The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-11-16
First Glass.

On letters, sealed packages, mail matter wholly
Or partly in writing Except book manuscripts
and corrected proof-sheets passing between ~
thors and publishers, and except local or drop"
lstters); on all printed matter 80 marked ~ to
convey any other or further information than u
conveyed by the original print Except the cor.
rection of typographical errors) +; on all matter
not otherwise chargeable with letter postage, but
which is, 80 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 psok.
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 fou1
pounds.
On local or "drop" letters, at Offices wheIo
Tree delivery by carriers is established-2 cents
for each half ounce or fraction thereof-wei9ht
of packages limited to four pounds.
On local or drop" letters, at Offices where
free delivery by carriers is not established-1
OF packages limited to four pounds.
Second Glass.
NorE.-Mailable matter Of this class embraces
all newspapers, magazines and periodicals ex-.
cluslvely in print and regularly issued at stated
periods from known Office Of Tublication. and
addressed to regular subscribers.
PREPAYMENT.
Sec. 8. That on and after the LIST day Of Janu-
AIRY, 1875, on all newspapers ard periodical pub
locations mailed from known Office o, publicar
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 SO Of the act
entitled, San act to revise, consolidate, and
amend the statutes relating to the POST ace
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
paid thereon by special adhesive stamp, to b
devised and fur nished by the Postmaster Gen
eral, which shall be affixed to such matter, or to
| the sack containing the same, or upon q memo
-andsm of such mailing, or otherwise, as the
Postmaster General may, from time to time,
provide by regulation.
| Sec. z. That newspapers, one copy to each
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 the same shall not be delivered at letter.
carrier offices or distributed by carriers unless
postage is paid thereon as by law provided.
Third Class.
AL matter Of the third class must be fully pr>.
paid
NoTE.-Packages Of mailable matter Of THU
class must be prepaid by stamps, and must not
exceed the weight prescribed by law (Which u
four pounds. Packages exceeding the pre-.
sc-ibed weight are unavailable.
On pamphlets, occasional publications. tran.
sent newspapers, magazines and periodicals
nandbills, posters, sheet music, unsealed circu.
lars, prospectuses, book manuscripts and proof.
sheets, printed cards, maps, Autographs, prints,
chromo-hthographs and engravings, seeds, cat.
| euiSs, pulps, roots ana sclons-l cent for each
enc ounce or fraction thereoi-weiQht of mask.
age limited to four pounds.
On flexible patterns, samples Of ores. met.Is.
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 articles
Tor which other rates of postage are not urs.
scrlbed in this table, and which are not bv l.v
excluded from the mails-1 cent for each ons
ounce or fraction thereof-weight of PACKAGES
limited to four pounds.
On books cent for each one ounce or fr...
ton thereof weight Of packages limited to four
pounds.
On unsealed circulars, newspapers fvsaths,
transient or addressed to regular subscriber,-
excepting weekly papers, which may be deliver.a
TO subscribers On prepayment Of regular ouartsr.
" rates. and on periodicals not exceeding tva
ounces in weight, when any of the same are A.
posted in letter-carrier Office for delivery bv
the Office or it's carriers-1 cent each.
On periodicals two ounces in weight vbar a.
posited in letter-carrier office 10, dal.vs-, nr
he oahoeor It's cxrrisrs-2 cents saah.