The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-08-28
Table Of Rates Of Domestic Pestssss


he collected on delivery. II the postage is lefss
wholly unpaid, or is prepaid less than one fulA
rate it will be held for postage and sent to thss
Dead Letter Office Should it reach its desttnas,
ton by inadvertence, however, it will be charged
With double postage on delivery. Zone fuFa
ratan means in the case Of mail letters or oths3'
nrst class matter, three cents.
Tn large cities and adjacent districts Of lsrgss
population, having two or more post-offiees wfth-
in distance of three miles OF each other, any let~
ter posted at one of such Offices, and addressed tn
locality within the delivery Of another Of suchs
Offices. which shall have been inadvertently pre-
pad 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 the1
deficient postage, to be collected on delivery.
II articles chargeable with different rates Cd
postage are sent together in one package, tho
higher rate must be paid on the entire packagss,s
but two or more different articles, both charge
able with the same rate of postage, may be senhs
| in one package on payment of that rate on tho
whole package.
The following articles are excluded from th4
mails: Liquids, Poisons, Glass, Explosive Ma I
terials, Books, Pamphlets, Pictures and othsr
publications of an obscene or indecent charaotcfs
all letters upon the envelopes of which, and pos@
tai cards upon which, scurrilous epithets AZ
written or printed or engraved, or disloyA De-
vices printed or engraved and all articles which
from their form or nature are liable to Destroys
deface or injure the contents OF mail bags or the
person of any one engaged in the postal service
Postmasters are not allowed to give credit fcs
postage nor to deliver any mail master until an
postage due thereon has been paid.
Ffrst Glass.
On letters sealed packages E2sll matter whoilTs
or partly in writing Except book sanuscxipeD
and corrected proef-sheets passing betWS6N s6@a
thors and publishers, and except local or drop"
letters) on all printed matter so marked - to
convey any other or further information than To-
conveyed by the original print Except the cor.
rection of typographical errors) on all matter
not otherwise chargesble with letter postage. ba5
which is, so wrapped or secured that it cannot b.
conveniently examined by postmasters, withouS j,
destroying the wrapper or envelope on al news
papers, magazines and periodicals sent from pub.
fishers to subscribers and inclosing any article
whatever, except bona fde supplements OF bills
and receipts for subscriptions and on all pack
ages or matter not itself chargeabe with 1ettsx
postage, but in which is inclosed or conceales1
any letter or other thing chargeable with letter
postage-3 cents for each half ounce or fraction
thereo-weight Of packages limited to touT
pounds.
On local or "drop" letters, at offices whey ~
free delivery by carriers is established-2 centD
for each half ounce or fraction thereof-weighy
OF packages limited to four pounds.
On local or "drop" letters, at Offices wheras
free delivery by carriers is not estabished-H
cent per half ounce or fraction thereof-weigAH !
Of packages limited to four pounds.
Second Class. --sss-eV
NoTE.-Msilable matter Of this class embraces. 4
Ill newspapers, magazines and periodicals ex+, ]
clusively in print and regularly issued ct stated
periods from known Office Of Publication, anxs /
to regular subscribers.
PREPAYMENT.
Sec. 8. That on and after the 1st day Of Jann.- l
.ry, 1876 on all newspapers ard periodical pub
ications mailed from known Office OF publicAps
ion or news agency, and addressed to regulat~
or news-agents, postage shall hO
charged at the following rates: On Newspapers
md periodical publications, issued weekly anc Il
,ftener, two cents pound and fraction thereof
ess frequently three cents pound and fraction
hereof: Provided That nothing in this act shay 4
% held to change or amend section 80 OF the acA
untitled, IAN act to revise, consolidate, and
mend the statutes relating to the Post.Of6cs
Department" approved June 9Th, 1879.
Sec. 6. That on and after the LIST day of Janus-
~, 1875, upon the receipt OF such newspapers
nd periodical publications at the Office Of mail. !
ng, they shall be weighed in bulk, and postage /
aid thereon by special adhesive stamp, to b. I
evised and furnished by the Postmaster Gsnss2
raj, which shall be affixed to such matter, or to-
he sack containing the same, or upon memo- I
andum Of such mailing, or otherwise, a. thu III
General may. from time to time,
rovide by regulation.
Sec. 2. That newspapers, one copy to eacAs
ctual subscriber residing within the countse
here the same are printed, in whole or in para.
nd published, shall go free through the mailss,
ut the same shall not be delivered at lette0.
arrier offices or distributed by carriers unless
ostage is paid thereon as by law provided.
Third Glass.
All matter of the third class must be fully pzs..
aid.
NoTE.-Packages Of maiable matter Of TIA. E
Ass must be prepaid by stamps, and must nc,s II
rceed the weight prescribed by law (which N "
'ur pounds). Packages exceeding the pr.al r
'-,hed weight are unavailable.
Tn pamphlets, occasional publications.
ent newspapers, magazines and periodid
Andolis, posters, sheet music, unsealed
IT, prospectuses, book manuscripts and
'ee's' printed cards, maps, Autographs, Oh
'lomo-nthographs and engravings, seeds.
ngs, bulbs, roots and scions-1 cent ~, 49,.
he ounce or fraction thereof weight NJ r..r. iss
se limited to four pounds. A"
On flexible patterns, samples Of ores. mets,s. /.
l.l ans ana merchandise, sample cards, phono-- II
apnlo paper letter envelopes, postal envelopsp e
~ wrappers imprinted cards, plain and ornse