The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-07-22

Onletters, sealed packages, mail matter who'll,
or partly in writing Except book manuscripts
and corrected prosf-sheets passing between al
5hors and publishers, and except local or drop
! letters) on all printed matter so marked IS t.
| 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 chargeable with letter postage, but
which is, SO wrapped or secured that it cannot be
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 fide supplements or billr
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 fou
pounds.
On local or "drop" letters, at offices where
free delivery by carriers is established-2 cent?
for each half ounce or fraction thereof-weigh
of packages limited to four pounds.
On local or "drop" letters, at Offices whert
free delivery by carriers is not established-l
Of packages limited to four pounds.
Second Class.
NoTE.-Msilable matter OF this class embraces
all newspapers, magazines and periodicals ex-
clusively in print and regularly issued at statee
periods from known Office of publication, and
addressed to regular subscribers.
PREPAYMENT.
Sec. 5. That on and after the LIST day Of Janu
airy, 1876 on all newspapers and periodical pub
locations mailed from known Office OF publics
ton or news agency and addressed to regul&
subscribers or news-agents, postage shall bt
charged at the following rates On newspapers
and periodical publications, issued weekly anc
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 act
entitled, can act to revise, consolidate, and
amend the statutes relating to the Post-Ohacs
Department" approved June 9Th, 1872.
Sec 6. That on and after the LIST day OF Janu.
airy, 1875 upon the receipt of such newspapers
and periodical publications at the Office of mail
ing, they shall be weighed in bulk, and postage
devised and fur nished by the Postmaster Gen.
eral which shall be affixed to such matter, or te
the sack containing the same, or upon memo
randum of such mailing, or otherwise, as the
Postmaster General may, from time to time,
provide by regulation.
Sec. 7. That newspapers, one copy to eact
actual subscriber residing within the count!
where the same are printed in whole or in part
and published, shall go free through the mails
but 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.
All matter of the third class must be fully pre-
paid
NoTE,-Packages Of mailable matter Of thit
class must be prepaid by stamps, and must not
exceed the weight prescribed by law (which Ii
four pounds). Packages exceeding the pre-
scribed weight are unavailable.
On pamphlets, occasional publications, tran
sient newspapers, magazines and periodicals
handbis, posters, sheet music, unsealed circu'
lars, prospectuses, book manuscripts and proof
sheets, printed cards. maps, Autographs, priats
chrome Autographs 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, metals
minerals and merchandise, sample cards, phono.
graphic paper, letter envelopes, postal envelopes
and wrappers, imprinted cards, plain and orna
mental paper, photographs, and all other article,
for 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-1 cent for each one ounce or frac.
ton thereof weight of packages limited to foui
pounds.
On unsealed circulars, newspapers, fwheths,
transient or addressed to regular subscribers
excepting weekly papers, which may be delivered
to subscribers on prepayment of regular quarter
ly rates. and on periodicals not exceeding twt
ounces in weight, when any Of the same are de
posted in letter-carrier Office for delivery By
the Office or it's carriers cent each.
On periodicals two ounces in weight, when do
posted in letter-carrier Office foi delivery BY
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