Shreveport daily news., 1861-05-30
Posta. Affairs o the Cen ,ederaic
S.1le.

A " HCI to be cHtttIS0 an az ~
z,yemyl6e the rates Of postage IN the
Confederate States IF America, and
for 0tjey purposes.
SECTION /. TIE Congress of tic Con-
+sdernte States Of Anae77ca do enact,
rrnat from and after such period as the
Postnas, or General may by procla-
nation ..uloan there shall be chargg-
>a,i tie ioll,wlng rates Of postage, to-
Wit: For every single letter sealed
and for eye.y letter in manuscript or
PAPER OF any kind upon which infor
mation shall be asked for, or commu-
nicate 4 writing, or by marks Or signs
conveyed in yhe n Ill for any distance
betwo.n places within the Contedratr
States ot A erica, not exceeding 500
miles, s csnJs; AID tor any distance
exceel liAs so niles, double that rate:
and every le Ger or parcel not exceed
ing hall an ounce III weight, shall be
deemed :. singl' letter, and every ad-
ditiouai we.gllt OF tiaf' ;tn ounce or adj
ditioaa, wei hit .ess han half an ounce
shall b. cl.Issd wi,h an additional
single p,s;ag:; and all packages con
tanning o.har tnll p:intel or written
matter, ami money pac,>ases in
clu led in tnis class, shall be rated by
weight as letters are rated, and shall
be ch harg ID double the rates of postage
on letters; a.li ali drop letters or let
ters placed IN any p'stotiice not tor
TRANSMISSION bat for delivery only.
shall b. cl .rgasi with pps:age at the
rate of two cents each: and in all the
foregoing cs,ses the postage must be
prepaid Uy STAMPS; ala all letters
which snail h.reai. er b.; advertised as
remaining svrr ~ uncaiied for in any
postoliice sAul. br charged with two
cents each IA addition to the regular
postaga, Doth TO be accounted for as
Other p,scas.s D. AIS trltrieration.
"SEc. ,. Aa5be it farther enacted,
That all newspapers nor exceeding
three ounces IN weight, sent from the
office Of paniica lon 20 actuli aad DO
,d f Ie subScri bers. shall be charged
Win postage as follows, to-w,t: The
Dos age on the regular numbers Of IL
newspaper pabiished weekly within
tae STATE wnere published, shall b. 6 !
csnts perquarter; aud papers publish
Cd se,ni Weekly, double that rate !;
aud papers published thrice a week,
.rebie their rate; ; atni ipers publish
I'd daily, six times that rate; and
me postage on ali newspapers TO ac-
.uai subscribers without the State
rhere published. snsll be charged
double the foregoing rates: and peri
ciic:sls sent from the off e Of publ
cation TO actual and bona f,le sibsc.i-
,ers, shall be charged tn post: ge DIS
<osiows, to-wit; the postage on the
,ssuiar numbers of a periodical, not
exceeding one and Il half ounces IN
~eight, aud published monthly, vita
Il. the State where published, shall he
!, cents pr quarter; if publish ID
selni monthly, double that rate and
Eor every additional ounce or traction
II an ounce, double the foregoing
rates shall be charged; and periodl-
Gals published quarterly or bi-nos,thly y
shall be charged one cen. an ounce ;
and the postage of, ali periodical. /.
without the S>ate whcre published,
sualI Eo double the ;.hovD Ip.e;iied
~ates; and regular subscribers t,
newspapers and psrloi,ca.s shall l9::
yeauirsd to pay u.?a quarters po-tGgy
n advance. And ;';a"v S,.aM. AecAalg-
I'd upon every otr2.: newspaper and
each circular not sealed. han;,hI,. cla.
craving, pamphlet, scr.ailG2s and
-aag ZINE which sllai. nc u2,2rllact.G
witn any manuscript O.. ,Frit;en MAJ
c.r. not exceeding 'ac"a o"nses III
weight. 9 Gents; ;,ni .o!- oac:a add
Tional ounce or ira ;sioI Il IN oGlice, :!
cents additional; and il I'll cases the.
postage si,ai! br prep III :,y stamp
= nd books bound az urboUud, n0t