The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1875-05-27
disc; dry articles of merchandise

disc; dry articles of merchandise
sample or not); sample cards,
paper, letter envel-
opes, postal envelopes, and wrap
pers, plain and ornamental paper,
photographs, and all other arti-
cles for which other rates of post
age are not prescribed in this
table, and which are not by law
excluded from the mails, l cent
for each two ounces or fraction
thereof, weight Of packages limit
ed to four pounds. On nnsealed
circulars, newspapers whether
transient or addressed to regular
MISUNDERSTANDING weekly pa
pers, which may be mailed to
subscribers on prepayment of
postage at second class rates and
on periodicals not exceeding two
ounces in weight, when any of the
same are depositedbn a letter-car-
rier office for delivery by the Of
flee or its carriers, l cent each.
On periodicals exceeding two
ounces in weight when deposited
in a leetter-carrier office for de-
livery by the Office or its carrier,
? cents each.
POSTAL CARDS
may be procured at any post office,
at cost OF l cent each. The mes.
sage, ETC., must be always written
on the back OF the card. If any
thing but the address is written
on the face, letter postage must be
paid BY stamps, or the card will
not be forwarded. Nothing what
ever must be attached to the card.
Postal cards will be forwarded
from one office 10 another, in case
of removal of the person address
ed, but will in no case be return
ed to writer, nor sent to Dead
Letter Office, nor advertised.
DOMESTIC MONEY ORDERS
are issued at any money order
pOst-otfice in the United States,
payable at any other monay-order
post Office, in sums of not more
than fifty dollars. Larger amounts
can be sent to the same person by
additional orders. RATES: On
orders not exceeding $40, 5 cents;
over $40 and exceeding $50, III
cents; over $40 and not exceed
ing $50 10 cents; oyer $50 and
not exceeding $40, 20 cents; over
$40 and not exceeding $50, %
cents.
FOREIGN MONEY ORDERS.
At the principal money order
post-offices in the United States
(including all the larger post.
Offices, money orders, payable at
money order post offices in Great
Britain, Ireland. and Switzerland,
may be procured at the following
rates: On orders not exceeding
! SO % cents; over SO and not ex
ceeding $40, 80 cents; over So
and not exceeding $50, IS cents;
over $50 and not exceeding $40,
81; over $40 and not exceeding
$50, $1.25. Orders can also be
obtained on Germany at the fol
lowing rates: On orders not ex
ceeding So, 10 cents; over S. and
not exceeding $40, % cents; over
$40 and not exceeding $40, 5t
cents; over $40 and not exceeding
$50, IS cents; over $50 and moi
exceeding $40, 81; over $40 and
not exceeding $50, $1.25.
UNCLAIMED LETTERS.
All letters remaining uncalle(
for thirty days in post-otfict
after being advertised, are sent Il
the Dead Letter Office, except let
tiers bearing a request to return t,
the writer ii not called for within
a specified time, and letters bear
ing the name and. address of tn,
writer OH the outside. Such let
tiers are returned direct to til,
writer's without advertising. Tn,
use of "requestn envelopes is re
commended to the public.
FORWARDING LETTERS FREE.
Prepaid. and free letters are for
warded from one post-office t
; another, at the reques: of the pei