News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1912-12-25

for indecent or immoral purposes; all
matter otherwise mailable by law, the
outside cover or wrapper of which
bears and delineation or language of
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found In the mails, shall be withdrawn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
tiers.
lntoxlcants, Polsons and Inflammab Ie
Materials.
Spirituous, vinous. matted. ferment-
ed. or other Intoxicating liquors of any
kind; poisons of every kind, and arti-
cles and compositions containing poi
son, POISONOUS 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 artifi.
cial articles, compositions or mate.
rails 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 a bad odor will
not be admitted to the mails.
Treatment of Unbelievable Parcels.
Perishable matter will be delivered
as promptly as possible, but if such
matter can not be delivered and be.
comes offensive and injurious to
health, postmasters may destroy it, or
the injurious or offensive portions
thereof.
Unbelievable perishable matter
which in it's 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.
buttons. If there is no such municipal
authority, the matter may be deliver.
ed to any charitable institution or or.
ganization making application there
for. If no application is made, the
matter will be destroyed at the ex.
piration Of two weeks.
Parcels improperly Packed.
oe+o will
for mailing parcels not properly in.
dorsed or packed for safe shipment
When parcels on which the postage
is wholly unpaid or insufficiently pre-
paid is deposited for local delivery
and the sender is unknown, notice of
detention need not be sent but such
matter will be delivered and the def.
cient postage collected from the ad.
dressee by the carrier. If the ad
dressee refuses to pay the postage
the matter will be sent to the Di
vision of Dead Letters.
Insurance on Parcels.
A mailable parcel on which the
postage is fully prepaid may be in
sured against loss in an amount equiv
Glent to its actual value, but not to !
exceed $50, on payment of fee OF
ten cents in parcel post stamps, such |
stamps to be affixed
When a parcel is insured, the SEN !
der will be given a receipt showing |
the office and date of mailing and |
of the parcel.
When a return receipt is desired by |
the sender of an insured parcel the |
postmaster at the mailing office will !
note the request on the margin of |
at the Office of address will obtain
from. the addressee a receipt and mail
it to the sender.
The liability for indemnity shall
cease when delivery has been effect
ed.
Forwarding of Parcels.
Parcels may be remailed or for
warded on the payment of additional
postage at the rate which would be
if they were originally
mailed at the forwarding Office, in
which case the necessary stamps will
be affixed by the forwarding postmas'
.er. Payment must be made every
time the parcel is forwarded.
Preparation for Mailing.
Parcels must be prepared for mall
ng in such manner that the contents
;an be easily examined. A parcel will
lot be accepted for mailing unless 1t
pears the name and address of the
sender preceded by the word~ From"
In addition to the name and address
If the sender, which is required, it
will be permissible to write or print
IN the covering of a parcel, or on
ag or label attached to it, the occu-
)ation of the sender, and to indicate
n a small space by means of marks,
etters, numbers, names or other br1ef
description, the character of the par
eel, but ample space must be left on
he address side for the full address
n legible characters and for the ne
essary postage stamps. Inscriptions
UGH as Merry Christmas" please
o not open until Christmas Happy
lew Year." with best wishes" and
he like, may be placed on the cover
lg of the parcel in such manner as
OF to interfere with the address.