Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1936-03-19
RURAL MAIL SERVICE

The following is written with the
thought in mind of increasing the
efficiency of rural mail service. 1t
Is the desire of the postal depart
ment that the patrons receive as
near 1909 service as possible. In
return they ask the cooperation of
those being served to the extent
that proper receptacles be placed in
the proper way to receive the mail.
That patrons might become familiar
with the postal laws and regcla-
tions, / have asked our local pub
aishers to kindly publish the follow
ing excerpts from the sections OF
law that pertain to mail boxes:
Sec. 1858, is amended t9 read as
follows: Persons wishing to become
patrons of rural routes shall provide
and erect, at their own expense,
standard boxes of either the No. ]
or the No. 2 size, the manufacture
of which has been approved by the
department. The box OF the NO.
size is 1912 inches long, 6 Il inches
wide, and 1a inches high. The box
of the No. > size is % 3-16 inches
long, II inches wide, and 1888 inch
es high. Patrons will not be reQuir-
ed to discard boxes UAich Nare IN
use on and before July. 1929, wat.c
they remain seryicea5le i la-
which has been for use i'll the ruIa!
delivery service although it may Ec
neither a No. l or a No. 2 type of
box, may be transferred by the own
ar TO another route when he moves,
or It may be continued in use at the
old location by a person moving in
20 the place occupied by the former
owner Of the box, but a box which
is not standard box Of either the
No. ] or the No. type, or which
has not been approved by the de-
partment. obtained by one patron
from another, may not be erected
and used by the former at q differ
ent location.
Sec. 1869 requires the following
inscriptions: Name of owner. Name
and address of manufacturer. The
words approved by the Postmaster
General, L. S. Mails" The display
Of advertising matter on rural mail
boxes or on the posts, stands, or
other supports upon which such
boxes are erected or placed is pro-
hibited
Sec. 1861 Each box shall, if
practicable, be erected on the right
- only Il
by rural carrier, and in such posi-
tion as TO be easily and safely acces-
sdbIe for the delivery and collection
OF mail by the carrier without leay-
Sng his conveyance. In states in
which it is contrary to law for per
CONS to drive on the side Of the
highway that is to the left Of the
operator, all boxes shall be on the
right-hand side of the roads in the
direction of travel of the rural car
riers
The posts or other supports upon
which the rural mail boxes are
erected shall be of neat design, and
may be Of wood. metal, or concrete,
Of suitable length and dimensions;
may be either round or square,
plain or ornamental, with or with
.2ut fixed or movable arm; and shall
be painted white.
No receptacles of any kind, or for
any purpose, shall be attached to
the posts, stands, or other supports
upon which the rural mail boxes are
erected, placed or maintained.
Patrons shall, as far as practi-
cable, keep clear the approaches to
their boxes by promptly removing
distractions which may render diff
dcult or impossible the delivery Of
mail, by the carrier.
1852 More than one family, but
not more than five families, may use
the same box, provided that written
notice Of agreement, signed by the
respective heads Of the families or
individuals desiring to join in the
use Of such box, shall be filed with
the postmaster at the distributing