The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-12-16
First Class.

postage due thereon has been paid.
First Class.
On letters, sealed packages, mail matter wholly
Or partly in writing Except book manuscripts
and corrected prosf-sheets passing between au-
thors and publishers, and except local or "drop"
lstters); on all printed matter SO marked as to
convey any other or further information than ID
conveyed by the original print Except the cor
recton of typographical errors) on all matter
not otherwise chargeable with letter postage, bus
which is, so wrapped or secured that it cannot ba
conveniently examined by postmasters, without
destroying the wrapper or envelope on all newss
papers, magazines and periodicals sent from pub
fishers to subscribers and inclosing any article
whatever, except bona fide supplements or bia
and receipts for subscriptions and on all pack
sges 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 or fraction
lhereof-weight Of packages limited to hous
pounds.
On local or "drop" letters, at Offices whore
free delivery by carriers is estabIshed-2 centz
FOR each half ounce or fraction thereof-weighs
OF PACKAGES uuulcu W lOuI pOhhucs
On local or drop" letters, at Offices wkers
free delivery by carriers is not established-1
cent per half ounce or fraction theTeot-weighs
OF packages limited to four pounds. y
Second Class.
NoTE.-nIailable matter Of this class embraces
all newspapers, magazines and periodicals sx.'
clus,vely in print and regularly issued at stssaa
periods from known Office of ratification, and
addressed to regular subscriber.
PREPAYMENT.
SEQ. s. That on and after the LIST day OF Js9u.
airy, 1876, on all newspapers and periodical pub
LEGATIONS mailed from a known Office OF publioaa
ton or news agency, and addressed to regular
subscribers or nows-asents, postage shall DO
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 SO of the act
entitled, Gan act to revise, consolidate, and
amend the statutes relating to the Post-Onos
Department" approved June 9Th, 1872.
Sec. g. That on and after this LIST day of Janus
AIRY, 1875, upon the receipt OF such newspapers
and periodical publications at the Office of mali.
ing, they shall be weighed in bulk, and postags
paid thereon by special adhesive stamp, to be
devised and fun nished by the Postmaster Gea-
sral, which shall be affixed to such matter, 81 10
the sack containing the same, or upon memo.
randum of such mailing, or otherwise, as the
Postmaster General rasy, from time TO time
provide by regulation.
&c.,. That newspapers, one copy 10 esos
actual subscriber residing within the county
where the same are printed, in whole or in part
and published, shall go free through the maiis
bat the same shall not be delivered at lettac.
carrier Offices or distributed by carriers uniesg
postage is paid thereon as by law provided.
Third Class.
All matter OF the third class must be fully pro-
paid
NoTE.-Packages Of mailable matter OF thia
class must be prepaid by stamps, and must NOS
exceed the weight prescribed by law (which Ia
four pounds). Packages exceeding the pre-
scr;bed weight are unavailable.
On pamphlets, occasional publications, tran.
sient newspapers, magazines and periodicals
handbills, posters, sheet music, unsealed orcu.
sheets, printed cards, maps, Autographs, prints
chrome lithographs and engravings, seeds, cat.
tings, bulbs, roots and seions-1 cent for each
enc ounce or fraction thereoi-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
for 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 enc
ounce or fraction thereof-weight Of packages
limited to four pounds.
On books cent for each one ounce or irsc.
ton thereof-weight Of packages limited to four
pounds.
On unsealed circulars, newspapers, fwhethsZ
transient or addressed to regular subscriberg--
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'
posted in q letter-carrier Office for delivery b3
the Office or it's carrisrs-1 cent each.
On periodicals two ounces in weight, when ds'
posted in q letter-oar.ier Office fol delivery ~
tae..o1aca.or isscarrisra-2 cents sa0