The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-09-10


in one package on payment Of that rate on tina
whole package.
The following articles are excluded from thu
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 injure the contents Of mail bags or the
person Of any one engaged in the postal service,
Postnlasters are not allowed to give credit fo1
postage, nor to deliver any mail matter until Nd
postage due thereon has been paid.
| First Class.
On letters, sealed packages, mail matter wholly
or partly in writing Except book manuscripts
and corrected proef-sheets passing between ap-
thors and publishers, and except local or " drop"
letters, on all printed matter SO marked az to
convey any other or further information than IL
conveyed by the original print Except the cor.
| rection of typographical errors) on all matter
not otherwise chargesble with letter postage. bu.
conveniently examined by postmasters, withouk
destroying the wrapper or envelope on all news.
papers, magazines and periodicals sent from pub.
fishers to subscribers and nclosing any article
whatever, except bona fde supplements or billR
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 lette.
postage-3 cents for each half ounce or fraction
thereo-weight Of packages limited to touz
pounds.
On local or "drop" letters, at Offices where
free delivery by carriers is established-2 cents
for each half ounce or fraction thereof-weighs
Of packages limited to four pounds.
On local or "drop" letters, at Offices wkera
free delivery by carriers is not established--s
cent per half ounce or fraction thereot-wesha
of packages limited to four pounds.
Second Glass.
NoTE.-MsilabIe matter of this class embraced
all newspapers, magazines and periodicals ax..
clusively in print and regularly issued at stssee
periods from known Office of publication. snc
addressed to regular subscribers.
PREPAYMENT.
Sec. 5. That on and after the LIST day OF Jsnn-
airy, 1875, on all newspapers and periodical pub
LEGATIONS mailed from known Office o. pubiioA-
ton or news agency, and addressed to regulsy
subscribers or news-agents, postage shall De
charged at the following rates On newspapers
and periodical publications, issued weekly sn5
oftener, two cents pound and fraction thereof
less frequently three cents pound and fraction
,1aI lxaA- L .~L ~
be held to change or amend section SO Of the act
entitled, can act to revise, consolidate, ana
amend the statutes relating to the Post-Ofsca
Department" approved June 9Th, 1872.
Sec. 6. That on and after the LIST day of jam.
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 fu1 nished by the Postmaster Gen.
eral, which shall be affixed to such matter, or to
the sack containing the same, or upon memo.
randHm OF such mailing, or otherwise, al the
Postmaster General may, from time to tine,
provide by regulation.
Sec. 7. That newspapers, one copy to each
actual subscriber residing within the comfy
where the same are printed, in whole or in part,
$500 1AA~AA
but the same shall not be delivered at letter.
carrier offices or distributed by carriers unIsss
postage is paid thereon as by law provided.
Third Class.
All matter of the third class must be fully ues.
paid.
NoTE.-Packages of mailable matter OF th,x
Glass must be prepaid by stamps, and nanst pos
exceed the weight prescribed by law (which In
'our pounds). Packages exceeding the p,s.
weight are unavailable.
On pamphlets, occasional publications. tran.
'ient newspapers, magazines and periodicals.
landbills, posters, sheet music, unsealed circu,
ara, prospectuses, book manuscripts and proof
sheets, printed cards, maps, autographs. prists,
and engravngs, seeds. css.
ings, bulbs, roots and scions-1 cent for each
me ounce or fraction thereof-weight OF pack.
Ige limited to four pounds.
on neSlOle patterns, samples OF ores, metals
minerals and merchandise, sample cards, phono.
graphic paper, letter envelopes, postal envelopes
nd wrappers, imprinted cards, plain and orns-
Mental paper, photographs, and all other articles
or which other rates of postage are not pre-
crloea IN this table, and which are not by lsv
1ciuded from the nails cent for each ono
unee or fraction thereot-weight of packages
mited to four pounds.
On books cent for each one ounce or trap.
on thereof-weight Of packages limited to four
ourds.
oa unsealed circulars, newspapers, fwaeth.,
'ansient Or addressed to regular subscr;bcra-.
xcepeng weekly papers, which may be delivered
} subscribers on prepayment of regular quarter.
; rases) and on periodicals not exceeding tvn
1nces in weight, when any of the same are DE-.
'sited IN ietter-carrier Office for delivery b,
'e Office or its carriers-1 cent each.
On periodicals two ounces in weight, when d..
'sited in letter-carrier Office 70, deliver, h,
once or its carr,ars-s cents oaas,