Shreveport daily news., 1861-10-03
Postal Affairs of the Confederate
States. ,

Confederate States ef' Americu. amd
./0r othcr purposes. -.s.
SECTION L. The Congress of the Con-
tederote States Of Amevica do enact,
That from and after such period as 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 III manuscript or
paper Of any kind upon which infor-
nation shall be asked for, or con,nlu-
nicate in writing, or by marks or signs
conveyed in the mailtor any distance
bet wecn 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 a 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 packages con-
tanning other than printed or written
matter, and money packages in
Guided 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 i'll any postotfice not for
transmission but for delivery only,
shall be charged with postage at the
rate of two cents each; and in all the
foregoing eases the postage must be
prepaid by stamps; and all letters
which shall hereafter be- advertised as
remaining over or uncalled for in any
postotaice shall be charged with two
cents each in addition to the regular
postage, both to be accounted for as
other hostages of this Confederation.
SEC. ?. and be 1t further enacted,
That all newspapers not exceeding
three ounces i'll weight, sent from the
Office Of publication to actual and'Lo-
ma fde subscribers, shall be charged
with postage as follows, to-wit: the
postage on the regular numbers Of
newspaper published weekly within
the State where published, shall be- 81
cents per quarter; and papers publish
I'd semi weekly, double that 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 fde subscri-
bers, shall be charged with postage as
follows, to-wi'; the postage on the
regular numbers Of a periodical. not
exceeding one and half ounces in
weight, and published monthly, with
in the State where published, shall be
) cents per qsarter: if published
scmi-monthly, double that rate; and
for every additional ounce or traction
Of an ounce, double the foregoing
rates shall be charged and periodi-
Gals published quarterly v or bi-monthly
shall be charged one cent an ounce
and the postage on all periodicals
without the State where published,
shall be donble 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 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. ccpts; and for each addi-
tional ounce or fraction of an ounce. =
cents additional; and in all cases the
postage shall be- prepaid by stamps.
And books bound or unbound, not
weighing over four pounds, shall be
deemed lnaitable matter, and shall be