Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1861-07-10
New Postage Acts.

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NOTICE TO TIE PUBLIC AND INSTRUCTIONS ~
PosTMAsTERs.
The following Laws have been enacted by
the Congress OF the Confederate States ol
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Letfc~ Iusfo9c.
AN ACT to prescribe the Rates Of Postage in
the Confederate States oi America: ana ioF
other purposes. !.
TIE CJUy,ess ofMs Confederate .&"tcs Of
america dO enact. That from and after such
period as the Postmaster General may by
proclamation an,luu,ice, there shall be Charged
the following rates ol postage, to wit: For
every siusle sealed letter, aud fur every let
Ter in manuscript or paper Of any kind, upon
which information shall be asked for Or com-
municated in writing or by marks or signs,
conveyed in the mail for any distance between
within the Confederate States of America,
not exceeding Ave hundred miles, five cents
and for any distance exceeding live hundred
miles, double that rate aud every letter or
parcel not exceeding hall all ounce i'll weight
Shall be deemed single letter, aud every ad.
ditional weight Of half an ounce, or additional
weight of less than half al ounce, sln'l be
charged With additional single postage; and
all packages containing t;cr than printed or
written ualter--and money packages arc III
cluded in this class shall be rated by weight
as letters are rated, and shall be charged The
rates Of postage on letters; and all drop let
tiers, or letters placed in any postoitice not Tor
transmission but for delivery only, shall be
charged with postage st the rate Of two cents
the postage must be prepaid by stamps; and
all letters which shall hereafter be advertised
"a rens;iing over or uncacd for i'll any post
ttce snail be charged with two cents each in
addition 10 the regular postage, both TO be
accounted iDr as other postage ol this Con-
tederacy.
Postage on Newspapers, Pamphlets, and oher
Jriniesi mailer, inciniiny Boohs.
And be it further enacted, That NIL news
papers published within,he Confederate States
not exceeding three ounces in weight, and
sent from the office Of publication to actual
and bona iidc subscribers within the Con-
tolerate States, shall be ch rgcd with postage
as follows-yiz: The postage on the regular
numbers of y newspaper published weekly,
shall be ten cents per quarter; papers pub
lishcd semi-weekly, double That amount; pa
pers published thrice IL week, treble that
amount; papers published six times a week,
six times that amount, and papers published
daily, seven times that amount. Aud on
newspapers weighing more than three ounces,
there shall be charged OH each additional
ounce in addition to the foregoing rates, on
those published once u week, five cents per
ounce, or fraction Of an ounce, per quarter t;
ON those published three times; week, fifteen
cents per ounce, per quarter; on these pub.
lished six times Il week, thirL' Gents per
ounce per quarter and on those published
daily, thirty five cents per ounce per quarter.
And periodicals published ottener than
bi-monthly shall be charged as newspapers.
And other periodicals, sent from the Office
of publication to actual and bona iile SUBJ
scribers, shall be charged with postage as
| folows-viz: The postage on the regular
numbers of 3 periodical, published within the
Confederate States, and exceeding one and 4
half ounces in weight, and published month
| ly, shall be two AMI half cents per quarter
and for every additional onnce, or fraction Ut
an ounce. two and 4 half cents additional il
published >cmi-monihiy double that amount.
And periodicals published quarterly or hi
monthly, shall be charged two cents an ounce:
and regular Subscrb rs tS newspapers and
periodicals Shall be required to pay one quar-,
ters postage thereon in advance at the office
of delivery, unless paid at the office where
published.
;' And there shall be charged upon every
other newspaper and each circular not sealed:
hand bill, engraving pamphlet, periodical and
magazine, which shall be uncoLllected with
auY manuscript or written matter, and not
exceeding three ounces IN weight and pao'
lished within the Confederate States, two
cents /; and for each additional ounce, or frac-
ton of un ounce, two ccuts 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
bic matter and shall be charged with post.
ago, to be prepaid by stamps or otherwise,
as the Post Master General shall direct, al
two cents an ounce for any distance.
And upon all newspapers, periodicals and
books, rs aforesaid, published beyond The
limits of the Confederate States, there shall
be charged postage at dcnhle The foregoing
specified rates.
The publishers of newspapers or periodical.
within the Confederate States, may send and
receive to and from each other, from their
respective offices 0. publication, ole copy ol
eaca publication, free Of postage.
al newspapers. un$ealed circulars, or other
unScaled printed transient matter, placed III
auY post Office not for transmission bul lar
delivery only, shall be charged postage at lin:
rate OF one cent eacl.n
Framh.iaH Prieiiew.
And Js ii ,fiutier emctal, That from and