E 1265 _ ,7 , TITLE .29,--1*111; rg See. at Q · 494, Mall marrying by yeesele not in tnall service. ‘ E 4235. Prepaid way letters te be received. 4136. Canrying foreign letters. ! i 497. Searching vessels for letters. 1 498. Seixing and detalnlng letterst 499. Disposition of seizures. - ( 500. Letters ln stamped envefbpes carried out of mall. 501. Separating letter mall for expedltlqn. _ I $@2. Transfer at meter-propelled vehicles and equipment belonging te’· l Military Establishment to Ifoat Ofhce Department; purposes ot. ·, 6193. Freight charges on pmperty'transferred; payment by States for { . property rrcalvcd. a I - ‘ · Bi}4. Transfer of motor vehicles, aeroplanes, machinery, and tools td Postmaster General for use in Postal Service. I . Section 481. What are §08t'§'0Bd8•···Tl1€ following are estab- ( lished pest reads; .· y · _ . ‘ " g All the waters at the Urgited States, during the time the mail { is carried thereon. _ 7 " ‘ 1 _ All railrcaeds cr parte et rallroads‘.wl1lch are new or here- ( after may be in operation. ‘ ‘_ - _ a __ · sAll canals, daring the time the mail Ls carried thereon. _ I All plank reads ,dur—ing·`the time tlne mail iscarried thereon. I The read on which the inaif is carried tp supply any court- I house wnlclr rnay be without a mall, and the road on which the- I mail is carried under contracttmadeby the Postmaster General 9] (er extending theline 01* peats to eupplyjnails to post oiilces ( not on any established route, daring the time such mail is car- ` tied thereon. ~ _ ‘ X. _ -. ‘ _ I All letter-carrier `rcntes established in any city or town for. 1 the collection and delivery at mail matters. (R. S. § 3964l) ( _ 482. Pest routes.--·AJl public roads and highways whileekebt I up and maintained- as such are post routes. (Mar._.‘1, 1884, *£ c.9,_%Stat.3.) __ ‘_ - '_ __· ‘ 483. Provisions for carrying the mail.———'1‘he Postmaster I 'General shall pfreylde for `carrying thetmail on all `pcst roads. ( wtubliahed by law, as often as he, having due regard to pr0= ` dnctlvenm and other circumstances, may think proper. (R. ·S. t I_@%.) —_ r ‘ ‘_ _· ._; Y, ‘ 484. _ Mai! te eyery e¤nrtke¤pe.—-·-Time Pmtxnaster General I » shall muse a mall tec be ·carrlc·dttron; the nearest post omce on any wtablished ·poéfr·md to the courthouse ct anycounty in { the-United which is wltlwnt a mail. (B. S. { 39%.) · { 45. Carrying tie nail in canals.--The Postmaster General < may contract ter Qrrylng the mail en thenavigable canals ot _ ( the several Statu, when, in Hin, epinlon, the public interest ¤r· ccnvenience it; (R. S. l 3967.) _ · s ·_ · q 486. Carrying the nail en, plank` reads.-—Tl1e Postmaster _; General may contract for carrying the hail on any plank road ;
the United States, when the public lnter__e_st or convenience
requires it- (R. S. U 3%.) ‘ ·. ._ ” - _ | 487. Carrying the wail an w•terg_.el" the United `States.···—· 1 The Postmaster General IM? ‘ cause 'the mall to be caugled in ‘ any steamboat er other vessel need as a packet on any br the < wateraeftbc UnitedStates. IIB. S. l @69.) a Y _ Wl . 488. Emergency mail service in Alsska.—·——·'1‘l1e Postmaster ; General may prerlde dimmt for - emergency mall' service ln l Alaska, including the establishment andf equipment of relay s stations, in such manner was may think adylsable without ad- 1 vertising tlgeretar, (Feb. 2lQ 1925, c. %,' 43 Stat. 960.) y 1 48S. Extmding line of posts; eempen•atien.—The Pcstmas- I ter General may enter into contracts fha extending the line ot a pests to snnply malls tc pest · cme:. net en any established { rcante', and, as a cempenaatlqn ter carrying the mall under auch Q contracts, may allpw not exceeding two-thirds et the salary paid to the postmaster at such special emcea. (R. S. { 3971;) `I 4%. Sekcting past ‘&·e•4¤.--\v_ue¤- there is more than due c road between places designated by law for a `post rbad,' the i P0st¢aster· General may direct which Ushall be considered the a post road. (B. S. § 3912.) ‘ ‘ g · 86270"—··¥—·26---————€0 ‘ ~ e
x *9 >ST.1L SE1cV1QE ~· _· § 499 491. Change of p0st·road terminus.-——-The Postmaster Geip eral may change the terminus of post roads connecting with er .ntersecting_ railways when the service can he thereby improvtd (R. S. 5 sore.) » , » - Q 492. Discontinuing service on post road.--Whenever, in the minion of the Postmaster General, the postal service can not Je safely continued, the revenues collected, or the laws mainzained on any pest road, he may discontinue the service on such read or any part thereof until the same can be safely restored. (R. S. 5 3974.) ` _·_493. Contract for service over routes not established by ,aw.—The PostmaS.ter_General may, when he deems it advisable, zontract for the transportation of the mails to_and·from any post office; but where such service is performed over a route mol: established by law, heshall reporb the same to 5C Jngress I nt its meeting next thereafter, andsuch service shall cease at. zhe end of the next session of Congress, unlws such.- route is * established a post route by Congress. .(R. S. 5 3975.) . . 494. Mail carrying by vessels not in mail serviee.—=The Post-, master General 'xnay pay, to the master or owner ot any vessel, not regularly employed in carrying the mail, 2 cents for each letter carried by such; vessel between ports or plaess in.- the United States, or from_ any foreign·'port to any port me the United States; but allsuch letters shall be deposited in the post Jiilce at the {Tort of arrival. (R. `S. 5 3978.)`y _ ‘ a _ 495. Prepaid `_ way letters to be received.-—;Every railway postal c1erk_ or other carrier oi the mail shall réeeive any mall matter presented to him, if properly prepaid U, by stamps, and leliyer; the same for mailing at the next post otiice at which me arrives; but no tees shall be allowed him therefor. · (R. sj i 3980; July‘31, 1882, c. 361, 5 1, 22 Stat. 180.) K ‘ . n A 5496. Carrying foreign letters.—;4No vessel departing from the United States for any foreign; port shall receive on hoard _ or ronvey anygletter. or packet originating in the United States which has not been regularly received from- the post omce at
- he·_ port of departure, and which does not relate to the cargo
if such vessel, exceptfas provided in section 500 ot this title; lpd eyery collector, or other omcer of the port empowered to grant clearances, shall.\require_trom‘the· master such vessel, r as a condition ot clearance, an oath that he has not received an board, has not under his care . or control, and will not rezelre or convey any letter or packet contrary to the provisions Jl this section. ·i(R. S. 5` _ ~’ _ • ‘ _ 497. Searching vmels fm:”Iettera.——-—A¤Y 1¤>st—ot1ice inspector, when instructed by the Postmaster General to make examina-
- lons and selsureor and the collector or other ‘ customs omcer ot;
my port, withoht special instructions, shall carefully eeau·é.h·` nllhveesels for gletters which may be on_ board or which have been conveyed contrary to law. (R., S. 55 3989, 4017 ; June 11, L880, cz.`206, 5 1, 21 Stat. 177.) 3 ’_ `_ _ _.' . ·` · _ @8. Seizing and detaining letters.->·—Any post-omce inspector, zollector, or other customs officer, or United States marshal or tnisdeputy, may at all thuea seize all letters andhags, packetsor parcels, containing ‘·letters which are being mrried- contrary to aw on board any vessel or on any post r<iute,;__and comiey the same to the nearest post office,. or may, hy the direction of the Postmaster Generator Secretary of the Treasury, detain there xntlltwo months after the fish! determination. ot_all suits and cd aroceedlngs which may, at any tfme within six months after such- ` seizure, be brought agaixiat any person for sending or carry- ng such letters. (R,. 83-55 3990, 4017; June 11, 1880, c. 296, 5 1, ·. B1 Stat. 177.) ‘ - · _ *5 _ _ 499. Diapoeitionof seizures.————·Every phckagebr parcel seized ` >y any posbotheevinspector, collector, or other custorns~ otheer, lr United States marshal or his deputies, in which eny·letter‘ .· s unlawfully‘concealed, shall be forfeited to the United States, and the same proceedings may be had to enforee·the_forteiture» ls are authorized in respect to` goods, wares, and merchandise
