Shreveport daily news., 1861-10-25
Postal Affairs Of the Confederate
States.

| for othcr purposes.
SECTION l. The Congress If the Coz
te1crate Stutes Of 4Amc7ica d0 euav
That from and after such period as tn,
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 commu-
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
exceeding 500 miles, double that rate; /;
| and every letter or parcel not exceed
ing half an ounce in weight. shall be
deemed a single letter, and every adj
ditional weig of half an ounce or ad-
ditional weight less than half an ounce
shall be charged with an additional
single postage; and allpackages 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
tcrs 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 he
prepaid by stamps; and all letters
which shall hereafter be advertised as
remaining over or uncalled for in any
postotiice 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. A~@hc ii further cmactcd
That all newspapers not exceeding
three ounces in weight, sent from the
office of publication to actual and bo-
na fde subscribers. shall be charged
with postage a. follows, to-wit: the
postage ON tn" regular numbers of Il
published weekly within
the Stat. where published, shall be 81
cents per quarter; and papers publish
ed semi weekly. double that rate;
and papers published thrice week,
treble their rate and papers publish
ed dail v, 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
cat ion to actual and bona ,fdr subscri-
bers, shall be charged with postage as
toIlows, to-wit; the postage on the I
reg >.lar numbers of a periodical, not
exceeding one and Il half ounces in ,
weight, and published monthly, with K;
II the State where published, shall be t
cents per qnarter; if published
semi monthly, double that rate and |
or every additional ounce or fraction t
If an ounce, double the foregoing 8
ates shall be charged; and periodi- t
:als published quarterly or bi-monthlv c
hall b" charged one cent an ounce /; !
nd thr postage on all periodicals $
Without the State where published, t
hall be- double the above specified /
atrS; md regular subscribers to :
and periodicals shall be Il
10 pay one quarter postage Il
n advance. And there shall be charg- $
d upon every Other. newspaper and p
ach circular not sealed, handbilI, en- l
ravin@, pamphlet, periodical and Il
,ayazinG which shall be unconncctcd Il
18th an. manuscript or written mat Fl
I, not exceeding three ounces in a
eight. 2 cents: and for each addi- II
onal ounce or fraction of a,4 ounce, t,
.nts additional; and III all cases the 81
ostage shall be prepaid by stamps. n
nd books bound or unbound, not ii
eighing over four pounds, shall be N
.elned mailable lnatter, and shall be u
larged with postage, to be prepaid lie