Shreveport daily news., 1861-09-05
Postal Affairs Of the Confederate
States.

Confederate States IF -Amevica, and
for 0ther purposes.
SECTION 1. The Congress sf The Cow-
| ksaerate !Stctes of 4Am7ica do enact,
That from and after such period as the
Postmaster General may by precla-
uation announce, there shall be charg-
ed the following rates Of postage, to-
wit: For every single letter scaled
and for every letter in manuscript or
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 500
miles, cents; and for any distance
exceeding 500 miles, double that rate;
and every letter or parcel not exceed
ing half an ounce in weight, shall be
deemed a single letter, and every ad'
ditional weight of half an ounce or ad-
ditional weight less than half an ounce
shall be charged with an additional
single postage; and allpackages con-
tanning other than printed or written
matter, and money packages in
cluded in this class, shall he 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 postoifice 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 uncailed for in any
postotice shall be charged with two
cents each in addition to the regular
postage, both to be accounted for as
other postagcs of this Confederation.
"SEc. =. And he 1t further enoctcd,
That all newspapers not exceeding
three ounces in weight, sent from the
office Of publication to actual and bO-
ia fde subscribers. shall be charged
with postage as follows, to-wit: the
postage on the regular numbers Of a
newspaper published weekly within
the State where published, shall be &
cents perquarter; and papers publish
ed semi-weckly, double that rate;
and papers published thrice week,
treble their rate and papers publish
ed daily, six times that rate; and
the postage on all newspapers to a.
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 Aona h3< subscri-
bers, shall be charged with postage rs
follows, to-wit; the postage on the
regular numbers of periodical, not
exceeding one and half ounces in,
weight, and published monthly, with;
in the State where published, shall be
} cents per quarter; if published
semi-monthly, double that rate; and
for every additional ounce Or fraction
Of an ounce, double the foregoing
rates shall be charged; and periodi-
calsppbhshed quarterly or bi-,pcnthly
shall be charged one cent an oKncc
and the postage on all periodicals
without the State where published,
shall be doable the above specified
rates; and regular subscribers to
newspapers aud periodicals shall be
required to pay one quarters postage.
in advance. And there shall be charg-1
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, 2 cents; and for each addi-
tiopal 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 mailable matter, and shall be
charged with postage, to be prepaid