The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1913-01-11

for indecent or immoral purposes. s,
matter otherwise mailabIe by law. TIA
outside cover OF wrapper of Whter
bears and delineation or language s.
9 Ibelous. scurrilous, defamatory, 4.
threatening character. All such mas.
ter, when deposited in q post Office q.
found In the mails, shall be withdrav,s
and sent to the divisions Of dead Ia
tiers. 'ss
Intoxicants, Poisons and lnfsannrnahl...
/ Materials. -
SpIrituous, vinous, matted, fermenh
ed, or other Intoxicating liquors of ANA
kind: poisons of every kind, and arfs.
cleg and compositions containing naL
son, POISONOUS animals, insects ara
reptiles; explosives Of every kind. Il
flammable materials (which are helaz
to include matches, kerosene Gil, gaaa.
| line, naphtha, benzine, turpentine. a..
natured alcohol, etc., Internal ma.
chimes, and mechanical, chemical ~
other devices or compositions which.
may ignite Of explode; disease germs
or scabs, and other natural or aria
| cial articles, compositions or mas
rails Of whatever kind which mas
Kill, or in any wise injure another 8.
damage the mail or other property
Pistols, Animals and Birds.
Pistols or reyo1vers, whether in -.
tached parts or otherwise; live 81
dead (and not stuffed) animals, birds
or poultry, except as elsewhere nro.
vided; raw hides or pelts, guano. a.
any article having a bad odor Win
not be admitted to the mails.
Treatment of Unbelievable Parcels
Perishable matter will be delivered
as promptly as possible, but If suqh
matter can not be delivered and b.
comes offensive and Injurious
health, postmasters may destroy It, Il
the Injurious or offensive portions
thereof.
Unbelievable perishable MATES
which in its nature does not beeorns
offensive or Injurious to health mar
be delivered by postmasters to thes
proper local municipal authority to BIZ
distributed to hospitals, asyiums d
other charitable or reformatory inst
tutions. II there is no such municipal
authority, the matter may be deliVers
ed to any charitable institution or Of
ganization making application there.
for. II no application is made, tbs
matter will be destroyed at the 81.
piration of two weeks.
Parcels Improperly Packed.
Postmasters will refuse to receIYa
for mailing parcels not properly In
dorsed or packed for safe shipment
When parcels on which the postage
Is wholly unpaid or insufneiently pre-
paid is deposited for local delivery
and the sender is unknown, notice oil
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 aid.
dressee refuses to pay the postags
the matter will be sent to the
vision of Dead Letters.
Insurance on Parcels.
A mailab1e parcel on which the
postage is fully prepaid may be III
sured against loss ii an amount euurs
elens to It's actual value, but not to
exceed $50, on payment OF a fee q
ten cents In parcel post stamps, sueh
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 return receipt is desired b q
the sender of an insured parcel thu
postmaster at the mailing office VIII B
note the request on the margin Of
the insurance tag, and the postmastei
at the office Of address will obtaia e
from the addressee receipt and NAL s
it to the sender. 8
The liability for indemnity shall
cease when delivery has been effect IS
ed.
Forwarding OF Parcels.
Parcels may be remailed or for
on the payment Of additional 3
postage at the rate which would ha
chargeable if they were Originally
mailed at the forwarding Office, Il
which case the necessary stamps viii 81
be affixed by the forwarding postmas M
ter. Payment must be made ever
time the parcel is forwarded.
Preparation for Mailing. SIS
Parcels must be prepared for mai
Ing in such manner that the contents
can be easily examined. A parcel vii
not be accepted for mailing unless Iz|
bears the name and address Of thu
sender preceded by the word From
In addition to the name and address
Of the sender, which is required. !
will be permissible to write or prla
on the covering Of a parcel, or OF 4 sz
.ag or label attached to 1t, the ocoH ~
patton Of the sender and to indicafa
N q small space by means of maraA
letters, numbers, names or other hTia
description, the character OF the PAT
eel, but ample space must be LETT oa I'D
he address side fer the full address
n legible characters and for the ne
;essaTy postage stamps. inscription A
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