Shreveport daily news., 1861-10-24
Postal Affairs Of the Confederate
States.

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SECTION l. Tie Congress of the Con
tede1ate States Of america do enact
That from and after such period as til,
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 i'll manuscript o,
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, ) 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 halfan ounce or ad-
ditional eight 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
ters 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 rs
over or uncalled for in any
postot;ice shall be charged with two
cents each in addition to the regular
postage, both to be accounted for as
other postages Of this Confederation.
"SEc. 3. and he It ,turther rmactcd,
That Ill newspapers not exceeding
three ounces in weight, sent from he
office Of publication to actual and bo-
1a tide subscribers. shall be charged
with postage as follows, to-wit: the
postage on the regular numbers of a
published weekl Y within
the STATE where published, shall he 6
cents perquarter: and papers publish
ed semi weekly. double that rate;
and papers published thrice a week,
treble their rate; and paper 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 Off # publ
cation to actual and douo nfr subscri-
bers, shall be charged with postage as
to-wit; the postaSe on the
regular numbers of a period cal, not
exceeding one and half ounces in
~eight, and published monthly, with
n the State where publish. shall be
3 cents per qsarter; if published
double that rate; and
pr every additional ounce or fraction
u. an ounce, double the foregoing
'ates shall be charged; and periodi-
ais published quarterly or bi-mouthIv
nall be charged one cent an ounce
and the postage on all periodicals
without the State where published,
hall be double the above specified
'atcs; and regular subscribers to
and periodicals shall he
to pay one quarters postage
II advance. And there shall be charg-
ID upon every other newspaper and
Zach circular not sealed, handbill, Ell
craving, pamphlet, periodical and
which shall be unconnected
With any manuscript or written mat
tr. not exceeding three ounces in
Weight, = cents; and for each addi-
lonal ounce or fraction of aa ounce, =
ents additional; and in al cases the
ostage shall be prepaid by stamps.
md books bound or unbound, not I
'eishing over four pounds, shall be
ee,ned mailable matter, and shall kr