The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-10-13

Postmasters are not allowed to give credit fos
postage nor to deliver any mail matter until al
postage due thereon has been paid.
First Glass.
On letters, sealed packages, mail matter wholly
or partly in writing Except book manuscripts
and corrected proef-sheets passing between "a.
ihors and publishers, and except local or "drop"
lstters) on all printed matter so marked az to
convey any'other or further information than IL
conveyed by the original print Except the cor.
rection Of typographical errors) on all matter
not otherwise chargesble with letter postage, brt
which is, SO wrapped or secured that it cannot ba
conveniently examined by postmasters, without
destroying the wrapper or envelope on all news.
papers, magazines and periodicals sent from pub
fishers to subscribers and inclosing any article
whatever, except bona fde supplements OF bills
and receipts for subscriptions; and on all pack.
ages or matter not in itself chargeable with letter
postage, but in which is inclosed or concealed
any letter or other thing chargeable with letter
postage-3 cents for each half ounce or fraction
thereof-weight OF packages limited to -FOUR
pounds.
free delivery by carriers is established-2 cents
for each half ounce or fraction thereof-weight
Of packages limited to four pounds.
On local or "drop" letters, at Offices whers
free delivery by carriers is not established-l
cent per half ounce or fraction thereof-weighs
of packages limited to four pounds.
Second Class.
NorE-Msilable matter Of this class embraces
an newspapers, magazines and periodicals SIX.
clus1vely in print and regularly issued at stssec
periods from known Office Of Publication, sna
addressed to regular subscriberg.
PREPAYMENT.
Sec. s. That on and after the LIST day Of jam.
airy, 1875, on all newspapers and periodical pub
LEGATIONS mailed from known Office OF pubiios-
lion or news agency, and addressed to regular
subscribers or news-agents, postage shall be
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 shall
be held to change or amend section SO of the SGT
entitled, san act to revise, consolidate, and
amend the statutes relating to the Post-Oisics
Department" approved June 8th, 1872.
Sec. 6. That on and after the LIST day OF janu.
ary, 1875, upon the receipt of such newspapers
and periodical publications at the office of mail.
ing, they shall be weighed in bulk, and postage
paid thereon by special adhesive stamp, to be
devised and furnished by the Postmaster Gen.
sral, which shall be affixed to such matter, or to
the sack containing the same, or upon a mense-
randum of such mailing, or otherwise as the
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 whele or in part,
and published, shall go free through the mails |.
bat the same shall not be delivered at letter,
carrier Offices or distributed by carriers unless.
postage is paid thereon as by law provided.
Third Glass.
ALI matter Of the third class must be fully pSsr
paid.
NoTE.-Packages OF mailable matter Of shfs
cass must be prepaid by stamps, and must nos
exceed the weight prescribed by law (which ia
four pounds). Packages exceeding the pre-.
sc-ihed weight are unavailable.
On pamphlets, occasional publications, tran
sient newspapers, magazines and periodicals.
posters, sheet music, unsealed circu.
lars, prospectuses, book manuscripts and proof.
sheets, printed cards, maps, ithographs, prints,
Acknowledgements and engravings, seeds, cat.
tings, bulbs, roots and scions-1 cent for each
enc ounce or fraction thereof weight Of pack,
age limited to four pounds.
On flexible patterns, samples of ores ynetxl1
minerals and merchandise, sample cards, phono-
graphic paper, letter envelopes, postal envslopeo
and wrappers, imprinted cards, plain and orna.
mental paper, photographs, and all other articles
Tor which other rates of postage are not pre-
scribed in this table, and which are not by law
excluded from the mails-1 cent for each one
ounce or fraction thereof-weight Of packages
limited to four pounds.
On books cent for each one ounce or ffses
lion thereof-weight of packages limited to four
pounds.
On unsealed circulars newspapers, whether
transient or addressed to regular subscribers--
excepting weekly papers, which may be delivered
% subscribers on prepayment Of regular quartes.
y rates) and on periodicals not exceeding two
ounces In weight, when any Of the same are de.
posted in letter-carrier Office for delivery By
he Office or it's carriers-l cent each.
On periodicals two ounces IN weight. when dss.
,ogited in letter-carrier Office foa delivery By
rs Office or its oarriars-2 cents axnh.