The New Orleans bulletin., 1875-08-14


written or printed or engraved, or disloyal dc.
vices printed or engraved; and all articles which
from their form or nature are liable to destroy.
deface or injure the contents Of mail bags or the
person Of any one engaged in the postal service
Postmasters are not allowed to give credit fol
postage, nor to deliver any mail matter until 81
postage due 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 n.
thers and publishers, and except local or drop >
lstters) on all printed matter 90 marked 80 tx
convey any other or further information than b
conveyed by the original print Except the cor
not otherwise chargesble with letter postage, bat
which is, SO wrapped or secured that it cannot BE-
conveniently examined by postmasters, without
destroying the wrapper or envelope on al 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 letter
postager3 cents for each half ounce or fraction
| thereof-weight Of packages limited to lou,
pounds.
On local or "drop" letters, at offces whers
tree delivery by carriers is established-2 cents
for each half ounce or fraction therecf-weight
Of packages limited to four pounds.
On local or "drop" letters, at Offices where
free delivery by carriers is not establshed-i
cent per half ounce or fraction thereo-weigh'
Of packages limited to four pounds.
Second Glass.
EorE.-Msilable matter Of this class embraces
all newspapers, magazines and periodicals ex.
clusively in print and regularly issued at ststet
periods from a known Office Of rablication. Snt
addressed to regular subscrberv. AtA~
PREPAYMENT.
Sec. 5. That on and sitter the LIST day Of Janu,
ary, 1875 on all newspapers and periodical pub
Iications mailed from known Office OF publica
ton or news agency, and addressed to reguiN
subscribers or news-agents, postage shall be
charged at the following rates: On newspaper
and periodical publications, issued weekly anc
oftener, two cents pound and fraction thereof
less frequently three cents pound and fractios
thereof: Provided, That nothing in this act shal
be- held to change or amend section 50 Of the 20
entitled, can act to revise, consolidate, ane
amend the statutes relating to the Post-Ofdos
Department" approved June Sth, 1872.
Sec. 6. That on and after the 1st day Of Janu
ary, 1875, upon the receipt Of such newspaper,
and periodical publications at the Office Of mail
ing, they shall be weighed in bulk, and postage
paid thereon by special adhesive stamp, to bt
devised and fun nished by the Postmaster Gen
eral, which shall be affixed to such matter, or Il
the sack containing the same, or upon memo
randam Of such mailing, or otherwise, as the
Postmaster General may, from time to time
provide by regulation.
Sec. z. That newspapers, one copy to eaci
actual subscriber residing within the county
where the same are printed, in whole or in part
and published, shall 60 free through the mails
but the same shall not be delivered at letter
carrier offices or distributed by carriers unlesi
postage ia paid thereon as by lsw provided. ~
An matter Of the third class must be fully pre-
paid.
Norx.-Packages of mailable matter OF THU
class must be prepaid by stamps, and must moi
exceed the weight prescribed by law (which u
four pounds). Packages exceeding the pre-
scrhed weight are unmailable.
On vamphlets, occasional publications, tran,
sient newspapers, magazines and periodicals
handbills, posters, sheet music, unsealed circu'
lars, prospectuses, book manuscripts and proof
sheets, printed cards, maps, Autographs, prlH"
o-lithographs and engravings, seeds, cat
tings, bulbs, roots and scions-l cent for eacf
enc ounce or fraction thereof-weight OF paok
age limited to four pounds.
On flexible patterns, samples Of ores, metals
minerals and merchandise, sample cards, Phono'
graphic paper, letter envelopes, postal envelopes
snd wrappers, imprinted cards, plain and orns
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 one
ounce or fraction thereof-weight Of packages
limited to four pounds.
On books cent for each one ounce or frse'
lion 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
to subscribers on prepayment Of regular quarter
" rates) and on periodicals not exceeding t"t
ounces in weight, when any Of the same are de
oosited in q letter-carrier Office for delivery By
The Office or its carriers cent each.
On periodicals two ounces in weight, when de
posted in Q letter-carrier office 10, delivery ..
she o@ce or IL oarriers-2 cents eachs