An Act to amend the act of July 27, 1956, with respect to the detention of mail for temporary periods in the public interest, and for other purposes
PL 86-673 (H.R.7379), enacted 07/14/1960

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Public Law 86-673 
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To amend the Act of July 27, 1956, with respect to the detention of mail for 
temporary periods in the public interest, and for other purposes. 
Postal service. 
D e t e n t i o n of 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Act of 
July 27,1956 (70 Stat. 699; Public Law 821, Eighty-fourth Congress; man 
39 IJ.S.C. 259b and 259c), is amended to read as follows: 
"(a) In preparation for or during the pendency of proceedings 
under section 3929 of the Revised Statutes (17 Stat. 322; 39 U.S.C. 
259), as amended and extended by the Act of March 2,1895 (28 Stat. 
964; 39 U.S.C. 259), section 4041 of the Revised Statutes (17 Stat. 
323; 39 U.S.C. 732), as amended, and the Act of August 16, 1950 
(64 Stat. 451; 39 U.S.C. 259a), the United States district court in 
the district in which the defendant receives his mail shall, upon ap-
plication therefor by the Postmaster General and upon a showing 
of probable cause to believe the statute is being violated, enter a 
temporary restraining order and preliminary injunction pursuant to 
rule 65 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure directing the deten- 
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tion of the defendant's incoming mail by the postmaster pending the 
conclusion of the statutory proceedings and any appeal therefrom. 
Any such order, in the discretion of the district court, may provide 
that the detained mail be open to examination by the defendant and 
such mail delivered as is clearly not connected with the alleged un-
lawful activity. 
Any action taken by a court hereunder shall not 
be deemed to affect or determine any fact at issue in the statutory 
proceedings. 
"(b) The provisions of subsection (a) of this section shall not apply 
to mail addressed to publishers of publications which have entry as 
second-class matter under the Act of March 3, 1879, as amended (20 
Stat. 358; 39 U.S.C. 221, and the following), or to mail addressed to 
the agents of such publishers." 
Approved July 14, 1960. 
Public Law 86-674 
AN ACT 
To amend the Act of March 3, 1901, with respect to the time within which a 
caveat to a will must be filed in the District of Columbia. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled, That section 137 
of the Act entitled "An Act to establish a code of law for the District 
of Columbia", approved March 3, 1901, as amended (D.C. Code, sec. 
19-309), is amended to read as follows: 
"SEC. 137. CAVEAT.—After a will has been admitted to probate, 
any person in interest shall have six months from the date of the 
order of probate in which to file a caveat to said will, praying that the 
probate thereof be revoked." 
SEC. 2. The amendment made by th« first section of this Act shall 
apply only to wills admitted to probate after the date of enactment of 
this Act. 
Approved July 14, 1960. 
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