The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-12-30

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! hostage due thereon has been paid.
| First Class.
On letters, sealed packages, mail matter wholly
or partly in writing Except book manuscripts
and corrected prosf-sheets passing between az.
thors and publishers, and except local or drop"
letters) on all printed matter so marked as &c
convey any other or further information than 10
| conveyed by the original 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 postmasters, withoUs
destroying the wrapper or envelope; on all newt
papers, magazines and periodicals sent from pub
fishers to subscribers and inclosing any srticls
! whatever, except bona fide supplements or biDR
and receipts for subscriptions and on all psck.
ages or matter not in itself chargeable with lettes
postage, but in which is inclosed or concealed
any letter or other thing chargeable with letts,
| postage-3 cents for each half ounce or fractlor
| thereof-weight Of packages limited to iouy
pounds.
| On local or "drop" letters, at Offices whers
free delivery by carriers is establshed-2 cent?
for each half ounce or fraction thereof-we,shs
OF packages limited to four pounds.
On local or "drop" letters, at Offices whers
free delivery by carriers is not establisheo--s
cent per half ounce or fraction thereof-weigas
of packages limited to four pounds.
Second Class.
NoTE.-Msilable matter Of this class embraces
al newspapers, magazines and periodicals ~.
cluslvely in print and regularly issued at stsses
periods from known Office Of Publication, and
addressed to regular subscribers.
PREPAYMENT.
Sec. g. That on and after the 1st day of jazz
sry, 1875, on all newspapers ard periodical pab
licstions mailed from known Office OF publiah
ton or news agency, and addressed to regulss
subscribers or news-agents, postage shall DO
charged at the following rates: On newspapers
and periodical publications, issued weekly sn&
oftener, two cents pound and fraction thereof,
less frequently three cents pound and fraction
thereof: Provided, That nothing ia this act shsr
be held to change or amend section SO of the aA
| entitled, San act to revise, consolidate, Are
amend the statutes relating to the Post-Ofiea
Department" approved June sth, 1872.
Sec. 6. That OH and after the LIST day OF Janu.
and periodical publications at the Office OF mail
ing, they shall be weighed in bulk, and postss.
paid thereon by special adhesive stamp, to b,
devised and fun nished by the Postmaster Gen.
eral, which shall be affixed to such matter, OF tc
the sack containing the same or upon memo.
randum of such mailing, or otherwise as tn.
Postmaster General may, from time to time,
provide by regulation.
Sec. 2. That newspapers, one copy to each
actual subscriber residing within the county
where the same are printed, in whole or in pacs,
and published, shall go free through the mails :
but the same shall not be delivered at letter
carrier offices or distributed by carriers unlsas
postage is paid thereon as by law provided
Third Class.
All matter OF the third class must be fully uts~
paid.
NoTE.-Packages Of mailable matte. of tkSs
class must be prepaid by stamps and must noy
exceed the weight prescribed by law (Which IN
four pounds). Packages exceeding the pra,
se-,hed weight are unavailable.
On pamphlets, occasional publications. trsp.
sent newspapers, magazines and periodicals
handbills, posters, sheet music, rnsealed circu.
A"Aos PAosPeCtuees, DOCK manuscripts and prOCs,
sheets, printed cards, maps, autographs prista,
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS and engravings, seeds, cat.
tings bulbs, roots and scions-1 cent for each
one ounce or fraction thereof-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 enyelopss
and wrappers, imprinted cards, plain and orrs.
mental paper, photographs, and all other srticles
Tor which other rates of postage are not pra.
scrioed IN this table, and which are not by Ixx
excluded from the mails-1 cent for each ons
ounce or fraction thereof-weight of paekapew
limited to four pounds.
! On books cent for each one ounco or 4...
'lon thereof-weight of packages limited to fort
pounds.
on unsealed circulars, newspapers, fwhethe,
transient or addressed to regular subscribers-
excepting weekly papers, which may be delivered
70 subscribers on prepayment of regular quarter.
~ rates. and on periodicals not exceeding two
ounces in weight, when any of the same are de.
posted IN letter-carrier Office for delivery oy
the ONCE or it's carriers-1 cent each.
On periodicals two ounces in weight, when oe,
posted IN letter-carrier Office foi delivery h9
tneaomce cTsitscarriers-2 cents esck