Shreveport daily news., 1861-09-11
Postal Affairs Of. the Confederate.
~ States E

Contedeyote ss<stes Of Amertca. and
| FIR othe,' 3omzY'Dses.
i SECTION /. The Cnngress Of the Coas-
lfederate iStates Of Awe7ica 1o cuact,
! That from and after such period as the
| POSTMASTER General may by precla-
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 commit
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 500
miles, ) cents: and for any distance
exceeding 500 miles, double that rate );
aud every letter or parcel not exceed
ing half an ounce in weight, shall be
deemed single letter, and every adj
ditional wei ght Of half an ounce or adj
ditional weight less than half an ounce
shall be charged with an additional
single postage; and all packages CON
tanning other tAan printed or written
matter, and money packages III
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 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 bv stamps: and all letters
| which shall hereafter he advertised is
rem maining over or uncallcd for in any
postotiice 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. >. ind be II ,turthcr cnacted.
| That all newspapers not exceeding
three ounces in weight, sent from the
Office Of publication to actual and do-
nu tide subscribers, shall bc ckargsd
with postage as follows, to-wit: the
lppstage on the regular numbers OF a
newspaper published weekly within
the State where published, shall be /
cents perqumter; ana papers publish
ed semi weekly. 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 ali newspapers to ac-
tual subscribers without the State
where published. shall be charged
| double the forcgoin" rates: and peri
odicals sent from The office Of publ
cation to actual and 6oao fdc subscri-
bers, shall be charged with postage as
follows, to-wit; the postage on the
regular numbers OF 4 periodical, not
exceeding one and a half ounces in
wei @ht. and published monthly, with
in the State wher" published, shall be
3 cents per qsarter; il published
semi-nonthly, 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 ali periodicals
without the State where published,
shall be double 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 unconnccted
with any manuscript OF written mat
ter, not exceeding three ounces in
weight, 2 cents; and for each addi
tional ounce or fraction Of an ounce, .
cents additional; and in al! cases the
postage shall be prepaid by stamps.
And books bound or uab und not
weighing over four poan3s shall be
deemed mailable matter, agsl shall be
charged with postage, Il. 1u prepaid