Shreveport daily news., 1861-10-26
Postal Affairs Of the Confederate
States.

COnfcdcrutc iSANteS " I1"Se'tc"' """
for othcr purposes.
SECTION l. Tie Congress of the Con-
tedcrate States Of America do enact,
That from and after such period as the
Postmaster General may by procla-
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 or
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 800
miles, 5 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 a single letter, and every ad-
ditional weight of half an ounce or ad-
1ditional 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 anoney packages ln-
cluded i'm 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 as
remaining over or uncalled for III any
postoAice shall be charged with two
cents each in addition to the regular
hostage, both to be accounted for as
other postagcs of this Confederation
CSC. 2. Amd be 1t .further rnoctcd
That all newspapers not exceeding
three ounces in weight. sent from tn,
office of publication to actual and bo
ma fde subscribers. shall be charged
with postage as follows, to-wlt: the
hostage on the regular numbers OF ;
newspaper published weekly within
the State where published, shall be &:
cents perquarter; and papers publish
ed semi-weekly, double that rate
and papers published thrice a week
treble their rate: and papers publish
ed daily, six times that rate; an'
), the postage on all newspapers to ac
tual subscribers without the Stat
where published, shall be charge
double the foregoing rates: and per-
odicals sent from the Office Of publ
cation to actual and bona hd" SubScr
$. bers, shall be charged with postage a
follows, to-wit; the postage on tn
regular numbers OF a periodical, nc
exceedin~ one and half ounces j
k weight, and published monthly, will
1t in the State where published, shall d
At 3 cents per quarter; II pibllshe
90 semi-monthly, double that rate; an
e. for every additional ounce OF tractio
Of of an ounce, double, the t"re@oln
rates shall be charged; and period
Gals published quarterly or bi-monthI
: shall be charged one cent an ounc,
and the postage on all perlodlca
without the State whore publlslic'
shall be double the above specific
! rates: and regular subscribers
~ newspapers and periodicals shall
required to pay one quarters postaS
- in advance. And there shall be char;
ed upon every other newspaper al
each circular not sealed, handhill, e1
craving, pamphlet, periodical ar
magazine which shall be unconnecte
with any manuscript or written ma
ter, not exceeding three ounces
weight, 2 cents; and for each add
tional ounce or fraction of an ounce.
cents additional; and in all eases II
postage shall be prepaid by stamp
And books bound or unbound, n
weighing over four pounds, shall J
deemed mailable matter. and shall |