Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1861-05-30
The Postage Act.

The Postage Act.
An Act to amend san Act to Prescribe the
Rates Of Postage IN the Confederate
States Of america, and for other Pur.
poses," Approued February %, 1861.
Sec. l. The Congress cfthe Confederate
States do enact, That SO much of the first
section of an Act entitled Gan Act to pre-
scribe the rates Of postage in the Confeder-
ate States of America, and for other pur-
poses," approved February 23d, 1861, as
relates to sealed packages containing other
than printed or written matter, including
money packages, be and the same is hereby
so amended as to require that such pack
ages shall be rated by weight, and charged
the rates of letter postage.
Sec. 2. And be 1t further enacted, That
the second section of said Act be amended
as follows, to wit: That all newspapers pub
lished within the Confederate States, not
exceeding three ounces in weight, and sent
from. the Office of publication to actual and
81 anfae subscribers within the Confeder,
ateSS eates, shall be charged with postage
as follows, to wit: The postage on the reeu
lar numbers Of a newpaper, published week
y, shall be ten cents per quarter; papers,
published semi-weekly, double atamount
papers, published thrice week treble that
amount; papers, published six times week
six times that amount; and papers, publish.
ed daily, seven times that amount. And
on newspapers weighing more than three
ounces, there shall be charged on each ad
ditional ounce, in addition to the foregoing
rates: Ou those published once week
five cents per ounce or fraction of an ounce
per quarter; Oh those published twice q
week, ten cents per ounce per quarter; on
those published three times week, fifteen
cents per ounce per quarter ou those pub
lished six times week, thirty cents pei
ounce per quarter; and on those published
daily, thirty five cents per ounce per quar-
ter. And periodicals published oftener
than hi monthly shall be charged as news
papers. And other periodicals sent FROM
the Office of publication to actual and JonO
fde subscribers shall lie "harged with pu>
tage as follows, to vi The p'stage or
the regular numbers of a reri"dical, pub
li<hed within the Confederate States, u"'
xceeding one and half ounces in wei ght
and published monthly, shall be two aud d
half cents per quarter; and for every ad
ditional ounce or fraction of an ounce, two
and half cents additional; if published
semi monthly, double that amount. .Aud
periodicals published quarterly or bi moL,i:
ly 81 >. be CHI" rgcd :wo cents an ounce
and regular Subscribers to newspapers and
periodicals shall be required to pay ono
quarters postage thereon iu advance, at the
Office of delivery, unless paid at the Office
where published. Aud there shall be
charged upon every other newspaper, and
each circular not sealed, hanbill, engraving,
pamphlet, periodical and magazine, which
shall be unconnected with any manuscript
or written matter, and not exceedid dWhree
ounces in weight, and published within
the Confederate States, two cents; and for
each additional ounce or fraction of an
ounce, two cents additional; and in all Ca
ses the postage shall be prepaid by stamps,
or otherwise, as the Postmaster. General
shall direct; and books, bound or unbound,
not weighing ever four pounds, shall be
deemed mailable matter, and shall be charg.
ed with postage, to be prepaid by stamps
or otherwise, as the Postmaster. General
shall direct, at two cents an ounce for any
distance. ilapou all newspapers, peri
odicals auda has aforesaid, published
beyond the ~ the Confederate States.
there shall be charged postage at double
the foregoing spe ,i6ed rates. The publish
ers of newspapers or periodicals within the
Confederate States, may send and receive
to and from each other, from their respec-
tive Offices Of publication, one copy of each
publication free Of postage. All newspa'
pers, unsealed circulars, or other uusealed
printed transient matter, placed in any post
Office, not for transmission but for delivery
only, shall be charged postage at the rate
of one cent each. i
Sec. 3. And be 1t further enacted, That
the third section u the above rected Act
be and the same is hereby SO amended as to
authorize the P',slmaster.General to p;o.
vide and furnish ten centstamps and stamped
envelopes; and that the provisions, reStric.
tions sad penalties prescribed by said sec
ton of said A:i, for violations of the same,
10 relat; "A to two, FIVE and twenty cent
stamps and stamped euvelopes, shall, in all
respects, apply to the denomination OF
sta,ups aud stamped envelopes herel" pr"
vided fol.
Sec 4 And be It fu:H'' enacted, I''a'
the proviso coutaiued il i:.e fifth section III
the said Act, be so amended as to extend
to The Chiefs of the Contract, Appoint