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 Trrmv.: x1.vx.—THE POSTAL SERV1CE.—Cx1. 3-4. 759 Sec. 3895. All letters, packets, or other matter which may be seized Letters seisedto or detained for violation of law shall be returned to the owner or sender gnggturn ed t° of the same, or otherwise disposed of as the Postmaster-General may direct. s. 302, C-. 17, ,;;:323; CHAPTER FOUR. POBTAGE. see. see. 3896.Pre tofpostage. ltt postage. 3897.  matter. 3905. Post;:;-gg offregular printed matter. 3898.  of partly paid and unpaid   gerpain postagitobe paid ciparterly. e rs. . os e on o sms 3899. Fraudulent receiptof postage; pen- 3908. Postdge to rlzgcnlggeclealers. papers alty. 3909. Amdavit of publishers; penalty. 3900. Postage to be paid before delivery. 3910. Postage on transient, &c., matter. 3901. Box—rents to be pre id. 3911. Clothing to soldiers by mail. 3902. Unpaid soldiers’ andmssilors letters. 3912. Postage on foreign mail-matter. 3903. Postage on letters and letter—matter. 3913. Postage on irregular sea-letters. Sec. 3896. Postage on all mail·matter must be (prepaid by stamps at Prepayment of the time of mailing, unless herein otherwise provided for. P°¤¤¤8•¤- 8 June, 1872, s. 150, v. 17, p. 302. 3 Mar., 1875, c. 128, ss. 5, 7, r. 18,p. 343. Sec. 3897. All mail—matter of the third class must be prepaid in full Third-class matin postage-stamps at the office of mailing. ter. 3 Jan., 1873, c. 21, v. 17, p. 407. 3 Mar., 1877, c. 103, a. 5,1-. 19, p. 335. Sec. 3898. All mail-matter deposited for mailing, on which one full D5Sp0Sa]O;pa,.,_ rate of postage has been paid as required by law, s all be forwarded to ly paid and unpaid its destination, charged with any portion of the Proper postage yvhich letters. may be unpaid, to be collected on elivery. But 1f any mail-matter, on g Jung, ]8’f2, (._ which by law the postage is required to be prepaid at the mailing-oflice, 335, ss, 151, 152, v. shall by inadvertence reach its destination without any dprepayment, 17· P- $02- double the prepaid rates shall be charged and collected on elivery. Src. 3899. If any postmaster, or other person authorized by the Post- ln-audulent rema.ster—General to receive the postage of letters, shall fraudulently demand °°'Pt; Ql P¤¤¤g€¢ or receive any rate of postage, or gratuity, or reward, other than is pro- P3} ; _ ._ vided by this section, or the postitigg Hf letters or packets, he shal be 32gbid.. ¤. 296, p. punishable by a fine of one hundre dollars. · S1-zc. 3900. No mail-matter shall be delivered until the postage duc Pggwggmbgpajd thereon has been paid. before deliveg. Ibid.,s.153,p.303. Sec. 3901. No box at any post—office shall be assigned to the use of Bokmugs to bg anyxperson until the rent thereof has been paid for at least one quarter prepaid. in vance, for which the postmaster shall give a receipt. Ibid., s. 154. Sec. 3902. The Postmaster-General may provide hly regulation for Unpaid soldiers' transmitting unpaid and duly certified letters of sol iers, sailors, and E*l*’F”· marines in the service of the United States, to their destination. Ibid., s. 155. Src. 3903. On all mail-matter which is wholly or partly in writing, Poswge on letexgept book-manuscripts and corrected proof?] passing between alpthlors f:':";;} l°“" *‘ an publishers and local or drop letters- on a printe matter w IC is _+_ so marked as th convey any other or further information than is conveyed 2gb;}., s. 156. · by the original print, except the correction of mere typogmlphical errors; ,03 3 ;Tj·,;';?Q_.,g· on all matter w ich is sent in violation of law or the reg ations of the ’’’' Department respecting inclosures; and on all matter to which no sfpecific rate of postage IS assigned, postage shall befcharged at the rate o three cents for eac half-ounce or fraction thereo. Src. 3904. Letters commonly known as drolp or local letters, deliv- Dr0p—letterp0s1» ered through the post~office or its carriers, shal becharged with postage '·_§°;_________ at the rate of two cents where the system of free delivery is esta lished, 8 June, 1872, c and one cent where such system is not established, for each half-ounce 3033, s. 153, v. 17, p or fraction thereof. ‘ sr—03;53