The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-06-18

defAce or lnjuro the contents OF mail bags or II
person of any one engaged in the postal service
Postmasters are not allowed to give credit n
postage, nor to deliver any mail matter until q
postage due thereon has been paid.
First Glass. #
On letters, sealed packages, mail matter wholly
or partly in writing Except book manuscript
snd corrected proef-sheets passing between q.
thors and publishers, and except local or drop
lotters); on all printed matter so marked - \
convey any other or further information thant
conveyed by the original print Except the co.,
rection of typographical errors); on all matts
not otherwise chargesble with letter postage, ba
which is, 80 wrapped or secured that it cannot h
conveniently examined by postmasters, witho1
destroying the wrapper or envelope on all new.
papers, magazines and periodicals sent from pub
fishers to subscribers and inclosing any artida
whatever, except bona fids supplements or BIN
and receipts for subscriptions; and on al pad
ages or matter not in itself chargeable with lettR
postage, but in which is inclosed or concealol
any letter or other thing chargeabls with lett9
postage-S cents for each half ounce or fractim
thereoLweight Of packages limited to id
pounds.
On local or "drop" letters, 1t Offices when
free delivery by carriers is established a cent
for each half ounce or fraction thereof weigh
of packages limited to four pounds.
On local or "drop" letters, at Offices when
free delivery by carriers is not estsblishedI
cent per half ounce or fraction thereof-weisn
OF packages limited to four pounds.
NoTE.-AIsilable matter Of this class embrseak
all newspapers, magazines and periodicals. g 4
clusively in print and regularly issued at ststd
periods from known Office Of publication. a.
addressed to regular subscribers.
PREPAYMENT.
Sec. s. That on and after the LIST day d Jans
ary, 1875, on all newspapers and periodical pub
locations mailed from known Office OF puhlias
ton or news agency, and addressed to regula
subscribers or news-agents, postage shall b
charged at the following rates: On newspspm
and periodical publications, issued weekly all
oftener, two cents pound and fraction thereoi;
less frequently three cents pound and frsctin
thereof: Provided, That nothing in this act sha1
be held to change or amend section 90 Of the ~
entitled, "An act to revise, consolidate, sn
amend the statutes relating to the Post Oha
Department" approved June 9th, 1871
Sec. 6. That on and after the LIST day Of JAMS
ary, 1875, upon the receipt Of such newspapss
and periodical publications at the Office Of maj
ing, they shall be weighed in bulk, and postae
paid thereon by special adhesive stamp, to h
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eral, which shall be affixed to such matter, OF b
the sack containing the same, or upon . memt I
randum Of such mailing, or otherwise, ~ u
Postmaster General may, from time to HMA
provide by regulation.
Sec. 2. That newspapers, one copy 10 ed
actual subscriber residing within the count
where the same are printed, in whele or in pass
and published, shall go free Though the mails;
bat the same shall not be delivered ct Letter
carrier Offices or distributed by carriers unlsa
postage il paid thereon % BY law provided.
Third Glass.
All matter Of the third class must be fully pr
paid.
NorE.-Packages Of mailable matter Of ~
class must be prepaid by stamps, and must n
exceed the weight prescribed by law (which =
four pounds). Packages exceeding the pr
scrbed weight are unavailable. III
On pamphlets. occasional publications. sras'
sfent newspapers, magazines and periodicals.
handbills. posters, sheet music, unsealed circe
lars, prospectuses, book manuscripts and proof
sheets, printed cards, maps, Autographs, priata
acknowledgements and engravings, seeds, eat
tings, bulbs, roots and scions-1 cent for eaaD
enc ounce or fraction thereof-weight Of pask
age limited to four pounds.
On flexible patterns, samples Of ores, metal1s
minerals and merchandise, sample cards, phone
graphic paper, letter envelopes, postal envelopes
snd wrappers, imprinted cards, plain and orna'
mental paper, photographs. and all other articles
Tor which other rates of postage are not pre-
scrlbed in this table, and which are not by lav
excluded from the mails-1 cent for each on1
ounce or fraction thereof-weight Of PACKAGE
limited to four pounds.
On books-1 cent for each one ounce or ifae
ton thereof weight Of packages limited to tous
pounds.
On unsealed circulars, newspapers, fwhetha
transient or addressed to regular subscribers
excepting weekly papers, which may be delivered
to subscribers on prepayment Of regular quarter
" rstes) and on periodicals no. exceeding IN
ounces in weight, when any Of the same are d.
posted in letter-carrier Office for delivery b
the office or its carriers-1 cent each.
On periodicals two ounces In weight, when d..
postted In letter-carrier once loa delivery h
The once Of IT, eaEzieEs+2 cents ssoh.