Shreveport daily news., 1861-09-21
Postal Affairs Of the Confederate
States.


SECTION 1. TIE C0ngress q the Can
tcdcrote .Stutes If ,-1mcric0 7o cuact
That from and after such period as tn,
Postmaster General may by procia-
| nation announce, there shall be cl,arg
ed the following rates of postage, to-
wit: Fer every single letter sealed
and for every letter III manuscript ol
paper of any kind upon which infor-
mutton shall he asked for, or commit
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 for any distance
exceedin" 800 miles, double that rate :;
and every letter or parcel not exceed
ing half an ounce in weight, shall be
deemed Il single letter, and every ad-
ditional weight Of half an ounce or ad
ditional W eight less than half IN ounce
shall be charged with an additional
single postage; and all packages con-
tanning other than printed or written
matter, and nneney 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 OF let
tcrs placed in any postotfice not for
transmission hut 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 hv stamps: and all letters
which shall hereafter be advertised as
remaining over OF 'lncalied for in any
postotice shall be charged with two
cents each in addition to the regular
postage, both to he accounted for as
other postages of this Confederation.
"SEc. 2. -4u9 he It further cuactcd,
That all newspapers not exceeding
three ounces in weight, sent from the
office of publication to actual and do-
nj hde Subscribers. shall be charged
with postage as follows, towit: the
postage or the regular numbers OF a
Newspaper published weekly within
the STATE where published, shall be 6 !
cents perquarter; aud papers publish
ed semi-weckly, 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 publi-
cation to ac,ual aud bona ti,lc subscri-
bers, shall be charged with postage as
follows, to-wit; the postage ON the
regular numbers Of a periodical, not
exceeding one and a half ounces in
weight, and published monthly, with
in the State where published. shall be
3 cents per qsmter: If 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 bimonthlv
shall be charged one cent an ounce |
and the postage on all periodicals |
without the State where published
shall be doubIe 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 charg-
ed upon every other newspaper and
each circular not sealed, handbill, en-
Craving, pamphlet, periodical and
magazine which shall be unconnected |
with any manuscript or written mat
ter, not exceeding three ounces III
weight, 2 cents; and for each addi-
tional ounce or fraction of an ounce, = |
cents additionaI: and in all cases the !
postage shall be prepaid by stamps.
And books bound or unbound, not
weighing over four pounds, shall be
deemed mailable matter, and shall be
charged with postage, to be prepaid
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