The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-01-21

Table Of Rates Of Domestic Postage.
The following are the rates Of postage on Dc
uestic 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 De prepaid BY postage stamps.
letter on which one full rate of postage il
prepaid, but on which further postage is charge
able, will be forwarded, when deposited in 9
post-ofice, charged with the unpaid postage te
be collected on 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 destina.
ton by inadvertence, however it will be charged
with double postage on delivery. "One full
rate means, IN the case OF mail letters or other
first class matter, three cents.
In large cities and adjacent districts Of large
population, having two or more pOst-ofices with
an distance OF three miles of each other any let
ter posted at one ofsuch Offices and addressed to
offices, which shall have been inadvertently pre-
paid at the drop" Or local letter rate of postage
only, may be forwarded to its 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;
Dut 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
7oerials, Books, Pamphlets, Pictures and other
goubca tons OF an obscene or indecent character:
all letters upon the envelopes of which, and pos
tal 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 IN lure the contents of mail bags or the
soerson 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.
First Class.
On letters, sealed packages, mail matter wholly
or partly in writing Except book manuscripts
ana corrected proof-sheets passing between au-
Gattersl ; on all printed matter SO marked az to
convey any other or further information than is
conveyed by the original print Except the cor
Fechon OF typographical errors) on all matter
which is, 80 wrapped or secured that it cannot be
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 tide 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
Epostage-3 cents for each half ounce or fraction
shereof-weight Of packages limited to four
pounds.
On local or "drop" letters, at Offices where
nee delivery BY carriers is established--2 cents
Cor each half ounce or fraction thereof-weight
of packages limited to four pounds.
On local or "drcp" letters, at Offices where
free delivery by carriers is not established-1
cent per half ounce or fraction thereof weight
.0f packages limited to four pounds.
Second Glass.
Mailable matter OF this class embraces
all ms nd
cius vely 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 ist day Of Janu-
lry, 1875, on all newspapers and periodical pub.
Iications mailed from known Office o. publica.
ton or news agency, and addressed to regular
subscribers Or news-agents, postage shall be
chS,ged at the following rates. On newspapers
and periodical publications, issued weekly and
9ftener, two cents pound and fraction thereof
less frequently three cents pound and fraction
thereof: Provided That nothing in this act shall
he held to change or amend section SO OF the act
entitled, can act to revise, consolidate, and
smond 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 stfixed to such matter, or to
the sack containing the same, or upon memo |
randum Of such mailing, or otherwise, as the
Postmaster General may, from time to time, |
provide by regulation.
Sec. 7. That newspapers one copy to each |
SEXUAL subscriber residing within the county
and published, shall go free through the mails
bnt the same shall not be delive ed at letter. |
car, Ter offices or distributed by carriers unless
postage is paid thereon as by law provided.
Nors-Packages of mailable matter Of this
class must be prepaid by stamps, and must not
exceed tae weight prescribed by law (Which is
sour pounds). Packages exceeding the pre- |
scribed weight are unavailable.
Ali matter OF the third class must be fully pre- |
On pamphlets, occasional publications, tran
sient newspapers, magazines and periodicals
handbllls, posters, sheet music, unsealed clrcu-
lars prospectuses, book manuscripts and proof |
sheets, printed cards, maps, hthographs. prints. |
chrome Autographs and engravings, seeds, cut |
tings, bulbs, roots and scions-1 cent Tor each
two ounces or fraction thereOf-weight OF pack |
age limited to four pounds.
On flexible patterns, samples OF ores, metais, |
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
FOR which other rates OF postage are not pre-
scribed in this table, and which are not by law
excluded from the nails cent for each two
ounces or fraction reof-weight Of packages
limited to four pounds.
On books cent for each two ounces or frac- |
ton thereof-weight of packages limited to four
pounds.
On unsealed circulars, newspapers, whether
or addressed to regular subscribers
excepting weekly papers, which may be delivered
to subscribers on prepayment of regular quarter
iy rates) and on periodicals not exceeding two
ounces in weight, when any Of the same are de-
Dosited in letter-carrer Office for delivery by
Che Office or it's carriers cent each:
On periodicals two ounces in weight, when de-
posted in letter-carrier Office for delivery by
fhe Office or its carriers-2 cents each.