Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1912-12-27

for indecent or immoral purposes; AM
matter otherwise mailable by law, the
outside cover or wrapper OF which,
bears and deiineation or language OF
a libelous, scurrilous, defamatory, or
threatening character. All such mat
ter, when deposited in post office or
found in the mails shall be withdrawn
and sent to the divisions of dead let
ters.
lntoxicants, polsons and Inflammable
Materials.
Spirituous, vinous, matted, ferment-
ed, or other Intoxicating liquors Of any
kind; poisons of every kind, and arti-
cles and compositions containing pol
son, ponsonous animals, insects and
reptiles; explosives of every kind; In
fammable materials (Which are held
to include matches, kerosene oil, gaso-
line, naphtha, benzine, turpentine, de-
natured alcohol, etc.,, internal ma
chimes, and mechanical, chemical or
other devices or compositions which
may ignite of explode; disease germs
or scabs, and other natural or artif-
cial articles, compositions or mate
rials of whatever kind which may
kill, or in any wise injure another or
damage the mail or other property.
Pistols, Animals and Birds.
Pistols or revolvers, whether in de-
tached parts or otherwise; live or
dead (and not stuffed) animals, birds.
or poultry, except as elsewhere pro-
vided; raw hides or pelts. guano, or
any article having bad odor will
not be admitted to the mails.
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Perishable matter will be delivered
: as promptly as possible. but II such
matter can not be delivered and be-
comes offensive and injurious to
health, postmasters may destroy 1t, or
the Injurious or offensive portions
thereof
Unbelievable perishable matter
which in its nature does not become
> offensive or injurious to health may
be delivered by postmasters to the
| proper local municipal authority to be
distributed to hospitals, asylums or
! other charitable or reformatory insti-
\ tutions. II there is no such municipal
authority, the matter may be deliver
ed to any charitable institution or or
8 ganization making application there
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d matter will be destroyed at the ex-
y piration Of two weeks.
a Parcels improperly Packed.
Ii Postmasters will refuse to receive
} for mailing parcels not properly In
IT dorsed or packed for safe shipment.
When parcels on which the postage
d is wholly unpaid or insufficiently pre-
T. paid is deposited for local delivery
'r and the sender Is unknown, notice or
d detention need not be sent but such
'e matter will be delivered and the def
c. cient postage collected from the ad-
D. dressee by the carrier. If the ad-
'r dressee refuses to pay the postage
" the matter will be sent to the Di'
" vision of Dead Letters.
10 Insurance on Parcels.
ss A mailable parcel on which the
~ postage is fully prepaid may be In
~ sured against loss in an amount equiv
u alent to it's actual value, but not tc
20 exceed $50, on payment of fee o.
% ten cents in parcel post stamps, sucf
% stamps to be affixed.
or When parcel Is insured, the sen
~ der will be given receipt showing
III the office and date of mailing ant
number of the parcel.
~, When a return receipt is desired b,
AZ the sender of an insured parcel thu
at postmaster at the mailing Office will
~ note the request on the margin
A., the insurance tag, and the postmaste
at the office of address will obtai
y from the addressee a receipt and mai
ne it to the sender.
The liability for indemnity sha
AZ cease when delivery has been enec
ed.
Forwarding of Parcels.
ng Parcels may be remailed or fol
Die warded on the payment of additiona
he postage at the rate which would b
en- chargeable If they were original
ck- mailed at the forwarding office, l
which case the necessary stamps wi
ire be affixed by the forwarding postma
be ter Payment must be made ever
Dc time the parcel is forwarded
at Preparation for Mailing.
er Parcels must be prepared for mai
ing In such manner that the content
ler can be easily examined. A parcel wi
lny not be accepted for mailing unless
bears the name and address OF II
seo sender preceded by the word From
her In addition to the name and addre
es- of the SENDER which is required,
Jul will be permissible to write or pri
lon on the covering of a parcel, or on
hee tag or label attached to 1t, the occ
patton of the sender, and to indica
in q small space by means of mark
:, letters, numbers, names or other bri
ieu description, the character of the pa
NC eel, but ample space must be left
~ the address side for the full addre
~ in legible characters and for the I
~ a. cessary postage stamps. Inscription
.ion w such as merry Christmas" plea
'oA do not open until Christmas" Hap
New Year." with best wishes" a.
the like NAV be placed on the COW