The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-01-07

Table Of Rates Of Domestic Postage.

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mestic Mail Matter Of the different classes:
Note-An domestic mail matter Except news.
papers, magazines and periodicals sent to actua
subscribers from known Office Of publication,
must be prepaid abby By postage GEL, stamps amp -
prepaid, but on which further postage is charge.
able, will be forwarded, when deposited in 8
post-ofice, charged with the unpaid postage tc
be collected on delivery. II the postage is left
wholly unpaid, or is prepaid less than one full
rate, It will be held for postage and sent to the
Dead Letter Office. Should it reach it's destina.
ton by inadvertence, however, it will be charged
with double postage on delivery. ''One full
first class matter, three cents.
In large cities and adjacent districts of large
population, having two or more post-offices with
in distance of three miles of each other, any let
ter ported at one ofsuch Offices and addressed to
offices, which shall have been inadvertently pre-
paid at the drop" or local letter rate OF postage
only, may be forwarded to it's destination through
| the proper Office charged with the amount Of the
deficient postage, to be collected on delivery.
Ii articles chargeable with different rates of
postage are sent together IN one package, the
higher rate must be paid on the entire package;
| but two or more different articles, both charge
able with the same rate of postage, may be sent
in one package on payment of that rate on the
whole package.
The following articles are excluded from the
mails Liquids, Poisons, Glass, Explosive Ma
terials, Books, Pamphlets, Pictures and other
publications OF an obscene or indecent character;
all letters upon the envelopes Of which, and pos
tai cards upon which, scurrilous epithets are
written or printed or engraved, or disloyal de-
vices printed or engraved and all articles which
from their form or nature are liable to destroy,
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 q II
postage due thereon has been paid.
First Glass.
On letters, sealed packages, mail matter wholly
or partly in writing Except book manuscripts
ana corrected proof-sheets passing between au-
thors and publishers, and except local or "drop "
lstters) 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 chargeable 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 fide supplements or bills
and receipts for subscriptions; and on all pack
ages matter not in itself chargeable with letter
any letter or other thing chargeable with letter
postage-3 cents for each half ounce or fraction
thereo-weight Of packages limited to four
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
free delivery by carriers is not established-1
cent per half ounce or fraction thereof-weight
Of packages limited to four pounds.
Second Glass.
NoTE.-Mailable matter of this class embraces
all newspapers, magazines and periodicals ex-
clus vely in print and regularly issued at stated
inAu from, Enn Of ,,b1 nj
addressed to regular subscribers.
PREPAYMENT.
Sec. 5. That on and after the LIST day Of Janu-
airy, 1875, on all newspapers and periodical pub.
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
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 act
entitled, can act to revise, consolidate, and
amend the statutes relating to the Post-Ofice
Department" approved June 9Th, 1872.
Sec. 6. That on and after the list day of Janu-
airy, 1875, upon the receipt ,or such newspapers
and periodical publications at the Office Of mail
ing, they shall be weighed in bulk, and postage
REQ ~ hs to
eral, which shall be affixed to such matter, or to
the sack containing the same, or upon a memo
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 no: be delivered at letter
carrier Offices or distributed by carriers unless
postage is paid thereon as by law provided.
Third Class.
NoTE.-Packages of mailable matter of this
class must be prepaid by stamps, and must not |
four pounds). Packages exceeding the pre-
scribed weight are unmailable.
All matter OF the third class must be fully pre-
paid.
sient newspapers, magazines and periodicals
posters, sheet music, unsealed circu-
lars, prospectuses, book manuscripts and proof
sheets, printed cards, maps, Autographs, prints.
chrome. autographs and engravings, seeds, cut
tings, bulbs, roots and scions-1 cent for each |
two ounces 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
mental paper, photographs, and all other articles
for 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 two
ounces or fraction there0f-weight OF packages |
limited to four pounds.
On books cent for each two ounces or hac-
ton thereof weight Of packages limited to four
pounds.
ION unsealed circulars, newspapers, whether
transient or addressed to regular subscribers
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 a letter-carrier Office for delivery by
the Office or it's carriers cent each.
On periodicals two ounces in weight, when de-
posted in letter-carrier Office for delivery by
Ehe Office or its carriers 2 cents each.
Boston. having a Hawaiian Club, Kalaka-
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