The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1876-02-19

deface or injure the contents Of mail bags or H.
person of any one engaged in the postal service.
Postmasters are not allowed to give credit tcs
postage, nor to deliver any mail matter until an
postage due thereon has been paid.
First Classs
On letters, sealed packages, mail matter wholly
| or partly in writing Except book manuscripts
and corrected proef-sheets passing between -
shors and publishers, and except local or drop"
letters) on all printed matter 80 marked ~ 10
convey any other or further information than 4
conveyed by the original print Except the cor
rection Of typographical errors) on al mattee
not otherwise chargesble 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 fds supplements o. biI1s
and receipts for subscriptions; and on all pack.
ages matter not in itself chargeable with letter
postage, but in which lie inclosed or concealed
| any letter or other thing chargeable with lettee
postage-3 cents for each half ounce or fractaon
thereof-weight Of packages limited to tour
pounds.
On local or "drop" letters, ct Offices where
free delivery by carriers is established-2 cents
for each half ounce or fraction thereof WeighN
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 Glass.
NoTE-Mailable matter Of this class embraces
all newspapers, magazines and periodicals. a..
clusively in print and regularly issued ct stated
periods from known Office of Publication. and
addressed to regular subscriber.
PREPAYMENT.
Sec s. That on and after the LIST day Of jam.
airy, 1875, on all newspapers and periodical pub.
locations mailed from known Office OF publioae
ton or news agency, and addressed to regulae
subscribers or news-agents, postage shall b
charged at the following rates: On newspaper,
and periodical publications, issued weekly and
eftener, two cents pound and fraction thereoSs
less frequently three cents pound and fraction
thereof: Provided, That nothing in this cot shan
be held to change or amend section 50 Of the aog
entitled, IAN act to revise, consolidate, ana
amend the statutes relating to the Post OAoe
Department" approved June 9Th, 1s72
Sec. g. That on and after the 1st day Of Jams.
AIRY, 1875, upon the receipt Of such newspapee.
and periodical publications at the Office of man.
ing. they shall be weighed in bulk, and poetaea
paid thereon by special adhesive stamp, TO b
devised and furnished by the Postmaster Cen
aral, which shall be afixed to such matter. Or n
the sack containing the same, or upon . memos
randam OF such mailing, or otherwise, q III
Postmaster General may, from time to tina.
provide by regulation.
SEQ. z. That newspapers, one CODY 70 eeck
actual subscriber residing within the county
where the same are printed, in whele or in paxt.
and published, shall go free through the usils
but the same shall not be delivered It letters
carrier offices or distributed by carriers unless
postage u paid thereon as by law provided.
Third ClA-@s
All matter OF the third olass must be fully ms
paid.
NoTE.-Packages Of mailable matter Of this
CLASS must be prepaid by stamps, and must noN
exceed the weight prescribed by law (Which h
Tour pounds). Packages exceeding the pso.
sc1-"'u weight are UNAVAILABLE.
I'm pamphlets, occasional publications. tyan.
nent newspapers. magazines and periodicals.
nandbills. posters, sheet music, unsealed cdrou.
ars, prospectuses, book manuscripts and proo9.
sheets, printed cards, maps, Autographs, prints,
and engrsvings, seeds, eas.
sings, bulbs, roots and scions-l cent for eHeh
'ne ounce or fraction thereof weight Of nah,
Ige limited to four pounds.
On flexible patterns, samples Of ores, metals.
minerals and merchandise. sample cards, phono.
graphic paper, letter envelopes, postal envelopse
Ind wrappers, imprinted cards, plain and orna.
mental paper, photographs, and all other articles
'or which other rates Of postage are no. pre-
'crlbed In this table, and which are not By lsv
excluded from the mails-1 can. for each ona
ounce or fraction thereof weight Of psck.saa
limited to four poands.
On books-l cent for each one ounca n, sr...
aon thereof-weight Of packages limited to sors
pounds.
oh unseaied circulars, newspapers, fvhethxs
transient or addressed to regular subscriber,-
excepting weekly papera. which may be delivered
o subscribers on prepayment Of regular ouartsr,
y rases) and on periodicals not exceedins tva
'unces in weight, when any Of the same ara A.
IN letter-carrier Office for deliyery ID
ne once or ito oarriers-l cent each.
On periodicals. two ounces In veisht. vhsn A..
,osited IN letter-ear1ier oAses IA dal.ve,v :.
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