Shreveport daily news., 1861-09-27
Postal Affairs Of the Confederate
States.

Confederate States Of Americo, axt
for other purposes.
SECTION l. The Congress Of the Con
tederate States Of america do enact
That from aud after such period as tn.
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 ir manuscript OF
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. S 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 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
ters placed in any postoffice 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 as
remaining over or uncalled for in any
postoAice shall be charged with two
cents each in addition to the regular
postage, both to be accounted for as
other postases of this Confederation.
"SEc. 9. Andbe It fxrther euactea,
That all newspapers not exceeding
three ounces in weight, sent from the
Office of publication to actual and Lo-
ma fde 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 per quarter; and papers publish
ed semi-weekly, double that rate {;
and papers published thrice 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
cation to actual and dona 1fde subscri-
bers, shall be charged with postage as
follows, to-wit; the postage OH the
regular numbers of periodical, not
exceeding one and a half ounces in
weight, and published monthly, with
in the State where published, shall be
l3 cents per quarter; it published
semi monthly, double that rate; apd
for every additional ounce Or fraction
Of an ounce, double the foregoing
rates shall be charged; and periodi-
Gals published quarterly or bi-monthly
shall be charged one cent an ounce :;
and the postage on all periodicals
without the State whore published.
shall be double the above specified
rates; and regular subscribers to
newspapers and periodicals shall! be
required to pay one quarters postage
in advance. And there shall be Gllarg-
ed upon every other newspaper and
each circular not sealed, handbill, en-
craving, pamphlet, periodical and
magazine which shall be unconnected
with any manuscript or written mat
ter, not exceeding three ouHces 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.
Aud books bound or unbound, not
weighing over four pounds, shall be
deemed mailable matter, and shall be