Questions for examination on Postal Laws and Regulations Continued. GROUP C.-APPLICABLE AS TEST FOR CLERKS IN THE INTERMEDIATE AND HIGHER GRADES-Continued. Questions. What are the exceptions to the instructions about checking pouches into and out of car? What are the instructions about serial marking of pouches? What are the instructions about checking and recording emergency pouches handled? Under what circumstances may clerks receive newspapers from publishers and news agents direct? What are the instructions about receiving and dispatching newspapers outside of the mails? What are the instructions about train baggagemen dispatching outside packages of newspapers? When second-class mail is received direct from publisher, what additional evidence that postage thereon has been paid is required? When there is more than one load of a consignment of secondclass matter, direct from publisher, is more than one certificate required? What information shall be shown on certificate from postmaster accompanying second-class matter direct from publisher to clerk? How shall label be marked when circulars are included in sack? What are the instructions about making up mail for delivery and for distribution? How shall slip be marked when mail for delivery and distribution is included in one package or sack? How is a direct package made? What precaution shall be taken when circular mail is included in a direct package of letters? What are the instructions about making up long and short letters? What are the instructions about letters and circulars being placed in pouch loose? Define circular mail. How shall official matter be treated? How shall weather reports be treated? What are the instructions about dispatching newspaper and periodical mail? How are missent and misdirected pouches and sacks reported? What is required in relabeling misdirected and missent pouches and sacks? What action shall be taken when a pouch regularly due is not made? Questions for examination on Postal Laws and Regulations-Continued. GROUP D.-APPLICABLE AS TEST FOR CLERKS IN THE HIGHER GRADES AND CLERKS IN CHARGE. What evidence of authority should inspectors exhibit on entering mail car? To what extent are post-office inspectors empowered to examine the mail? Give general definition of third-class mail. What does third-class mail embrace? What is the rate of postage on third-class mail? What are the restrictions against libelous and indecent mat- How is Postal Union mail classified? What is the rate of postage on letter mail for Postal Union countries? What are the instructions about prepayment of postage on What is the rate of postage on letter mail to Newfoundland, What is the rate of postage on letter mail to Germany when What is the rate of postage to Shanghai, China? What action shall be taken when first-class mail is deposited in car for mailing unsealed, mutilated, or otherwise in bad condition? What are the instructions about returning mail to sender when requested to do so? How shall mail be placed in pouch and same be prepared for hanging on crane? Shall matter received in transit without postage be stopped? When mail bearing uncanceled stamps is received en route, how shall it be treated? What are the instructions about transferring mail at place of wreck or washout? What are the requirements about transferring mail between railroad stations not over eighty rods apart? What are the instructions about transferring mail between connecting trains in same depot? What are the instructions about transferring mail between What are the instructions about the use to be made of space Who are clerks in charge and what may their grades be? Questions for examination on Postal Laws and Regulations-Continued. GROUP D.-APPLICABLE AS TEST FOR CLERKS IN THE HIGHER GRADES AND CLERKS IN CHARGE-Continued. Who are eligible for promotion to the position of clerk in Who are eligible for promotion to the position of chief clerk? Shall clerk in charge accept written order of assignment as When written assignment can not be given, shall clerk in charge accept oral order of assignment? What are the duties and responsibilities of the clerk in charge? What correspondence is a clerk in charge required to conduct? What precaution shall be taken to insure mail being distributed and protected on night lines and long day lines where some of the clerks may sleep? What are the instructions about reporting accidents to mail trains? Give some of the more important points that are to be covered in report of accident to mail trains. In case of loss of life, serious injury to clerk, or destruction of mail in accident to mail trains, what is required of clerk in charge? What action shall be taken when a clerk becomes unable to discharge his duties while on a run? What is required of clerks about care of cars and keeping them clean and orderly? What are the instructions about using light? What constitutes a light failure? What special information shall be noted on record of arrivals and departures? What are the instructions to clerk in charge about admitting persons to railway post offices, transfer offices, and terminal R. P. O.'s.? Enumerate the persons who may be admitted to railway post offices on presentation of their credentials? Under what conditions may others than those who may be When a person is riding in a railway post office upon an Questions for examination on Postal Laws and Regulations-Continued. GROUP D.-APPLICABLE AS TEST FOR CLERKS IN THE HIGHER GRADES AND CLERKS IN CHARGE-Continued. 48 1588 49 1593 50 1599 1605 51 53 1607 What are the instructions about reporting receipt of excessive amount of equipment? What additional property shall the clerk in charge carry while on duty? What are the instructions about carrying freight in mail cars? What are the instructions about reporting presence of supervisory officer in car? What are the instructions about clerks carrying a supply of stamps? 1611 What action shall clerk take when letters are received under strap of pouch? 54 1614 1614 56 1616 57 1628 58 1628 59 60 1631 1631 When second-class matter from publisher is offered without certificate, what action shall be taken? When there is a discrepancy between the mail received from publisher and the certificate from postmaster accompany ing same, what action shall be taken? What action shall be taken when postmasters fail to postmark? What action shall clerk take when he detects irregularities in the transmission of the mails? When distribution is not completed within the prescribed time, what action shall be taken? What is required when package, pouch, or sack is received without slip or label? What disposition shall be made of slips on which no errors are noted? 1633 To what extent may credit be taken in reporting count of mail distributed? 62 1634 66 1641 67 1642 68 1644 1644 When shall trip report be made? To whom shall trip reports be sent? What notation of time and irregularities shall be made by clerks running over more than one contract route? What endorsement shall clerk make on parcel-post packages delivered to postmaster for rating? How shall mail for foreign countries, addressed to go forward by particular route, be forwarded? How shall matter from Canadian offices for foreign countries be dispatched? What are the instructions about checking foreign mail with waybill? What is required when waybills are not furnished by the first United States post office of receipt? Questions for examination on Postal Laws and Regulations-Continued. GROUP D.-APPLICABLE AS TEST FOR CLERKS IN THE HIGHER GRADES AND CLERKS IN CHARGE-Continued. Questions. What relief shall be given when there is more mail than one What notices of failure shall be sent to postmaster? What are the instructions to clerks about delivering mail to What are the instructions to clerks about withdrawing and returning mail to point of origin when requested to do so? Who has authority to make request for withdrawal and return of mail? What action shall be taken when mail to be returned can not be found? What are the instructions to clerks about collecting mail from depot letter boxes? GROUP E.-APPLICABLE AS TEST FOR CLERKS IN THE HIGHER GRADES AND CLERKS IN CHARGE. 123 456 56 What payment will be made when clerk is killed on duty? 36 Whom do post-office inspectors specially represent? 161 Are postal employees exempt from jury duty by reason of their employment? 161 161 168 168 7 8 388 9 393 10 406 11 Are postal employees exempt from militia duty? Are postal employees exempt from road duty? What are the instructions about soliciting contributions for, and making gifts to, those in superior positions? What are the instructions about those in superior positions accepting contributions or gifts? What is necessary before final settlement can be made when clerk resigns, transfers, is suspended or removed? Give general definition offourth-class mail. What departure from usual practice is permitted in the case of soldiers', sailors', and marines' letters? 406 In what manner shall letters sent by soldiers, sailors, and marines be prepared for mailing? 12 454 13 454 234 3 14 15 454 464 What does fourth-class matter embrace? What are the limitations in weight of fourth-class matter? mined? What is the limitation of size of parcel-post package? |