The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-10-08
First Glass.

First Glass.
On letters, sealed packages, mail matter who'll!
or partly in writing Except book manuscripts
and corrected proef-sheets passing between A.
thors and publishers, and except local or drop
latters): on all printed matter 80 marked % tt
convey any other or further information than u
conveyed by the original print Except the COY
rection of typographical errors) on all matte
not otherwise chargesble with letter postage, bu'
which is. so wrapped or secured that it cannot 81
conveniently examined by postmasters, wltnoo'
destroying the wrapper or envelope ; on all rows
papers. magazines and periodicals sent rom pup
fishers to subscribers and inclosing any article
whatever, except bona fde supplements or bllA
and receipts for subscriptions and on all pack
ages or matter not in itself chargeable with lettei
hostage. but in which is inclosed or concealed
any letter or other thing chargeable with letter
nostaoe-s cents for each half ounce or fracticr
thereof-weight Of packages limited to ow
pounds.
On local or "drop" letters, at Offices whert
free delivery by carriers is established-2 cents
for each half ounce or fraction thereof-Weigh
OF packages limited to four pounds.
| On local or "drop" letters, at of1ces WHERE
free delivery by carriers is not established.
cent per half ounce or fraction thereof-weighi
of packages limited to four pounds.
Second Class.
Norr.-Mailable matter Of this class embraces.
all newspaoers magazines and periodicals ex-
cnsively in print and regularly issued at stssee
| oe;o Of Anf
addressed to regular subscriber.
PREPAYMENT.
Fec. s. That on and after the LIST day OF JAM
arv. 1875. on all newspapers and periodical pub
Ications mailed from known Office OF pubhca
ton or news agency, and addressed to regulx
subscribers or news-agents, postage snail D'
!, charged at the following rates: On newspaper
) and periodical publications, issued weekly ant
oftener, two cents pound and fraction thereof
less frequently three cents pound and fraction
thereof: Provided, That nothing in this act shal
he held to change or amend section SO OF the 40
entitled. San act to revise, consolidate, AMI
! amend the statutes relating to the Post-Ofio
, Department" approved June 9Th, 1872.
Sec. 6. That on and after the LIST day OF Janu
ary. 1875, upon the receipt of such newspaper
. and periodical publications at the Office OF mai
: ing, they shall be weighed in bulk, and postag
= paid thereon by special adhesive stamp, to
devised and furnished by the Postmaster Ger
aral which shall be affixed to such matter, or
: the sack containing the same, or upon a meme
: randum of such mailing, or otherwise, as To
Postmaster General may, from time to TINT
provide by regulation.
: Sec. 7. That newspapers, one copy to eac
d actual subscriber residing within the count
s where the same are printed, in whole or in par
= and published, shall 60 free through the mailt
= hit the same shall not be delivered at lette
a carrier offices or distributed by carriers unle'
). postage is paid thereon as by law provided.
l. Third Class.
g. All matter Of the third class must be fully pr
% paid.
NorE.-Packages of mailable matter OF th
class must be prepaid by stamps. and must
exceed the weight prescribed by law (Which
four pounds). Packages exceeding the pl
scr:bed weight are unavailable.
On pamphlets, occasional publications, ira
8 sient newspapers, magazines and periodical
handbills, posters, sheet music, unsealed Giro
lars. prospectuses, book manuscripts and pro-
sheets, printed cards, maps, Autographs, pria
Acknowledgements and engravings, seeds, o.
tings, bulbs, roots and scions-1 cent for ca
enc ounce or fraction thereof-weight Of pax
IS age limited to four pounds.
On flexible patterns, samples OF ores, meta
minerals and merchandise, sample cards, phor
graphic paper, letter envelopes, postal envelol
and wrappers, imprinted cards, plain and or,
nd mental paper, photographs, and all other artic
for which other rates of postage are not p
scribed in this table, and which are not by
excluded from the mails-1 cent for each {
ounce or fraction thereof-weight Of packAl
limited to four pounds.
On books cent for each one ounce OF II
ton thereof-weight of packages limited to Il
pounds.
On unsealed circulars, newspapers, fwhet
transient or addressed to regular subscriber
excepting weekly papers, which may be delive
to subscribers on prepayment Of regular quar-
ly rates) and on periodicals not exceeding
d ounces in weight, when any Of the same are
posted in letter-carrier Office for delivery
the Office or it's carriers-1 cent each.
:; On periodicals two ounces in weight, when
ted posted in letter-carrier Office foi delivery
the ONCE or ito carTiers-2 cents each.