Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1875-01-30

| ed, or dIsoyal devices printed or engraved ::
and all articles which from their form or ma
ture are Liable to destroy, deiace or iujnre the
: contents of mail bags or the person of any one
engaged III postal business.
| Postmas,crs are not allowed to give credit
for postage, nor to deliver any mali matter
until all postage due thereon has been pad.
FIRST Class
On letters, sealed packages, mail matter
wholly or parity in writing (rNceptbork man
uscrip,S and correct proui-sheet- passing be-
tween authors and publishers. aud except To-
cal or "drop' lerterer); on all printed matter
30 marked as TO convey any other or further
information that is conveyed by the original
print Except the 60 ,ec,i"n Of typographical
errors. on all matter not Otherwise charge able
with lee postage. but which j., 20 wrapped
! or securet. that il cannot be conveniently eX-
amined by po,tmasterS, without destroying
the wrapper or enTeCpe, on all newspapers.
magazines and periodicals sent from publish
I ers To Subscribers and iuclo,iug any article
whatever, except bona fide supplements or
bills and receipts for subscriptions; and on all
packages or matter not in itself chargcaoe
with letter postage but in which is iucloscd or
concealed any letter or other thing chaTgrable
I with letter po- tagc-3 cents for each half
ounce or fraction ther eof-wei.ht of packages
limited to four pounds.
o. local or drop" letters, AT offices where
free delivery by carriers is not es,abl>hed-l
cent per half ounce or fraction thereOi-weigh,
of packages limited to four pounds.
SECOND Class.
Note.-Alailable matter of this class embra-
ces all newspapers, magazines and periodicals
exclusively in print and regularly i. ucd at
si,'ted periods from known office % rub!ica-
ton, and addressed TO regular subscribers.
PREPAYMENT.
Sec 5. That on and after the first day of
January, 1919, ON ali newspapers and period
zeal publications mailed I.om krown office
| of publication or news agency, and address To-
/ regular subscribers or news-aoeniS. postage
| shall be charged at the following rates On
! newspapers and periodical publications, issued
| weekly AID oiienc., two cents a pound there
| Of; less frequently three cents a pound aud a
frac on thereof Provided, That nohing IN
this act shall he held 10 change or amend sec
ton 90 Of the act entitled, An act 10 revise
consolidate, and anne d The statutes rcla' ~ 10
the Post-Ollice Department, approved June
Sth 1872
Sec. Is. Tn /; on and cr the LIST day of
January, ls1 upon the receipt o. such news
papers and periodi ii publications at the o.
ice of maiIir they shall be weighed in
bulk, and postage paid thereon ny special
adhesive stamp, To be devised and furnished
by tho Postmaster General which shall be af
fixed to snch matter, or to sack containing the
same, or upon memorandum of such mail
ing, or Otherwise. as the Postmaster Genera
may, ,'o.. time to time, provide by regulal
ZION.
Sec. 7. That newspapers, one cory to
each actual subscriber residing within the
county where the same are printed. in whole
or in part, and published shall 90 free through
the mails but the same shall not be delivered
at leter-carrier offices distributed by carriers
snfes postage is paid thereon as by law pro-
1 viaed.
THIRD CLASS
Note-Packages nf mailable matter Of this
class must be prepaid by stamps, and must
not exceed the weight prescribed by law
! (Which is four pounds. Packages exceeding
the prescribed weight are unavailable.
Al matter of the third class must be fully
prepaid.
On pamphlets. occasional publications, tran
sien, newspapers, magazines and periodicals
handbils, posters, sheet music, unsealed circu-
lars, prospectuses. book manuscripts and proof
/ sheets, printed cards. maps, autographs, prints,
acknowledgements aud Gngravings, seeds.
| cuttings, bulbs. roots and scions-l cent for
ZACH two ounces or fraction tliereof-weight
of package limited to four pounds
On flexible patterns, samples of ores, metals.
| minerals and merchandise, sample cards,
! photographic paper. letter envelopes, postal
envelopes and wrappers imprinted cards,
plain and ornamental paper, photographs, and
all other articles for which other rates Of
postage are not prescribed in this table, and
mail--l cent for each two ounces or fraction
thereof-weight of packages limited to four
pounds.
On Gooks-1 cent for each two ounces or
fraction thereof-weght Of packages limited
| to -four pounds.
| On uns"ald circulars, newspapers, (wheth-
er transient or addressed TO regular sub>crb
ers-excepting weekly papers, which may be
delivered TO subscribers on prepayment of
regular quarterly rates. and on periodicals /
not exceeding two ounces in weight. when /
any of the same are deposited in lcttcr.car- /
rier office for delivery by the Office or It's car
riers--l cent each.
On periodicals two ounces III weight. when /
deposited in letter .ricr office for delivery
/ by the office of its caTrers-2 cents each.
200 Boxes Soda .ackers
| 100 boxes cream Biscuit;