Shreveport daily news., 1861-06-13
Pnstal Affairs Of tho Confederate
States

for other purposes.
SEcr1oN l. Tie Congress of tie CON-
tsde,u,e States Of A~et-7Sc0 do e"dct'
'That from and after such period as the
pns+raster General may by precla-
na.;op announce, there shall be charg-
I'd the following rates Of postage to,
Wit: For every single letter sealed
and for every letter in manuscript or
nsoer O: any kind upon which lntor-
,natisu shall be asked for. or commu-
r;cate ia writing, or by marks or signs
conveyed in the mail for amy distance
he.weau places within the Contedrate
States of America, not exceeding 3oo
miles. cents; and tor any distance
a~candirr 500 miles, double that rate;
and every letter or parcel not eSeeo- e,
ius half an ounce i'll weight SHAH De
deemed a single letter, and every au-
ditioral weight Of half an ounce or ao-
ditioual wei ght less than half an ounce
shall be charged with an additional
s;ngls postage; and all packages con-
tanning other than printed or written
matter, and money packages m
clu5.1 in this class, shall be rated ey
waiph. as letters are rated, and shall
he CHARGED double the rates OF postage
on letters; and all drop letters or let
ters placed in amy postotnce not ior
transmission 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
nrepaid by stamps; and all letters
i-1,!nh .b ali hereafter be advertised rs
remaining over or uncalled for III any
postoa;ce shall be charged with two
cents each in addition to the regular
postage, both to be accounted Tor a;
othe: postages Of this Confederation
..Sso, 2. Ind he at .tartser c~acte"
That all newspapers not eNceeo,n;
thrsa ounces in weight, sent from tn
Office Of publication to actual and."'
IN fJe subscribers, shall be charge
with postage as follows. to-wit: tn
nostaga Oh the regular numbers OF
newspaper published weekly W'thi u
the State where published, shall he .
.p,ts per q uarter; and papers publish
81 aiweekly, double that rate
and papers published thrice Weei
treble their rate; and papers publisi
"a daily, six times that rate; an
the postage on all newspapers to az
tual subscribers without the Stat
where published, shall be charSe
double the foregoing rates; and pc!
oa;cals sent from the office Of pub!
cation to actual and bono hde subsc'
Lers. shall be charged with postage
follows, .o-wit; the postage Oh Il
regular numbers of Il periodical, u
exceedinr one and halt ounces
weight, and published monthly, wit
in TIE Stat. where published, shall
3 cents per qsarter; if publish
sarsi-,nonthly, double that rate a
for every additional ounce or tractl
Of az ounce. double the toregoi
rates shall be charged; and perlo'
Gals published quarterly or bi-lnont'
shall b.. charged one cent an ount
and the postage OIL all periodic
without the State where pHbllsh
shall be dor,ble the above specit
rates; and regular subscribers
newspapers and periodicals shall
rec ouiIed 70 pay one quarter post;
j., advance. And there shall be cha
ed upo, every other newspaper i;
each circular not sealed, handbill,
CRAVING. pamphlet, periodical
magazine which shall be unconnee
with any manuscript on written IL
ter. not exceeding three ouAce'
weight. 2.c-nts; and tos. each az
tiona! ounce or fraction OF an ounc
carts a,iaitional: and in all cases
postag. shall be prepaid by stan
Aud books bound or unbound,
weighing over four pounds, shall
deemed ,nailable matter and shal
charged with postage to he pre-
, nnr ounce