Shreveport daily news., 1861-07-19
Postal Affairs Of the Confederate
@ States.

,t St1teSs
|. AN ACT, to be entitled an act to
prescribe the rates Of postage IN the
T Contcderate States cf -fme7''c0' an"
far other purposes.
SEcrIoN l. The Congress ot Me Co"-
tolerate States Of america do e"0ct'
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 in manuscript or
paper of any kind upon which lntor-
nation shall be asked for, on conmu-
nicate inwriting, or by marks or signs
conveyed in the mail for any distance
between places within the Confederate
States of America, not exceeding 900
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 eight of haitian ounce or adj
ditionalweichtl less than halt ;n ounce
shall be charged with an additional
single postage; and allpacka@es CON
tajnin" 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 ali drop letters or let
tors placed in any postottlee not tor
transmission but for delivery only,
shall be charged with postage at the
j.! rate Of two cents each: and IL ali the
foregoing cases the postage must be
PREPAID by stamps; and all letters
which shall hereafter be advertised a@
!, remaining over or uncalled tor IN any
postotsice shall be charged with twc
cents each in addition TO the regular
postage, both to be accounted tor as
other postagcs ii this Confederation
SEC. 2. Ind be It further cmacted
That all newspapers not exceeding
three ounces III weight, sent from the
office Of publication TO actual and To
ma tide subscribers. shall be chargoo
with postage as follows, t"-wlt: tn
postage on the regular numbers OF
newspaper published weekly within
the Stat. where published, shall be o
cents perquartor: and papers publish
= ed semi weekly. double that rate
and papers published thrice a week
treble their rate and papers publish
ed daily. six times that rate; an
the postage on all newspapers to a(
tual subscribers without the Stat
: where published, shall he charge
double the foregoing rates; and per
odicals sent from the Office OF publ
cation 20 actual and b0no .tidc subscr
bers, shall be cl.arged with postage q
follows. ;o-wit: the postage on t!
il regular numbers OF a periodical. II,
exceeding one and a half ounces
weight, and published monthly. witt
in the State where published, shall !
3 cents per qEarter; if puhiiSh'
xemi-monthiv, double that rate: Al
for every additional ounce or tractl'
Of an ounce, double the fore%oil
rates shall be charged: and period
Gals published quarterly or bi-month
. shall be charged one cent an oiUr
and the postage on all periodlco
without the State where pnbhshe
shall be doHblc the above specifi
rates; and regular subscribers
newspapers and periodicals shall
:, required to pay one quarters posta
in advance. And there shall he 2hal
ed upon every other newspaper Il
each circular not sealed, handbiil, (
craving, pamphlet, periodical a
magazine which shall De unconnect
a with any manuscript or written IN
ter, not exceeding three ouEces
weight, 2 cents; and for each ad.
,ional ounce or fraction of an ounce
cents additional; and in all cases I
postage shall be prepaid by STAN
And books bound or unbound, ,