The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1876-03-14

First Glass.
| On letters, sealed packages, mail matter wholly
or partly in writing Except book manuscripts
and corrected proof-sheets passing between No.
| thors and publishers and except local or " drop
letters) on all printed matter so marked a. to
convey any other further information than b.
conveyed by the original print Except the cor.
rection Of typographical errors) on all matter
not otherwise chargeable with letter postage, bus
which is, 80 wrapped or secured that it cannot b
conveniently examined by postmasters, withoaes
destroying the wrapper or envelope on all newn.
papers, magazines and periodicals sent from pub
! fishers to subscribers and inclosing any axtacae
whatever, except bona fde supplements OF bills
and receipts for subscriptions and on all pack
ages matter not in itself chargeable with letteS
postage, but in which is inclosed or conosAls6
any letter or other thing chargeable with letts1
poetage-S cents for each half ounce or frs6tion
thereof-weight Of packages limited to ioU
pounds.
On local or "drop" letters, At Offices wheraeS
free delivery by carriers is established-2 cents
for each half ounce or fraction thereef-weixAt
Of packages limited to four pounds.
On local or "drop" letters, at Offices wAesss
cent per half ounce or fraction thereof esWn$
Of packages limited to four pounds
Second Glass.
Norf-Mailable matter Of this class en,brAeear
all newspapers, magazines and periodicals ex-s
clusively in print and regularly issuea at sssseG
periods from known office Of rablieation. and
addressed to regular subscribers.
PREPAYMENT.
Sec. s. That on and after the LIST day OF JanD..
ary, 1875, on all newspapers ard periodical pub
Hcations mailed from known Office o. publicA.
ton or Jews agency, and addressed to rogusA1s
subscribers or news-agents. postage shan -
charged at the following rates: On newspapers
snd periodical publications, issued weekly and
oftener, two cents pound and fraction thersofss
less frequently three cents pound and fractioN
thereof: Provided, That nothing in this act shaH
be held to change or amend section 80 Of the aoA
entitled, can act to revise, consolidate, ana
amend the statutes relating to the Post-Of1se
Department" approved June 9Th, 1872.
Sec 6. That on and after the LIST day Of jam.
airy, 1875, upon the receipt Of such newspapers
and periodical publications at the Office OF mail.
ing, they shall be weighed in bulk, and pestagN
ph1Q tkoI0Ou Wy SPCCidA 0uuOoAvO cvoAAsPS ~ ~
devised and furnished by the Postmaster Gen.
eral, which shall be affixed to such matter, or -
the sack containing the same, or upon . menso-
randum Of such mailing, or otherwise, - th4
Postmaster General may, from time TO time
provide by regulation.
Sec. Z. That newspapers, one copy 70 saae
actual subscriber residing within the county
where the same are printed, in whole or in pasts
and published, shall go free through the DaAils 3
bat the same shall not be delivered at letter.
carrier offices or distributed by carriers unlesp
postage is paid thereon as by law provided.
Third Glass.
All matter Of the third class must be fuiiy pre-
paid.
NorE.-Packages Of r,ailable matter Of thss
class must be prepaid by stamps, andF ns$
exceed the weight prescribed BY law (which ~
four pounds). Packages exceeding tie Pre-.
sc-;had weight are unmaifable.
On pamphlets, occasional publications. tran
sient newspapers, magazines and periodicals.
handbills, posters, sheet music, uneealed oiroa~
lars prospectusee, book manuscripts and proof
sheets, printed cards, maps, Autographs, prints..
mo-lithographs and engravings, seeds, sss-
tings, bulbs, roots and scions-1 cent for each
one ounce or fraction thereoE-weight Of pack.
age limited to four pounds.
On flexible patterns, samples Of ores, metalss
minerals and merchandise, sample cards, phone.
graphic paper, letter envelopes, postal envelopes
and wrappers, imprinted cards, plain and ogna-
mental paper, photographs, and all other artioleo
for which other rates Of postage are not pro-
scribea in this table, and which are not BY lav
excluded from the malls cent for each cns.
ounce or fraction thereof--weight Of packagsy
limited to four pounds.
On books cent for each ore ounce or 1ses~
ton thereof-weight Of packages limited TO fouv
pounds.
On urssaled circulars, newspapers, fvheths3
transient or addressed to regular snbsc-ibess-
excepting weekly papers, which may be DELIVERED
to subscribers on prepayment Of regular quarter.
u rates. and On periodicals not exceeding tvs
ounces in weight, when any Of the same are d.
posted in . letter-carYier Office for delivery b
The Office or it's carriers-1 cent each.
On periodicals. two ounces in weight, whsD ~
posted in letter-carrser Office foa dei:vs13A1
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