Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1912-12-17
TUESDAY, DECEMBER II, 1912.

lascivious; articles intended for pre-
venting conception; articles intended
tor indecent or immoral purposes; all
matter otherwise mailable by law. the
outside cover or wrapper of which
bears any delineations or language of
libelous, scurrilous, defamatory or
threatening character. All such matter.
when deposited in a postoffice or found
In the mails, shall be withdrawn and
sent TO the division of dead letters.
Spirituous, vinous, matted, fermented
or other intoxicating liquors of any
KIND and articles and compositions con-
tanning poison, poisonous animals, in
sects and reptiles; explosives of every
Kind; inflammable materials, (Which
are held to include matches, kerosene
OIL, gasoline, naptha, benzine, turpen-
tine, denatured alcohol, etc.,; Internal
machines and mechanical, chemical or
other devices or compositions which
may ignite or explode; disease germs or
scabs and other natural or artificial ar
ticles, compositions, or materials of
whatever kind which may kill, or in any
wise inJure another or damage the
mail or other property.
Pistols or revolvers, whether in de-
tached parts or otherwise; live or dead
(and not stuffed) animals, birds or
poultry; raw hides or pelts, guano, OF
any article having bad odor will not
be admitted to the mails.
Treatment of Unbelievable Parcels.
Perishable matter will be delivered as
promptly as possible, but II such matter
cannot be delivered and becomes offen-
sive and injurious to health, postmas-
ters may destroy 1t, or the Injurious or
offensive portion 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-
tutions. If there Is no such municipal
authority, the matter may be delivered
to any charitable institution or organi-
zation making application therefore. If
no application is made, the matter will
be destroyed at the expiration Of two
weeks.
Postmasters will refuse to receive for
mailing, parcels not properly endorsed
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 deten-
tion need not be sent but such matter
will be delivered and the deficient pos
tage collected from the addressee by
the carrier. If the addressee refuses to
pay the postage the matter will be sent
to the division Of dead letters.
Insurance on Parcels.
A mailable parcel on which the post
age Is fully prepaid may be insured
against loss In an amount equivalent to
its actual value, but not to exceed $50,
on payment of fee Of ten cents in par
eel post stamps, such stamps to be af-
fixed.
When a parcel is insured, the sender
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 it to
the sender.
The liability for indemnity shall
cease when delivery has been effected.
Parcels may be remailed or for
warded on the payment Of additional
postage at the rate which would be
chargeable II they were originally
mailed at the forwarding office, in
which case the necessary stamps will
be affixed by the forwarding postmas-
ter. Payment must be made every time
the parcel Is forwarded.
Parcels must be prepared for mailing
in such a manner that the contents can
be easily examined. A parcel will not
be accepted for mailing, unless 1t 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, 1t will
be permissible to write or print on the
covering Of a parcel, or on a tag or la
bel attached to 1t, the occupation Of the
sender, and to indicate In a small space
by means Of marks, the letters, num-
bers, names or other brief description,
the character Of the parcel, but ample
space must be left on the address side
for the full address in legible charac-
ters and for the necessary postage
stamps. Inscriptions such as Merry
Christmas" 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 interfere with
the address.
The law requires that the postage on
all matter must be prepaid by distinc-
tive parcel post stamps affixed. Post
masters 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 treat
ed as Held for postage"
Parcel post maps, with accompany
ing guides, are to be sold to the public
at their cost, 75 cents, through the chief
clerk of the postoffice department. In
ordering maps, care should be taken to
specify the postoffice from which the
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