The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-01-27
PREPAYMENT.

Sec. 5. That on and after the LIST day of Janu-
airy, 1875, on all newspapers and periodical pub
| locations mailed from known office o. publca-
ton or news agency, and addressed to regular
subscribers or news-agents, postage shall be
charged at the following rates: On newspapers
| and periodical publications, issued weekly and
oTtener, 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, San act to revise, consolidate, and
amend the statutes relating to the Post-Office
| Department, approved June Sth, 1872.
| Sec. 6. That on and after the 1st day of Janu-
sry 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 nshed 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.
| Sec. Z. 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 delive ed at letter.
| carrier offices or distributed by carriers unless
postage Is paid thereon as by law provided.
Third Glass.
All matter of the third class must be fully pre-
paid.
NoTE.-Packages Of mailable matter Of this
class must be prepaid by stamps, and must not
exceed the weight prescribed by law (Which is
four pounds. Packages exceeding the pre-
scribed weight are unavailable.
On pamphlets, occasional publications, tran
sient newspapers, magazines and periodicals
handbills, posters, sheet music, unsealed circu-
lars, prospectuses book manuscripts and proof
sheets, printed cards, maps, Autographs, prints.
chrome Autographs and enSravings, seeds, cut
tings, bulbs, roots and scions-1 ent for each
two 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
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 two
ounces CT fraction thereof-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
transient Or addressed to regular subscribers
excepting weekly papers, which may be delivered
to subscribers on prepayment Of regular quarter
II rates. and on periodicals not exceeding two
ounces in weight, when any Of the same are de-
posted in letter-carrer 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
the Office or its carriers-2 cents each.