The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-04-13

First Glass.
| On letters, sealed packages, mail matter wholly
| or partly in writing Except book manuscripts
and corrected proef-sheets passing between au-
thors and publishers, and except local or drop"
lstters) on all printed matter so marked ~ 70
convey any other or further information than ID
| conveyed by the original print Except the COZ.
rection Of typographical errors) on all matter
not otherwise chargeable with letter postage. but
which is, so wrapped or secured that it cannot b
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 fide supplements or bills
and receipts for subscriptions and on all pack
ages or matter not in itself chargeable with letter
postage, but in which is 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 four
pounds.
On local or "drop" letters, at Offices where
free delivery by carriers is established a cents
fer each half ounce or fraction thereof weight
of packages limited to four pounds.
On local CT "drop" letters, at Offices where
free delivery by carriers is not established-1
cent per half ounce or fraction thereof-weight
Of packages limited to four pounds.
Second Class.
! NoTE-Ms;lable matter OF this class embraces
all newspapers, magazines and periodicals ex-
clusvely in print and regularly issued at sts5ed
periods from known Office Of publication. and
addressed to regular subscribers.
| DEPARTMENT.
| Sec. S. That on and after the LIST day Of Janu-
airy, 1875, on all newspapers and periodical pub.
LEGATIONS mailed from known Office OF publica-
ton or news agency, and addressed to regular
subscribers or news-agents, postage shall b
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 ia this act shall
be held to change or amend section 80 Of the at
entitled, can act to revise, consolidate, and
amend the statutes relating to the Post Omes
Departments" approved June 9Th, 1872.
| Sec. 6. That on and after the LIST day Of Janu-
ary, 1875, upon the receipt Of such newspapers
and periodical publications at the Office of mail
| ing, shey shall be weighed in bulk, and postage
paid thereon by special adhesive stamp, to b
devised and fun nished 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 snch mailing, or otherwise, as the
Postmaster General may, from time to times
F, provide by regulation.
Sec. T. That newspapers, cre copy to each
actual subscriber residing within the county
where the same are printed, III 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 CARRIE Is unless
postage is paid thereon as by law provided:
Third Class.
ALI matter Of the third class must be fully pro.
paid.
NoTE.-Packages Of mailable matter of this
class must be prepaid by stamps, and must not
exceed the weight prescribed by law (which il
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.
acknowledgements and engravings, seeds, cut
tings, bulbs, roots and scions-1 cent 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
Tor which other rates of postage are not pre-
scribed in this table, AID which are not by law
excluded from the mails cent for each two
ounces or fraction thereof-weight of packages
limited to four pounds.
On books cent for each two ounces or fao.
lion 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
" rates. and on periodicals not exceeding two
ounces in weight, when any Of the same are de-
posted il letter-carrier Office for delivery by
the Office or it's csrriers-1 cent each.
On periodicals two ounces in weight, when de-
posted in letter-car-ier Office fol lei very by
the Office OF its carrieYs-2 canta eSch.