The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-03-04

onletters, sealed packages, mail me- tier wholly
9r partly in writing Except book manuscripts
md corrected proof-sheets passing between au-
sbors 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 riginal 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 canno. 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 incl )sing any article
| whatever except bona fae supplements or bills
| and receipts fer subscriptions and on all pack
ages or matter not in fchargeable with letter
| postage, but il which is inciosed or concealed
any letter OF other thing cllargeaDle with letter
| postage cents for each half ounce or fraction
| thereOf-weiSht OF aackAoes limited to aour
| pounds.
On local or ''drop" sytte,s, 80 Offices where
free delivery hs Carriers is established : cenes
| for each hall ounce OF fraction TeoG-weiaht
| OF packages limited % four porals.
OF local or "drop' letters. a, Offices w'legt
'ree delivery by curriers' is not .s:,bl.sileG-1
cent per hall ounce or fraction thesso. -xti.It
Of pacleasea limited q fou" pounds.
Second Csn>-.
Nor..-sis liable msttaS OF tits cilss embraces
Ill newspapers, magazines and periodicals e1
clus v. y Ill lsas and regularly ISSUED 81 ST. ed
pagio;ta from e knc"n o.tc. o. p,.blie.:.on. sld
| s}.ro.eed 10 .,t.llr Subscribers.
PREPAYMENT.
Sec. 3. shas and after the y. lay Of Jauu
AIRY, 1873. Oh AL newspapers and periodical pub
Gcatons mail : .s0.-I known Office 0. puhlica
ton or news az Hoy, and addressed to regular
| subscribers - lews-as 3nts, postage shall tt
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 III this act shall
be held to charge amend section SO Of the act
entitled. IAN act to revise. consolidate. and
amend the statutes relating 10 the Post-O Office
Department" approved June 8th 1872.
Sec. 6. Tia; on and after the LIST day Of jam
airy, 1875, upon the receipt of such newspapers
and periodical publications at the Office Of mail
ing, they shall be- weighed in bulk, and postage
paid thereon by special adhesive stamp, to be
devised and fu1 nished by the Postmaster Gen.
eral, which shall be affixed to such matter, or to
the sack containing TIE same. Or upon a memo
randum Of such mailing, or otherwise, as the
Postmaster General may, from time to time,
provide by equation
Sec. !. That newspapers. ore copy to each |
actual subscliheS residing within the county
where the same are printed in whole OF in part,
and published, snail go free through the mails
but the same shaHl not te delivered "a. letter
carrier Offices or distributed by carriers unless |
postage i, paid thereon as by law provided.
Third Class.
AZ matter OK the third class must BE fully pre-
paid.
NOTE Packages Of mailable matter Of this
class must be prepaid by stamps. and must not
exceed the weight prescribed by law (Which is
four pounds. Packages exceeding the pre-
scribed weight are unavailable.
On pamphlets, occasional publications, tran |
sient newspapers, magazines and periodicals
handbills posters, sheet music, unsealed circu- |
lars, prospectuses, book manuscripts and proof
sheets, printed cards, maps, Autographs, prints.
Autographs and engravngs, seeds, cut
tngs, bulba, roots and scions-1 cent for each
tNo ounces vi iaCticn litItOi-eNClSilt Vi IaCh-
age limited 70 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 al other articles
for which other rates OF postage not pre- |
scribad in this table, and which arc not by law
excluded from the mails cent for each two
ounces or fraction eot-weght Of packages
limited to four pounds.
On books cent Cor each two ounces or frae- !
ton thereof weight of packages limited to four
pounds.
On unseaied circulars, newspapers, whether
transient or addressed TO regular subscribers
excepting weekly papers, which may be delivered
to subscribers on prepayment Of regular quarter
~ ratesj and on periodicals not exceeding two
ounces in weight, when any OF the same are de-
posted in leter-carrer Office for delivery by |
the Office or its carriers-1 cent each.
On periodicals two ounces in weight, when de- |
posted in letter-carrier Office for delivery by |
the Office or it's carrera-2 cents each.
STEAMBOATS,.