Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1913-01-27

age is not prepaid or is insufficiently
paid, which are inadvertently dis
patched, must not be stopped in trans
! it or rated up at intermediate offices.
Sec AZ. All parcel post matter La
bic to damage other mail or injure the
person of any postal employee, or
which is in excess of the prescribed
weight or size, which by inadvervence
reaches the office of address, shall be
provided the addressee
shall furnish the name and address of
the sender. If the addreSsee refuses
to give the required information, the
postmaster shall hold the package su0-
jecs to the order of the Postmaster
. General.
.. When any matter is delivered
urGer the provisions of this section,
the postmaster shall make report there
of to the First Assistant Postmaster
General, giving the date and office Of
mailing. Deficient postage on par
cells in excess of the prescribed weight
NUT be collected by affiXing the
proper amount in parcel post postage
due stamps.
SEC. AZ. Postmasters must not af-
fix parcel post postage-due stamps to
par. paid or unpaid matter until the
delivery thereof can be effected Such
stamps must not be affixed 20 matter
forwarded by request Of the addressee,
returned to writer, or sent to the Di-
Wis: III Of Dead Letters.
:. When postmasters have no par
cei post post postagc-due stamps on
hal / they must collect the amount Of
pos age due, and as soon Us they OBJ
tai - :, stamps an amount equal to
the postage collected must be affixed
to 4 sheet OF paper, cancelled, and for
warded to the Third Assistant Pos
MA ter General with statement OF
the Facts.
Sc. 40. Double rate OF postage will
be lharged on parcels reaching their
destination wi ii only ordinary, special
del.2ery, postage-due, or registry
stamps affixed. or without evidence of
any prepayment Of postage. In such
cas-. the Office Of mailing should b.
req rted to the First Assistant Posi-
ma er General.
.. When it is apparent from the
wrG 7per that stamp has been affixed
anG has been wholly or partially de-
stirred The rostm2strr may assume
the postage TO have been prepaid.
Sc. 49, Parcels may De remailed
or forwarded on the payment Of addi-
tiol II pos age at the rate which would
be chargeabIe if they were originally
ma ed at the forwarding Office in
With case the necessary stamps shall
be fixed by the forwarding postmas-
ter. Payment must be made every
tine the parcel is forwarded.
8 c. A. Perishable matter snail be
del ered a. promptly as possible, but
if such matter can not be delivered
md becomes offensive and injurious
to eaIth. postmastcrs may destroy 1t, /,
or tle injurious or offensive portion
the. eof.
?. Unbelievable perishablc matter
wn: h in its nature does not become
ctfcssive or injurious to health may be
del Tered by pos.masters to the proper
loc;! municipal authority to be distrIb-
II e. to hospitals asylums. or other
cha table or reformatory institutions.
If ..,erc is no such municipal author
it,. the matter may be delivered to
any charitable institution or Organiza-
tor making application therefor If
no application is made, the matter
sha:. be destroyed at the expiration Of
tw1 weeks.
3. Postmaster must keep record
Of tie disposition made Of all undeliv-
ere lie perishable matter. Under no
cir instances shall such matter be
ser. to the Division Of Dead Letters.
Sc. ~ to G2 refer to the handling
Of arcels by the Dead Letter Office =
&c. G2. A mailable parcel on
". h the postage is fully prepaid
M. be insured against loss IN an
Il. mt equivalent to its actual value.
,ut ot to exceed $50, on payment Of
i 'r2 Of ten cents in parcel stamps,
s. On stamps to be affixed
>. When a parcel is insured, the
;CH r. will be given a receipt showing
lie office and date Of mailing and
1grloer of the parcel The parcel
;ho%ld be numbered to correspond with
/ cceip. stamped ENSURED and
II Insurance tag securely attached.
t VII! then be treated as ordinary mall
NTH it reaches the Office of address,