The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-08-04

| tal CaTQ6 upon WHICH, bCurruOuS 0plGn6tE II
written or printed or engraved, or disloyal d,
vices printed or engraved; and all articles whic
, rom their form or nature are liable to destro,
deface or injure the contents Of mail bags or tn
person Of any one engaged in the postal servic,
: Postmasters are not allowed to give credit fc
!, postage, nor to deliver any mail matter until 4
postage due thereon has been paid.
First Glass.
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
lstters) on all printed matter so marked as Z
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, bu
which is, 30 wrapped or secured that it cannot b.
conveniently examined by postmasters, withou
destroying the wrapper or envelope on all news
papers, magazines and periodicals sent from pub
fishers to subscribers and inclosing any artic,s
whatever, except bona fide supplements or bill,
and receipts for subscriptions and on all pscA
sges matter not in itself chargeable with lette
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
thereof-weight Of packages limited to tou,
| pounds.
On local or drop" letters, at Offices where
| free delivery by carriers is established cent,
for each half ounce or fraction thereof weigh
| Of packages limited to four pounds.
On local Or "drop" letters, at Offices whers
free delivery by carriers is not established.
cent per half ounce or fraction thereof weigh
Of packages limited to four pounds.
Second Glass.
NoTE.-Mailable matter Of this class embraces
all newspapers, magazines and periodicals o..
clusively in print and regularly issued at ststes
periods from a known Office Of publication, ani
addressed to regular subscribers.
PREPAYMENT.
Sec. 8. That on and after the LIST day Of Janu
sry, 1875, on all newspapers and periodical pub
locations mailed from known Office OF publica
ton or news agency, and addressed to regula
subscribers or news-agents, postage shall b.
charged at the following rates: On newspaper,
and periodical publications, issued weekly AMI
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 40
entitled, can act to revise, consolidate, ant
amend the statutes relating to the Post ONO.
Department" approved June 9Th, 1872.
Sec. 6. That on and after the LIST day Of Janu
ary, 1875, upon the receipt Of such newspaper
and periodical publications at the Office of mail
ing, they shall be weighed in bulk, and postage
paid thereon by special adhesive stamp, to b.
eral, which shall be affixed to such matter, or tt
the sack containing the same, or upon q memo
randum Of such mailing, or otherwise, as the
Postmaster General may, from time to tims,
provide by regulation.
Sec. z. That newspapers, one copy TO each
actual subscriber residing within the count.
where the same are printed, in whole or in part
and published, shall go free through the mails
but the same shall not be delivered at letter
carrier offices or distributed by carriers unles,
postage is paid thereon as by law provided.
Third Class.
AL matter Of the third class must be fully pre-
paid.
NorE.-Packages Of mailable matter Of THU |
Glass must be prepaid by stamps, and must no;
exceed the weight prescribed by law (which II
Our pounds). Packages exceeding the pre-
,crihed weight are unavailable.
On pamphlets, occasional publications, tran
Iient newspapers magazines and periodicals
,andbills, posters, sheet music, unsealed circu
ars, prospectuses, book manuscripts and proof
heets, printed cards, maps, autographs, priHts
mo-lithogrsphs and engravings, seeds, cut
ings, bulbs, roots and scons-1 cent for eaci
ne ounce or fraction thereof-weight Of pack
ge limited to four pounds.
On flexible patterns, samples OF ores, metala
Minerals and merchandise, sample cards, phono.
raphic paper, letter envelopes, postal envelopes
nd wrappers, imprinted cards, plain and orna
mental paper, photographs, and all other article.
Or which other rates of postage are not pre-
cribed in this table, and which are not by Law
xcluded from the mails-1 cent for each ont
unce or fraction thereof-weight Of package,
mited to four pounds.
On books cent for each one ounce or frae.
on thereoEweight Of packages limited to fou,
ounds.
On unsealed circulars, newspapers, fwheths
.ansient or addressed to regular Subscribers
xcepting weekly papers, which may be delivered
} subscribers on prepayment Of regular quarter
! rates. and on periodicals not exceeding tw
unces in weight, when any Of the same are de-
osited in lester-carrier Office for delivery b,
le Office or its carriers cent each.
On periodicals two ounces In weight, when do
psited in letter-carrier ofioe foa delivery b 1
y o&aos OF ~ carriers cents each.