Shreveport daily news., 1861-05-31
PoSt1l Affairs o. the Coufe6efaJe
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for other purposes.
SECTION l. TIE Congress Of the Con-
tsderate States Of Amcvsca do enact,
That from and after sac.l period as the
Postmaster General may by procla-
nation announce, there shall be charg-
cd tho foll,wing rates Of postage, to-
wit: For every single letter sealed
and for every letter in manuscript or
paper of any kind upon which infor-
marion shall be asked for, or commu-
nicate in writing. or by marks or signs
conveyed in tho 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 rate;
and every letter or. parcel not exceed
ing half AN ounce in weight. shall be
deemed single letter, and every ad-
ditional weight Of half an ounce or ad-
ditional weight less than half AN ounce
shall be charged with an additional
single postage; and all packages con-
tainias other than printed or written
matter, and money packages in
clu led in this class, shall be rated by
weight as lesters are rated, aud shall
b. Oh .rged double the rates Of postage
on letters; and all .dcaP letters or let
ters placed in any p"st"tfice not for
trans mission but for delivery only.
shall bo charged with postage at the
rate OF two cents each; and in all the
foreg .ng cases the postage must be
prepaid by stamps; and all letters
which shall hereafter be advertised as
remaining over. or uncailed for i'll any
postotfic. shall be charged with two
censs each in addition to the regular
postage. both to be accounted for as
other post;.yes Of this Confederation.
"Sec. 2. and be 1t .furkhe~ enacted.
That all newspapers not exceeding
three ounces in weight. Sent from the
Off 90 Of publication 20 actual and b0-
~a tide subscribers. shall be charged
with postage as follows, to-w.t: the
postage on the regular numbers Of !.
newspaper published weekly within
the Stat, where published, shall be 6 /
cents per quarter; and papers publish
cd semi weekly, double that rate !;
and papers published thrice Week,
treble thsir rate; and papers publish
ed 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 6de subscri-
hers, shall be charged with postage rs
follows, to-wit; the postage on the
regular Plumbers Of a periodical, not
exceeding one and half ounces in
weight, and published monthly, with
in the State where published, shall be
3'cents per quarter; if pubiished
seni-monJhly. double that rate; and
for every additional ounce or traction
Of an ounce, double the foregoing
rates shall be charged; and period,-
calls published quarterly or bi-monthly
shall bs 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 to
newspapers and periodicals shall be
required to pay one quarters postage
in advance. And thcre shall be charg-
I'd upon every other newspaper and
ZACH circular not sealed, handful, en-
craving. pamphlet. periodical and
mag, ,zine which shaLbe Unconnectcd
with any manuscript or written mat
ter, not exceeding three ounces in
weight, 2 ceuts; aud fer zach addi-
,ional ounce or fractien OF aa ounce, 2
cents additional; and in. all cases the
postage shall be prep lid by stamps.
Aud books bound or unbound, not
Weighing over four pounds, shall be
deenlsd mailable matter, and sllal! he
II, l,n...rI,n 10. h.,