Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1861-06-19
New Postage: Acts.

New Postage Acts,
NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC AND INSTRUCTIONS TO
PosTMASTERS.
The following Laws hsvc been enacted by
the Congress of the Confederate States OF
AmcIica:
Leiten Postage.
AN ACT TO prescribe the Rites Of Pustagein
the Confederate States of America, and iur
other purposes.
Tie Congress ofhhe Confederate States q
America do enact, That from and after such
period as the Postmaster General may by
proclamation announce there shall be charged
the following rates of postage, TO wit: For
every single sealed letter, and fyr every let
ter in manuscript or paper of any kind, upon
which Information shall be asked for or COM
municatcd in writing or by marks or signs,
Conveyed in the mail for any distance between
within the Confederate States of America,
not exceeding FIVE hundred miles, five cents
and for anr diStance exceeding five hundred
miles. double that rate :; and every letter OF
parcel not exceeding half an ounce in weight
shall be drcmed /. single letter, and every ad:
ditonal weight Of hall an ounce, or additional
weight Of less than half an ounce, shall be
charged with additional single postage; and
all packages containing otter than printed or
written matter-ard money packages arc III
cludcd in this class shall be rated hy weight
as letters are rated, and shall be charged the
rates OF postage OH letters: and all drop let
ters, or letters placed in any postoiiice moi for
transmission but for delivery only. shall be
charged with postage at the rate Of two cents
the postage must be prepaid by stamps; and
all letters which shall hereafter be advertised
as remaining over or uncallcd for in ANY post.
ciiicc shall be charged with two cents each in
addition to the regular postage. both TO he
accounted for as other postage of this Coi-
iederacy.
I'osiaqc on Newspapers, PunpalsAs, and otter
priutei matter, inrl1diny Booh*.
And be it further euaeted, That all news
papers published within The Confederate States,
not exceeding three ounces in weight. aud
sent from the office Of publication to actual
and bona Tide subscribers within the Con-
tederate States, shall be ch rged with postage
as fullows--yiz: The postage on the regular
numbers of . newspaper published week "
shall be ten cents per quarter; papers pub
lished semi-weckIy, double that amount pa
pers published ,hricc week, treble that
amount; papers published six times week,
six times that amount, and papers publ shed
daily, seven times that amount. And on
newspapers weighing more than three ounces,
there shall be charged ON each additional
ounce in addition to the foregoing rates, On
those published once u week, live cents per
ounce, Or fraction Of an ounce. per quarter;
on those published three times Il week, fifteen
cents per ounce, per quarter; on thosc pub.
lished six times week, thlrt' Cents per
ounce per quarter; and on those published
daily, thirty live cents per ounce per quarter
And periodicals published oitener than
bi-monthy shall be charged as newspapers.
And other periodicals, Sent irun the office
OF publication to actual and bona li'!c sub
scrlbers, shall be charged with postage Us
iulows-viz: Tue postage Oh the Regular
numbers OF periodical, published within the
Confederate States, and exceeding one and 4
half ounces in weight, and published month
! ly, Shall be two and half cents per quarter;
aud for every additional ounce, or fraction Of
an ounce, two and half cents additional i!
published Seni-monthly double that amount.
And periodicals published Quartrr y or bi
monthly, shall be Charged two cents an ounce;
aud regular >ubscrib rs to newspapers and
periodicals shall be required to pay one quar-.
ter's postage thereon in advance, at the office
Of delivery unless paid at the office where
published.
nd there shall be charged upon every
other newspaper, and each circular not scaled,
hand bill, engraving, pamphlet, periodical and
magazine. which sba! be unconGected with
any manuscript or written matter, and not
exceeding three ounces III weight and pub.
lishci within tie Confederate States, Two
,:el!ts and for each additional ,Incc. Or irac-
tiun Of All ounce, two cents additional: and
in all cases the postage shall be prepaid by
stamps or otherwise, as the Postmaster Gen
eral shall direct.
And books, bound or unbound, not weigh
ing over four pounds, shall he deemed malta
Bile matter, and sha! he charged with post.
age, to be prepaid b. stamps or otherwise,
as the Post Master General shall direct, ii
two cents an ounce for any distance.
And upon all newspapers, periodicals and
books, as aforesaid, published beyond the
limits of the Confederate States, there shall
be charged postage at double the foregoing
specified rates.
The publisherso of newspapers or periodicals
within the Confederate States, may send and
receive to and from each other, from tI.e;r
respective Offices o: publication, one copy Of
eacn publication, free Of postage.
All newspapers unsealed circulars, or other
unscaled 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 cach."