The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-06-24
Table Of Rates Of Domestic POSTAGE.

Table Of Rates Of Domestic Postage,
The following are the rates Of postage on po.
nestle Mail Matter Of the different classes:
Note-An domestic mail matter Except nsvu.
papers, magazines and periodicals sent to actual
subscribers from known Office Of publicatioa)
must be prepaid by postage stamps.
A letter on which one full rate Of postage \
prepaid, but on which further postage IL charge.
Able. will be forwarded, when deposited In q
post-ofice, charged with the unpaid postage 10
b collected on delivery. II the postage il Ian
wholly unpaid, or is prepaid less than one ful
rate, it viii 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. Zone fall
rate" means, in the case OF mail letters or otAoe
drst class matter, three cents.
In large cities and adjacent districts Of laleo
population, having two or more post-ofdces with
in distance of three miles Of each other any lel.
ter posted at one Of such Offices, and addressed y
locality within the delivery of another Of such
Offices, which shall have been inadvertently pr.
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 ~
deficient postage, to be collected on delivery.
II articles chargeable with different rates a
postage are sent together in one PACKAGE the
higher rate must be paid on the entire packags;
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 ths
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;
al letters upon the envelopes Of which, and pos
tai cards upon which, scurrilous epithets NArs
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,
deface or injure the contents Of mail bags or the
person Of any one engaged in the postal SERVES.
Postmasters are not allowed to give credit for
postage, nor to deliver any nail matter until 81
postage due thereon has been paid.
First Glass.
On letters, sealed packages, mail matter wholly
or partly in writing Except book manuscripts
and corrected proef-sheets passing between 81
thors and publishers. and except local or drop"
letters) on all printed matter 90 marked - 10
convey any other or further information than b
conveyed by the original print Except the coz.
rection of typographical errors) on all master
not otherwise chargesble with letter postage, but
which is, so wrapped or secured that it cannot b
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 artiols
whatever, except bona dds supplements or bilh
and receipts for subscriptions and on all pack.
ages or matter not in itself chargeable with letter
postage, but in which is inclosed or concealed
any letter or other thing chargeable with letter
postage-3 cents for each half ounce or fraction
tbereof-weight Of packages limited to four
pounds.
On local or "drop" letters, at Offices whers
free delivery by carriers is established cents
for each half ounce or fraction thereof-weight
Of packages limited to four pounds. 45
On local or "drop" letters at Offices where
free delivery by carriers is not establshed|
cent per half ounce or fraction thereof weight
Of packages limited to four pounds.
NorE.-Ms;lable matter of this class embraces
al newspapers, magazines and periodicals ex.
clusively in print and regularly issued at ststsd
periods from known Office Of publication. and
addressed to regular subscribers.
PREPAYMENT.
Sec. 8. That on and after the LIST day OF Janu.
airy, 1876, on all newspapers and periodical pub
LEGATIONS mailed from known Office OF publica-
ton or news agency, and addressed to regular
subscribers or news-agents, postage shall b
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 80 Of the aea
entitled, can act to revise, consolidate, and
amend the statutes relating to the PostOfaee
Department" approved June 9Th, 1872.
Sec. 6. That on and after the 1st day Of Janu.
ary, 1875, upon the receipt Of such newspapers
and periodical publications at the Office Of mall
ing, they shall be weighed in bulk, and postage
paid thereon by special adhesive stamp. to b
devised and furnished by the Postmaster Gen
eral, which shall be affixed to such matter, OF 70
the sack containing the same, or upon . memo.
randam Of such mailing, or otherwise, - tho
Postmaster General may, from time to tmss
provide by regulation.
Sec. z. That newspapers, one copy to eaeo
actual subscriber residing within the county
where the same are printed, in whole or in part,