The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-04-30

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deface or ini1re the contents Of mail bags tho
person of any one engaged in tho poetal service,
! Postnasters are not allowed to give credit fcG
postage, nor to deliver any mail matter until az
| posts ge Cue thereon has been paid.
| First Class.
On letters sealed packages, mail matte: WHO'LL
Or partly in writing Except book manuscript.
and corrected proof-sheets passing between an-
thors and publishers, and except local OF drop ~
letters) on all printed matter so marked As to
convey any other or further information than is.
conveyed by the original print Except the cor
rection of typographical errors) on al matter
not otherwise chargeable with letter postage, bEst
which is, wrapped OR secured that It cannot be
conveniently examined by postmasters, wishout;
destroying the wrapper or envelope; on all neWs~
papers, ma gaines and periodicals sent from pub
fishers to subscribers and inclosing any articla'
whatever, except bona ide supplements or billy
and receipts fer subscriptions and on all pack.
ages or matter not in itself charseable with lettcs
postage, but in which is inclosed or concealed
any letter or other thing chargeable with lettsy
Postage cents for each half ounce or fraction,
| thereof-weight Of packages limited to ioE.-'
pounds.
| On local or "drop" letters, st Offices where,
free delivery by carriers is estabshed-1 cent?,
for each half ounce or fraction thereof--eghs'
Of packages limited to four pounds.
! On local or drop" letters, at Offices vherss
| free delivery by carriers is not estab.;sheti-1
cent per half ounce or fraction thereot--weigh5s
| Of packages limited to four pounds.
Soooua f,,..s
| NorE.-AIs;lable matter of this class enbrsoefp
| all newspapers, magazines and periodicals e3..
cluslvey in print and regularly issued at ST. set7
periods from known Office Of publication. sniy
addressed to regular subscribers.
PREPAYMENT.
Sec. s. That on and after the LIST day Of hnr.-
airy, 1875, on all newspapers and periodicalpub.
licahons mailed from known Office o: pushcs--
ton or news agency, and addressed to regulAv
subscribers or news-agents, postage shall be-
charged at the following rates: On newspapers,
and periodical publications, issued weekly anG
oftener, two cents pound and fraction thMeof {:
less frequently three cents pound and friction.
thereof: Provided, That nothing in this &C. shalt
be held to change or amend section 80 Of the ACT
entitled, can act to revise, consolidate, anes
amend the statutes relating to the Pos*Ofaoe.
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 q mail
ing, they shall be weighed in bulk, and postage
paid thereon by special adhesive STAMP, to be-
devised and fur nished by the Postmaster Gen..
eral, which shall be affixed to such matter, or IT,
the sack containing the same or upon a memo
randum of such mailing, or otherwise, as tho
Postmaster General may, from time b time,
provide by regulation.
Sec Z. That newspapers, one copy to esosa
actual subscriber residing within the county
where the same are printed, in whole o. in part.
and published, shall go free through thu mails :.
but the same shall not be delivered st letter.
carrier Offices or distributed by carriers unIesas
postage is paid thereon by law provided.
Third Class.
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 nost
exceed the weight prescribed by law (which iY,
four pounds). Packages exceeding the pro-.
scribed weight are unavailable.
On pamphlets, occasional publications. tran.
sient newspapers, magazines and periodicals. r
handbllls, posters, sheet music, unsealed circu..
lars, prospectuses, book manuscripts and proof,
sheets, printed cards, maps, Autographs, prinse
acknowledgements and engravings, seeds, cnt-.
tings. bulbs, roots and scions-1 tent for EACH,
one ounce or fraction thereof-weieht Of pack
age limited to four pounds.
On flexible patterns, samples Of ores. metals =,
minerals and merchandise, sample cards, nhono-
graphic paper, letter envelopes, postal envelopes.
and wrappers, imprinted cards, plain and orna-
mental paper, photographs, and all other articless
Tor which other rates of postage are not pro-.
scrlbed IN this table, and which are not by law
excluded from the mails-1 cent for each nss
ounce or fraction thereof-weiSht Of packageEe
limited to four pounds
IN books cent for each one ounce or hAc~
ton thereof-weight of packages limited to fonz*
pounds.
On unsealed circulars. newspapers, fwhethss
transient or addressed TO regular subscribers--
excepting weekly papers, which may be deliveresy
to subscribers prepayment OF regular quarter.
~ rates) and on periodicals not exceeding two
ounces in weight, when any of the same are de-.
posted in letter-carrier Office for delivery by
the Office or it's carriers-1 cent each,
On periodicals two ounces in weight, when de.
posted in letter-carrier Office Ioa lel'yerv
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