Shreveport daily news., 1861-09-18
Postal Affairs sof, tho Confederate
States.


prescribe the rates Ct' postage IN thf
Confs>1erate States q 4AmessSa, amo
| for otAer purposes.
lSEcrIoN /. Tie Cox.gycss Of thc Con-
tcaerate States of 44me7ica de enact
That from and after such period as the
Postmaster General may by proela-
nation announce. there shall be chars-
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 comlnu-
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 500
miles, 5 cents; and for any distance
exceeding 500 miles, double that rate:
and every letter or parcel not exceed
ing half an ounce in weight, shall be
deemed 4 single letter, and every ad-
ditional weight Of half an ounce or ;a-
ditional weight less than half an ounce
shall be, charged with an additional
single postage; and all packages con-
tanning other than printed or written
matter, and money packages IN
cluded in this class, shall be rated by
weight rs letters are rated, and shall
be charged double the rates OF postage
on letters; and all drop letters or let
tcrs placed in any postotiice not 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
pestoHice shall BE charged with two
cents each in addition to the regular
postage, both to be accounted for as
other postayes of this Contederation
SEC. 2. Ind be 1t tMther enacted,
That all newspapers not exceeding
three ounces in weight, sent from the
Office Of publication to actual and Lo-
ua fdc subscribers, shall be charged
with postage as follows, to-wit: the
postage on the regular numbers of a
newspaper published weekly within
the State where published d, shall be 6
cents perq,larter; and papers publish |
ed semi eckly, double that rate;
and papers published thrice Il 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 bouo fdesubscri-
bers, shall be charged with postage as
follows, to-wit; the postage on the
regular numbers OF a periodical, not
exceeding one and half ounces in
weight, and published monthly, with
in the State where published, shall be
3 cents per quarter; if published
semi-monthly, double that rate; and
or every additional ounce or fraction
If an ounce, double the foregoing
.ates shall be charged; and periodi-
:als published quarterly y or bi-inomthly
shall be charged one cent an ounce
md the postage on all periodicals
Without the State where. published,
hall be doable the above specified
atcs; and regular subscribers to :
and periodicals shall be
to pay one quarters postage
n advance. And there shall be charg- :
d upon every other newspaper and y
ach circular not sealed, handbill, en-
.raving, pamphlet, periodical and ;
,agazine which shall be unconi6cted t
18th any manuscript OF written mat +
tr, not exceeding three ounces in I
yeight, 2 cents; and for each addi- t
ional ounce or fraction of an ounce, = t
ents additional; and in all cases the ;
ostage shall be prepaid by stamps. I
md books bound or unbound, not t
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