The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-05-08

person of any one engaged in the postal service
| Postmasters are not allowed to give credit fu
postage, nor to deliver any mail matter until al
postage due thereon has been paid.
First Class.
On letters, sealed packages, mail matter wholS
or partly in writing Except book manuscripts
and corrected prosf-sheets passing between 40
ihors and publishers, and except local or drop
letters) on all printed matter so marked 40 To- l
convey any other or further information than H.
conveyed by the original print Except the cor. /,
rection of typographical errors) on all uatte,,
not otherwise chargeable with letter postage, but
which is, SO wrapped or secured that it cannot b.
conveniently examined by postmasters, withoua
destroying the wrapper or envelope on all news.
papers, magazines and periodicals sent from pub.
fishers to subscribers and inclosing any articls
whatever, except bona fide supplements or bills
and receipts for subscriptions; and on all pach.
ages matter not in itself chargeable with lettsy
postage, but in which is inclosed or concealeSs
any letter or other thing chargeable with letter
postage-3 cents for each half ounce or fractiors
thereof-weight of packages limited to four
pounds.
On local or "drop" letters, at Offices wherss
free delivery by carriers is established-2 cents.
for each half ounce or fraction thereof-weighs
Of packages limited to four pounds.
On local or "drop" letters, at offices whsro.
free delivery by carriers is not established-a
cent per half ounce or fraction thereof-weighs
Of packages limited to four pounds.
Second Class.
NoTE.-Msilable matter Of this class embraces
all newspapers, magazines and periodicals ez.
clusively in print and regularly issued at st,ted
periods from known Office Of publication. aaa
addressed to regular subscribers.
PREPAYMENT.
Sec. 8. That on and after the LIST day of Japn.-
ary, 1875, on all newspapers and periodical pub,
locations mailed from known Office OF publca-
ton or news agency, and addressed to regulaw
subscribers or news-agents, postage shall b.,
charged at the following rates On newspapers.
and periodical publications, issued weekly and,
oftener, two cents pound and fraction thereof.
less frequently three cents pound and fraction,
thereof: Provided, That nothing in this act SHAH,
be held to change or amend section 80 of the act
entitled, IAN act to revise, consolidate, anei
amend the statutes relating to the Post-Ofios-
Department" approved June 9Th, 1872.
Fec. 6. That on and after the LIST day of jam.
ary,' 1875, upon the receipt of such newspapers
and periodical publications at the Office of NAH.
ing, they shall be weighed in bulk, and postage
paid thereon by special adhesive stamp, to be-
devised and furnished by the Postmaster Cen.
oral, which shall be affixed to such matter, or to-
The sack containing the same, or upon a memo.
pan INN offs nh
Postmaster General may, from time to time.
provide by regulation.
sec z. That newspapers, one copy to EACH
actual subscriber residing within the county
where the same are printed, in whole or in part.
md published, shall go free through the mails =
'ut the same shall not be delivered at letter..
arrier Offices or distributed by carriers unlesgs
'ostage is paid thereon as by law provided.
Third Class.
All matter Of the third class must be folly ure,~
,aid.
NoTE.-Packages Of maiable matter OF thios
lass must be prepaid by stamps, and must ness
1ceed the weight prescribed by law (which iss
our pounds). Packages exceeding the pro-.
cribed weight are unmailable,
On pamphlets, occasional publications tr.nx-
lent newspapers, magazines and periodicals 2
andbllls. posters, sheet music, unsealed circu~
ars, prospectuses, book manuscripts and proof
meets, printed cards, maps, Autographs, priRtsa
and engravings, seeds, cut.
ngs, bulbs, roots and scions-1 cent for each,
ne ounce or fraction thereof-weight of pack.
&c limited to four pounds.
On flexible patterns, samples OF ores, metals,
'inerais and merchandise, sample cards, phono--
raphic paper letter envelopes, postal envelopes,
nd wrappers, imprinted cards, plain and orns--
'entai paper photographs, and all other artcle8o
u which other rates of postage are not pre-.
'rloed In this table, and which are not by law
kcluded from the mails-1 cent for each trss
oncc or fraction thereof-weight Of packagess
mited to four pounds.
I'm books-1 cent for each one ounce or frsc..
on thereof-weight Of packages limited to fou.e
ounds.
On unsealed circulars, newspapers, whether
ansient or addressed to regular subscribers-
icepting weekly papers, which may be delivereG
subscribers on prepayment Of regular quarter.
rates) and on periodicals not exceeding swo
lnces in weight, when any Of the same arc dee
'sited in letter-caxrisr Office for delivery by
70 Office or its carriersl cent each. Z
On periodicals two ounces in weight. when d.
,sited in . letter-carrier Office Soa delivery b.,
q ONCE or its oarriers-2 cents each.