Shreveport daily news., 1861-11-02
Postal Affairs Of the Confederate
States

prescribe the rates Of postage IN the
Confederate States Of america. and
for other purposes.
SECTION l. The Congress Of the Con-
teaerate States Of Amevico 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 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, cents; and for any distance
exceeding 500 miles, double that rate; /;
and every letter or parcel not exceed
ing haitian ounce in weight, shall be
deemed a single letter, and every ad-
ditional weight 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 i'll all the
foregoing cases the postage must be
prepaid by stamps; and all letters
which shall hereafter be advertised as
remaining over or uncalled 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. Ind be 1t further enacted,
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 6 4
cents perquarter; and papers publish
ed semi-weekly, double that rate
land papers published thrice week
treble their rate and papers publish
ed daily, six times that rate; anC
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
cation to actual and boua ,f5e subscri
bers, shall be charged with postage a
follows, to-wit; the postage on th'
regular numbers of periodical, no
exceeding one and half ounces i,
weight, and published monthly, with
: in the State where published, shall b.
: , cents per quarter; if publishe'
. semi-monthly, double that rate; an'
for every additional ounce or Fraction
E Of an ounce, double the foregoing
rates shall be charged; and periodi
calls published quarterly or hi-monthi..
: shall be charged one cent an ounce
and the postage on all periodical
without the State where published
shall be double 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 ciar9
ed upon every other newspaper aI
each circular not sealed, handbill, el
craving, pamphlet, periodical Al"
magazine which shall be uncomecte
with any manuscript: or written ns2l
ter, not exceeding three ouI:ees /
weight, 2 cents; and for each .,to}i
tionaI ounce or fraction Of an ounce.
cents additional; and in all cases L.
postagesshall be prepaid by st;unp
And books bound or unbound. n'
weighing over four pounds, sha.l b
deemed mailable matter, and shai; l.
iob.rrad with pocta,,a to he. ,,rata,