Shreveport daily news., 1861-10-15
Postal Affairs Of the Confederate
States.
An Il CT, to be entitled am act to
presc7'ibe the rntcs Of 1'ostage in Ne
COnfcderutc States Of AMcrtcu, unti

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SECTION |. TIE Congress et The Cor.
tcdeyate Suites IF 11Ne7ica do cnuct
That from and after such period as the
Postmaster General quay 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 on
paper OF amy kind upon which intor-
nation shall be asked for, or commu-
,ficate in writing, or bv marks or 81 .n~
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 800 miles, double that rate
! and every letter or parcel not exceed
ing half an ounce ia weight, shall be
deemed single letter, and every ad-
ditionarwci-ht OF half IN ounce or ad-
diti"ral weight less than half an ounce
shall DC 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
hc cliargcd double the rates Of t,ostn-c
on letters: and all drop letters or let
tcrs placed in any po>!otiice not for
transmission but for delivery only.
shall be charged with postage at the
rate Of two cents each; and i'll all the
foregoing cases the postage must be
prepaid by stamps: and all letters
which shall hereafter be advertised aS
rrmai11in. over OF unca]].h for in any
poStotiicc shall be charged with two
cents each III addition to the regular
postage, both tu be accounted for as
other poStawcs of this Confederation.
"SEc. :. -1v1 he Il tu,5A.y rwurtc|.
That all newspapers not exceeding
three ounces in weight, sent from the
office of publication to actual and bo-
no H,lc subscribers, shall be charged
with postage as follows, to-wi,: the
postage on the regular numbers of Il
newspaper published weekly within
the State whcr" published, shall hr "a
cents prrq,iartcr: and papers puhliSh
ed >emi-wccklv. double that rate;
and papers published thrice week,
treble their rate: and papers ruhiisl,-
ed daily. six times that rate; and
the poSta~" on all newspapers 10 az
tual subscribers without the State
where published, shall b" charged
double the foregoing rates: and peri
odicals sent from the ofiic" ot' publi-
cation to actual and Inn" fur Subscri-
bers, shall be charged with postage as
follows, to-wit; the postage on the
regular numbers of Il periodical, not
exceeding one and half ounces in
weight. and published monthly, with
in the State where published. shall be
3 cents per qEartrr; II published
double that rate: and
for every additional ounce or traction
OF :n ounce, double the foregoing
rates shall be charged; and periodi-
Gals published quarterly OF bimonthly
shall be charged one cent an ounce:
and the postage on all periodicals
without the State where published.
shall be dosblc the above specified
rates; and regular Subscribers to
newspapers and periodicals. shall be
required to pay one quarters postage
in advance. And there shall be charr-
ed upon every other newspaper and
each circular not scaled, handhill, en-
craving, pamphlet. periodical and
magazine which shall be ,neontcctca
with any manuscript or written mat
ter. not exceeding three ounces in
weight. 2cents; and for each addi-
tioi1al ounce or fraction OF an ounce, =
cents additional: and in alt cases the
postage shall be prepaid by stamps.
And books bound OF unbound. not
weighing over four pounds, shall be
deemed mailable matter, and shall be