Shreveport daily news., 1861-09-13
Postal Affairs Of tlae- Con1ederst0
States.

Confederate States ef 4imerico, o~d
Jor othe1 purposes.
SEcTIoN 1. The Congress Of the Con-
! tederate States If Ane1ica do enact
That from and after sucl, period as the
Postmaster General may by precla-
mation announce, there shall be charS-
ed the following rates of postage, to-
wit: For every single letter sealed
and for every letter III manuscript OF
Ipaper Of any kind upon which intor-
nation shall be asked for, or commu-
nicate in writing, or by marks or signs
1 conveyed in the mail for any distance
between places within the Confederate
! States of America, not exceeding 800
miles, ) cents; and for any distance
exceeding 500 miles, double that rate !;
and every letter or parcel not exceed
ing half an ounce in weiSh bit, shall be
deemed Il single letter, and every adj
ditional weight of half an ounce or ad
ditional weight less than hait' an ounce
shall be charged with an additional
single postage: and all packages con-
tanning 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 OF let
tcrs placed in any postoihce not for
transmission but for delivery only,
shall be charged with postage ut the
rate of two cents each; aud in all the
foregoing eases the postage must be
prepaid by stamps; and all letters
which shall hereafter be advertised as
remaining over or uncalled for III any
postoAice 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. Aad be 1t further enacted,
That all newspapers not exceeding
three ounces in weight, sent from the
Office of publication to actual aud bo-
ua tide subscribers. shall be charged
with postage as follows, to-wit: the
postage on the regular numbers Of Il
newspaper published weekly within
the State where published, shall be g.!
cents perquarter; and papers publish
ed semi weekly, double that rate );
and papers published thrice Il week,
treble their rate; and papers publish
ed daily, six times that rate; and
the postage on all newspapers to ac-
tual subscribers without the State
where published, shall be charged
double the foregoing rates; and peri
odicals sent from the Office Of publ
cation to actual and bona .1facslhscri-
bers, shall be charged with postage as
follows, to-wit; the postage on the
regular numbers Of a periodical, not
exceeding one and half ounces III
weight, and published monthly. with
in the State where published, shall be
3 cents per qRarter; if published
semi-mouthlv, double that rate and
for every additional ounce or fraction
Of an ounce, double the foregoing
rates shall be charged; and periodi-
Gals publ ished quarterly or bi-monthly
shall be charged one cent an ounce +:
and the postage on all periodicals
without the State where published
shall be double the above specified
rates; and regular subscribers to
newspapers and periodicals shall be
required to pay one quarters postage
in advance And there shall becharS-
ed upon every other newspaper and
each circular not sealed, handbill, en-
craving, pamphlet, periodical and
magazine which shall be unconnected
with any manuscript or written mat
ter, not exceeding three ounces in
weight, 2 cents; and for each addi-
tional ounce or fraction of an ounce, 2
cents additional; and in all cases the
postage shall be prepaid by stamps.
| And books bound or unbound, not
weighing over four pounds, shall be
deemed mailable matter, and shall be
| r. II . arped with DoStare. to be DreOald