Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1861-05-31
New Postage Acts.

Notice IL Tie Publ; and IasGructiohs to Peat
Masters.
The following Laws have been enacted by the
Congress Of the Confederate States Of Amer.
ca:
LETTER POSTAGE.
IAN ACT to prescribe the Rates Of Postage
IN the Confederate States of America, and
. for otner purposes.
"rhc Congress Of the Confederate States oi
imericn do enact, That frcm and alter such
urIiod rs t.,a Post Master General may by pro-
chI'atI0n a!irvuEce, tnere shall Lc CHARGED the
the following yates o. postage. to."n:
every single sealed letter, and for every letter
il inanuscri pit or paper Of any E!Hd, upon
which information shall be asked for or CON-
uunlcatcd in writing or by marks OF sigps,
conveyed in the mail for any distance between
places within the Confederate States Of
America, not exceeding five hundred
miles, five cents; and for any dis
tance exceeding five hundred miles,
double that rate and every letter or parcel
not exceeding half an ounce in weight shall be
deemed 4 single letter, and every additional
weight Of hal! an ounce, or additional weight
Of less than half an ounce, shall be charged
with additional single postage; and all puck
ages containing othsr than printed or acritte'i
matter-and money packages are included IN
his ciass-shall be rated Iy sesight as letters
are rat.d, and shall be charged the rates Of
postage on letters; and all drop letters, Or
letters placed in any poStotilce not for trans
mission but for delivery only, shall be charged
With postage at the rate OF two cents each !;
and IN al the foregoing cases the postage must
bc Pre- paid by stamps; and all leltei's which
shall hereafter be advertised rs remaining over
or uncalcd for in any post0liice shall be charg.
with two cents csch in addition to the regular
postage, both to he accounted Tor as other
postagcs Of this Confederacy."
POSTAGE ca NEWSPAPERS, PAMPHLETS, AND OTHER
PRINTED MATTER, INCLUDING BOOKS.
'Ard he ,t further enacted, That all news.
papers published within The Confederate
States, not exceeding three ounces in weight,
and sent ircm the Offco Of publication to nc.
tuaI and bona .Jide subscribers within the Con.
lederatr States, shall be charged with postage
as follows, VIE The postage On the regular
numbers Of newspaper published weekly,
shall bs ten cents per quarter; pap'r5 puc-
lishrd semi.weekly, double that amount; pa
pers published thrice week. treble ttat
amount; papers published six times wcra,
six times that amount, and papers published
daily, seven times that amount. And On news.
papers weighing more than three OUNCES, there
shall be charged OH each additional ounce in
addition 10 the foregoing rates, Vn those pub
| lished once week, five cents per ounce, or
fraction Of an ounce, Fer quarter; on these
| published twice week, ten cents per ounce
Der quarter; on those published three tunes a
week, fifteen cents per OUNCE per quarter; on
those published six times week, thirty Cents
per ounce per quarter; and on those published
daily, lhir'y five cents per ounce per quarter.
"And periodicals. published oftener than bi-
monthly shall BE- caargsd as newspapers.
And other periodicals, sent from the Office
Of publication to actual and bona fdc sub.
scribers, shall be charged with postage as fol.
lows, viz: The postage OH the regular numbers
OF 4 periodical, published within the Con(ede.
rate States, not exceeding one and hall
Ounces in weight, and published monthly,
shall be two and half cents per quarter; and
for every additional ounce, or fraction Of al
ounce, two and bali cents additional; If pub.
.shed se,ni monthly, double that amount
And periodicals published quarterly or b;.
monthly, shall be charged two cents an ounce;
and resullr subscribers to newspapers and
| periodicals shall BIZ required to pay one quar-
| ter's postage thereon in advance, at the otbce
Of delivery, Unless paid at the Office where
published.
"Ani there shall be charged upon every
other newspaper, and each circular not sealed,
hand-bill, engraving, pamphlet, periodical and
magazine, which snail be uncoanected with
any manuscrip. or written matter, and not ex.
cseding three ounces in weight, and published
within the Confederate States, two cents; and
for each additional ounce, or fraction OF an
! ounce, two cents additional; aud in all cases
the postage shall be pre-. paid by stamps or 9th
erwise, as the Pcs. Master General Shall direct
! And books bound or urb5und, not weigh
ing over four pounds, snali be dserled malta
| ble n.iler, and shall be charged si!I, poossse
to be pre- paid by stamps or otherwise rs tho
Post Master General Shall direct, at tso cents
an ounce for any distance.
And upon ali newspapers, periodicals and
books, IS aforesaid, published beyond the linl
! its Of the Confederate States, there shall bt
charged postage at double the foregoing spe
cited rates.
The publishers Of newspapers or periodl
] Gals within the Confederate States, may seno
and receive to and from each other, from theil