The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-03-03

| NoTE.-1s;lable matter of this class embraces
all newspapers, magazines and periodicals ex
clus vely in print and regularly issued at sts ae
periods from known office Of publication, arc
addressed to regular subscribers.
PREPAYMENT.
Sec. 5. That on and after the 1st day Of Janu.
AIRY, 1875, or all newspapers and periodical pub.
locations mailed from known office o. publica
| ton or news agency, and addressed to regular
subscribers or news-agents, postage shall be
charged a the following rates: On newspa pers
and periodical publications, issued weekly and
oftener, two cents a pound and fraction thereof
less frequently three cents pound and fraction
thereof: Provided, That nothing in this act shall
be heldto change or amend section 80 of the act
entitled, Gan act to revise, consolidate, and
amend the statutes relating to the Post Office
Department." approved June Sth, 1872.
Sec. 6. That on and after the list dav of Janu-
airy, 1875, upon the receipt Of such newspapers
and periodical publications at the Office Of mail
ing, they shall be weighed in bulk, and postage
paid thereon by special adhesive stamp, to be
devised and ful nished by the Postmaster Cen
eral, which shall be affixed to such matter, or to
the sack containing the same, OF upon a meme
randum OF such mailing, or otherwise, as the
Postmaster General may, from time to time,
provide by re gulation.
Sec. T. That newspapers, one copy to each
actual subscriber residing within the county
where the same are printed, in whole OF in part
and published shall go free through the mails
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 Class.
AL matter Of the third class must be fully pre-
paid.
NOTE Packages Of mailable matter Of this
class must be prepaid by STAMPS, AMI must not
exceed the weight prescribed by law (Which is
four pounds. Packages exceeding the pre-
scribed weight are unavailable.
On pamphlets, occasional publications, tran
sient newspapers, magazines and periodicals .
handbilis, posters, sheet music, unsealed circu-
lars, prospectuses, book manuscripts and proof
sheets, printed cards, maps, Autographs, prints.
acknowledgements and engrayings, seeds, cut
tlnSs, bulbs, roots and scons-1 cent for each
two ounces O, fracti II there of-weight Of pack
age limited to four pounds.
On flexible patterns, 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-
scr,bod III this table, and which are not By law
excluded fron the mails cent for each two
ounces or fraction thereos-weisht Of packages
limited to four pounds.
On books-l cent for each two ounces or f,ac-
ton thereof-weight Of packages limited to four
pounds.
On unseaied circulars, newspapers, whether
transient addressed to regular subscribers
executing We KY papers, which may be delivered
to subscribers on prepayment Of regular quarter
y rates. and on periodicals not exceeding two
ounces in weight, when any of the same are de-
pcsiteN IL letter-carricr Office for delivery bv
the Office or its carricra-1 cent each.
Or periodicals two ources in weight. when de-
posted in d iottor-carrer Office for delivery by
ihe Office or its cariiers-2 cents each