Shreveport daily news., 1861-07-02
Postal Affairs Of the Confederate
States,

prescribe tie rates ct postage IN Me
Confederate States Of Ame71ca, and
for othe, purposes.
SECTION /. The Congress Of tile Con-
fcezerate States Of Amcr1ica 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 scaled
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
conveyed in the mail for any distance
between places within the Confederate
States of America, not exceeding 800
miles, cents; and for any distance
exceeding 800 miles, double that rate !;
and every letter or parcel not exceed
ing half an ounce in weight, shall be
deemed a single letter, and every ad-
ditional weight Of halfan ounce or ad-
ditional weig ght less than half an ounce
shall be charged with an additional
single postage; and a}lpackases 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 postotiice 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 "a
remaining over or ,mcalled for in any
postotiice shall be charged with two
cents each in addition to the regular
postage, both to be accounted for as
other hostages of this Confederation.
"SEc. Z. A@d he Il further cnactcd,
That all newspapers not exceeding
three ounces in weight, sent from The
office Of publication to actual and. ..b"-
ma tide subscribers. shall be charged
with postage a. follows, to-wit: the
postage on the regular numbers of Il
newspaper published weekly within
the STATE where published, shall be s !
cents perquarter; and papers publish
led se,ni-weeky, double that rate
and papers published thrice Il week,
treble their rate; and papers publish-
ed daily, six times that rate; md
the postage on all newspapers TO ac-
tual Subscribers without the State
where published, shall be charged
double the foregoing rates; and porl-
odicals sent from the Office Of publ
cation to actual and bona fdc subscri-
berS, shall be charged with postage as
follows, to-wit; the postage on the
regular numbers Of a periodical. not
exceeding one and Il half ounces III
wei -ht, and published monthly, with
in the State where published, shall be
3 cents per qsarter; if published
semi-monthly. double that rate: and
for every additional ounce or tractior
of an OUNCE, double the foregoing
rates shall be charged; and periodi
Gals published quarterly or bi-montll,
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 II
newspapers and periodicals shall b,
required to pay one quarter postage
in advance. And there shall be charg
ed upon every other newspaper an,
each circular not sealed, handhill, en
craving, pamphlet, periodical an'
magazine which shall be lmcomectet
with any manuscript or written mat
ter, not exceeding three ouHccs il
weight, 2 cents; and for each addi
tionI ounce or fraction of an ounce,
cents additional; and in all cases th'
postage shall be prepaid by stamps
Q And books bound or unbound, no
weighing over four pounds, shall b.
deemed mailable matter, and shall b.
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