Shreveport daily news., 1861-06-01
Postal Affairs Of the Confederate
States.

prescribe the rates Of postage an TIL
Confederate States of 1America, ana
for other purposes.
SECTION /. The Congress of the Com
fel2e1ute States Of -Ame7ica do enact
That from and after such period as th.
Postmaster General may by procIa
nation announce, there shall be charg
ed the following rates Of postage, to
wit: For every single letter sealec
and for every letter i'll manuscript OF
paper of any kind upon which infor
nation shall be asked for, or commu
nicate in writing, or by marks or signs
conveyed in the mail for any distance
between places within the Confederate
States of America, not exceeding JOt
miles, 6 cents; and for any distance
exceeding 500 miles, double that rat e
and every letter or parcel not exceed,
ing half an ounce in weight. shall be
deemed single letter. and every ad-
iitional weight Of half an ounce or ad
Gitional weight 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
tiers placed in any postotiice. not tol
transmission but for delivery only
shall be charged with postage at tn,
s,f.}, Il,
foregoing cases the postage must be
prepaid bv stamps; and all letters
which shall hereafter be advertised rs
remaining over OF uncalled for in any
postoffice shall be charged with two
cents each in addition to the reguia,
postage, both to be accounted for ar
other postayes of this Confederation
"SEC. 2. Ind be 1t .turther easucted
That all newspapers not exceeding
three ounces in weight, sent from the
office of publication to actual and 6o
.n tide subscribers, shall be charged
with postage as follows, to-wit: The
postage on the regular numbers of g
newspaper published weekly within
the STATE where published, shall be 81
cents perquarter; and papers publish
ed semi-weeklv, double that rate;
and papers published thrice a 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; aud'peri,
odicals sent from the dlfice OF publ
cation to actual and tonu fdesubscri-
bers, shall be charged with posta@t a>
follows, to-wit; the postage on the
regular numbers Of. a periodical, not
rxceeding one and half ounces il
weight, and published monthly, with,
III the State where published, shall be
) cents per quarter; If published
semi-monthiy, double that rate: anc
for every additional ounce or fraction
Of an ounce, double the foregoing
rates shall be charged: and rerodi
Gals published quarterlv V or hi-monthiy
shall be 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 tc
newspapers and periodicals shall b,
required to pay one quarters postage
IN advance And there shall be chary.
cd upon every other newspaper ans
each circular not sealed, handbiIl, en-.
craving, pamphlet, periodical and
magazine which shall be uncopnecteu
win any manuscript or written maj
FER, not exceeding three ounces il
weight, 2 cents; and for each add
tional ouuce OF fraction Of an ounce, :
cents additional; and in all cases I'll.
postage shall be prepaid by stamps
And books bound or unbound, 10,
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