Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1904-06-24
NEW ORDER FOR RURAL CARRIERS
After July I They Must Not Solicit Bus
mess, But May Garry Merchandise on
Request Of Patrons.

The act of Congress making appropr-
atoms for the service of the post office
department, for the fiscal year beginning
July /, 1904 i'm connection with the APP
preparation for the pay of rural car
riers, provides that:
"On and after said date July !. 1000
said carriers shall not solicit business or
receive orders of any kind for any per
son, firm or corporation. and shall not,
during their hours of employment. carry
any merchandise for hire: Provided. That
said carriers may carry merchandise for
hire for and upon the request Of patrons
residing upon their respective routes,
whenever the same shall not interfere
with the proper discharge of their official
| duties, and under such regulations as the
postmaster general may prescribe"
In pursuance Of the above provision Of
law it is ordered by the postmaster
general:
That rural carriers are not permitted
| to solicit business or receive orders of
| any kind for any person, firm or cor
poration.
No malable matter may be handled by
| rural carriers while serving their routes
unless the proper postage has been paid
with the single exception of county
| newspapers, which, under the law, are
| permitted to be carried free throughout
| the county in which they are published.
| to actual subscribers and such news
| papers addressed to subscribers. resi-
| dents on rural routes must be deposited
at the post Offices the same as papers for
other subscribers.
The hire for merchandise carried on re-
quest of the patron of rural free delivery
must be paid by the patron. Carriers
| will not be permitted to receive any
| compensation from seller of such mer-
| chandise.
Articles or packages. which are mail
| able, which are handed to the carrier or
| deposited in the post office, or i'm a rural
| letter box, or in a collection box located
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 thereon.
Articles or packages, that are not mail
able which the patron desires the rural
carrier to carry must be delivered to the
carrier in person, and in carrying mer-
chandise for hire rural carriers are not
permitted to leave their routes as Of
, iicially laid out or to accept anything
that will in any way delay the delivery OF
mail. or in any way interfere with the
efficiency Of the service.
Carriers, while on duty, are not per-
mitted to carry spirituous liquors either
for themselves, for sale, or for the ac-
commodation of their patrons.
Rural carriers must not engage in any
business during their prescribed hours
of service, or conduct any business after
hours which offers the temptation to So
licit patronage on their routes, or which
10y reason of their position in the gov
eminent service. gives them special adj
vantage over competitors, such as book
canvassing, soliciting insurance. selling
sewing machines, or other kindred oc-
equations.
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
souvenirs or postal handbooks; nor CO.
operate with or assist the publishers Of
same to secure the patronage OF the pub
lie; nor compile directories for the public
use, or assist publishers to compile them;
nor furnish the names and addresses Of
| patrons of their routes, FOR pay or favor.
| to any business establishment, or to any
| individual, except those departmental
officials who. under the regulations are
entitled to the same.