The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-12-28

tai cards upon which, scurrilous epithets srs
written or printed or engraved, or disloyai de.
vices nriuted or engraved and all articles Whicn
from their form or nature are liable to Destroy
serace or injure the contents Of mail bags or the
oerson of any one engaged in the postal service
postynasters are not allowed to give credit for
,og+sea nor to deliver any raai matter until all
hostage duo thereon has been paid.
First Glass.
On letters, sealed packages mail matter wholly
Or partly in writing Except book manuscripts
and corrected proof-sheets passing between au-
thors and publishers. and except local or "drop"
lotters); on all printed matter SO marked as 20
convey any other or further information than IL
conveyed by the original print Except the cor
rection Of typographical errors) on all matter
not otherwise charge&ble with letter postage, oat
which is, 80 wrapped or secured that it cannot be
conveniently examined by postmasters, wlthous
DESTROYING the wrapper or envelope on all news.
papers. magazines and periodicals sent from pub
fishers to subscribers and inclosing any article
whatever, except bona fde supplements or bills
snd 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 lett5f
postage-S cents for each half ounce or fraction
thereof-weght OF packages limited to -FOUR
pounds.
On local or "drop" letters, at Offices whers
free delivery by carriers is established-2 cents
for each half ounce or fraction thereof-weight
of packages limited to four pounds.
On local or drop" letters, at Offices whers
free delivery by carriers is not established-a
cent per half ounce or fraction thereof-We!gas
of packages limited to four pounds.
Second Class.
NorE,-Mailable matter Of this class embraces
all newspapers, magazines and periodicals e2s'
clusjvely in print and regularly issued at st,see
periods from known Office Of ALLEGATION. and
addressed to regular subscribers.
PREPAYMENT.
seo s. That on and after the 1st day OF jam.
ary, 1875, 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 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 shSI
be held to change or amend section 80 OF the act
entitled, can act to revise, consolidate, and
amend the statutes relating to the Post-Omca
Department." approved June 8th, 1872.
Sec 6. That on and after the LIST day OF Janu.
airy, 1875, upon the receipt OF such newspapers
and periodical publications. at the Office of ansil-
| hall >o IN -1lE
paid thereon by special adhesive stamp, to be
devised and fur nished by the Postmaster Gen.
eral, which shall be affixed to such matter eI TO
the sack containing the same, or upon a memo.
rardNm of such mailing, or otherwise, as she
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 psrs
and published, shall go free through the mails
but the same shall not be delivered at llfr
carrier Offices distributed by carriers ufiezs
postage is paid thereon as by law provided.
Third Class.
All matter OF the third class must be fully pys-
paid.
NoTE-packages Of msilabIe matter OF thts
class must be prepaid by stamps, and must not
exceed the weight prescribed by law (Which In
four pounds. Packages exceeding the pre-.
scrihed weight are unmailable.
On pamphlets, occasional publications., tran.
sient newspapers, magazines and periodicals.
handbills, posters, sheet music unsoaled cirou.
lars. prospectuses, book manuscripts and proof.
sheets, printed cards, maps, autographs, prints.
| he and gaeia cHix
tings, bulbs, roots and scions-1 cent for each
one ounce or fraction thereoy-weight OF pack.
age limited to four pounds.
On flexible patterns, samples OF Ores metals.
minerals and merchandise, sample cards, phone.
graphic paper, letter envelopes, postal envelopes
and wrappers, imprinted cards, plain and orna-
mental paper, photographs, and all other articles
FOR which other rates Of postage are not pre-.
scribed in this table, and which are not by law
excluded from the mails-1 cent for each enc
ounce or fraction thereot-weight OF packages
limited to four pounds.
On books cent for each one ounce or frsc.
ton thereo-weight of packages limited to four
pounds
On unsesled circulars, newspapers, whether
transient or addressed to regular subscribers
excepting weekly papers, which may be delivered
to subscribers on prepayment of regular quarter.
ly rates) and ON periodicals not exceeding two
ounces in weight, when any Of the same are de-
posted in a letter-carrier Office for delivery By
the Office or it's carriers cent each.
On periodicals two ounces in weight, when de-
posted in letter-csrrier Office foi delivery By
the:otdoe. or itsoarriers-2 cents eAo",