Shreveport daily news., 1861-08-14
Postal Affairs Of the Confederate
States.

An act, to be entitled Gm act to
prescribe the rates Of postGsse IN tic
Confederate States ef A,acrica. and
FIR other 7oauposcs.
SECTION l. The Congress Of t4e Con-
teacrate States Of America do enact,
That from and after such period as the
Postmaster General may by precla-
nation announce, there shah be charg-
ed the following rates OF postage, to-
wit: For every single letter sealed
and for evrrv letter in manuscript or
paper of any kind upon which infor
nation shall be asked for, or comnlu-
nicat. inwriting, or by marks or signs
conveyed in the mail for any distance
between places within the Canicdratr
States Of America, not exceeding 500
miles, 5 cents; and for any distance
exceeding 500 miles, double t hat rate:
;.nd every letter or parcel not exe"d-
ing half ~ ounce IN weight. shall uc
deemed a single letter, and every ad
Gitional weight of hiatt an ounce or ad-
ditiaual wei ght less than halt an ounce
shall oe charged with an additional
single pcst3 -e; and all packages con-
tanning ether tkan printed or written
matter, and money packages in
cludeu IN this class, shalt be rated by
weigb 1t a. letters are rated, and s!s;,ll
bo ch:.r:.eti double th,. rates of postage.
On l>tlvrs; and all drop letters or let,
,rs placed ii any po~totiicn moi ior,
transmission but for delivery only,
shall be charged with postage at the:
rate Of two cents each: and in all thr
fo"egoiEg eases the postage must be-
prepaid hy stamps; and all letters
which shall hereafter be advertised as
remaining over or uuc;t!lcd for in any
postoaice shall b" charged witt. 'w"
cents each in addition 10 the regular
postage. both to be accounted for as
other postagcs of this Confederation.
SEC. 2. AndIe II tarfhs,, -oucf,'d.
That all newspapers not exceeding
three ounces in weight, sent from the
Office Of publication to actual and bo-
'~vf9c subscribers. shall be charged
with postago rs. follows. to-wit: the
postage on the regular numbers, ot 4
new Spapcr published weekly within
the Stat where published, shalIlc 81
cents perquarter; aud papers publish
I'd semi weekly. douhi> that raie;
aud papers published thrice a week,
treble their rate: and papers, publish
ed daily, six times that rate; and
the postage on all newspapers 10 az
tual Subscribers without the state
wher, published, shall be charge!
double the foregoing rates: and peri
odicals sent from the office OF publ
cation to actual and a"nQ ;iie subscr
bers. shall be charged with postage IL
follows. to-wit: the postage on the
regular numbers of "A periodical, not
exceeding one and Il half ounces IN
weight, aud published monthly, with
in the State where published, shall be
) cents per 4Earicr; II published
semi-month,y, double that rate; and
for every additional "unc. or fraction
Of an ounce, don5ie the foregoing
rates shall he charged; ami periodi-
Gals published quarterly OF bi-lhop,hiy
shall be charged one cent AL ounce
and 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 10 pay one quarters postage
in advance. And there shall becharg-
ed upon every other newspaper and
each circular not sealed. handbill, en-
craving. pamphlet, periodical and
magazine which shall be unconnectcd
, with any manuscript Or written mat
ter, not exceeding three ounces III
weight, 2 cents; and for each addi-
tioual ounce or fraction Of aM ounce, 9
cents additional; and i'll al! cases the
postage shall be prepaid by stamps.