom.s theiI, respecsi g
d publication, pDe copy Of eash PaSlicalto9
res otspastage. eAH neasRapels uusealsd
i circulars, Of oiher upssalea :psistsdstssfI,.
\ gient matter, Hplaped; d;in. any post Office hol
4 ior tIspsmtssien Int for dslaeyy anssyi sRSll
be ehssgsd posage shs rate 81. one ssn,
I. each. - .
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