Postan Laws and Regulations Applicable to the Railway Mail Service, 1915U.S. Government Printing Office, 1915 - 250 pages |
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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 ...
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... 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 8 ...
... 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 8 ...
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... containing any writing or printing in addition to the original matter , other than as authorized by law , 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 law , 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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... containing poison ( except as prescribed in the fourth paragraph hereof ) , and poison- ous animals , insects , and reptiles , and explosives of every kind , and inflammable materials ( including matches , gaso- line , naphtha , benzine ...
... containing poison ( except as prescribed in the fourth paragraph hereof ) , and poison- ous animals , insects , and reptiles , and explosives of every kind , and inflammable materials ( including matches , gaso- line , naphtha , benzine ...
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... 45 ° C. or 113 ° F. ) , are unmailable . Such specimens may be sent in media that remain solid at ordinary tempera- ture . 3. No package containing diseased tissues shall be deliv- ered APPLICABLE TO RAILWAY MAIL SERVICE . 39.
... 45 ° C. or 113 ° F. ) , are unmailable . Such specimens may be sent in media that remain solid at ordinary tempera- ture . 3. No package containing diseased tissues shall be deliv- ered APPLICABLE TO RAILWAY MAIL SERVICE . 39.
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accepted for mailing addressed authorized catcher chief clerk clerk in charge containing damage delivered delivery destination dispatched distribution division superintendent duty examination on Postal foreign forwarded furnished grades inclosed indorsed injury instructions to clerks label Laws and Regula letter letter box lock pouches lottery mail bags mail key mail matter mailable missent ordinary mail ounces or fraction parcel penalty envelope person Post Office Department postage stamps postal cards postal employee Postal Laws postal service postmark pouch or sack pouches and sacks prepaid prescribed printed Questions for examination railroad company Railway Mail Service railway post offices railway postal clerks rate of postage received registered articles registered jacket envelopes registered mail registered matter registered pouches registered-package receipt registry regulations rotary rotary-lock pouches route sealed sent slip special-delivery stamps station terminal railway post TEST FOR CLERKS tion tions-Continued train transfer clerks transit trip report United unsealed Whoever wrapper
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Page 17 - ... 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.
Page 38 - ... 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 18 - ... 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 17 - It shall be unlawful for any person employed in the executive branch of the Federal Government, or any agency or department thereof, to use his official authority or influence for the purpose of interfering with an election or affecting the result thereof. No officer or employee in the executive branch of the Federal Government, or any agency or department thereof, shall take any active part in political management or in political campaigns.
Page 18 - Whosoever shall promise, offer, or give, or cause or procure to be promised, offered, or given, any money or other thing of value, or shall make or tender any contract, undertaking, obligation, gratuity, or security for the payment of money, or for the delivery or conveyance of anything of value...
Page 50 - 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 50 - ... shall be fined not more than five thousand dollars, or imprisoned not more than five years, or both.
Page 20 - 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 46 - Common carriers shall not provide in cars, vehicles, vessels, or conveyances operated in interstate traffic, or in depots, waiting rooms, or other places used by passengers traveling from one State or Territory or the District of Columbia to another State or Territory...