Shreveport daily news., 1861-07-11
Postal Affairs Of the Confederate
States.

SECllcN L. Il nc Co":S5| t"" " '''' >'
tcdeyate States of Inse7ic1 d. s"f'cf'
That from and after such period as the
Postmaster General may by pr@c!a-
nation announce, there shall be char%-
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-
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 900
miles, 5 cents: and for amy distance
exceeding 800 miles, double that rate;
and every letter or parcel not excel
ING half an ounce III weight, shall be
deemed single letter. and every ad-
ditional weight of half an ounce or ad-
ditional wei ght 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 ~
cmded III 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
ters placed in any postofice not for
transmission but for delivery only,
shall be charged with postage at the
rate OF two cents each; and III all the
foregoing cases the postage must be
prepaid by stamps; and all letters
which shall hereafter BE advertised as
remaining over or uncalled for IN any
Dostoeice shall be charged with two
cent, each in addition to the regular
postage, both to be accounted for AS
other postages of this Contederat4"n.
SEC. ?. Ind he 1t further enacted,
That all newspapers not exceeding
three ounces in weight sent from the
Office of publication to actual and ..ho-
mn f1e subscribers. shall be charged
with postage as follows, to-wlt: :: the
postage on the regular numbers OF a
NEWSPAPER published weekly within
the STATE where published, shall he 81
cents perquarter: and papers publish
ed semi-weekly, double that rate
and papers published Thrice week
treble their rate; and papers publish
ed d:,ilv, six times that rate; and
the postage on all newspapers TO ac,
tual subscribers without the State
where published, shall be charGet
double the foregoing rates; and peri
odicals sent from the office OF pubil
cation to actual and houa tide s"hscri
, bers, shall be Charged with postage as
follows, to-wit; the postage on the
regular numbers Of Il periodical. no
exceeding one and Il half ounces il
= weight, aud published monthly, with
e in the State where published, shall b,
= 8 cents per quarter; II published
semi-monthly, double that rate; anc
for every additional ounce or fraction
L of an ounce, double the foregoing
rates shall be charged; and period
= Gals published quarterly or bi-monthi,,
: shall be charged one cent an ounce
o and the postage on all periodical
s without the State where published
) shall be double the above speciiie'
il rates; and regular subscribers t
II newspapers and periodicals shall b
required to pay one quarters postaS
in advance. And there shall be chars
II ed upon every other newspaper an
each circular not sealed, handbill, en-
,o craving, pamphlet, periodical an
=, magazine which shall be unconnecte
4 with any manuscript or written mat
ter, not exceeding three ounces
J. weight, cents; and for each addi
a. tional ounce or fraction Of an ounce,
cents additional; and in all cases tn
postage shall be prepaid by stamps
KS And books bound or unbound, nc
ID weighing over four pounds, shall b
~ deemed mailable matter, and shall b
charged with postage, to be prepai
H. by stamps, at 2 cents per ounce, tt
Is any distance. The publishers ofnew'
at papers OR periodicals may send t