Shreveport daily news., 1861-07-04
Postal Affairs of the Confederate
States.

Co4traerote States y lmerzc"' "~d
| fer 0thel' 7'ur7'"scS.
SECTION l. The Congress Of tile Cen
tedc1atc States Of Amt7ica Il" enact,
That from and after such period us the
Postmaster General may by precla-
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 intor-
mation shall be asked for. or c"mmu-
nicate in writing, or by marks or signs
conveyed in the mail for any distance
between places within the Contrdrate
States Of America, not exceeding 800
miles, 5 cents: and for any distance
exceeding 800 miles, double that rate;
and every letter or parcel not exceed
in" half an "uncc III weight, shall he
deemed a single letter, and every adj
ditional weight of half an ounce or adj
ditional wei ght 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 as letters are rated, and shall
be charged double the rates of postage
on letters; and all drop letters or let
tcrs placed in amy 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 ,ncalled for III any
postofice shall be charged with two
cents each i'll addition to the regular
postage, both to be accounted for rs
other postaycs of this confederation.
"SEc. =. -1ndbc It f~rthcr c~acfcd,
That all newspapers not exceeding
three ounces in weight, sent from he
Office Of publication To actual andLo-
ua fdc Subscribers, shall be- charged
with postage aS follows. to-wit: the
posta @e on the regular numbers Of !,
newspaper published weekly within
the State where published. shall h. & !
cents peruuart.r; and papers PUBLISH
ed semi-weck!v, 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 ;,c
t,lal Subscribers without the Stat
where published, shall h" charged
double the torc@oi,r" rates; and peri
odical~ sent from the office Of publ
cation to actual and honu .f1r snhscri
bers, shall be charged with postage as,
follows, to-wit: the postage OH the
regular numbers OF Il periodical. not
exceeding one and Il half ounces in
wei ght, and published monthly, with
in the State where published, shall be
3 cents per 4nartcr; II 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 bimonthl y
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 clary
ed upon every other newspaper and
each circular not sealed, handbill, en-
craving, pamphlet, periodical and
magazine which shall be uncoimected
with any manuscript or written mat,
ter, not exceeding three ounces i'll
weight, cents; and for each addi-
tional ounce or fraction of an ounce, Z
cents additional; and i'll all cases the
postage shall be prepaid by stamps
And books bound or unbound, not
weighing over four pounds, shall be
deemed lnailable matter, and shall be
charged with postage, to be prepaid
by stamps, at cents per ounce, tOr