Shreveport daily news., 1861-08-31
Postal AfFairs Of tho Confederate
States. .......,. ri

I. An ACT, to be eNt1tlcd an act to
I prescribe tie rates Of postage IN the
Confederate States Of Ame1'co, and
J f0r other purposes.
SEcrIoN l. The Congress of the Con-
teelcyahe States Of A,ne7ica do e~act,
That from and after such period as the
Postmaster General may tv procla-
nation announce, there shall be chars-
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 intor-
nation shall be asked for, or commu-
nicate in writing, or by marks or signs
convened 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 i'll weight, shall be
deemed a single letter. and every ad-
ditional weight of half an ounce or ad-
ditional wei 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
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 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 i'll any
pestoAice shall he charged with two
cents each in addition to the regular
postage, both to be accounted for as
other hostages 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: tn.
postage on the regular numbers OF q
newspaper published weekly within,
the Stat. where published. shall be Ga
cents perquarter; and papers publish
ed selni-weekly, double that rate
and papers published thrice week
treble their rate and papers publish
ed daily, six times that rate; ant
the postage on all newspapers to ac
tual subscribers without the State
where published, shall he charged
double the foregoing rates; and peri
odicals sent from the Office of publ
J. cation to actual and lima tide subscri
b.rs, shall be charged with postage IL
5 follows, to-wi,; tn. postage on th'
!, regular numbers Of a periodical, no
exceedins one and half ounces il
t weight, and published monthly, with
in the State where published, shall b.
} cents per quarter; if published
/. semi-monthly, double that rate; ant
| for every additional ounce or Fraction
of all ounce, double the foregoin'
5 rates shall he charged; and periodi
. calls published quarterly or bi-monthl..
: shall bc charged one cent an ounce
t and the postage on all periodical
without the State where pnbilshet
S shall he double the above specific
, rates; and regular subscribers I
D newspapers and periodicals shall b
required to pay one quarters postag
: in advance. And there shall be cl,ars
: ed upon every other newspaper an
: each circular not sealed, handbill, e,
i craving, pamphlet. speriodical al
magazine which shall be uncomnecte
d with any manuscript or written ma
r ter, not exceeding three ounces
weight, 2 cents; and for each add
II tional ounce or fraction Of an ounce,
cents additional; and i'll all cases II
70 postage shall be prepaid by stamp
And books bound or unbound, II
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