The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1912-12-26
REGULATIONS THAT WILL COVER
WORKINGS OF new PARCELS POST
Instructions Given the Different Articles That May be Trans
ported by MalCounry Will be Divided Into Fifty Mile Zones
Service Will Begin January l.

matches. kerosene oil, gasoline, nap |
tina, benzine, turpentine, denatured |
alcohol, etc.; Internal machines
and mechanical, chemical or other de- |
vices or compositions which may !g- |
mite or explode; disease germs or |
scabs and other natural or artificial |
articles, compositions, or materials |
of whatever kind which may kill, or
in any wise injure another or dam
age the mail of other property.
Pistols or revolyers, whether in de- |
tached parts or otherwise; live or
dead (and not stuffed) animals, birds
or poultry; raw hides or pelts, guano,
or any article having a bad odor will
not be admitted to the mails.
Perishable matter will be deliver
ed as promptly as possible, but IL
such matter cannot be delivered and
becomes offensive and injurious to
health, postmasters may destroy it, or
the injurious or offensive portion
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 in
stitutions. II there is no such NUM-
cipal authority, the matter may be
delivered to any charitable institution
or organization making application
therefor. If no application is made,
, the matter will be destroyed at the
| expiration or two weeks.
Postmasters will refuse to receive
| for mailing parcels not properly en-
| dorsed or packed for safe shipment.
When parcels on which the post
age is wholly unpaid or insufficient
i ly prepaid is deposited for local de-
i livery and the sender is unknown,
notice of detention need not be sent
the deficient postage collected from
the addressee by the carrier. If the
adressee refuses to pay the postage
the matter will be sent to the Division
of Dead Letters.
J Parcels May Be Insured.
A mailable parcel on which the
postage is fully prepaid may be in
sured against loss in an amount
equivalent to it's actual value, but
not to exceed $50 on payment of a
fee of 10 cents in parcel post stamps,
such stamps to be affixed.
| When a parcel is insured, the send
er will be given a receipt showing the
office and date of mailing and num-
Der 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 the insurance tag, and the post
master 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
Parcels may be remailed or for
= warded on the payment of additional
postage at the rate which would be
mailed at the forwarding office, in
which case the necessary stamps will
: be affixed by the forwarding post
master. Payment must be made ev-
cry time the parcel is forwarded.
Parcels must be prepared for mail
, ing in such manner that the contents
can be easily examined. A parcel
will not be accepted for mailing I'M
less it bears the name and address
2 of the sender preceded by the word
FROM"
In addition to the name and ad-
3 dress Of the sender, which is re-
? quired, it will be permissible to write
or print on the covering of parcel,
! or on tag or label attached to it,
the occupation of the sender, and to
2 indicate in a small space by means of
marks, the letters, numbers, names
or other brief description, the char
acter Of the parcel, but ample space
must be left on the address side for
the full address in legible characters
and for the necessary postage stamps.
Inscriptions such as Merry Christ
mas" please Do Not Open Until
Christmas, Happy New Year. %
with Best Wishes" and the like,
may be placed on the covering of the
parcel in such manner as not to inter-
fere with the address.
The law requires that the post
|. age on all matter must be prepaid
by distinctive parcel post stamps af-
fixed. Postmasters cannot receive for
mailing parcels that do not bear such
stamps.
Parcel post stamps are not valid
for the payment Of postage on matter
of the first, second and third classes,
and when used for that purpose, the
matter to which they are affixed shall
be treated as Held for Postage"
Parcel post maps, with accompany