The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1876-03-10
Table Of Rates 81 Dsnsgels PsstasA

able. Will DO kOIW6AuCu1 WAsOAA ~rt~e~-s>s - y
post-ofice, charged with the unpaid postagets
be collected on delivery. Il the postage y IN
wholly unpaid, or is prepaid less than one mn
rate, it will be held for postage and sent 70 Tie
Dead Letter Office. Should it reach re dostinA-
ton by inadvertence, however, Il w1l % charged
with double postage on delivery. Ono fun
rate" means, in the case Of mail letters OF other
nrst class matter, three cents.
In large cities and adjacent diseEicts OF larga
population, having two or more post-omces With.
in distance OF three miles Of each other, any ~
ter posted at one of such Offices, and addressed .
locality within the delivery Of another Of suGh
offices. which shall have been inadvertently Pc.
paid at the drop" local letter rate Of postaGs
,nlv. NAV be forwarded to it's destination throuGh
the proper Office charged with the amount Of ~
deficient postage, to be collected on delivery.
n articles chargeable with different rates a
postage are sent together in one package, III
HIGHER rate must be paid on the entire packaSos
Init two or more different articles, both charge.
able with the same rate Of postage, may b seal
in one package on payment OF that rate On ~
whole package.
The following articles are excluded from IL
mails: LIQUIDS, Poisons, Glass, Explosive -.
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notifications Of an obscene or indecent chaIsseoGs
al letters upon the envelopes OF which, ana -.
tai cards upon which, scurrilous epithsts -
written or printed or engraved. or disloyal l.
vices printed or engraved and al articles vhdeA
from their form or nature sre liable 70 dsstsoys
deface or injure the conten6y * mail bags q ~
person of any one engaged in Tho petal SERVES.
Postmasters are not allowed r. give credit 10
postage, nor to deliver any msl pattsr untl n
nosts re due thereon has beon1G
First Clas@
On letters, sealed packages. .nal Iatkr whslp
or partly in writing (except bod nanusxips
and corrected proef-sheets passin4 b6eween -
thors and publishers, and except 1ponl . drop
letters) on all printed matter " marked - =
convey any other or further Information than =
conveyed by the original print (except the CO.
rection of typographical errors) /; on ~ nnattQ
not otherwise chargeable with letter. II
which is, 30 wrapped or secured thaf - cannot =
conveniently examined by postmasters, witho1t
destroying the wrapper or envelope on Al neWa.
papers. magazines and periodicals sent from pub
fishers to subscribers and inclosing any aftle1e
whatever except bona ide supplements O. III
and receipts for subscriptions; and on all pal.
ages or matter not in itself chargeable with let9
postage. but in which is inclosed or conoeale6
any letter or other thing chargeable with Lett
postage-3 cents for each half ounce or ffaciim
thereof-weight OF packages limited TO III
pounds.
On local or "drop" letters. at Offices when
free delivery by carriers is established-2o sah
LoJe froc Hhoroo rL-naikk
Of packages limited to four pounds.
On local or drop" letters, at Offices vAegs
free delivery by carriers is not establishedl
cent per half ounce or fraction there0f-weaS4
Of packages limited to four pounds.
Second Glass.
NoTE.-MsilaBle matter Of this class embrseoo
all newspapers, magazines and periodicals. -
clusively in print and regularly issued st ste1oo
periods from known Office Of publication, ~
addressed to regular subscribers.
PREPAYMENT.
Sec. 8. That on and after the Est day of Janos
ary, 1875, on all newspapers ard periodical -
lcations mailed from known Office Of pub6oe
ton or news agency, and addressed to fegulB
subscribers or news-agents, postage shall T.
charged at the following rates: On newspspU
and periodical publications, issued weekly -
eftener, two cents pound and fraction th1eot
less frequently three cents pound and lkaeeD
thereof: Provided, That nothing in this act -
be held to change or amend section SO Of ths14
entitled, can act to revise, consolidate, -
amend the statutes relating to the Post-00o
Department" approved June 9th, 1872.
Sec. 6. That on and after the LIST day Of jar
ary, 1875, upon the receipt Of such newspspeo
ana periodical publications at the Office OF rnAk
ing, they shall be weighed in bulk and postaoo
paid thereon by special adhesive stamp, 70 -
devised and fun nished by the Postmaster &C.
eral, which shall be affixed to such matter. sTte
the sack containing the same or upon naeno
randum Of such mailing, or otherwise. - II
Postmaster General may, from time 70 tn1ss
provide by regulation.
&c., z. That newspapers, one copy 70 go
actual subscriber residing within the counu
where the same are printed, in whole OF IN paz&
and published, shall go free through the maihi
bat the same shall not be delivered ct letses
carrier Offices or distributed by carriers unssas
postage is paid thereon as by law provided.
Third Glass.
paid.
NoTE.-Packages Of mailable matter Of ~
class must be prepaid by stamps, and must ~
exceed the weight prescribed by law (which
four pounds): Packages exceeding - -
scr;hed weight are unavailable.
On pamphlets. occasional publications. ase'
sient newspapers. magazines and periodeAn
handbills, posters, sheet music, unsealed cd1eep
lars, prospectuses, book manuscripts and pEocs-
sheets, printed cards. maps, ithographs, pfinn
Acknowledgements and engravingh seeds ~
tings, bulbs, roots and scions-1 cent Tor 49,
one ounce or fraction thereof-weight Of pess-
age limited to four pounds.
On flexible patterns, samples Of ores, mstahs
minerals and merchandise, sample cards, phono'