The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-01-30
Table Of Rates of Domestic Postage.

The following are the rates of postage on Do
nestle Mail Matter of the different classes:
Note-All domestic mail matter Except news
papers, magazines and periodicals sent to actual
subscribers from known Office OF publicatlOn)
must be prepaid by postage stamps.
A letter on which one full rate OF postage is
prepaid but on which further postage is charge
able, will be forwarded, when deposited in q
post-office, charged with the unpaid postage to
be collected delivery. II the postage is left
wholly unpaid, or is prepaid less than one full
rate, it will be held for postage and sent to the
Dead Letter Office. Should it reach its destna-
ton by inadyertence, however, it will be charged
with double postage delivery. ''One full
rate means, IN the case OF mail letters or other
first class matter, three cents.
Ii large cities and adjacent districts OF large
population, having two or more post-Otiices with
in distance OF three miles of each other any let
ter po-ted at one ofsuch offices. and addressed to
locality within the delivery of another of such
offices, which shall have been inadvertently pre-
paid at the drop" Or local letter rate OF postage
ONLY NAV be forwarded to its destination through
the proper office charged with the amount of the
deficient postage, to be collected on delivery.
If articles chargeable with different rates of
postage are sent together IN one package, the
higher rate must be paid on the entire package;
but two OF 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
terials 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 epithets are
written or printed or engraved, or disloyal de-
vices printed Or engraved ; and all articles which
from their form nature are liable to destroy,
deface or inillre the contents of mail bags or the
person OF any one engaged in the postal service.
Postmasters are not allowed to give credit for
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 su-
Ghors and publishers, and except local or drop"
letters on all printed matter SO marked as to
convey any other or further information than is
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 II cannot be
examined by pos:masters, without
the wrapper or envelope on all news
papers, ma gaines and periodicals sent from pub
fishers to subscribers and inclosing any article
whatever, except bona tide supplements or bills
and receipts for subscriptions and on all pack
ages or matter not in itself chargeabe with letter
postage, but in which is inclosed or concealed
any letter or other thing chargeable with letter
cents for each half ounce or fraction
OF packages limited to four
pounds.
On local or "drop" letters, at Offices where
free delivery by carriers is established-2 cents
for each half ounce or fraction thereof-weight
Of packages limited to four pounds.
On local or drop" letters, at Offices where
'ree delivery by carriers is not established
cent per half ounce or fraction thereof-weight |
Of packages limited to four pounds.
Second Class.
NoTE.-Mailable matter OF this class embraces |
Ill newspapers, magazines and periodicals ex-
,lusvely in print and regularly issued at stated |
periods from known office of publication, and |
to regular subscribers.
PREPAYMENT.
Sec. 5. That on and after the LIST day Of Janu-
Try, 1875, on all newspapers and periodical pub.