Shreveport daily news., 1861-09-06
Postal Affairs OF the C0nfederate
= States. .

prescribe tie rates q YoStoSe I" ffTe
Canycderate States q -imcrtcG. "md
.f0xs sokAey purposes. a 4
SEcrIoN I. TIE Congress of the Con-
federate States U -1mee71co do emacf'
That from and after such period as the
| Postmaster General may by prscia-
nation announce, there shall DE charg-
ed the following rates of postage, to.
wit: For every single letter scaled
| and for every letter in manuscript or
paper OF any kind upon which intor-
nation shall be asked for, or commu-
nicate in writing, or by marks OF signs
! conveyed in the mail for any distance
! between places within the Confederate
States of America, not exceeding 800
! miles, $ 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 single letter, and every ad-
ditional weight Of half All ounce or ad-
ditional W eli 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 an
cludcd in this class, shall be rated by
weight as letters are rated, and skall
be charged double the rates of postage
ON letters; and all drop letters or let
ters placed in any postotfce not for
transmission but for delivery only,
shall be charged with postage at the
lrate Of two cents each; and in all the
foregoing cases the postage must be
lprepaid by stamps; and all letters
(which shall hereafter be advertised as
remaining over or uncalled for in any
postofice shall be charged with two
cents each in addition to the rcgula,
postage, both to be accounted for as
other postages of this Confederate on
"SEc. 2. ind be 1t further enacted
That all newspapers not exceeding
three ounces in weight, sent from th'
Office of publication to actual and 30
ma tide subscribers. shall be charged
with postage as follows, to-wit: tn
. postage on the regular numbers of {
newspaper published weekly within
the State where published, shall be6:
cents per quarter; and papers publish
cd semi-weekry, double that rate
and papers published thrice a week
% treble their rate; and papers publish
ed daily, six times that rate; AM
the postage on all newspapers to &C
tual subscribers without the Stat
where published, shall be charges
double the foregoing rates; and peri
odicals sent from the Office of publ
cation to actual and bona fae subscri
bers, shall be charged with postage a
follows, to-wit; the postage on tn
regular numbers Of a periodical, no
exceeding one and half ounces i
> weight, and published monthly, with
in the State where published, shall b
} cents per quarter: if publishe
selni-monthly, double that rate; an
for every additional ounce Or tractio
Of an ounce, double the foregoin
9. rates shall be charged; and period
Gals published quarterly or bi-monthl
shall be charged one cent an ounce
and the postage on all periodical
without the State where published
lshall be double the above specific
rates; and regular subscribers t
newspapers and periodicals shall b
q required to pay one quarters postas
in advance. And there shall be chars
ed upon every other newspaper an
each circular not sealed, handbill, eI
craving, pamphlet, periodical an
magazine which shall be unconnecte
with any manuscript or written ma
ter. not exceeding three ounces i
weight, cents; and for each add
S, tional ounce or fraction of an ounce,
cents additional; and in all cases til
postage shall be prepaid by stamp
And books bound or unbound, NJ
weighing over four pounds. shall l
deemed mailable matter, and shall
u.s. charged with postage, to be prepai