Abbeville press. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1860-1869, 1861-07-05
RATES OF POSTAGE.
IN THE CONFEDERATE STATES OF
AMERICA.

SEC. !. 2he Congress of the Contede-
rate States Of Anaerica do enact, That so
much Of the first section of an Act entitled
'an Act TO prescribe the rates Of postage in
the Confederate States of America, and for
other purposes, approved February %.
lsel,as relates to sealed packages contain
ing other than printed or written matter,
including money packages, be and the same
is hereby so amended as to require that
such packages shall be rated by weight, and
charged the rates of letter postage.
SEC. 2. Amd Je 1t further enacted, That
the second section OF said Act be amcuded
as follows, 10 wit: That all newspapers
published within the Confederate States,
not exceeding three ounces in weight, and
sent from the Office Of publicati IN to actual
and bono .aas subscribnrs within the Con-
federate States, shall he charged with pos
tage as follows to wit: The postage an tue
regular numbers of anewspaper, published
weekly, shall be ten cents per quarter; pa
Pers, published semi-weekly, double that
amount; papers, published six times week,
SIX times that omount; and papers publish
ed daily, seven times that amount. And
on newspapers weighing more than three
ounces, there shall be charged on each adj
diiional ounce, in addition to the foregoing
rates: On those published once week,
tive cents an ounce or fraction Of an ounce
per quarter; on those published twice
week, ten cents per ounce per quarter; on
chose published three times week, fifteen
cents per ounce per quarter; on those pub
lished six times a week, thirty cents per
ounce per quarter; and on those published
daily, thirty five ceuts per ounce per quar-
ter. And periodicals published oftener than
bi-monih'y shall be charged as newspapers.
And other periodicals from the office
of publication to actual and bona ,fde sub.
scribers shall be charged wish postage. as
follows, to wit: The postage on the raeu-
lar numbers Of a periodical, published with
in the Confederate States, not exceeding
one and half ounces in weight, and pub
lished monthly, shall he two and a half
cents per quarter; and for every additional
ounce or fraction Of an ounce two and a
half cents additional if published semi
monthly, double thai amount. And peri
odicals published quarterly or bi,montblv
shall be charged two cents an ounce; and
regular subscribers to newspapers and peri.
oaicaly shall be required to pay one quar-
ters postage thereon in advance, at the Of
fec of delivery, unlcs paid at the Office
where published. And there shall be char.
ged upon every other newspaper, and each
circular not sealed, handful, engraving,
pamphlet, periodical and magazine, which
shall be unconnected with any manuscript
or written matter. and not exceeding three
ounces in weight, and published within the
States, "two cents and for
each additional ounce or fraction of an
ounce, two cents additional; and in all cas-
es The postage shall be prepaid by stamps,
or otherwise, ,astbsR Rostmas,er- General shall
direct and BOOKS, bound or unbound, not
weighing over fourpounds, shall be deemed
mailable matter and shall be charged with
postage, to'be prepaid by stamps or other
wise, as the Postmaster General may direct,
at two cents an ounce for any distance,
Bnd'upon all newspapers, periodical and
books, as aforesaid, published beyond the
limits of The Confederate States, there shall
be charged postage at double the foregoing
specified rates. The publishers Of pewspa-
pers or periodicals within the Confederate
States, may send and receive to and from
each other, from their respective offices of
publication, one copy Of each publication
free Of postage. A1f' newspapers unsealsd
circulars, or other unsealed printed tran
sieot matter, placed in any post Office, not
for transmission but for .deliuery only, shall
pc charged postage at the fate Of one cent
each.
SEC. 3. And be it further enacted, That
the third section of the above rsoired Act
be and the same is hereby 30 amended as to
authorize the Postmaster General to provide
and furnish ten 'oentstamps and stamped
envelopes and that the provisions, restrio-
tions and penalties prescribed by said secs
ton Of said Act, for,violatinpsof The same,
in relation to two, five and twenty cent
stamps and stamped envelopes, shalt in all
respects, appIy to the deaolninatiopa Of
stanps :sed stamped envelopes befei6 pro
yided for. s-a# .,.,l
SEC. 4. And Mh further enacted. That
the proviso contained iutthe fifth section Of,
the said Act, be.so amended as to extend
to the ghisis Of thsaC Contract, Appoint-