The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1912-12-25

TOR indecent or immoral purposes; all
matter otherwise mailable by law, the
outside cover or wrapper Of which
bears and delineation or language Of
a libelous, scurrilous, defamatory. or
threatening character. All such mat
ter, when deposited in a post office or
found in the mails, shall be withdrawn
and sent to the divisions of dead let.
tiers.
lntoxieants, Polsons and lnflammable
Materials.
Spirituous, vinous. matted, ferment-
ed, or other intoxicating liquors of any
kind; poisons of every kind, and arti,
Giles and compositions containing poi
son, POISONOUS animals, insects and
reptiles; explosives of every kind in
flammable 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 land 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 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. 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.
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 insufficiently pre-
! paid 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 ID
vision of Dead Letters.
Insurance on Parcels.
A mailable parcel on which thu
postage is fully prepaid may be in
sured against loss in an amount equiv
alent to it's actual value, but not Il
exceed $50, on payment of a fee
ten cents in parcel post stamps, suci
stamps to be affixed
When a parcel is insured, the sen
der will be given a receipt showing
the Office and date of mailing AM
number of the parcel.
uTha, = ,ot,,r,, ranoipt 10 Desired h
the sender of an insured parcel tn
postmaster at the mailing office will
note the request on the margin o
the insurance tag, and the postmaste
at the office of address will obtal
from the addressee a receipt and mai
it to the sender.
The liability for indemnity shal
cease when delivery has been effect
ed.
Forwarding Of Parcels.
Parcels may be remailed or fol
warded on the payment of additions
postage at the rate which would b
chargeable If they were original
mailed at the forwarding office, 1
which case the necessary stamps wi
be affixed by the forwarding postma
ter. Payment must be made ever
time the parcel is forwarded
Preparation for Mailing.
Parcels must be prepared for mai
ing in such manner that the content
can be easily examined. A parcel wi
not be accepted for mailing unless
bears the name and address OF tn
sender preceded by the word From
In addition to the name and addres
of the sender, which is required,
will be permissible to write or prir
on the covering of parcel, or on
tag or label attached to it, the occ'
patton of the sender, and to indica'
in a small space by means OF mark
letters. numbers, names or other brit
: description, the character of the pa
eel, but ample space must be left Q
, the address side for the full addrei
, in legible characters and for the n
casaarv nostaqa stamDS Inscription