The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-12-04

| On letters, sealed packages, mail matter wholly
or partly in writing Except book manuscripts
| and corrected prosfsheets passing between I'd.
5hors and publishers, and except local or drop"
latters) on all printed matter 80 marked as to
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 chargeable with letter pestsge bat
which is, 80 wrapped or secured that 1t cannot DO
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 article
whatever, except bona fde supplements or bills
| 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
| thereof-weight OF packages limited to Jour
pounds.
On local or "drop" letters, at Offices where
free delivery by carriers is established-2 centa
for each half ounce or fraction thereof-weight
of packages limited to four pounds.
On local or drop" letters, at Offices where
free delivery by carriers is not established-i
cent per nall OuuC0 VI tA0LcOi--VSRHSs
Of packages limited to four pounds.
Second Class.
NorE.-Mailable matter of this clase embrace.
all newspapers, magazines and periodicals ex.
clusivey in print and regularly issued at strted
periods from known Office Of Publication. and
addressed to regular subscribers.
PREPAYMENT.
Sec. s. That on and after the Is. day Of jam.
ary, 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 shal be
charged at the following rates: On newspapers
and periodical publications, issued weekly ana
oftener, two cents pound and fraction thereof;
| less frequently three cents pound and fraction
| thereof: Provided, That nothing ia this act shsp
be held to change or amend section SO Of the scs
entitled, can act to revise, consolidate and
amend the statutes relating to the Post-Ofacs
Department." approved June 9Th, 1872.
Sec. G. That on and after the Let day Of jam,
ary, 1875, upon the receipt Of such newspapers
and periodical publications at the Office Of mail.
ing, they shall be weighed in bulk and postags
paid thereon by special adhesive stamp, to bs
devised and furnished by the Postmaster Ger.
sral, which shall be affixed to such matter, or to
the sack containing the same, or upon q memo.
randum Of such mailing, or otherwise, as the
Postmaster General may. from time to time.
provide by regulation.
Sec. Z. That newspapers, one copy to each
actual subscriber residing within the county
where the same are printed, in whole or in psr.,
and published shall go free through the roails
bat the same shall not be delivered at letter
carrier offices or distributed by carriers unless
postage is paid thereon as by law provided,
Third Glass.
AL matter of the third class must be fully pre-
paid.
NoTE.-Packages Of mailable matter Of this
class must be prepaid by stamps, and must not
| exceed the weight prescribed by law (which IL
four pounds). Packages exceeding the pre-,
sor;hed weight are unavailable.
On pamphlets, occasional publications, trap.
sient newspapers, magazines and periodicals
handbills, posters, sheet music, unseaIed cirou.
lars, prospectuses, book manuscripts and proof.
sheets, printed cards, maps Autographs, priHts.
acknowledgements and engravings, seeds, cas-,
one ounce or fraction thereof-weight of pscss
age limited to four pounds.
On flexible patterns, samples O, ores, metals
minerals and merchandise, sample cards, phono'
graphic paper, letter envelopes, postal envelopes
and wrappers, imprinted cards, plain and orna.
mental paper, photographs, and all other articles
Tor which other rates OF postage are not pro-
scfloea IN this table, and which are not by Law
excluded from the mais-l cent for each enc
ounce or fraction thereos-weighs of packages
limited to four pounds.
On books cent for each one ounce or rae
ton thereof-weight of packages limited to foul
pounds.
On unsealed circulars, newspapers, fwhetha
transient or addressed to regular subscribers
excepting weekly papers, which may be delivered
to subscribers on prepayment Of regular quarter
~ rates. and on periodicals not exceeding tws
ounces in weight, when any Of the same are do
posted in a letter-carrier Office for delivery b
! the Office or it's carriers-1 cent each.
On periodicals two ounces in weight when d.
posted in . letter-carrier Office 70, deEveyyW
the.osace or itscarriezs-2 cents cash.