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ftd a'l'A > of the Coenlerate
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* AN ACT, to be estitled an act to
prescribe the rates of postage in the
Confederate States of America, and
for other purposes.
SECTION 1. The Congress of the Con
federate States of America do enact,
T'hat from and after such period as the
Postmaster General may by procla
mation 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 infor
imation shall be asked for, or commu
nicate inwriting, or by marks or signs
conveyed in the mail for any distance
between places within the Confedrate
States of America, not exceeding 500
miles, .5 cents; and for any distance
exceeding 500 miles, doulle that rate;
and every letter or parcel not exeed
ing half an ounce in weight, shall be
deemed a single letter, and every ad
ditional weight of lihalf u, ounce or ad
ditional weight less than half an ounce
shall be charged with an additional
single postage; and all packages con
taining other than printed or written
matter, and money packages in
eluded in this class, shall he 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 awy postortice not for
transmission but for delivery only,
shall be charged with postage at thel
rate of two cents each; and in all the
foregoing cases the postage must he
prepaid by stamps ; aind all lett-ers
which shall hereafter be advertised as
remaining over or uncalled for in any
postoflice shall he charged with two
cents eac+h in addition to, the regular
postage, both to be aceounted f;,r at
other postages of this C(ontederatinm.
S t.:e'. 2. Andl be it fkrthe/r enacterl.
't'hat all newspapert not exceeding
three ounces in weight, s(ent from the
ottice of publication to actual and ho
na fide subscribers, shall be charged
with postage as t;llows, to-wit : the
postage on the regular numbers of a
newspaper published weekly within
the State where published, shall t,. 6f
cents perquarter; and papers publish
cd semi-weekly, double that rate;
and papers pulhlished thrice a 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 thregoing rates; and peri
odicals se-nt from tie office of publi
cation to actual and hona fidesubscri
bers, shall be charged with postage as
follows, to-wit; the postage on the
regular numbers of a periodical, not
exceeding one and a half ounces in
weight. and published monthly, with
in the State where publishe.d. shall be
3 cuts per quarter; if published
seami-monothly, double that rate ; and
fir ev\'ry additional ounce or Iraction
of an ounce, double the tfregoing
rates shJall be chargod; and periodi
ca:ls pulisihed quarterly or bi-monthly
shall be charged one cent an ounce;
and the postage on all periodicals
without the State where published.
shall be double the above specified
rates; and regular subscribers Lto
newspapers and periodicals shall be
required to pay one quarter's postage
in advance. And there shall be clharg
ed upon every other newspaper and
each circular mwt sealed, handbill, en
graving, pamphlet, periodical and
magazine which shall be uncotniected
with any manuscript or written mat
ttr, not exceeding three o)un1ces in
weight, 2 cents; and fir each addi
tional enllce-. or fra('tion of :mir oenmle'e. 2
ceants ladditional; and in iall eases tihe
postage shall be prepaid by stamps.
And books bound or unbound, not
weighing over four pounds, shall be
dleemed mailable matter. aud shall he
dharged with postage, to he prepaid
by stamps., at 2 cents per ounce, fhr
any distance. The publishers ofnews
papiers or periodicals may (send to
,ach others from their respective ofli
ces of publication, free of postage,
-ne copy of each publication.
Snc, 3, And be it frrther enacted,
That it shall be the duty of the
Postnmastor General to provide and
urnish to all D)eputy Postmasters and
o all other persons applyingand pay
ng therefor, suitable postage stamps,
md stamped envelopes of thie denom
nation of two-cents, five cents, and
wenty cents, to facilitate the pre
paymentof postage provided for in
ham act, and any perusona who shall
bupor eonaterfeldt any postage stamp
d0
provided or furnished under the pro
visions of this or any former act,
whether the same are impressed or
printed on or attached to envelopeaor
not, or any dies, plate or engravnlg
therefor,.or shall make, or print, or
knowingly use or sell .or have in pos
session, with intent to use oretdl, any
such false, forged or .cosnterfeited
dies, plate, engraving or postage
stamp, or who shall make, or print, or
authorize, or procure to be made or
printed, any pastage stamps .of the
kind provided and furnished by the
PostmasterGeneral as aforesaid, with
out the especial authority and direc
tion of the Postoffice Department, or
who, after such postage stamps have
been printed, shall, with intent to de
fraud the revenues of the Postoifice
Department deliver any postage
stuanps to any person or persons other
than such as shall be authorized to
receive the same by any instrument
of writiag, duly exenicutod under the
hand tof the Postmaster Gfeneral and
the seal of the Postoffice Department
shall, on conviction thelrecf be deemed
guilty of felony, and be punislhed by
a fine not exceeding $.500, or by ihe
prisonme'nt not exceeding five ye'ars,
or by both such fine and implrison
mllellt; and the expenses of lprocurilng
and providing all such postage- stamps
and letter envolopes as are l',revidted
for or authorized by this act. shall be.
paid after being adjusted byv the Au
diitor of the Postoffice- I)Departueent oni
the certificate of tile ]'O--f llaster (;'en
eral out of any mone.y in the Treasury
arising troln the revenuetns of the, Post
office )Department.
,'-e 4. And /e it f j/rther enacte.d,
That it shall be the duty of every
I'o.stmnaster to cause to be de-tacedel ine
such mannlcer as the P'ostlnmaster (;Gen
etral shall direct, all postage' st:nps
e'f tlhis (Ctnfideracy to letters dlep)s
ited in his office for delivery or to be
sent by aihil: and if any Postmaster
sending letters in the cmanil with such
postage stamps attached shall omit
to deface the same, it shall be- thet
duty of the Postmaster to whose
office such letters shall be sent fotr
delivery, to deface the stampsand re
port the delinquent Postmester to the
Postmaster General. And if any per
son shall use, or attempt to luse, in
prepayment of postage, any postage
stamps which shall ha- e been before
uaed for like purposes, such persons
shall be subject to a penalty of fifty
dollars for every such offense, to ,e,
recovered in the name of the (3onfeid
erate States of America in any court
of competent jurisdiction.
"Sec i5. Arnd be it further enacted,
That from and after the day when
this act goes into effect, the
fruanking privilege shall be abolished;
piroldecd, that the Postmaster Gener
al and his chief clerks, and the Audi
tor of the Treasury for the Postoffice
I)epartment shall he and they are
hereby authorized to transmit
through the mails, free of postage,
gamy letters, packages, or other mat
ters relating exclusively to their offi
cial duties, or to the business of the
IPostiofice D)epartment; but they
sh-all in every such case endorse on
the hback of the letter or packages to
bet sent free of postage over their own
signatures, the words, 'Official busi
n,.--,'aud ft;or any such endorsement
falsely made. the person so offending
shall forfeit and pay taxes $300; and
provided further, the several Depuly
Postmasters throughout the Confeder
ate Shall shall be and heereby are ace
thorized to scud through the mails
free of postage all lctters and pa,:ck
ages which it may ,he their delltr, ,or
the- mna- have oc:ensiibn to transmcit
t, tay plerson eor plaice-., acece l hviehl
shall relate exclusively to tihe husi
tess of their re.-lpective otffices, or to,
the busi-cnes oft the PIstoffice )epacrt
ment; luet in eve.ry such ease tilhe
)eputy Pos'tmnaster sending any sulclh
letter or packagec shall el'nmdoe-se there
ne, over his own siegnature., the words
'Postoftice business,' and fter any and
every such endorsement, failselv
made, the person making the same'
shall forfeit and pay 8300.
Sec. 6 And be it furtlrer enacted,
That thle tlhird section of an act cn
titled an act further to amend 'an
eact entitled an act to reduce and mod
ry the rates of postage in the United
States, and for other purposes, pass
od March 3. 1851,' approved March
3, 18.55, whereby the letter registra
tion system was established,beand is
hereby repealed from and after the
lay when this act goes into effect.
"Sec. 5 Be it frr enacted, et,
rhatno letters shalbe crrioed'by the
expaes. or other chartered compan.
ies, unless the sane shall be prepaid
by being enclosed in a stamped en
v4elop of this Confederacy; and any
company violating the provision of
this act shall forfeitaind pay the stun
of 8500 for each offlnse to be recov
ered by action of debt in any court of
this Confederacy having cog~riiznncu
thereof, in the name and for dti: use
of this Confederacy.
.See. t Be it further .oitaoted, That
the Postmnater General of the Con
feiderate States be and is hereby au
thorized to make all necessary ar
rangements for the tranaslortatio)n ot
mails between the territories of this
and other Governments, sul bject to
the approval of the President until
postal treaties canl 1e eflfected."
"P*assed Feb. 21. Is1. I."
P .ROPE- T "P.'S
OF TiIe
It( ,. IFR II.NNER.
rII: Bossier 1 ttner it published
at lBeIh'vue, La., at three dilhlars p,*r
annumi to singles, sullcribers. ..Ad.e'r
tisementts iniserted at ~ I pet' -,elsar.e iof
ten lines or less, and 10 e(.ntt- fir ,1hehi
sulbequentt insertion. Pr;of...sional:
and business cards ntI Nxcecdin g ont)
square, includin" paper, ten dollars
pleratnn'ntL ; fipiedIllar- trsix months.
.Advertis',ementi ftr th le w:ar insertted
(I výerv lieral tertus. 'lThe IBanner
is : i indep.endlent paper. and has. ;:
large a circtultin as any. paper puJb
lisied in North Lui.iana. Address
WM. H. SC ANLNI),
'ditor and Frouprietr.
Read.
To-Country Printers. & Merchants.
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D)aily Ne'.
.T( )ll OFFICE,
are such as to enable us t', dio prin
tinug,
(f any de.,ription, at the shertest uno
tir.
Printers sending order., can have
JOBS done at sufficient low prices to
enable thellt to realize a ftai, ,rotit. on
the saime.
The Jloneyj mast always ea.conpantyu
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Country nmerchants, can save time,
trouble. and expense, by sending all
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"THE $II RE\'II'ORT['
Weekly News,
Published in the city oft Shreve
port, Parish of ('Caddo, every M.,nday
morning at the low price of 82 50.
The News will not be forwarded to
anuy address, until the subscription
iuoney is received, as it is published
on the cash principle; and the terms
being put at low figures, will not ad
nit of credit.
It is the cheapest paper published
in the State, the sheet is 24 by J3 in
ches, and contains twenty-eight rol
anns of reading matter, set in slw/,l
type. The 'Weekly News is nmadt
up of the reading published in the
tinily, and contains the latest news re
ce'ived in Shreveport, and well se
]e.ted articles. In fact it is one tof
the.
BETI FAMILY PAI'PERS,
published in the South.
Specuilrcin colpies will be t;,rvarded
to such as desire subscribinig.
TI'hu. couunu.s" will coltain articles,
selected and original, which w ill prowe
,of intercest and t.ndl to tlhc welftare of
its readers. It will he d\evotd to the
intenrests of thii. South; :aud inte.rnal
imlhrnoveminm'ts in the Parish and vi
cinity. will r'ceive the undivided at
tention of tihe publisher.
Thie colhunns of tih News will be
open to every person. l'Personal arti
cles will not, under any circumstances,
(either as communications or adver
tisements,) be published.
Correspondence is solicited from all
sections.
JNO. DICKINSON.
Proprietor.
Papers publishing the above three
months, willbeentitled toan exehbange
for the Daily.
S~hroeveport I'riuen ( Usrr.'s,.
C'orrcted Expressly for te Daily _\ A,
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COFF ........ 22 '0
1 0:R .. .......... A' '
4A0I.N. ,Shoulder. . 14 'a I.;
Mams .... I a' ,,-')
Sides ..... 0(0 'a I
La ............ 15 1;
It oP r:............ J h ' 1.2'4,
I ON . ........... 1 'n
IRON COTTON 'TI.1, 0 10
(.ANDES....!N. 1. .,5 r 1
(1EES E.......... 124Aa 1I
SPUNYAIN........ 27 -
LEAD ........... . 'a t 1
SIIIsKY, 'P' gall.. 43 a .4'
IL., Lard ...... .1 5( a
Linsced... 1 75 ai -
FLOUR, P haarrl .. R 00 'a 1l:? 00()
'' ~Texas P 100 lbts " 0 ' 5 ()
I')Ol1K ........ .. 28 00 '.:'3
LI1:..-........ 5 00 a
VINI':AR.. ....... 5 50 'ii .;l)
C E-t.-......... 4 (0 0 -
I' oT'r.i' .:s, 't barrel : .5o0 a (,,)
I,.\ GINn, India... 16 a Ifa
Kentucky I *Si "a
I (',u. lP bushel... ;75 'a o
. . ..... ... . ;.5 'a 70t
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N.\IL. . ........ . . :0 gOrca;(,
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S.\I.,, P Sack .. .. 2 75 4
"IP FI 'tIGIIT. .. . 7T 'l 15I I
N,\\', COTTON.. 1 50 'a
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( )rdinary ............ 0( (I
(Good Ordinary .y...... o 'a (I
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M iddling ............ . 'a ,
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AoY SR,...... .. . 15 . a
HA.co.1, Shouldert.. 11 'a
hams..... 1i 'ai.
Sides ..... 1-1 'it 15
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CANo)tLL ... ... 19 'a 2,
CHEEaE .......... 1)() (it)
S.lt NYAIRN .....).. O /'a.
LEAD ........... O 'a V0
W itaKY, ' gall.. 37:11
MI LAL AHs,.. . .....
LARD O IL . ........ 911- 'ii I 1;
Linseed. . .. 0 3;" 'a 1N
LOtl, P)' barrel.. 9 00 "a LII (10
I'ORK............ .23 OOO a00 (),
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SiNEGAR,. ........ () 00 'a 1)
('~:l' , ......... 0 00 a -
l'YOrTvAoEs, 1" .bl I 25 a'' 1 ;i
1BAu;lN; , India. .. 14 Ga'
IKentucky.. 11 a) 1 I
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r.,............ 0 50 a 0 3.
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I1AY, V' ton. . ..... )
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