Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1875-02-13


which, and postal cards upon which, scurri.
lous cpithei> are written or vrin,c,, or eurr,y.
ed, or dis uya! devices pnnIeI or engraved :.
and all articles which from their form or n,'
ture are liable 20 destroy, deiace or iniure mo
contents OF mail bags or the person Of any one
engaged III postal business
/ Postmaster, are not allowed 10 give credit
Tor rostage, nor to deliver any mail matter
uniil all postage due thereon has been paid.
FIRST CLASS.
! Tn letters, sealed packages. mail matter
wholly or partly in writing Except book man.
uscnpis and correct prooi.sheers passing be.
tween authors md publishers, and excep, To-
cal or drop lettersrE on all printed mates
20 marked as To convey any other or further
Information that /. conveyed by The original
PRINT Except the correction of typographical
errors1 on all matter not Otherwise charp. ablo
with letter postage, !ut which is, so wrapped
or secured that II cannot be conveniently ex-
ahmed by pustma>tcrS, without DESTROYING
the wrapper or envelope, on all newspapers
magazines and periodicals. sent from publish-
ers 10 subscribers and ncosing any articles
whatever, except bona fide supplements or
blls and receipts for subscriptions; and on all
packages O, matter not in itself chargeaL!s
with letter postage, but in which is inclosed or
concealed any letter or other thing chargeable
with letter postagc-3 cents for each half
ounce or fraction ihereof-weight Of packages
limited TO four pounds.
On local or "drop" letters, at offices wherc
free delivery by carriers is not es,ablished-I
cent per half ounce or fraction ,hereof-wei.hl
OF packages Limited 10 four pounds.
SECOND CLASS.
Note -Mailable matter Of this class embra.
ces all newspapers, magazines and periodicals
exclusively IN print and regularly issued OF
stated periods from a known office Of pubra-
ton, and addressed 10 regular subscribers.
PREPAYMENT
Sec 5. That on and after the frs, day o.
January, 1875, on al: newspapers and period.
ical publications mailed from known Office
of publication or news agency, and address t0
regular subscribers or news-agents, postage
shall be charged at the following rates On
newspapers and periodical publications, issued
weekly and oltencr, two cents a pound there
Of less frequently three cents pound and a
fraction thereof Provided. That nothing in
this act shall be held 10 change or amend sec.
ton 40 of the act entitled, An act TO revise,
consolidate, ard amend the statutes rela,ingto
the rost-Olice Department. approved Juno
sth. 1872
Sec. Il. That on and after the lst day Of
January, 1873. upon the receipt Of such news
papers and periodical publications. at the Of
flee Of mailing, they shall be weighed in
bulk and postage paid thereon ny special
adhesive stamp, 10 he devised and furnished
by tho Postmaster General which shall be az
fixed To such matter, or to sack containing tho
same, or upon a memorandum of such mail
ing, or Otherwise. rs the Postmaster Genera
may, fro,.. time TO time, provide by regulal
lion.
Sec. 7. That newspapers, one cory to
Zach actual subscriber residing within tho
county where he same are printed, IN whole
'r in part, and published, shall go free through
he mails but the same shall not be delivered
1t leiter-rarrcr offices or distributed by carriers
miles postage !: paid thereon as by law pro-
aided.
THIRD CLASS.
Notc-Packagcs Of maiiablc matter of this
lass mus. be prepaid 10y stamps, and must
10, exceed the weight prescribed by law
which is four pound,) Packages exceeding
ne prescribed weight are unavailable.
A II matter of the third class mus, be fully
repaid.
On pamphlets. occasional publications, tran.
eni ne " >papers, magazines and periodicals.;
audbiils, ro,rrs, sheet music, unsealed circu-
RS, pro>rrctuscs book manuscripts and proof.
meets, printed cards maps, Autographs, prints,
nomo.li ho2raphs and engravings, seeds,
lt,ngs, bulbs. roots AMI scions-l cent for
,rh TWO ounces or fraction thereof-weight
package limited TO fur pounds
On flexible patterns samples Of ores, metals,
Minerals and merchandise, sample cards,
hon; graphic paper. letter envelopes, postal
Ivelopes AMI wrappers, imprinted cards,
lain and ornamental paper. photographs, and
| oiher ARTICLES for which other rates Of
Dsiagc are not prescribed in ,hi, tabl., and
hch are not by law excluded from the
ail>--l cent FOR each tvs" ounces or fraction
ercuf-weight OF packages limited to four
,unds.
On borks-. cent for each two ounces or
action thercof--weigh, Of packages limited
four pounds.
On uns"ald circulars, newspapers, (whe,h-
transient or addressed To regular subscrib.
weekly papers, which may be
Iivered to subscribers on prepayment, Of
gular quarterly raics) and on periodicals.
II exceeding Two ounces III weight, when
y at the same are deposited in n l.urr-car-
n office Tor delivery by the Office or It's car.
RS cent each.
On prri"dnal> tvo ounces Ia weight. when
po-iicd ia Il lci'rr 81 ricr tiiice for delivery
the oilirr il, carrirrs-2 crurs each
% b. xr> Soda ackr's
Too boxes cream Biscuit;
81 la { boxes exua Soda for Families
a II fresh from the oven.
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