Shreveport daily news., 1861-10-04
Postal Affairs Of the Confederate
States

AN ACT, tn DC cNkSAc1 an 0ct ~
prescribe the rates Of postage IN the
Confederate States Of Amersca, dasd
for Ot5ter purposes.
SECTION /. The Congress Of tie Csas-
tee1crate States Of. 4dmevica do enact,
That from and after such period as the
Postmaster General may by precla-
nation announce, there shall be charg-
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 coralnu-
nicate inwriting, or by marks or signs
conveyed in the mail for any distance
between places within the Confederate
States of America, not exceeding 500
miles, i cents; and for axy 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 kalf an ounce Grad
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 skall
be charged double the rates of postage
on letters; and all drep letters or let
tcrs placed IN any postotfice net 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 uncallcd for in any
postoAice shall be charged with two
cents eaell in addition to the regular
postage, both to he accounted for as
other postages of this Confederation.
SEC. 2. -1ndle it .tarther enacted,
That all newspapers not exceeding
three ounces In weight, sent from the
office of publication to actual and'bo-
ma tide subscribers. shall be charged
with postage As follows, to-wit: the
postage on the regular numbers of a
newspaper published weekly within
the Stat. where published, shall be g /
cents perquarter; and papers publish
ed semi weekly, double that rate
and papers published thrice n 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 bona fde subscri-
berS, shall be charged with postage as
follows, to-wit; the postage on the
regular numbers of Il 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
for every additional ounce or fraction
| Of an ounce, double the foregoing
rates shall DC charged; and periodi-
Gals published quarterly or bi-monthly
shall be charged one cent an ounce
and the postage on all periodicals
! without tne Statc WHeTc pupliS"tu
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 charg-
ed upon every other newspaper aud
each circular not scaled, handbill, en-
craving, pamphlet, periodical and
magazine which shall be unconnected
with any manuscript or written mat
ter, not exceeding three ounces IL
weight, 2cents; and for each addi'
tional ounce or fraction of an ounce,
cents additional; and in all cases the
postage shall be prepaid by stamps
And books bound or unbound. no