The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1876-01-14
First Class.

e First Class,
On letters, sealed packages, mail matter vholeg
! or partly in writing Except book manuscripts
: and corrected prosf-sheets passing between -.
thors and publishers and except local or drop =
letters); on all printed matter so marked - 70
convey any other or further information than II
conveyed by the original print Except the cor.
rection OF typographical errorsl on all matter
not otherwise chargesble with letter postage, bu4
which is, 80 wrapped or secured that it cannot be
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 srtic3o
whatever, except bona fide supplements or billo
and receipts for subscriptions; and on all pack.
ages or matter not in itself chargeabe with letter
postage, but in which ia mclosed 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 to1
| pounds.
On local or "drop" letters, ut Offices whsra
free delivery by carriers is estaplished-2 cents
for each half ounce OF fraction thereef-weixht
Of packages limited to four pounds.
On local or "drop" letters at offices whevs
| ltCo uolSeIy ny CdITlci5 H EOt esUapH3n00-x
cent per half ounce or fraction tbereof-weishs
OF packages limited to four pounds.
Second Class.
NoTE.-Mailable matter OF this class en.braooa
| all newspapers, magazines and periodicals ez.,
| cluslvey in print and regularly issued at ststs&
periods from known Office of y0blication, Ind
| addressed to regular subscribers.
PREPAYMENT.
Bee. s. That on and after the ;st day Of jam.
airy, 1875, on all newspapers ard periodical pub
locations mailed from known Office OF pablioa-
ton or news agency, and addressed to reguls7
subscribers or news-agents, postage shall b
charged at the following rates On newspaper,
and periodical publications., issued weekly and
oftener, two cents pound and fraction thereoss
less frequently three cents ponno aud fraction
thereof: Provided, That nothing ia this act shan
be held to change or amend section 80 Of the sok
entitled, Gan act to revise, consolidate, and
amend the statutes relating to the Post-Omea
Department" approved June 9Th, 1872.
Sec. 6. That on and after the LIST Gay OF jam.
airy, 1875, upon the receipt o: such newspapees
and periodical publications at the Office Of man.
ing, they shall be weighed in bulk. and postasa
0 ID.
devised and fun nished by the Postmaster Gen.
oral, which shall be affixed to such matter, or ta
the sack containing the same, or upon q memo.
randam OF such mailing, or otherwise, 81 tbs
Postmaster General may, from time to tina.
provide by regulation.
Sec. Z. mat newspapers, One copy to eaoa
actual subscriber residing within the county
where the same are printed, in wa9,e or in part
and published, shall go free through the mails
but the same shall not be delivered ut lesser.
carrier offices or distributed by carriers uniesR
postage il paid thereon az by LAYS provided.
Third Glass.
All matter Of the third Glass mnst be fully prs.
paid.
NorE.-Packages OF maiabie matter OF thss
Class must be prepaid by stamps, aud must noa
exceed the weight prescribed By law (which u
our pounds). Packages exceeding the pre-.
'c-hed weight are unavailable.
On pamphlets, occasional publications. tran.
'ent newspapers, magazines and periodicals.
landbils, posters, sheet music. unsealed circu,
ars, prospectuses, book manuscript, and proof.
heets, printed cards, maps, Autographs, priate.
'hronap- photographs and engravlnge seeds, oub.
lngs, bulbs, roots and scions-l cent for each
me ounce fraction thereof-weisht OF panA,
'ge limited to four pounds.
On flexible patterns, samples OF ores, metals,
minerals and merchandise, sample cards, phons.
'raphc paper, letter envelopes, postal envelopes
nd wrappers, imprinted cards, plain and orus.
dental paper, photographs, end all other articlsa
Or which other rates of postage are not uro,
cribed in this table, and which are not by lay
xc'uded from the nails-1 cent for each ona
unce or fraction thereos-weignt Of psck.sep
mited to four pounds.
on books-1 cent for each one ounce or frsso
on thereof-weght of packages limited to for3
ounds.
oR unsea.ed circulars. newspapers, whether
ansient or addressed 10 re guar subscribers-
tcepting weekly papers, which may be delivered
Subscribers on prepayment Of regular Quarter
rstes) and on periodicals. rot exceeding two
lncos IN weight, when any OF the sane are do,
'sited in a letter-calrior Office fer delivery By
e ottice or its earriers-1 cent each.
On periodicals two ounces in weight, when d.
'sised in letter-carfiey Office foa delivery By
e once CT !tscArriers-2 cents saah