Shreveport daily news., 1861-09-04
Postal Affairs Of the Confederate
States.


Comtcc2erute .States@f # -i,mer1ca, and
| .f0r other purposes.
SEcTIoN L. IHe Coagrcss of thc Can
tedcrote .Stofcs ..ef -dmesira do cnacf,
That from and after such period as the
Postmaster General ,2nay by precIa-
nation announce, thereshalhbe 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 infor-
nation shall be asked for, or conmu
nicate iil,writing, or',,y marks or signs
convcv we'd in the mail for any distance
! between places within the toiicdrate
States Of America, not exceeding 500
miles, !, cents; and for any distance
|eNceeding 800 miles, double that rate;
and every letter or parcel not exceed
ing halt ;A ounce III weight, shall he
! deemed single letter, and every ad-
ditional wei .ht Of half an onnccor ad-
ditiona! weight less than half an ounce
shall be charged with an additional
single postage; and all packages cou
tanning other ts.an printed OF written
matter. and money packages in
cludedin this class, shall he rated Ivy
weight as letters are rated, aud shall
be charged double the rates OF postage
o.. letters; and ii! drop letters or let
tcrs placed in any poStotiice not for
transmission but for delivery only.
shall bc charged with postage at the
rate Of two cents each; and i'll all 'h,.
fnree'ning cases the hostage must be-
prepaid by stamps; and all letters
I which shall hereafter be advertised d -
remaining over CT uncallei for in any.
post"tiice shall be charged with Two
cents each in addition to the regular
postage. both to he accounted for rs
other postage- oI this Cont..'l"rati on.
"SEr. .. and ire f t@,aAc,' cua,trd
That all newspapers not exceeding
three otmceS i'll weight, sent from, the
Office Of publication to actual and TO-
a0 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 heG4
cents perquarter; and papers publish
ed semi weekly, double tl.nt r:,tn.
and papers published thrice a week
treble their rate; and papers putli~lt-
ed daily, six times that rate; and
the postage Oh all newspapers TO &C
tual subscribers without the State
where published. shall he charged
douhie the foregoing rates; aud peri
odicsls sent from the otsic,. of publ
cation to actual and houa fIesubscri
hers, shall. be charged with postage u
follows, to-wit; the postage on thr
regular Numbers OF a periodical, not
exeeediuy one and :. half ounces u,
weight, and published monthly, with
in the State where published, Shaii be
3 cents per qvarter; if published
semi-monthly, double that rate; and
for every additional ounce or fraction.
of au ounce, doub!e the fore"oin.
rates shall be charged: and period
calls published quarterly or bi-lnonthlv
shall be charged one cent an ou!cc
and the postage on all periodical,
without the State where publishcd
shall be double the above specified
rates; and regular subscribers t.
newspapers and periodicals shall bc
required TO pay one quarters postagp
in advance. And there shall be charg-
ed upon every other newspaper and
each circular not sealed, handhiM, en-
craving, pamphlet, periodical and
magazine which shall be unconnected
with any manuscript or written ma;
ter, not exceeding three onnces il
weight, 2 cents: aud for each add
tional ounce or fraction Of az ounce, :.
cents additional; and in all eases the
postage shall be prepaid by stamps
I And books bound or unbound, not
weighing over four pounds, shall be
, deemed mailable matter, and shall be