The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-11-30

Postmasters are not allowed to give credit for
postage, nor to deliver any mail matter until al
postage due thereon has been paid.
First Glass.
On letters, sealed packages mail matter wholly
| or partly in writing Except book manuscripts
| and corrected proef-sheets passing between au-
thors and publishers and except local or 81 drop"
lstters) on all printed matter so marked as to
convey any other or further information than Ia
conveyed by the original print Except the cor.
rection Of typographical errorsl on all matter
not otherwise chargesble with letter postage but
which is, so wrapped or secured that it cannot be
conveniently examined by postmasters, without
destroying the wrapper or envelope on all news.
papers, magazines and periodicals sent from pub
fishers to subscribers and inclosing any articls
whatever, except bona fide supplements or bills
snd 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
postage cents for each half ounce or fraction
thereof-weght of packages limited to four
pounds.
| On local or "drop" letters, at Offices whers
| Ir66 O6uN6Ty ny 10 Ccu1
| for 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-i
cont per half ounce or fraction thereof-weight
OF packages limited to four pounds.
Second Glass.
| NorE.-Maiiable matter Of this class embraces
| all newspapers, magazines and periodicals ex.
clusively in print and regularly issued at stated
periods from known Office of ratification. and
addressed to regular subscribers.
PREPAYMENT.
Sec. s. That on and after the LIST day Of Janu.
airy, 1875, on all newspapers and periodical pub.
LEGATIONS mailed from a known Office OF publioa-
ton or news agency, and addressed to regular
subscribers or news-agents, postage shall be
charged at the following rates. On newspapers
and periodical publications, issued weekly and
oftener, two cents pound and fraction thereof;
less frequently three cents pound and fraction Z
thereof Provided, That nothing ia this act shall 4
be held to change amend section 80 of the xct
entitled, San act to revise, consolidate, and
amend the statutes relating to the Post-Otice &
Department" approved June Sth, 1872.
Sec. 6. That on and after the 1st day OF Janu. &
airy, 1875, upon the receipt OF such newspapers i
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 i
devised and fun nished by the Postmaster Gen.
oral, which shall be affixed to such matter TO
the sack containing the same, or upon a memo.
randam Of such mailing, or otherwise, as the I
Postmaster General may, from time to time.
provide by regulation.
Sec. z. 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 same shall not be delivered at letter.
carrier 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.
NoTE.-Packages OF maiable matter of this
class must be prepaid by stamps, and must moi 4
exceed the weight prescribed by law (which ID &
four pounds). Packages exceeding the pre-.
scrihed weight are unavailable.
On pamphlets, occasional publications, tran.
sient newspapers, magazines and periodicals
handbills, posters, sheet music, unsealed circu.
lars prospectuses, book manuscripts and proof +
sheets, printed cards, maps, ithograph prints.
acknowledgements and engravings, seeds, cuts
tings, bulbs, roots and scions-1 cent for each z
enc 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 envelopes
and wrappers, imprinted cards, plain and orna- +
mental paper, photographs, and all other articles
Tor 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 po1nds.
On books-1 cent for each one ounce or frsts
ton thereo-weight of packages limited to touI
pounds.
On unsesled circulars, newspapers, fghethft
transient or addressed to regular subsoribers-
excepting weekly papers, which may be delivered
to subscribers on prepayment Of regular quarter
~ rates. and on periodicals not exceeding two
ounces in weight, when any of the same are dss
posted in a letter-carrier Office for delivery ~
The Office or its carriers-1 cent each.
On periodicals two ounces in weight, when de- B
posted in letter-carrier Office fol delivery b 4
sas once Or itscarriers-a cents each. n