Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1861-06-27

IN THE CONFEDERATE STATES OF AMERICA.
SEC. /. THE Congress Of the ConJed-
- crate Staesof america do enact That so much Of the
rst section Act entitled Gan Act TO prescribe tie rates
of postage In the Confederate States OF America and Tor
other approved February 23 1851 as relates to
sealed packages containing other than printed or written
NATTER including money PACKAGES be and me same ueIs
by so amended require tina; such packages sna De
rated by weight and charged the Of letter postage
SEC 2. find be further enacted That the second SEQ
ton of said Act be amended as follows TO wits Ihat al
newspapers published within the Confederate States not
exceeding three In weight and sent from the once
o., publication actual and bona ae subscribers within te
Confederate States, shall be charged with postage
to witt The postage the regular numbers Of newspa
per- published weekly, shall be- ten cents per quarter pa
pers published weekly, double that amount; papers,
published week, treble that amount papes, pub
iished six tunes week. six mes that amount and papers,
published daily, times that amount And on news
papers weighing than three ounces, there shal DC
charged on each additional ounce In addition TO the tore
going rates: On those published week, i've cents
fraction of an ounce quarter on those pun
i-hed twice week. ten cents per ounce per quarter On
those published three times week. fifteen cents per ounce
Der qucr on those published SIX times week. uiity
cents per per quaer and on those published oay
thirty five cents per per quarter. And periodicals
published otener Than bmothy shall be charged as news
papers, And other periodicals sent from the once OF puo
con to actual and bona de subscribers shall be charged
with postage follows, TO wt The postage on the regular
numbers of PERIODICAL published within the Confederate
States not exceeding and half ounces In weight, ana
published monthly, shall be two and half cents per quar-
Ter and every additional ounce or fraction o an ounce
Two and half cents additional published senli-monthy
double that amount And periodicals published quarterly
or b-monhly shall be charged two cents an ounce ahd
regular subscribers newspapers and periodicals sa pe
required TO pay quarters postage thereon In ADVANCE
at the office OF delivery, unless paid at the ohce wnere
published. And there shall be charged upon every oher
newspaper and each circular not sealed, handful, engra
wing pamphlet periodical and magazine, which sai De
uncOnnecpd with any manuscript or written nauer anu
not exceeding In weight, and published Win
in the Confederate States, cents and Tor each aod
tional ounce traction OF ounce two cents addtonai
and In all cases postage shall be by STAMPS or
otherwise the postnasterGencral shall direct; ana
books bound or unbound, weighing four pounds
shall be deemed maabe matter, and shall be charged Win
postage be paid BY stamps or Otherwise as the POST
General may direct at two cents an ounce io any
distance And upon all newspapers periodical aud DOCKS,
As aforesaid published beyond the limits OF the Conieaer
ate States there shall be charged postage at double the fore
going specified The publishers OF newspapers ope
riodicas within Confederate States may send and re
ceve to and from each oer from their respective onces
Of publication copy Of each publication free OF post
age. All newspapers, unsealed circulars, or oei
printed transient matter placed In any post Office, not Tor
transmission but TOR delivery only shal De charged Posase
al the rate of one cent each. "
Src g. and be it further enacted. That the third section
of the recltcd Act be and the same hereby so q
nended AZ to authorize the Postmaster General to provide
and furnish stamps and stamped envelopes anu
that the provisions, restrictions and penalties prescribed Dy
said section of said Act for violations OF the same In re-
ation to two five and twenty cent stamps and stamped en-
veopes SHALL all respects, apply 10 tie denomination o
STAMPS and stamped envelopes herein provided ior.
ssc a. and be further enacted That the proviso con-
tanned the fifth section OF the said Ac De SO anehdeo N
10 extend 10 the Chiefs of the Contract Appointment and
Finance Bureaus Of the Post Office Department. tne pr'
ege therein conferred upon the General, his
chief Clerk, and the Auditor OF the treasury or te fos
Office Department, OF transmitting through the mis Tree
of hostage any packages other matters reiaue
10 their official duties, to the business OF tie
Post Office Department. subject to the restrictions and pen
tes prescribed BY the said provso and hat this act take
HOWELL COBB.
President Of the Congress.
Approved May l3, 1851