The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-02-05
Table OF Rates OF Domestic Postage.

Table Of Rates Of Domestic Postage.
The following are the rates Of postage on Do
saestic Mail Matter Of the different classes:
Note-Au domestic mail matter Except news
papers, magazines and periodicals sent to actual
subscribers from known Office of publication)
nust be prepaid by postage stamps.
prepaid but on which further postage il charge
able, will be forwarded, when deposited in a
post-ofiice, charged with the unpaid postage to
Be collected ON delivery. II the postage is left
wholly unpaid, or is prepaid less than one full
rate, it viii be held for postage and sent to the
Dead Letter Office. Should it reach its destina-
ton by nadvertence, however, it will be charged
with double postage on delivery. "One full
rate" means, III the case OF mail letters or other
arst class matter, three cents.
In large cities and adjacent districts Of large
population, having two or more post-offices with
In distance Of three miles Of each other, any let
Ger NOTED at one OF such Offices and addressed to
q locality within the delivery Of another Of such
Offices, which shall have been inadvertently pre-
71ad at the drop" local letter rate OF postage
only, may be forwarded to it's destination through
the proper Office charged with the amount Of the
deficient postage, to be collected on delivery.
II articles chargeable with different rates OF
hostage are sent together IN one package, the
higher rate must be paid on the entire package;
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 the
whole package.
The following articles are excluded from the
mails: Liquids, Poisons, Glass, Explosive Ma
serials, Books, Pamphlets, Pictures and other
publications OF an obscene or indecent character;
all letters upon the envelopes Of which, and pos
tai cards upon which, scurrilous epiVhets are
written 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 in ure the contents OF mail bags or the
f2erson Of any one engaged in the postal service.
Postmasters are not allowed to give credit fer
postage, nor to deliver any mail matter until Ii
postage due thereon has been paid.
First Class.
On letters, sealed packages, mail matter wholly
or partly in writing Except book manuscripts
and corrected proOf-sheets passing between au-
shors and publishers, and except loo i or "drop =
lGttersl on all printed matter SO marked as to
convey any other or further information than is
conveyed by the orig inal print Except the COR
rection Of typographical errOrs) on all matter
not otherwise chargeable with letter postage, but
which is, so wrapped or secured that it cannot be
conveniently examined by posimasters without
destroying the wrapper or envelope on all news
papers, magazines and periodicals sent from pub.
fishers to subscribers and incl )sng any article
whatever, except bona fide supplements or bills
and receipts for subscriptions; and on all pack
ages matter not i'll fcharSeable with letter
postage, but in which Is inclosed or concealed
any letter other thing chargeable with letter
postage-3 cents for each half ounce or fraction
thereof-weight OF packages limited to tour
pounds.
On local or "drop" letters. at Offices where
free delivery BIZ carriers is established cents
Cor 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
cent per hal ounce or fraction thereof-Weisht
OF packages limited to four pounds
PREPAYMENT.
Sec. 5. That on and after the LIST day Of Janu-
q YNp,N 81 nd ir1l rlt
locations mailed from a known Office 0. publca-
ton or news agency, and addressed to regular
subscribers or news-aSonts, postage shall be
charged at the following rates: On newspapers
and periodical publications, issued weekly and
oftener, two cents pound aud fraction thereof;
less frequently three cents pound and fraction
thereof: Provided, That nothing in this act shall
be held to change or ameud section SO Of the act
entitled, Gan act to revise, consolidate, and
amend the statutes relating to the Post-Ofice
Department." approved June Sth, 1872.
Sec. 6. That on and after the LIST day Of Janu-
AIRY, 1875, upon the receipt OF such newspapers
ing, they shall be weighed in bulk, and postage
paid thereon BY special adhesive stamp, to be
devised and fun nisied by the Postmaster Gen
eral, which shall be affixed to such matter, or to
the sack containing the same, or upon memo
randum of sTch mailing, or otherwise, az the
Postmaster General may, from time to time,
provide by re guation.
Sec. 7. That newspapers, one copy to each
actual subscriber residing within the county
where The same are printed, in whole or in part,
and published, shall go free through the mails !;
but the shall not be delive ed at letter
earn Ter offices or distributed by carriers unless
postage is paid thereon as by law provided.
Third Glass.
All matter of the third class must be fully pre-
paid.
On pamphlets, occasional publications, tran
sient newspapers, magazines aud periodicals !;
handblls. posters, sheet music, unsealed circu-
lars, prospectuses, book manuscripts and proof
sheets, printed cards. maps, Autographs, prints.
chrome Autographs and engravlngs, seeds, cut
4ings bulbs, roots and scions-i sent for each
two ounces or fraction thereof-weiSht Of pack
eye limited to four pounds.
On flexible pate rms, samples OF 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
for which other rates OF postage are not pre-
soribed in this table, and which are not by law
excluded from the mails cent for each two
ounces or fraction thereof-weight OF packages
limited to four pounds.
On books cent for each two ounces or frac-
ton thereof weight of packages limited to four
pounds.
On unsealed circulars, newspapers, whether
transient or addressed to regular subscribers
excepting weekly papers, which may be delivered
20 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-carrer office for delivery by
the Office or its carriers cent each.
On periodicals two ounces i'll weight, when de-
posted in letter-carrier Office for delivery by
The Office or it's carriers-2 cents each.