Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 74.djvu/696

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[74 Stat. 656]
PUBLIC LAW 86-000—MMMM. DD, 1960
[74 Stat. 656]

656

PUBLIC LAW 86-682-SEPT. 2, 1960

[74 STAT.

mines to be appropriate, and the person shall have five days in which to appear and show cause why the order should not issue. If, upon all the evidence before it, the court determines that the continued detention of the mail is reasonable and necessary to the effective enforcement of section 4006 of this title, it shall forthwith issue an order directing that mail addressed to that person be detained by the postmaster at the office of delivery until conclusion of the proceeding by the Postmaster General or until further order of the court. If, upon all the evidence before it, the court determines, that the continued detention of the mail addressed is not reasonable or necessary in the administration of section 4006 of this title, it shall dismiss the petition and order all detained mail addressed to him to be released forthwith for delivery. An appeal from the order of the court is allowable as in civil causes. An order of the Postmaster General or of the district court, under this section, may be dissolved by that court at any time for cause, including failure to conduct expeditiously the proceedings instituted against the person before the Postmaster General with respect to section 4006 of this title. When, under an order herein authorized to be issued by the Postmaster General or the district court, a person's mail is detained by the postmaster at the office of delivery, that person may examine the mail and receive such mail as clearly is not connected with the alleged unlawful activity. (b) Action by the Postmaster General in issuing the interim order provided for herein and petitioning for a continuance of an order 5 ° use* 1001 et under this section, is not subject to chapter 19 of title 5. seq. (c) This section does not apply to mail addressed to publishers of publications which have entry as second-class matter, or to mail addressed to the agents of those publishers. C H A P T E R 53—THE S E V E R A L C L A S S E S O F MAIL Sec 4051. Prepayment of postage. 4052. Method of paying postage. 4053. Postage meters. 4054. Postage collection on Armed Forces mail. 4055. Refund of postage. 4056. Acceptance of letters by transportation employees or carriers. 4057. Opening first class mail. 4058. Wrapping matter not charged with first class postage. 4059. Addresses on postal cards and unsealed circulars. 4060. Foreign publications free from customs duty. § 4051. P r e payment of postage Except as otherwise provided by law, postage shall be prepaid at the time of mailing. § 4052. Method of paying postage (a) Postage may be prepaid— (1) by postage stamps; (2) by postage meter stamps; (8) without stamps as prescribed by the Postmaster General for second class matter mailed by the publisher or registered news agent: (4) as prescribed by the Postmaster General for controlled circulation publications or for matter mailed at the bulk rates; or (5) under a permit, without stamps, issued by the Postmaster General. (b) The fee for a permit under subsection (a)(5) is $10 and shall be paid at the time of application.