Shreveport daily news., 1861-09-17
Postal Affairs Of the Confederate
$ ~ states. a.,'

AN ACT, to be entitled an act to
lvesc,1deItAe rates of postage IN the
Co,1c11erutc States Of america, and
for other 1,~rzasses.
SKcTIoN I. IM<sCoxeyexs gf tie Com-
te2erate States If 1Ame7tca do enact,
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
paAsr Of any kind upon which infor-
mi bn shall be asked for, or commu-
nidkte 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, s cents; and for any distance
exceeding 500 miles, double that rate
and every letter or parcel not exceed
ing half ah ounce III weight, shall be
deemed single letter, and every nd
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 on written
matter, and money packages in
cluded in this class, shall be rated bv
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 postottice 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 as
remaining over or uncalled for in any
postotaice shall be charged with two
cents each in addition to the regular
postage, both to be accounted for as
, other postages of this Confederation.
CSC. 2. -40a he 1t .turaAey enacted,
That all newspapers not exceeding
three ounces in weight, sent from the
Office of publication to actual and 80
ma tide subscribers, shall be charged
with postage as follows, to-wi,: the
postage on the regular numbers of u
newspaper published weekly within
the State where published, shall be 644
cents perquarter; and papers publish
ed semi-weckly, double that rate;
and papers published thrice a week,
treble their rate; and papers publish
ed daily, six times that rate; and
1 the postage on all newspapers to ac-
tual subscribe 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 boao .11ce subscri
bers, shall be charged with postage as
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
3 cents per qsarter; 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-
Gals published quarterly or bi-monthly
] shall be charged one Cent an ounce ;
/ and the postage on all periodicals
without the State where published,
shall be donble 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, ltandhill, en-
craving, pamphlet, periodical and
magazine which shall be unconnected
with any manuscript or written mat
ter, not exceeding three ounces in
weight, 9 cents; and for each addi-
| tional ounce or fraction of aM ounce, 2
cents additional; and in all cases the
postage shall be prepaid by stamps.
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