The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-10-22

deface or iniure the contents Of mail bags or the
person of any one engaged in the postal service.
Postmasters are not allowed to give credit for
postage, nor to deliver any nail matter until Al
postage due thereon has been paid.
First Glass.
On letters, sealed packages, mail matter wholly
or partly in writing Except book manuscripts
and corrected proef-sheets passing between Az
thors and publishers, and except local or drop"
lstters) on all printed matter so marked 40 70
convey any other or further information than %
conveyed by the original print Except the cor.
recton of typographical errors) ; on all matter
not otherwise chargesble with letter postage, but
which is, SO wrapped or secured that it cannot bo
conveniently examined by postmasters, without
destroying the wrapper or envelope on all news.
papers, magazines and periodicals sent from pub
fishers to subscribers and inclosing any article
whatever, except bona fde supplements or bills
and receipts for subscriptions; and on all pack
sges or matter not in chargeable with letter
postage, but in which ID inclosed or concealed
any letter or other thing chargeable with letter
postage-3 cents for each half ounce or fraction
thereof-weight Of packages limited to tou1
pounds.
On local or "drop" letters, at Offices where
free delivery by carriers is established-2 cents
for each half ounce or fraction thereof-weight
of packages limited to four pounds.
On local or "drop" letters, at offices where
free delivery by carriers is not established-l
cent per half ounce or fraction thereof-weight
of packages limited to four pounds
Second Class,
NoTE.-Mailable matter Of this class embraces
all newspapers, magazines and periodicals ex.
cluslvely in print and regularly issued at stAtea
periods from known Office of ALLEGATION, and
addressed to regular subscribers.
PREPAYMENT.
| Bec S. That on and after the LIST day Of jam.
airy, 1875, on all newspapers ard periodical pub
| LEGATIONS mailed from known Office OF publica-
| 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
| 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, can act to revise, consolidate, and
amend the statutes relating to the Post-Ofhce
Department" approved June 9Th, 1872.
Sec. G. 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 finished by the Postmaster Gem
sral which shall be affixed to such matter, or TO
the sack containing the came, or upon memo
randam of such mailing, or otherwise, as the
Postmaster General may, from time to time.
provide by regulation.
| Sec. 7. 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
bat the same shall not be delivered at letter.
carrier offices or distributed by carriers unless
postage is paid thereon as by law provided.
Third Class.
ALI matter of the third class must be fully pre-
paid.
| NoTE.-Packages of mailable matter ~ snA
class must BIO prepaid by stamps, and must
exceed the weight prescribed by law (which D
four pounds). Packages exceeding the pre-
sc.ihed weight are unavailable.
On pamphlets occasional publications, tran.
| silent newspapers, magazines and periodicals
handbils, posters, sheet music, unsealed circu.
lars, prospectuses, book manuscripts and proof.
sheets, printed cards, maps, autographs, prints.
acknowledgements and engravings, seeds, cut.
! tings, bulbs, roots and scions-1 cent for each
one ounce 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 laV
excluded from the nails cent for each one
ounce or fraction thereof-weight Of packages
limited to four pounds.
On books cent for each one ounce or ffss .
ton thereof-weight Of packages limited to four
pounds.
On unsealed circulars, newspapers, whether
transient or addressed to regular subscribera-
excepting weekly papers, which may be deliyefed
to subscribers on prepayment Of regular quartz,
ly rates) and on periodicals not exceeding tvn
ounces in weight, when any Of the same ara A..
posted in letter-carrier Office for delivarv :.
the Office or its carriers-1 cent each.
On periodicals two ouncbs in weight. vhsn ~.
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