Shreveport daily news., 1861-07-23
Postal Affairs Of the Confederate
States.

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SECTION l. Tie Congress Of Wc Con-
tcderate States Of Amr7ica do enact,
That from and after such period rs the
Postmaster General may by precla-
nation announce, there shall be char@-
ed the following rates of postage. to-
wit: For every single letter sealed
and for every letter in manuscript or
paper of any kind upon which intor-
nation shall be asked for, or commu-
nicate i'm writing, or by marks or signs
conveyed in the mail for any distance
between places within the Confederate
States of America, not exceeding 800
miles, ) cents; and for any distance
exceeding 800 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 adj
ditional eight less than half an ounce
| shall be charged with an additional
single postage; and all packages con-
tanning other than printed or written
matter, and money packages in
cluded in this class, shall be rated by
weight as letters are rated, and shall
be charged double the rates of postage
on letters; and all drop letters or let
! tcrs placed in any postotfice not for
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
prepaid by stamps; and all letters
which shall hereafter be advertised as
remaining over or uncallcd for in any
postoficc shall be charged with two
cents each in addition TO the regular
postage, both to be accounted for as
other hostages of this Confederation.
SEC. 2. and he 1t further cnactcd,
That all newspapers not exceeding
| three ounces in weight, sent from the
Office of publication to actual and bo
ma fdc subscribers. shall be charged
| with postage Us follows, to-wit: the
postage on the regular numbers of a
newspaper published weekly within
the State where published. shall be "a
cents perquarter; and papers publish
ed semi weekly, double that rate:
and papers published thrice i week.
treble their 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 fdc subscri-
hers, shall be charged with postage As
follows, to-wit; the postage on the
regular numbers 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 qparter; il published
seini-monthly, double that rate and
for every additional ounce or fraction
Of an ounce, double the foregoing
rates shall be charged: and periodi-
Gals published quarterly or bi-monthly
shall be charged one cent an ounce
and the postage on all periodicals
without the State where published,
shall be doHhle the above specified
rates; and regular subscribers to
newspapers and periodicals shall be
required to pay one quarters postage
in advance. And there shall be charg-
ed upon every other newspaper and
each circular not sealed, handbill, en-
craving, pamphlet, periodical and
magazine which shall be unconnected
with any manuscript or written mat
ter, not exceeding three ounccs in
weight, 9 cents; and for each addi-
| tional ounce or fraction of an ounce, 2
cents additional; and in all cases the
postage shall be prepaid by stamps.
And books bound or unbound, not
weighing over four pounds, shall be
deemed mailablc matter, and shall be
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