Shreveport daily news. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1861-1861, 1861-06-28
Postal Affairs Of the Confederate
States.

! >sEcrloN l. Tie ConctrsS ~ tie Can
,ideyutc STATES If -im,rtca Il" cuact.
| That from and after such period rs he
! Postmaster General may 10y precia-
nation announce, there shall be cliarg-
I'd the following rates 81: postage, to-
wit: For every single letter sealed
and for every letter in manuscript or
paper OF amy kind upon which intor-
nation shall be asked for, OF commit
,,ic:,tc in writ ing, or by marks or signs
conveyed in the mail for any distance
between places within III" Confederate
| States of America. NOT exceeding 300
miles, ) cents; and tor any distance
.xccclin" 300 miles, double that rate:
| and every letter on parcel not exceed
| inc half IN ounce IN wei light, shall b"
deemed Il single letter. and every adj
| ditional weight of halt ;,n ounce on adj
ditiunai wri"l less than half an ounce
shall he CHARGED with an additional
single postage: and all packages con-
| tanning other than printed OF written
| matter. and money packages III
| clule, il, this class, shall E',. rated by
weight IL letters are rated, ANA shall
be charged double the rates of postage
on letters: aud a!l drop letters OF let
| J-rS placed III any l"-'o'i're not for
transmission but tnr delivery only,
shall be- charged with posta@" at the
rat, Of two cents each: and in all the
foregoing cases The postage mus; be
prepaid by stamps: and :'It letters
which shall hereafter be advertised IL
remaining over or mlcaiir,l for III any
uoStotaice shall be charged with tw"
cent, each in addition t" the regular
hostage, both t" be accounted for IL
other hostages Of this Confederation.
! ">Ec. =. and br II .f@rihc1' c"ncfcd.
That all newspapers not exceeding
three o,,liccS in weight, sen, from h"
office of publication to actual and'ho-
na h.lc subscribers. shall be charged
with postage a~ follows, ,"-wit: the
POSTAGE on the regular numbers of !,
newspaper published w.rkI. within
: the Stat, where published, shall hc6. /
cents perYnartrl; and papers publish
ed ~cini-wcci<lv. double that rate;
and papers published thrice Il week.
treble their rate; and papers PUBLISH
Il cd daily. six times that rate: and
the postage oil, ali newspapers To ac-
tual Subscribers without the State
where published, shall l." charged
double the foregoing rates: and peri
odicalS sent from the uiticr at puhli-
cation To actual and h0rn fdc 9Il,scri
=, hev~, shall be Charge, With postage as
!. follows, to-wit: thr postage on til,
/ regular ntinlbcr.; of 4 periodical, Not
!. exceeding. one and Il half ounces ii
weight and published monthly, with.
in the STATE where published, shall hi
Il , cents per p..altrr; If published
: <.mi-lnonthlv, double that rate: an,
!. for every additional ounce or Traction
of IN ounce. double the fnrcgoin.
rates shall he charged; and period
' calS published quarterly or hi-nnnthl,
: shall be charged one cent an "rlnc"
II and the postage on all periodicals
It without the State where published
II shall h. double the above specific,
y r,t,S: and regular subscribers t.
l. newspapers and periodicals shall be
e required to pay one quarters p"Stag
II in advance And there Sl,all be char.
ed upon every other newspaper ;lli'
+ each circular not scaled, iiandhill. eli
Is craving, pamphlet, periodical an'
magazine which shall he unconnrctc'
J. with amy manuscript or written mat
tier, not exceeding three ounccS il
lo weight, = cents; and for each addi
y tional ounce or fraction Of an ounce,
; cents Additionally; and in all eases til
&c postage ~hall be prepaid lay stamps
D. And books bound or unbound, no
y weighing over four pounds, shall b
'c deemed lnailabic natter, and shall Il
y charged with postage, to be prrpai
" by stamps, at cents per ounce, f"
any distance. The publishers ofncws
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