Shreveport daily news., 1861-10-19
Postal Affairs Of the Confederate
@ States.
An ACT, to Lc entitled an yact Il
1rcscriJc the rates Of postage IN th'
Confederate Stotcs 9 lmcrtco, 0~d

SECTION l. The Congrcss Of the CON-
tc1crate iStutcs Of Amc75co 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 III manuscript or
paper of any kind upon which intor-
nation shall be asked for, or conmu-
nicate in writing. or by marks on signs
conveyed in the mail for any distance
between places, withir the Confederate
States Of America. not exceeding 300
miles, 5 cents: and for any distance
exceeding 500 miles, double that rate:
and every letter or parcel not exceed
inc half an ounce in weight, shaii br
deemed Il single letter. and every ad-
Gitional wei -ht OF half an ounce OF a'i-
ditional weight less than half an ounce
shall lac charged with an additional
single postage; and allpackages con
tainin. other than printed or written
matter, and money packages in
cluded in this class. shall be rated ~
weight as letters are rated, and shall
be- charged double the rates OF postage
on letters: and all drop letters on let
tcrs placed in any postotiice not for
transmission but for delivery only,
shall hc charged with postage nj the
rate of two cents each; ana in ali tn"
foregoing cases the postage must DE
prepaid by stamps; and all letters
which shall hereafter be advertised as
remaining over OF uncal!"d Tor III any
postotiice shall be charged with two
cents each in addition to the regular
postage, both to be accounted for is
other postages of this Confederation.
"SEc =. and be II fiu'ttcr rnacted,
THAT all newspapers not exceeding
three ounces in weight, sent from the
Office of publication TO actual and b"-
ma tide subscribers, shall be charged
with postage as follows; to-wlt: the
postage on the regular numbers OF /.
newspaper published weekly within
the Stat, where published. shall be 8 !
cents prrquartrr; and papers puhIlsh-
ed Semi-wcel>lv, doubl" that rate ;
and papers published -hric" Il week,
treble their rate; ana papers publish
ed daily. six times that rate; and
the postage on all newspapers :" ac-
tual subscribers without the State
where published, shall b. charged
double the foregoing rates: and peri
odicaks sent from the office " pubIl-
cation to actual and hona h'lesuhscri
bers, shall be charged with postage a
follows, to-wit; the postage on tn,
regular numbers of a perio not
exceeding one and u half ounces il
weight, and published monthly, With,
in the State where published, shall b,
J cents per quartcr; If published
, semi-monthlv, double that rate; and
for every additional ounce or trasi ion
of an ounce, douJ.e the foregoing
rates shall be charged; and periodi,
Gals published quart RI y OF bi-month!N y
, shall be charged on. cent an ounce
and the postage on all periodical,
without the State where published
shall be doHble the above specified
rates; and regular subscribers t,
; 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 uuconnectcC
with any manuscript or written mat
ter, not exceeding three ounces il
weight, cents; and for each addi,
tional ounce or fraction of an ounce, :
cents additional; aud 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
charged with postage, TO be prepaie
lby stamps, at , cents per ounce, tu1