Shreveport daily news., 1861-06-18
Postal Affairs of the Confederate
states.

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Drescribc tie rates IF postage "a. tie
Confederate States 1f Amersca, and
for other a,x,7'oxcs.
SECTION l. The Congress ,0f tile Con-
scdeyatc States If Ame~ica do emuet,
That from and after such period as the
Pos tmaster General may by precla
mat ION announce, there shall be chargg.-
ed t he following rates Of postage, to-
Wit /: For every single letter sealed
and for every letter in manuscript or
paper Of any, kind upon which intor-
nation shall be asked for, or com,nu-
nicate inwriting, or by marks or signs
conveyed in the mail for any distance
bctwee places within the Confederate
States of America, not exceeding 800
miles. 5 cents and for any distance
exceeding 500 miles, double that rate:
and every letter or parcel not exceed
ing half an ounce i'll weight, shall be
deemed single letter, and every ad-
ditional weight Of half an ounce or adj
ditional wei ght less than half an ounce
shall be charged with an additional
single postage; and all packages con-
taining other than printed or written
matter, and money PACKAGES in
cluded in this class, shall be rated by
weight as letters are rated, and shall
be charged double the rates Of postage
on letters: and all drop letters or let
ters placed in any postotfice not for
transmission but for delivery only,
shall be charged with postage at the
rate of two cents each; and in all the
foregoing cases the postage must be
prepaid by stamps; and all letters
which shall hereafter be advertised ~
remaining over or uncalled far i'll any
postotaice shall be charged with two
cents each in addition to the regular
postage, both to be accounted for as
other postases of this Confederation.
.'SEc. 2. 4ASd be- 1t ta~t|scs enacted,
That all newspapers not exceeding
three ounces i'll weight, sent from the
Office Of publication to actual and bo.
ma tide subscribers shall be charged
will, postage as fellows, to-wit: the
postage on the regular numbers OF a
newspaper published weekly within
tl,e State where published, shallbe 6aa
cents perquarter.;;:and papers publish,
I'd semi-weekly, double that rate;
and papers published thrice week
treble their rate; and papers publish.
e,; daily, six times that rate; and
th.. postage on all newspapers to ac'
tual subscribers without the State
where published, shall be charged
double, TIE foregoing rates.. aud peri
odicals sent from the office Of publ
cation to actual and bona 1fde sub bseri
bers, shall bescharged with postage a
follows, to-wi; the postage on the
regular numbers of a periodical, no
exceeding one and half ounces il
weigh., and published monthly, with
in the State where published, shall b
:; cents per qEarter; if published
se,ni-monthly, double that rate; am
for every additional ounce or Fraction
OF all OUNCE, double the foreSoin!
rates shall be charged; and periodi
Gals published quarterly or bi-menthl.
shall be charged one cent an ounce
and the postage on. all periodical
without the State wlsere Published
shall be double the above specific
rates: and regular subscribers t
newspapers and periodicals shall b
required to pay one quarters p"StaS
il: advance. And there shall be chars
el upon every other newspaper an
eacl, circular not sealed, liandbill, el
craving, pamphlet, periodical an
magazine which shall be- uncomecte
with any manuscript or written ma
ter. not exceeding three ounces
weight, 2 cents and for each add
tom;l o,,pcc or fraction of All ounce,
cents additional; and in all cases I'll
postage shall be prepaid by stamp
Ana books bound Or unbound, III
weighing over four pounds, shall I