Shreveport daily news., 1861-11-05
Postal Affairs Of the Confederate
States,

Confederate States ef Amcr'ca,. an"
for other purposes.
SECTION l. The Congress of tic Com-
tolerate States Of Amcvica do enact,
That from and after such period as the
Postmaster General may by precia-
nation announce, there shall be charg-
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-
nicatc in writing, or by marks or signs
conveyed III the mail for any distance
between places within the Confederate
States Of America. not exceeding 800
miles, 5 cents; and for any distance
exceeding 500 miles, double that rate;
and every letter or parcel not exceed
ing half an ounce i'll weight, shall be
deemed single letter, and every ad-
ditional weight Of half an ounce or ad-
ditional wei ght less than half an ounce
shall be charged with an additional
single postage; and all lpackases CON
tanning other than printed or written
matter, and money packages in
cluded in this class, shall be rated 10y
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 postofiice 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 rs
remaining over or uncalled for in any
postofice shall be charged with two
cents each in addition to the regular
postage, both to be accounted for as
other postages of this Confederation.
"SEc. 9. An>zbc 1t ,farther cnnc,ed,
That all newspapers not exceeding
three ounces in weight, sent from the
office of publication to actual and bo,
M fae subscribers. shall be charged
| with postage as follows, t"-wit: the
postage OH the regular numbers OF a
newspaper published weekly within
the State where published, shall he 81
cents perquarter; and papers publish
ed semi-weekly, double that rate
and papers published thrice Il week
treble their rate; and papers publish
I'd daily, six times that rate; ano
the postage on all newspapers TO ac
tual subscribers without the Stat.
where published, shall be charged
double the foregoing rates; and peri
odicals sent from the office OF publ
cation to actual and bouu .ti'7cSubscri
bers, shall be charged with postage a;
follows, to-wit; the postage on thu
regular numbers Of periodical, no
exceeding one and half ounces i,
weight, and published monthly, with
in the State where published, shall b.
3 cents per quarter; if published
semi-monthly, double that rate; am
for every additional ounce or Fraction
of an ounce, double the foregoing
rates shall be charged; and period
Gals published quarterly or bi-monthl..
) shall be charged one cent an ounce
and the postage on all periodical
without the State where published
shall be double the above specific
rates; and regular subscribers t
newspapers and periodicals shall b
required to pay one quarters postaS
: in advance. And there shall be chars
ed upon every other newspaper ALI
each circular not sealed, handbill, e,
craving, pamphlet, periodical an
magazine which shall be unconnecte
with any manuscript or written ma
ter, not exceeding three ounces i
weight, cents; and for each add
tional ounce or fraction of an ounce,
cents additional; and in all cases tn
postage shall be prepaid by stamp
And books bound or unbound, III
weighing over four pounds, shall t
deemed mailable matter, and shall |
charged with postage, to be prepal
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