Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1912-12-26

matter otherwise mailable BY law. the
outside cover or wrapper of which
bears and delineation or language Of
llbelous, 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found in the mails, shall be withdrawn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.
lntox;cants, Poisons and Inf1ammabla
Materials.
SplfltuOus, vlnOus, matted. ferment.
ca, OF other Intoxicating liquors of any
KIND; pclsons of every kind, and arti-
cles and compositions containing poi
son, ponsonous animals, insects and
reptlles; explosives of every kind: in
flammahle materials (Which are held
TO include matches, kerosene oil, gaso-
me, naphtha, benzine, turpentine, de-
hstured alcohol, etc., Internal ma
chlnes, and mechanical, chemical or
otner devices or compositions which
may ignite of explode; disease germs
or scabs, and other natural or artif.
clal articles, compositions or mate
slals OF whatever kind which may
Eli, or in any wise Iniure another or
damage the mail or ether property.
F'sto's, Animals and Birds.
fistcls or revolvers, whether in de.
tached parts or otherwise; live or
cead (and not stufed) animals. birds.
or poultry, except as elsewhere pro.
ylded; raw hides or pelts, guano, or
any article having a bad odor will
ret 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-
cones offensive and injurious to
health, postmasters may destroy it, or
the injurious or offensive portions
thereof
Unbelievable perishable matter
which in it's nature Goes 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.
tuticns. If there is no such municipal
authority, the matter may be deliver.
ed to any charitable institution or or.
Gacization making application there.
i2r II no application is made, the
matter will be destroyed at the ex
zsl-ation of two weeks.
Parcels Improperly Packed.
| Postmasters will refuse to receive
| for mailing parcels not properly in
dorsed or packed for safe shipment
When parcels on which the postage
is wholly unpaid or insufiiciently pre-
raid is deposited for local delivery
and the, sender is unknown, notice O!
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
alent to Its actual value, but not to
exceed $50, on payment OF a 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
number of the parcel.
When 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 postmaster
at the office Of address will obtain
from the addressee a receipt and mail
: 1t 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 tlep paynlenit OF; additional
postage at the rate which would be
oohargeable II they were originally
mailed at the forwarding ONCE, in
which case the necessary stamps will
be affixed by the forwarding postmas
ter. Payment must be made every
time the parcel is forwarded.
Preparation for Mailing.
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 unless II
bears the name and address of the
sender preceded by the word From
In addition to the name and address
of the sender, which is required, il
will be permissible to write or print
on the covering Of parcel, or on 9
tag or label attached to 1t, the occu.
patton Of the sender, and to indicate
In a small space by means Of marks.
letters, numbers, names or other brief
description, the character Of the par.
eel, but ample space must be left on
the address side for the full address
in legible characters and for the ne.
cessary postage stamps. Inscriptions
such as merry Christmas" PLEASE
do not open until Christmas" Happy
New Year. With best Wishes" and
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