The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1876-03-21


postage due thereon has been paid
First Glass.
On letters, sealed packages, mail matter wholl3
or partly in writing Except book manuscripts
and corrected proef-sheets passing between a.
ihors and publishers, and except local or "drop -
Ietters) on all printed matter 80 marked ~ %
convey any other or further information than u
conveyed by the original print Except the car
rection Of typographical errors) on AL mattee
not otherwise chargesble with letter postage, bat
which is, 90 wrapped or secured that it cannot b.
conveniently examined by postmasters, withort
destroying the wrapper or envelope on Ill news.
papers, magazines and periodicals sent from pub
fishers to subscribers and inclosing any artao1s
whatever, except bona hds supplements or bdlae
and receipts for subscriptions; and on al pAok.
ages or matter not in itself chargeable with letter.
postage, but In which ID inclosed or coneealee
any letter or other thing chargeable with letter
postage-3 cents for each half ounce. or fraction
thereof weight Of packages limited to tour
pounds.
On local or "drop" letters, ct onloes whesN
free delivery by carriers il established "a conts
for each half ounce or fraction thereos-weight
Of packages limited to four pounds. :
On local or "drop" letters, at Offices whore
free delivery by carriers is not establishsd-l
cent per half ounce or fraction thereol-weaeht
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 1t steSeo
periods from known Office Of rablication, ano
addressed to regular subscriber.
PREPAYMENT.
Sec. s. That on and after the LIST day Of jam.
ary, 1875, on all newspapers ard periodical puA-
locations mailed from known Office OF publica.
ton or news agency, and addressed to regulae
subscribers or news-agents, postage shall b.
charged at the following rates On newspapers
and periodical publications, issued weekly 40
oftener, two cents pound and fraction thereof:
less frequently three cents pound and fraction
thereof: Provided, That nothing II this act shaR
be held to change or amend section 50 Of tie -
entitled, "An act to revise. consolidate, an
amend the statutes relating to the poet-Once
Department" approved Juno 9Th. 1871.
Sec. 6. That on and after the LIST day Of Janup
ary, 1876, upon the receipt Of such newspspsss
and periodical publications at the Office Of man.
Ing, they shall be weighed in bull, and POSTAGE
paid thereon by special adhesive. stamp. TO b
devised and finished BY the Postmaster Gen.
eral, which shall be affixed to such matter. or -
The sack containing the same, or upon . mome.
randum Of such mailing, or otherwise, ~ The
Postmaster General may, from time to tina,
provide by regulation.
Sec. 2. That newspapers, one copy TO eaoh
actual subscriber residing within the county
where the same are printed, in whele or in paxA
Ind published, shall 60 free through the malls
out the same shall not be delivered at letter.
'arrier Offices or distributed by carriers nnlasx
postage is paid thereon as by law provided.
Third Class.
All matter Of the third class must be fully prs.
laid. An
NoTI.-Packsges Of mailable mstter Of this
Lass must be prepaid by stamps. and must moo
'xcsed the weight prescribed by law (which u
our pounds). Packages exceeding the pre,
cr;hed weight are unavailable.
On pamphlets, occasional publications, tran
lent newspapers, magazines and periodicals.
landbills. posters, sheet music, unsealed circe.
sAOs PAoSPoCUuoOsS OOOA manuscripts anu pIOOE
heets, printed cards, maps, autographs, priats,
hromo-hthographs and engravings, seeds, eut-
ings, bulbs, roots and scions-1 cent for each
ne ounce or fraction thereol-weight Of peah.
ge limited to four pounds.
On flexible patterns, samples Of ores, metals,
Minerals and merchandise, sample cards, phone
raphic paper, letter envelopes, postal envelopes
nd wrappers, imprinted cards, plain and orna-
mental paper, photographs, and all other articles
or which other rates Of postage are not pre-.
cribed in this table, and which are not by law
xcluded from the mails-1 cent for each one
unce or fraction thereof-weight Of PACKAGES
On books cent for each ore ounce or tho.
on thereof-weight Of packages limited to fou7
ounds.
On unsealed circulars, newspapers, Whether
ansient or addressed to regular subscribers-
kcepting weekly papers, which may be delivered
} subscribers on prepayment Of regular quarter.
; rstes) and on periodicals not exceeding I've
1nces in weight, when any Of the same ars Do.
osited in . letter-carrier ONCE for delivery hy
70 Office or it, carrisrs-l cent each.
On periodicals two ounces In weight vhsa ~
,sited IN lsttef-cazriR olBeo 1ua dervosy -
- oaaes az ~ eAfziers-1 eeaHs . ,,