The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-10-15

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deface or injure the contents Of mail bags or TIE
person of any one engaged in the postal service,
| Postmasters are not allowed to give credit 1e
postage, nor to deliver any mail matter until a
postage due thereon has been paid.
First Class.
| On letters, sealed packages, mail matter whoIb
| or partly in writing Except book manuscrip6
| and corrected prosf-sheets passing between q
thors and publishers. and except local or " drops
| lstters); on all printed matter so marked q 4
| convey any other or further information thanh
conveyed by the original print Except the CD
rection of typographical errors) on all matt9
not otherwise chargeable with letter postage. b
which is, 80 wrapped or secured that it cannot h
conveniently examined by postmasters, withod
destroying the wrapper or envelope ; on all new
| papers, magazines and periodicals sent from pub
fishers to subscribers and inclosing any artidl
whatever, except bona fide supplements or bill
and receipts for subscriptions and on all pad
ages or matter not in itself chargeable with leta
| postage, but in which is inclosed or conceald
any letter or other thing chargeable with letta
postage-3 cents for each half ounce or fractia
thereof-weight Of packages limited to foE
pounds.
On local or "drop" letters, at Offices when
free delivery by carriers is established-2 cent
for each half ounce or fraction thereof-weigh
of packages limited to four pounds.
On local or "drop" letters, at Offices VIXEN
free delivery by carriers is not established
cent per half ounce or fraction thereof weigh
Of packages limited to four pounds.
Second Glass.
NoTE.-Mailable matter Of this class embraces
all newspapers, magazines and periodicals en-
clusively in print and regularly issued at STATED
periods from known Office Of publication. AMI
addressed to regular subscribers.
PREPAYMENT.
&c., 5. That on and after the LIST day Of Jams
airy, 1875, on all newspapers and periodical pub
LEGATIONS mailed from known Office OF public
ton or news agency, and addressed to regulA
subscribers or news-agents, postage shall n
charged at the following rates: On newspaper
and periodical publications, issued weekly AL
oftener, two cents pound and fraction thered;
less frequently three cents pound and fracti0
thereof: Provided, That nothing ia this act sha1
be held to change or amend section 80 Of the ~
entitled, Gan act to revise, consolidate, and
amend the statutes relating to the Post Om0
Department" approved June 6th, 1872.
Sec. 6. That on and after the LIST day OF Jant
airy, 1875, upon the receipt Of such newspapers
ing, they shall be weighed in bulk, and postagl
paid thereon by special adhesive stamp, to b
devised and furnished by the Postmaster Ger
eral, which shall be affixed to such matter, erb
the sack containing the came, or upon memo
randSm Of such mailing, or otherwise, as II
Postmaster General may, from time to tina
provide by regulation.
Sec. z. That newspapers, one copy to ea0
actual subscriber residing within the count
where the same are printed, in whole or in pafl
and published, shall go free through the mails
carrier Offices or distributed by carriers unlee
postage is paid thereon as by law provided.
Third Class.
All matter Of the third class must be fully pr
paid.
NoTE.-Packages of mailable matter OF TIL
class must be prepaid by stamps, and must M
| exceed the weight prescribed by law (Which !
four pounds. Packages exceeding the pr
scribed weight are unavailable.
On pamphlets, occasional publications, trsn'
sient newspapers, magazines and periodical
| handbills, posters, sheet music, unsealed circs'
| lars, prospectuses, book manuscripts and PROD
sheets, printed cards, maps, Autographs, prints
! Acknowledgements and engravings, seeds, o.
| tings, bulbs, roots and scions-1 cent for ED
enc ounce or fraction thereoE-weight Of pact
] age limited to four pounds.
| On flexible patterns, samples OF ores, metaA
| minerals and merchandise, sample cards, phone
graphic paper, letter envelopes, postal envelopa
and wrappers, imprinted cards, plain and orns
mental paper, photographs, and all other articIA
for which other rates Of postage are not pr
| scribed in this table, and which are not by ~
excluded from the mails-1 cent for each on
| ounce or fraction thereof-weight Of package
limited to four pounds.
On books cent for each one ounce or ffat
ton thereof-weight Of packages limited to iod
pounds.
On unsealed circulars, newspapers, fwhethA
transient or addressed to regular subscribers
excepting weekly papers, which may be delivers
to subscribers on prepayment Of regular quarts
| ly rates. and on periodicals not exceeding ~
ounces in weight, when any Of the same are d
posted in letter-carrier Office for delivery n
| the Office or it's carriers-1 cent each.
On periodicals two ounces in weight, when q
posted in q letter-carrier office foa delivery n
| the oaaoe or it, osEEisrs-2 cents each.