The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-07-13

person. Vi any oHo cuSabeO III the postal service
Postmasters are not allowed to give credit TO
postage, nor to deliver any mail matter until al
postage due thereon has been paid.
On letters, sealed packages, mail matter who'll,
or partly in writing Except book manuscript.
and corrected prosf-sheets passing between "a.
thors and publishers and except local or "drop
letters); on all printed matter so marked as t.
convey any other or further information than /,
conveyed by the original print Except the cor
rection of typographical errors) on all matte,
not otherwise chargesble with letter postage, bui
which is, SO wrapped or secured that it cannot BIZ
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 articl.
whatever, except bona fds supplements or bill,
and receipts for subscriptions and on all pack.
ages or matter not in fchargeable with lette,
postage, but in which is inclosed or concealed
any letter or other thing chargeable with lette,
postage-S cents for each half ounce or Fraction
thereof-weight Of packages limited to fou,
pounds.
On local or "drop" letters, at Offices whert
free delivery by carriers is estahlished-2 cent.
FOR each half ounce or fraction thereof-weieh
Of packages limited to four pounds.
On local or "drop" letters, at offices wher,
free delivery by carriers is not established-I
cent per half ounce or fraction thereof-weiehs
Of packages limited to four pounds.
Second Class.
NoTE.-Msilable matter Of this class embrace.
all newspapers, magazines and periodicals 81.
clusvely in print and regularly issued at st,tee
periods from known Office of publication, and |
addressed to regular subscribers.
PREPAYMENT.
Sec. 8. That on and after the LIST day Of Janu
AIRY, 1875. on all newspapers and periodical pub
locations 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 newspaper,
md periodical publications, issued weekly and
oftener, two cents pound and fraction thereof
less frequently three cents pound and fraction
hereof: Provided, That nothing ia this act shall
De held to change or amend section SO Of the 10,
untitled, "An act to revise, consolidate, ane
mend the statutes relating to the Post-Ofnos
Department" approved June 9Th, 1872.
Sec. 6. That on and after the LIST day of Janu,
ry, 1875, upon the receipt Of such newspaper ]
nd periodical publications at the Office Of mail
ng, they shall be weighed in bulk, and postaes
aid thereon by special adhesive stamp, to b.
evised and fun nished by the Postmaster Gen
raj, which shall be affixed to such matter, or &c 1
he sack containing the same, or upon a memo
andzm OF such mailing, or otherwise, as the
ostmaster General may, from time to time,
rovide by regulation.
Sec. .. That newspapers, one copy to eaci
,tuA subscriber residing within the count,
here the same are printed, in whele or in part
Id published, shall go free through the mails
1T the same shall not be delivered at letter
rrier offices or distributed by carriers unles,
'stage is paid thereon as by law provided.
an matter Of the third class must be fully pre
i'd.
Of mailable matter Of THU
'ss must be prepaid by stamps, and must moi
ceed the weight prescribed by law (which b
II pounds). Packages exceeding the pre-
---'oa NciSHt are U0malldDi0.
IN pamphlets, occasional publications. ira,
nj newspapers, magazines and periodicals.
ndoliis, posters. sheet music, unsealed circu
., prospectuses, book manuscripts and proof
ee's' printed cards, maps, Autographs, prints
and engravings, seeds, cat
ss, bulbs, roots and scions-1 cent for each
ounce or fraction thereoEweight of pack
; limited to four pounds.
N flexible patterns, samples Of ores. uaetals
aerals and merchandise, sample cards. phono.
pnlc paper, letter envelopes, postal envelopes,
wrappers, imprinted cards, plain and orna.
ntai paper, photographs, and all other article. OF
winch other rates of postage are not pre-
oed In this table, and which are not by Law
uoso from the mails-1 cent for each one
&C or fraction thereof-weight Of psckare,
ted to four pounds. In
o books cent for each one ounce or ffse.
thereof-weight of Packages limited to fou,
nds.
unsealed circulars, newspapers, fwheths
sient or addressed to regular subscribers-
pnng weekly papers, which may be delivered
'oscnoers on prepayment Of regular quarter
'tes) and on periodicals not exceeding tyr
'es IN weight when any Of the same are d.
ed In . letter-carrier Office for delivarv b,
nice or its carrisrs-1 cent each.
periodicals. two ounces in weight, when d.
ed In letter-carrier Office Ton dalvayv ~
moe or it, carriers = cents each. m,