The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1875-04-29
Rates Of POSTAGE.
All domestic mail matter must

ALI domestic mall matter must
be prepaid by postage-stamps.
There is no ranking privilege,
and no s'free" mail matter except
newspapers Zone copy each) sent
by subscribers Within the county
where published, and delivered
through letter-carrier Offices. All
letters received in the office with
stamps cut from stamped envel-
opes, or with such postage stamps
as were in use prior to 1861, or
with revenue stamps on them, are
treated as "unmailable,n and sent
to the Dead Letter office. Depart
mental postage is prepaid by spe-
cial stamps, prepaid and furnished
by the Post Office Department.
Letters deposited in city lamp.
post boxes must have the repuisi
BILE number of stamps before plac-
ing them therein. Depositing
money in the boxes does not in
sure their being prepaid. News
papers are not taken at city lamp
post boxes. A letser on which
one full rate of postage is prepaid,
but on which further postage is
chargeable, will be forwarded,
when deposited in a post-office,
and the deficient postage at single
rates collected ON delivery. If the
postage is left wholly unpaid, OF
is prepaid less than one full rate.
it will be 'sheld for postage" and
sent to the Dead Letter Office.
Should it reach it's destination by
inadvertance, however, it will be
charged with double postage on
delivery, with allowance Of any
amount less than one full rate
which has been prepaid thereon
"One full rate" means, liz the case
OF mail letters three cents. AL
matter other than letters, must be
fully prepaid, or it will not be
forwarded except possibly by in
advertence, in which double post
age will be collected on it's delive
~. The following are the rates
payable on the different classes O.
domestic mail matter:
| FIRST CLASS.
| On letters. sealed packages, mai
matter wholly or partly in writing
!, Except book manuscripts anl
corrected proof sheets passing be
tween anthorsand publishers, ant
except local or edropn letters); OF
all printed matter so marked as t,
convey any other or further infor
nation than is conveyed by tn,
original print Except the correc
ton OF typographical errorsI; OF
all matter not otherwise charged
BILE with letter postage, but which
is so wrapped or secured that i
can not be conveniently examine.
by postmasters without destroy
ing the wrapper or envelope; OF
all newspapers, magazines, ant
periodicals sent from publisher
f to subscribers and inclosing an,
article whatever except bonaid
: supplements or bills and receipt
. for subscription; and on all pack
ages of matter not in itself charge
able with letter postage, but i
which is inclosed or concealed an
letter or other thing chargeabl
with letter postage, 3 cents fo
J each half-Ounce or fraction thereo
/ weight of packages limited to fou
pounds. On local or ssdropn lei
; tiers, at Offices, where free deliver
| by carriers is established, 2 cent
for each half ounce or fiactiO
thereof, weight OF packages limit
3 ed to four pounds. On local {
! "drop' letters, at Office where FIRE
: delivery by carriers is not estal
q lished, cent per half ounce (
fraction thereof, weight of pack;
!, ges limited to four pounds.
) SECOND CLASS.
Ell On>newspapers sent to reguls
subscribers from a known office
publication, or by newsdealers
: other newsdealers, 2 cents p,
pound. On magazines and pei
Il odicals sent to regular subscribel
r from a known Office of publication
or by newsdealers to other new
dealers 8 cents per pound. Thes
rates are payable by the publish
t or newsdealer at the Office of maj
r. ing, and at the time the matter
deposited in the post Office. Pos
age on printed matter to Canat
and other British North-Americs
3 Provinces, can be peepaid only
b the boundary line the rates b
I. ing the same as on domestic ma
ter of the same kind.