Postal Laws and Regulations Applicable to the Rural Mail ServiceU.S. Government Printing Office, 1915 - 144 pages |
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Page 18
... containing the words " Place postage stamp here , " and at the bottom of the space to the right of the vertical dividing line the words " This space for the address . " 3. Cards which do not conform to the prescribed condi- tions shall ...
... containing the words " Place postage stamp here , " and at the bottom of the space to the right of the vertical dividing line the words " This space for the address . " 3. Cards which do not conform to the prescribed condi- tions shall ...
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... contain no writing , print , or sign thereon or therein in addition to the original print , except as herein provided , to wit : The name and address of the person to whom the matter shall be sent , index figures of subscription book ...
... contain no writing , print , or sign thereon or therein in addition to the original print , except as herein provided , to wit : The name and address of the person to whom the matter shall be sent , index figures of subscription book ...
Page 28
... containing 8 ounces or less shall be charged for at the rate of 1 cent for 2 ounces or fraction thereof . ( Act of April 24 , 1914. ) 2. The rate of postage on parcels of seeds , cuttings , bulbs , roots , scions , and plants , weighing ...
... containing 8 ounces or less shall be charged for at the rate of 1 cent for 2 ounces or fraction thereof . ( Act of April 24 , 1914. ) 2. The rate of postage on parcels of seeds , cuttings , bulbs , roots , scions , and plants , weighing ...
Page 30
... containing two or more classes of mail matter is chargeable with postage at the rate applicable to the highest class of matter inclosed . A parcel com- posed of two articles , one being matter of the third class and the other matter of ...
... containing two or more classes of mail matter is chargeable with postage at the rate applicable to the highest class of matter inclosed . A parcel com- posed of two articles , one being matter of the third class and the other matter of ...
Page 31
... containing any writing or printing in addition to the original matter , other than as authorized by low , shall not be admitted to the mails , nor delivered , except upon payment of postage for matter of the first class , deducting ...
... containing any writing or printing in addition to the original matter , other than as authorized by low , shall not be admitted to the mails , nor delivered , except upon payment of postage for matter of the first class , deducting ...
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accepted for mailing addressee amount application authorized cents charge of rural clerks in charge collection boxes delivered delivery book delivery of registered deposited dispatch distributing office Division of Rural dollars duty Form forwarded Fourth Assistant Postmaster fourth-class matter fraction thereof furnished inclosed indorsed injured leave of absence letter or parcel lottery mail addressed Mail matter addressed mailable money order money-order name and address office or station ounce or fraction ounces or less package patrons payee payment of postage pension person Post Office Department postage stamps postal cards postal service prescribed printed Railway Mail Service rate of postage receive reduction in rank registered mail registered matter regulations request residence riers rural carrier rural mail boxes rural route rural stations rural-delivery service sender special-delivery matter stamps affixed star routes substitute tion United States collection units of area unless unmailable voucher wrapper written order
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Page 16 - ... of the United States, and no clerk or employee of any department, branch or bureau of the executive, judicial, or military or naval service of the United States, shall, directly or indirectly, solicit or receive, or be in any manner concerned in soliciting or receiving, any assessment, subscription, or contribution for any political purpose whatever, from any officer, clerk, or employee of the United States...
Page 9 - The head of each department is authorized to prescribe regulations, not inconsistent with law, for the government of his department, the conduct of its officers and clerks, the distribution and performance of its business, and the custody, use, and preservation of the records, papers, and property appertaining to it This section does not authorize withholding information from the public or limiting the availability of records to the public.
Page 40 - ... at the place at which it is directed to be delivered by the person to whom it is addressed, any such matter or thing, shall be fined not more than $1,000 or imprisoned not more than five years, or both.
Page 17 - ... or promise or threaten to do so for giving or withholding, or neglecting to make any contribution of money or service or any other valuable thing for any political purpose.
Page 14 - No person in the classified civil service of the United States shall be removed therefrom except for such cause as will promote the efficiency of said service and for reasons given In writing...
Page 18 - No officer or employee of the Government shall, directly or indirectly, instruct or be concerned in any manner in the instruction of any person or classes of persons, with a view to their special preparation for the examinations of the boards of examiners for the diplomatic and consular services.
Page 53 - States, or whoever, operating any such station, knowingly permits the broadcasting of any advertisement of or information concerning any lottery, gift enterprise, or similar scheme, offering prizes dependent in whole or in part upon lot or chance, or any list of the prizes drawn or awarded by means of any such lottery, gift enterprise, or scheme, whether said list contains any part or all of such prizes, shall be fined not more than $1,000 or imprisoned not more than one year, or both.
Page 40 - Whoever shall knowingly deposit, or cause to be deposited for mailing or delivery...
Page 40 - All kinds of poison, and all articles and compositions containing poison, and all poisonous animals, insects, and reptiles, and explosives of all kinds, and inflammable materials, and infernal machines, and mechanical, chemical, or other devices or compositions which may ignite or explode, and all disease germs or scabs, and all other natural or artificial articles, compositions, or material...
Page 40 - Whoever knowingly uses the mails for the mailing, carriage in the mails, or delivery of anything declared by this section to be nonmailable, or knowingly causes to be delivered by mail according to the direction thereon, or at the place at which it is directed to be delivered by the person to whom it is addressed...