The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-06-23
TREATMENT OF UNnEIdvERABLE
PARCELS.

Perishable Matter When Offensive
Sec. At. Perishable matter shall be
delivered as promptly as possible, but
If such matter cannot be delivered
and becomes offensive and injurious
to health, postmasters may destroy 1t,
or the injurious or offensive portions
thereof.
When Not Offensive.-2. Undeliv-
cradle perishable matter which in Its
nature does not become offensive or
injurious to health may be delivered
by postmasters to the proper local mu-
nicipaI authority to be distributed to
hospitals, asylums or other charitable
or reformatory institutions. If there
Is no such municipal authority. the
matter may be delivered to any char
table Institution or organization max
ing application therefor. If no appli
cation Is made, the matter shall be
destroyed at the expiration of two
weeks.
Record to Be kept.-3. Postmas
ters must keep a record of the dispo-
sition made of all unbelievable per-
| ishable matter. Under no circum-
stances shall such matter be sent to
| the division of dead letters.
| Unbelievable samples of merchandise.
or articles of like character having
no saiable value, must not be sent to
the Division OF Dead Letters. but shall
be destroyed and suitable record
kept thereof.
Valuable Parcels.--Sec. 40. When a
parcel obviously OF value Ia undeliver-
able, the postmaster must notify the
hyr md
and give him an opportunity to fur
nish the return postage, or to with
draw the parcel from the mails
teither himself or through some per-
son authorized by him), on payment
of one cent postage for each card no.
tice sent him. The stamps represent
ing ssch postage must be affixed to the
parcel.
| Bulk Notice. Withdrawal at Office
of Address,. One notice on Form
3540 may be used to cover several
unbelievable parcels of value from
the same sender, and the form should
be suitably altered to show that Ii is
for number of parcels. When the
him desires to withdraw such parcels,
they must be simultaneously with
drawn.
Stamps to Be Affixed.-3. When re-
turn postage Is furnished. the post
master must affix the proper amount
to each parcel. make the necessary
change in address, and return them
promptly.
At Office of Mailing Under the
provisions Of the preceding paragraph
parcels addressed for local delivery
must not be returned to the sender
by city carrier or by rural carrier
without another prepayment Of post
age on each piece at the rate charge
able thereon when originally mailed.
Period for Holding Unbelievable
Parcels OF Value-Sec. so. When a
parcel of value remains undelivered at
! q postoftice, the postmaster shall mott
| fy the sender, II his address is known,
and hold such parcel not longer than
two weeks. unless the Office Of mailing
is so remote that response could not
be received within that time.
| Nixies.-Sec. 81. Unbelievable par
cells C"nixies'') received at a terminal
once from railway postal clerks must
be treated as prescribed in sections
4s. 40 or SO.
Reason for Non-De.ivery to Be
Showcase. So. On every undeliver-
able parcel must be endorsed or
| stamped the reason for non-delivery.
When no other reason can be ascer-
tained. the parcel will be endorsed
''Unclaimed." In endorsing or stamp
| ing q parcel the original address or
post mark must not be obscured.
! 4-a-G4ssSs
| Changes in Address.-Sec. So. Post
masters and postal employees must not
change the address on parcels except
as provided in sections 40 and 46.
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