Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1861-03-09

themselves, which vii in great measure,
remedy the Inconvenience. The wide spread
qualifications of the Express compauics would
furnish valuable GuxliarieS for eonmunic;-
tion beyond the,C ,Confedoracy, the mail uutter
bearing the stamps of each government thro'
which it may pass by said Express
/ All which is respectfully submitted
r. ~ W. p .CHl&oN, Chairman
A"dctto bc,eRbilcc1 an act To pfcscri6e rates
/ 1. W E1stq9e az tie CDhtc,lerate iStatS& OF
1peWcfL aadj61, othc' 3ulTgses. A
SEC. i, The Congress Of the Confederate
/ States of Amcrica do enact Chat from and uf.
tersuchpcriod as the Postmaster General may
| by Proclamation, announce, there ehulI bc
charged the following rules of postage, to
wit for every single letter scnled, and for
/ every letter IN nanuscript or. puper of any
| kind upon which information ,shal be asked
/ Tor, OF communicated in writing, or by marks
! or Signs conveyed in the mail tor any distance
| between plpces within the Confederate States
OF AmcricG, not exceeding 500 miles, s
centSj and for any distlucc exceeding 500
miles double that rate; and every letter or
pGreei not exceeding half an ounce in weight.
! Shall be deemed "a sinalo letter, anG cveryad
! dtbonaI weight OF half an ounce or addition
ni'welght Of Icss;than half an ounce, shall be
ciNrged with an additional single postage +;
and ttll packages containing other tlIuu writ.
! ten or printed matter--and monty packages
are included in this class shall be rated hy
weight as letters are rated, and shall be charg.
! ed double the rates of postage OIL lettefs:
sud alldrQp letter or letters placed in any
+ lpst "tkcc not for Transmission hut for dcliv.
cry only, shall be charged With postage at tie
| rate OF two cents each J; and in all the fore.
! Golng cases the postage tinSt be pre- pgid by
stamps; and aIl letters which shah hereafter
! be advertised as remaining over or uncolled
Tor in any postdfIicc,a Shah he charged with
two cents each in addition to tie regular pos.
tagc; both to he accounted for as other posta-
gcs,of this Confcderacy
SEC 2. Ind Jc HJuHict'> cRactcd, That
all newspapers not exceeding three ,ouucos in
weight, sent from the Office of publication TO
actwl aud bona, fide Subscribers, Shall Ee
charged with postage as. follows, to wit: tho
! postage on tie regular unmbcrs OF a newspa-
/. per published weekly, shall be 6! cents per
| quarter, and P pors published semi weekly
double that rotej a4d papers published thrice
! a week treble that rate !; and papers publish
ed daily six times that nte and the p,H@gc
on all newspapers to actual subscribers With
out the. Stglc where published, shall be
chargrd double the foregoing rates; and pc.
.rliodleals sent from the Office Of publc@ton ia
actudl and bona Gdo. subscribrrs, shall be
lchqrged with postage as follows, to Wit the
| postage on the regular numbers of pcri0di
cal, not exec, ding ! ounccs.in weight and
published monthly within the Sute whore
| published, shall be 8 cents par quarter; if
! published scmi;lnoptllly double. that rate ;
and for every additional ounce, or fraction or
Jan ounce, double the fofcgung.rdes shall he
! charged !. and periodicals published quarterly
or bimonOhly, Shall be charged one cent an
ounce; and the poatgge on I'LL periodicals
without the State where published Shall be
dorbieythe above specified rates land regular
subscribers to newspapers and periodicals
shall be required to pay one quarters postage
~ advance. And there shall be charged up
on every other newspaper, on each circular
pot sealed, handful, engraving, pamphlet,
periodical and magazine, which shall be un-
connected with any manuscript or -Rrittem
matter not exceeding three ounces in weight
1two,cents /; and for each, additional ounce, or
tractlonai of a1l ounce, two eeuts additional :;
.and mall cases the postage shall be prepaid
by stamps. And books bpupd or unbound
not weighing oyer four pounds shall be deem
ed mailable matter, and shall he charged with
postage to be prepaid by stamps, at two cents
per ounce for any distance The publishers
OF newspapers or periodicals may send to
each other fr9w their respective Offices of
publication free Of postage, one, copy Of each
publication
SIC; 8. And be 4 .JwDt~ enacted That
y slrjl be the duty of the I,ostmaster Gene.
raj to provide and filmish to all Deputy Post
pylStors, and to all other persons applying
and paying therefor, suitable postage stamps
and stamped envelopes pf the denomination
Of two eents, FIVE couts, and twenty cents, to
facilitate The prepayment OF p3ytagcs prpHi,
ded for IN tlislGctj and any person who shall
forge or. counterfeit any postage stamp provi.
ded or furnished under fhe provisions OF this
or any former act, whether the snnic are ian
pressed or printed on orattached to envelopes
pdot, or anydIe% %piafe,5 orr engraving ,hGre
:tor l6r sInIll make orspFinti .6rlknowmgly use
efseli, ,or have in lisspossession, with intent
to use .orsell, any such filse. forged. or coun.
ttertelted~siits} ,pbtte, engraving, or sp stage
stamp, or who simlbmake or print author
'ize, .ol' procure 70 beSmade ;or printed any
noatagcst84as 'ofsthe kind provided and fur.
.nished by fao2 sR0stinnstef GennfaTas afore
.sfaaj witlNNttho esfeeiah AUTHORITY and .diree-
tion'of the Post,ollice Departnrebs or who,
aftdranefG,d'taee stamps have been ,printed.
shall with Gctent'to4defsduda the revenues of
the Post=efiee Depaft,itent,' fdeliper any post
age ataiifpsft any person or spofsohs tIther
thau such as' sliall he sauthOrized gto-.repeiae
the sAtDe lJv aTf iaslrtitiioi,t rs uur;tsns l,,ls