The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-06-08

from their form or nature are liable to destroy.
deface or injure the contents Of mail bags or the
person of any one engaged in the postal service.
Postmasters are not allowed to give credit for
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 prosf-sheets passing between au-
ihors and publishers, and except local or drop"
letters) on all printed matter 90 marked - 70
convey any other or further information than b
conveyed by the original print Except the cor.
rection of typographical errors) on all matter
not otherwise chargesble with letter postage. but
which is, so wrapped or secured that it cannot b
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 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
thereoi-weight Of packages limited to fow
pounds.
On local or "drop" letters, ct Offices where
free delivery by carriers is established a cents
for each half ounce or fraction thereof-weight
of packages limited to four pounds.
On local or "drop" letters, at Offices where
free delivery by carriers Is not establishedZl
cent per half ounce or fraction thereof weight
Of packages limited to four pounds.
NoTE-Mailable matter of this class embraces
all newspapers, magazines and periodicals e..
clusively in print and regularly issued at stated
periods from known Office of publication, and
addressed to regular subscribers.
PREPAYMENT.
&c., 8. That on and after the LIST day Of Janu.
ary, 1875, on all newspapers and periodical pub
LEGATIONS mailed from known Office o. publica-
ton or news agency, and addressed to regular
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 shall
be held to change or amend section 80 Of the NJ
entitled, "An act to revise, consolidate, and
amend the statutes relating to the Post-Oms
Department" approved June 9Th, 1872.
Sec. 6. That on and after the LIST day of Janup
sry, 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 b
devised and furnished by the Postmaster Gen.
eral, which shall be affixed to such matter, or b
the sack containing the same, or upon 8 memo.
randam Of such mailing, or otherwise, - Tho
Postmaster General may, from time to TINA
provide BY regulation.
Sec. z. That newspapers, one copy to eaSA
actual subscriber residing within the county
where the same are printed, in whole or in part
and published, shall go free through the mails;
but theeame shall not be delivered 1T lettsr.
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. =
NorE.-Packsges Of mailable matter Of this
class must be prepaid by stamps, and must not
exceed the weight prescribed by law (which y
four pounds). Packages exceeding the pre.
scribed weight are unavailable.
On pamphlets, occasional publications, tran.
silent newspapers, magazines and periodicals;
nandbllls, posters, sheet music, unsealed circa-
lars, prospectuses, book manuscripts and proof.
sheets, printed cards, maps, lithographs, prints.
Acknowledgements and engravings, seeds, out.
tings, bulbs, roots and scions-1 cent for eaeh
one ounce or fraction thereof-weight of pack.
age limited to four pounds.
On nexlDie patterns, samples of ores, metals
and merchandise, sample cards, phone.
graphic paper, letter envelopes, postal envelopes
and wrappers, imprinted cards, plain and orna-
paper, photographs, and all other articles
Tor which other rates Of postage are not pre-.
scr1bed in this table, and which are not by lsw
excluded from the mails-1 cent for each cnA
ounce or fraction thereof weight Of packages
limited to four pounds.
On books cent for each one ounce or ffaos
hon 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
10 subscribers on prepayment Of regular quartm.
y rates. and on periodicals not exceeding twe
ounces in weight. when any Of the same are d.
posted in letter-carrisr Office for delivery b.
he Office or it's carriers-1 cent each.
On periodicals two ounces in weight, when d.
posted in letter-carrier ONCE fos dal.yery b
- once o. II carriers = cents eaah.