Shreveport daily news., 1861-06-04
pastai Affairs Of the Confederate
States.

1,yescribe Ehe T1IeS 81 pOS"e%Se "s "'e
Confederate States Of America' and
for 0ther purposes.
SE-r1oN l. The Congress Of the Con-
,ederate States Of America do e"act'
'I'hat from and after such period as the
Postmaster General may by procla-
cation announce, there shall be charg-
ID the foil wing rates of postage to,
Wit: For every single letter sealed
md for every letter in manuscript or
paper of any kind upon which infor-
nation shall be asked for, or commn-
,icate in writing. or by marks or signs
conveyed in the mail for any distance
between places within the Confederate
States Of Am erica, not exceeding 800
niles, 6 cents; and for any distance
exceeding 500 miles, double that rate;
and every letter or parcel not exceed
,ug half an ounce in weight shall DE
Jeemed a single letter, and every ad-
,itional weight OF half an ounce or ad-
ditioual wei sht less than half an ounce
.,hall :, charged with an additional
single postage; and all packages con-
aiming other than printed or written
matter, ana money packages m
Guided in this class, shall be rated by
weight as letters are rated, and shall
he ch ,rged double the rates'of postage
on letters; and all drop letters or let
ters placed in any postotice not tor
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 ;'s
remaining over or uncalled for i'll any
.ostotf;ce 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. g. And be 1t further enacted
That all newspapers not exceeding
three ounces ia weight, sent from tn,
Office of publication to actual and To
ma tide subscribers. shall be charged
with postage as follows. to-wlt: tn
postaee on the regular numbers OF
newspaper published weekly within
the State where published, shall be g.
cents per quarter; and papers publish
ID semi weekly, double that rate
and papers published thrice II week
.reble their rate and papers publish
ed daily. six times that rate an
the postage on all newspapers 10 az
1ual 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 .hte subscr
ber., shall be charged w tn post g =
follows. to-wit; the postage on Il!
REGULAR numbers OF a periodical, n
exceeding one and half ounces
weight, and published monthly, witt
in the State where published. shall I
3 cents per quarter; if pubishs
semi-monthly, double that rate; ai
tor every additional ounce or trac'l'
Of an ounce, double the toreSoil
rates shall be charged; and period
calls published quarterly or bi-month
shall be charged one cent an ounc
and the postage on all perlodIca
without the State where pub:ishe
shall be double the above apeciti
rates: and regular subscribers
newspapers and periodicals shall
required to pay one quarters posta
IL advance. And there shall be chal
I'd upon every other newspaper a
Zach circular not sealed. handful, {
craving, pamphlet. periodical q
lI,ag.zine which shall be unconnect
with any manuscript or written IN
ter, not exceeding three ounces
weight, cents; 'u'd ior each adj
tional ounce or fraction of an OUNCE
cents additionally; and IN oil cases
postage shall be prep.id by STAN
And books bound OF unbound, /
eishlng over four pounds, shall