Shreveport daily news., 1861-09-20
Postal Affairs Of the Confederate
States.

for othcr purposes.
SECTION 1. The Congresx Of tie Con-
tederote States of -4axe1ica do cuact
That from and after such period as the
Postmaster General may by procla.
nation announce, there shall be char".
ed the following rates of postage, to-
wit: Fer every single letter sealed
and for every letter in manuscript OF
paper Of any kind upon which infor-
nation shall he asked for, or conmu-
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 ad-
djtional weight Of halt an ounce or ad-
ditional ght less than bali 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 postotiice not for
transmission but for delivery only,
shall be charged will, 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 uncalled for in any
postotfice shall be charged with two
cents each in addition to the regular
postage, both to be accounted for Us
other postages of this Confederation.
"SEC. 2. -4udb be It ,tur'ther cnacted,
That all newspapers not exceeding
three ounces in weight, sent from the
office OF publication to actual and bo-
ma tide subscribers. shall be charged
with postage as follows, to-wit: the
postage on the regular numbers OF a
newspaper published weekly within
the State where published, shall be 81
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
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bers, shall be charged with postageas
follows, to-wit; the postage on the
regular numbers of periodical, not
exceeding one and half ounces in
weight, and published monthly. with
in the State where published, shall be
3 cents per quarter; if published
seni-monthly. double that rate and
for every additional ounce or fraction
Of an ounce, double the foregoing
rates shall be charged; and periodi-
Gals published quarterly or binonthly
shall be charged one cent Hn ounce
and the postage on all periodicals
without the State where published, 3,
shall be double the above specified
rates; aud regular subscribers to
newspapers and periodicals shall be
required to pay one quarters postage
in advance. And there shall be cliary-
ed upon every other newspaper and
each circular not sealed, handhill, 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
CHARGED with hostage, to he nrpuaid