Postal Laws and Regulations and General Instructions Applicable to the Rural Mail ServiceU.S. Government Printing Office, 1921 - 184 pages |
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... prepaid at the mailing office , shall by inadvertence reach its destination without any prepayment , double the prepaid rates shall be charged and collected on delivery . Sec . 398. First - class matter . - Mailable matter of the first ...
... prepaid at the mailing office , shall by inadvertence reach its destination without any prepayment , double the prepaid rates shall be charged and collected on delivery . Sec . 398. First - class matter . - Mailable matter of the first ...
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... to the envelopes covering the cards . Stamps affixed to matter inclosed in envelopes can not be recognized in payment of postage thereon . Sec . 405. Insufficiently prepaid first - class matter . 22 22 POSTAL LAWS AND REGULATIONS .
... to the envelopes covering the cards . Stamps affixed to matter inclosed in envelopes can not be recognized in payment of postage thereon . Sec . 405. Insufficiently prepaid first - class matter . 22 22 POSTAL LAWS AND REGULATIONS .
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United States. Post Office Department. Sec . 405. Insufficiently prepaid first - class matter . - All mail mat- ter of the first - class upon which one full rate of postage has been prepaid shall be forwarded to its destination , charged ...
United States. Post Office Department. Sec . 405. Insufficiently prepaid first - class matter . - All mail mat- ter of the first - class upon which one full rate of postage has been prepaid shall be forwarded to its destination , charged ...
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... prepaid by stamps affixed . 13. ( a ) The rate of postage on daily newspapers when the same are deposited in a letter - carrier office for delivery by its carriers shall be the same as now provided by law ( 1 cent each ) ; and nothing ...
... prepaid by stamps affixed . 13. ( a ) The rate of postage on daily newspapers when the same are deposited in a letter - carrier office for delivery by its carriers shall be the same as now provided by law ( 1 cent each ) ; and nothing ...
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... prepaid by postage stamps affixed to said matter . * * * * * 14. Where a newspaper or periodical is mailed by other than the pub- lisher or his agent or a news agent or dealer , the rate shall be the same as now provided by law ( 1 cent ...
... prepaid by postage stamps affixed to said matter . * * * * * 14. Where a newspaper or periodical is mailed by other than the pub- lisher or his agent or a news agent or dealer , the rate shall be the same as now provided by law ( 1 cent ...
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accepted for mailing amount application authorized C. O. D. parcels cents certifying charge of rural clerks in charge containing delivered delivery book delivery of registered deposited dispatch distributing office Division of Rural drop letters duty first-class Form Fourth Assistant Postmaster fourth-class matter fraction thereof furnished inches inclosed indorsed insured leave of absence mail addressed mailable miles and less money orders money-order office or station ounce or fraction package papier-mâché paragraph parcel of fourth-class patrons payment of postage person Post Office Department postage stamps postal cards postal employee postal service pouches prescribed printed Railway Mail Service rate of postage receive registered mail registered matter regular carriers regulations request residence riers rural carrier Rural Delivery Service rural mail boxes rural route rural stations rural-delivery sender sent special-delivery matter stamped envelopes stamps affixed star routes tion units of area unless unmailable voucher wrapper
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Page 11 - ... 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 5 - 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 9 - That 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, and the person whose removal is sought shall have notice of the same and of any charges preferred against him, and be furnished with a copy thereof, and also be allowed a reasonable time for personally answering the same in writing; and affidavits in support thereof; but *For statutory citation, see note...
Page 45 - 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 materials of whatever kind which may kill, or in any wise hurt, harm, or injure another, or damage, deface, or otherwise...
Page 63 - ... libelous, scurrilous, defamatory, or threatening character, or calculated by the terms or manner or style of display and obviously intended to reflect injuriously upon the character or conduct of another...
Page 12 - ... 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 15 - 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 60 - That for the purpose of this act the term "nursery stock" shall include all field-grown florists' stock, trees, shrubs, vines, cuttings, grafts, scions, buds, fruit pits and other seeds of fruit and ornamental trees or shrubs, and other plants and plant products for propagation, except field, vegetable, and flower seeds, bedding plants, and other herbaceous plants, bulbs, and roots.
Page 63 - 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 61 - Every obscene, lewd, or lascivious, and every filthy book, pamphlet, picture, paper, letter, writing, print, or other publication of an indecent character, and every article or thing designed, adapted, or intended for preventing conception or producing abortion, or for any indecent or immoral use; and...