Shreveport daily news., 1861-10-05
Postal Affairs Of the Confederate
States,

prescribe the rates Of postage IN tie
Confederate States ef 4Amcrica, and
| f0r othe1 purposes.
SECTION l. The Congress of the Con-
tel1erate States Of america do enact,
That from and after such period as the
Postmaster General may by prscla-
nation announce, there shall be charg-
ed the following rates OF postage, to-
wit: For every single letter sealed
and for every letter i'll manuscript or
paper Of any kind upon which infor-
nation shall be asked for, or commu-
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 800
miles. > cents; and tor any distance
Exceeding 500 miles, double that rate;
and every letter or parcel not exceed
ing half an ounce in weight, shall he
deemed a single letter, and every ad-
ditional weight of halt al ounce or ad-
ditional W. ght less than halt an ounce
shall be charged with an additional
single postage; and allpackases 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
tcrs placed in any post"tilce 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 as
remaining over or uncalled for IN any
postotiice shall be charged with tw"
cents each in addition to the regular
postage, both to be accounted for as
other postases of this Confederation.
"SEc. =. And br II tmrthcr enacted.
That all newspapers not exceeding
three ounces in weight, sent from tn"
Office of publication to actual and.b"-
ma tide subscribers. shall be charged
with postage as follows. to-wit: the
postage on the regular numbers OF a
newspaper published weekly within
the Stat. where published, shall be64
cents perquarter; and papers publish
ed scmi-weeklv. 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 t" ac-
tual subscribers without the State
where published, shall be- charged
double the foregoing rates; and peri
|odicals sent from tire Office OF publ
cation to actual and bonn fdcsubscri-
=. bers, shall be charged with postage a.
follows, to-wit; the postage on the
regular numbers Of a periodical, moi
|exceediny one and half ounces il
I weight, and published monthly, with
t in the State where published, shall b,
t 3 cents per quarter; If published
e semi-monthlv, double that rate; anc
;. for every additional ounce or Fraction
# of an ounce, double the foregoing
rates shall be charged; and period
Gals published quarterly or bi-monthly
is shall be charged one cent an ounce
and the postage on all periodical
without the State where published
shall be double the above specific.
!, rates; and regular subscribers t.
newspapers and periodicals shall b.
required to pay one quarters postag
= in advance. And there shall be charg
ed upon every other newspaper an'
each circular not sealed, handbill, en-
craving, pamphlet, periodical AM
magazine which shall be unconnecte'
with any manuscript or written mat
ter, not exceeding three ounces d
weight, 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, nc
weighing over four pounds, shall b