The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-07-29

Postmasters are not allowed to give credit TO
postage, nor to deliver any mail matter until oil
postage due thereon has been psid.
First Glass.
On letters, sealed packages, mail matter who'll!
or partly in writing Except book manuscript
and corrected proef-sheets passing between I'D
shors and publishers, and except local or drop
letters); on all printed matter so marked az Il
convey any other or further information than 4
conveyed by the original print Except the cor
rection of typographical errors) on all matter
not otherwise chargeable with letter postage. bu
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 bill.
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 fom
pounds.
On local or "drop" letters, at Offices whert
free delivery by carriers is established-2 cents
| for each half ounce or fraction thereof-weigh,
| Of packages limited to four pounds.
| On local or "drop" letters, at Offices where
free delivery by carriers is not establshed-i
cent per half ounce or fraction thereof-weigh.
OF packages limited to four pounds.
Second Glass.
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all newspapers, magazines and periodicals ex-
clusively in print and regularly issued at ststee
periods from q known Office Of publication. and
addressed to regular subscribers.
PREPAYMENT. ~,
Sec g.. That on and after the LIST day Of Janu
airy, 1875, on all newspapers and periodical pub
locations mailed from known Office OF publica
ton or news agency, and addressed to regular
subscribers or news-agents, postage shall bt
| 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 shat
be held to change or amend section SO Of the ac
entitled, Gan act to revise, consolidate, sne
amend the statutes relating to the Post-Ofaet
Department" approved June 9Th, 1872.
Sec. 6. That on and after the LIST day Of Janu
airy, 1875, upon the receipt Of such newspaper
and periodical publications at the Office Of mail
ing, they shall be weighed in bulk, and postage
paid thereon by special adhesive stamp, to b.
devised and furnished by the Postmaster Gen
eral, which shall be affixed to such matter, or k
the sack containing the same, or upon memo
randum of such mailing, or otherwise, as the
Postmaster General may, from time to time.
provide by regulation.
Sec. a. 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
but 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.
All matter Of the third class must be fully pre-
paid.
NorE.-Packages OF mailable matter Of this
class must be prepaid by stamps. and must moi
exceed the weight prescribed by law (Which IL
four pounds). Packages exceeding the pre-
scr;bed weight are unavailable.
On pamphlets, occasional publications. tran
sient newspapers, magazines and periodicals
handbiIls, posters, sheet music, unsealed circu
lars, prospectuses, book manuscripts and proof
sheets, printed cards, maps, ithographs. priats
Acknowledgements and engravings, seeds, cat
tings, bulbs, roots and scions-1 cent for each
one ounce or fraction thereof-weight OF pack
sge 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 Law
excluded from the mails cent for each one
ounce Or fraction thereof-weight Of packages
limited to four pounds.
On books cent for each one ounce OK ffse.
ton thereof-weight Of packages limited to fou'
pounds.
On unsealed circulars, newspapers, fwheths'
transient or addressed to regular subscribers
excepting weekly papers, which may be delivered
70 subscribers on prepayment Of regular quarter
" rates) and on periodicals not exceeding twt
ounces in weight, when any Of the same are do
posted in letter-carrier Office for delivery b.
the Office or its carrisrs-1 cent each.