Shreveport daily news., 1861-08-03
Postal Affairs or the Confederate
States,

for ot1e2 purposes.
SECTION l. The Congress Of the Con-
| fedeyate States Of america do enact,
That from and after such period as the
Postmaster General may by precla-
nation announce, there shall be charg-
ed the following rates of postage, to-
wit: For every single letter sealed
and for every letter in manuscript or
paper of any kind upon which infor-
nation shall be asked for, or commu-
nicate inwriting, or by marks or signs
conveyed in the mail for any distance
between places within the Confederate
States of America, not exceeding 500
miles, cents; and for any distance
exceeding 5OOmiles, double that rate; /;
and every letter or parcel not exceed
ing half an ounce in weight, shall be
deemed single letter, and every ad
ditional weight of half an ounce or ad
ditionalweight less than half an ounce
shall be charged with an additional
single postage; and all packages con-
tanning other than printed OF written
matter, and money packages in
cluded in this class, shall be rated by
wei ght as letters are rated, and shall
be charged double the rates Of postage
on letters; and all drop letters Or let
tcrs placed in any postoftice nat 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 uncalled for in any
postoAice shall be charged with two
cents each in addition to the regular
postage, both to be accounted for as
other hostages of this Confederation.
"SEc. 9. Aud he II further enacted,
That all newspapers not exceeding
three ounces in weight, sent from the
office of publication to actual and bo-
ma tide subscribers. shall be charged
with postage as follows, to-wit: the
postage on the regular numbers Of Il
newspaper published weekly within
the State where published, shall be 81
cents perquarter; and papers publish
ed semi weekly, 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 bono 1fde subscri-
bers, shall be charged with postage as
follows, to-wit: the postage on the
regular numbers of periodical, not
exceeding one and u half ounces in
weight, and published monthly, with
in the State where published, shall be
8 cents per quarter; 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-mouthly
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 to
newspapers and periodicals shall be
| required to pay one quarters postage
| in advance. And there shall be charg-
ed upon every other newspaper and
eacL circular not sealed. handbill. en-
craving, pamphlet, periodical and
magazine which shall be unconnected
with any manuscript or written mat
ter, not exceeding three ounces in
weight, 9 cents; and for each addi-
tional ounce or fraction Of an ounce, 2
cents additional; and in all cases the
postage shall be prepaid by stamps.
Aud books bound or unbound, not
weighing over four pounds, shall be
deemed mailable matter, and shall be
charged with postage, to be prepaid