The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-06-09

| vices printed or 0nSTaVou anu Ill a ucio1 WuSu0
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 servios.
Postmasters are not allowed to give credit for
postage. nor to deliver any mail matter until ~
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 su-
ihors and publishers, and except local or "drops
lstters) on all printed matter so marked - q
convey any other or further information than q
conveyed by the original print Except the COZ.
rection Of typographical errors) on all matter
not otherwise chargexble with letter postage, but
which is, so wrapped or secured that it cannot b
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 article
whatever, except bona fids supplements or bills
and 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
|
thereof-weight Of packages limited to ION
pounds.
On local or "drop" letters, at Offices where
free delivery by carriers is established cents
for each half ounce or fraction thereef-weight
of packages limited to four pounds.
On local or "drop" letters, at Offices where
free delivery by carriers is not establishedL
cent per half ounce or fraction thereof weight
Of packages limited to four pounds.
| NoTE.-Msilable matter Of this class embraces
all newspapers, magazines and periodicals ex-;
clusively in print and regularly issued at stated
periods from known Office of publication, and
addressed to regular subscribers.
| PREPAYMENT.
Sec s. That on and after the LIST day Of Janu-
ary, 1875 on all newspapers and periodical pub.
lcations mailed from known Office OF publicae
ton or news agency, and addressed to regular
subscribers or news-agents, postage shall b
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
thereof: Provided, That nothing in this act shall
be held to change or amend section 80 of the ct
entitled, "An act to revise, consolidate, and
amend the statutes relating to the POST faoo
Department" approved June 9Th, 1872.
Sec. 6. That on and after the LIST day Of Janu.
ary, 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 b
devised and furnished by the Postmaster Gen.
eral, which shall be affixed to such matter. or 70
the sack containing the same, or upon q mono.
randum OF such mailing, or otherwise, - the
Postmaster General may, from time to Hme.
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 part
and published, shall go free through the mails;
but the same shall not be delivered at letter.
carrier Offices or distributed by carriers unleas
postage is paid thereon as by law provided.
All matter Of the third class must be fully pre.
paid.
NoTE.-Packages Of mailable matter Of thIa
class must be prepaid by stamps, and must mot
exceed the weight prescribed BY law (which Il
four pounds). Packages exceeding tbe nra.
sc-ihed weight de unavailable. -
On pamphlets, occasional publication. tran.
s'ent newspapers. magazines and periodicals:
handbills. posters, sheet music, unaealed cirou.
lars, prospectuses, book manuscripts and prooS.
sheets, printed cards, maps, autographs. prints.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS and engravines. seeds Ont.
tings, bulbs, roots and scions- cent s,r e.nh
one ounce or fraction thereof weieht Of mack.
age limited to four pounds.
On flexible patterns, samples Of ores, metals.
minerals and merchandise, sample cards, phono-
graphic paper, letter envelopes, postal ENVELOPES
ana wrappers, imprinted cards, plain and orna.
mental paper, photographs, and all other articles
Tor which other rates of postage are not pre.
scrlnea IN this table, and which are not bv Law
excluded from the mails-1 cent for each ona
ounce or fraction thereof-weight Of pack.oss
limited to four pounds.
On books cent for each one ounce or nr,e.
non thereoEweight Of packages limited To fous
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 tvo
ounces in weight, when any Of the same .re d.
posted In letter-earrier Office for delivery b
the Office or it's carriers-l cent each.
On periodicals two ounces In WEIGHT vhen d.
posted in letter-carrier oface 10, darverv b
~ once o. ~ eakzisrs-a cents sash.