The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-01-19
Table Of Rates Of Domestic Postage.

Table Of Rates Of Domestic Postage.
The following are the rates Of postage on Do
me9uc MAI! Matter Of the different classes:
Note-Au domestic mail matter Except news
PaPers, magazines and periodicals sent to actual
subscribers from known Office Of pubication)
must De prepaid by postage stamps.
letter on which one full rate of postage ia
prepaid, but on which further postage is charge
aDle, will be forwarded, when deposited in a
Post-ofice, charged with the unpaid postage to
oe collected on delivery. # 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 its destina.
aon by inadvertence, however. it will be charged
rate means, IN the case OF mail letters or other
drst class matter, three cents.
In large cities and adjacent districts Of large
population having two or more post-Offices with
10 distance of three miles Of each other any let
ter posted at one ofsuch Offices and addressed to
locality within the delivery OF another of such
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.
If articles chargeable with different rates Of
postage are sent together in one package the
higher rate must be paid on the entire package;
bat tive 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 obscene or indecent charac ter.
al letters upon the envelopes of which, and DOS.
tai cards upon which, scurrilous epithets are
written or printed or engraved, or dsloyal de-
vices printed or engraved and all articles which
from their form or nature are liable to DESTROY.
deface or inure 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 a IL
postage due thereon has been paid.
First Class.
On letters, sealed packages, mail matter wholly |
or partly in writing Except book manuscripts |
and. ana corrected proof-sheets passing between au-
Inors and publishers, and except local or ssdrop
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
r rec Oh programmed errors on all matter
which Is, SO 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.
Ashers to subscribers and inclosng any article
whatever, except bona fde supplements or bills
and receipts for subscriptions and on all pack
ages or matter not in with letter
any letter or other thing chargeable with letter
Postage-3 cents for each half ounce or fraction
there0f-weight Of packages limited to four
POUNDS. Is
On local or "drop" letters, at Offices where
free delivery by carriers is established cents
Tor each half ounce or fraction thereof-weight
Of packages limited to four pounds.
On local or ''drop" letters, at Offices where a
free delivery by carriers is not established s
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- +
clusvely in print and regularly issued at stated
periods from known Office of publication and
addressed to regular subscribers.
PREPAYMENT. I
&c., 5. That on and after the LIST day Of Janu- =
ary, 1875, on all newspapers and periodical pub.
locations mailed from known office o. publica.
ton or news agency, and addressed to regular S
subscribers or news-agents, postage shall be
charged at the following rates: On newspapers
md 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 act
untitled, An act to revise, consolidate, and y
amend the statutes relating to the Post Office -
Department" approved June 9Th, 1872.
Sec. 6. That on and after the LIST day of Janu-
Try, 1875, upon the receipt OF such newspapers p'
md periodical publications at the Office Of mail
ng, they shall be weighed in bulk, and postage
paid thereon by special adhesive stamp, to be
levised and fun nished by the Postmaster Gen pa
'ral, which shall be affixed to such matter or to -
u0 bdCh COutdluluS tue same, or upon q memo
andum of such mailing, or otherwise, as the .,
postmaster General may, from time to time, y
'rovide by regulation.
Sec; z. That newspapers, one copy to each
ctual subscriber residing within the county m
Vhere the same are printed in whole or in part. en-
nd published, shall go free through the mails | =
nut the same shall not be delive, ed at letter.
arrier offices or distributed by carriers unless
ostage is paid thereon as by law provided. CT
Third Class. Inn
Doc oF
lass must be prepaid by stamps, and must not =,
Xceed the weight prescribed by law (which is re
Dur pounds). Packages exceeding the pre-
cribed weight are unavailable.
All matter Of the third class must be fully pre- a.
On pamphlets, occasional publications, tran -
ent newspapers, magazines and periodicals /;
andblls, posters, sheet music, unsealed circu- -:
heets, printed cards, maps, autographs, prints.
hr0mo. Autographs and engravings, seeds, cut 6
ngs, bulbs, roots and scions-f ent for each FIR
70 ounces or fraction thereof-weight Of pack =
&c limited to four pounds.
On flexible patterns, samples of ores, metals,
inerals and merchandise, sample cards. phono- Nv
raphic paper, letter envelopes, postal envelopes
ID tx1arpers Imprinted cards plain and orna
r which other rates of postage are not pre- =
ribbed in this table, and which are not by law
'cluded from the mails-1 cent for each two 7
lnces or fraction thereof-weight Of packages lici
On books cent for each two ounces or frac-
On thereof-weight of packages limited to four F
FUNDS. lbs
On unsealed circulars, newspapers, whether -
ansient or addressed to regular subscribers-
cepting weekly papers, which may be delivered +
subscribers on prepayment of regular quarter Dire
rates) and on periodicals not exceeding two -
noes in weight, when any Of the same are de-
sited in letter-carrier Office for delivery by G
9 Office or its carriers cent each. abl
On periodicals two ounces in weight, when de- n
eited in letter-carrier office for delivery by Far
0 Office or its carriers-2 cents each. =
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