Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1861-07-03
New Postage Acts.

New Postage Acts.
NOTICE To rne PUBLIC AND INSTRUCTIONS TO
posTaAsTERS.
The following Laws have been enacted by
the Congress of the Confederate States OF
Amelica:
Leffen Postdge.
AN ACT to prescribe the Rites of Postage in
the Confederate States Of America, and for
other purposes.
Tie Congress ofMe Confederate. States Gf
America do:enact, That from and after such
period as the Postmaster General may by
proclamation announce, there shall be charged
tue following rates Of postage, TO wit: For
every siagle sealed letter, and fvr every let
tc. in manuscript or paper nf amy kind, upon
which information :hali be asked for or com
muncated i'll 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 any distance exceeding five hundred
miles, double that rate and every letter or
parcel not exceeding half al ounce in weight
shall be deemed a single letter, and every ad-
ditional weigh, Of bali All ounce, or additional
weight Of iess than half an ounce, shall be
charged witt, additional single p"sage; and
all packages containing otter than printed or
writes" ulatter--and money packages are in-
cludGI in this claSs-shall be rated by weight
as letters arc rated, and shall he charged the
rates Of postage un letters; anI all drop let
tiers, or letters placed in any postulficc not for
transmission but irr delivery only, slal Le
charged with postage 1T the rate ii two cents
the postage must be prc.liail by stamps and
all letters which SHALL hereafter bt advertised
rs remaining over or uucallcd for in any post.
ttlice shall be charged with two cents each in
addition to the regular postage, both to he
accounted for as other postage Of this Con-
tedtracy.
Postage on Newspapers, Pamphlets, and other
printed matter, iactudiny Bucks.
And be it further enacted That all news.
papers published withinihe Confederate States,
not exceeding three ounces in weight, and
sent from the office Of publication to actual
and bona iile subscribers within the Cun-
tederate States, shall be ch rged with postage
as foows-yiz: The postagc ON the regular
numbers Of q newspaper published weekly,
shall be ten ceIits per quarter; !.apers pub
Iished semi-weekiy, double that amount; pa
pers published thrice week, treble that
amount; papers published six times n week,
six times that amount, and papers publ shed
daily, seven times that amount. And on
newspapers weighing lnorc than three ounces,
there shall be charged on each additional
ounce in addition to the foregoing rates, on
those published once u week, five cent, per
unnce, OF fraction OF an ounce per quarter;
on those published three Times Il week, fifteen
cents per Oulce, pier quarter on tluse pub.
ll,hed SIX tines Il week tlrt cents per
ounce per quarter; and on those published
daily. thirtr.tiye cents per u',lIce per Quarter.
And periodicals published oitentr than
bi-munihy shall DC charged as newspapers.
And other periodicals. sent from the office
Of publication To actual and bona lille sub
Scribcrs, shall he charged with postage as
ln!loU&-.viz: The postage on The Regular
numbers OF periodical, published within The
Confederate States, and exceeding one and a
half ounces in weight, and published month
", shall bc two and a half cents per quarter; !;
aud for every additional ounce, or fraction Of
All ounce, two and hall cents additional If
published scini-monthly double that amount
And periodicals published quarterly or bi
monthly, shall lie charged twu cents an ounce
and regular Subscrib rs to newspapers and
periodicals shall be required to pay one quar-
tcr'S postage thereon in advance, at the "tiice
! ut delivery. unless paid at the Office where
published.
and there shall be charged upon every
other lew ,iaper, anal O.: cil crcu:ir not scaled
iani hill, engraving, pamphlet, periodical and
magazine, which shall he ulicunncrled with
.ny manuscript or written matter and not
exceeding three onnceS IN Wei eht and pab
lishcd within The Confederate States. iwo
ceIIis; and fOr each additional Dance, or irac-
ton oi al oDnce, two cpntS additional: and
in all cases the postage shall be prepaid ly
stamps or otherwise. rs tie os!maStur Gen
eri.l shall direct.
And books. hound or unboun,l, not weigh
ing uver four pounds, shall he deemed mal!;.-
hle matter, and shall br charged with lr,,;.
aye, 10 bc prepaid by stamps or otherwise
is the Pu>i Master General shall direct. Al
two cents III unucr i;r any DISTANCES.
And upon all newspapers, periodicals and
books, Il: aforesaid, published beyond lLc
limits Of the GDnlrt!rrn,s States there shall
he charged postage at double the foregoing
specified rates.
The publishers Of newspapers or periodical,
within the Confederate States, may senl and
receive tr and from each utIrr, llVn their
respective u!icrs o: ru:'lic:.llui,, OLE cppy oI
eaco publication, lrre OF p,siage.
All newspapers u:iscaicd circulars, or other
umseI!cd printed transient matter place., il,
ANY ,rsl Office, MT for Transmission hu, !:,l
delivery only, sali be- charged postage u, The
rate .. ono cent each"
F,u"hip. p,'riii-.x.