The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1906-02-08
Requirements Concerning
Rural Delivery Mail Boxes.

his own cost. and ln the manner pre-
scrlbed 10y the Department, a box
which after examination has been ac-
ccpted and approved as complying
with Departmental requirements aud
specifications as 10 sizc, construction
and material. and on which. In u con-
spicuous place, stamped 10y virtue of
proper authority, are 10 be found the
wotds, Approved by the Postmaster
General"
Mall boxes thus approved and In
scribcd, when erected on rural routes
are afforded the fLll measure uf pro-
lection which In pro, ided by the Fe-
dcral statutes for duly designated
United States rural NATL repositories
and their contents.
Cases OF interference or tamperIng
with them or with their contents,
when brought TO the attention Uf the
Department, are promptly and search
ingly investigated, aud persons found
guilty Uf maliciUusly violating the
law are dealt with according 10 the
gravity Of their Uffens,s.
The statudc approved April 81, 1902
reaIs as follows:
whoever shall hereafter willfully
or mallciously injurc, tear down, or
destroy any letter bvx Or other recep
laclc established by order Ut the Post
master General, OF approved or desia.
mated by him FIR the receipt or dell
very OF mail matter on any rural free
delivery route, ur shall break open the
same, OF uillfully at Taliciuusly In.
jurv' driacc ur destroy any mail mat
ter deposited therein, ur shall will.
fully take or steel such matter from
ur cut uf such letter box or other re-
ccptaclc. or shall willfully aid ar rs.
sist In any of the aforementioned Of
lenses, shall for every such otiense be-
punished by a due vf not mure than
one thousand dollars, ur dy impr,son-
ment for not more than three years Z"
The regulations also provide that:
The following Inscriptions only
NAV appear on approved" BOXES
(al The name 81 owner aud number
IL box.
ibl Name and address ~ mauufdct.
urcr, lncunsplcupusly placed
tcl The words Approved dy the
Post master Gcneaal, ""U. 5. Mail"
. All approved" rural NATL boxes
should he equipped With suitable sig,
uals fos the purpose ~ indicating
whether Ur not there Is mail therein
3. More than une family, but NO
more than live. NAV be permitted a.
use tho same box, provided that writ.
ten notice ~ agreement to that effect
signed by the head of each family, Is
iilcd with the post master at the dist.
flbute office.
On all routes established before
~ sIucc q :tObcr |, lOO2, where unap.
proved Inappropriate, unsafe, ar non
weat hcrprwf boxes are bcing-,ised dy
patrons, II Is required by the Depart.
mcnt that such reccptacles be promp
lily replaced with approved boxes, Ul
service will be discontinued.
5. Each patrons box must be so erI
cied 10y the roadside that carrier cat
easily Obtain access Ia ~ without de
Waiting from the route as officially or
dercd, and without dsmUunting from
his conveyance.
u Post M islcIS AMI carriers are moi
allowed To withdraw service iron
boxes which are now being served
without specific authority frum tn,
Department.
: Parties living In the neighbOr
hood Of rural route who neglect VI
refuse tn provide boxes, nr wh", hav
ing provided them, Icfuse To erect
them In the manner prescribed 10y tn,
department, will be regarded as moi
desiring the rural service.
(. While not an absolute require
meni, the Use Of locks Is encourage
as protective measure. II pacrun;
provide boxes with lUrkS. the carriel
will TAX, the k'ys ou his trips anC
unlock and lvck boxes when serving
them. IL IL recommended, In thl'
connection. that patrons providing
Ip,xrs with locks cooperate To 81 mp
nry and facilitate w"lk uf carriers b,
securing the adoption ui kcks uf uui
form pattern which may be iittcc
with master keys
q. Post masle cts are permitted To or
der. Tor present ~ prospective patrons
any approved" buS selected 10y pat
ron. on patrons request; but must
not receive In return Gur such service
any compensation or prunt whatever
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