Shreveport daily news., 1861-07-16
Postal Affairs Of the Confederate
States.


I. .ANACT, to be entitled an act 20
z,yescribe the rates Of postage M "1e
Confederate St<stes ef Amer'ca' an"
for other purposes.
SECTloN L. The Congress at TIE C0"-
feolerate States Of, America 1o e"ace'
That from and after such period as the
Postmaster General may by precia-
nation announce, there shall be chars-
ed the following rates of postage TO,
wit: For every single letter seaieo
and for every letter in manuscript or
paper of any kind upon which lnfor-
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 ooo
miles, 5 cents; aud for any distance
lexceeding aOo miles, double that rate
land every letter or parcel not exeed-
ling half an ounce in weight shall be
deemed a single letter, and every a1-
ditional weight Of half an ounce or ao-
, ditional wei ight less than half an ounce
shall be charged with an additional
!. single postage; and allpackages con-
tanning other than printed Or written
matter, and money packages IN
. cluded in this class, shall be rated by
weirht as letters are rated, and SHALL
be charged double the rates OF postage
on letters; and all drop letters or let
I'll ters placed in any postottce not 1o'
d transmission but for delivery only
dl shall be charged with postage at the
I, rate of two cents each; and in all the
a. foregoing cases the postage must be
prepaid by stamps; anc. all letters
- which shall hereafter be advertised a
remaining over or uncaIled for III an.
x. nostoeice shall be charged with tw
cents each in addition to the resuia
postage, both to De accounted tor a
other postages of this Confederation
of ..SEc. ?. ind be 1t .turther e"actec
lv That all newspapers not eNceeoln
. three ounces III weight, sent from II
Office Of publication to actual and '
Z mn tide subscribers. shall be charge
With postage as follows, to-wlt: II
of postage on the regular numbers OF
y, ~ newspaper published weekly WITH
. the STATE where published. shall De
cents perquarter; and papers pUb's
- ad seini-Veeily, double that rat
aud papers published thrice wee wee
treble their rate: and papers publ's
cots . ed daily, six. times that rate; IL
the postage on all newspapers to ;
l. tuol Subscribers without the Sta
where published, shall be chars
~ III, double the foregoing rates ana pc
.ach IIS o6icals sent from the Office Of puf
? cation to actual and bona Jfde subsc
0. 5. bers, shall be charged with postage
each follows, to-wit: the postage on
ZIG; regular numbers of a periodical,
/ i1am M exceeding one and a half ounces
no2i weight, and published monthly. WI
. in the State where published, $ hall
3 cents per qsarter; II puphs'
&c semi-monthly, double that rate;
Ia for every additional ounce or tract
no of an ounce, double the toreSo
ooA' rates shall be charged; and perl'
:, iee'' Gals published quarterly or bi-mont
.,o shall be charged one cent an onn
NV and the postage on all periodic
- without the State where pNbiisl
r shall be double the above specl
- - rates; and regular Subscribers
'EEs newspapers and periodicals shall
red aired to pay one quarters pos'
-, in advance. And there shall be ch
~ ed upon every other newspaper
ants each circular not sealed, handbili
craving, pamphlet, periodical
S. magazine which shall be "nconne
with any manuscript or written
&c as ter, not exceeding three ounct
'70- weight, cents; and for each, "a
tional ounce or fraction OF an oun
nts to .a,,,s additional. and in all eases
sd1y nostaee shall be prepaid by sta
- A,d looks hound or unbound,