The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1875-05-20


disc; dry articles OF merchandise
Sample or not); sample cards,
Photographic paper, letter envel-
opes, postal envelopes, and wrap
pers, plain and ornamental paper,
aud all other arti-
cles for which other rates of post
age are not prescribed in this
table, and which are not by law
excluded from the mails, l cent
for each two ounces or fraction
thereof, weight of packages limit
ed to four pounds. On unsealed
circulars, newspapers whether
transient or addressed to regular
misunderstanding weekly pa
PEERS, which may be mailed to
subscribers on prepayment OF
postage at second class rates and
ON periodicals not exceeding two
ounces in weight, when any of the
same are deposited in a letter-car
rier office for delivery by the Of
fee or it's carriers, cent each.
On periodicals exceeding two
ounces in weight when deposited
III a leetter-carrier office for de-
livery by the office or its carrier,
2 cents each.
POSTAL CARDS
hay be procured at any post-office,
at cost of I cent each. The mes
sage, etc, must be always written
on the back of the card. If any
thing but the address is written
Oh tue face, letter postage must be
paid by stamps, or the card will
not be forwarded. Nothing what
ever must be attached to. the card.
Postal cards will lie forwarded
froth one Office to another, in case
of removal of the person address
ed, but will in no ease be return
ed to writer, nor sent to Dead
Letter Office, nor advertised.
DOMESTIC MONEY ORDERS
are issued at any money order
post-uffice in the United States,
payable at any other money-order
post office, in sums OF not more
than fifty dollars. Larger amounts
can be sent TO the same person by
additional orders. RATES: On
orders not exceeding $40, 8 cents;
over $40 and exceeding $40, ~
cents; over $40 and not exceed
ing $50 Is cents; over $50 and
not exceeding SO, 90 cents; over
$40 and not exceeding $50, %
cents.
FOREIGN MONEY ORDERS.
At the principal money order
possibilities in the United States
(includihg all .the larger post
Offices, money orders, payable at
money order post Offices in Great
Britain, Ireland aud Switzerland,
may be procured at the following
rates: On orders not exceeding
$40 % cents; over $40 aud not ex
ceeding $40, 80 cents; over $50
and not exceeding $50, IS cents;
over $50 and not exceeding $40,
81; over $40 and not exceeding
500, $1.25. Orders can also be
obtained on Germany at the fol
lowing rates !: On orders not ex-
ceeding 50, Is cents; over S5 and
not exceeding $40, % cents; over
$40 and not exceeding $40, 80
cents; over $50 and not exceeding
$50, Is cents; over $50 and not
exceeding $40, 81; over $40 and
not exceeding $50, S1.25.
UNCLAIMED LETTERS.
All letters remaining uncalled
for thirty days in a post-office
after being advertised, are sent to
the Dead Letter Office, except let.
tiers bearing request to return to
the writer ii not called for within
a specified time, and letters bear.
ing the name and address of the
writer on the outside. Such let.
tiers are returned direct to the
writer's without advertising. The
use of ''request" envelopes is re-
commended to the public.
FORWARDING LETTERS FREE.
Prepaid and free letters are for
warded from one post-office tt
; another, at the request of the per
sons addressed, without addition
al postage. But letter which
has been once delivered to an au
thorized person can not be renal
ed to a new address without the
prepayment OF additional postage