Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1912-12-19

found in the mails, shall be withdrawn
and sent to the divisions Of dead let.
ters. Y ~
l~ntosicants, Poisons and lnfiammable
Materials. "
Spirituous, yinous, matted, fermant.
cd, or other intoxicating liquors OF any
kind; p~oisons Of every kind, and arti'
,Cles and compositions containing poi
son, POISONOUS animals, insects and
reptiles; explosives Of every kind; In
tlamnable materials (Which are held
TO include matches, kerosene oil, gaso.
line, peptha, benzine, t%urpentineS de-
natnred alchol, etc., internal mar
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
rials OF whatever kind which may
kill, or in any wise 'njure 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 land not stuffedl ANIMALS, birds,
or poultry, except as elsewhere pro-
| yided; raw hides or pelts, guano. or
! any article having a bad odor Will
mot 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 1t, or
the injurious or offensive portion
thereof. .''
| Unbelievable perishaSie 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, asyluns or
other charitable or refJrmatory insti-
Itutions. If there is no such municipal
authority. the matter moy be deliver
led to any charitable institution or or.
Iganization making application there
for. If no application Is made, the
matter will be destroyed at the ex-
lplration of two weeks.
Parcels Improperly Packed.
Postnasters will refuse to receive
for mailing parcels not properly in
dorsed or packed for safe shipment.
Which parcels on which the postage
is wholly unpaid or insutficiently 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
icient postage collected from the ad-
dresses refuses to pay the postage
the matter will be sent to the Di-
vision of Dead Letters.
Insurance on Parcels.
A mailable parcel or which the
postage is fully prepaid may be in.
sured against loss il an amount equiv.
alent to its actual value, but not to
Iexceed 800, on payment of a fee OF
Item cents in parcel post stamps, such
stamps to be affixed. ..et..
When a parcel is insured. the SEN
der will be given a receipt showing
fihe Office and date Of mailing and
humber of the parcel.
When a returp receipt is desired by.
1.-THE sender OF an insured parcel the
postmaster at the mailing office will
note the request or the margin OF
the insurance tag, and the postmaster
at the office of address will obtain
IRON the addressee a receipt and mail
tito the sender, n 4
The liability for idenmnity shall
cease when delivery has been effect
ed. "r
Forwarding Of Parcels.
Parcels may be, .renailed or. for
Warded on the payment of additional
postage at the rate which, would be
.chargeablet if they were originally
mailed at the forwarding Office, in
which case the necessary stamps will
be affixed by the forwarding postmas-
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