Shreveport daily news., 1861-06-08
Postal Affairs Of the Confederate
States.

prescribe the rates Of postage IN tie
Conttaerute States 9f 1mc/tco, and
to,. -other purposes.
SECTION /. Tie Congress Of the C"n-
tederate States Of -lme7'ca do enact,
That from and after such period as the
Postmaster General may by procla-
nation announce, there shall be clarg
I'd the following rates of postage, to-
wit: For every single letter sealed
and for every letter i'll 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 800
miles, 6 cents; and for any distance
exceeding 800 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-
dirional weight of half ;,n ou,no.orad-
ditional 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
elude,l in this class, shall he rated by
wei yht as letters are rated. and shall
De charged double the rates OF postage
on letters: and all drop letters or let
ters placed in any rostoffiees not for
transmission but for delivery only,
shall be charged with postage ut the
rate OF two cents each: and in ai}rhe
foregoing cases the postage must be
prepaid by stamps: and all letters
which shall hereafter be advertised as
relnainin" over or uncalled for in any
psstoAice 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. 2. And be It .fUrtter cnucted,
Tha. al newspapers not exceeding
three ounces in weight, sent from the
office Of publication to actual and.bo
M fde subscribers. shall be charged
with postage as follows, to-wit: the
postage oD the regular numbers Of. Il
newspaper published weekly. withiu
the S-ase where published, shall he 6 !
cents perqu;rtcr: and papers publish-
ed semi-weckly, double that rate
ana papers published thrice u week
treble their rate; and papers publish
ed daily, six times that rate: and
the postage on all newspapers to ac-
where published, shall be charged
double the foregoing rates; and peri
oi;calS sent from the Office of publ
cation 70 actual and Jona Hdc subscri-
bers. shall be charged with postage as
f,llowa, to-wit; the postage on the
regular numbers Of Il periodical, not
exceeding one and IL half ounces in
weight. and published monthly, with
in-,he State where Published, shall be
= cents per quarter; if published
:siai-montiilv, double that r;.tc aud
to- every additional ounce or fraction
OF al ounce, double the tore"oin4
rates shall be charged: and periodi.
c&lS published quarterly OF bi-nonthiv
shall be charged one cent IN ounce
a&d the postage on all 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 posta@,
il. advance. And there shall be charw-
ed upon every other newspaper and
eac.4 circular not sealed. handbill, en-,
craving, pamphlet. periodical AMI
magazine which shall be ',nconnectet
with any manuscript OF written mat
r,r, not exceeding. three os,scrS il
weight, 2 cents; and for each addi
tiol4l ounce or tractiok of an ounce. !:
>.::.ts aliditioual; and in adj oases the
pp-,a-a shall be prepaid by stamps
Az; books bound or unbound, no
Weighing over four pounds. shall b,
G..elned inaiIabIe matter, and shall b,