The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1904-06-30
LAW FOR RURAL CARRIERS
PostofiIce Department Issues Orders IN
Pursuance With the New Regulations
in Effect After JulyI.

1t is ordered by the Postoffice De-
partment, in pursuance of the new
law relative 10 rural mail service,
which is in effect on and after July l.
that rural carriers are not permitted
to solicit business or receive orders of
any kind for any person. firm or cor
poration. No mailaable matter may
be handled by rural carriers while
serving their routes. unless the proper
postage has been prepaid, with the
single exception of county newspa-
pers, which, under the law are per-
mitted to be carried free throughout
the county in which they are publish
ed, to actual subscribers, and such
newspapers addressed to subscribers.
who reside on rural routes,
must be deposited at the postoffice the
same as papers for other subscribers.
The hire for merchandise carried on
request of the patron of rural free de-
livery must be paid by the patron.
Carriers will not be permitted to re-
ceivc any compensation from the seller
of such merchandise. Articles or
packages, which are mailable, which
are handed to the carrier or deposited
in the pCstoffice or in rural letter
box or in a collection box on rural
route, with request that the rural
carrier deliver same, are subject to
the rules regulating mail matter, in
Guiding the payment Of postage there
on. Articles or packages that are not
maiIable which the patron desires the
rural carrier to carry must be deliver
ed TO the carrier in person. and in car
rying merchandise for hire rural car
riers are not permitted to leave their
routes as officially laid out or to accept
any thing that will In any way delay
the delivery of mail, or in any way in
terfere with the efficiency or the SER
vice. Carriers, while on duty, are not
permitted to carry spirituous liquors
either for themselves, for sale or for
the accommodation of their patrons.
RuTal carriers are required to permit
pOstOffice inspectors. or other duly ac-
credited agents of the PoStoffice De-
partment, TO accompany them on
their regular trips over their routes.
They must not carry other passengers
nor permit any person, other than
authorized postal officials, to ride with
them or to have access to the mails.
Rural carriers must not {. rage in any
business during their prescribed hours
OF service, or conduct any business
after hours which offers the tempta-
tion to solicit patronage on their
routes, or which. by reason Of their
position in the government service,
gives them special advantage over
competitors. such as book canvassing,
soliciting insurance, selling machines.
or other kindred occupations. Carriers
must not, either in person or through
others, directly or indirectly, by any
method whatever, solicit money, gifts
or presents; nor issue for profit, SOU
venirs or postal handbooks, nor CO.
operate with or assist the publishers Of
same to secure the patronage Of the
the public: nor compile directories for
p lblic use or assist publishers to COM
pile them: nor furnish the names and
addresses of patrons of their routes,
for pay or favor, to any buSlneS S eStab-
lishment, or to any individual. except
to these departmental officials who.
under the regulations, are entitled to
the same.