Shreveport daily news., 1861-10-12
Postal Affairs Of the Confederate
States.

for 0thcr purposes.
SECTION 1. TIE Congrcss Of tie Com-
tedeyutc Suites Of Amc7ica 9o enact,
That from and after such period as the
Postmaster General may by precla-
nation announce, there shall be chang
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, Of com,nu-
nicate in writing, or by marks or signs
convrved in the mail for any distance
between places within the Confederate
States of America, not exceeding 500
miles, ) cents: and for any distance
exceeding 800 miles, double that rate !:
and every letter or parcel not exceed
in. half an ounce in weight, shall be
deemed Il single letter. and every ad-
ditional ight of half an ounce or ad-
ditional wei chit 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
cluded in this class, shall be rated by
weight as letters are rated, and shall
be charged double the rates Of postage
on letters; aud all drop letters on let
tcrs placed in any postotfice not for
transmission but tor delivery only,
shall be charged with postage at the
rate Of two cents each; and in all the
foregoing eases the postage lnnst be
prepaid by stamps; and all letters
which shall hereafter be advertised as
remaining over OF uncallcd for in any
postotiice shall be charged with two
cents each in addition to the regular
postage, both to be accounted for as
other postases Of this Confederation.
SEC. .. ind be It .turthcr euacted,
That all newspapers not exceeding
three ounces in weight, sent from the
office of publication to actua! and bo-
ua fdc 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 be6i
cents perquarter; aud papers PUBLISH
ed mi-weekIv, double that rate; !;
and papers published thrice week,
treble their rate and papers publish
ed daily, six times that rate; and
the postage on all newspapers 10 ac-
tual subscribers without the State
where published, shall br charged
double the foregoing rates; and peri
oGicals sem from the office OF publ!
cation to actual and bona f|cSubscri
brrS, shall be charged with postage rS
follows, to-wit: the postage on the
regular numbers OF a PERIODICAL, not
exceeding one and Il half ounces in
weight and published monthly, with
in the State where pubIls he'd, shall be
3 cents per qHartcr; II published
semi-monthlv, double that rate and
Tor every additional ounce or traction
of ;m ounce, double the foregoing
rates shall be charged: and periodi-
Gals published quarterl Y or bi-monthly
snail be charged one cent an ounce ::
and the postage on All periodicals
without the State where published.
shall be double the above specified
rates; and REGULAR subscribers 10
newspapers and periodicals shall be
required to pay one quarters postage
IN advance. And there shall be charg-
ed u)Jon every other newspaper and
each circular not sealed, haudhill, en-
craving, pamphlet, periodical and
magazine which shall be unconnecteI
with any manuscript or written mat
ter. not exceeding three ounccs in