The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1875-06-03
Rates of Postage.

All domestic mail matter must
be prepaid by postage-stamps.
There is no franking privilege,
and no ''free" mail matter except
newspapers Zone copy eachD sent
by subscribers within the county |
where published, and delivered
through letter-carrier Offices. All
letters received in the Office with
stamps cut from stamped envel-
opes, or with such postage-stamps
as were in use prior to 1861, or
with revenue stamps on them, are
treated as ''unmailable,' and sent
to the Dead Letter Office. Depart
mental postage is prepaid by spe-
cial stamps, prepaid and furnished
by the Post Office Department.
Letters deposited i'll city lamp
post foxes must have the repuisi-
BILE number of stamps before plac-
ing them therein. Depositing
money in the boxes does not in
sure their being prepaid. News
papers are not taken at city lamp
post boxes. A letser on which
one full rate Of postage is prepaid,
but on which further postage is
chargeable, will be forwarded,
when deposited in post-oflice,
| and the deficient postage at single
| rates 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 its destination by
inadvertance, however, it will be
charged with double postage on
delivery, with allowance of any
amount less than one full rate
which has been prepaid thereon.
zone full rate" means, in the case
OF mail letters three cents. All
matter other than letters, must be
fully prepaid, or it will not be
forwarded except possibly by in
advertence, in which double post.
age will be collected on its delive.
Try. The following are the rates
payable on the different classes Of
domestic mail matter:
FIRST CLASS.
On letters. sealed packages, mail
matter wholly or partly in writing
Except book manuscripts and
corrected proof sheets passing be
tween authors and publishers, and
except local or 'Slropo letters); or
all printed matter so marked as Il
convey any other or further infOr
nation than is conveyed by tn,
original print Except the cOrrec
ton of typographical errorsl; oil
all matter not otherwise charged
BILE with letter postage, but which
> is so wrapped or secured that i
! can not be conveniently examined
by postmasters without destroy
ing the wrapper or envelope; OF
all newspapers, magazines, ant
periodicals sent from Publisher
, to subscribers and inclosing an,
article whatever except bonafid
!, supplements or bills and receipt
for subscription; and on all pack
ages of matter not in itself charge
able with letter postage, but il
which is inclosed or concealed an
letter or other thing chargeabl
with letter postage, 8 cents TO
each half-Ounce or fraction Thereof
weight of packages limited to fou
pounds. On local or "dropo lei
tiers, at offices where free deliver
by carriers is established, 2 cent
for each half ounce Or fractio
thereof, weight Of packages limi
ed to four pounds. On local {
"drop'' letters, at Office where fire
delivery by carriers is not estal
lished, cent per half ounce (
:. fraction thereof, weight of pack;
" ges limited to four pounds.
SECOND CLASS.
On newspapers sen: to regul;
K subscribers from a known Office
publication, or by newsdealers
other newsdealers, 2 cents p,
pound. On magazines and pei
odicals sent to regular subscribe
from a known Office of publicatio
or by newsdealers to other new
3, dealers 8 cents per pound. The
rates are payable by the publish
or newsdealer at the Office of ma
ing, and at the time the matter
deposited in the post Office. POI
age on printed matter to Cana
,er and other British North-Americs
nd Provinces, can be peepaid only
70 the boundary line-the rates
ing the same as on domestic mi