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[84 STAT. 765]
PUBLIC LAW 91-000—MMMM. DD, 1970
[84 STAT. 765]

84 STAT. ]

PUBLIC LAW 91-375-AUG. 12, 1970

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"§ 3682. Size and weight limits " (a) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section— "(1) the maximum weight of mail other than letter mail is 40 pounds; and "(2) the maximum size is— " (A) 78 inches in girth and length combined before July 1, 1971; and " (B) 84 inches in girth and length combined on and after July 1, 1971. " (b) The maximum size on mail, other than letter mail, is 100 inches in girth and length combined, and the maximum weight is 70 pounds if the mail— "(1) is mailed at, or addressed for delivery at, other than firstclass post offices or on rural or star routes, as such offices and routes existed on the day prior to the effective date of this section, as determined by the Postal Service; "(2) contains baby fowl, live plants, trees, shrubs, or agricultural commodities but not the manufactured products of those

commodities; "(3) would have been entitled to be mailed under former section 4554 of this title; 76 Stat. 445; "(4) is addressed to or mailed at any Armed Forces post office ^^ ^*^*' ^^^' ^^°* outside the 50 States; or "(5) is addressed to or mailed in the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the States of Alaska and Hawaii, or a possession of the United States including the Canal Zone and the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands. "(c) The Postal Service may establish size and weight limitations for letter mail in the same manner as prescribed for changes in classification under subchapter II of this chapter. ^nte. p. 76o. "§ 3683. Uniform rates for books; films; other materials "Notwithstanding any other provision of this title, the rates of postage established for mail matter enumerated in former section 4554 of this title shall be uniform for such mail of the same weight, and shall not vary with the distance transported. "§3684. Limitations "Except as provided in section 3627 of this title, no provision of this chapter shall be construed to give authority to the Governors to make any change in any provision of section 3682 or 3683 or chapter 30, 32, or 34 of this title, or of the Federal Voting Assistance Act of Ante, p. 745iQp;Fi -'-^^^-

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755. 69 Stat. 584;

"§ 3685. Filing of information relating to periodical publications ^^so^usJV451. " (a) Each owner of a publication having periodical publication mail privileges shall furnish to the Postal Service at least once a year, and shall publish in such publication once a year, information in such form and detail and at such time as the Postal Service may require with respect to— "(1) the identity of the editor, managing editor, publishers, and owners; "(2) the identity of the corporation and stockholders thereof, if the publication is owned by a corporation; " (3) the identity of known bondholders, mortgagees, and other security holders; " (4) the extent and nature of the circulation of the publication, including, but not limited to, the number of copies distributed, the