The Shreveport weekly news., 1861-11-04
Postal AnAirs or ne Considerable

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Confederate States Of America, and
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SECTION /. The Congress sf he Con
teacydse States ofsAmsrica do enact,
That from and after such period asthc
Postmaster General may by procla-
nation announce, there shall be charg-
ed the following rates OF postage, to-
wit: For every single letter sealed
and for every letter in manuscript or
paper of any kind upon which infor-
nation shall be asked for, or commu-
nicate in writing, or by marks or signs
conveyed in the mail tor any distance
between places within the Confederate
States of America, not exceeding 500
miles, cents; and for any distance
exceeding 500 miles, double that rate !;
and every letter or parcel not exceed
ing half an ounce inweight, shall be
deemed single letter, and every adj
ditional weight of half an ounce or ad-
ditional weight less than half an ounce
shall be charged with an additional
single postage; and all packages con-
tanning other than printed or written
nalter, anu nancy lAeksiSes IN
Guided in tins 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 iet-
tiers placed in any postof6ce not for
transmission but for delivery only,
shall DC charged WIN postage at fne
rate OF two cents each; and IN ali the
foregoing cases sths- postage must he
prepald by stamps; and ait letters
winch shan hereafter DE advef'ised as
remaining over or uncai,eu fas Ia any
posfofdce shall De charged with two
cents each IN addition to the regular
postage both to De accounted Tor as
other hostages or tins confederation.
SEC. :. ana be +" j"ffheT ende.ed,
hat all newspapers moi exceeains
three ounces IN weight sent nom the
oitice OF Paoiic"t'on to actual ana %,
ma 1'de subscribers :, shaii pe charged
with postage rs ioiio"s' to-wn: tue
postage on me regular numbers OF
newspaper Pab'ished weekly whhin
the state whore Pubt,shea' ssiaii De "a
cents perquarser' ana papers puphsh-
ca seiai-Week,y. a",'oie tha' rare;
una papers Puo''si'o 'iA'ee wees
treble .heir RATE ana papers puotish,
ed da'iy' SIX tunes th"' ra'e; ana
the postage on atl newspapers 10 ac-
'uai SUBSCRIBERS wl1h"u, the Sta'e
where puohshed' shaii De charged
aouoie 'he ioreso'n rates anu psr.-
oa'ea's sent from ths once o. Papi.-
carton !" ac'"a, ana D""4 n1e 'a suoscr'-
bers' snail DE charged WIN postage as
toiowss to-wit; the postage on me
regular numbers OF PeTnoaica. not
exeeeding one ana a ha't ounces IN
weight, ana paoiishea nohtniy, WIN
IN the state where puoiisnea' snati De
. cents Pr. qsaf'es Il Puo''shed
semi-iaon.liy, aou9ic th'' fatc anu
tor every addltionai ounce or traction
OF an ounce double the foregoing
rates SHAH be charged; ana per'odi-
calls published quarterly or bi-monshiy
shall be charged one cent an ounce.
and the postage on ali periodicals.
without the state where published,
shall be double the above specified
rates; ana regular subscribers 10
newspapers and period'cais shall be
required to pay one quarters postage
in advance. And there shall be charg,
ed upon every other newspaper and
each circular not sealed, handbili, en-.
CRAVING pamphlet periodical and
magazine winch snail DC ".'saiihecsed
with any manuscript or written mat
Yer: nor tAese'''ng 'sfse ouse.S IN
.:l : sefs.s = ..aa 80. :'sen ..i''',
.'oI . oan.e oi ii''e.i1'i % ua ou1se,
oeu.s a'it. ~ ~, anu ~ ' p' eases .ne
Postae sna', pe pIel.an ssAi'ips
ana COOKS oo',na or .uhuS',..n' =, I n
Heishihs over ,, iour po'hus, s',ai, u pe
u :, h''l i,a H.lslei' anu sia'i ne
ihar:seu win pos.ase', 10 pe prepa.a
W ssHn.ps' AZ m cent? pe, ounee' Iof
any als'ancs. NE phpi,sherS o'hsws-