Shreveport daily news., 1861-11-06
Postal Affairs OF the Confederate
States.

IN ACT, to be entitled an act to
prescribe the rates g uostagc ta tie
Confederate States cf 1Anesiea, md
far other purposes.
SECTION l. The Congress 0fthe Con-
tederatc States IF 4Ame1ica 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
Ipaper of any kind upon which infor-
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 Cenfedrate
States Of America, not exceeding 800
miles, ) cents; and for any distance
exceeding 500 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 Ealf an ounce or adj
ditional light less than halt 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 shall
be charged double the rates Of postage
on letters, and all drop letters or let
tcrs placed in amy postotfice not 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 OF uncalled for i'll any
postoaice 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. 2. Ind be it .tul'ther enacted,
That all newspapers not exceeding
three ounces in weight, sent from the
office of publication to actual and bo-
mn fde 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 be 81
cents perquarser; and papers publish
I'd seuli-weeklv, double that rate;
and papers published thrice a week
treble their rate: and papers publish.
I'd 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 tide subscri
bers, shall be charged with postage as
follows, to-wit; the postage on tn,
regular numbers of a periodical, not
exceeding one and Il half ounces in
weight, and published monthly, with.
in the State where published, shall be
) 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 be charged; and periodi
Gals published quarterly or bi-monthly
| shall be charged one cent an ounce
ana the postage on all periodicals
without the State where published
shall be double the above specified
rates; and regular subscribers tc
newspapers and periodicals shall be
required to pay one quarters postage
in advance And there shall be char"
ed upon every other newspaper and
| each circular not sealed, handbili, en-.
craving, pamphlet, periodical and
magazine which shall be unconnecteo
| with any manuscript or written mat
ter, not exceeding three ounces in
weight, cents; and for each addi-
tional ounce or fraction of all ounce, !
cents additional; and in all cases til,
postage shall be prepaid by stamps
And books bound or unbound, no,
weighing over four pounds, shall be