Shreveport daily news., 1861-07-12
Postal Affairs Of the Confederate
States.


| tedcrate States Of -1mcrica do "'s'cf,
That from and after such period as the
Postmaster General may by, procla-
nation announce. there shall be charg-
ed the following rates ot postage, to-
wit: For every siligi letter sealed
and for every le::er i'll manuscript or
paper of any kinld upon which intor-
nation shall.s,e asked for or commu-
nicate in writing, or by marks or signs
conveyed il, the mail for amy distance
betwer., places within the Confederate
States of America, not exceeding 800
| miles, 5 cents; and for any distance
exceeding 800 miles, doubl" that rate;
and every letter o. parcel not, exceed
in" half an ounce iii weight, shall be
deemed sing letter, ard cvervad
ditional weight % half IN nunc. cr ad
ditional we; CHIT less than kali an oslncc
| shall be charged with ~, additional
single postage; and all pack fqcr> 4on
tanning other than printed sr written
matter and money packages IN
GUIDED in this class, shall :2e rated by
weight ss letters are rated, and Shall
be charged do'1ble the rates of postage
on letters: and al drop jefferson let
tors placed in any fostotiice not for
transmission but for delivery only,
shall be charged with postagrat the
rate of two cents each: and, IN al the
foregoing c:s~es the po<tag'a i;lust be
prepaid bv stamps; and AL letters
| which shall hereafter be advertised rs
remaining over or uuc"lled trr III any
pos totaicc shall be charged with two
cents each in addition 10 tn" regular
postage, both to lie accounted Tor as
other hostages OF this Confederation.
SEC 2. ind be il fsris;er cnacfcd,
That all newspapers not exceeding
three ns;nces III weight, se:,t from the
office OF publication to actual and bo-
ma tide subscribers, shall be charged
with postage aS follows, to-wit: the
pestare on the regular numbers of a
newspaper published weekly within
! the sStatc where published, shall bcGi
cents per1uarter; and papers publish
led sr,ri-sv eeklv, double that rate :;
and papers published thrice a week,
treble their rate; ard paper@lublish h
! ed Cailv, 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
olicals sent from the office Of publ
cation to actual and bona ,i,je subscri
bers, shall b, Charged with postage as
follows. to-wit; the postage on the
regular numh"rs %! periodical, not
texceeding on" and Il half ounces il
weight. aud published monthly, with
in the state where published, shall hc
2 cent? per qEarter: if published
sen.i-monthly, double ilat rate; aud
for eyarv additional ounce a. traction
of an ounce, double the foregoing
rates shall be char@ed; and pcriodi-
! cal, published quarterly Y orlinonthly
shall be charged one cent an aunc" !;
, and the postage on all periodicals
without the State where published,
= shall be dcHblc the above specified
rates; and regular subtcriherss 10
newspapers and periodicals shall be
required to pay one quarters Nostag"
: in advance And there shall be ciiarg-
ed upeu every other newspaper and
: each circu lar not sealed, handhiH. en-
craving, pamphlet, periodical and
: magazine which shall be uncopnr cted
with any manuscript on written mat
, ter, not exceeding three ounces in
weight, ? cents and tor each addi-
: tional ounce or fraction OF an ounce. ,
cents aIditionai. and in Ill cases the
postage shall be prepaid by stamps.
And books bound or unbound, not
i; weighing over four pounds, shall be
deemed mailable matter, and shall be
charged with postage, to be prepaid
by stamps, at , cent" per ounce, Tor
any distance. The publishers ofnews-
papers or periodicals may send to