The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1876-02-23
Table q Rates q Dsnestic Psstage.

neutic Mail Matter Of tho different GLASSES.
Note-All domestic mail matter Except nsNDsA
papers. magazines and periodicals. sent to aetzAa
subscribers nom known Office Of publication
must be prepaid BY postige stamps.
a letter on which one full rate Of postags n
prepaid, but on which further postage j. cAasss~
Able. win be forwarded, when deposited b .
post-ofice, charged with the unpaid posta9ste
be collected on delivery. II the postage 10 lafA
Nholly unpaid. or il. prepaid less than one fasb
rate, it viii be held Tor postage and sent to sAsr
Dead Letter Office. Should it reach its dssssaa-o
lion BY inadvertence, however, It will be charged
with double postage on delivery. "Ons aa&
rate" means, in the case Of mail letters o. osses
drst class matter, three cents.
In large cities and adjacent districts q aases
population, having two or more post-ofioes wsAA~
in distance Of three miles Of each ether, ny M
ter posted at ono ofsuch Offices, and addressed -
= locality within the delivery Of another Of ~
Offices, which shall have been inadvertently psos
paid 1t the "drop" or local letter rate Of pssA0e
,nly. may be forwarded to it's destination thSougA
the proper Office charged with the amount Of III
deficient postage. to be collected on delivery.
IF >rticles chsrgeible with diliefent rs$ee q
hostage are sent together In one package, Ne
higher rate must be paid Oh the entire packaoes
but two OF more different articles, both ohaysSs
able with the same rate Of postage, may bs senA
In one package on paymcut Of that rsts on 10
whole package.
The following articles sfe excladed 4nA a.
mails Liquids, Poisons. Glass, Explosive HI.
eerials, Books, Psmphlets. Pictures and othsf
publications Of an obscene o. indecent characters
~ whiCh osHA
tai cards upon which. scurrilous epithsts a1e
written or printed Of engraved. Of disloyA 0os
yices printed or engraved: and all articles yhioe
from their form or nature are Liable to destroys
deface or injure the contents Of mail bags or thV
person Of any one engaged in the postal services
Postmasters are not allowed to give credit fog
postage. nor to deliver any mail matter until Hls
postage DUE thereon has beep paid.
f'frss Class,
On letters, sealed packages, mail msfta6 whol2n
Of partly in writing Except book manuscripts
and corrected prosfsheets passing between ~
thors and publishers, and except local OF s"drop~
letters) on all printed matter 90 marked ~ -
convey any other or further information than -
conveyed by The original print Except the cor
rection of typographical errors) on all mattss
not otherwise chargesble with letter postage. bit
which is 90 wrapped or secured that it cannot b
examined by postmasters, without
the wrapper or envelope on all nevs-.
papers, magazines and periodicals. sent from pub
fishers to subscribers and inclosing any article
whatevef, except bona dds supplements Or b1ne
and receipts for subscriptions; and on AL pack
ages or matter not in itself chargeable with letts
postage, but in which is inclosed or concealed
any letter or other thing chargeable with lette4
cents for each half ounce or fraction
Of packages limited to toue
pounds.
On local Of IS drop" letters, at o.ioes vhesep
ltes delivery by carriers is estabished-2 oentA
Tor each half ounce or fraction thereof aweixAt
Of packages limited to four pounds.
On local or "drop" letters, at oficeskAefN
Iree delivery by carriers is not estabished1
sent per half ounce or fraction thereof-.wetxha
,f psokages limited to four pounds
Nort.-Mailabls matter Of shis dlasvsAuofspso
IL newspapers, magazines and periodicals ex-,
,luslvely in print and regularly issuea a. sxssA,
periods from known Office Of ? abiicasope sna
lddresse0 70 feGu!ar Suescrl1erfs
PREPAYMENT.
Sec. s. That on and after she iss day d. yADas
ny, 1875, on all newspapers and periodical pubs
ications mailed from known Office OF publicas
ion or news agency, and addressed to regulAp
subscribers or news-agents, postage shall BE-
harged at the following rates: On newspapsrs.
md periodical publications, issued weekly and
'ftener, two cents pound and fraction thereof:.
ass frequently three cents q pound and fraction
hereof: Provided, That NOTHING in this act shan
10 held to change or amend section 50 Of the aok
Untitled, can act TO revise, consolidate, and
mend the statutes relating to the Post-Oniee
Department" approved June 9Th, 1s72.
Sec. 6. That on and after the 1st day Of Jana.
~, 1875, upon the receipt of such newspapers
nd periodical publications at the Office Of mail.
ng, they shall be weighed in bulk, and posta3o
aid thereon by special adhesive stamp, to -
evised and fur nished by the Postmaster Gen.
raj, which shall be affixed to such MATES. er -
he sack containing the same, or upon . meme.
andum Of such mailing, or otherwise, - TIE
postmaster General may, from time to tims.
rovide by regulation.
Sec 2. That newspapers. one copy to eaeA
ctual subscriber residing within the couutp
here the same are printed, in whele.or i'm paxs,
nd published, shall 60 free through the maila:
ut the same shall not be delivered - ietssrs
arrier Offices or distributed by carriers unlsup
ostage Ia paid thereon as by law provided.
Third Elasss
All matter OF the third class must te lnliy prss
aid.
No1E.-Psckages Of maiTabie snsttee OF THE
lass must be prepaid by stamps. ana must hot
xceed the weight prescribed by law (which e.
'ur pounds). Packages exceeding tbe 1sse
,-;hed weight are unavailable.