NOTE. This book contains sections of the Postal Laws and Regulations amended to date (together with general instructions) applicable to the Rural Mail Service. Each carrier will be furnished with a copy, which must be taken with him while on the service of his route. Much of the matter in this revised edition of the Manual is new and carriers will be required to familiarize themselves thoroughly with these regulations and to correct their books as amendments to the regulations appear in the Monthly Supplements to the Official Postal Guide. The Postal Laws are printed in small type and the regulations in large type. General instructions appearing herein which are not part of the Postal Laws and Regulations are printed in italics. A regulation has all the force of law when not in conflict with a statute. This book is the property of the Post Office Department and should be surrendered by the carrier at the expiration of his term of service. H. H. BILLANY, Fourth Assistant Postmaster General. 3 POSTAL LAWS, REGULATIONS, AND INSTRUCTIONS APPLICABLE TO THE RURAL MAIL SERVICE. Sec. 8. Regulations.-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. 2. All regulations or amendments thereof shall be promulgated by the Postmaster General and duly entered of record in the journal. * * * * Sec. 14. Office of the Fourth Assistant Postmaster General. To the Fourth Assistant Postmaster General are assigned the general supervision of the rural mail service, including rural-delivery routes, star routes (except in Alaska); the custody and distribution of supplies for the postal service; general supervision of the mail-bag repair shops, mail-bag storehouse, and the mail-lock shop; the manufacture and repair of mail bags, locks, keys, and key chains; the making, printing, and distribution of postroute and rural-delivery maps, and the making and printing of parcel-post maps. 3. The Division of Rural Mails, under the supervision of the Superintendent Division of Rural Mails, is charged with the consideration of all matters pertaining to the 5 |