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PUBLIC LAW 91-375-AUG. 12, 1970

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"§ 412. Nondisclosure of lists of names and addresses "Except as specifically provided by law, no officer or employee of the Postal Service shall make available to the public by any means or for any purpose any mailing or other list of names or addresses (past or present) of postal patrons or other persons. "Chapter 6.—PRIVATE CARRIAGE OF LETTERS "Sec.

"601. "602. "603. "60i. "605. "606.

Letters carried out of the mail. Foreign letters out of the mails. Searches authorized. Seizing and detaining letters. Searching vessels for letters. Disposition of seized mail.

"§ 601. Letters carried out of the mail " (a) A letter may be carried out of the mails when— " (1 ^ it is enclosed in an envelope; " (2) the amount of postage which would have been charged on the letter if it had been sent by mail is paid by stamps, or postage meter stamps, on the envelope; "(3) the envelope is properly addressed; "(4) the envelope is so sealed that the letter cannot be taken from it without defacing the envelope; "(5) any stamps on the envelope are canceled in ink by the sender; and "(6) the date of the letter, of its transmission or receipt by the carrier is endorsed on the envelope in ink. "(b) The Postal Service may suspend the operation of any part of this section upon any mail route where the public interest requires the suspension. "§ 602. Foreign letters out of the mails " (a) Except as provided in section 601 of this title, the master of a vessel departing from the United States for foreign ports may not receive on board or transport any letter which originated in the United States that— " (1) has not been regularly received from a United States post office; or " (2) does not relate to the cargo of the vessel. "(b) The officer of the port empowered to grant clearances shall I'equire from the master of such a vessel, as a condition of clearance, an oath that he does not have under his care or controlj and will not receive or transport, any letter contrary to the provisions of this section. "(c) Except as provided in section 1699 of title 18, the master of a 66^|tat?32r^' vessel arriving at a port of the United States carrying letters not regularly in the mails shall deposit them in the post office at the port of arrival. "§ 603. Searches authorized "Tl'he Postal Service may authorize any officer or employee of the Postal Service to make searches for mail matter transported in violation of law. When the authorized officer has reason to believe that mailable matter transported contrary to law may be found therein, he may open and search any— "(1) vehicle passing, or having lately passed, from a place at which there is a post office of the United States; "(2) article being, or having lately been, in the vehicle; or "(3) store or office, other than a dwelling house, used or occupied by a common carrier or transportation company, in which an article may be contained. 47-348 O - 72 - 50 (Pt. 1)

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