The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-01-14
Table Of Rates Of Domestic Postage.

Note-Au domestic mail matter Except news
papers, magazines and periodicals sent to actual
subscribers from known Office OF pubication)
must be prepaid BY postage stamps.
letter on which one full rate Of postage is
| prepaid but on which further postage ia charge
able, will be forwarded, when deposited in a
post-office, charged with the unpaid postage to
be collected on delivery. Il the postage is left
rate, it will be held for postage and sent to the
Dead Letter Office. Should it reach its destina-
ton by inadvertence, however, it will be charged
with double postage on delivery. Gone full
rate" means, ID the case OF mail letters or other
| first class matter, three cents.
In large cities and adjacent districts Of large
population, having two or more post-ofiices with
in distance Of three miles Of each other any let
ter poeted at one ofsuch Offices, and addressed to
locality within the delivery Of another of such
Offices, which shall have been inadvertently pre-
paid at the drop" or local letter rate OF postage
only, may be forwarded to its destination through
the proper Office charged with the amount Of the
deficient postage, to be collected on delivery.
Ii articles chargeable with different rates OF
postage are sent together in one package, the
higher rate must be paid on the entire package;
bat two or more different articles, both charge
able with the same rate OF postage, may be sent
in one package on payment OF that rate on the
whole package.
The following articles are excluded from the
mails Liquids, Poisons, Glass, Explosive Ma
terials, Books, Pamphlets, Pictures and other
publications OF an obscene or indecent character;
all letters upon the envelopes of which, and pos
tai cards upon which, scurrilous epithets are
written or printed or engraved, or disloyal de-
vices printed or engraved and all articles which
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 q II
postage due thereon has been paid.
First Class.
On letters, sealed packages, mail matter wholly
or partly in writing Except book manuscripts
and corrected proof-sheets passing between au-
thors and publishers, and except local or "drop'
lstters) on all printed matter so marked as to
convey any other or further information than is
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
ishers to subscribers and inclosing any article
whatever, except bona tde supplements Or bills
and receipts for subscriptions and on all pack
ages or matter not in interchangeable 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.
On local or "drop" letters, at Offices where
T6o delivery Dv CARRIERS lS eStdDISneu-Z cents
for each half ounce or fraction thereof-weight
OF packages limited to four pounds.
On local or 'slrop" letters, at Offices where
free delivery by carriers is not established
cent per half ounce or fraction thereof-weight
Of packages limited to four pounds.
Second Class.
NoTE.- Mailable matter of this class embraces
all newspapers, magazines and periodicals OK
clus'vely in Print and regularly issued at stated
periods from known Office Of publication, and |
to regular subscribers.
PREPAYMENT.
Sec. 5. That on and after the LIST day Of Janu- |
ary, 1875, On all newspapers and periodical pub.
locations mailed from known Office o. publica
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;
ess frequently three cents pound and fraction !
thereof Provided, That nothing in this act shall
De held to change or amend section SO Of the act
entitled, can act to revise consolidate, and
approved June Sth, 1872.
Sec. g. That on and after the LIST day of Janu-
Try, 1875, upon the receipt Of such newspapers
md periodical publications at the Office OF mail
,aid thereon by special adhesive stamp, to be
devised and fa1 nished by the Postmaster Gen.
raj, which shall be affixed to such matter, or to
he sack containing the same, Or upon a memo
andum OF such mailing, or otherwise, as the
postmaster General may, from time to time,
'rovide by regulation.
Sec. 7. That newspapers, one copy to each
ctual subscriber residing within the county
Ghere the same are printed, in whole or in part
nd published, shall 20 free through the mails
ut the same shall not be delivered at letter.
arrier Offices or distributed by carriers unless
ostage is paid thereon as by law provided.
Third Class.
NoTE.-Packages of mailable matter of this
lass must be prepaid by stamps, and must not
xceed the weight prescribed by law (Which is
cribed weight are unavailable.
All matter Of the third class must be fully pre-
aid.
On pamphlets, occasional publications, tran
andbills, posters, sheet music, unsealed circu-
.rs, prospectuses, book manuscripts and proof
heets, printed cards, maps, Autographs, prints.
hromo. autographs and engravings, seeds, cut
ngs, bulbs, roots and scons-1 cent for each
xo ounces or fraction thereof-weight of pack ,
sc limited to four pounds.
On flexible patterns, samples OF ores, metals,
Minerals and merchandise sample cards, phono-
raphic paper, letter envelopes, postal envelopes
cards sd s and
n which other rates of postage are not pre-
,ribed in this table, and which are not by law 9
xcluded from the mails-1 cent for each two
lnces or fraction thereof-weight of packages
On books cent for each two ounces or frac-
on thereof-weight Of packages limited to four
ounds. q
On unsealed circulars, newspapers, whether
ansient or addressed to regular subscribcrs-l
zcepting weekly papers, which may be delivered
subscribers on prepayment Of regular quarter 9
rates) and on periodicals not exceeding two
lnces in weight, when any Of the same are de-
,sted in letter-carrier Office for delivery by
e Office or it's carriers-1 cent each. >
On periodicals two ounces in weight, when de- ,
,sted in letter-carrier Office for delivery by
% office or its carriers-2 cents each.
When Dubuque widow, with seventeen t
lildren, is turned out Of doors for failing to n
" rent, her fellow-beings do not pass around =
q hat and raise thousand dollars for her, 5
1t they catch the landlord and duck him. B
hey find that to be the cheapest way. |p
RAILROADS.
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