Shreveport daily news., 1861-08-17
Postal Affairs Of the Confederate
States. III.

AN ACT, to be entitled an act tc
prescribe tie rates Of postage IN tie
Confederate States Of Anerica. and
for otAer purposes. -
SECTION /. TIE Congress Of the Con.
tederate States Of America do enact,
That from and after such period as the
Postmaster General may by precla-
nation announce, thereshall.be charg-
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, or comnu-
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 500
miles, 5 cents; and for any distance
exceeding 500 miles, double that rate /;
and every letter or parcel not exceed
ing half an ounce in weight, shall be
deemed 3 single letter, and every ad-
ditional weight of half al ounce or ad-
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
cluded in this class, shall be rated by
weight as letters are rated. and shall
be charged double the rates of postage
on letters. and all drop letters or let
ters placed in any postoflice 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 naast be
prepaid by stamps; and all letters
which shall hereafter be advertised us
remaining over or uncalled for in any
postotice shall be charged with two
cents each in addition to the regular
postage. both to he accounted for as
other hostages Of this Confederation.
"SXC. 9. Ind be 1t .furthey eAactcd,
That all newspapers not exceeding
three ounces in weight, sent from the
Office of publication to actual and bo-
M hdc subscribers. shall be charged
with postage as follows. to-wit: the
postag ge on the regular numbers of a
newspaper published weekly within
the Stat: where published; shall be Cd
cents perquarter; and papers publish
ed semi weekly, double tEat rate (;
and papers published thrice Il week,
treble their rate; and papers publish
ed daily, six times that rate; and
the postage on all newspapers to ac-
tual subscribers 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 bona ,fdesubscri
bers, shall be charged with postage rs
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
: cents per qgarter; if published
semi ny onth]v, double that rate; and
for every additional ounce or fraction
Of an ounce, double the foregoing
rates shall be charged; and pcriodi-
Gals published quarterly or bi-nonthly
shall be charged one cent an ounce;
and the postage Oh 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 postage
in advance. And there shall be charg
ed upon every other newspaper aud
each circular not sealed, handbill, en-
craving. pamphlet. periodical and
magazine which shall be unconnected
with any manuscript or written mat
ter, not exceeding three ounces in
weight, 2 cents; and for each addi-
tional ounce or fraction Of an ounce, 2
cents additional; and in all cases the
postage shall be prepaid by stamps.
And books bound or unbound, not