Shreveport daily news., 1861-09-07
Postal Affairs Of the Confederate
States.

| prescribe the rates Of postage i,s th'
+ Confcaerutc States ef america, a~e
| FIR other purposes.
teaera<e States yf -4Hsc7iea do enact
That from and after such period as the
Postmaster General may by precIa,
|mation announce, there shall be charg.
ed the following rates Of postage. to-
wit: For every single letter sealed
land for every letter in manuscript or
lpaper of any kind upon which infor-
nation shall be asked for. or comm,,-
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, 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 single letter. and every ad-
ditiensl weight Of half an ounce or ad-
ditional weight 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
:. tcrsl 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 as
remaining over or unca!led for in any
postoaice shall be charged with two
cents each in addition to the regular
postage, both to be accounted for as
other postagcs of this Confederation.
"SEc. 2. -And tie 1t further enacted,
That all newspapers not exceeding
three ounces in weight, sent from the
Office of publication to actual and bo-
na tide subscribers, shall be charged
with postage as follows. to-wit: the
postage on the regular numbe of a
newspaper published weekly within
the State where published. shall be 6 /
cents per quarter; and papers publish
ed semi-weckly, 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 Loma tide subscri-
bers, shall be charged with postage as
follows, to-wit; the postage on the
regular numb RS of periodical, no,
exceeding one and a half ounces in
weight, 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 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 where published
shall be double the above specified
rates; and regular subscribers tc
newspapers and periodicals shall be
required to pay one quarters postag.
in advance. And there shall be charg
ed upon every other newspaper ano
each circular not sealed, handbill, en-
craving, pamphlet, periodical anc
magazine which shall be unconnecteC
with any manuscript or written mat
ter, not exceeding three ounces il
, weight, 9 cents; and for each addi,
tional ounce or fraction Of an ounce,
cents additional; and in all cases tn,
postage shall be prepaid by stamps
And books bound or unbound, no,
weighing over four pounds, shall be
deemed mailable matter, and shall be
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