Shreveport daily news., 1861-05-29
t,os&al Affairs of the Confederate
States.

.AN.ACT, to be entitled an act TO
prescribe the rates Of postage IN Me
Confederate States Of Amer'co' ana
for other pxrPOscs.
SRcr,oN l. The Congress Of the con
tederate States Of Anse7ica< do enact
i,hat from and after such period s'hs
Postmaster General may by pr"c'a-
,,,t;on announce, there shall be chars-
.d tn, foil l,wing rates Of postage to,
wit: For every single letter sealed
and for every letter i'll manuscript or
nanar of any kind upon which int"r-
nation shall be asked for. or commit
nicate in writing, or by marks or s'S"S
conveyed IN the mail for any distance
h,,tw.,sn places within the Confederate
States of America, not exceeding 'oo
miles, s cents; and tor any distance
exc..ling 500 miles, double that rate;
and every lester or parcel. not exceed
mo half an ounce in weight. shall be
dse,ned \ single letter. and every ad-
d;t;onal weight Of half an ounce or ad-
ditional wei ssht less than halt an ounce
sha,l b. charged with AL additional
single postage; and all packages con-
tainins other than printed or written
matter, and money pac ages IN
cluded in this class, shall be rated by
vei.h as letters are rated, and shall
be ch Urged double thrates OF postage
an letters; and all drop letters or let
sers placed in any p"stotfice not for
transmission but for delivery only,
shall bo charged with postagr an ne
-ate of two cents each; and in all the
soreg Ding cases the postage must be
prepaid by stalngs:- ANA all letters
which shall hereafter b. advertised rs
remaining over ,"r uaealled tor IN any
oostottict shall be charged with two
cents each in addition 10 the reguia'
postage. both to he accounted for as
athrr postayes ot this t'nttdera'lo ,
"SEc. 2. And be at furthss enucted
That all newspapers not eNce'ol'!
,Lrpe ounces~in weight, sent from tn
stfice of publica, ION 20 actual ANA IN
M f le subscribers. shall be charged
win ,ssage as follows, to-w.t: n
postage on the regular numbers of
newspaper pubii,.led wecA'E ".'I''
The Stat, where published, shall beo
cents per quarter; and papers publish
.I; selni-weekiy, double that ra'',
and papers published Price Il wees
.reble their rate and papers publish
I'd daily, six times that rate; an
the postage on all newspapers to az
wal subscribers without the Stat
where published, shall be charge
double the foregoing rates; and pe!
.dicals sent from the oft q. OF pu'
cation to actual and bona .f!es esubsc:
bers, shall be charged with post s. :
follows, to-wit; the postage on II
regular numbers Of periodlcal' II.
exceeding one and half ounces
weight, and published mont h y, vat
.u.the State where published shall
) cents. per quarter; II pubAah
seni-nonthly, double that rate; II
FOR every Additional ounce or lraciia
Of an ounce, double the foresoil
-ates shah be charged; and Ptr."'
calls published quarterly or bi-month
shall be charged one cent an "unc
and the postage tEA atl perlod'c&
without the State, where pub.lsh
shall he doubl. the aoo'e speciii
rates; and regular subscribers
newspapers and periodicals shall
required to pay one quarters posia
N advance. And there shall be cha.
I'd upon every other newspaper II
each circular not sealed, handhiil, {
craving, pamphlet, periodical Il
nag ,zine which shall be unconn"ct
Win any manuscript or written IN
ter, not exceeding three ounces
weight, 2 cents; and for each ad
.ioual ounce or fraction of an ounce
cents additional; and III all cases I
postage shall bp prep .id by STAN