Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1861-07-11
RATES OF POSTAGE
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N THE CONFEDERATE STATES OF AMERICA.
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IN THE CONFEDERATE STATES OF AMERICA.
Gee. l. Tile Congress Of the Conted-
~ crate Stacso 4rneriea do enact That much Of the
first section Act entitled San Act TO prescribe the rates
of postage the Confederate States Of America, and for
other pupsses" approved February %, 1861 relates 10
sealed packages containing other than printed or written
matter, including money packages be and the same here
by amended TO require that such packages shall be
by weight and charged the Of letter postage
SEC. p find further enacted, That the second sec
ton Of said Act be amended follows wit: That all
newspapers published within the Confederate States
exceeding three ounces in weight and sent from The occ
republication actual and bona de subscribers within the
Confederate States shall be charged with postage rs follows
witt The postage the regular numbers OF newspa
per, published weekly, shall be cents per quarter pa
pers published semiweckly double that amount; papers
published thrice week, treble that amount papers, pub
scd six times week, six times that amount and papers
published daily, seven times that amount And on news
papers weighing than three ounces, there shall he
charged each additional ounce in addition TO the fore
going On those published once week, five cents
fraction OF ounce per quarer on those pub
lshed twice week ten cents per ounce per quarter; Oh
those published three times week, fifteen cents per ounce
per quarter; those published six times week, thirty
per per qlarer and on those published daily
th1y,hvc cents per ounce per quartet ana PerioclcaS
papers. And other periodicals sent from the office OF pub
cnon actual and bona de subscribers shall be charged
with postage as follows wit: The postage on the regular
numbers OF PERIODICAL published within the Confederate
States not exceeding and half ounces In weight and
published monthly, shall be two and half cents per quar-
ter and for every additional ounce or fraction OF an ounce
two and half cents additional If published scmmonthly
double that And periodicals published quarterly
or bi-monthy shall be charged two cents an ounce and
regular subscribers TO newspapers and periodicals shall be
required pay quarters postage thereon In advance,
the office OF delivery, unless paid at the office where
published And there shall be charged upon every other
newspaper. and each circular sealed handbi enga-
wing pan:phlc periodical and magazine, which shall be
unconneced with any manuscript or written matter and
exceeding three in weight, and published with
in the Confederate States, cents and for each addi
tiona ounce or fraction OF ounce, two cents addtona
and in all the postage shall be prepaid by stamps, or
otherwise as the Postmaster General shall direct; and
books bound unbound, weighing over four pounds,
shall be deemed maiabe MATTER and shall be charged wi
postage be by stamps otherwise, as the POST
General may direct at two cents an ounce for any
rs aforesaid published beyond the limits Of the Coneder
States shall be charged postage at double the fore
going specified The publishers Of newspapers orpe
riodicals within the Confederate Sates may send ana re-
ccve TO and from each other, from their respective offices
of publication copy of each publication Tree OF post
age All newspapers unsealed circulars, or other unseacd
printed transient matter, placed in any post othce not for
transmission but tor delivery ony shall be charged postage
NJ the OF one cent each.
SEC. g. lind be further enacted That the third sectioh
the above recIted Act be and the Is hereby so 4
mendcd authorize the Postmaster-Genera TO provide
and furnish stamps and stamped envelopes, and
that the provisions, restrictions and penalties prescribed Dy
said section OF said Act, for violations OF the sae In re-
ation to yo five and twenty cent stamps and stamped en-
veopes, SHALL ri all respects, apply TO the denomination OF
stamps and stamped envelopes herein provided for.
SEC t. find be further enacted That the proviso con-
tanned the fifth section of the said Act he so amended As
to extend 10 the Chiefs of the Contract Appointment and
Finance Bureaus OF the Post Office Department, the priv
epc therein conferred upon the PostmasterGenera, his
chief Clerk and the Auditor Of the Preasuy for the Post
Office Department. of transmitting through the mails, Tree
OF postage, any letters packages or oer mattcs feahs
exclusively TO their official duties, or to the business OF the
Post Office Department. subject 10 the restrictions
aes prescribed by the said povso and that this act take
effect and be in force, from and after IT, P5ssase
President Of the Congress.
Approved May l3, 1861.