Abbeville press. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1860-1869, 1861-07-26
.seSa RATES OF POSTAGE -
1N:THE CONFEDERATE STATES OF
'.a AMERICA.6s - .,,z.sSzcsss

SEC. -: .Ihe CongfeSSsQfaflesS St0nge4Ss
rate States Of Americd sdst rrhats ssb
much of the first section5o IS, filled
AN Act TO prescribe the rates eS postage in
the Confederate States of Americas for
otberapurposes,' approved February 90,
lta61,a as relates to sealed packages contain
ing other than printed or written matter,
Including money packages, be and the same.
is hereby 30 amended as to require thai.
such packages shall be rated by weight, and
charged,thevrates of letter postage.S
SEQ. 2. And 1e 1t further enacted, That
the second section OF said Act DO amended
as follows, 10 Sit: That al newspapers
published within tue Confederate States,
not exceeding three ounces ID weight, and
sept from the Office OF publication to actual
and bona .fde subscribnrs within the Con-
federate States, shall be charged with pos
tage as follows to wit: The postage on the
regular numbers Of newspaper, published,
weekly, shall be ten cents per quarter; pa
pers, published semi-weekly, joublethat
amount; papers, published six times week
six times that omount; and papers publish
ed daily, seven times that amount. sand
on newspapers weighing more Stlan three
ounces, there shall be charged toh each adyy
ditional ounce, in addition to the foregoing
rates: On those published once week,
five cents; an oaace:or fraction Of an ouuce
pess quarter; on those published t?zstwice
week; ten ;centspers ounce per quarter; on
those published three times week, fifteen
cents per ounce per quarter; On those pub
lished sig times week, thirty cents per,
ounce per quarter and on those published
daily, thirty. .fye aeusspor ounce perquar-
ter. And periodicals published ofienerthaD
bimontMy shall be charged as newspapers.
And other periodicals sent from the Office
of publication,to actual and bona jsde sub.
scribers shalt be, s.alatged with poasstage
follows, to wit Tie postage on the regu-
lar numbers of periodical, published with
in the Confederate States, not exceeding
bone and half ounces in weight, apd pub
lished monthly, shall be tYo and a half
cents per quarter; and for every additional
ounce or fraction Of m ounce two and
half cents additional, if published semi
monthly, double that amount. And peri
odicals published quarterly or bi.monthly
shall be charged two cents an ounce; ana
regular subscribers to newspapers and peri.
odicsly shall be required to pay one quar-
ters postage thereon in advance, at the of
fee Of delivery, unles paid at the offics
where published. And there shall be char:
fged npoh. every other newspaper, and each
cirahIJ not sealed, handful, engraving,
Pamphtet, periodical aqd. magazine, which
shall be unconnected 'w5th any Manuscript
tbrwriiten matter, and not exceeding three
.en3uees in weight, and published within the
Confederate States, two cents; and for
each additional ounce or fraction of an
ounce, two cents additional; and 10 all cas-
es the poetage shall be prepaid by stamps,
or otherwise, aath the Postipaster. General shall
direct; aud books, bound or.unbound; not
weighing over fouEpounds. sbalfb be deemed
mailsbls matter and shall be chatged With
postage, to be prepaid bY stamps OF other.
wise, as the Pdstmaster- General may direct,
g 8 , two ssass en- ounce Ior ssny a,s.agce;
hsats 8 sfa;ass;d nabi;sbas ,ssaSd abs
Ijimis Of !be Confederrfe ssstes, tbers shall
{be Charged postage at donas the forsg sgoi1g
soEspscifled rates eisThesputi tiis6ers Of newspa-
s,s o. a seasna % less;,s sus and ro
each otbers from the.ir fs.pscliye offices d
publication, ~ opes. copy Of easlsspaSlic
i Tree of.postsge. Aif neaapapg,s unseaved
4 circulars, or other unseaIed printed tran
Il for tra,in.nission ms bu. fof dsIiaery only, shal
!: be ebasredS Spostaps as .tha rate 81 fasus cen,
leach. IS, p y +. .,is ss,s s
i SIC. sss4ad 5s Il turtle, enacted, Tia
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