Shreveport daily news., 1861-08-29
Postal Affairs Of tho COnfcaerate
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prescribe tie rates Of postage q" h"e
Confederate States 9f AaSeTtc"' """
| far other proposes
SECr1oN /. TIE Congress u IRE CON-
| tcdexate States otf' AmeTica do e@"ct'
! That from and after such period as the
| Postmaster General may by precla-
nation announce, there shall be charS-
ed the following rates of postage, TO,
wit: For every single letter sealed
and for every letter i'll manuscript or
paper of any kind upon which intor-
nation shall be asked for, or coln'n"-
nicate in writing, or by marks or signs
conveyed in the mail for amy distance
between places within the tontedr;'te
States of America, not exceeding 900
miles. , cents: and tor amy distance
exceeding 800 miles, double that rate;
and every letter or parcel not tNecd-
mo half an ounce in weight, shall ne
deemed a single letter. and every adj
ditional weight Of halt an ounce or adj
Il ditional weight less than halt an ounce
shall be charged with an additional
siumle postage: and all packages con
taining other than printed on written
y matter. and money packages M
clude3 in this class, shall he rated by
weight as letters are rated, aud ~EaiI
X he charged double the rates Of postage
d. on letters: and all drop letters or let
Oh tcrS PLACED in any postothce not 10
transmission but for delivery only
shall BE-, charged with posta-e AT th'
,ate Of two cents each; and III al! III
forerojne cases the postage must ~
prepaid by stamps: ANA AL io','r
which shall! hereafter be" advertised a
r.mainin" over or uncalled for III an
!: postoilice shall be charged with Nv
: cents each in addition to the regula
:. postage, both to be accounted Tor
: other poStages of this Confederation
: SEC. 2. ind he II t"rfhcf e"0Gfe'
That all newspapers not cAcerdil'
- three ounces in weight, sent from Il
- Office Of publication to actual and "
,7 na tide Subscribers, shall be charg'
= with postage as follows, to-wlt: Il
= hostage on the regular numbers OF
= newspaper published weekly with
Z the Stat where published. shall he
cents perquarter5 and papers nnhhs
ed sclni-weeISly, double that raj
and papers published thrice wee
6 treble their rate and papers pubiis
ed daily. six times thai rate a
the postage on all newspapers TO
tual subscribers without the sta
where published, shall be chars
double the foregoing rates; and pc
odicals sent from the office OF pun
cation to actual and h0aa .tfde sub>c
hers. shall be,cl.arged with postage
follows, to-wit; the postage on I
regular numbers OF Il periodical,
:. exceeding one and a half ounces
weight. and published monthly, WI
y in the State where publialed shall
3 cents per quarter: il publish
semi-monthlv, double that rate; 4
> for every additional ounce or 'ractI
Of an ounce, double the toreSol
LS. rates shall be charged; and pello
Gals published quarterly OF bi-n"nt!
shall be charged one cent an oun'
and the postage on all perlodic
without the State where pHbIlSii
shall be doHble the above specli
rates: and regular subscri bers
newspapers and periodicals shall
nd required to pay one luarterS po$'
in advance. And there shall be chs
ed upon every other newspaper,
each circular not sealed, handblti,
craving, pamphlet, periodical
magazine which shall be uneonne(
with any manuscript or written Il
ter, not exceeding three olnce
." 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 sta1
And books bound or unbound,
weighing over four, pounds. shal!