Shreveport daily news., 1861-10-18
Postal Affairs OF the Confederate
States.

|. an ACT, to be entitled an act to
prescribe the rates. Of postage IN tie
Confederate States Of -Amcrtca, and
for other purposes.
SECTION 1. TIE Congress Of the Con-
fe0eyate States ot 4Amc7sces do enact.
That from and after such period as the
Postmaster General may by precla-
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 comml-
nicate in writing, or by marks or signs
conveyed in the mail for any distance
between places within the Confederate
States Of America, not exceeding 500
miles, 5 cents; and for any distance
lexceedins 500 miles, double that rate !;
and every letter or parcel not exceed
ing half an ounce in weight, shall be
deemed single letter, and every ad-
ditional weight Of half al ounce or ad-
ditional wei ght less than half 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 or let
tors placed in any postoffice 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 rs
remaining over or mcalled for in any
postotaice shall be charged with two
cents each in addition to the regular
postage, both to be accounted for as
| other postages of this Confederation.
"SEC. 2. And he It further enacted,
That all newspapers not exceeding
three ounces in weight, sent from the
office of publication to actual andsbo-
ma fdc subscribers. shall be charged
with postage as follows, towit: the
postage on the regular numbers OF q
newspaper published weekly within
1.-The Stat. where published, shall be 6A
lcents perquarter; and papers publish
led semi-weekly. double that rate;
and papers published thrice week
treble their rate and papers publish
ed daily, six times that rate; anc
the postage on all newspapers to ac
tuaI subscribers wilhout the State
where published, shall be charged
double the foregoing rateS; and peri
odicals sent from the oiiice OF publ
cation to actual and boma .ttde subscri
;. bers, shall be charged with postage a:
follows, to-wit; the postage on thu
regular numbers of "a periodical, no
exceeding one and n half ounces j,
< weight, aud published monthly. with
t in the State whore published, shall b.
t 8 cents per quarter; if publishe'
e semi monthly, double that rate; an'
). for every additional ounce or Fraction
t of an ounce, double the toregoin:
rates shall be charged; and period
Gals published quarterly or bi-monthl..
5 shall be charged one cent an ounce
and the postage on all periodical
without the State where published
shall be dosble the above specific
rates; and regular subscribers t
newspapers and periodicals shall b
required to pay one quarters postag
= in advance. And there shall be chars
ed upon every other newspaper an
teach circular not sealed, handbill, Ell
craving, pamphlet, periodical an
magazine which shall be unconnecte
with any manuscript or written mat
ter, not exceeding three ounces i
weight, 2 cents; and for each addi
|tional ounce or fraction OF an ounce.
cents additional; and in all cases tn
postage shall be prepaid by stamp:
And books bound or unbound. III
weighing over four pounds, shall b
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