American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1912-12-26

IOA k4AOOVOAS ~ - RQl ROdeAs All
matter otherwise inailable by law. H.
outside cover or wrapper of which
bears and delineation or language :,
q libelous. scurrilous, defamatory !.
threatening character. All such MAJ
ter, when deposited in a post Office !,
found In the mails. shall be withdravr
and sent to the divisions Of dead kt.
tiers.
Intoxicants, Polsons and Innammah,.
Materials.
Spirituous, vinous, matted. fermen,.
ed, or other intoxicating liquors of anv
kind: poisons Of every kind, and arti.
cles and compositions containing mi.
son, POISONOUS animals, insects ana
reptiles: explosives of every kind. 4.
fiammable materials (which are held
to include matches, kerosene oil. paao
line. naphtha, benzine, turpentipe, d..
natured alcohol. etc.,, Internal ma.
chimes, and mechanical, chemical =,
other devices or compositions wh,ch
may ignite Of explode; disease germ,
or scabs, and other natural or artis.
cial articles, compositions or mate.
rails of whatever kind which NAV
kill, or in any wise injure another q,
damage the mail or other property.
Pistols, Animals and Birds.
Pistols or revolvers, whether in do.
tached parts or otherwise; live mr.
dead (and 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 parcsy.
Perishable matter will be delivered
as promptly as possible, but II such
matter can not be delivered and be.
comes offensive and Injurious 10
health, postmasters may destroy it, or
the injurious or offensive portions
thereof.
Unbelievable p~erishable 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. II no application is made, the
matter will be destroyed at the ex.
piration of two weeks.
Parcels lmproneriv backed
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 OF
detention need not be sent but such
matter will be delivered and the def.
cient postage collected from the ad.
dressee by the carrier. II the ad-
dressee refuses to pay the postage
the matter will be sent to the d.
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 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 postmaster
at the office of address will obtain
from the addressee q receipt and mall
1t to the sender.
The liability for indemnify shall
cease when delivery has been effect
ed.
Forwarding Of Parcels.
Parcels may be remailed or fol.
warded on the payment OF additional
postage at the rate which would DO
chargeable II they were originally
mailed at the forwarding office. IN
which case the necessary stamps will
DC af1xed by the forwarding postmas'
ter. Payment must be made every
tlme 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 1t
pears the name and address of the
sende preceded by the word "From."
IN addition to the name and address
the sender, which is required. It
VIII be permissible to write or print
the covering Of q parcel or on .
tag or label attached to It. 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
inc address side for the full address
iegible characters and for the ne
cessary postage stamps. inscriptions
IIIh ON