The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1917-11-29
NEW REGULATIONS OF UNITED
STATES POST OFFICE
DEPARTMENT
Parcel Post Tax

Section $50 of the Postal Rules and
Regulations has been amended as
follows:
Upon every parcel or package
transported from one point To an
other in the United States by par
eel post on which the postage
amounts To twenty-five cents or
more. there shall be paid tax Of
one cent for every twenty-five
Ms or fractional part thereof
Sarged for such transportation To
be paid by the consignor.
No such parcel or package shall
he transported until the stamp or
stamps representing the tax due
shall have been affixed thereto.
The tax on fourth class matter
referred Ia in the preceding para
graph is not applicable To parcels on
which the postage amounts 10 less
than twenty-five cents.
On parcel subject TO twenty
five cents postage the tax is one
cent: on parcels on which the pos
tage amounts from twrnty-six TO
ilfty cents the tax is two cents each
and so on. Parcels shall not be ac-
cepted for mailing unless the re-
quired postage and tax are fully
prepaid. Special internal revenue
stamps shall be used 10 pay the
tax: postage stamps are not valid
for this purpose.
Reduced Weight
A new ruling IN parcel post
packages. dated October 3. reduces
the weight that may be sent to the
United States Eypeditionary Forces
inf France, from twenty pounds to
seven pounds. and that any and all
parcels that should he mailed shall
be- examined by the Postmaster or
duly appointed clerks.
War Savings Certificates
Undcd date November IS, 1871. or
der No. s7S. the Secretary Of the
Treasury is authorized Ia borrow
from time Ia time. on the credit of
the United States. for the purposes
Of this act and to meet public expen.
ditures authorized by law, such sum
or sums as in his Judgment may be
necessary. and To issue therefor. at
such price or prices and upon such
terms and conditions as he may de-
termine, war savings certificates OF
the United States on which interest
Ia maturity may be discounted in
advance at such rate or rates and
computed in such manner as he
prescribcs. Each war savings GER
tincate So issued shall be payable
at such time. not exceeding five
years from the date of its issue, and
may be redeemable before maturity
upon such terms and conditions IA
the Secretary Of the Treasury may
prescribe. i.
Not 10 Exceed $4,000
The amount of war savings GER
tilcates 10 any one person at any
one time shall not exceed 500, and
il shall moi be lawful for any one
nson at any one time To hold war
SVings certificates To an aggregate
amount exceeding $1,000. The Sec
Rotary of the Treasury may under
such regulations and upon such
terms and conditions as he may pre-
scribe. issue, or cause to be issued,
stamps To evidence payments FOR or
ON the account Of such certificates.
Each purchaser of war savings GER
tificalc stamps shall be furnished
without cost a United States war
savings certificate, tn which such
certificate stamps shall he affixed.
The cert ilicate is not TRANSFERABLE
and has no value unless one or more
war savings certificate stamps i
affixed thereto.
The name of the address Of the
owner shall De placed on earh war
saving certificate by the postmaster
at the time il is issued
War savings certificate stamps
shall be sold at the prices and under
the terms and conditions shown on
the war savings certificate; i. g. dur
ing December, 1917 and January,
1919. the price shall be SAFE each,
and shall be increased | cent each /
month thereafter during the calen-
der year 1918.
Thrift Stamps
Thrift stamps bearing no interest