The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-12-24

from their form or nature are liable to destroy,
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 AL
| postage due thereon has been paid.
| First Glass.
On letters, sealed packages, mail matter wholly
or partly in writing Except book manuscripts
and corrected prosf-sheets passing between 10.
thors and publishers, and except local or " drop"
letters) on all printed matter SO marked as to
convey any other or further information than Is.
conveyed by the original print Except the cor.
rection Of typographical errors) on all matter
not otherwise chargesble with letter postage. but
which is 80 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 chargeable with lettey
postage, but in which is inclosed or concealed
any letter or other thing chargeable with letter
postage-S cents for each half ounce or fraction
thereofweight of packages limited to tour
pounds.
On local or "drop" letters, at Offices where,
free delivery by carriers is established-2 cents
for each half ounce or fraction thereof-weight
of packages limited to four pounds.
On local or "drop" letters, at offices whsre
free delivery by carriers is not established-l
cent per half ounce or fraction thereof-weishs
Of packages limited to four pounds.
Second Class.
NorE.-Mailable matter of this class embrace.
all newspapers, magazines and periodicals ez.
clusively in print and regularly issued at st,tea
periods from known Office of Publication, and
addressed to regular subscribers.
PREPAYMENT.
Sec. s. That on and after the LIST day of jam
sry, 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 be
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 80 Of the sct
entitled, SAN act to revise, consolidate, and
amend the statutes relating to the Post-Onses
Department" approved June 9Th, 1872.
Sec. g. That on and after the LIST day OF jam,
ary, 1875, upon the receipt OF such newspaper.
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 furnished by the Postmaster Gen.
sral, which shall be affixed to such matter, or TO
the sack containing the same, or upon a memos
randum 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 unleas
postage is paid thereon as by law provided.
Third Glass.
ALI matter OF the third class must be fully pre-.
paid.
NoTE-Packages Of mailable matter of this
,lass must be prepaid by stamps, and must no.
exceed the weight prescribed by law (which 10
our pounds). Packages exceeding the pro-
'cr;hed weight are unavailable.
On pamphlets, occasional publications, tran.
rent newspapers, magazines and periodicals.
1andbills, posters, sheet music unsealed circu.
ars, prospectuses, book manuscripts and proof.
'heets, printed cards, maps, Autographs, prints,
and engravings, seeds, cat.
ings, bulbs, roots and scions-1 cent for eac.
me ounce or fraction thereof-weight Of pack.
!ge limited to four pounds.
On flexible patterns, samples Of ores, metals,
minerals and merchandise, sample cards, phono.
graphic paper, letter envelopes, postal envelope.
nd wrappers, imprinted cards, plain and orna.
mental paper, photographs, and all other articlea
or which other rates of postage are not pre-.
crloed IN this table, and which are not by Law
xcluded from the mails-1 cent for each one
unce or fraction thereot-weight Of packagep
United to four pounds.
ON oooks-1 cent for each one ounce or fras,
ION thereof-weight Of packages limited to fou,
ounds.
Va unsealed circulars, newspapers, fvheth-s
'ansient or addressed to regular subscribers--
1ceptlng weekly papers, which may be delivered
SUBSCRIBERS on prepayment Of regular quarter.
rates) and on periodicals not exceeding two
ances IN weight, when any Of the same are de,
osited in letter-carrier Office for delivery by
'e Office or it's carriers-1 cent each.
on periodicals two ounces in weight, when de-
osited in letter-carrier Office iol delivery By
lesomce.o or ttscarriers-2 cents ese-,