Shreveport daily news., 1861-06-04
Postal Affairs Of the Confederate
States.

prescribe the rates Of postage an the
Confederate States Of -Amerlca, and
fer other purposes.
SECTION 1. The Congress Of the Con-
feGerate States of -4me7ica do enact,
That from and after such period as the
Postmaster General may by procla-
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 OF
paper 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 Confederate
States of America, not exceeding 500
miles, 6 cents; and for any distance
exceeding 500 miles, double that rat e ;
and every letter or parcel not exceed
ing half an ounce in weight, shall be
deemed "A single letter, and every ad
iitional weight of haitian ounce or ad-
ditional weight less than haitian ounce
shall be charged with an additional
single postage; and all packages con
tanning other than printed or written
matter, and money packages in
Guided 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
ters placed in any postotiice not fol
transmission but for delivery only
shall be charged with postage at the
nonI. and IN, q II t1,.
foregoing cases the postage must be
prepaid by stamps; and all letters
which shall hereafter be advertised as
remaining over or uncalled for in an Y
postotfice shall be charged with two
cents each in addition to the regular
postage, both to be accounted for a-
other pos,ages of this Confederation
csc. 2. Ind be 1t further cnsacted
That all newspapers not exceeding
three ounces i'll weight, sent from the
office of publication to actual and 6o
no tide subscribers, shall be charged
with postage as follows, towit: The
postage on the regular numbers Of 8
newspaper published weekly within
the State where published, shall hc 81
cents per quarter; and papers publish
ed semi weekly, double that rate:
and papers published thrice Il week
treble their rate and papers publish
ed daily, six times that rate; and
the postage on all newspapers to ac-
tlal subscribers without the State
where published, shall be charged
double the foregoing rates: and'peri-
odicals sent from the afice Of publ
cation to actual ana terra fde subscri-
bers, shall be charged with posta@e a>
follows, to-wit; the postage Oh the
regular numbers OF. Il periodical, not
exceeding one and half ounces il
weight, and published monthly, with
III the State where published, shall be
:: cents per quarter; if published
semi-monthlv, double that rate: anC
tor every additional ounce or traction
of an ounce, double the foregoing
rates shall be Charged: and periodi.
Gals published quarterly or bi-monthIv
shall be charged one cent an ounce
and 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 b,
required to pay one quarters postage
III advance. And there shall be charg-
ed upon every other newspaper anu
each circular not sealed, landbiil, en-.
craving, pamphlet. periodical and
magazine which shall oe uncopnectaa
with any manuscript or written mat
tcr, not exceeding three ounces II
weight, 2 cents; and for each add
tional ounce cr fraction Of an ounce, I.
cents additional; and in ali cases til,
postage shal! be prcp.id by stamps
And books bound ur unbound, no.