The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-02-04
Table Of Rates Of Domestic Postage.

Table Of Rates Of Domestic Postage.
The following are the rates Of postage on Do
cnestic Mail Matter Of the different classes
Note-Au domestic mail matter Except news
papers, magazines and periodicals sent to actua
subscribers from known Office Of publication
must be prepaid by postage stamps.
letter on which one full rate Of postage il
able, will be forwarded, when deposited in 8
post-office, charged with the unpaid postage tc
be collected on delivery. II the postage is lef,
wholly unpaid, or is prepaid less than one full
Dead Letter Office. Should it reach its destina
ton by inadvertence, however, it will be charged
with double postage on delivery. 'One full
rate" means, in the of mail letters or other
irst class matter, three cents.
In large cities and adjacent districts Of large
population, having two or more post-of1ices with
in distance OF three miles OF each other any let
ter posted 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, may be forwarded to it's destination through
the proper Office charged with the amount Of the
deficient postage, to be collected on delivery.
II 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 or 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 or nature are liable to destroy,
.deface or inure 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 a Ii
postage due thereon has been paid.
On letters, sealed packages, mail matter wholly
Or partly in writing Except book manuscripts
and corrected proof-sheets passing between au-
shors and publishers, and except local or "drop"
aetters) on all printed matter so marked az to
convey any other or further information than is
conveyed by the original print Except the cor
rechon 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, 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 fide supplements or bills
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
postage-3 cents for each half ounce fraction
pounds.
On local or "drop" letters, at Offices where
free delivery by carriers is established 2 cents
Tor 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
cent per half ounce or fraction thereof-weight
of packages limited to four pounds.
Second Glass.
PREPAYMENT.
Sec. 5. That on and after the LIST day of Janu-
ary, 1875, on all newspapers and periodical pub.
LEGATIONS mailed from known Office o. publica.
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
thereof: Provided, That nothing in this act shall
De held to change or amend section SO of the act
entitled, IAN act to revise, consolidate, and
amend the statutes relating to the Post-Ofice
Department" approved June 9Th, 1872.
Sec. 6. That on and after the LIST day of Janu-
airy, 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 be
devised and fun nished by the Postmaster Gen
eral which shall be affixed to such matter, or to
the sack containing the same, or upon a memo
randum OF such mailing, or otherwise, as the
Postmaster General may, from time to time,
provide by regulation.
actual subscriber residing within the county
where the same are printed, in whole or in part,
and published, shall go free through the mails
out the same shall not be delves ed at letter.
carrier offices or distributed by carriers unless
postage is paid thereon as by law provided.
Third Glass.
An matter of the third class must be fully pre-
paid.
On pamphlets, occasional publications, tran
sient newspapers, magazines and periodicals |
posters, sheet music, unsealed circu-
sars, prospectuses, book manuscripts and proof |
sheets, printed cards, maps Autographs prints. |
chrome. Autographs and engravings, seeds, cut |
tings, bulbs, roots and scons-1 cent for each |
5wo ounces or fraction thereof-weight of pack |
age limited to four pounds.
On flexible patterns, samples Of ores, metals, !
minerals and merchandise, sample cards, phono-
graphic paper, letter envelopes, postal envelopes
and wrappers, imprinted cards, plain and orna- !
mental paper, photographs, and all other articles
sor 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 two |
ounces or fraction. thereof-weight of packages |
limited to four pounds. |
On books cent for each two ounces or frac- |
ton thereof-weght 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 two
ounces in weight, when any of the same are de-
posted in letter-carrier Office for delivery by |
The Office or its carriers cent each.
On periodicals two ounces in weight, when de-
posted in letter-carrier Office for delivery by |
he Office or its carriers cents each.