Shreveport daily news., 1861-08-28
Postal Affairs Of the Confederate
States,

Ian ACT, to be entitled an act Z"
prescribe the rates Of postage IN me
Confederate States J A"er'ea' ara
| tor otAer l'arposcs.
SECTION The Congress Sf the Co's-
! tselerate States Of A~evtc0 do e"act'
! That from and after sucl, period as the !
\ Postmaster General may by precla-
nation announce, there shall be chargg-
ed the following rates Of postage to,
wit: For every single letter sealed
and for every letter in manuscript or
pauer Of any kind upon which mfor-
nation shall be asked for, or commu-
nieate inwritinS, or by marks or signs
conveyed in the mail for any distance
between places within the C"nfedrlte
= States of America, not exceeding 500
, miles. ) cents: and for any distance
-lexceedins 500 miles, double that rate;
land every letter or parcel not exceed
mo half an ounce in weight, shall be
= deemed a single letter, and every ad-
ditional weight Of half an ounce or adj
ditionalweishtlc less than half an ounce
shall be charged with an additional
Single postage; and all packages CON
tanning other than printed or written
4 matter, and money. packages IN
cluded in this class, shall be rated by
WEIGHT as letters are rated, aud shall
x be charged double the rates OF postage
d. on letters: and all drop letters or let
OF tcrs placed in any pcstotfice not tor
transmission but for delivery only
shall be charged Will, postage at the
rat, of two cents each; and in an th'
foregoing cases the postage must n'
prepaid by stamps; and all Letters
which shall hereafter be advertised a.
remaining over or uncallcd for IN an.
:: postotsice shall be charged with tw'
cents each in addition to the reS''la
:. hostage, both to be accounted for
: other postases of this Confederation
: "SEc. 9. And be II further c"acte'
That all newspapers not eNceedln
- three ounces in weight, sent from tn
. Office Of publication to actual and "'
1a ma fde subscribers. shall be charge
: with postage as follows, to-wit: II
: postage on the regular numbers OF
= newspaper published weekly with
: the State where rubli shall be {
cents per quarter; and papers pnhhs
ed semi-weckly, double that rat
and papers published thrice wee
e treble their rate: and papers pubiis
ed daily. six times that rate; III
the postage on ali newspapers to a
tual subscribers without the Sta
where published, shall be charge
double the foregoing rates; and pei
odicals sent from the office Of pub
cation to actual and bono fde subsc
bers. shall be charged with postage
follows, to-wit; the postage ON t.
regular numbers OF perl"d'cal' II
"a exceeding one and half ounces
} weight. and published monthly, wit
- in the State where published, shall
3 cents per qrarter; II publish
semi-monthly, double that rate; a
for every additional ounce or tractl
Of an ounce, double the foregoi
Ls rates shall be charged; and perio
calls published quarterly or bi-montl
shall be charged one cent an oun'
and the postage on all periodic
without the State where publish
shall be double the above specit
rates: and regular subscribers
newspapers and periodicals shall
nd required to pay one quarters post;
in advance. And there shall be cha
ed upon every other newspaper,
each circular not sealed, handful,
craving, pamphlet, periodical
magazine which shall be unconnee
with any manuscript or written
ter, not exceeding three ounce'
weight. 2 cents; and for each a'
ms, tional ounce or fraction of an ounc
cents additional; and in all cases
postage shall be prepaid by stan