The Shreveport weekly news., 1861-06-10
Postal Affairs of the Confederate
STATES.

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4, .for ofb'r Pay3oses.
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/ 'S"cr"te STATES ot iap-ica do rmae.f.
! hat from and after such period rs III.
/ POSTMASTER General NAV hv ;rocla-
'ma,i"n announce. there shall be cllarg-
! "d the following rates u; postage, to-
! Wit: For every eiu@l. letter scaled
and for every l"ttcr in manuscript or
paper o,' an, Kind upon which illfor-
tmation shall b. asked for, or commit
imica.c ii writing or h., mark. or signs
conveyed in the mail for an: distance
between places within the Confederate
I State! OF America. not exceeding 500
miles, II cents; and tur any distance
exceeding 800 miles. loubi,. tia, ra,,:
and every letter or parcel not "N.-d-
ing half an ounce III weight. shall J.,
aemnc.l 4 >in.lc letter and every nd
dition:i weight of halt an ounce or nd
ditional weight les than half an ounce.
shall be charged with an additional
single p"siasc; aud Ill package co,t-
tanning other tAau printed or written
matter. and money packages in.
e!uAe,i in Ibis class. shall l.c rated b,.
weight ~ listers are rated, and -hall
b. charged Aouhl III" :.'.,. Il postage
ON letter; aad ;,il dro,, letters or let
tiers placed i" ANY pcsto,ti not fnr
transmission hat for delivery. ouly,
shall! he charged with postage at the
ra'r OF two cents each; and ia all the
foregoing cases the postage must be
prepaid 10y stamps; and all letters
which shall hereafter be advertised IS
remaining over or uncailcd FOR in any |
poatotsice shall be charged with two /
c"nis ca.li i'll addition 10 the regular |,
postage. both TO h. accounted for rs
other hostages of this Confederation. !
''~EC. ?, -f@d6 c Il FURTHER endcted, !
That AL newspapers not exceeding /.
thrr" "tuIccs i'll weight, sent from he /
office of publication to actual andbo- |
@a tide Subscribers, shall be charged
with postage as follows, io-wii: the
postage on the regular numbers of a
published weekly within
the Stat whore published. shall he ct
cents pcrquartcr; and papers publish
ed r!ni-weelllv. double tha, rate;
and papers published ttric" It week,
trebi" their rate; and papers publish
al daily. six TINES that rate: and
the postage on all newspapers to &C.
.uaI subscribers without the State
whore published, shall be charged
iouh!c tn. foregoing rates; and peri
1dicala sent from the Office OF publ
satidn to actual and hona ffesuhscri-i
,ers, shall! be charged with postage as
"ilows, to-wif; the postage on the
OCULAR numbers Of a periodical, not
Exceeding one and a half ounces in
weight, and published monthly, with ,
n the State where published, shall he ,
cents per quarter; If published .
etni-monthlv, double that rate; and {
or every additional ounce or traction ;
II an ounce, double the foregoing .
ates shall Toe charged; and period !:
ais published quarterly or hi monthly /,
t'aff be charged one cent an ounce !
nd the postage Oh all periodicals d
'ithou' the State where published,
hall be double the above specified
a'es; aud regular Subscribers TO
ewspapera and periodicals shall be 9
to pay one quarters postage !.
a advance. And there shall be charg-
d upon every other newspaper and
ach circular not scaled. haudbill, en- 6
raving, pamphlet. periodical and u
Magazine which shall be unconmec,ed Z"
18th any manuscript or written mat 6.
II, not exceeding three omAcas in u
eight, = cents; aud for each addi II
onai ounce or fraction OF an ounce, , ol
ents additional; and in all eases the
ostage shall he prepaid by stamps. II
'nd books b"Wnd or unbound. DO, +.
.elshinG over toHr pounds, shall be tt
e'mcd ma'tahie matter. aud shall hc ra
harE"d with postage. to no prepaid IN
s'ainps, al > cents per ounce, for N
ny distance. The publisher. ofnsws. II
ipcrs on periodicals may -end to y,
'ch other, from then respective ohi