Shreveport daily news., 1861-09-03
Postal Affairs Of the Confederate
states. ..,

Confederate States ef america, ana
for othe, purposes.
SECTION /. TIE Congress of the Con
fsaerate States Of Ame7ica do enact
That from and after such period rs 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 i'll manuscript o,
paper of any kind upon which, infor-
nation shall he asked for, or commu-
nicate inwriting, 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 Il single letter, and every ad-
ditional weight of half an ounce or ad-
ditional weight less; than half an ounce
shall be charged with an additional
single postage; and all llpaclsages con-
tanning other than printed or written
matter, and money packages in
cl,lded 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
tcrs placed in any postotiice 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 uncallsd for in amy
postotaice shall be charged with tw"
cents each in addition TO the regular
postage, both to be accounted for as
other postages of this Confederation.
"SEc. 2. Ind Re Il ,furtAe,: enacted.
That ali newspapers not exceeding
three ounces in weight, Sent trom the
Office Of publication to actual ard be-
na tide subscribers. shall be changed
with postage as follows, to-wit: the
postage on the regular numbers of a
newspaper published weekly within
the STATE where published, shall be 81
cents perquarter: and papers publish
ed semi-wcckly, double that rate :;
and papers published thrice week
treble their rate and papers publish
ed daily, six times that rate: and
the postage on Ill newspapers to ac-
tual subscribers without the State
where published, shall be charged
double the foregoing rates; and peri
odicals sert FROM the office Of publ
cation to actual and bo~a .tfae >ubscri-
bers, shall be charged with postage as
follows, to-wit: the postage on the
regular numbers of IL periodical, not
exceeding ono and half ounces in
weight, and published ,nonthly, with
in the State where published, shall be
3 cents per quarter; if published
sepi-monthly, double that rate; and
for every additional ounce or fraction
Of an appce, 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 he double the above specified
rates: and regular subscribers to
newspapers and periodicals shall be
required topay one quarters postage
in advance. And there shall be clarg-
ed upon every other newspaper and
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 sta,Hss.
And books bound or unbound, not
weighing over four pounds, shall be
deemed lnailable matter, apd shall be