The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-11-13

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 au
postage due thereon has been paid.
| First Class.
On letters, sealed packages, mail matter wholly
or partly in writing Except book manuscripts
snd corrected proef-sheets passing between au-
thors and publishers, and except local or drop"
lstters) on all printed matter so marked az to
convey any other or further information than II
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
fishers to subscribers and inclosing any article
whatever, except bona fde supplements or bills
and receipts for subscriptions and on all pack
ages matter not in itself ohargeable 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
thereot-weight Of packages limited to four
pounds.
| On local or "drop" letters, at Offices where
free delivery by carriers is establshed-2 cents
for each half ounce or fraction thereof-weight
of packages limited to four pounds.
On local or "drop" letters, at Offices where
free delivery by carriers is not established-1
cent per half ounce or fraction thereof-weight
Of packages limited to four pounds.
Second Class.
NorE.-Msilable matter Of this class embraces
all newspapers, magazines and periodicals ex..
clusively in print and regularly issued at stated
periods from known Office of ALLEGATION, and
addressed to regular subscribers.
PREPAYMENT.
Sec. g. That on and after the lst day Of JAnu-
airy, 1875, on all newspapers ard periodical pub.
locations mailed from known Office OF publicA-
ton or news agency, and addressed to regular
subscribers or news-agents, postage shall bs
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 helato change or amend section SO of the aot
entitled, Gan act to revise, consolidate, and
amend the statutes relating to the Post Ofaos
Department" approved June 9Th, 1872.
Sec 6. That on and after the 1st day OF Janu-
airy, 1876 upon the receipt OF such newspapers
and periodical publications at the Office Of mall
ing, they shall be weighed in bulk, and postage
paid thereon by special adhesive stamp, to b
devised and fun nshed by the Postmaster Gen.
eral, which shall be affixed to such matter, or to
the sack containing the same, or upon memo.
randum of such mailing, or otherwise, az the
Postmaster General may, from time to time.
provide by regulation.
Sec. 7. 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 unlsss
postage is paid thereon as by law provided.
Third Class.
AL matter OF the third class must be fully pro-
paid.
NoTE.-Packages Of mailable matter Of this
class must be prepaid by stamps, and must not
exceed the weight prescribed by law (which II
four pounds). Packages exceeding the pre.
sc-ihed weight are unavailable,
On pamphlets, occasional publications, tran.
sent newspapers, magazines and periodicals.
handbllls, posters, sheet music, unsealed ciron.
lars, prospectuses, book manuscripts and proos.
sheets, printed cards. maps autographs. pript..
omo-lithographs and engravings seeds. cnt.
tlngs, bulbs, roots and scions-1 cent for e.ch
one ounce or fraction thereof-weisht OF pack.
age limited to four pounds.
On flexible patterns, samples OF ores metaIs
minerals and merchandise, sample cards. phono-
graphic paper, letter envelopes, postal envelonas
and wrappers, imprinted cards, plain and orn..
mental paper, photographs, and all other articla.
Tor which other rates of postage are not nra.
scrbed IN this table, and which are not bv Law
excluded from the mails-1 cent for each a..
ounce or fraction thereot-weight Of packages
limited to four pounds.
On books-l cent for each one ounce or tr...
aon thereof-weight of packages limited to fon,
pounds. 49,
on unseaied circulars, newspapers. fvhetbs,
transient or addressed to regular subscribers-
excepting weekly papers, which NAV be deIiverea
70 SUBSCRIBERS On prepayment Of regular quarter,
y rates) and on periodicals not exceeding tvo
ounces In weight, when any of the same are IA,
posted IN letter-carrier Office for delivery bv
he Office or it's carriers-1 cent each.
on periodicals two ounces in weight. when a..
posted in letter-carrier Office 70, dal.veyv =,
ae osnoe or its carriers-2 cents cash.