Shreveport daily news., 1861-06-29
Postal Affairs Of the Confederate
States.

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SECTION [. The CnngrrsS IF fhc C"~
tedcyutc States IF Am,7ira do cn"tt
That from and after such period as the
Postmaster General may by precla'
nation announce, there shall be cilarS,
I'd the following rates "t postage, to.
wit: For every single letter sealed
and for every letter in manuscript or
paper of any kind upon which infor-
nation shall bc asked for. or comnu-
nicate in writing, or by marks or signs
conveyed in til. mail for any distance
between places within the Confederate
| States of America, not exceeding 800
| miles, ) cents: and for any distanc"
exceeding 500 niles double that rate
and every letter or parcel not exceed
in" half an ounce in weight. shall be
deemed Il single letter, and every add
ditional wrigh OF half an ounce or adj
ditional weight less than half an ounce
shall H. charged with an additional
single postage; and allpackag'.s con-
tanning other than printed or written
matter. and money packages III
cluI,.A i'll this class. shall be rated by
weight a. letters are rated. and shall
| be- charged donbl- the rates Of postage
on letters: and AL drop letters o, let
,cr> placed in any p">totficc not for
Transmission hut for delivery only.
shall be charged with postage at thr
rat. Of two cents each: and in all til"
foregoing cases the postage must h.'
prepaid by stamps: and all letters
which shall hereafter b. advertised a
+, remaining over or uncall-d tor in amy.
pos, Office shall b. Charged with NV"
cents each in addition I" the rcyula!
postage, both to hr accounted t"r -
other hostages Of this Confederation.
"SEc. ,. -Ldbc IT further cu"rfe|, ,
That all new >papcr> not cNccrdln"
three ounces in weight, sent from tiir
office Of publication I" actual and ,h"-
ma f,7. subscribers. shall be charged
Will, po~ta-. rs follows. t"-wit: tho
postage on the regular numbers o. n
newspaper published weekly within
the State where published. shall br6
cents per quarter; ana papers puhlish-
ed semi ni-wc.klv. double that rate:
and papers published thrice Il week.
treLl. :Il,ir rate; and papers publish
ed daily. six times that rate: and
the po~ta-r on al newspapers to ac-
,ual Sul.Scribrr> without the STATE
where published. Sls:efl l." charged
double the foregoing rates; and peri
4 II. ~ ,.,,l y
cation t" actual and h"nn hdc Sub~ci'i-
b,rS. shall be charged with po~tag" ~
follows tn-wit; til" postage ON ,ln
regular !lanhrrS "f II prri"dic:tl, not
-Xc-rdin" on. and Il half ounces in
weight, ;mA Published monthly. with
in the >tat- Shrr" published, shall be
; cents per uEnrtrr; If published
<-mi-,nonthlv, double that rate; and
for every additional ounce or traction
of an ounce, double the foregoing
rates sl,all be cI,ar@rd: and pcrioHi-
cssI~ published Iuartrrl V or hi-m"nthl v
shall be charged one cent ar ounce
and the postage on all periodicals
without the State wlrr. published
shall he donblc tn. above specified
rates: and regular subscribers IL
newspapers and periodical, shall b,
require! t" pay one quarters p"~tag,
in advance. And there shall be- char.
ed upon every other newspaper and
each circular not scaled, handhill, en-
craving, pamphlet, prriodicai and
,na-azine which shall be ,mcounrc,r,!
with any manuscript or written mat
ter, not exceeding three ouncrS in
weight, Gents: and for each addi-
,ional ounce or fraction of an ounce. :!
cents additionally; and in all cases the
postage shall be prepaid by stamps
And books bound or unbound, Nnt
weighing over four pounds, shall be
deemed nailablc matter, and shall be
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