The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1876-03-30

Table Of Rates Of Domestic Postage.
The following are the rates OF postage "a D.
nestle Mail Matter Of the different classes
Note-Au domestic mail matter Except nsws.
papers, magazines and periodicals. sent 70 scsxxl
subscribers from known Office Of pubiicsians
must be prepaid by postage stamps.
A letter on which one full rate Of postage u
prepaid, but on which further postage i Charge
able. win be forwarded, when deposited h Z
post-oHice, charged with the unpaid postage a
be collected on delivery. II the postage i In
wholly unpaid, or is prepaid less than one faD
rate, it will be held for postage and sent to Tho
Dead Letter Office. Should it reach its destin&.
ton by inadvertenoe. however, it viii be charged
with double postage on delivery. "One ran
rate" means, in the case Of mail letters or othss
drst class matter, three cents.
In large cities and adjacent districts Of Ihxes
population, having two or more post Offices with.
in distance Of three miles Of each other. any ~
tor posted at one ofsuch Offices, and addressed %
locality within the delivery Of another Of such
Offices, which shall have been inadvertently m.
paid at the "drop" or local letter rate Of poetaes
only, may be forwarded to it's destination thruueh
the proper Office charged with the amount al e.
deficient postage, to be collected ON delivery.
articles chargeable with different rstaG e
postage are sent together in one PACKAGE IL
higher rate must be paid on the entire pachaeos
but two or more different articles, both charge.
able with the same rate Of postage, may b sene
In one package on payment Of that rata ON tn
whole package.
10 NM La 49, -
mails: Liquids, Poisons, Glass, Explosive NJ
terials, Books, Pamphlets, Pictures and otlaae
publications Of an obscene or indecent chazsotse:
al letters upon the envelopes Of which, and poo.
tai cards upon which, scurrilous epithets axe
written or printed or engraved, or dialoyL d.
vices printed or engraved and al articles whtoh
from their form or nature are liable to DESTROY
deface or injure the contents Of mail bags or tn
person Of any one engaged in the postal servtee.
Postmssters are not allowed to give credit for
postage, nor to deliver any mail matter untn an
postage due thereon has been paid.
First Glass.
On letters, sealed packages, mail matter w1ollT
or partly in writing Except book nanuscripts
And corrected proef-sheets passing between a.
thors and publishers, and except local or "drups
letters); on all printed matter 90 marked ~ "a
convey any other or further information than Fl
conveyed by the original print Except the e.
rection Of typographical errors) ON all mat1ax
not otherwise chargesble with letter postage. but
which is, 90 wrapped or secured that it cannot BE-
examined by postmasters, wfthouf
the wrapper or envelope on al nsvp.
papers, magazines and periodicals sent from pub
ishers to subscribers and inclosing any artiale
whatever, except bona fids supplements q bilIs
md receipts for subscriptions and on AL paaa.
Iges or matter not in itself chargeable with letter
postage, but in which is inclosed or concealed
my letter or other thing chargeabls with lettsg
cents for each half ounce or fraction
hereof weight Of packages limited 10 ioR
POUNDS.
On local or drop" letters, ct odicos whoeo
rec delivery by carriers is established = oea1s
or each half ounce or fraction thereef- vedeh4
Il packages limited to four pounds.
On local or "drop" letters, at offices wAees
rec delivery by carriers is not established-a
ent per half ounce or fraction thereof veixhH
Il packages limited to four pounds.
Second Glass.
NoTE.-Mailable matter Of this class embxsaeo.
II newspapers, magazines and periodicals. a..
lusvely in print and regularly issued ct stassA
eriods from known Office Of yablication. ems
ddressed to regular subscriberY.
PREPAYMENT.
Sec. 3. That on and after the LIST day Of jam
~, 1875, on all newspapers and periodical Pub
cations mailed from a known offca NJ ,,s,hls...
ion or news agency, and addressed to regulas
ubscribers or news-agents, postage shan b.
harged at the following rates On newspepaee
nd periodical publications, issued weekly snA
ftener. two cents pound and fraction theroofs
sss frequently three cents . pound and frsottra
hereof: Provided, That nothing in this act shap
held to change or amend section 80 Of The 81
ntitled. IAN act to revise, consolidate. -
mend the statutes relating to the Post o.
department." approved June 9Th, 1S72
Sec. 9. That on and after the LIST day Of Jasn-
y, 1875, upon the receipt OF such nevsuaposA
nd periodical publications at the Office Of man,
g. they shall be weighed in bulk, and post.ee
aid thereon by special adhesive stamp, to =
svised and furnished by the Postmasese oear
al. which shall be affixed to such matter. sr =
70 sack containing the same, or upon memo-
ndnm OF such mailing. or otherwise, = -
General may, nom time 70 I'm.
'ovide by regulation.
sec. 2. That newspapers, ono COPY 70 eeaA
'tual subscriber residing within the countz
here the same are printed, in whele or IN paxt
ID published, shall go free through the nsiIe !.
It the same shall not be deliveries - latsAv,
rri0r Offices mr. fIatrihrtoA h. >.-H--.