The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-09-11
First Glass.

First Glass.
On letters, sealed packages, mail matter wholly
or partly in writing Except book manuscripts
and corrected proefsheets passing between Al
thors and publishers, and except local or drop"
lstters) on all printed matter so marked ~ 70
convey any other or further information than d
conveyed by the original print Except the coz.
rection of typographical errors) on all matter
not otherwise charge&ble with letter postage, but
which is, so wrapped or secured that it cannot ba
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 pack
ages or matter not in itself chargeable with letter
postage, but in which ia inclosed or concealed
any letter or other thing chargeable with letter
postage-3 cents for each half ounce or fraction
thereo-weight OF packages limited to foW
pounds.
On local or "drop" letters, at Offices where
free delivery by carriers is established cents
for each half ounce or fraction thereof-weight
Of packages limited to four pounds.
On local or drop" letters, at Offices where
cent per half ounce or fraction thereof weight
Of packages limited to four pounds.
Second Class.
NoTE.-Mailable matter of this class embraces
all newspapers, magazines and periodicals ex.,
clusively in print and regularly issued at stated
periods from known Office of ratification. and
addressed to regular subscribers.
PREPAYMENT.
Sec. 5. That on and after the LIST day Of Janu.
airy, 1875, on all newspapers and periodical pub
locations mailed from known Office OF publica-
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 fractioa
thereof: Provided, That nothing in this act shah
be held to change or amend section SO of the aot
entitled, can act to revise, consolidate, and
amend the statutes relating to the Post ONES
Department" approved June 9Th, 1872.
Sec. 6. That on and after the LIST day of Janu.
ary, 1875, upon the receipt Of such newspapers
and periodical publications at the Office Of mail.
ing, they shall be weighed in bulk, and postags
paid thereon by special adhesive stamp, to b
devised and furnished by the Postmaster Gen
eral, which shall be affixed to such matter or TO
the sack containing the same, or upon q memo.
randHm 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 unlesa
postage is paid thereon as by law provided.
Third Glass.
ALI matter Of the third class must be fully pro-
paid.
NoTE.-Packages Of mailable matter OF thu
class must be prepaid by stamps, and must not
exceed the weight prescribed by law (which 70
four pounds). Packages exceeding the prs.
scr;bed weight are unavailable.
On pamphlets, occasional publications. tran.
sient newspapers, magazines and periodicals
handbills, posters, sheet music, unsealed cirou.
lars, prospectuses, book manuscripts and proof.
sheets, printed cards, maps, ithographs. priats,
acknowledgements and engravings, seeds, cut.
tings, bulbs, roots and scions-1 cent for each
enc ounce or fraction thereof-weight Of pack.
age limited to four pounds.
On flexible patterns, samples of ores, metals,
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 pre-.
scribed in this table, and which are not BY law
excluded from the mails-1 cent for each ono
ounce or fraction thereof-weight of packages
limited to four pounds.
On books cent for each one ounce or fra.
lion thereof-weight Of packages limited to four
pounds.
On unsealed circulars, newspapers, whether
transient or addressed to regular subsoribers-
excepting weekly papers, which may be delivered
TO subscribers on prepayment Of regular quarter.
~ rates) and on periodicals not exceeding two
ounces in weight, when any Of the same are de.
posted in letter-carrier Office for delivery bv
the Office OF. its carriers-1 cent each.
On periodicals two ounces in weight. when A.
posted in letter-carrier of6ce foa delivery by