Shreveport daily news., 1861-08-21
Postal A6Nirs Of the Confederate
States.

prescribe Me rates c postage IN the
Confederate States Of america, and
for oszer purposes.
SECTION /. The Congress Of the Con-
federate States Of Azae'ica do enact,
lThat 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
aud for every letter in manuscript OR
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, S cents; and for any distance
exceeding 500 miles, double that rate
and every letter or parcel not exceed
ling half an ounce in weight, shall be
deemed single letter, and every ad-
ditional weig Of half an ounce or adj
ditional weight 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 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
ters placed in any postotfice not tor
trans,nissioo 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 or uncalled for III any
postofaice shall be charged with two
cents each in addition to the regular
postage, both to be accounted for rs
other postages of this Confederation
"SEc. 2. And be 1t further enacted
That all newspapers not exceeding
three ounces in weight, sent from th'
( Office of publication to actual and TO
ma tide subscribers, shall be charged
with postage as follows, to-wit: tn
postage on the regular numbers Of ;
. newspaper published weekly With,
the Stat. where published, shall be 6.
cents perquarter; and papers publish
d. ed semi-weeklv, double that rate
and papers published thrice n week
!, treble their rate; and papers publish
. I'd daily, six times that rate; ant
the postage on all newspapers to ac
tual subscribers without the Stat'
where published, shall be charget
double the foregoing rates; and peri
odicals sent from the Office Of publ
cation To actual and Joua fde subscri
bers, snail be charged with postage a
follows, to-wit; the postage on tn
regular numbers Of periodical, no
exceeding one and half ounces il
a weight, and published monthly, with
in the State where published, shall b
3 cents per quarter; if publishe
semi-monthly, double that rate; an
for every additional ounce or fractio
Of an ounce. double the foregoin
8, rates shall be charged; and period
Gals published quarterly or bi-monthl
shall be charged one cent an ounce
and the postage on all periodical
without the State where published
shall be double the above specific
rates; and regular subscribers
newspapers and periodicals shall
ID req uired to pay one quarters postas
in advance. And there shall be char
ed upon every other newspaper ar
each circular not sealed, handbill' e.
craving, pamphlet, periodical ar
magazine which shall be unconnect'
with any manuscript or written ma
tier, not exceeding three ounces
weight, 2 cents; and for each add
vs. tional ounce or fraction Of an ounce,
cents additional; and in all cases Il
postage shall be prepaid by STAMP
And books bound or unbound, n
weighing over four pounds, shal!
-~:1,l1o ,ooftar ord shall