Shreveport daily news., 1861-08-27
Psstal %AAairs ef the Confederate
States,

prescribe the rates Of postage sH the
Confederate States gf IAmcrtco, and
f0r other l,wrposcs.
| SECTION l. The COngrcss.0f the Com
fet1eratc States Of America do enact,
That from and after such period as the
Postmaster General may by prscla-
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 i'm writing, or by marks or signs
conveyed in the mail for any distance
between places within the Confederate
States of America, not exceeding 800
miles, 5 cents; and for any distance
|exceedins 800 miles, double that rate;
and every letter or parcel not exceed
ing half an ounce in weight, shall! be
deemed single letter, and every ad-
ditional weight Of half an ounce or ad-
ditional W. Ell ght less than half an ounce
shall be 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
: be charged double the rates OF postage
: on letters; and all drop letters or let
tors placed in any postotlice not tor
: 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 be
iprepaid by stamps; and all letters
which shall hereafter be advertised as
remaining over or uncalled for in any
postotiice shall be charged with two
iccnts each in addition to the regular
postage, both to be accounted for as
other poStages of this Confederation
"SEc. 2. AMI he ii ,tMthc, cnacted
That all newspapers not exceeding
three ounces in weight. sent from tn,
:, office of publication to actual and b."
ua fdc subscribers, shall be charged
with postage as follows, to-wit: the
postage on, the regular numbers OF ;
: newspaper published weekly with,
the State where published, shall be bz
cents per quarter; and papers publish
ed emi-weeklv, double that rate
and papers published thrice Il week
!, treble their rate; and papers publish
ed daily, six times tha. rate; an'
the postage on all newspapers to &C
tual subscribers without the Stat'
where published, shall be charged
double the foregoing rates; aid pcr
odicals sent from the Office OF publ
cation to actual and boua 1i.1e subscri
bers, shall be charged with postage a:
follows, to-wit; the postage on the
regular numbers of periodical, no
exceeding one and a half ounces il
. weight, and published month y, with
! in the State where published, shall b,
3 cents per quarter; if publshe,
semi-monthIv, double that rate; an'
for every additional ounce or fraction
Of an ounce, double the foregoing
). rates shall be charged; and periodi
Gals published quarterly or bi-monthlN
shall be charged one cent an ounce
and the postage on AL periodical:
without the State where published
shall be double the above specified
' rates; and regular subscribers t.
newspapers and periodicals shall b'
i required to pay one quarters postag'
in advance And there shall be charg
ed upon every other newspaper an'
each circular not sealed, handbiil, en
craving, pamphlet, periodical an'
magazine which shall be unconnecte'
with any manuscript or written mat
ter, not exceeding three ounces il
weight. 2 cents: and for each addi
5, tional ounce or fraction Of an ounce,
cents additional; and in all cases tn
postage shall be prepaid by stamps
And books bound or unbound, no
weighing over four pounds, shall b
deemed mailanle Enatter, and shall b