Shreveport daily news., 1861-07-25
Postal Affairs Of the Confederate
States.

Confederate States Of Amcricu, ana
for other proposes.
Section l. The Congress yf tie Con
,cdeyote States Of Ame1ica 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 in manuscript or
paper 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 any 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 OF parcel not exceed
ing half an ounce III wei ght, shall be
deemed a single letter, and every ad-
ditional wei ght of half an ounce or ad-
ditional weight less than half an ounce
shall be charged with an additional
single postage; and all packages con
tanning other tAan printed or 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 all drop letters or let
tcrs placed in any postoilice not for
transmission bu, for delivery only,
shall be. charged with postage ut the
rate of two cents each; and in all the
foregoing cases the postage :nns: be
prepaid by stamps; and all letters
which shall hereafter be advertised AS
remaining over or incallcd for in any
poStotaice shall be charged with two
cents each in addition to the regular
postage, both to be accounted for as
other poStages Of this Confederation.
"SEC. =. ind be 1t further enacted,
That all newspapers not exceeding
three ounces in weight. sent from the
Office of publication to actual and Io-
M fdr subscribers. shall be charged
with postage ;iS follows. to-wit: the
postage on the regular numbers of Il
newspaper published weekly within
the Stat where published, shall hr 6,
cents perIuar1"r: and papers publish
ed scmi-wcekly, double that rate;
and papers published thrice II week,
treble their rate: and papers publish
ed daily. six times that rate; and
the postage an all newspapers to ac-
tual subscribers without the State
where published, shall be charged
double the foregoing rates; and peri
odicals sent from he Office OF publ
cation to actual and hona f,Ie subscri-
bcrS, shall be charged with postage as
follows, to-wit; he 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, shah be
3 cents per qvarter; 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 pcriodi-
Gals published quarterly or b-monthly
shall be charged one cent an ounce:
and the postage on all periodicals
without the State where puhIishrd,
shall be dohble 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, handbiil, en-
craving, pamphlet, periodical and
magazine which shall be rnconnccted
with amy manuscript or written mat
ter, not exceeding three ouNces in
weight, cents; and for each addi-
tional ounce or fraction Of an ounce, 3
cents addtional; and in all cases the
postage shall be prepaid by stamps.
And books bound or unbound, not
weighing over four pounds, shall be
charged with postage, to be prepaid