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

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Table Of Rates Of Domestic Postage.
The following are the rates of postage on Do
nestle Mail Matter Of the different classes:
! NOte-All domestic mail matter Except news
papers, magazines and periodicals sent to actual
subscribers from known Office OF pubicatlon)
must be prepaid by postage stamps.
| A letter on which one full rate Of postage is
prepaid but on which further postage is charge
able, will be forwarded when deposited in a
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 its destina-
ton by inadvertence, however, it will be charged
with double postage on delivery. "One full
rate means, Ill the case Of mail letters or other
| first class matter, three cents.
| In large cities and adjacent districts Of large
| population, having two OF more post-Offices with
in distance OF three miles OF each other any let
ter posted at one Of such 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 its 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 N one package, the
higher rate must be paid on the entire package;
but two 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 dsloyal de-
vices printed or engraved and all articles which
from their form or nature are liable to Destroy
deface or injure the contents Of mail bags or the
person of any one engaged in the postal service.
Dock CTR ~ IL s.,
postage, nor to deliver any mail matter until Il
postage due thereon has been paid.
First Class.
On letters, sealed packages, mail matter wholly
or partly in writing Except book manuscripts
thors and publishers, and except local or sdrop"
letters) on all printed matter so marked as to
convey any other OF further information than is
conveyed by the original print Except the COR
rectlon OF Typographical errors) on all matter
not otherwise chargeabe with letter postage, but
which is, SO wrapped or secured that it cannot be
conveniently examined by pos:masters, without
destroying the wrapper or envelope; on all news
papers, magazines and periodicals sent from pub.
lsners to subscribers and incl )sing any article
whatever, except bona fde supplements or bills
and receipts for subscriptions and on all pack
ages ma tier not in fchargeable with letter
postage, but in which is lnclosed or concealed
any letter or other thing chargeable with letter
thereof-weight Of packages limited to four
pounds.
On local or "drop" letters, at offices where
free delivery by carriers is established-2 cents
for each half ounce or fraction lhereof-weight
of packages limited to four pounds.
On local or "drop" letters, at offices where
free delivery by carriers is not established
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
periods from known Office Of publication and |
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
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 SO Of the act |
entitled, AN 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 lst day Of Janu.
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
era, which shall be affixed to such matter, or to
the sack containing the same, or upon memo
randum Of such mailing, or otherwise, as the
Postmaster General may, from time to time,
provide by regulation.
Sec. 7. That newspapers, one copy to each
actual subscriber residing within the county
where the same are printed, in whole or in part,
md published, shall go free through the mails
but the same shall not be delve, ed at letter.
carrier offices or distributed by carriers unless
postage is paid thereon as by law provided.
Third Glass.
NorE-Packages Of mailable matter of this
class must be prepaid by stamps, and must not
our pounds). Packages exceeding the pre-
,cribed weight are unavailable.
All matter OF the third class must be fully pre-
paid.
On pamphlets, occasional publications, tran
'ient newspapers, magazines and periodicals
landbills, posters, sheet music, unsealed circu-
ars, prospectuses, book manuscripts and proof
sheets, printed cards, maps, lithographs, prints.
photographs and engravings, Seeds cut
ings, bulbs, roots and scions-1 cent for each
,wo ounces or fraction thereof-weight Of pack
lge limited to four pounds.
On flexible patterns, samples of Ores metals,
and merchandise, sample cards, phono |
graphic paper, letter envelopes, postal envelopes
md wrappers, imprinted cards, plain and orna-
mental paper, photographs and all other articles
or which other rates of postage are not pre-
'crlbed in this table, and which are not by law
excluded from the mails-1 cent for EACH two
ounces or fraction thereof-weight OF packages
limited to four pounds.
On books cent for each two ounces or frac
ton thereot-weight OF packages limited to four