Shreveport daily news., 1861-06-27
Postal Affairs Of the Confederate
States.

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SECTION /. Tie Congress of the Con-
tcdeyute States Of .Amc7ica do enact.
That from and after such period as the
!, Postmaster General may by procla-
nation announce, there shall be char@-
cd the following rates of postage, to-
wit: For every single letter sealed
and for every letter i'll manuscript or
Ipaper Of any kind upon which intor-
nation shall be asked for, or commu-
nicate in writing, or by marks or signs
conveyed in the mail for amy distance
between places within the Confederate
States of America, not exceeding 500
miles, ) cents; and for any distance
exceeding 800 miles, double that rate;
and every letter or parcel not eNeed-
ing half an ounce in weight, shall be
deemed Il single letter, and every adj
ditional weight of half an ounce or :td-
ditional weight less than half an ounce
fshall be charged with an additional
single postage; and all packages CON
tanning other than printed OF written
matter, and money packages in
cluded in this class, shall he rated by
weight as letters are rated. and SHALL
be charged double the rates Of postage
on letters; and ali drop letters or let
t,rs placed in any postotlicc not for
transmission but for delivery only.
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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 ~
remaining over or i,ncalled for III any
pos o5tice shall be charged with two
cents each in addition 10 the regular
postage, both to be accounted for ;,s
other postageS of this Confederation.
SEE. =. -Lul6c Il further c0oc'cd,
That all newspapers not exceeding
three ounces III weight, sent from the
office Of publication TO actual and'bo-
Mu tide subscribers, shall be charged
with postage as follows, ,o-wit: the
postage on the regular numbers of II
newspaper Published weekly Within
the State where published, shall be- 81
cents quarter; and papers publish
led Somi-weckl,v, double that rate:
and papers published thrice a week,
treble their rate; and papers publish
| ed dailv, six times that rate; and
the postage on all newspapers TO ac-
rual subscribers without the STATE
where published shall be charged
double the foregoing rates; and peri
odicals sent from tn" office Of publ
cation 10 actual and hon0 .hdrsuh>cri-
bers, shall be charged with postage H.
follows, to-wit: the postage on the
regular numbers OF Il periodical. not
Eexcecdiny. one and Il half ounces in
weight, and published monthly. with
in the Statr where published. shall be
) cents per qaarter: il published
Semi-monthlv, double that rate: and
for every additional ounce or traction
Of an ounce, double the foregoing
rates shall be charged: and periodi-
Gals published quarry erly or himonthlv
shall be charge! one cent an ounce
and the postage on all periodicals
without the State where published,
shall be doUblc the above specified
rates: and regular Subscribers to
newspapers and periodicals shall be
required 10 pay one quarter postage
in advance And there shall be charr-
ed upon every other newspaper and
each circular not sealed, llandbill, en-
craving, pamphlet, periodical and
magazine which shall be unconnected
with any manuscript or written mat
fer, not eNcee,lin" three ounces in
weight, , cents; and for each addi-
fional ounce or fraction Of an ounce, ,
cents additional; and in ali eases the
postage s.all be prepaid by stamps.
Aud books bound or unbound, not
weighing over four pounds, shall be
deemed lnailable ,Aat,cr, and shall be