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

lat the office Of mailing or on any ru-
raj route starting therefrom. When
inclosed in an inner cover and strong
outer cover of wood, metal, heavy cor
rugated pas. board, or other suitable
material, and wrapped so that nothing
can escape from the package, they will
be accepted for mailing to all offices
within the first zone.
3. Butter, lard, or any admissible
greasy or oily substance. when intend
ed for delivery a. offices beyond the
first zone must be packed in accord
ance with section %.
4. Vegetables and f:uits which do
not decay quickly will be accepted for
mailing to any zone if packed so as
TO prevent damage to other mail mat
i.er.
5. Eggs will be accepted for local
delivery (See SEE. 3, par. 2a) when so
ipacked in basket or other container
as to prevent damage to other mail
matter
6. Eggs will be accepted Tor mail
ing regardless of distance when each
egg is wrapped separately and sur
rounded with excelsior, COTTON, or
other suitable material, and packed in
container made of double corrugated
pasteboard, metal, wood, or other suit
able material in such manner as 70
place each egg on its end and to pre-
vent them form striking together or
against the side or top Of the contain
er, with an outer cover Of double cor
rucated pasteboard, metal, wood, or
other suitable material, and wrapped
so that nothing can escape from the
package All such parcels must be
labeled "EGGS."
Sec. So. Sailed, dried, smoked, Or,
cured meats and other meat products
may be admitted 10 the mails and
may be transported, regardless of dis
tarce, from one State or Territory or
the District of Columbia to another
State or Territory or the District of
Columbia when the provisions Of the.
actt of June 80, 1906, and The rcgula-
tons promulgated hereunder by the
Department of Agriculture, have been
complied with: provided, haweTer, that
fresh meat in any form may be trans
ported only within the first zone (See
sec. 34.)
Sec. So. Specimens of dried blood
,of:$:of diseased tissues or cuinEAu:ica-
Bile diseases, cultures and ,ubercularI
sputum may be mailed in accordance
with instructions of the Treasury De-
pa. tment Bureau OF Public Health
and Marine Hospital Service, as pro-
mt gated by the Post Office Depart
ment under Order No. 1864, Of April
90. 1910.
Sec 81. Postmasters must refuse
to receive for mailing parcels not prop
erly Endorsed, or packed for safe ship
mcat.
Sec. 3S. When matter on which the
postage is wholly unpaid or insufficient
ly prepaid is depe sited at any free-dc-
livery post office for local delivery and
the sender is unknown notice of deten-
ton (Form 1543) need no. be sent,
bu. such matter shall be delivered to
the addressee by the carrier and the
deficient postage collected by means
of parcel post postage-due stamps af-
fixed. If the addressee refuses to pay |
the postage, the matter shall be sent
to the Division of Dead Letters. See
sec. 55).
Sec. 80. The following matter, when
it cannot be returned to the sender
shall be sent from the office of mail
ing to- the Division Of Dead
Letters: Held for postage
ma tier on which the addressee refuses
tc pay the postage; misdirected and
illc yibly addressed matter which can
not be dispatched to the addressee;
ma tier which exceeds rhe limit OF
wei chit or size prescribed by law (see
sec. 15); and all matter so mutllated
or damaged that it can not be for
wsrded to its destination. Perlshab!e
matter must not be sent to the Divls-
ion of Dead Letters see sec AZ, par
3.
Sec. 30. When a parcel obviously /
N; directed is received at tie office Of
mailing and the correct address Is Ia
tel supplied by the sender cree ut should
be allowed for the amount OF postage
affixed If the sender IS unknown
and the matter is fully prepaid, the
correct address may be supplied and
the parcel forwarded.
Sec. Al. When any article Of de-
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