\ “¥ , § 354 :z·12*z.`$g sa.-·raa P with aay department er bareaa at the Gevemzaeat below the eest~ of eueh week to the Gevemxaeat. _ (Iuae %;` 19%, c. 3546, a4s¢a:..4aa;>. ‘ F » ~
,Stna;md §¤vele;>ee.····-·‘1?he _Pestmaa1:er*G—eaera1 shall pre·
° vida suitable letter aaa eewamper with each watebmasks er ether guards against eexiatertelta ae he may deem exmaieat, aaa with! postage `stampe with each- tlevice and ct each eamble deeemiaatieaa as he may direct, im la there- , ea ~;— and `aaeh eavelepea shall be keewa as " etamped ea- _velep&" and shall he said, fag nearly as may be, at the east of
{them, twith [the additiea of the value cf, the
eesme etamge imp:‘eseedY thereea; but im stampe·d· envelope ar faay ether .ei1s·elepe furnished er sold by the , .GOV€}.Yl11!1€Bt— shall eeataia &§§’.l.l¥h%g1‘8]3hl£lg_ er ‘eagraviu_g, avr any .ptinl:iag axe: advextiagmeet- except that the usual request fer x·etm·n_ of the ~lette1·‘ to the waiter may be pfiated thereca,. Letters and l wlpers iuclesed inllsach Stamped envelopes shall, it the postage sump ia of fa denomination asu§cieat to cover l the · poetagef pliapexly chargeable thereea, mss in the mail as prepaid matter, {R, aa 3915;‘Ja11e 23, `1874,'c. E 1,18 'Stat. 231; ° ala;. 3, e. 213, § 1, 27 Stat; 733; Jane 28,1906, c._ 3546, 34Sl;at.-E8.} _‘ · -_ ‘»'-`· _ ${5. Ceatractsn fer eaveiepes bi {astmaate; .Gene§·al.-·The _ _ Yeetmster General Sl1§ll`*·CGHt3l&ClZ, fer ,a_ period _ apt exceeding _ ‘ tear years, fer all envelepes, stamped er otherwise, designed · far sale ta the public, e1··£01* use<'by the Pest Gme Department, , the Pasta! Service, and other l eiecutlve degartments, and all n Government bureaus and»,establiahmente,_g1i1;l the branches dt _l the eerviee eeqlag Lauder their jurisdiction, and may contract t , ie: them to be plaiaer with ·such· briated `matter asamiay be prescribed . by the department ‘· making requisition thereioi, {R; S. § 3915} J1me·26,`1§06, ac. 3546, 34 Stat;. {173.) ·' _ ~; ` Pwd card;-—T0¤facilita‘te letter cérrxpondence, and toj A ` prev de {eg- · Ehe A transmission in the mails, al: a reduced rate ‘_} — ae! postage, of messages, orders, notices, and other short eom- J · maaimtiens, either printed or written in pencil or fuk, the ·
- Pmtmaeterwqeaeral yls authorized and directed te furnish an;} ‘1
iasae. to the public, with postage stamps impressed upon them, 1 ".p·astal ea:·d s," manufactured at stiff paper, of such ,1 quality, I01‘E,K&Bd, eize as he shall alecm best lS(18§lZ0d.foI'~gQIl j- eral eee; jwhieh éarcls_al1allflbe. used aa a means of postal inter-
eeatae, 'unaer ralea and regulations ie. be §;·eseribed· by the; s
Pea, il eater General, aad when “sc_ used shall be transmitted,. ·¤ threa t ! the mails at d· postage chazfg of 1 beat each, iacluding e , theeaateef their mazfufactux·e.a (R. S; 53916,) at i 357. Same; international Ecards.---The Postmaster General, ; amy mmieh aélclilmieauek to the public, postal cakda with postage 3 stamps impressed upon them, for circulation in the malls ex·‘ 2 changed ‘ with {amiga eeuatries under the provisions of the 1 Uaivereal llestal Uniea C~{mvent1cn‘e£_Juae 1, 1878, at —a postage c charge et 2 (eeals eaclgflacludiag the‘eest of their manufacture, (lame 11, i ,·c, 2%, 5 1, 21 Stat:. 179.) · [ l · ‘ ‘ L 358;. Lettevaheet envelopes, dmlble pastel"' cards, double- t letter *eavelep@.·——-The Peatmaatizr General may take the neces· r sary etepa te iutreduee and furnish for publie (lee`} a letter- ( eeeetc eiaeelepe; an which postage stamps of the denominatimxa at use can erdlaary envelopes shall be `plaeed. He may I '“af:se ipe public use a double postal eaed, ea which shall c be iplaeedltwa Leeat etamm, said eard to be ae arranged for t the addfees that it may tarwardegl and returned, and to ag t aefld tex: 2 eéatai apiece; and alan introduce and fumiah fer f public fuse a` cla£§al§1ae~1et;er emselepe, eu which etamps of the as `i;le:1em :inagi;q·;$s ia; uae slay, be placed, and with the arrange 4; meat im·;tl1e· addrem almllarl to the déuble postal card; said a letter sheet and cleuble pastel card and double envelope te be · Y tiaaaxede under such regulatleae as the Peatmaater General may pre§eri be. No mane! shall bepaid for teyalty er patent an i1
USTAL BEBYICE , 1258 ` any of the srtlcla named. (Mer. 3, 1879.. c. 180, $.32, 20 Stat.3®.)·» Q · .359. Deliveries by m¤trs¤tez·.·——·In making [contracts for l stamped. eixvelppee, stamped paper, and pall ether: Supplies, the Fcetmester General me} l require the eeetracter, under each regulations as he may prescribe, te · meke éelivery “ at such points its the United States as he may direct, whenever, ie his opinion, `auy euéh ccmtrect can be made et e· seeing to the Gciverumeut. (July 16, 1%-4, c. 137, E 2, 28’·.Stat. 106.) t " 369. »Imprev¢ me¤ts·· in stkmrps ami e¤vebm=-~’I‘lee Peetmeeter Ge¤ei*u1’may, litem time to time; adept such lixpprovemeets Iiu postage stamps md- stamped em*elew_ es he may deem advisable; and when eey such ·imp:eveieer:t ie edepted _it.sgI;a11 be subject t0··aII the provleieue herein rwpectipg @te.ge stampser eten:{ped_ ezivelepesw (B. S. $3917.) Y p { 361. Salewof stainpe at e&c¤.·?·-Pmtege stamps and stamped-envelopes shell be ;i1reiel2edp·by,the Peetmgeter .eral‘°*tc all postmaeters, and ehall lbeyept fer pple at dll pest Qgces; add each `postmaeter.-ebellwbé held eceeeptable ter all ` suéh stamps and envelepm fultnislax te him. (R. S. §_%§S. )_ 362. Limitation, cm price of stamped eavelepu md nailspapér wnppers.¢—No stamped g mvelepa er ynewwsper wmp pers, shall be sold, by the Pcstdmce Demrméet at less (le gdtliticm to the lege] postage) than the llepieding ell salaries, clerk hire,. and ether expenses cesswteti therewith. (July 12, 1876, c. 179. § 14, 19 Stat. @) Q » ‘ . ·_ 5 p . 363. Stamps had envelepcs at di¤c·¤¤nt.+-—Pesta¢e mmm eee stamped envelopes may be sold et s disceeet to d@ignetted agents, who will agree, te {ml; again yritheet éieceeet, ninder rules to be by the Teemnete: Geneml ;· but the quantities ot each sold to any eee agent. at eee- time shell not\exceed»-$100 ip value,'~a¤d the diseemxtrahell mt exceed fitperfcelptum on thégfece yéltié eg the stamps, ner- the same per ceptum on the_cm·z·ent price of l l* he eevelepw whe}: sold ie lessquautities. (R. S. 5*3919.) - jp _ , _ — . ‘ ~ 364. Selling. stamps it more than` fségg-—P0etege etemps shell ppt, be sold for epi larger eum than t \e value ledieiied ee _· their face, por; stamped envelopes "fet were than lis therefor by the Post O&<?e Department fer like qpantlyim ,.it l (R.'S..§ 3920.) ~ ’ · i `; — 365. Stamm to be dcfqced; precnxweled stsnps.-——-Pcmrnge stamps affixed to all mail matter eg te etempedp envelopes le whléh the same is lnclesed shell, whep fer mailing or delivery, be defaced by .the\pestmaetex· at the mailing w e ~ .:1 euch manner- as the Peetmaeter General maj direct.- When preeticable postage stemps may be fumiéhed te pmmeetem . grecenceled- by pglntiug ep them the name of the. pest e§ce xt which they ere to. be ueegl, under such regulations qs the ?0stmpster Geixextel may prescribe. (R. S. { Bwl: May 18, 1918, 2. 1%, § 12, 39. Stat; 162.) ··· " ·` B -366. Failure te defaee; report.-—-elf any mei! .mette;·_ shell , ne fokésierded wltlfbutthe stamps or emrelepes being` ee defeced, he postmaster at the cmce of -delix·ery shell deface them, dm} , eport the delinquent phetmaster to the Peetmeste:.~§eelera1. [R. S. § 3921.) - _· — ,367. Uniform ink er appliance fer canceling staupes.-Q-·Tne Metmaeter General may adept a ¤.m itetm— tzepeellng {ek er mper appliance ter canceling stamps which experiments and eets have pméed or may preve tp be the most -prectleebIe and he best calculated to protect the x-evezmee p et the department rpm the trends practiced upon it, te beused ie all the post mces where stamps are canceled, amlhe may distribute eaiid encellng lnk or other appliance in the same memeer ee other uppliee hte dietrlbutm tpl the different pest pmcea lin the Ieited mum. (Juee Q, 1878, c. 353, § 1, 20 Stat. 240.) _ 368. Permits fer special caneellatiezzn stamps er pmtmarkpg dies; when •utherized;" duration ef; ne expemliture of Q ’ .
