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Railway service Table Of Contents

Click here to view the entire PDF Document Pages Accounts (32 pages) 151-182 Advertised (3 pages) 399-400, 419 Air mail stamps (1 page) 249 Air-mail (23 pages) 8, 11, 248-249, 709-721, 801, 841-845 Audits (2 pages) 71-72 Avis de reception (2 pages) 802, 809 Bad order (7 pages) 358, 524-527, 793-794 Blind matter (7 pages) 283, 350-354, 800 Book rate (2 pages) 290-291 Bound printed matter (1 page) 288 Boxes (18 pages) 238-242, 391-392, 439-444, 469-473 Business reply mail (2 pages) 247-248 Carriers (58 pages) 425-473, 542-550 Certificate of mailing (4 pages) 293-294, 493, 558 Circulars (1 page) 282 Closed (1 page) 808 COD (15 pages) 13, 536, 556-562, 565-570 Commercial papers (1 page) 800 Copyright (3 pages) 348-350 Crimes, postal (32 pages) 853-884 Customs (19 pages) 791-792, 813-829 Dead letter office (29 pages) 8, 87-88, 330, 332, 355, 366-368, 397-399, 401-402, 415-424, 492, 542, 810-812 Deliver to addressee only (6 pages) 490-491, 532, 534-535, 537 Delivery of mail (100 pages) 388-399, 425-484, 528-550, 560-562, 809-810 Delivery offices (115 pages) 377-406, 425-484, 528-550, 809-810 Demurrage (1 page) 568 Directory service (3 pages) 400, 416, 534 Distribution (5 pages) 370-374 Drop letters (3 pages) 243, 249, 401 Dutiable mail (19 pages) 791-792, 813-829 Electric cars (7 pages) 8, 698-703 Fictitious (4 pages) 333-334, 416, 418 First assistant PG (3 pages) 7-8, 201 First-class mail matter (12 pages) 243-251, 783, 785, 800 Foreign mails (57 pages) 9-10, 368, 506, 791-792, 799-849 Form 1510 (3 pages) 409-410, 833 Form 1522 (1 page) 420 Form 2855 (1 page) 835 Form 2863 (1 page) 805 Form 2865 (3 pages) 413, 802, 807 Form 2985 (1 page) 826 Form 3435 (1 page) 819 Form 3437 (2 pages) 821, 829 Form 3509 (1 page) 820 Form 3511 (1 page) 815 Form 3578 (1 page) 408 Form 3579 (1 page) 408 Form 3812 (1 page) 411 Form 3814-C (1 page) 827 Form 3815 (1 page) 492 Form 3818 (1 page) 567 Form 3853 (1 page) 828 Form 3854 (1 page) 828 Form 3867 (1 page) 827 Form 3870 (1 page) 413 Form 3951 (3 pages) 464, 479-480 Form 3954 (2 pages) 464, 479 Form 3955 (1 page) 479 Form 4233 (1 page) 461 Form 5161-B (1 page) 820 Form 5211 (1 page) 820 Form 5258 (2 pages) 412, 820 Form 540 (1 page) 836 Form 541 (1 page) 836 Form 542 (2 pages) 413, 832 Form 565 (2 pages) 409-410 Form 6423 (1 page) 821 Forwarding (11 pages) 365-366, 382-386, 481, 530, 538, 566 Found in ordinary mail (4 pages) 490-492, 538 Fourth Assist PG (4 pages) 13-15, 201 Fourth-class mail (20 pages) 243, 284-293, 300-306, 361, 783 Franking privilege (25 pages) 337-354, 494-497, 540-541, 783 Fraudulent (3 pages) 332-333, 530 Free matter (25 pages) 337-354, 494-497, 540-541, 783 General delivery (4 pages) 379, 390-391, 416 Held for postage (6 pages) 327, 365-367, 405, 789 Hotel matter (3 pages) 401, 416, 418 Indemnity (14 pages) 486-488, 494, 553-557, 568-570, 837-838 Index (80 pages) 893-972 Infected mail (1 page) 359 Inquiries (13 pages) 409-414, 802, 832-837 Inspectors (5 pages) 23-27 Insufficiently paid mail (1 page) 800 Insured (12 pages) 13, 536, 559-565, 568-570 Internal revenue stamps (6 pages) 115-120 International mails (57 pages) 9-10, 368, 506, 791-792, 799-849 International rates Part II (2 pages) 800-801 International reply coupons (7 pages) 109-111, 113-115, 810 Key rate (2 pages) 251-252 Keys (1 page) 280 Letter boxes (18 pages) 238-242, 391-392, 439-444, 469-473 Letter carriers (58 pages) 425-473, 542-550 Library rate (2 pages) 288-289 Lotteries (5 pages) 331-332, 415-416, 424 Mail equipment (11 pages) 750-760 Mail messenger service (8 pages) 8, 703-709 Mailable matter (24 pages) 243-244, 306-327 Mailing (Receiving) offices (52 pages) 360-375, 491, 497-520, 772-773, 800-808 Marines' letters (3 pages) 243, 250, 773 Metered mail (2 pages) 295-296 Migratory bird hunting stamps (3 pages) 118-120 Misdirected (7 pages) 327, 366, 523-525, 787-788 Missent mail (4 pages) 376, 378, 523, 787 Money orders (55 pages) 12, 560, 566, 571-622 Money orders, domestic (44 pages) 571-599, 608-622 Money orders, International (10 pages) 599-608 Newspaper (2 pages) 784-785 Newspaper wrappers (2 pages) 104, 107 Nixies (2 pages) 789-790 Not in (2 pages) 491, 538 Obscene (6 pages) 328-330, 415-416, 424 Ocean mail service (4 pages) 838-841 Official matter (6 pages) 341-345, 400 Organization (68 pages) 4-71 Out of mails (3 pages) 665-666, 809 Parcel post (4 pages) 284-286, 800 Penalty envelopes (25 pages) 337-354, 494-497, 540-541, 783 Periodicals (2 pages) 400, 424 Possessions (4 pages) 243, 248, 285, 289 Post cards (6 pages) 245-246, 252, 401-402, 800 Post office hours (8 pages) 200-206, 360 Post offices (185 pages) 183-242, 360-484 Post roads (3 pages) 663-665 Postage due matter (8 pages) 280, 361, 377, 381-382, 417, 461-462 Postage due stamps (12 pages) 102, 109, 111, 113-115, 280, 381-382, 403, 405, 417 Postage stamps (11 pages) 101-105, 109-111, 113, 115, 418 Postal cards (17 pages) 101-105, 108-109, 113-115, 244-246, 249, 401-402, 800 Postal savings (42 pages) 11-12, 623-662 Postmarking (6 pages) 362-364, 531, 785-786 Postmaster (61 pages) 9, 183-242 Postmaster commissions (22 pages) 193-200, 212-223, 231, 233 Postmaster General duties (181 pages) 1-7, 183-242, 663-760, 799, 838-852 Prepayment (2 pages) 243, 249 Printed matter (3 pages) 282, 402, 424 Printing (2 pages) 86-87 Private expresses (6 pages) 665-670 Railway mail service (70 pages) 8-9, 361, 670-698, 761-798 Rates, fees (42 pages) 243-250, 264-275, 279-280, 282, 286-290, 399, 405, 408, 421, 424, 474, 486-488, 490, 556, 563, 800-801 Receipt, registration or COD (5 pages) 491, 493, 558, 560, 807 Received in bad order (7 pages) 358, 524-527, 793-794 Receiving (Delivery) offices (53 pages) 377-406, 528-550 Refused mail (5 pages) 415-416, 531, 540-541 Registration, at delivery offices (23 pages) 528-550 Registration, at mailing offices (24 pages) 497-520 Registration, domestic mail (78 pages) 13, 378-379, 420, 464-465, 485-555, 794 Registration, fees (3 pages) 486-488 Registration, foreign mail (81 pages) 13, 378-379, 485-555, 801-807 Registration, indemnity (9 pages) 486-488, 494, 553-557 Reply-paid postal cards (3 pages) 109, 401-402 Reregistered after delivery (2 pages) 539-540 Restricted delivery (7 pages) 490-492, 532, 534-535, 537 Return postage guaranteed (1 page) 107 Return receipt (12 pages) 398, 400-401, 413, 491, 493, 498-499, 532, 558, 802, 809 Returned for better direction (2 pages) 366, 376 Returned mail (9 pages) 405-409, 538, 540-541, 568 Revenues (36 pages) 87-101, 131-151 Rural routes (34 pages) 8, 11, 446-473, 543-546 Sailors' letters (3 pages) 243, 250, 783 Samples of merchandise (1 page) 800 Scurrilous matter (4 pages) 328-329, 415-416 Sea Post offices (2 pages) 845-846 Second Assistant Postmaster General (4 pages) 8-11 Second-class mail (34 pages) 243, 251-279, 361, 783-785 Ship letters (2 pages) 250, 361 Short paid mail (19 pages) 249, 379-382, 461-462, 475, 530-531, 539, 788-789, 800, 805-807, 809- 810 Small packets (1 page) 800 Special delivery service (22 pages) 243, 378-379, 464-465, 473-484, 492-493, 788, 801, 807 Special delivery stamps (10 pages) 102, 109-111, 113-115, 473-475 (2 pages) 102, 288 Special handling stamps (2 pages) 102, 288 Special request envelopes (4 pages) 105-108 Stamped envelopes (11 pages) 101-105, 109-111, 113-115 Star routes (26 pages) 10, 722-746 Statutes (5 pages) 887-891 Table of contents (15 pages) i-xv Third Assistant Postmaster General (3 pages) 11-13 Third-class mail (9 pages) 279-284, 300-301, 361 Transient second-class rate (3 pages) 272, 405, 409 Transit mail (offices) (8 pages) 375-378, 492, 520-522 Transportation of the mails (98 pages) 663-760 Typewriting (3 pages) 244, 282-283 Unclaimed mail (8 pages) 365, 398-400, 415-418 Undeliverable mail (26 pages) 386-387, 401-409, 415-424, 473-474, 481, 530, 561 Underpaid mail (26 pages) 102, 249-250, 295, 327, 361, 364-368, 379-382, 461-462, 475, 788-789, 800, 805-807, 809-810 savings bonds (7 pages) 120-126 Unmailable matter (64 pages) 8, 284, 286, 305-336, 361, 364-368, 376-377, 386-387, 398-399, 415- 424, 788-789, 801, 824, 830-832 Unpaid mail (21 pages) 244, 295, 327, 361, 364-368, 379-382, 788-789, 800, 805-807, 809-810 Unsealed (7 pages) 358, 523, 525-527, 789, 798 Valuable letters (4 pages) 418, 420-422 Waybills (1 page) 808 Weight (10 pages) 263-264, 284-285, 294-297, 368, 789 Withdrawal of mail (7 pages) 368-370, 519-520, 812-813

§11 POSTAL LAWS AND REGULATIONS

issuance of postmasters' commissions; the consideration of charges and complaints against postmasters ; · all service matters in con­ nection with fourth-class post offices; and the regulation of hours oi. business and changes of sites of post offices of the fourth class. Division of 4. The Division of Dead Letters and Dead Parcel Post, under Dead Letters and Dead the sui>ervision of the superintendent, is charged with the treat· ParneZ Post. Superintend­ ment of all unmailable and undelivered mail matter sent to it, ent. and the general supervision of the treatment of all such matter --duties. Unmailable sent to its branches for disposition ; the enforcement of the and unde­ livered matter. prompt sending of such matter according to the regulations, the correcting of errors of postmasters connected w.ith the nondeliv­ ery of mail matter sent to the division of dead letters and dead parcel post or its branches, and the investigation, by correspond~ ence, of complaints made with reference thereto; the verification and allowance of claims for credit by postmasters for postage­ due stamps affixed to undelivered matter; the examination and forwarding or return of all letters which have failed of delivery; the inspection and return to the country of origin of undelivered foreign matter; recording and restoration to owners of letters and parcels which contain valuable inclosures; care and digposi­ tion of all money, negotiable paper, and other valuable articles found in undelivered matter ; and corregpondence, both foreign and domestic, relating to these subjects.

SECOND ASSIST.ANT POSTllASTEB GENERAL

Ofllce of the 11. To the Seoond Assistant Postmaster General are assigned Second .Asaist­ ant Poltmuter the authorization and management of the transportation of the General. domestic and international malls by means of railroads, electric --duties. Transportation and cable cars, steamships, steamboats, rural routes, mall mes­ of mails. Mail lettings. sengers, star routes, and air-mail routes; the preparation of adver­ tisements for mail lettings for the transportation of mail by steam­ boats and star routes, the preparation of orders of awards thereon, Contracts. and the execution of contracts accordingly; the authorization of changes In schedules on steamboat routes and star routes where they are fixed by orders, and the passing upon schedules for air­ mail routes; the receipt and examination of reports from post­ masters and others as to the performance of such service and the preparation of orders for the Postmaster General making deduc­ tions for nonperformance and imposing tines for delinquencies ; the issuance of statements of amounts found upon administrative examination to be due the various companies, contractors, and others for the performance of such service, and the forwarding Deductions and of such statements to the General Accounting 01Dce for payment; ftnes. the authorization of payment of salaries to railway postal clerks and making allowances for their travel expenses; the distribution of pouches, sacks, and pouch locks used in the transportation of · · the mails; the' designation and s'npel'Vlsion of mail-ba'g depo8i­ tories ; the direction of the mail distribution and the course of the mails; the preparation of postal conventions and agreements (ex­ cept those relating to the money-order system) and the regulations 8 TITLE !~-POST OFFIOE DEPARTMENT §11

for their execution; the supervision of the Railway Mail Service; Rural Delivery Service, International Postal Service (including the sea post, Navy mail, and international registry, insurance, and collect-on-delivery services), the Air Mail Services, and other classes of transportation mentioned above; and the general super­ vision of the divisions of the Bureau. The divisions of this bureau shall perform duties as follows: . Division of 2. The Division of Railway Adjustments, under the supervi­ Railway sion of the superintendent, is charged with the preparation of Adjuatments. Superintend­ cases authorizing the transportation of mails on railroad, electric ent. - duties. and cable car, mail messenger, steamboat, and Alaska star routes, Preparation of and changing authorizations on such routes; passing upon claims authorizations for mall trans­ of railroads for side and transfer service required of them in portation. Side and term!· connection with the transportation of the mails; examining evi­ nal service. dence of the performance of those services, and passing upon Examination of evidence of the application of the requirements and rates fixed by the Inter­ performance of transportation state Commerce Commission governing service on railroad and service. electric car routes, and preparing statements of accounts of the carriers for payment (except for mail messenger service), and the consideration of cases of delinquencies in service and prepa­ ration of orders thereon of fines or deductions. 3. The Division of International Postal Service, under the super­ Fines and deductions. vision of the DirectOr, is charged with the arrangement of all Diviaion of International details connected with the exchange of mails with' foreign coun­ Poatal Service. tries, including the ocean transportation of mails from the United Director. --duties. States and of other mails the United States is obligated to convey;· Transportation of foreign the handling of all matters pertaining to the foreign air mail mails service, including the authorization and management thereof, the Preparation of postal-conven­ preparation of orders relating to deductions for the nonperform­ tions. _ ance of service or other delinquencies on the part of carriers, and -except. the preparation of monthly statements to the General Accounting Office of the amounts found upon administrative examination to be due carriers for the performance of the service; the arrangement of all details in connection with the preparation of postal conven­ tions and agreements (except those relating to the money-order system) ; the preparation of instructions to postmasters in regard to the International Postal Service; the preparation of the general correspondence with foreign countries (except that assigned to the Third Assistant Postmaster General and the Chief Inspector) ; the consideration of and preparation of replies to inquiries relat­ ing to the international postal and parcel-post services (except those intended for the Chief Inspect.or) ; the consideration and dis­ posal of applications for the return to senders of, or 'change of address on, articles contained in the mails exchanged with foreign countries; compilation of statistics of international mails; the translation of letters and documents in foreign languages received by the Department (except those intended for the Third .Assistant Postmaster General or the Chief Inspector); the administrative preparation of the accounts of each vessel or line carrying mails from the United States to foreign countries ; the administrative

9 TITLE V.-TREATMENT OF MAIL MATTER IN POST OFFICES §715

710. When matter is received for mailing, its weight shall be Postage to be rated up on ascertained and postage thereon rated up. A decided down wei1rht of mat­ ter at time of weight is necessary to subject matter to an additional rate of mailing. postage. (See secs. 513 to 515, 723, and 1080.) 711. All ship and steamboat letters and printed matter delivered Receipt of ship and ateamboat into post offices by masters of vessels shall be rated with the matter. postage due thereon, as provided in section 516, and indorsed "Postage due, - cents," and dispatched to destinations. See sec. 1833 as to ship letters and meaning thereof ; secs. 1834 to 1836 as to fees to masters of vessels for carrying ship and steamboat letters and payment thereof.

712. Letters brought by steamboats shall be marked "Steam­ Account of ship and steamboat boat," at the time of receiving them. letters to be 2. Postmasters shall keep an account of both ship and steam­ kept. boat letters received, the postage chargeable thereon, and the fees paid therefor. See sec. 516 as to postage on such letters, and sec. 1835 as to payment of fees. 713. When wholly unpaid letters are delivered into a terminal Unpaid letters from steamboat post otllce by a postal clerk on a steamboat route, they shall be routes. treated in all respects as other unpaid letters. (See sec. 723.) -how treated. See sec. 1830 as to nonpayment of fees in such cases.

714. Parcels of fourth-class matter shall be mailed at a post Third- and office or branch or station thereof, or delivered to a rural or fourth-clas• matter to be other carrier duly authorized to receive such matter. Parcels of mailed, where. third-class matter may be deposited in mail boxes. 2. Parcels collected on star routes shall be deposited in the Parcels col­ next post office at which the carrier arrives and postage charged lected on star routes. at the rate from that office. 3. Second-, third-, and fourth-class matter shall not be accepted Matter not at a nor by a railway postal clerk, nor be de­ mailable at railway post posited in a depot letter box from which collections are made by offices. such clerks. 715. United States postage stamps, to be acceptable for postage, Defaced stamps, shall be without defacement, provided that for the purpose of identification only, and not for advertising, it shall be permis- sible to puncture or perforate letters, numerals, or other marks or devices in United States postage and special-delivery stamps. The punctures or perforations shall not exceed one-thirty-second Perforation for of an inch in diameter, and the whole space occupied by the identification. identifying device shall not exceed one-half inch square. The puncturing or perforating shall be done in such manner as to leave the stamps easily recognizable as genuine and not previously used. Stamps on which ink or other coloring substance has been used in connection with such puncturing or perforating shall not be accepted for postage. See sec. 2322 as to penalty for using canceled stamps. 2. When postage or special-delivery stamps are so affixed to Overlapping mailable matter that one overlies another, concealing part of its stamps. surface, the stamp thus covered shall not be taken into account in prepayment. 361 §1726 POSTAL LAWS AND REGULATIDNS the forfeiture as are authorized in respect to goods, wares, and merchandise forfeited for violation of the revenue laws; and all laws forthe benefit and protection of customs officers making seizures for violating revenue laws shall apply to officers making seizures for violating the postal laws. · See sec. 828 as to return to sender of letters or other matter seized or detained for violatlon of law ; sec. 299, as to disposition of penalties and forfeitures.

CHAPTER 3

TRANSPORTATION OF MAILS BY RAILROADS

AUTHORIZATION, RATES, AND REQUffiEMENTS OF SERVICE

A.djaatment of compensation. 1726. The Postmaster General is authorized and di­ (Space basis act.) rected to adjust the compensation to be paid to rail­ 39 n. s. c. 524. r.oad companies for the transportation and handling of the mails and furnishing facilities and services in con­ nection therewith upon the conditions and at the rates hereinafter provided. Classes of service. 2. The Postmaster General may state railroad mail 39 u. s. c. 525. routes and authorize mail service thereon of the follow­ ing four classes, namely: Full railway post-office car service, apartment railway post-office car service, storage­ car service, and closed-pouch service. -full R. P. 0. cars. 3. Full railway post-office car mail service shall be 39 u. s. c. 526. service by cars forty feet or more in length, construct.ed, fitted up, and maintained for the distribution of mails on trains. The authorizations of full railway post-office cars shall be for standard-sized ~rs sixty feet in length, inside measurement, except as hereinafter provided. -apartment R. P. 0. cars. 4. Apartment railway post-office car mail service shall 39 u. s. c. 527. be service by apartments less than forty feet in length in cars constructed, fitted up, and maintained for the dis­ tribution of mails on trains. Two standard sizes "of apartment railway post-office cars may be authorized and paid for, namely, apartments fifteen feet and thirty feet in length, inside measurement, except as hereinafter provided. --storage cars. 39 u. s. c. 528. 5. Storage-car ma.ii service shall .be service by cars used for the storage and carriage of mails in transit other than by full and apartment railway post-office cars. The

670 TITLE X.-TRANStFORTATION OF THE MAILS §1726 authorizations for storage cars shall be for cars sixty feet in length, inside measurement, except as hereinafter provided. Storage space in units of three feet, seven feet, fifteen feet, and thirty feet, both sides of car, may be authorized in baggage cars at not exceeding pro rata of the rates hereinafter named for sixty-foot storage cars. NOl'll.-The UJlit of seven feet of storage space was discontinued and a Note. 70-foot full storage car and additional lesser storage units were author- ized by orders of the Interstate Commerce Commission. (See secs. 1727 and 1728.) -scope of car 6. Service by full and apartment railway post-office service. cars and storage cars shall include the carriage therein 89 u. s. c. 529. of all mail matter, equipment, and supplies for the mail service and the employees of the Postal Service or Post Office Department, as shall be directed by the Postmaster General to be so carried. . 7. Closed-pouch mail service shall be the transporta­ --dosed pouch service defined. tion and handling by railroad employees of mails on 39 u. s. c. 530. trains on which full or apartment railway post-office cars are not authorized, except as hereinbefore provided. The authorizations for closed-pouch service shall be for units of seven feet and three feet in length, both sides of car. NOTll.-The unit of seven feet was discontinued and additional closed Note. wucb units authorized by orders of the Interstate Commerce Commission. (See secs. 1727 and 1728.) 8. (a) The rates of payment for the services author­ Rates per mile and initial and ized in accordance with this section shall be as follows, terminal allow­ ances. namely: 39 u. s. c. 531. ( b) For full railway post-office car mail service at not. exceeding 21 cents for each mile of service by a sixty­ foot car. (See note under par. 11 (a).) (a) In addition thereto he may allow no~ exceeding $4.25 as a combined initial and terminal rate for each one~way trip of a sixty-foot car. (See note under par. 11 (b).) 9. (a) For apartment railway post-office car mail serv­ 39 u. s. c. :>31. ice at not exceeding 11 cents for each mile of service by a thirty-foot apartment car and 6 cents for each mile of service by a fifteen-foot apartment car. (See note under par. 11 (a).) · ( b) In addition .thereto he may allow not exceeding $2.75 as a combined initial and terminal rate for each one-way trip of a thirty-foot apartment car and $2 as a

671 §1726 POSTAL LAWS AND REGULATI'ONS combined initial and terminal rate for each one-way trip of a fifteen-foot apartment car. (See note under par. 11 (b).) - 39 u. s. c. 1131. 10. (a) For storage-ocar mail service at not exceeding 21 cents for each mile of service by a sixty-foot car. (See note under par. 11 (a).) ( b) In addition thereto he may allow not exceeding $4.25 as a combined initial and terminal rate for each one-way trip of a sixty-foot car. (See note under par. ll(b).) 39 u. s. c. :S31. 11. (a) For closed-pouch service, at not exceeding 1% cents for each mile of service when a three-foot unit is authorized, and 3 cents for each mile of service when a seven-foot unit is authorized. Note. NOTll.-Bates of pay, pars. 8 (b), 9 (a), 10 (a), and 11 (a) were In­ creased by orders of the Interstate Commerce Commission. (See secs. 1727 and 1728.) (b) In addition thereto he may allow not exceeding 25 cents as the combined initial and terminal rate for each one-way trip of a three-foot unit of servioo and 50 cents as a combined initial and terminal rate for each one-way trip of a seven-foot unit of service.

Note. - NOTE.-~e initial and terminal rates (see pars. 8 (c), 9 (b), 10 (b), and 11 (b) were canceled and abolished, payments ln lieu thereof being included in the line rates.I. by order of the Interstate Commerce Com· mission of December 23, lu19. Oversize and undersize cara. 12. Where authorizations are made for cars of the 39 u. s. c. :S32. standard lengths of sixty, thirty, and fifteen feet, as provided by sections 526 and 527 of this title (pars. 3 and 4 of this section), and the railroad company is un­ able to furnish such cars of the length authorized, but furnishes cars of lesser length than those authorized, but which are determined by the Department to be sufficient for the service, the P<>Stmaster General may accept the same and pay only for the actual space furnished and used, the compensation to be not exceeding pro rata of that provided by section 531 of this title (pars. 8 (b) and 9 (a) of this section) for the standard length so author­ ized. The Postmaster General may accept cars and apartments of greater length than those of the standard requested, but no compensation shall be allowed for such excess lengths. Land-grant rates. 13. Railroad companies whose railroads were con­ 39 u. s. c. Ci36. structed in whole or in part by a land grant made by Congress, on the condition that the mails should be

672 \.! \ '-) TITLE. X.--TRANSIPORTATION OF THE MAILS §1726 transported over their roads at such price as Congress should by law direct, shall receive only eighty per centum of the compensation otherwise authorized by this chapter. 14. The initial and terminal rate$ provided for in sec­ Initial and terminal ra tea. tion 531 of this title (pars. 8, 9, 10, and 11) shall cover -service cov­ ered by. expenses of loading and unloading mails, switching, 39 u. s. c. 533. lighting, heating, cleaning mail cars, and all other ex­ penses incidental to station service, and required by the Postmaster General in connection with the mails that are not included in the car-mile rate. The allowance for full railway post-office cars, apartment railway post· office cars, and storage cars may be varied in accordance -maybe with the approximate difference in their respective cost varied. of construction and maintenance. NoTJJ.-See note to pars. 8 (o), 9 (1'), 10 (b), and 11 (1').

15. In computing the car miles of the full railway R. P. 0. space to be com­ post-office cars and apartment railway post-office cars, the puted in both directions. maximum space authorized in either direction of a round­ 39 u. s. c. 534. trip car run shall be regarded as the space to be computed in both directions, unless otherwise mutually agreed upon.

16. In computing the car miles of storage cars, the Computation of storage maximum space authorized in either direction of a round­ space. trip car run shall be regarded as the space to be com­ 39 u. s. c. 535. puted in both directions, unless the car .to be used by the company in the return movement, or otherwise mutually agreed upon. See sec. 1727, par. 1 (o), as to authorizations of lesser storage units in both directions. 17. New service and additional service may be author­ Authorization ized at not exceeding the rates herein provided, and serv­ and discon­ tinuance of ice may be reduced or discontinued with pro rata reduc­ service. tions in pay, as the needs of the Postal Service may 39 u. s. c. 564. require. No additional pay shall be allowed for addi­ tional service unless specifically authorized by the Post­ master General. 18. The Postmaster General is authorized to make Special con­ tracts with special contracts with the railroad companies for the railroad com­ panies. transportation of the mails where in his judgment the 39 u. s. c. 565. conditions warrant the application of higher rates than those herein specified, and make report to Congress of all cases where such special contracts are made and the terms and reasons therefor.

160223°--41----44 673 §1726 POS'TAL LAWS AND REGULATIONS

Construction and mainte­ 19. All cars or parts of cars used :for the Railway Mail nance of cars. 39 u. s. c. 537. Service shall be of such construction, style, length, and character, and furnished in such manner as shall be re­ quired by the Postmaster General, and shall be con­ structed, fitted up, maintained, heated, lighted, and cleaned by and at the expense of the railroad companies. No pay shall be allowed :for service by any railway post­ office car which is not sound in material and construction and which is not equipped with sanitary drinking-water . containers and toilet facilities, nor unless such car is regularly and thoroughly cleaned. The Postmaster Gen­ eral shall not approve or allow to be used, or pay for service by, any full railway post-office car not constructed o:f steel or steel underframe or equally indestructible ma­ terial; and all :full railway post-office cars accepted for this service and contracted for by the railroad companies shall be constructed of steel. See sec. 2106 as to the character of construction of full and apartment railway post-ofllce cars. Service per- .lV" 20. Service over property owned or controlled by an- formed by one~ . . . carrier over other company or a termmal company shall be considered propertyof . f h . d · h another. · service o t e ra1 1roa company usmg sue property and 39U.S. c. 566. h f th h . 1 '1":"71~...... not t at o e ot er or termma company. Se-+r·AFf nee over - ltmd gpRnt toads slmll-be-paid ~ai-~- Necessary fa­ 21. Railroad companies carrying the mails shall fur­ cilities for protecting and nish all necessary :facilities for caring handling mails :for and handling to be provided them while in their custody. They shall furnish all cars by railroad companies. or parts of cars used in the transportation and distribu­ 39 u. s. c. 538. tion of the mails, except as herein otherwise provided, and place them in stations before the departure of trains at such times and when required to do so. They shall provide station spaee and rooms for handling, storing, and transfer o:f mails in transit, including the separa­ tion thereof, by packages for connecting lines, and such distribution of registered mail in transit as may be neces­ sary, and for offices for the employees of the Railway Mail Service engaged in such station work when required by the Postmaster General, in which mail from station boxes may be distributed if it does not require additional space. Penalty for failure to fur­ 22. If any railroad company carrying the mails shall nish and main­ tain cars or fail or refuse to provide cars or apartments in cars for a partments. distribution 39 u. s. c. 567. purposes when required by the Postmaster ·

674 TITLE X.-TRANSIPORTATION OF THE MAILS §1726 General, or shall :fail or refuse to construct, fit up, main­ tain, heat, light, and clean such cars and provide such appliances for use in case o:f accident as may be required by the Postmaster General; it shall be fined such reason­ able sum as may, in the discretion o:f the Postmaster General, be deemed proper. Railroad com­ 23. The Postmaster General shall in all cases decide panies re­ quired under upon what trains and in what manner the mails shall be penalty to transport mail, conveyed. Every railroad company carrying the mails supplies, etc. shall carry on any train it operates, and with due speed, 39 u. s. c. 539. all mailable matter, equipment, and supplies directed to be carried thereon. If any such railroad company shall fail or refuse to transport the mails, equipment, and sup­ plies ·when required by the Postmaster General on any train or trains it operates, such company shall be fined such reasonable amount as may, in the discretion of the Postmaster General, be deemed proper. 24. The Postmaster General may make deductions Deductions of pay for re­ from the pay ·of railroad compa.nies carrying the mails duced service and imposition under the provisions of sections 524 to 568 of this title of fines for delinquencies. for reduction in service or infrequency of service where, 39 u. s. c. 568. in his judgment, the importance of the facilities with­ drawn or reduced requires it, and impose fines upon them for delinquencies. He may deduct the price of the value of the service in cases where it is not performed, and not exceeding three times its value if the failure be occa­ sioned by the fault of the railroad company. 25. The provisions of sections 524 to 568 of this title Combined steamboat and shall apply to service operated by railroad companies railroad serv­ ice. partly by railroad and partly by steamboats. 39 u. s. c. 540. 26. The provisions of sections 524 to 568 of this title Mails conveyed in freight respecting the rates of compensation shall not apply to trains. mails conveyed under special arrangement in freight 39 u. s. c. 555. trains, for which rates not exceeding the usual and just freight rates may be paid, in accordance with the classi­ fications and tariffs approved by the Interstate Com­ merce Commission. 27. Railroad companies carrying the mails shall sub­ Reports of service per­ mit, under oath when and in such form as may be formed. required by the Postmaster General, evidence as to the 39 u. s. c. 556. performance of service.

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f;~':in~r~:i- 28. The Postmaster General shall, from time to time, matter at rates paid by ex­ request information from the Interstate Commerce Com­ press com­ to panies. mission as the revenue received by railroad companies 39 u. s. c. 557. from express companies for services rendered in the transportation of express matter, and may, in his discre­ tion, arrange for the transportation of mail matter other than of the first class at rates not exceeding those so as­ certained and reported to him, and it shall be the duty of the railroad companies to carry such mail matter at such rates fixed by the Postmaster General. Carload and 29. The Postmaster General may, in his discretion, less-than-car­ load rate of petition the Interstate Commerce Commission for the fourth-class matter and deternlination of a postal carload or less-than-carload periodicals. 39 u. s. c. 558. rate for transportation of mail matter of the :fourth class and periodicals, and may provide :for and authorize such transportation, when practicable, at such rates, and it shall be the duty of the railroad companies to provide and perform such service at such rates and on the condi­ tions prescribed by the Postmaster General. Postmaster General may 30. The Postmaster General may, in his discretion, distinguish between the distinguish between the several classes o:f mail matter several classes of mail matter. and provide :for less frequent dispatches of mail matter 39 u. s. c. 559. of the third and fourth classes and periodicals when lower rates for transportation or other economies may be secured thereby without material detriment to the service. Return to the 31. The Postmaster General may return to the mails, malls of equip­ ment, supplies, when practicable for the utilization of car space paid for etc. 39 u. s. c. 560. and not needed for the mails, postal cards, stamped en­ velopes, newspaper wrappers, empty mail bags, furni­ ture, equipment, and other supplies for the Postal Service. Empty mail bap, etc., to be 32. The Postmaster General, in cases o:f emergency be­ returned to the mails. tween October first and April first of any year, may 39 u. s. c. 561. return to the mails empty mail bags and other equipment theretofore withdrawn therefrom as required by law, and, where such return requires additional authorization of car space, pay :for the transportation thereof as pro­ vided for herein out of the appropriation for inland transportation by railroad routes. Weighing of the mails. 33. The Postmaster General may have the weights o:f 39 u. s. c. 562. mail taken on railroad mail routes, and computations of

676 TITLE X.-TRANSIPORTATION OF THE MAILS §1726 the average loads of the several classes of cars and other computations for statistical and administrative purposes made at such times as he may elect, and pay the expense thereof out of the appropriation for inland transporta­ tion by railroad routes. Railway com­ 34. All railway common carriers are hereby required mon carriers required to to transport such mail matter as may be offered for trans­ transport the mails. portation by the United States in the manner, under the 39 u. s. c. 541. conditions, and with the service prescribed by the Post­ master General and shall be entitled to receive fair and reasonable compensation for such transportation and for the service connected therewith. Interstate 35. The Interstate Commerce Commission is hereby Commerce Commission empowered and directed to fix and determine from time empowered to fix rates and to time the fair and reasonable rates and compensation compensation. for the transportation of such mail matter by railway 39 u. s. c. 542. common carriers and the service connected therewith, prescribing the method or methods by weight, or space, or both, or otherwise, for ascertaining such rate or com­ pensation, and to publish the same, and orders so made and published shall continue in force until changed by the commission after due notice and hearing. 36. In fixing and determining the fair and reasonable Commission to consider rela­ rates for such service the commission shall consider the tion existing between rail­ relation existing between the railroads as public-service roads and the Government. corporations and the Government, and the nature of such 39 u. s. c. 543. service as distinguished, if there be a

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Postmaster General au­ 39. The Postmaster General may employ such clerical thorized to em­ ploy clerical and other assistance as shall be necessary to ca.rry out and other as­ sistance and the provisions of sections 524 to 568 of this title, and may rent quarters. District of Columbia, if 39 u. s. c. 546. rent quarters in , necessary, for the clerical force engaged thereon, and pay for the same out of the appropriation for inland transportation by railroad routes. The Postmaster Gen­ eral shall file with the commission a comprehensive plan for the transportation of the mails on said railways and shall embody therein what he believes to be the reason­ able rate or compensation the said railway ca.rriers should receive. Commiesion to give each car­ · 40. Thereupon the commission shall give notice of not rier 30 days' notice. less than thirty days to each carrier so required to trans­ 39 u. s. c. 547. port mail and render service, and upon a day to be fixed by the commission, not later than thirty days a.fter the expiration of the notice herein required, each of said car­ riers shall make answer and the commission shall pro­ cOOd with the hearing as provided by law for other hearings between carriers and shippers or associations. · Testimony, etc. 41. All the provisions of the law for taking testimony, 39 u. s. c. 548. securing evidence, penalties, and procedure are hereby made applicable. ClassUlcatfon 42. For the purpose of determining and fixing rates or of carriers. 39 u. s. c. 1549. compensation hereunder the commission is authorized to make such classification of carriers as may be just and reasonable and, where just and equitable, fix general rates applicable to all carriers in the same classification. Additional such and the final determination weighing of the 43. Pending hearings~ mails. of the question, if the Interstate Commerce Commission 89 u. s. c. 550. shall determine that it is necessary or advisable, in order to carry out the provisions of this chapter, to have addi­ tional and more frequent weighing of the mails for sta­ tistical purposes, the Postmaster General, upon request of the commission, shall provide therefor in the manner pre­ scribed by law, but such weighing need not be-for more than thirty days. · Establishment 44. At the conclusion of the hearing the commission of rate or com­ pensation by shall establish by order a fair, reasonable rate or com­ order of com­ mission. pensation to be received, at such stated times as may be 39 u. s. c. 551. named in the order, for the transportation of mail mat­ ter and the service connected therewith, and during the

678 TITLE X.-TRA.NS!PORTATION OF T~E MAILS §1726 continuance of the order the Postmaster General shall pay the carrier from the appropriation for inland trans­ portation by railroad routes such rate or compensation. 45. Either the Postmaster General or any such carrier Reexamination after six may at any time after the lapse of six months from the months. 39 u. s. c. 553. entry of the order assailed apply for a reexamination, ari.d thereupon substantially similar proceedings shall be had with respect to the rate or rates for service covered by said application, provided said carrier or carriers have an interest therein. Commission 46. For the purpose$ of sections 524 to 568 of this title vested with powers author­ the Interstate Commerce Commission is hereby vested ized by law in with all the powers which it is authorized by law to the investiga­ tion. exercise in the investigation and ascertainment of the 89 u. s. c. 554. justness and reasonableness of freight, passenger, and express rates to be paid by private shippers. Land-grant ¥ 47. The Interstate Commerce .Commission shall allow rates. to railroad companies whose railroads were constructed 39 u. s. c. 552. in whole or in part by a land·grant made by Congress on condition that the mails should be transported over their roads at such price as Congress should by law direct only eighty per centum of the compensation paid other railroads for transporting the mails and all service by the railroads in connection therewith. · Government to 48. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, pay full rate. 1940! Sept. 18z. but subject to the provisions of seotions 1 ( 7) and 22 of Publ c, No. 780. the Interstate Commerce Act, as amended, the full ap­ plicable commercial rates, fares, or charges shall be paid for transportation by any common carrier subject to such Act of any persons or property ·for the United States, or on its behalf, except that the foregoing provision shall not apply to the transportation of military or naval prop­ erty of the United States moving for military or naval and not for civil use or to the transportation of members of the military or naval forces of the United States (or of propei;ty of such members) when such members are traveling on official duty; and the rate determined by the Interstate Commerce Commission as reasonable therefor shall be paid for the transportation by railroad of the United States mail: Provided, however, That any carrier by railroad and the United States may enter into con­ tracts for the transportation of the United States mail

{ . "' ..l 679 §1726 ~AL LAWS AND REGULATIONS for less than such rate: P-r01Jided f'IJ;f'the'r, That section 3709, Revised Statutes (U. S. C., 1934 edition, title 41, sec. 5), shall not hereafter be construed as ~uiring ad­ vertising for bids in connection with the procurement of transportation services when the services required can be procured from any common carrier lawfully operating in the territory where such services are to be performed. b) If any carrier by railroad furnishing such trans­ portation, or any predecessor in interest, shall have re~ ceived a grant of lands from the United States to aid in the construction of any part of the railroad operated by it, the provisions of Jaw with respect to compensation for such transportation shall continue to apply to such trans­ portation as though subsection (a) of this section had not been enacted until such carrier shall file with the Sec­ retary of the Interior, in the form and manner prescribed by him, a release of any claim it may have against the United States to lands, interests in lands, compensation, or reimbursement on account of lands or interests in lands which have been granted, claimed to have been granted, or which it is claimed should have been granted to such carrier or any such predecessor in interest under any grant to such carrier or such predecessor in interest as aforesaid. Such release must be filed within one year from the date of the enactment of this .Act. Nothing in this section shall be construed as requiring any such car­ rier to reconvey to the United States lands which have been heretofore patented or certified to it, or to prevent the issuance of patents confirming the title to such lands as the Secretary of the Interior shall find have been here­ tofore sold by any such carrier to an innocent purchaser for value or as preventing the issuance of patents to lands listed or selected by such carrier, which listing or selection has heretofore been fully and finally approved by the Secretary of the Interior to the extent that the issuance of such patents may be authorized by law. Penalty for re­ fusal of rail­ 49. It shall be unlawful for any railroad company to road company to perform refuse to perform mail service at the rates or methods of mall service. 39 U. 8. C.1163. compensation provided by law when required by the Post­ master General so to do, and for such o:ffense shall be fined $1,000. Each day of refusal shall constitute a separate ~:ffense.

680 TITLE X,--TRANSIPORTATION OF THE MAILS §1727

1727. (a;) Where authorizations are made for cars or apart­ Railway mail pay. ments of the standard lengths. of 60, 30, and 15 feet, and the Oversize and railroad company is unable to furnish such cars or apartments of undersize R.P. 0. cars and the length authorized, but furnishes cars or apartments of lesser apartments. I. C. C. order length, but which are accepted by the department to be sufficient Nov. 18, 1921. for the service, payment shall be made only for the actual space furnished and used, the compensation to be not exceeding pro rata of that provided for the standard length authorized. The Post­ master General may accept cars and apartments of greater length than those of the standard requested, but no compensation shall be allowed for such excess lengths except that where an oversize car is furnished storage units may be authorized therein on either the basis of actual measurement or count of sacks and outside packages, whichever may be more practicable, provided that in no case shall payment be made for more than the actual length of the car. ( b) In computing the car-miles of full and apartment railway Basis of com­ putation of R. post-office cars, the maximum space authorized in either direction P. 0 . mileage. r. C. C. order of a round-trip car run shall be regarded as the space to be com­ Dec. 23, 1919. puted in both directions. ( c) In computing the miles of service of a storage car or lesser -storage­ space mileage. storage-space unit, the maximum space authorized in either di· I. C. C. order rection of a round-trip car run shall be regarded as the space July 10, 1928. to be computed in both directions unless any part of the car containing such unit be used by the railroad company ·in the return movement. (a) All regular authorizations for full railway postal (post­ Authoriza tlone of service ma:v office) cars, apartment railway post-office cars, and full storage be discon- · tlnued. cars may be discontinued, in accordance with the needs of the --at what service at established railway passenger or freight division points points. I. C. C. order or junctions at which the train ts scheduled to stop. July 10, 1928. (e) Regular authorizations of lesser closed-pouch and storage Regular au­ thoriza tlons to units shall not be changed en route at other than junction or be changed at junction or di­ division points, but they may begin at the point where closed­ vision points. pouch or storage space becomes necessary and may be terminated I. C. C. order July 10, 1928. at the point where the last mails are dispatched. (f) For the purpose of making changes in authorizations in -"junction" defined. lesser units of closed-pouch and storage s1'ace, a "junction" will be considered to be a point where two railroad lines of the same or of dUferent companies cross or diverge, and at which mails are regularly received or dispatched by any train. ( g) The same regular .lesser unit of closed-pouch and storage Same lesser units author­ space shall be authorized on every day of the week upon which ized, when. I. C. C. order closed-pouch and storage mails are carried in lesser units. July 10, 1928. ( h) All units of emergency space needed to supplement regu­ Emergency space. lar authorizations shall be 3, 6, 9, 12, 15, 18, 21, 24, Z'l, or 30 -authoriza­ feet without duplication or grouping, and such units may be tion and dis­ continuance. discontinued, increased, or decreased at any point where a tluctu­ I. C. C. order ation in the volume of mail carried requires a change from one July 10. 1928. unit to another.

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Where com-. ( i) Whenever a regularly authorized unit of storage or closed· bined storage unite necessi­ Pouch space, combined with an emergency unit, necessitates the tate use of more than 30 use of more than 30 ·feet linear space in a baggage car, or storage feet of space. car used exclusively for the mails, a 60-foot car shall be author· I. C. C. order Dec. 23, 1919. ized and paid for on the basis of the round trip, provided the car is not used by the railroad company in the opposite direction. Wben regular authorizations (J) Whenever a regular authorization of less than 30 feet is may be in­ exceeded on more than 50 percent of the trips in any calendar creased. I. C. C. order month the appropriate higher unit shall be authorized. Whenever July 10, 1928. a regular authorization of 30 feet of storage space is exceeded under like condition a full storage car of the appropriate length of 00 or 70 feet shall be authorized on the days of the week on which the 30-foot unit is exceeded on more than 50 percent of the trips on such days. A regular authorization may be reduced to the appropriate smaller unit which would have accommodated the mails on more than 50 percent of the trips in any calendar month. This rule will not apply to the month of December.· Railroad com­ (k) Where the railroad companies are required by the de­ panies to be · separately partment ~ perform side, terminal, or transfer service, they shall compensated is for side, ter- be separately compensated for such service, unless the service performed in or directly -contiguous to railway terminals and tr~nnas1le~rserv­ ice. depots. The amount to be paid therefor shall be measured by I. C. C. order the amount paid by ·the railroad to contractors plus 3 percent; Dec. 23, 1919. · and where the service is performed by agents or employees of the railroad companies the payment shall be for the value of the pro rata time of such railway agents or employees while engaged in rendering the service, including cost of vehicular service that may be necessary, with the addition of 8 percent -where the (l) Where the railroad companies contract for such service companies con­ tract for such contracts shall be let to the lowest responsible bidder UPoD adver­ service. I. C. C. order tisement. Readjustment for such service shall .be made annually. Dec. 23, 1919. The railroad companies shall submit certified copies of each contract to the Postmaster General on or before July 1 of each year showing the rate of payment for the ensuing year, and the amounts specified in such contracts plus 3 percent shall be ac­ cepted as the basis of payment to the Postmaster General here­ tofore prescribed. The railroad companies shall also furnish the Postmaster General each year, on or before July 1, a detailed statement of the daily time consumed in handling the mails by their agents or employees at each point where side, terminal, or transfer service is performed, which statement shal be verified by a responsible otllcial of the company conversant with the facts, and such verified statement shall compute the pro rata payment of the agent or employee performing the service, based on the time actually consumed, and the amount named in the statement plus 3 percent shall constitute the basis of payment for the next ensuing year, unless in special cases, and for good cause, the Postmaster General may require further statements and verifi­ cations from any particular railroad company at other periods of the year.

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(m) That from time to time; at least once in two years, the Tests to be conducted to Postmaster General,. upon notification to the railroads, and with determine car­ their presence and assistance, shall conduct tests to determine the rying capacity of 1 foot or 3 number of sacks and outside packages that will fill a foot. or 3 feet of space. I . C. C. order feet of space in a car, and the results thereof shall be re1lected in Dec. 23, 1919. changes of rules, where necessary, in the count of sacks and 'packages as the basis for measurement. . (n) That payments for transportation of the mails, and the Payments to bemade services connected therewith shall be made each month after the monthly. service has been performed. I. C. C. order Dec. 23, 1919. . 2. (a) '.l;'hat the fair and reasonable rates of pay to be received Rates fixed by I. C. C. order for the transportation of mail matter and the service connected July 10, 1928. therewith on and after August 1, 1928, by all carriers except those hereafter shown in par. 2 (b), 2 (c), and par. 3, be, and they are hereby, established as follows:

For each mile of !lervlce by- Rate For each mile of service by- Rate

en.ti Cent• · 60-foot railway P<>at-ofllee car ___ __ 30. 00 lll·foot storage space______13. 00 30-foot apartment Clll'------21. l!O 12-foot storage space. ______11. 00 16-foot apartment oar_ • ______14. l!O 9-foot storage space ______8. 75 70-foot storage oar------47.00 6-.foot storage space. _. __. ______6. 2IS 60-foot storage car·------40. l!O 3-foot storage space ______3. l50 30-foot storage space ______2i. ro 16-foot closed-pouch space ______14. 50 27-foot storage space______.______:Ml. 00 12-foot closed-pouch space ______12. 50 24-foot storage space ______18. 50 ti-foot closed-pouch space ______10. 2IS 21-foot storage space ______16. 75 6-foot closed-pouch space ______7.ro 18-foot storage space ______15.00 3-foot closed-pouch space ______4. ro

Pro'Vided, That the minimum payment on any .mail route, over -minimum rate. any part of which mail is transported not less than six days a week, shall be-$72 per mile per annum. (b) That the fair and reasonable rates of pay to be received New England for the transportation of mail matter and the service connected rates. therewith on and after August 1, 1928, by the Bangor & Aroos­ took Railroad Co., & Albany Railroad ( Cen­ tral Railroad Co., lessee), Boston & Railroad, Central Ver­ mont Railway, Inc., Maine Central Railroad Co., the New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad Co. .• Rutland Railroad Co., Canadian Pacific Railway (Wells River, Vt., to Newport, Vt., and Richford, Vt., to Newport, Vt.), Quebec Central -Railway Co., Canadian National Railway Co. (Portland, Me., to. Boundary Line (n. o.), Vt., and Lewiston to Lewiston Jct. (n. o.), Maine), be, and they a!e hereby, established as follows:

For each mile of service by- Rate For each mile of service by- Rate

Ce nu Cent• 60-foot railway post-ofllce car ___ __ 52. l!O 11>-foot storage spllOO ______17. 75 31).foot apartment car ______29. 50 lZ-foot storage space ______15. 00 15-foot apartment car ______19. 50 9-foot storage space_ __ ------12.00 6-toot storage space______60-foot71).foot storage car------car ______63.00 8. 25 54. 00 3-foot storage space______4. 60 30-foot storage space______29. 50 l.S.toot closed pouch space ______19.50 27-foot storage space______27. 25 12-foot closed pouch space ______17.00 24-foot storage space______25. 00 9-toot closed pouch space ______14.00 21-foot storage space______22. 75 6-foot closed pouch space ______10.00 IS-foot storage space_ ___ ------~.25 3-foot closed pouch spllOO ______6.00 §1727 POSTAL LAWS AND REGULATIONS

-minimum Provided, That the minimum payment on any mail ro.ute, over rate. any part of which mail is transported not less than six days a week, shall be $96.50 per mile per annum. Bates for sepa­ (c) That the fair and reasonable rates of pay to be received rate1y OJ)erated railroads 100 for the transportation of mail matter and the service connected miles or Jess therewith on and after August 1, 19'28, by separately operated in length. railroads, not exceeding 100 miles in length, be, and they are hereby, established as follows :

(a) (b) (a) (b) Sep11. Sepa. Sepa- Sepa· rately rately rately rately op er- oper- oper- opcr- ated ated ated ated For each mile of service rail· rail- For each mile of service rail· rail- by- roads roads by- roads roads 60 to less 60 to Jess 100 than 100 than miles 60 miles Ii() in miles in In miles in length length length length ------Cent• Ctn ta Ctnta Centa 60-foot railway post-office 16-foot storage space ______24. liO 30. 76 car •• ------73.00 91. 00 12-foot storage space ______20. 75 26.00 30-foot apartment car ••••. 40. liO 50. 60 9-foot storage space.•••... 16.60 20.50 16-foot apartment car..••. 27.00 34 00 6-foot storage space..••... 11. 75 14.76 70-foot storage car •....•••. 88.00 110.00 3-foot storage space•.• •••. 7.00 8.15() 60-foot storage car ______75.50 94. liO 16-foot closed pouch space. 27.00 34.00 30-foot storage space.----- 40.50 15(). Ii() 12-foot closed pouch space. 23.00 28. 76 27-foot storage spnce .• · --- 37. 75 47.00 9-foot closed pouch space .. 18. 25 23.00 24-foot storage space ••••.. 35. 00 43.50 ' 6-foot closed pouch space .. 13. 25 16. 70 21-foot storage space • .•••. 31. 75 39.50 3-foot closed pouch space•. 8.00 10.00 18-foot storage space •• ____ 28.25 35.25

-minimum Provided, That the minimum payment on any mail route, over rate. any part of which mail is transported not less than six days a week, shall be $112.50 per mile per annum. Rates fixed for 8. (a) That the fair and reasonable rates of pay to be received Denver & Salt Lake Ry. for the transportation of mail matter and the service connected Co. I. C. C. order therewith on and after March 1, 1929, by the Denver & Salt Lake Feb. 9, 19211. Railway Co., be, and they are hereby, established as follows:

For each mile of service.by a- Rate For each mile of service by a- Rate

Ce TIU Ce TIU 60-foot railway postrl>ftice car .•.•. 54.00 12-foot storage space. ______16.00 30-foot apartment car __ ••• __.:. __ 30. 00 9-foot storage space ______13.00 16-foot a~artment car ••••••••.••• ~.00 6-foot storage space ______9.00 60-foot s rage car. ______56.00 a.root storage space ______5. 00 30-foot storage space______30.oo 16-foot closed-pouch space.. ____ 20. 00 27-foot storage space______28.00 12-foot closed-pouch space. ____ • 17. 00 24-foot storage space______26.00 9-foot closed-pouch space. ______H . 00 21-foot storage space______23. 75 6-foot closed-pouch space______10.00 18-foot storage space______21. 25 3-foot closed-pouch space•• _____ 6.00 16-foot storage space ______18. 75

Rates fixed by (b) That the fair and reasonable rates of pay to be received I. C. C. orders Feb. 9 and for the transportation of mail matter and the service connected Apr. 27, 1929. therewith by the Western Railroad & Navigation Co., McCloud River Railroad Co., County Narrow Gauge Railroad Co., Nevada Northern Railway Co., Quincy Railroad Co., San Diego & Eastern Railway Co., San Luis Valley Southern Railway Co., Sierra Railroad Co., Spokane International Railway Co., Laramie, North Park & Western Railroad Co., The Nevada Copper Belt Railroad Co., Washington, & 684- TITLE X.-TRANSIPOBTATION OF THE MAILS §1728

Railway Oo., Yreka Western Railroad Co., Yosemite Valley Rail­ way Co., Midland Terminal Railway Oo., & Truckee Rail­ way, , & Northern Railroad Corporation, Tonopah & Goldfield Railroad Co., and Trona Railway Co. be, and they are hereby, established as follows:

For sepa- rately oper­ ated rail­ For sepa- For rail­ roads not exceedln~ r:~:1 r~r_r- For each mile or service by a- roads over 100 miles m rol\ds less 100 miles length and than 50 In length not less miles In than 00 length miles In length

emu Centi Centi 60-foot railway pos,-oftlce car ___ _------67.00 81.00 101. 25 30-foot apartment car ______37.00 45.00 56.25 15-foot apartment car ______25.00 30.00 37.00 70-foot storage car------81.60 98.00 122. 50 60-foot storage car______. 70.00 84.00 105.00 30-foot storage space------37. 00 411.00 56.25 27-foot storage space ______35.00 42.00 52.60 24-foot storage space_.------32. 25 38. 75 48.25 21-f()Ot storage space ______29.25 35.00 «.OO 18-foot storage space------26. 25 31. 50 39.ro 15-foot storage space ______22. 75 27. 25 34.00 12-foot storage space ______19.00 22. 75 28. 25 9-foot storage space------15. 00 18.00 22.25 6-foot storage space ______10. 75 13.00 16. 00 3-foot storage space ______6. 26 7.50 9.00 15-foot closed-pouch space______25.00 30.00 37. 50 12-foot closed-pouch space______2LOO 25.50 31. 00 9-foot closed-pouch space ______17.00 20.60 25.50 6-foot closed-pouch space------12. 60 16.00 18. 75 3-foot closed-pouch space______7. llO 9.00 11.26

Minimum pay $125 per mile per 1mnum. (c) That the fair and reasonable rates of pay to be received for the transportation of mail matter and the service connected therewith, by the Canadian Pacific Railway Oo., Houlton, Me., Rates fixed by to Boundary Line (n. o.) ; Onawa, Me., to Boundary Line (n. o.) I. C. C. order. be, and they are hereby, established as follows: Dec. 23, 1919.

For each mile of service by a- Rate For each mile. of service by a- Rate

Centi Centi 60-foot railway post-office car ____ _ 33. 75 15·foot storage space ______12-foot storage space ______12.25 30-foot apartment CBr------18. 75 10.25 15-foot apartment car ______12.50 9-foot storage space. ______8.25 70-foot storage car ____ ------41.00 6-foot storage space______5. 75 60-foot storage car ______35.00 3-foot storage space______3.25 30-foot storage space ______" 18. 75 15-foot closed-pouch space ______12.50 27-foot storage space ______17. 75 12-foot closed-pouch space ______10. 75 24-foot storage space ______16. 75 9-foot closed-pouch space ______8. 75 21-foot storage space ______15.50 6-foot closed-pouch space ______6.50 18-foot storage space ______14.00 3-foot closed-pouch space ______3. 75 .

Minimum pay $62.50 per mile per annum.

RATES OF PAY OF RAILROAD COMPANIF.S 1728. Following are the rates of pay for the transportation of mails by railroads, as fixed by the Interstate Commerce Oommis- Rates of pa1' for transportation ~~ ~~~ railreads. 685 §1728 POSTAL LAWS AND REGULATIONS(

TABLIC A.-General rates applicable to all railroads e0cept. as shown in Tables B, O, D, at,"' lJJ

For railroads Gver For sep­ For sep­ 100 miles in IE 11gth arately arately operated For each mile of service by- 1----,---if---I ~.sf~a~: railroads Regular L lnd­ Ii() to 100 less than g ant miles in 50 miles rates r tes length in length

Centi ( mts Cents Cents 60-foot railway post-oftlce car______311.00 1. 20 73.00 91. 00 30-foot apartment car._------21. liO 7.20 40. 50 50.50 15-foot apartment car._------14. liO 1.60 27.00 34. 00 70.foot storage car______47.00 7. 60 88.00 110. 50 60-foot storage car______40. 50 2.40 75.50 114. liO 30-foot storage space ______21. Ii() 7. 20 40.50 50. 50 27-toot storage space______20.00 6. 00 37. 75 47. 00 24-foot storage space_ _. ______18.50 4.80 35.00 43. 50 21-foot18-foot storage space------space ______------_ 16. 75 3.40 31. 75 311. 50 11'>-foot storage space______15.00 ~-00 28.25 35.25 13.00 ~.40 24.50 30. 75 12-lbot storage sp11ce ______11.00 B.80 20. 75 26.00 II-foot storage space______8. 75 . 00 16.50 20. 50 6-foot storage space______:~ - 6.25 .00 11. 75 14. 75 3-foot storage space______3.50 .80 7.00 s. ro 15-foot closed-pouch space______14. 50 1 .60 27.00 34. 00 12-foot closed-pouch space______12. 50 1 .00 23. 00. 28. 75 II-foot closed-pouch space______10. 25 .20 18, 25 .. 23.00 6-foot closed-pouch space______7. 50 00 13. 211 16. 75 3-foot closed-pouch space______4. 50 60 8.00 1-0.00 Minimum pay per mile per e.nnum ______$72. 00 $51160 $112. 50 $112. 50

TABLE B.-Rates applicable to the railroads sho1mi below

Bangor & Aroostook Rallr oad Cp. Central Railway, Inc. Boston & Albany Rallrood (New York Maine Central Railroad Co. Central Railroad Co. lessee). New York, New Haven & Hartford Rail­ Boston &>Maine Railroad. road Co. Co~ J I Canadian· Natlonal Railway Quebec Central Railway Oo. Canadian Pacific Railway Co.t Rutland Railroad Co.

For each mile of service by- Rate For each mile of service by- Rate

Cents Qnta 60-foot railway post-oftlce car __ ___ 52. 00 15-foot storage space______17. 75 30-foot apartment car ______20.50 12-foot storage space______15. 00 15-foot apartment car ______19.50 II-foot storage space______12.00 70.foot storage car______63.00 6-foot storage space______8.25 60-foot storage CBT------54. 00 3-footstorage space______4. 50 30-foot storage space______29. 50 15-foot closed-pouch space______19. 50 27-foot storage space______27. 25 12-foot closed-pouch space ______17.00 24-foot storage space______25. 00. 11-foo't closed-pouch space ______14. 00 21-foot storage space______22. 75 6-foot closed-pouch space ______10. 00 18-foot storage space______20.25 3-foot closed-pouch space ______6.00

Minimum pay per mile per annum, $06.50. 1 Canadian!Natlonal Ry., route 101726, Portland1 Me., to Boundary Line (n. o.), Vt;, and route 101791, Lewiston to Lewiston Junction 1n. o.)1 Me., receive the rates shown in this table. Route 101735, Canadian Boundary Line 1n. o.) to Rouses Point, N. Y., route 102787, Suspension Bridge (n. o.) to Boundary Line (n. o.), N. Y.; route 102745, Boundary Line (n. o.) to Fort Covington, N. Y.; route 109726, Port Huron (Tunnel Sta.) to Boundary Line (n. o.), Mich., and Detroit to Boundary Line (n. o.), Mich., and route 110721, International Boundary Line (n. o.) (Warroad) to International Boundary Line (n. o.) (Spooner), Minn., receive the rates shown In Table A. •Canadian Pacific Ry., route 101716, Richford to Newport! Vt., and route 101797, Newport to Wells River, Vt., receive the rates shown In th s table. Route 101788, Houlton, Me·., to Boundary Line (n. o.k_ and route 101789, Onawa, Me., to Boundary Line (n. o.), receive th~atcs shown In Table D . ~o . "' ..,.( · .

686 TITLE X.-TRANSIPORTATION OF THE MAILS §1728

TABLE C. Rates appUcable to the railroads shown below Alabama, Tennessee & Northern Railroad Quincy Railroad Co. Corporstion. San Diego & Arizona Eastern~Railway Oo. California Western Railroad & Navigation San Luis Valley Southern Railway Co. Co. Sierra Railroad Co. Laramie, North Park & Western Railroad Spokane International Railway Oo•. Co. Tonopah & Goldfield Railroad Co. Mccloud River Railroad Co. Trona Railway Co. Midland Terminal Railway Oo. Virginia & Truckee Railway. Nevada Oountx Narrow Gauge Railroad Washington, Idaho & Montana Railway Co. Co. Nevada Copper Belt Railroad Oo. Yosemite Valley Railway Co. Nevada Northern Railway Co. Yreka Western Railroad Co.

For sepa- rately oper· ated rail· For sepa­ For rail· roads not rately oper· roads over exceeding ated rall· For each mile of service by a- 100 miles 100 miles In roads less In length length and than60 not less miles In than 60 length miles In length

CniU CmU Cent. 6

Minimum pay per mile per annum, $125.

TABLJD D.-Rates applicable to the Oanadtfain, Pamft,c Railway Oo.

For each mile of service by a- Rate For each mile of service by a- Rate

Centi cem. 60-foot railway post-office car.... . 33. 75 15-foot storage space______12. 25 30-foot apartment car______18. 75 12-foot storage space______10.25 15-foot apartment car______12. 50 9-foot storage space••••••••••••• •• 8. 25 70-foot storage car •.••. ...••...... 41.00 6-foot storage space. ______5. 75 SO-foot storage car...... •..•.• •••. 35.00 3-foot storage space...... 3.2.5 SO-foot storage space.•.•• ••••.•.•. 18. 75 15-foot closed-pouch space •••••••• 12. 50 27-foot storage spaoe •••••••••••••• 17. 75 12-foot closed-pouch space______10. 75 24-foot storage space. . . •. ••. . . .••. 16. 75 9-foot closed-pouch space______I!. 75 21-foot storage space.. __ ___ . ___ . _. 15. 50 6-foot closed-pouch space.••.•••.. 6.50 18-foot storage space______14.00 3-foot closed-pouch space ______3. 75

Minimum pay per mile per annum, $62.50. ·Canadian Pacific Ry. Oo., route 101788, Houlton, Me., to Boundary Line (n. o.); and route 101789, Onawa, Me., to Boundary Line (n. o.), receive the rates shown In this table. Route 101716, Richford to Newport, Vt., and route 101797, Newport to Wells River, Vt., receive the rates shown in Table B.

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687 §1729 POSTAL LAWS AND REGULATIONS

TABLE E.-Ratea applicable to the Denver ti Salt Lake Railway Oo.

For each mile of service by &- Rate For each mile of service by &- Rate

Crnt1 Crnt. 60-foot railway post-omce car ____ _ M.00 12-foot storage space______16.00 00.foot apartment car ______ao.oo 9-foot storage space______13.00 15-foot apartment car ______20.00 6-foot storage space ______9.00 60-foot storage car------56.00 3-foot storage space______6.00 00.foot storage space ______ao.oo lHoot closed-pouch space ______20.00 27-foot storage space ______28.00 12-foot closed-pouch space ______17.00 24-foot storage space ______26.00 9-foot closed-pouch space ______14.00 21-foot storage space______23. 76 6-foot closed-pouch space ______10.00 18-foot storage space______21. 26 a-toot closed-pouch space _____ .__ 6.00 15-foot storage space__ . ______• _ 18. 76

Contract. with­ out adnrtl1ins 1729. The Postmaster General may enter into con­ for bids. 39 u. s. c. 571. tracts for carrying the mail, with railway companies, without advertising for bids therefor. Malh not to be be carried without 1730. Mails shall not carried on any new railroad, or other departmental railroad or part thereof on which mail service has not been authority. authorized, either regularly or under waivers, until ordered by the Second Assistant Postmaster General. Recommenda­ tion for estab­ 2. Division superintendents of Railway Mall Service shall report lishment or to the General Superintendent with recommendation and facts extension of service to be upon which it is based, all cases for establishment of service on submitted by new railroads and extension of service on existing routes, and all R. M. S. cases for increase and decrease of space on all routes necessary to conform properly to the mails carried. Transportation 1731. Every railroad company carrying the mails of officers, agents, and employees of shall carry on any train it operates and without extra Department and Service and charge therefor the persons in charge of the mails and post-office inspector•. when on duty and traveling to and from duty, and all 39 u. s. c. 523. duly accredited agents and officers of the Post Office De­ partment and the Railway Mail Service and Post Office inspectors while traveling on official business, upon the exhibition of their credentials. 39U. S. C. 541a. 2. The Postmaster General is hereby authorized, in his discretion, to permit railroad and electric-car companies to provide mail transportation by motor vehicle over highways in lieu of service by train, the compensation for such service to be at a rate not in excess of the rate that would be allowed for similar service by railroad · or electric car, payment therefor to be made from the appropriate appropriation- for railroad transportation and mail-messenger service or electric- and cable-car service. •

688 TITLE X.-TRANS'PORTATION OF THE MAILS §1734

1732. Whenever a railroad company finds lt necessary to trans­ Tranafer at place of wreck fer at the place of a wreck or washout, its officials and employees orwa1hoat. shall. see that the malls and railway postal clerks are promptly transferred and every possible convenience furnished the clerks for working their mails. 2. Whenever a railroad company finds it necessary to set out a .car containing mail on account of bad order, or other operating conditions, its employees shall see that all mails in the car are transferred to vacant space in other cars in the train, or to an additional car if available: Prooided, That where the train in­ volved is an important passenger train and the transfer of all of the mails would result in a protracted delay to the train, the transfer may be limited to first-class and registered malls, daily newspapers, and special delivery, and special handling matter, and also to such other classes of mail as can be handled during the time of such transfer: Provided further, That where a following train will secure substantially the same connections and de­ liveries as would have been made by the train from which the car was set out, the mails may be held for such following train. Where the car set out is a distributing unit the railway postal clerks will render all possible assistance in the transfer of the malls. 1733. Otftces at stations for the employees of the Railway Mail :Maintenance of tranofer ofBeeo. Service engaged in station work shall be lighted, heated, fur­ nished, supplied with ice water, provided with toilet facilities (where such facilities are not easily accessible), and kept in order by the railroad company. 1734. Railroad companies shall require their employees who Rallroad-eom­ panie9 to keep handle the mails on trains to keep a record of all pouches due reeord of to be received or dispatched by them, and to check the pouches paaches. at the time they are received or dispatched. 2. Every irregularity in the receipt and dispatch of mail shall Irregularities to be promptly be reported by the employee to his superintendent promptly, and reported. if a probsble loss of or damage to mail is involved, or if the cause of failure to receive a pouch is not known, the report should be ma'de by wire, and the superintendent shall notify the division superintendent of Railway Mail Service without delay. A copy of the employee's report shall be attached to and become a part of the permanent pouch record. 3. Train pouch records shall be kept on file at the headquarters Train pouch records to be of division superintendents of railroad companies for at least one ftled. year immediately following the date the mail covered by them was ·handled, and shall be accessible there to post office inspectors and other agents of the Post Office Department. Where a bag­ gageman -performs service over two or more railroad divisions on a single trip, pouch records may be filed at the headquarters of the one division superintendent of the railroad company agreed upon by the division superintendents of the Railway Mail Service concerned.

160223°---41----46 689 §1735 POSTAL LAWS AND REGULATIONS

Records subject 4. Railroad companies shall require their employees t.o submit to examination. pouch records for examination to post om.ce inspectors and other duly accredited agents of the Post OtH.ce Department upon their request and exhibition of credentials to such employees. See secs. 741! and 762 as to record of pouches at post o1ftces; sec. 1779, by mail messengers ; sec. 2061!, by railway postal clerks. .

Railroad com­ 1735. Railroad companies shall forward timetables to the divi­ panies to fur­ sion superintendents and chief clerks of the Railway Mail Service nish time-tables. Telegraphic having supervision over the mail service on their lines not less than notice of change of 72 hours before taking e1fect. If for any reason it becomes neces­ trains, when. Rllry to temporarily annul, curtail, or suspend train service, im­ mediate telegraphic notice thereof shall be given the same officials. 2. At places where railroad companies have agents, such agents Notice ot schedules to shall notify the postmasters as soon as possible after receipt of postmasters. any notice of change in schedule of mail trains. Superintendents · 1736. ·Division superintendents of the Railway Mail Service shall to notify rail­ road companies promptly notify the proper officers of railroad companies of any of chance in changes in the list of closed pouches to be handled by railroad pouch list. employees. Letter boxes at 1737. When it appears that the public convenience will be sub­ railroad-depots. --companies served, the General Superintendent of Railway Mail Service rilay may place, authorize railroad companies to place letter boxes in their depots when. for the receipt of mail matter other than that for local delivery.

RECEIPT AND DELIVERY OF MAILS Receipt and 1738. Every railroad company shall take the mails from and delivery of malls b7 rail­ deliver them into all post offices and postal stations located 80 road companle1. rods or less from a railroad station at which . the company has --companies an agent or other representative, where required by the Post to be separateLy compensated Office Department, the company to be separate!y compensated for for such serv­ such service unless it is performed in or directly contiguoiis to ice. -when. railway terminals and depots. Company to 2. The railroad company shall give 30 days' advance notic1i to give notice of discontinuance the department at Washington, D. C., of the discontinuance of of agency or removal of an agency where mails are handled, or the removal of a station station. to a point outside the 80-rod limit, and the company shall not be relieved of the duty of handling the mails unleRB such notice is given. When the de­ 3. The department will provide for the carriage of mails to partment will provide receipt and from post offices and postal stations located more than 80 and delivery. rods from the nearest railroad station and also to and from post offices and postal stations located 80 rods or less from the nearest railroad station when the company has no agent or other repre­ sentative employed at such station. The department may also provide for such service at any post office or postal station and relieve the company of the performance of the service whenever such action is deemed advisable. Measurement 4. In all cases the distance between the railroad station and of distance be­ tween post the post office or postal station shall be measured by the shortest ofticeand station. route open to public travel, avoiding angles, from the nearest 690 TITLE- X.-TRANSIPOBTATION OF THE MAILS §1741

door of the baggage room to the nearest door of the post-o11lce building where the-receipt and delivery of the malls is practicable. In case there is no baggage room or station, the measurement shall be made_ from the middle of the station platform where mails are exchanged. The route need not be a way regularly dedicated to public use; and if it be over private property, no pro­ hibition against the Government shall be recognized which shall not alsa have been made and enforced against the general public. Definition of 5. AJJy person acting for an advantage to himself or another "agent" or by authority or consent of the railroad company, and representing " representa­ tive." in any manner the interests of the company or railroad in its bJisiness transactions with the public, shall be regarded as the company's agent or representative. / See ch. Ii, this title, as to mall-messenger service; sec. 1727, par. 1 (t) and (1), as to separate compensation tor side service. 1739. At connecting points where railroad stations are not over Tramferabe­ tweea eonneet- 80 rods apart the company having mails on its trains to be 111&" tram.. forwarded by a connecting train shall be required to transfer -how made. such mails and deliver them into the connecting train (unless relieved of the service by the department); first, where the two companies have agents or representatives employed, and, if the connection is not immediate, to deliver them to the agent of the company to .be properly-dispatched by the trains of said com­ pany; and, second, where the company having the mails for dispatch makes transfer of baggage or passengers. Transfers of mail between connecting trains of steam-railroad routes and cars of electric-railway routes shall be required to be made by the respective companies operating the routes where the railroad com­ pany employs an agent and its station is adjacent and readily accessible to the tracks of the electric-railway company and the connection is immediate, except where other provision for the service may be made by the Post Office Department. Companies shall be separately compensated for any such transfer service per­ formed by them unless it is performed in or directly contiguous to railway terminals and depots. Where the tracks of electric­ car routes are contiguous, transfers of mail between the cars shall be required of the operating companies when practicable and the connection is immediate. 1740. At places where railroad companies are required to take Bmplo7-of railroads. the mails from and deliver them into post offices or postal stations -not postal employees. or to transfer them to connecting railroads the persons employed ---<1uallftcatlons to perform such service shall be regarded as agents of the com­ of. panies and not employees of the postal service, and need not be sworn ; but such persons shall be more than 16 years of age and of suitable intelligence and character. Postmasters shall promptly report any violation of this requirement to the superintendent of Railway Mail Service. 1741. When it is desirable to have mails taken from the post Advance deliv­ ery b:r compa­ office or postal station to train at a polnt where the service nies. devolves Upon the company in advance of the regular time of

691 §1742 POSTAL LAWS AND REGULATIONS closing mails, the company shall be required to make such advance delivery as becomes necessary by the requirements of the service. Duties of rail­ 1742. Where a mail messenger is employed by the department road company and mail me1- nnd a railroad representative is on duty, the railroad company sen1rer. Railroad com­ shall not be required to receive mails from and deliver them into pany not the mail cars or place the mail on mail cranes if the volume of required to handle mails of mail is relatively small and can be readily handled by the depart­ small volume. -where no ment messenger by hand on one trip. At such a point where railroad mail trains arrive at times when there is no railroad representa­ representative Is on duty. tive on duty, the railroad company shall not be required to place the mails on or take them from trains, and if trucking is neces­ sary under such circumstances the railroad company shall pro­ vide and render accessible to the messenger the necessary trucks. The department reserves the right, however, in both cases to re­ quire the performance of this service by railroad employees at any time during the 24-hour period. (See secs. 1743 and 1776.) When depart­ ment messenger 2. When the department mail messenger cannot wait for the cannot watt delayed train without delaying the other mails, the railroad com­ for dela.yed train. pany shall be required to' take charge of and dispatch the mails for the delayed train and shall be responsible for the inward mail until it is delivered to the messenger or other authorized repre ~ sentative of the department. Delayed trains. 3. In cases where the company's agent cannot give the mail messenger or other carrier of ·the mail advance information as to. the time the train will arrive, the messenger need not wait for the train beyond its scheduled time of arrival. Where the train is reported as being more than two hours late, the messenger need not wait for the arrival of the train. In such cases the messenger may deliver the mail to the company's agent, or other representa­ tive, whose duty it shall be to dispatch the mail by proper train and to retain custody of the incoming mail, if any, until it is called for by the messenger. Where the train is reported to arrive within two hours of scheduled time, the messenger should wait for the arrival of the train, but need not wait more than two hours, at the expiration of which time he may turn the mails over to the agent, whose duty shall be the same as in the other cases: At a point where there is no railroad representative on duty and the mail messenger bas no means of ascertaining when a delayed -responsi­ bility of rail­ train wlll arrive, it is the duty of the mail messenger to wait road company. at least two hours beyond the scheduled time of arrival of the train, after which time he may return the mail to the past office -delivery to post offtce. · to be included in the next regular dispatch. In all cases where . mail ls turned over to the company's agent for dispatch the com­ pany shall be responsible for its proper handling, and the mes­ senger shall call for and deliver the incoming mail to the post office as soon as practicable after the arrival of the train unless the train arrives at a late hour of the night and the post office is closed, when the incoming mails may be disposed of a:s provided for in the section next following. Arrival of mall 1743. Whenever the mail on ·any railroad route arrives at a at late hour of niirbt. late hour of the night or at a time when the Government mea-

692 TITLE X.-TRANSPORTATION OF THE MAILS §1746

senger is not on hand to receive it, the railroad company shall, if a representative is on duty, retain custody thereof by placing the mail in a secure and safe room or apartment of the depot or station until called for or until the following morning, when it shall be delivered at the post oftlce, or to the GOvernment mes­ senger, at as early an hour as the necessities of the post omce may require. The department reserves the right, however, to re­ quire such service of the railroad company at times when the -au-e of mails. regular representative may not be on duty. 2. At points where there is no railroad representative em­ ployed or on duty and there is a railroad station or depot, and mail trains pass late at night, the railroad company shall, if deemed necessary by the Railway Mail Service, provide exchange of mails through a safe room in the depot or by means of a safe and suitable locked box at the station. 1744. When a train departs from a railroad station between 9 p. m. and 6 a. m., and it is deemed necessary to have the mail dispatched by such train, the division superintendent

693

~---"------§1747 POStl'AL LAWS AND . REGULATIONS

ment may authorize a time limit beyond which such train· may not be held excepting to load first-class mail, daily newspapers, and foreign mail if necessary to insure steamer connection. If the application of this provision to any train is desired by a rail­ road company, request should be made to the superintendent of Railway Mail Service for same, specifying reasons and length of time beyond which it is thought impracticable to hold the train in question. If such request is approved by the superintendent of Railway Mail Service any delayed mail involved under such authority as may be given shall be carried on the subsequent train in lieu of service authorized on the first train to the extent of any unused space thereon, no additional pay to be allowed the company unless the quantity of mail carried in both trains is in excess of that which could have been carried in the space authorized. Trains not to 2. Mail trains shall not be held beyond their scheduled time of be held for local malls. departure for mail originating in local post offices, terminal rail­ way post offices, or offices of publication. The Railway Mail Serv­ ice shall fix and enforce an ample time· limit in which mails shall be delivered to the railroad companies for dispatch. Responsibilitl' 3. At joint stations where mails are due to be transferred from tor transfer of mails at joint a train of one railroad company to a train of another, the mail stations. after being unloaded from the incoming train shall be held to be in the custOdy of the company operating the train to which the mall is due to be dispatched, and the responsibility for the trans­ fer shall then rest with that company: Malls to be ac­ 4. Whenever necessary to transfer passengers, baggage, or ex­ corded t rans­ fer with other press from one train to another, for any reason, all mails shall be traffic. included in the transfer unless such transfer is a regular connec­ tion coming within the provisions of paragraph 1. Classes of 5. Division superintendents of Railway Mail Service may cause mails that may be withhheld to be withheld catalogue, circular, parcel post, and ordinary paper fromimp0r­ tant trains. mails, in the order named, from dispatch to important trains if necessary and advisable to prevent delay to such trains, and for­ ward such mails in other trains in regular or emergency space. Mail cranea. 1747. At all points at which trains do not stop where the Post To be fur­ nished by com­ Office Department deems the exchange of mails necessary a panies. device for the receipt and delivery of mails satisfactory to the department shall be erected and maintained by the railroad company ; and pending the erection of such device the speed of trains shall be slackened so as to permit the exchange to be made with safety. Reduction of 2. Where the department deems it necessary to the safe ex­ speed or stop.. page. change of the mails, the railroad company shall be required to reduce the speed or stop the train. Lights OD 3. When mails are caught at night :from a crane, the railroad cranes. company shall furnish the lantern or light to be attached to the crane and keep it in proper condition, regularly placed, and lighted; also the light shall be so kept and displayed for the guidance of the clerks when delivery only is made. However, if the company has no agent or other employee at the station; the

694 TITLE X.-TRANSIPORTATION OF THE MAILS §1750

company shall furnish the light, which shall be cared for and placed by the department's carrier. 4. The engineer or motorman of a train in which railway post­ otftce service ls operated, shall give timely notice, by whistle or other signal, of its approach to a nonstop point at which mails are delivered or are taken from a mail crane, or both. See secs. '150 and '151 as to nse of mall cranes and catcher pouches. 1748. Evidence of the performance Railroad com­ of service by railroad com­ panies to oub­ panies shall be submitted by the companies, under oath, through mit evidence of the Railway Mail Service, in the form prescribed by the Post service. 01ftce Department, quarterly for regular service (or monthly in the discretion of the department) ; monthly ~or emergency serv­ ice, and quarterly for side and terminal service.

TEMPORARY SERVICE 1749. When a postmaster at a post office dependent on a rail­ Tempora17 1erv1ce, em­ road for its mail supply deems temporary mall service necessary plo:rment of, when railroad because of a failure of the railroad service, he shall ascertain service fails. from persons eligible to perform the service the lowest rate at which he can obtain such temporary service and immediately report the facts, by telegraph, if necessary, to the superintendent Report to su­ perintendent. · of Railway Mail Service in whose division the office is located, stating the cause and probable duration of the failure, the point from which temporary service is desired, and the lowest obtain­ able rate for such service. 2. The superintendent of Railway Mail Service shall endeavor Superintend­ to have the railroad company resume regular service. If not ent's duty. resumed, such temporary service as may be necessary shall be employed. In cases where all regular supply for an office is suspended, the superintendent may employ temporary service, if a reasonable bid therefor is obtained, before submitting the case to the department. In cases where temporary service is recom­ Report to de­ partment: mended to supplement other supply, the Second Assistant Post­ master General may authorize the employment of temporary service. The facts in. all cases shall be reported promptly to the department. 3. No temporary service rendered necessary by the failure of Temporary service must railroad service shall be employed by a postmaster until he has first be au­ first obtained authority therefor from the Rallway Maµ Service. thorized. 4. Postmasters, assistant postmasters, clerks in post offices, and Persons ineli­ gible to bid or members of the immediate families of postmasters and assistant receive pay. postmasters shall not be permitted to bid or receive pay for tem­ porary railroad service.

MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

1750. The Postmaster General Companies to shall request all rail­ fumiah depart­ road companies transporting the mails to furnish, under ment with data relative to 011- seal,. such data .relating to the operating, receipts, erationa. and 5 u. s. c. 389. expenditures of such roads as may, in his judgment, be

695 §1751 POSTAL LAWS' AND REGULATIONS deemed necessary to enable him to ascertain the cost of mail transportation and the proper compensation to be Postmaster General to paid for the same; and he shall, in his annual report to make recom­ mendations on Congress, make such recommendations, founded on the such informa­ tion. information obtained under this section, as shall, in his opinion, be just and equitable. Official matter maybe tram­ 1751. The Postmaster General may provide for the ported by expres1. transportation of official matter of any department of 39 u. s. c. 522. -franked con­ the Government over any railroad or express company gressional matter ex­ whenever he can do so at a saving to the Government cepted. and without detriment to the public service : Provided, That nothing in this section shall apply to official matter franked by Members of Congress. (See sec. 1726.) Freight ship­ ments of sec­ 1752. No publication shall be sent by freight if such ond-cla11 matter. method of transportation results in unfair discrimina­ 39 u. s. c. 576. Owner of pub­ tion. Whenever the owner of any publication required Jica tion may apply to Post by an order of the Post Office Department to be trans­ Office Depart­ ment for mitted by freight believes that he is unfairly discrimi­ hearing. -proceedings. nated against, he may apply to the Post Office Depart­ ment for an opportunity to be heard; and upon such application being duly filed in writing, the owner of such publication shall have opportunity for a full and fair hearing before said Department, and pending final de­ termination no change shall be made in the method of transportation of such publication as ordered by the Department. The testimony in any such hearing or pro­ ceedings shall be reduced to writing and filed in the Post Office Department prior to entering an order upon such Action follow­ ing adverse hearing. Upon such hearing if the Post Office Depart­ decision. ment decides adversely to the contention of the publisher, such publisher shall have the right, within the period of twenty days after the date of the order of the Post Office Department made upon such hearing, to appeal to the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia, for a review of such order by said Court of Appeals, by filing in the court a written petition praying that the order of the Post Office Department be set aside. A copy of such petition shall be forthwith served upon the Post Office Department and thereupon the said De­ partment forthwith shall certify and file in the court a transcript of the record and testimony. Upon the filing of such transcript the court shall have jurisdiction to affirm, set aside, or modify the order of the Department.

696 TITLE X.-TRANstPORTATION OF THE M.AILS §1752~

;Jurisdiction The jurisdiction of the United States Court of Appeals of Court of Appeals, Dis­ for the District of Columbia to affirm, set aside, or modify trict of Co­ such orders of the Post Office Department shall be exclu­ lumbia. sive. Such proceedings in the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia shall be given precedence over other cases pending therein and shall be in every way expedited. Distribution of 1752Yz. (a) Wherever it is :found that adequate rail­ malls on motor­ vehicle routes. road facilities are not available, the Postmaster General 1940 July 11, is authorized to contract for carrying the mails and Public No. 740. railway postal clerks on routes between points where, in his judgment, the conditions justify the operation of such service in motor vehicles especially designed and equipped for the distribution of mail en route : Provided, That such vehicles shall be constructed, fitted up, main­ tained, and operated in accordance with such specifica­ tions, rules, and regulations as he may prescribe : Pro­ vided fwrther, That the Postmaster General is authorized, within his discretion, to transport and provide for the distribution of mails in Government-owned motor ve­ hicles on such routes between points where in his judg­ ment the conditions justify the operation of such service: Provided further, That all laws and regulations govern­ ing Star Route Service, not in conflict with this Act, shall be applicable to contracts made under the authority of this Act: And povided further, That no contract shall be. awarded for a period of less than two years nor in excess of four years, and that payment for such service shall be from the appropriations for inland transportation by star routes. (b) The Postmaster General may, in his discretion, and in the interest of the Postal Service, and under slich rules and regulations as he may prescribe, provide for the distribution of mail on motor-vehicle routes iri motor vehicles specially designed and equipped for that purpose and provided for in section 1 (subparagraph (a)) of this Act : Provided, That the supervision and distribution of mails in motor-vehicle service, as herein provided, shall be under the jurisdiction of the Second Assistant Post­ master General, and the personnel therein shall be a part of the Railway Mail Service under the same working con­ ditions, rates of pay, travel allowance, and other benefits applicable to railway postal clerks: Aml povided further,

697 §1753 POS.-.rA.L LAWS AND REGULATIONS That payment for such service shall be from the appro­ priations for Railway Mail Service salaries and railway postal clerks' travel allowance. ( o) Every individual or company carrying the mails shall carry on any vehicle it operates and without extra charge therefor the persons in charge of the mails and when on duty and traveling to and from duty, and all duly accredited agents and officers of the Post Office De­ partment and post-office inspectors while traveling on official business, upon the exhibition of their credentials. ( d) The Postmaster General is authorized to promul­ gate such specifications, rules, and regulations as may be nec~ary to carry out the provisions of this Act.

CHAPTER 4

TRANSPORTATION OF MAILS BY URBAN AND INTERURBAN ELECTRIC-RAILWAY COMMON CARRIERS

Interstate Commerce 1753. The Interstate Commerce Commission is em­ Commission to empowered to powered and directed to fix and determine from time fix rate1 and compensation. time the fair and reasonable rates and compensation for 39 u. s. c. 570. the transportation of mail matter by urban and inter­ urban electric railway common carriers and the service connected therewith, prescribing the method or methods by weight or space, or both, or otherwise, for ascertain­ ing such rate or compensation and to publish same, and orders so made and published shall continue in force until changed by the commission after due notice and Penalty for hearing. It shall be unlawful for any urban or inter­ refusaf of rail­ road to per­ urban electric railroad to refuse to perform mail service form service. at the rates or methods of compensation thus provided for such service when required by the Postmaster Gen­ eral so to do, and for such offense shall be fined $100. Each day of refusal shall constitute a separate offense. Electric-rail­ 1754. That the fair and reasonable rate for transportation of way mail pay. Ratee fixed. closed-pouch mall on a car constructed and run primarily for - closed-p

698 TITLE ELEVEN RAILWAY MAIL SERVICE

CHAPTER 1

ORGANIZATION AND SUPERVISION

2001. Authority to appoint the following-named officers of the Authority to appoint. Railway Mail Service may be found in the statutes cited: General superintendent, R. S. 4020; June 17, 1878 (ID Stat. 140) ; June 2, 1900 (31 Stat. 258), appropriation act. Assistant general superintendent, April 16, 1890 (26 Stat. 56). One chief clerk (to be employed in the Post Office Department), April 16, 1800 (26 Stat. 56). Nine division superintendents, June 17, 1878 (ID Stat. 140). Two division superintendents, February 29, 1888 (25 Stat. 43). One division superintendent (to be assigned to duty at , La.), May 27, 1908 (35 Stat. 413). One division superintendent (thirteenth), March 1, 1909 (35 Stat. 660), and subsequent appropriation acts. One division superintendent (fourteenth), March 4, 1911 (36 Stat. 1335), and subsequent appropriation acts. One division superintendent (fifteenth), August 24, 1912 (37 Stat. 548), and subsequent appropriation acts. Assistant superintendents, R. S. 4017; June 2, 1900 (31 Stat. 259), and subsequent appropriation acts. Assistant division superintendents, June 2, 1000 (31 Stat. 259), and subsequent appropriation acts. One assistant division superintendent (to be assigned to duty at New Orleans, La.), May 27, 1908 (35 Stat. 406). Chief clerks, June 2, 1900 (31 Stat. 259), and subsequent appro­ priation acts. Assistant chief clerks, June 5, 1920 ( 41 Stat. 1052), and sub­ sequent appropriation acts. 2002. The Postmaster General is authorized and di­ Salaries of offi­ cials, Railway rected to adjust the compensation of division superin­ Mail Service. 39 u. s. c. tendents, assistant division superintendents, assistant 602a. Supp. V. superintendents at large, a$istant superintendent in charge of car construction, chief clerks, assistant chief clerks, and clerks in charge of sections in offices of divi­ sion superintendents, Railwa.y Mail Service, to . corre­ spond, so far as may be practicable, to the rates established 761 §2003 POSTAL LAWS AND REGULATIONS by sections 661 to 674 of title 5 (Classification Act of 1923), for positions in the departmental service in the District of Columbia. Any appropriation available on or aft.er May 26, 1936, for the payment of the compensa­ tion of employees in the Railway Mail Service shall be available for payment of compensation in accordance with the rates adjusted in accordance with the provisions of this section. 2. Clerks in charge of sections in the offices of division super­ intendents shall continue to be rated as assistant chief clerks. Note. NOTlll.-Reclassiflcation under this act was made elfective August 16, 1936. Dutie• of Gen­ 2003. The General Superintendent of the Railway Mail Service eral Superin­ tendent. is charged with the general management ·and supervision of the -management Railway Mail Service and the employees thereof." of service. See sec. 11 as to other duties of General Superintendent; secs. 587 to 591 and 594 as to preparation of matter for mailing, to be under direc­ tion of General Superintendent ; sec. 1730 as to establishment of new or additional railroad and railway post-0111.ce car service. Division• of the Railwa,;rMail 2004. The Railway Mail Service shall be divided into 15. divi­ Service. sions, each in charge of a division superintendent. Divioion ouper­ intendent. 2005. The division superintendent shall supervise the operation --duties of. of the service and clerks assigned to his division; see that the Postal Laws and Regulations and all departmental orders are complied with; prepare schemes of distribution and schedules for use as guides to the correct dispatch of the mails; prepare semi­ monthly pay sheets and quarterly pay rolls showing the names of the employees and the amounts of salaries and travel allow­ ances to be paid by checks issued by postmasters at division headquarters of the Railway Mail Service (see sec. 238); make investigations ordered by the department, and of irregularities occurring within his territory, except losses (see sec. 2102), tak­ ing corrective action when necessary, and report upon all essential matters to the General Superintendent. AHiotant divi­ sion superin... 2006. The assistant division superintendent shall aid the su­ tendent. perintendent in the conduct of all work incident to the division, --duties of. perform such duties as may be assigned to him by the division superintendent, and, in the absence of the latter, shall be in charge as acting superintendent. Chief clerb, 2007. The general superintendent may assign chief clerks of aooiirnment. Railway Mail Service at such points as he may deem advisable to be in charge of one or more lines or offices constituting a district. Assistant chief 2. There shall be assigned to the office of a chief clerk an as­ cler ks, assign­ ment. sistant chief clerk .and such additional clerks as may ·be found necessary. Chief clerks, 3. Chief clerks shall see that clerks under their charge perform duties. all duties required of them promptly and thoroughly, that schemes and Book of Instructions furnished are kept corrected, and that all orders from the department and division superintendent are

762 TITLE XI.-RAILWAY MAIL SERVICE §2009

'promptly executed. All irregularities, insubordination, ineffi­ ·ciency, and lax morality coming to their attention shall be reported to the division superintendent. They shall examine mailing clerks in post offices of the first and second classes where there are no superintendents of mails and perform such other duties as may ·be specially delegated to them. Terminal rail­ · 2008. The Postmaster General may apply a part of the way post offices. appropriation for rental of space for terminal railway 39 u. s. c.,577. post offices for the distribution of the mails when the fur­ nishing of space for such distribution cannot properly be required of railroad companies without additional compensation, to the purpose of leasing premises for the use of terminal railway post offices at a reasonable an- nual rental to be paid monthly, for a term not exceeding twenty years·. (Soo secs. 85 and 476.) 2. Terminal railway post offices may be established at points Foree may in­ clude transfer where mails can be advantageously distributed or combined. The clerks. force at a terminal railway post office may include the transfer clerks employed to supervise the handling of the mails or to transfer registered matter, and such other clerks as may be neces8ary. 2009. The Superintendent and the Assistant General Tranllnr ex­ penaes of offi­ cers, Railway Superintendent and Chief Clerk of the Railway Mail Mail Senice. ·Service sha:ll be paid their necessary and actual expenses 3.9 u. s. c. 601. while traveling on the business of the department. · 2. Supervisory employees of the Railway Mail Service 39 u. s. c. 604. shall be paid their actual expense$ as fixed by law. NOTl!l.-Tbis section relates to expenses incurred while traveling- under Note. special orders and not to the expenses of rallw&J' postal clerks while en- gaged on their runs.

3. The General Superintendent, Assistant General Superintend­ Per-diem al~ lowanee. ent, Chief Clerk, and superyisory employees of the Railway Mail Service and railway postal clerks, while traveling on official busi­ ness and away from their designated posts of duty, shall be al­ lowed, in lieu of their actual expenses for subsistence and all fees or tips to porters and stewards, a per diem at the rate of $5.00 within the limits of the continental United States and an average of $6.00 beyond the limits of the continental United States, unless otherwise provided. (See Act of June 30, 1932, 47 Stat. 882.) See see. 26 as to travel allowances for insp«tors and supervisory employees, and sec. 60 as to general travel allowances. 4.· Hereafter officers and regular clerks in the Railway 1940, .Tune 25,. Public No. 66~. Mail Se.rvice, when arbitrarily transferred under orders of the Department from one official station to another for permanent dµty, and who actually have to change their residence, may be allowed their actual and neces-

763 §2010 .POSTAL LAWS AND REGULATIONS sary transportation expenses for moving their household goods, including packing and drayage, not in excess of three thousand five hundred pounds. 1940, Oct. 10, Public No. 839. 5. Expenses which now or hereafter may be author­ ized by law to be paid from Government funds for the packing, crating, drayage, and transportation of·house­ hold goods and personal effects of civilian officers and employees of any of the executive departments or estab­ lishments of the United States when transferred from one official station to another for permanent duty shall hereafter be allowed and paid, when specifically author­ ized or approved by the head of the department or estab­ lishment concerned, under such rules and regulations as may be prescribed by the President, which regulations shall prescribe, among other matters, the maximum weight of the property, not to exceed five thousand pounds gross or the equivalent thereof when transporta­ tion charges are based on cubic measurement, which may be packed, crated, hauled, transported, and unpacked at Government expense : Provided, That no part of such expenses shall be paid from Government funds where the transfer is made at the request and primarily for the convenience or benefit of the officer or employee: ProvU.ed fwrther, That nothing herein shall affect the allowance and payment of expenses for, or incident to, the transportation of effects of officers and employees of the Foreign Service, Department of State, except where the transfer is made at the request and primarily for the convenience or benefit of the officer or employee. Travel allow­ ances. railway 2010. In addition to the salaries provided by law, the postal clerks. 39 u. s. c. 633. Postmaster General may make travel allowances in lieu of actual expenses, at fixed rates per annum, not exceed­ ing in the aggregate the sum annually appropriated, to railway postal clerks, acting railway postal clerks, and substitute railway postal clerks, including substitute rail­ way postal clerks for railway postal clerks granted leave with pay on account of sickness, assigned to duty in railway post-office cars, while on duty, after ten hours from the time of beginning their initial run, under such regulations as he may prescribe, and in no ca$e shall sueh an allowance exceed $3 per day. 2. After the expiration of ten hours from the time required to rePort for duty at the initial point or service head-out of the assign-

764 TITLE XI.-RAll,WAY. MAIL SERVICE §2011 ment or run, one item (75 cents) of ~vel allowance will be granted for each six hours or fraction thereof until actual retmn to the Point where run ends. · Travel ex­ 3. Substitute railway postal clerks shall .~ cl'.edited penses, ·sub­ stitutes. with full time while traveling under orders of the depart­ 39 u. 8. c. 615. ment to and from their designated headquarters to take up an assignment, together with actual and neces.gary travel expenses, not to exceed $3 per day, while on duty away from such headquarters. . When a substitute clerk performs service in a railway post office starting from his official headquarters he shall .be allowed travel expenses under the law applying to clerks regularly assigned to the run.

CHAPTER 2

RAILWAY POSTAL CLERKS

APPOINTMENT, GRADES, AND SALARIES 20il. (a) The Postmaster General may appoint rail­ Appohttment; crades and nl­ way postal clerks in such manner and of such respective arie1 of rallwa7 podal clerks. grades and salaries as may be provided for in the an­ 39 u. s. c. 609. nual appropriation acts for the service of the Post Office Department, for the purpose of sorting and distributing the mail in railway post offices, railway post-office ter­ minaIS and transfer offices, and for service in the officeS of division superintendents and chief clerks, and as trans­ fer clerks and such other services as may pertain to the Railway Mail Service. Such clerks shall be designated as railway postal clerks. ( b) .. The Postmaster General shall classify and fix the 39 u. s. c. 608. salaries of ta?Jway postal clerks, under such regulations as he may prescribe, in the grades provided by law. He may assign to the offices of division superintendents and chief.clerks such railway postal clerks as may be neces­ sary and fix their salaries within the grades provided by law without regard to the classification of railway post offices. 2. (a) Railway postal clerks shall be divided into two Classes, grades, salaries of rail­ classes, class A and class B, and into seven grades, with way postal Clerks. annual salaries as follows: Grade 1, salary $1,900; grade 39 u. s. c. 610 and 606. ~' salary $2,000; grade 3, salary $2,150; grade 4, salary $2,300; grade 5, salary $2,450; grade 6, salary $2,600; 765 §2011 POSTAL LAWS AND REGULATJJONS! grade 7, salary $2,700: Laborers in the Railway Mail Service shall be 'divided into two grades, with annual salaries as follows : Grade 1, salary $1,500; grade 2, $1,600. 39 u. s. c. 612. (b) In the readjustment of the service to conform to the grades herein provided, each grade shall include clerks in the grade of the same number existing on De­ cember 31, 1924. 1falary on en­ tering service. 3. (a) All original appointments shall be made to the 39 u. s. c. 611. rank of substitute railway post.al clerk, * * *. Ratio of sub­ stitutes. (b) The ratio of classified substitute railway postal 39 u. s. c. 834, Supp. V. clerks, * * * classified substitute laborers, * * * to regular railway postal clerks, * * * laborers, * * * shall be not more than one classified substitute to six regu­ lar employees, or fraction thereof, respectively * * · * : Provided, That where the ratio of substitutes is now in excess of these. ratios, no additional classified substitutes shall be appointed until these ratios are established: Pro­ vided further, That the provisions o:f this section shall not operate to furlough or dismiss (1) any classified substi­ tute railway postal clerks, * * * or laborers * * *. Pay and proba­ 4. Substitute railway postal clerks shall be paid for tionary period of substitutes. services actually performed at the rate of $1,850 per 39 u. s. c. 614. annum, the first year of service to constitute a proba.­ tionary period, and when appointed regular clerks shall receive credit on the basis of one year (for each three hundred and five days of road service, or three hundred and six days of any other service of eight hours) of actual service performed as a substitute and be appointed to the grade to which such· clerk would have progressed had his original appointment as a substitute been to grade 1. Any fractional part of a year's substitute service will be included with his service as a regular clerk iii determin­ ing eligibility for promotion to the next higher grade following appointment to a regular position. Eight hours, clerks' dally 5. Service of clerks shall be based on an average of service. 39 u. s. c. 613 not exceeding eight hours daily for three hundred a.nd and 629. six days per annum, including proper allowances for all service required on lay-off periods. Clerks required to perform service in excess of eight hours daily, as herein provided, shall be paid in cash at the annual rate of pay or granted compensatory time at their option for such overtime. Railway postal clerks assigned to termi­ nal railway post offices and transfer offices and laborers 766 TITLE XI.-RAILWAY MAIL SERVICE §2011 in the Railway Mail Service shall be required to work not more than eight hours a day, and the eight hours of service shall not extend over a longer period than ten consecutive hours, but in cases of emergency, or if the needs of the service require, they may be required to work in excess of eight hours a day, and for such additional service they shall be paid in proportion to their salaries as fixed by law. See par. 9 of this section for hours of service for clerks assigned to road duty. Compensatory 6. When the needs of the service require the employ­ time for Sun­ days and holi­ ment on Sundays or holidays of laborers or railway days. postal clerks at terminal railway post offices and trans­ 39 u. s. c. 616. fer offices, they shall be allowed compensatory time on one day within six days next succeeding the Sunday, except the last three Sundays in the calendar year, and on one day within thirty days next succeeding the holi­ day and the last three Sundays in the year on which service is performed: Provided, however, That the Post­ master General may, if the exigencies of the service re­ quire it, authorize the payment of overtime for service on the last three Sundays in the calendar year or on Christ­ mas Day in lieu of compensatory time. Dead heading. 7. (a) Railway postal clerks and substitute railway 39 u. s. c. 636. postal clerks shall be credited with full time when d~ad­ heading under orders of the department. 39 u. s. c. 630. (b) Clerks assigned to road duty shall be credited with full time for delays to trains equal to the period of time between the scheduled arrival and actual arrival of the train at destination of run. 8. • • • railway postal clerks, ·substitute railway Nfghtwork. postal clerks, and laborers in the Railway Mail Service, ---compensa­ tion. who are required to perform night work, shall be paid 39 u. 8. c. 828. extra for such work at the rate of 10 per centum of their hourly pay per hour: Provided, That night work is defined as any work done between the hours of six o'clock postmeridian and six o'clock antemeridian. • • Saturday 9. When the needs of the service require • service. ---compensa­ employees of the Railway Mail Service • • • to per­ tory_ time. com~ 39 u. s. c. 832, form service on Saturday they shall be allowed Supp. V. pensatory time for such service on 1 day within 5 working days next succeeding the Saturday on which the excess service was performed : ProvUed, That employees

767 §2012 POSTAL LAWS AND REGULATIONS who are granted compensatory time on Saturday for work performed the preceding Sunday or the preceding holiday shall be given the benefits of this section on 1 day within 5 working days following . the. Saturday when such compensatory time was granted: Provided fwrther, That the Postmaster General may, if the exigencies of the service require it, authorize the payment of overtime for service on the last three Saturdays in the calendar year in lieu of compensatory time, • * * And pro­ vided fwrther, That for the purpose of extending the bene.fi.ts of this section to railway postal clerks the service of said railway postal clerks assigned to road duty shall be based on an average not exceeding 6 hours and 40 minutes per day for 305 days per annum, including a proper allowance for all service required on lay-<>:ff periods as provid~ in Post Office Department circular letter numbered 1348, dated May 12, 1921 ; and railway postal clerks required. to perform service in excess of 6 hours and 40 minutes daily, as herein provided, .shall be paid in cash at the annual rate of pay or granted COffi,o pensatory time, at their option, for such overtime. See sec. 238 ·as to payment of salaries and travel allowances to omclals aild employees ot the Railway Mall Service. Substitute laborers. 10. Substitute laborers in the Railway Mail Service 39 u. s. c. 607. shall be paid for services actually performed at the rate of 55 cents per hour, and when appointed to the position of regular laborer the substitute service performed. shall be included in eligibility for promotion to grade 2 on the basis of 306 days of 8 hours constituting a yea.r's service. Note. Nll'rll.-Probatlonary term tor laborers and substitute laborers : Six calendar months prior to the Executive order of J'une 24, 1988, elrectlve February 1, .1989, and 1 year subsequent to February 1, 1989,

Railwq Po•tal 2012. Original APPointments to the Position of railway Postal clerks appointed clerk shall be made by the Postmaster General undei: the clvil­ under civil­ serriee ruleo. service rules and regulations. Vacancies filled 2. Any vacancy in the regular force of clerks shall be filled ~l satf~W~fe~nt by the apPointment of the first substitute in the State entitled by proper apportionment to the appointment. Vacancies In 8. Vacancies in the substitute force shall be filled by certlfica~ substitute force. tion of the Oivll Service Commission from the Railway Mail Service register of the State in.which the vacancy exists. · 4. Vacancies in the substitute laborer force shall be filled by certification of the Civil Service Commission from the _postal laborer register for the locality in which the vacancy exists, and - ·

768 TITLE XI.-RAILWAY MAIL SERVICE §2013

vacancies in the regular laborer force shall be filled by the appoint­ ment of the first substitute laborer for the locality entitled t.o the appointment. Promotions in 2013. Railway post-office lines shall be divided into Railway Mall Service. two classes, class A and class B, and clerks assigned to 39 u. s. c. 617. class A lines shall be promoted successively to grade 4 and clerks in charge to grade 5. · Clerks assigned to class B lines shall be promoted successively to grade 5 and clerlcs in charge to grade 6. Lines in class A existing on December 31, 1924, shall be continued in class A, and lines in class B existing on that date shall be continued in class B. Terminal 2. The terminal railway post-office system . shall be clerks. 39U. S. C. maintained for the purpose of handling and distributing 618a. mail not handled or distributed in railway post-office lines or post offices, and the clerks in said terminal rail­ way post offices shall be classified as railway postal clerks and progress successively to grade 4. Clerks in charge of terminals, tours, or crews consisting of less than twenty employees shall be of grade 5. Clerks in charge of terminals, tours, or crews consisting of twenty or more employees shall be of grade 6. When a terminal railway post office is operated in three tours there shall be a relief clerk in charge: Provided, That the clerk in charge of terminals having seventy-five or more employees shall be of grade 7: Provided fwrthcr, That no employee in the Postal Service shall be reduced in rank or salary as a result of the provisions of this section. . 3. Transfer offices shall be div.ided into two classes, Transfer clerks. class A and class B; those having less than five employees 39 u. s. c. 619. shall be assigned to class A, and those having five or more employees to class B. Clerks in class A shall be promoted·successively to grade 4, and clerks in charge of tours to grade 5. Clerks in class B shall be promoted successively to grade 5, and clerks in· charge of tours to grade 6. . 4. A clerk in charge is defined as a clerk in charge of Clerk in charge. --definition of. a railway post office, terminal railway post office, or trans­ 39 u. s. c. 620. fer office whether he performs service alone or has a crew of clerks under his supervision, or of a tour or a crew within a tour of a terminal railway post office or transfer office.

16022 3 °---4 1~50 769 §2013 POSTAL LAWS AND 'REGULATIDNSI

Clerks in divi­ sion superin­ 5. Clerks assigned t.o the office of division superintend­ tendent's and chief clerk's ent or chief clerk shall be promoted successively' t.o grade offices. 39 u. s c. 621. 4, and in the office of division superintendent, :four clerks Supp. V. may be promoted t.o grade 5 and eight clerks to grade 6, and in the office of chief clerk, one clerk may be promoted to grade 5 and two clerks t.o grade 6: Provmed, That clerks assigned to the position of stenographer may be promoted successively t.o grade 2, and in division superin­ tendents' offices not exceeding one stenographer may 0e promoted successively t.o grade 3: And provmed fwrther, That no employee shall be reduced in salary as a result of this section. Examiners. 6. Examiners shall be promoted successively t.o grade 6 39 u. s. c. 622. and assistant examiners t.o grade 5 whether assigned to the office of division superintendent or chief clerk. Laborers. 39 u. s. c. 607. 7. Laborers shall be promoted to grade 2 after one year's satisfactory service in grade 1. In the readjust­ ment o:f the service to conform to the grades herein pro­ vided :for laborers, each grade shall include laborers in the grade of the same number existing on December 31, 1924. Successive promotions. 8. (a) * • * Promotions shall be made succes­ 39 u. s. c. 611. sively at the beginning of the quarter following a total satisfactory service of three hundred and six days in the next lower grade. Promotions re­ gardless of ( b) • * • All employees provided for in this chap­ increase in salaries. ter in automatic grades who have not reached the maxi­ 39 u. s. c. 627. mum grades to which they are entitled to progress auto­ matically, shall be promoted at the beginning of the quarter following the completion of one year's satisfac­ tory service since their last promotion, regardless of any increases granted them by the provisions of this chapter. Restorations. 9. Whenever an employee provided for in thls chapter 39 u. s. c. 627. shall have been reduced in salary for any cause, he may be restored to his former grade or advanced to an inter­ mediate grade at the beginning of an.y quarter :following the reduction, and a restoration to a former grade or ad­ vancement t.o an intermediate grade shall not be con­ strued as a promotion within the meaning of the law pro­ hibiting advancement of more than one grade within one year. • * *. Promotion withheld. 10. Whenever the promotion of an employee provided 39 u. s. c. 6215. for in this chapter is withheld because of unsatisfactory

770 TITLE XI.~R.A!ILWAY MAIL SERVICE §2014 service, such employee may be promoted at the beginning of the second quarter thereafter, or any subsequent quar­ ter, on evidence that his record has been satisfactory during the intervening period. Arbitrary 11. When railway postal clerks. are transferred from transfers. one a135ignment to another because of changes in the serv­ 89 u. s. c. 632. ice, their salaries shall not be reduced by reason of such change. 12. A clerk of any grade of any classification of rail­ ~ u. s. c. 624. way post offices, terminal railway post offices, transfer offices, or in the office of a division superintendent or chief clerk, may be transferred and assigned to any classi­ fication of railway post offices, terminal railway post offices, transfer offices, or to an office of a division super­ intendent or chief clerk, under such regulations as the Postmaster General may deem proper. Promotions to 13. Clerks in the highest grade in their respective lines clerks in charge, assist­ or other assignments shall be eligible for promotion to ant chief clerks, and positions of clerks in charge in said lines or correspond­ chief clerks. mg positions in other assignments, and clerks assigned as 39 u. s. c. 626. assistant chief clerks and clerks in grade 6, or higher rank, in their respective divisions, shall, after 1 year of continuous service in such capacity, be eligible for promo­ tion to positions of chief clerks in said division for satis­ factory, efficient, and faithful service, under such regula­ tions as the Postmaster General shall prescribe. · Advance only 14. In filling positions below that of chief clerk no one grade a year. clerk shall be advanced more than one grade in a period 39 u. s. c. 628. . of a year. 15. In determining the efficiency and faithfulness of a clerk, Factors in de­ termining effi­ consideration shall be given to readiness and willingness in the ciency, etc. performance of duty; capability, as shown by amount and ac­ curacy of work done; familiarity with and observance of rules and regulations; regularity in keeping up runs; and knowledge of distribution and connections. 16. Eligibility for promotion to clerk in charge shall include Clerks in charge, eligi­ all requirements of the preceding paragraphs of this section, and bility ror. the clerk shall be especially adapted to the assignment and com­ petent to direct a crew to the best advantage. 17. Eligibility for promotion to the position of chief clerk shall Chief clerk be based upon the following factors : Experience, record, efficiency, ellgibility ~or. faithfulness, adaptability, impartiality, and capacity as a super­ visory officer. 2014. Railway postal clerks, except those who are assigned to Railwa7 postal clerical duties in which they do not have access to the mails, shall clerks' bonda.

771 §2015 POSTAL LAWS AND REGULA.TroNSI

give bond to the United States in the sum of $1,000 each, with good and approved security and in such form as may be pre­ scribed by the Department. Each clerk shall pay the premium on his bond promptly when due. Bonds shall be ti.led with the general superintendent. 2. When a collection is made on the bond of a railway postal clerk, such clerk shall, if he remains in the service, furnish a new bond etrective from the date collection was made on the old bond.

ASSIGNMENT TO DUTY

Alaiirnment of 2015. Assignments of railway postal clerks to duty upon lines clerlu. end in offices shall be made by the General Superintendent. -mergency. 2. When emergencies arise, division superintendents may make any assignment of clerks in their respective divisions which will be for the benefit of the service; but such assignments shall not be for a longer period than 30 consecutive days, and shall be promptly reported to the General Superintendent. Temporary as­ 3. When the necessities of the service require the temporary signments. l'Ssignment of an extra railway postal clerk to a crew, the order -to be made by written of assignment shall, when possible, be in writing, and shall be order. presented to the clerk in charge of the railway post office to -order to be accepted as which the clerk is assigned. This order shall be accepted as au­ authority. -telegraphic thority to admit the clerk to the car and assign him to duty. or oral order When it is impossible to give a written order, an order by tele­ must be ac­ cepted when. graph or telephone or an oral one shall be accepted. Rana not to be 2016. Division superintendents shall not extend the runs of extended. -on exten­ clerks over extensions of railroads, or place them upon new lines; sions or new lines. without authority from the General Superintendent. Residence of 2017 • .All clerks appointed to the Railway Mail Serv­ postal clerlu. 39 u. s. c. 631, ice and to perform duty on railway post offices shall -to be on route. reside at some point on the route, or at some point con­ -xception. venient thereto in the discretion of the general superin­ tendent of the Railway Mail Service, to which they are assigned: Pr<>Vided, That railway postal clerks ap­ pointed prior to February 28, 1895, and now performing such duty shall not be required to change their residence except when transferred to another line.

ABSENCES FROM DUTY, LEAVF.S, ETC.

Employment and payment of 2018. When any clerk in the Railway Mail Service is substitute when clerk is absent absent from duty for any cause other than the 15 days' on other than annual leave. annual leave with pay allowed by law, the Postmaster 39 u. s. c. 637. General, under such regulations as he may prescribe, may authorize the employment of a substitute for such work, and payment therefor from the lapsed salary of such absent clerk, at a rate not to exceed the pay of the grade of work performed by such substitute. 772 TITLE XI.-RA:ILWAY MAIL SERVICE §2020

2019. Substitute employees in the Rallway Mail Service may be Annual and aicklean. granted annual and sick leave with pay in proportion to time Employees not actually employed after they have performed 2,448 hours of substi­ entitled to tute service : Provided, That not more than the 15 days' annual leave. leave and 10 days' sick leave with pay due regular employees each year may be cre.dited in any one fiscal year, and that sick leave may not be granted for an illness or disability incurred at a time when the substitute is on leave of absence, granted at his own request, other than annual leave, or when the substitute is not available for duty. Temporary employees and those employed jointly by the Post Office Department and railroad, bus, steamboat and express companies shall not be granted annual leave or sick leave with pay. NOTl!l.-See section 4.4. No annual 2. Clerks may not be granted annual leave in excess of that leave in excess accumulated to their credit at the rate of 1% days a month until of that earned they have been in the service for one year. Clerks who have been first .year, Always for in the service for one year or more may be granted their full 15 fiscal year in days' vacation at any time during the 11.scal year when their serv­ which taken. ices can best be spared. Leave carried 3., Annual leave with pay may accumulate to the credit of regu­ over. lar employees in the Railway Mail Service at the rate of 1% days a month from April 1, 1933, and any portion not taken in one fiscal year may accumulate and be granted in any succeeding 11.scal year. (See sec. 44.) 4. Sick leave with pay shall be granted clerks, upon satisfactory Sick leave. evidence of illness, at the rate of 10 days a year, exclusive of Sat­ urdays, Sundays, and holidays, to be cumulative, but no sick leave with pay in excess ot 6 months shall be granted during any one 11.scal year. When an employee is attended by a physician during the period of his illness, and in other cases where deemed advisable to protect the interests of the service, he shall furnish a physician's certificate with his application for sick leave. (See sec. 44.) NOTlll.-The Act of May 15, 1939, also excludes Saturdays from annual Note. leave. See sec. 24 as to employees of the Post Office Department, and secs. 47 and 48 as to leave for military duty. . 2020. A railway postal clerk shall not absent himself from his ~~:: ;;t::a'f line, or exchange runs with a clerk on tlie same o.r any other permluion. line, without the written permission of the division superintend- ent or chief clerk; nor shall a clerk leave his home during the periods of rest without notifying the division superintendent or chief clerk of his exact whereabouts, so that he can be reached by letter or telegram. 2. Leave of absence without pay may be granted by the chief Absence with­ clerk or division superintendent for periods not exceeding 30 out pay. consecutive days and not exceeding 60 days in any one fiscal year. Should further leave be desired, special authority shall be obtained from the General Superintendent. ·

773 §2021 POSTAL LA.WS AND REGULATIONS

SEPARATIONS FROM SERVICE AND REINSTATEMENTS

Reoipatlom. 2021. Resignations shall be sent to the General Superintendent -how tendered through the division superintendent, and as long prior to the date on which they are intended to take effect as possible. A clerk transferred to another branch of the service shall submit his resignation from the Railway Mail Service. Clerks dia­ 2022. No person who has been discharged from the service for charired on ac­ count of charac­ causes affecting his character and standing as a clerk or a citizen ter not to act as substitutes. shall be employed as a substitute or in any other capacity. Reinstatement. 2023. Ex-Railway Mail Service employees who were separated from the service without delinquency or misconduct or against whom no charges were pending and whose records were good­ free from all objectionable features-and who had evinced a dis­ position to readily comply with all instructions of the depart­ ment, may be considered for reinstatement at the discretion of the department in accordance with civil-service regulations. (See sec. 49.) 2. When vacancies .exist and experienced employees are needed, a former railway postal clerk may be reinstated at one grade below that which he held when he resigned from the service, pro­ vided that he had not been formerly reinstated. A clerk who bas resigned twice may be reinstated two grades below the salary he was receiving at the time of his second resignation, and if he has resigned three times, three grades below the salary he was receiv­ ing at the time of his ·third resignation : Provided, That former substitutes, and employees of grade l, and former employees re­ turning by reexamination under the Executive order of July 9, 1929, may be reinstated as substitutes: Provided further, That where the records show that a clerk resigned on account of ill­ ness or was dropped without prejudice at the expiration of one year's leave on this account, he may be reinstated at the same salary he was receiving at the time of his resignation with all seniority rights. Retransfers. 3. Clerks who have been appointed or transferred to some other branch of the Postal Service and who apply for return to the Railway Mail Service may, at the discretion of the department and with the approval of the Civil Service Commission, be re­ appointed or retransferred at their former grades, but not above grade 5, and seniority will be at the foot of grade. If a clerk is reappointed or retransferred within one year, he may return at the foot of the grade to which he would have been automati­ cally promoted had he remained in the Railway Mail Service. Widows of vet­ 4. The widow of a veteran of the war with Germany formerly erane, World War. in the competitive classifted service who was the wife of such veteran while he was in the military service may be reinstated in any part of the competitive classifted service within tlve years from the date of cessation of her husband's military service by death or otherwise without discredit.

774 TITLE XI.--RAILWAY MAIL SERVICE §2027

5. The ql,lestion of reinstatement is one of administrative dis­ Reinstatement not a right to cretion, and not fo be granted except when consistent with the be demanded; interests of .the public service. Opinion of the Attorney General, August 27, 1902, 24 Atty. Gent 103. be Uniform. 2024. * * * railway postal clerks shall not re- 39 u. s. c. 638. quired to wear uniform other than a cap or badge. 2. The railway postal clerk's badge shall be in such form as Badge. may be prescribed by the Postmaster General. 3. Every railway postal clerk, except those assigned to clerical -where worn. duty in oftlces of superintendents and chief clerks, shall wear this badge on the outside of the outer garment, over the left breast, during the entire time he is on duty. 4. Clerks shall keep their badges in good condition and turn -care. them in with other Government property when leaving the serv­ ice. A record of all badges, with the names of the clerks holding -record. them, shall be kept by each division superintendent or chief clerk. 2025. Railway postal clerks shall be examined from time to Cuei examina­ tiona. time upon the otftcial schemes of distribution furnished them, the connections of trains and such· other instructions and orders as relate to the service; also at least once a year as to their knowledge of the Book of Instructions for 10 consecutive years, after which they shall be examined thereon at least once in three years. 2026. The Postmaster General may withhold promotion from, Olfenaea. -discipline suspend, reduce, or remove any railway postal clerk for dereliction for. of duty or misconduct. • 2. Violations of the regulations by, or misconduct of, railway -reports. postal clerks shall be reported to the division superintendent, who shall if necessary transmit such report, with his recom­ mendation thereon, to the General Superintendent. 3. Whenever a clerk commits an offense of such a serious char­ --serious. acter as seems to warrant immediate removal, the division super­ intendent may temporarily suspend him and shall submit the case to the General Superintendent, and in no other case shall he suspend a clerk without the approval of the General Superin­ Suspensions, tendent. approval of. 2027. When a railway postal clerk is subpoenaed to attend Clerks 1ubpe­ court as a witness for the Government, his salary shall continue, naed as wlt­ neosea in United and he wlll be paid by the United States marshal his necessary States court. -salary to and actual expenses incurred going to and returning from and continue. while in attendance on the court, such expenses be stated in -expenses of, to to be paid. items and sworn to. (See 28 U. S. C. 604 and 608.) 2. While a clerk is in attendance at court as a witness for the Government a substitute may be employed to keep up his run. 3. A clerk subpoenaed as a witness for the Government by a Certificate of court shall furnish an otftcial certlficate of an otftcer ()f the court court. issuing the subpoena, showing the number of days and the dates on which the clerk was in attendance on the court. NOTll.-When a clerk resides at the place at which the court Is held Not.a. he Is not entitled to expenses.

775 §2028 POSTAL LA.WS AND REGULATIONS' fJ!!,~;:e';':'!! 2028. Railway postal clerks while on duty are exempt from civil procsa, arrest on civil process. when. See sec. 46 as to militia duty, and sec. 2357 as to obstructing the mails. Debts of postal 2029. Railway postal clerks shall pay their just and honest clerka. debts. When a complaint regarding indebtedness of a clerk is received the division superintendent or chief clerk shall acknowl­ edge its receipt to complainant and then advise the clerk thereof, ascertaining his intended action in the matter, and inform the complainant accordingly. If a dispute arises as to the validity of the claim, the matter shall be considered one for adjustment . between the interested parties or by a court. (See sec. 156.) Government property to be 2030. Upon the sepa.ration of a railway postal clerk from the turned in upon service he shall turn over to the division superintendent or chief resipation, removal, etc. clerk the mail keys, travel commission, badge, and all other prop­ erty and records belonging to the Post Office Department in his possession (including all records of registered matter). In case of extended suspension he shall in like manner turn in hie keys, commission, and badge. (See sec. 2338 and 2341.)

CHAPTER 3

RAILWAY POST 0FFICES

Jl.ANAGEHENT AND CARE OF RAILWAY l'OST OFFICES AND MAILS

Railway post 2031 • .All railway postal cars and mail apartments in care and offices. -postal cars, steamboats in use for the distribution of mail matter in transit etc., designated as. shall be designated as railway post offices. Examination of 2032. Railway postal clerks shall thoroughly examine their postal cars. -no mail to be cars upon entering and before leaving them to see that no mail left therein. has been or is left therein. -nor locks. 2. Mail locks shall not be left in postal cars, except when except. securely locked in drawers or closets or to secure drawers and closets or the car itself when necessary. Care of cars. 2033. Railway postal clerks shall not deface or injure the postal cars or other property of the railroad company. Cars shall be kept. clean and in orderly condition. Waste paper or twine shall not be thrown upon the floor or permitted to lie about. Clerks shall not expectorate upon ftoor or walls of car or in the waste sack, nor deposit any foreign matter in the latter, nor use the water cooler for refrigerating purposes. Use of lights. 2. Care and economy shall be exercised in the use of lights and electric fans. 3. Clerks shall refrain from placing lighted cigars and cigarettes on tables or label holders and shall not place bridges or other metal fixtures in overhead paper boxes. Safety rode shall not be used for storage of mail or fixtures. Clerk in charse. 2034. Where two or more railway postal clerks are assigned to -duties. duty in a crew, one shall be designated as clerk in charge. He

776 TITLE XI.-RAILWAY MAIL SERVIOE §2036

shall have charge of the car (or cars); be accountable for all property belonging in or pertaining thereto ; keep informed of the mail space authorized and· needed on his run and advise his chief clerk whenever an economy therein appears to be possible; require each clerk of crew to comply with all instructions, regu­ lations, and orders relating to the service; have all reports made; see that all mails are properly made up and dispatched, special care being given to local exchanges, and that registered matter is carefully handled and safeguarded; that the clerks use their utmost endeavor to complete the distribution. The remaining clerks of the crew shall obey the orders of the clerk in charge. 2. Correspondence relative to service performed by the crew ---correspond­ shall, when practicable, be sent to the clerk in charge for attention ence. and report. . 2035. Clerks shall not leave their cars during a run except for Abaencefrom meals, or for purposes of urgent necessity in the interests of the poatal can. service, and then only for brief periods. 2. Clerks shall keep the. doors of their cars locked, especially -locking of end doors, and particularly at nighttime. They shall not leave doors. the car without locking it unless another clerk is left on duty therein, except for the purpose of collecting from letter boxes which are in full view of the car door. 2036. Clerks in charge shall not admit unauthorized persons to AdmlHion to railwa:r poat railway post offices, transfer offices, and terminal railway post olftcea. offices. 2. Only the following persons shall be permitted to enter rail­ -unauthorized persons not to way post offices : The Postmaster General, Assistant Postmasters be admitted. General, officials of the Railway Mail Service, and post-office in­ -who maybe. spectors upon the presentation of their commissions or proper credentials, clerks actually on duty, transfer clerks and terminal railway post-office clerks in the performance of their official duties only, such as supervising the loading and unloading of mails and receiving and delivering registered matter, conductors and other railroad employees in the performance of their official duties only, and those presenting admits properly signed. Such admits shall Admits. be good only during the period for which issued. If an admit --duration of. is presented which has become void, it shall be taken up and for­ warded to the division superintendent. 3. An admit issued to a railroad employee shall be honored -to railroad employees, only on mail trains not provided with a baggage car or coach, when to be except as heretofore noted. honored. 4. An admit shall not entitle the holder -not good for to transportation. transportation. When any person is riding in a railway post office upon an admit the clerk in charge shall notify the conductor of the train. 5. An annual admit shall not be taken up, but its number and -annual, to be noted on trip the full name of the holder and the points between which he report. rode shall be noted on the trip report. 6. Railway postal clerks not on duty, though accredited to the Clerks oft' duty not to be line over which they are passing, shall . not enter or ride in the admitted. railway post office without special .authority. . However, a clerk who works one way only and is deadheading back to initial point --except.

777 §2037 POST.AL LAWS AND REGULATIONS!

of run shall be permitted to ride in mail cars and his name shall be noted on the trip report. Extra duty re­ 7. In actual emergencies a clerk who is deadheading to and quired of clerks deadheading to from his home may be called upon to perform extra duty by the and from their homes, when. clerk in charge, and in such case his name shall be noted on the trip report, showing the points between which duty was per­ formed. (See secs. 2015 and 2037.) Admission of conductors and 8. Conductol's and other railroad employees shall not be al­ railroad. lowed to enter railway post offices except in the discharge of employees. their official duties, and when they have attended to such duties they shall immediately leave the car. Illneas of clerk 2037. When a railway postal clerk becomes unable from any while on run. · cause to discharge his duties, the nearest clerk available may be called upon for assistance and he shall promptly respond ; but such cases shall be confined to those of absolute necessity. The occurrence shall be noted on trip report, and special report also be made. All clerka of a 2038. In the distribution of mail and other work to be done crew to assist until work is every clerk of a crew shall do his full share and shall assist other done. clerks until all work is completed. Guardinl' the 2039. All employees shall use the utmost vigilance in protecting malls, vil'ilance in. the mails under their charge, especially where there are transfers involving considerable trucking between depots, vehicles, or .trains. Mail shall not be exposed to inclement weather or depredation, day or night. Report of 2. Whenever clerks become aware that the mails are so exposed exposure. they shall safeguard them if possible, and note the fact upon their trip reports. See secs. 1743 and 1744 as to care of mails arriving and departing at late hour of night, etc., by railroad compani'1S. Clerk shall ac­ 2040. The railway postal clerk who takes charge of the regiS­ company rel'is­ tered mail, tered mail shall accompany the same to and from initial and when. terminal post offices of his run unless otherwise specially author­ ized. When accompanying the mail on regulation vehicle he shall see that it is securely locked, and on other than regulation vehicles he shall sit in such a position as to be able instantly to detect the loss of a pouch or sack. (See sec. 2097.) Crossing fer­ ries, etc. 2. In crossing a ferry, being caught in street blockade, or _other hindrance, or while mail is being trucked between office. and vehicle, or vehicle and train, clerk shall keep mail under constant surveillance. Accidents to mail trabas. 2041. When an accident occurs to a mail train, the clerk in -how to be charge shall at once make full report through the chief clerk to reported: the division superintendent. The report shall include the follow­ ing: Extent of injury to clerks and· mail, place of occurrence, date, hour, cause, extent of delay, speed, number, and consist of train, class of each car, whether storage end of mail car is run next to engine, to what extent each car in train was damaged; in case of 11.re state how and where it originated, and if practicable the origin or destination and character of any mail that may have been lost, damaged, or destroyed-this report to be in addition to notation on trip report. 778 TITLE XI.-RAILWAY MAIL SERVICE §2046

2. In case of loss of life or serious injuries to clerks, or if mails Death, sedous Injury destruc­ are destroyed, a brief telegraphic report shall be made to the tion of mall, etc., to be re­ division superintendent and chief clerk, but this shall not relieve ported by wire. such clerk from making a full report in writing to the division superintendent. When division 3. When circumstances warrant, the division superintendent superlntendent to wire General shall make telegraphic report to the General Superintendent. Superintendent

CARE OF MAIL EQUIPMENT AND OTHER PROPERTY 2042. Every railway postal clerk assigned a mail key shall wear Care of mail keJ"•• it on his person securely attached to his clothing by the safety chain at all tlnies while on duty, and also when off duty, except when it is lnipracticable to do so, in which case key must be kept in a safe place. (See sec. 1895.) 2. Every railway postal clerk shall retain his mail key so long Mall keys In possession of as lie is connected with the same chief clerk's district, unless clerks. - t o be held otherwise directed. while In same 3. Mail keys shall not be transferred or exchanged except as division. -not to be provided by regulations, nor loaned witliout special instructions transferred, from the division superintendent or chief clerk. etc., except. 4. When a railway postal clerk makes application for leave of - to be turned in when clerk abse~ce for 60 days, he shall turn in his mail key and badge to absent over 60 the division superintendent or chief clerk, who shall give a re­ days. ceipt therefor and take charge thereof while the clerk is absent from duty. 2043. When a mail key is worn and becoming defective, timely Wom and defect ive ke;va. notice shall be given of the fact, stating the number of the key. -report of to superintendent. A new key shall be furnished to the clerk, who shall return the -new key to be old one to the chief clerk. furnished. 2. Railway postal clerks shall promptly send all damaged or Damaged mall defective mail keys with broken parts, if any, to the chief clerk ~:l~r~~­ with an explanatory letter. See secs. 1888 and 1897 prohibiting repairs to mail locks and keys. 2044. Mail keys received fr<>m discontinued post offices or else­ Disposition of keJ's not re­ where shall not be retained, but shall be promptly forwarded to ceived in rep. the division superintendent with a full report of the facts in lar manner. relation thereto ; when known, the name and address of the per­ son from whom the key was received shall be given. 2045. When a pouch or sack becomes damaged in transit to Mall bas• be­ comins dam· such an extent as to jeopardize the safety of the mails, the con­ aced in tran1it. tents shall be transferred to another bag and the damaged -bag forwarded to the Manufacturing and Repair Branch, the clerk noting on trip report cause of the damage, if known. If the sack is of foreign origin, both the sack and contents shall be inclosed fo a domestic sack labeled to the exchange office through which the mail is due to be dispatched. 2046; Railway postal clerks shall not carry an excessive amount Surplut equip. of equipment and shall promptly dispose of all surplus. Dam­ ment. aged equipment shall not be used.

779 §2047 POSTAL LA. WS AND REGULATIONS

--disposition 2. All surplus pouches, sacks, and locks shall be forwarded to of. the depositary designated by the division superintendent. Pouches and sacks shall be carefully examined to see that no mail is left therein, and be properly labeled to show by whom made up, and the number and kind of pouches or sacks inclosed. If possible, the dUferent sized sacks and pouches shall be packed separately. Equipment In 3. Serviceable equipment the labels of which are marked "Ex­ transit not to be Interfered amined" shall not be used en route to the depositary addressed, with. except when none marked "Serviceable" is available. When bundles marked either "Examined" or "Serviceable" are opened and only a part of the contents withdrawn the clerk using the equipment shall forward the residue to the designated depositary under his own "Serviceable" label. See secs. 1865 and 1868 as to use and mutilation of mall bags, and sec. 744 as to hooks. Report of ex­ cessive amount 4. Railway postal clerks shall note on trip report the receipt of equipment. from any local office or other source of an excessive amount .of equipment, especially catcher pouches. Waste paper and twine. 2047. Waste paper and twine shall be preserved and turned in at the terminal post office In a special sack furnished for that purpose. Before being dispatched it shall be carefully examined and the sack labeled with "Waste" tag (Form 5156) properly filled out and postmarked. Economy in use of twine. 2. ·Due economy shall be observed in the use of twine. When conditions permit it shall be reused. When any is left in car, it shall be locked in a drawer or other receptacle.

GENERAL PROVISIONS

Instructions, 2048. Every railway postal clerk, when on duty, shall carry schemes, etc. -clerks to travel commission and revolver · assigned to him, the Book of carry copy of. Instructions, copy of any s~lal orders issued for his guidance, schemes of his distribution, and copies of such schedules of mail -letter cases routes as may be necessary. Railway postal clerks shall see that and paper racks letter cases and paper racks are labeled in accordance with official properly labeled. diagrams. Changes and 2049. Railway postal clerks shall notify their division superin­ errors in sched­ ules and cuides. tendent or chief clerk of all changes in schedules or running of - report of to trains upon their respective lines, or of errors in published sched­ superintendent. ules and. Official Postal Guides. Order books 2050. A file of division general orders, as well as special orders, at terminals to be examined. shall be kept at certain designated points, in which nothing but official matter shall be posted. Immediately before departure and after arrival clerks shall examine these. order books and obtain all communications addressed to them. Official notices - where posted. 2. Official notices only may be posted in postal cars, transfer offices, and terminal railway post offices. Construlnc 2051. Whenever there is doubt as to the meaning of any regula­ replatlons. tion, the division superintendent or chief clerk shall be consulted. Oflicial com­ 2052. Each railway postal clerk shall date and sign with bis munications. -replies to. official signature, including the name of his line, and promptly

780 TITLE XI.-RAILWAY MAIL SERVICE §2055

dispatch replies to all official inquiries and other communications. The signature shall be made thus: .John Doe, -signature to. Clerk, N. Y. & Chi. R. P. 0. 2053. Clerks shall not send official telegrams except in. urgent Official tele- cases, and shall make them as brief as may be consistent· with 1rram1. clearnes·s. The ·following form is illustrative : LUDLOW' VT., June 1, 1931!. Stn>EBINT•NDIDNT RAILWAY MAIL SERVIClll, Form of. Boston, Mass.: Alburg-Boston train ten derailed near Ludlow noon today. Johnson se­ verely, Miller slightly, injured; car badly damaged; mail safe. · Doll, Olerlt. Offtcial business. Collect-Government rate. 2 . .Advantage shall be taken of the night service at lower rates Night. when it will serve the same purpose as a "day" message, marking the message "Night." When fl.Ung official telegrams tor transmis- sion, clerks shall, it requested by the telegraph office, show travel commission or badge tor identification purposes. It the telegraph office refuses to transmit an official message "collect," clerk shall prepay it at Government rate, take receipt therefor, and for- ward receipt and copy of the message to his chief clerk for reimbursement. 3. When telegrams are sent from points where a representative of the Railway Mail Service is located they shall be indorsed "Charge" instead of "Collect" and shall be sent by (or through) and billed to the representative. 4. Telegrams asking that runs be provided tor or leave of Personal to be absence granted and replies thereto are personal and shall be prepaid. paid tor by applicant at commercial rates. 2054. Lay-off periods which are granted for proper rest shall Clerks mut not en1"a1re in not be utilized by clerks for the purpose of engaging in any busi- other busine... ness or vocation for profit either as principal or as agent for others that will interfere with their official duties or in which their employment in the Postal Service will give them an advan- tage over others not in the service engaged in a similar business or vocation, or in any business involving soliciting or canvassing. Clerks should not so overtax their physical strength during lay-off periods as to prevent their being in a refreshed condition when resuming active duty. -not to carry · 2. Clerks shall not carry freight in railway postal cars or traffic freight on cars. in merchandise while on duty. 2055. In order to reduce fire hazard, clerks in air-mail field post Smokin&'. offices, mail cars, terminals, and transfer offices, shall not smoke while receiving mail from the public, visiting letter boxes, loading or unloading mail, or while hanging or closing racks. Smoking on duty is a privilege and not a right, and shall not be indulged in to the detriment of the service or a clerk's work or to the dis- comfort of nonsmoking employees. -In storage 2 . N o person shall smoke or carry 1i ghted cigars, cigarettes, or cars prohibited. pipes in mail storage cars while same are being loaded, unloaded,

781 §2056 POSTAL LAWS AND REGULATIONS

or while in transit. Railway postal clerkS and transfer clerks shall prevent any violation of this regulation. Clerks to re­ 2056. Railway postal cler.ks shall remain on duty the whole main on duty darinll' entire length of their allotted runs and shall not exchange runs without ran. -to protect au~ority. When off duty they shall protect any run that tbey vacant runs. are advised is vacant. Poatap stamps. 2057. Clerks in charge of railway post offices shall keep on hand -clerks to keep supply for sale. a supply of 1-cent and 3-eent postage stamps for the accommoda­ tion of the public at ·the car; and such stamps shall not be sold for more than their face value. Conduct of 2058. clerks. Railway postal clerks shall observe in their official inter­ -must be course with the public and with one another the strictest courtesy, courteous. and endeavor, by active and intelligent ettort, to promote the interest of the service. Discussion and loud talking when at work Intoxicati~ liquors. shall be a voided. -use of, on 2059. Railway postal clerks shall not use Intoxicating liquors duty pro­ hibited. when on duty, and the frequent and excessive use of the same -excessive use of, oft' duty. while off duty will be sufficient cause for dismissal from the Post-oftice service. inspectors. -to be given 2060. Post-office inspectors presenting proper credentials shall assistance. be given such official assistance as they may reqnfre, and the fact -presence of, on train not to that a post-office inspector is on the train or bas ridden thereon be reported. Supervisory shall not be communicated by a railway postal clerk to any per­ officer of Rail­ son whatever at any time, either during or after the run. Entry way Mall Service, pres­ of the fact shall not be made on the trip report. ence of, on train to be 2. The presence of a supervisory officer of the Railway Mail reported. Service in the car shall be noted on trip report unless instructions --except. Information are given to the contrary. concerning mail matter. 2061. No information shall be imparted concerning mail matter -not to .be passing through the hands of railway postal clerks in the dis­ given except to persons enti tied charge of their duties, except to persons who are entitled thereto thereto. 'Rales of rail­ under the regulations. (See sec. 702.) road companie1. 2062. The rules and regulations of the railroad companies over -to be ob­ served when whose lines a railway postal car passes, not in conflict with these not In conllict with these regulations, shall be respected and obeyed. regulations.

CHAPTER4

TREATMENT OF MAIL MATI'ER IN THE RAILWAY MAIL SERVICE

RECEIPT OF MAIL AT POSTAL OARS

Delivery of 2063. Mail shall not be placed in a postal car unless there is a mall to railway post oftices. clerk on duty. Railway postal 2064. Railway postal clerks shall accept from a postmaster or clerks may ac­ cept mail. sworn assistant loose mail matter on which the stamps have -from a post­ been canceled, but matter bearing canceled stamps shall not be ac­ master or assistant. cepted from mail messengers or the public, except matter of the first class readdressed for forwarding, or outside packages in

782 TITLE XI.-RAILWAY. MAIL SERVICE §2060

transit when received from mail messengers or from canceled air mail trips. (See sec. 746.) 2. Railway postal clerks shall accept from the public, unless otherwise ordered, all mail matter of the first class upon which t.he proper rate of postage is paid ; all matter in penalty enve­ lopes or bearing the frank of any person entitled thereto by law; soldiers' and sailors' letters unpaid when duly certifted; and matter of the first class upon which the stamps are canceled when readdressed for forwarding. They shall not accept from the public mail matter of the second, third, or fourth class except that they may accept from representatives of manufacturers or distributors of serums or pharmaceutical supplies shipments of such articles when endorsed "Emergency-This package has been weighed and necessary postage affixed. If any additional postage is found to be due at destination, same is guaranteed by the sender." 2065. A correct list of pouches due to be received and dis­ patched shall be kept and checked as the pouches are delivered from or received into the car, except at local offices where not more than one pouch is exchanged. In cases where it is not practicable to check pouches as they are delivered from or received into the car, clerk in charge will check pouches to be delivered from the car at the time piling is made for dispatch, and in case of pouches due to be received, check shall be made immediately after loading of mail is completed. When a railway post office or a post office makes up two or more pouches for the same ad­ dress, the pouch label shall indicate the sequence of the pouch in the series, numbers to be used in regular order for that purpose, thus, the first pouch "1," the second "2," the third "8," and so on, the label of the last pouch to bear, in addition to its proper num­ ber, a cross, thus, "X," to indicate the last pouch of the series. In case of failure to receive any regular pouch, and the cause of the failure is not known, the chief clerk shall be immediately notified by special report. In cases where it is known pouch bas been lost, destroyed, or stolen, the chief clerk shall be notified b;v telegraph. 2. If irregular or emergency pouches are received or dispatched Irregular or emergency entry thereof shall be noted on the record and proper check made. pouches. 3. Where it is necessary for a post office to use more than one pouch for the same dispatch of air mail, and the pouches are closed with rotary locks, or part are closed with rotary locks and part with LA locks, all of the pouches comprising the dispatch shall be numbered and marked as one series. See secs. 753 and 762 as to record of pouches to be kept at post omce; sec. 1734 as to railroad companies ; sec. 1779 as to mail messengers. Second-clu1 2066. The Postmaster General may provide by order matter. 39 u. s. c. 639. the terms upon which railway postal clerks may receive -Postmaster General may from publishers or any news agents in charge thereof, provide foi: re­ ceipt and deliv­ and deliver the same as directed, if presented and called ery of, by for at the mail car or steamer, packages of newspapers postal clerks.

783 §2067 .POSTAL LAWS A~ REGULA.TIO NS and other periodicals not received from or intended for delivery at any post office. -can only be 2. Railway postal clerks may receive newspapers and periodi­ accepted b:i' clerks when cals from publishers and· news agents only when accompanied accompanied by certificate of with a certi1lcate from the postmaster at the omce of publication postmaster. that the postage has been paid. -outside dellv­ ery to news 3. Second-class matter marked to be delivered outside the malls agents or shall be so delivered only when addressed to news agents, or agents of pub­ llshers only. agents of publishers, and shall be treated according to instruc­ tions upon the package. -notice on wrapper. 4. Publishers shall have printed in bold type on wrapper ot. mall packages for outside delivery the words, "U. S. mail for out­ side delivery at publisher's risk." -on trains to which no ran. 5. When newsdealer packages are forwarded as mail on trains way postal upon which no railway postal clerk is assigned, the baggageman clerk ls assigned. ;;:·;UI deliver the packages as outside matter at place shown.in the .,,,, .,.;:s, and while in his custody they shall be considered as mail

~ ;.> (i.·. -baggagemen 6. . .·aggagemen shall not receive second-class mall directly from not to receive, direct from the publisher on postmasters' certi1lcates unless specially author­ publlshers. -except. ized to do so by the department through the division superin­ tendent. Second-cla11 2067. When railway postal, transfer, or terminal railway postal matter. -received clerks are authorized to receive second-class matter direct from from pub­ lishers at publishers, accompanied · with a certi1lcate signed by the post­ depots. -certUlcate maSter, they shall insist on a certi1lcate with each load o1fered required. showing number of sacks, the weight of the mall, and that the postage has been paid thereon ; otherwise the matter shall not be accepted for malling. -In case no certiftcate ls 2. When matter is o1fered without a certificate that fact shall olfered. be communicated to the publisher or the postmaster, if time will permit, with request that a certi1lcate be furnished; it not fur­ nished, the matter shall be refused. -in case of discrepancies 3. In case of apparent discrepancy in either the weight or num­ 1n weight or ber of sacks, the papers shall, if ·practicable, be weighed at the number of sacks. time of receipt by the clerks and proper correction noted on the accompanying certificate, being careful not to deface the original as furnished by the postmaster. The certi1lcate, together with report, shall then be mailed to the postmaster and also report made to the division superintendent, in addition to proper nota­ tion on trip or daily report. When, in case of discrepancy, the sacks cannot be weighed or the discrepancy otherwise reconciled, the matter shall not be accepted. Letter boxes in railroad depots. 2068. Railway postal clerks shall visit letter boxes maintained -mail to be at railroad stations (see sec. 1737) and collect mall therefrom collected from. at. the last moment practicable before the departure of their respective trains unless such duty ls performed by a transfer clerk. Care shall be taken to lock the box after coll'ectlon is made.

784 TITLE X!I.-RAILWAY MAIL SERVICE §2076

OPENING, DISTRIBUTION, AND DISPATCH OF MAIL

2069. Railway postal clerks shall carefully distribute malls by Ofliclal schemes. -mails to be the official schemes furnished, which shall be kept corrected to distributed by. conform to changes published in general orders. 2. -pouches to be Only such pouches as may be ordered by the division super­ made up and intendent or chief clerk shall be made up, except when necessary exchanged as to make an emergency pouch to advance mails, in which event ordered. note thereof shall be made on trip report. Distribution of mail In one 2070. Railway postal clerks shall complet.e the distribution of poach to be the contents of one pouch or sack before opening another. completed before openinir another. 2. The address label shall be removed from a pouch or sack Labels to be when it ls opened. removed from sack when 2071. Before using and after emptying a pouch or sack it shall opened. be thoroughly examined to see that no mall is left therein; it Examination of poaches. shall be held so that the whole interior can be seen and examinea. -to be made on emptying. 2072 .. Letters and circular mail shall be made up in packa'§i;.~ etc. and not placed in the pouch or sack loose. The twine usecf9s~J ~tl¥ Letters and 1s::t .. drcalars. be tied in a hard knot, and no more used than necessary J1iJ.ake -to be prop­ package secure. · · erly tied. 2073. A "direct package" shall be made by placing all ordinary Direct packaarea. -what are. letters for one post office in a package by themselves, all faced one way, with a plainly addressed letter on the outside and a slip -how made. bearing date, line, and name of the clerk making the package on -Slip OD. the back. 2. Air-mall lett.ers shall be made up in separate packages when -airmail. there are five or more for one post office, railway post office, or route. Less than 11.ve for connecting lines shall be placed at the top of the working package under the regist.ered and special­ dell:very letters, if any, with facing slip endorsed to show air mall is included, except if no further air-mail dispatch can be had, distribution may be made in usual manner. See sec. 1081 as to special-delivery mail, and sec. 1223 as to registered mall. . 2074. NewsPftpers and periodicals sent to regular subscribers Second-clan matter to be shall be promptly dispatched to destination. Such matter shall promptly dis­ patched. not be withdrawn from its wrapper except to ascertain its desti­ -not to be nation, or, if necessary, the name and date. opened. Cancellation of 2075. Postage stamps affixed to mail matter and all stamped stamp.. envelopes, newspaper wrappers, and postal cards deposited in -on matter deposited in railway post offices shall be immediately and effectually canceled railway post omce. by the use of black ink. The postmarking portion of the post­ -use of post­ marking and canceling stamp shall not be used to cancel postage marking stamp stamps. (See sec. 754.) for, forbidden. 2076. The railway postal clerk shall legibly postmark all mall Postmarkinir. -of mail deposited in a postal car for mailing except that of the second class deposited in car for · malled by publishers and· metered mail received under proper malling. authorization. See sec. 719 as to manner of postmarking.

160223°-41-- 51 785 §2077 :POSTAL LAWS AND 'REGULATIONS

-to show date 2. On trains running in more than one day the postmarking of starting trip, when. stamp during the entire trip shall show the date the train is scheduled to start. Failure of 3. The continued violation by a postmaster of section 719, re­ postmasters to postmark quiring the legible postmarking of all matter of the first class matter to be reported. before dispatch shall be reported to the division superintendent Matter to be 2077. Mail matter shall not be carried outside of the regular carried in mail hairs. mail bags except second-class matter marked for outside delivery, -except cer­ tain second­ as provided in section 2066, or matter the character, form, or class and bulky weight of which pr.events it from being carried in the mall bags matter. or makes it liable to damage the mail. Faclnir allp1 or 2078. Facing slips or labels shall be placed upon all packages labe la. -when and of letters and circulars and in the label holder of all pouches how used. and sacks, with proper address indicated thereon, except that the address shall be omitted from slips used on direct letter packages. When used as a label for a pouch or a sack the name or' the rail­ way post office of dispatch shall also be shown. Train numbers may be omitted from paper sack-labels by authority of the division superintendent. All slips shall bear the postmark showing num­ ber of train and date the trip was scheduled to start and name of clerk. Where connection is made with any line at a point dis­ tant from the office making up the pouch or line sack, the name of the junction or other point at which the connection is made shall also be shown on the address label. -not to be 2. Facing slips shall not be used a second time. Railway postal used second time. clerks shall note every instance of a violation of this rule, inclos­ -clerks to report viola­ ing the slips as evidence. tions. 3. Blank facing slips shall not be wasted, and but one slip placed -economy upon a package, and only one label shall be placed in the label in use. holder of a pouch or sack. · lrreplarities 2079. Special reports shall be made of serious irregularities in in tranamiasion of mail. the transmission of mails. Exact postmarks shall be given, as Special report required. also the source, date, place, and time of receipt and from what train, if known; also, if all one publication, the name and date thereof. If mail is first class, indicate origin and give other information desired. Note shall also be made on trip report, and slips from mishandled mail shall be lnclosed therewith. Erron of dis­ tribution and 2080. Every railway postal clerk shall note all errors in the dispatch. proper routing and expeditious dispatch of the mails. Every --checking of. railway postal clerk ls bound to perform this duty and must loyally .and conscientiously comply with rules governing the same. -when 2. An error shall be charged when a piece of mail is not dis­ charged. patched in accordance with the scheme, schedule, or special in­ structions, but matter dispatched with State where "ex­ ception schemes" are used shall not be charged. -how noted. 3. Errors shall be noted on reverse side of slip or label, giving name of the post office and State, slip or label be postmarked with date, and be signed with full name of clerk notillg the ei;rors. Such notation shall include the entire number of pieces of mail erroneously distributed, in the following form:

786 TITLE X!I.-RAILWAY MAIL SERVIOE §2081

LETTERS. PAPERS.

1 Omaha, Nebr. 1 N. Y., N. Y. 2 So. Bend, Ind. 1 PhUa., Pa. 1 St. Louis, Mo. 1 Balto., Md. 2 Wash., D. C. 1 Richmond, Va.

W. Brown. C. J. Smith.

(Postmark.) (Postmark.)

4. SliPs or labels upon which errors have been noted shall be -report of. inclosed. with trip reports to chief clerk or superintendent as may be directed. 5. A mlssent' package of let~rs and papers shall be checked on Miesent pack­ the pouch or sack label as follows : . ages. Missent pkg. of ----- letters (or papers), -how checked all for ----~------Frank Jackson. and reported. (Postinark.) and the label shall be forwarded to the chief clerk, with the trip report. If there is no slip on the pouch or sack, check on a blank slip and forward as above. When checking errors found in a package made up for a post office and bearing an unaddressed slip, the office shall be noted at the foot of the slip, over the signa­ ture of the clerk, as follows : "Found in package for ----·" In this connection a package of pape.rs is construed to mean a tie­ out under a separate label of more than one piece of separately wrapped and addressed mail matter other than letters. · 6. Misdirected packages of letters or papers shall be checked in Misdirected packages. the same manner as a missent package, except the word "Mis­ -how checked directed" shall be substituted for "Missent." and reported. 7. Missent or misdirected pouches or sacks shall be reported Missentand misdirected as above. The labels shall be forwarded in all cases. In relabel­ pouches. -how fug a missent or misdirected pouch or sack the new label should reported. contain the correct destination as well as the name of the post office or railway post office by which originally made up, and the slip shall bear the postmark of the railway post office to which mfssent. · 8. When there are no slips or labels on packages or in pouches Report to be made when or sacks, reports shall be made thereof, stating if possible the line there are no with train number or post office from which the mail was received. slips on packages. 9; All slips 'or labels on which no errors have been noted, after When no errors being counted, shall be disposed of as waste, unless otherwise slips treated as waste. instructed. · 2081. Each letter or daily paper rµissent to a line · shall be Misaent matter plainly stamped or 'marked on the face, "Missent," and the post­ to be stamped. mark of the line also stamped thereon. 787 §2082 POSTAL LAWS AND !REGULATIONS,

Chance of ad­ 2082. Railway postal clerks shall not change the address upon dress or in­ dorsement on any mail matter nor make any personal or unofficial or unauthor­ matter for­ bidden. ized indorsement upon a letter or addition to the address. Countina mail 2083. In counting mail worked each letter slip shall be counted worked. as a package of letters, and each label on a sack of papers as a sack of paper mail. Packages and sacks merely opened for the purpose of consolidating or verifying the contents shall not be -what to counted. The count shall include only matter actually distrib­ Include. uted, but report shall be made of mails received unworked or left undistributed. Each clerk to furnish state­ 2. Each clerk in crew shall furnish to the clerk in charge a lilent of memorandum on Form 5014, with his signature, at the end of the amount of mall distributed, trip of the amount of mail distributed, number of registers etc. liandled, also the number of errors checked. The slips shall be attached. Irregularities noted shall be entered under "Re­ marks." In recording irregularities concerning newspapers the name of publication, the date of issue, and the full address shall be given. Form 5014 shall be completed in harmony with the -basis for nature of clerk's assignment. The clerk in charge shall use such trip report of clerk ill charge. record in prepa:ring trip report and retain the memoranda for at least 30 days thereafter. Trip reports. 2084. Trip reports, together with all the slips upon which -to be promptly errors have been noted, shall be properly filled out and promptly made out and sent to sent to the chief clerk at the end of each trip. superintend­ 2. All the information called for by the trip report shall be ent. given, and a duplicate of each report shall be kept for one year. Partial service 3. When a railway postal clerk does not perform duty over the to be noted. whole length of bis run, the portion over which be performed duty shall be noted on the trip report.

UNMAILABLE, SHORT-PAID, AND UNPAID, IMPROPERLY ADDRESSED MATTER AND NIXIES

Unmallable 2085. Railway postal clerks ·shall detain and turn in at the matter. -to be with­ terminal omces of their runs all domestic matter collected from drawn and turned In at station boxes or deposited in the car for mailing on which post­ terminal 723) ; oft!ce. age is wholly unpaid (see sec. all matter of the first class -wholly un­ on which less than one full rate of postage is paid (see sec. paid matter. -Insuf­ 513) ; all matter except letters bearing a special-delivery stamp ficiently paid first-class on which no other postage is paid (see sec. 1080) ; all matter bear­ matter. ing stamps that have been previously used or cut from stamped -special-de­ livery matter. envelopes or wrappers (see sec. 715) ; and all matter of the second, -matter bear­ ing invalid third, and fourth classes collected from station boxes or deposited stamps. in the car·for mailing (see sec. 714). Parcel-post matter to be 2. Parcel-post matter received by railway postal clerks from turned into station boxes or deposited in their car when turned in to the terminal oft!ce. terminal omce for the run shall be covered by a slip of the clerk marked "For examination and rating; deposited in postal car at ---.---·" -liquids, ex­ 3. Railway postal clerks shall also withdraw from the mail all plosives, poisons, etc. liquids not admissible to the malls under sections 588 and 590,

788 TITLE XI.--ru.ILWAY MAIL SERVICE §2087 gunpowder and other explosives, live animals (except as pre­ scribed in section 594) , poisons, and any article liable to injure the mails or the persons handling the same, and which have been declared unmailable by the rulings of the Post Office Department (see sec. 588), perishable articles found loose or without address, and matter relating to lotteries, as described in section 601 (see sec. 2203), and turn the same into the terminal post office accom­ panied with the pouch or sack label and a report giving the name of the post office or other source from which such matter was received, and at the same time make a special report of -matter with­ the matter to the division superintendent or chief clerk. All out addresses. matter on which the addresses have been detached or erased and -articles found loose all articles found loose in any pouch or sack shall be forwarded In the mails. under cover to the postmaster at headquarters of the division superintendent, accompanied with the pouch or sack label and a special report giving the name of the post office or other source from which such matter was received. .Articles of apparent value of $1 or more shall be registered. 4. When money is found loose in the mails the identical notes -identical . money found or coins found shall be turned in. loose in the 5. Matter which should have been detained at the mailing office mails. Certain matter as "held for postage," "excess of weight or size," shall not be not to be stopped in transit. (See sec. 726.) detained. 6. Mail matter of the first class deposited or received in a Matter re­ ceived In ba~ postal car unsealed or in a mutilated or otherwise bad condition order to be shall be stamped or marked with .the words "Received unsealed," so stamped. or "Received in bad order," as the case may be, together with the postmark of the line, and where necessary such matter shall be sealed. 7. Railway postal clerks shall report to the division superin­ Report of mat­ ter liable to tendent the receipt of any matter which from its character or Injure mails. form they think is liable to injure the mails or the persons of those handling them and any injury caused by the admission of such matter which may come to their knowledge, which reports shall be forwarded to the General Superintendent. (See sec. 813.) 2086. Railway postal clerks on steamboat routes to whom pre­ Loose letten on steamboat paid letters are delivered shall place the same in the mails. Let­ routes. ters wholly unpaid shall not be accepted, but it they come into -how treated. the possession of a clerk they shall be deposited in the post office at the terminal of the route. See sec. 1830 as to treatment of such letters on steamboats. 2087. The general term "nixies" shall embrace all mail matter Nlxies. -meaning of not addressed to a post office, or addressed to a post office with­ term. out the name of a State being given, or otherwise so incorrectly, illegibly, indefinitely, or insufficiently addressed that it cannot be transmitted. Such matter, except parcels · marked "Perishable," dispatched from a .post office or mailed upon the cars, shall be withdrawn from the mail and sent to the postmaster at the head­ -whereto be quarters of the division superintendent or to such office as the sent. division superintendent may designate. Nixies consisting o.f par-

789 §2087 iPOSTAL LAWS AND REGULATIONS

eels marked "Perishable" shall be delivered to the terminal post -to be post­ marked, etc. office. Ni.xies shall be postmarked on the back and covered by a slip addressed as heretofore instructed, with the word "Ni.xies" in the upper left corner. Exceptions to rule. 2. The following exceptions, however, shall be observed : -matter for (a) Mail addressed to military or naval posts and stations of military and naval posts, the Weather Bureau and Life Saving Service which are not post etc. offices shall be sent to the proper post office, if known. -matter for discontinued, ( 1>) Mail addressed to discontinued post offices shall be sent resort. etc., as directed in the order of discontinuance. Mail addressed to oftices. offices whose names have been changed shall be sent to the office of the new name. Mail addressed to watering places and summer resorts which are not post offices shall be sent to the nearest post office known. -matter from ( c) Mail from the Post Office Department addressed to new department to "new office." post offices, marked on the envelope "New office," shall be sent to destination in the best manner practicable, in the absence of definite instructions. -nixies which (d) Nixies which reach a line from which they can be deliv· can be delivered. ered shall be delivered to the proper post office. -nixies ad­ ( e) Nixies mailed upon a line addressed to a local to that line dressed to local to line on shall be delivered to the post office which has been designated to which mailed. receive mail so addressed. -matter with­ (f) Matter addressed to a post office without the name of the out State, when oftice is State being given, which is known to be intended for the prin• known. cipal city of that name, shall be forwarded accordingly. -matter ad- · (g) Matter addressed to a place not a post office but bearing dressed county and State. the name of a known county and State shall be examined by a clerk on a line making distribution of that State by general scheme. If then not known, it shall be forwarded to the county seat of the county addressed. Treatment of (h) When mail matter addressed to a place which is not a post matter not ad­ dressed to but office contains upon it a dtrection to send via a post office the via a post omce. matter shall be sent to the post office indicated. Mail of for­ (i) Mail of foreign origin addressed to persons in the United eign origin same as ·States shall be treated in the same manner as domestic mall. domestic. (J) Mail shall not be treated as nixies on account of incorrect Matter im­ properly spelling when the destination is undoubted. · treated as (k) All matter supposed to be nixies shall be verified witli the nixies. Nixie to bl" latest annual and monthly Postal Guide and general orders. verified with (l) ls Guide and gen­ When second-class matter improperly addressed received eral orders. clerks shall not change the address or course of the package, but Change of ad­ dress or in- · shall treat it in accordance with the regulations. dorsement on 3. When mail matter is treated as nixies and the address thereon matter for­ bidden. iii found in the latest annual or monthly Postal Guide or in the Errors to be general orders, it shall be noted as an error on the slip accom· noted. panying the same and charged against the clerk.

790 TITLE XI.-RAILWAY MAIL SERVICE §2091

FOREIGN AND DUTIABLE KATI'ER

2088. When mall matter addressed foreign ·countries is l'orelirn mail to addreeaed Tia specially addressed to go by way of a particular vessel, steamship particular routes. line, or route, railway postal clerks shall fol"Ward the same -to be sent accordingly, as far as practicable. (See sec. 2212.) whenprae­ ticable. 2089. When mail matter addressed to foreign countries other Matter for for­ eiirn countries than Canada is received in mails from Canadian otllces made up in mails from for distribution, postal clerks shall forward such mails in accord­ Canada. -to be for­ ance with the foreign scheme applicable to malls of domestic warded In ac­ cordance with origin for the foreign countries involved. foreign scheme. 2090. Clerks in railway post otllces exchanging mail with Dutiable mat­ ter in mails Canada shall carefully ex.amine all Canadian malls, and tum into from Canada. -to be sent to the nearest exchange post otllce or other designated post otllce exchange olllce. where there is a customhouse otllcer all books and merchandise .known or supposed to be liable to customs duty, and all musical Musical com­ compositions in any form found in such mails. (See sec. 2229.) positions. 2091. · Closed mails for foreign countries made up at United Clo1ed foreiirn States exchange post otllces, and those of foreign origin and desti­ math. nation in transit through the United States, and diplomatic pouches dispatched from Washington, D. C., shall be accompanied with -to be accom­ panied with waybills or registry bills showing the number, origin, and address wayblll. of the sacks of registered mail. Ordinary closed malls shall be billed in bulk, with Qnly the total number of such sacks shown on the waybills. 2. This .section shall not apply to mails regularly exchanged -except malls exchanged .between the United States and Canada or Mexico, but closed with Canada mails passing through the United States to . or from Canada or and Mexico. Mexico shlill be accompanied with waybills. 8. With the exception of mails exchanged between Canada, Waybllls to be prepared by Cuba, and Mexico (mails from any of which countries, when clerks, when. addressed to either of the others, will pass through .the United States under the original waybill prepared by the foreign otllce of origin from which the mails will be checked), waybills shall be prepared by the first United States post otllce or railway post otllce of receipt, and the mails shall be checked therefrom by all railway postal clerks who handle them, except that where it is impracticable to check such mails while in transit in a car, it will be sutllcient to check them when loaded into the car and again when unloaded therefrom. Any shortage shall be reported. If -failure to supplyway­ a railway postal clerk receives such mails without a waybill, he bills to be !lhall note the failure on trip or daily report and mlike a waybill reported. on the required form. Foreign sealed 4. All foreign sealed sacks made up abroad and labeled to sacks, etc. United States post otllces, and direct sacks made up in sea post otllces and addressed to a United States post otllce, shall be for­ -forwarded warded intact to their destination, to be opened only in the post Intact, wh~n . otllce ~ which they are addressed. This paragraph shall not apply to mails made up in foreign countries for the United States, which sea post otllces maintained on ocean steamshilJS may be ordered to open.

791 §2092 .POSTAL LAWS AND REGULATIONS

DELIVERY OF MAIL FROM OABB

Exchan1re of 2092. Letter mail shall be forwarded in locked pouches except Jetter mail. -to be by that exchanged with Canada, Cuba, and Mexico, which shall be locked pouches. --except with inclosed in sealed sacks. A pouch duly locked shall be exchanged Canada and if due at each local and terminal ofiice whether or not there is Mexico. nny letter mail. Local 1tation1 where train• do 2093. At local stations where train does not stop for exchange not atop. of mails and no special facilities have been provided either for --delivery of mail at. making the delivery or for receipt of the mail by roadside device, it must not be merely pushed over sill or door, but shall be thrown off downward and outward to a distance sufiicient to be clear of -notice to postmaster of the train. Catcher pouches only shall be used, except in cases of failure to catch or emergency. The clerk shall notify postmaster by return mail deliver. where there has been a failure to catch or deliver. -point of 2. Division superintendents shall issue special instructions re­ delivery at. garding the point of delivery of mails at catcher or local stations to prevent accidents. Care in deliver­ 3. Mail shall not be thrown on a station platform from a train ery from mov­ ing trains. in motion, except by special instructions of the division superin­ tendent. The utmost care shall be taken in deliveries to avoid injury to person, mail, equipment, or property. When the amount of mail is greater than one clerk can deliver with safety, it shall Registered be divided and put out from different doors. boxes, fragile or certain par­ 4. Registered boxes, fragile matter, or matter which because of cel-post mat­ its size or form is liable to injury shall not be thrown from a ter, put oil' at point where moving train, but shall be put off at a point where the train train does stops, for delivery by a local train. (See sec. 1274.) stop. Withdrawal of 2094. When a request is received by a railway postal clerk matter from malls. from a postmaster, post-ofiice inspector, division superintendent, -when may or chief clerk withdraw certain unregistered matter from the be made. to mails and return it to the. ofiice of origin, as provided in section -record of. 730, such request shall be complied with, and a record thereof, giving the address on the letter or other matter, return card, postmark, etc., be made on the trip report, and the original tele­ gram or letter requesting the withdrawal be transmitted with the report. If the matter requested is not in the ofiice, a telegram to that effect shall be sent and the proper record made on the trip report. See sec. 1292 as to registered matter. Delivery of 2095. Railway postal clerks shall not make delivery at the mail in transit. -clerks must postal car of mail in transit, although it be known to them that not make. the applicant therefor is the person named in the address, except as provided in sections 776, 2066, and 2098.

TRANSFER BERVIOE

Transfer cleru. 2096. The General Superintendent may assign railway postal clerks, when necessary, to perform duty at important junctions, to be designated "transfer clerks."

792 TITLE XI.-RAILWAY MAIL SERVICE §2102

2. Transfer clerks shall supervise the handling and transfer of ---Outies of. -to inform mails at railroad depots where they are stationed; keep them­ themselves about routes. selves correctly informed of the routes over which mails should -about ar­ pass that are transferred at that point, of the time of arrival rival and de­ parture of and departure of all trains upon which mails are· carried, and the mails. mail space authorized and space needed on such trains; notify their <'.hief clerk or division superintendent in writing of any changes of schedules which affect mail connections ; and perform such other work (such as filling runs, furnishing supplies, etc.} as may be directed. S. Transfer clerks shall keep informed as to the current space authorizations in the several trains departing from the railroad depots at which they are stationed; supervise the loading of storage cars ; keep a record of the space used in closed-poU£h trains ; and issue requests for such additional space as may be required. 2097. Transfer clerks may be required to accompany the mails Gaardina the while being conveyed by vehicle service when considered mai11. necessary, 2098. Transfer clerks when specially instructed by the General Delivery of mail to parties Superintendent may deliver mail to the party addressed. (See addressed. sec. 776.) -when may be made. · 2099. Transfer and terminal railway post-office clerks shall Mail-messenger carefully observe the manner of performance of messenger and service. vehicle servi e and the handling of mails by railroad employees, --irregulari­ and report to the chief clerk every irregularity therein which ties in, to be reported to comes to their knowledge. chief clerk. 2. Vehicles delivering mail shall not be allowed to depart until Vehicles de­ livering mail they have been carefully inspected to ascertain whether any mail to be has been left therein, and departing vehicles containing mails examined. shall be examined to see that they are securely locked. 2100. The rooms assigned for use of transfer offices and termi­ Government and railroad nal railway post offices shall be kept clean and orderly. Elconomy property. in the use of water and lights shall be exercised. Government -transfer clerks to care and other property shall be kept in good order. Locks, equipment, for. and supplies shall not be allowed to lie about promiscuously. 2101. In addition to these special instructions for transfer and Transfer and terminal clerks terminal railway post-office clerks, they shall also be governed by to be pided by seneral instrue­ the general instructions to railway postal clerks when applicable. tion1.

LOSS OF OR DAMAGE TO MAIL MA'lTER

2102. Division superintendents and chief clerks, Railway Mail lnve1ti1ration of losses of Service, shall not investigate cases of loss of mail matter. mail matter. If, -cases involv­ 2. in investigating the causes of a delay or other irregularity ing losses to be in his division, a superintendent or chief clerk finds that a loss reported to of mail matter is involved in the case, he shall at once discontinue inspector. the investigation and forward the papers, together with all the information obtained by him, to the inspector in charge of the -when may notify proper division. If in the judgment of the division superintendent inspector. immediate 11;ction should be taken, he shall show the papers to

793 §2103 POSTAL LAWS AND REGULATIONS

the local post-office inspector and; if necessary, give him a copy thereof. Reports, how 3. When losses are reported to a division superintendent, he made. shall immediately refer the same to the inspector in charge of the proper division and, if in his judgment necessary, notify the local post-office inspector. Damage to 4. Superintendents and chief clerks shall investigate the ·dam­ mail matter. --division su­ age to mall matter in the exchange of mails by railway postal perintendents to Investigate. clerks, reported to them under section 810; also complaint of damage to an individual piece of any class of domestic mail mat­ ter, except registered, insured, or collect-on-delivery mail reported to them under section 810. When registered mail is damaged in exchanging mails, or a postal employee or mail contractor is shown to be in fault in any case, the report of the investigation giving full information, including statement of equipment dam­ aged and disposition of damaged mail, shall be forwarded to the -report to General Superintendent; in· other cases, reports of investigation general super­ shall be filed in the offices of superintendents. Complainants intendent. shall be advised of action taken. Reports received by superin­ tendents of fourth-class mail tagged "Bad order,'' as prescribed in section 705, shall be filed in their offices.

REGISTERED MATTER IN THE RAILWAY MAIL SERVICE

General regis­ 2103. Railway postal clerks shall carefully study and become try replatiom. fully conversant with the regulations and instructions pertaining -to be fol­ to the handling ~f registered matter. (See Title Seven and Of­ lowed, when. ficial Postal Guide.) These shall be strictly complied with except where clearly inapplicable. DatT of member 2104. An experienced member of the crew shall be assigned as of crew as­ •ianed •• rell'i•• registry clerk who shall have the care and custody of all regis­ try clerk. tered mail received and dispatched from his car, and shall be in waiting when pouches are opened or closed to take charge of any registered matter that may be dispatched or contained therein. If he is compelled to leave the car temporarily, or before the end of the run, he shall have permission to do so from the clerk in charge; and before leaving the car he shall turn over the regis­ tered matter to the person designated by the clerk in charge, taking a receipt for the same. Tranafer of 2105. Transfer clerks shall receipt for, transfer, and deliver rell'iatered matter. registered matter. When such delivery is made, the registered -when and articles shall be entered in a record book which shall be furnished how to be made by transfer for that purpose, and a receipt obtained from the postmaster or clerks. postal clerk to whom the articles are delivered.

794 TITLE XI.--'ltAILWAY MAIL SERVIOE §2107 CHAPTER 5

FUIL AND APARTMENT RAILWAY PosT-0FFICE CARS

CONSTRUCTION, EQUIPKENT, AND SANITATION

Construction 2106. All cars or parts of cars used for the Railway and mainte­ nance of cara. Mail Service shall be of such construction, style, length, (Space basis act.) an4 character, and furnished in such manner as shall be 39 u. s. c. 537. required by the Postmaster General, and shall be con­ structed, fitted ·up, maintained, heated, lighted, and cleaned by and at the expense of the railroad companies. Penalty for 2. If any railroad company carrying the mails shall failure to fur­ nish and main­ fail or refuse to provide cars or apartments in cars for tain cars or apartments. distribution purposes when required by the Postmaster 39 u. s. c. 567. General, or shall fail or refuse to construct, .fit up, main­ tain, heat, light, and clean such cars and provide such appliances for use in case of accident as may be required by the Postmaster General, it shall be .fined such reason­ able sum as may, in the discretion of the Postmaster General, be deemed proper. New cars to be 3. All new full and apartment railway post-office cars shall be constructed of constructed of steel or equally indestructible material, and· shall steel and con­ form to specift­ conform in construction and a.rrangement to the departmental cation. specifications approved July 20, 1938, and any subsequent modi­ fication thereof. Strengthening 4. Full and apartment railway post-office cars previously ac­ and standard­ cepted for service shall be brought up to the specifications men­ izing old cars. tioned in all material respects wherever operating conditions ren­ der strengthening, standardization, or improvements necessary Approval of the General Superintendent, Railway Mail Service, shall be obtained before any changes in construction or 11.xtures are made. Conversion of 5. Cars originally built for other traffic shall not be acceptable cars. for conversion into full and apartment railway post-office cars unless they are reconstructed to fully meet departmental specitl.­ cations. Such conversions shall be approved by the General Superintendent, Railway Mail Service, before the work is started. 6. The principal mechanical officer of the railroad company Certificate of construction shall furnish a certitl.cate of construction on R. M. S. Form 5292 required. for each new and rebuilt steel or steel underframe mail car. Comtraction 2107. The ends and underframe of steel underframe apart­ requirements ment railway post-office cars shall conform to the departmental for steel ander­ specifications for all-steel cars. The section moduli of the metal frame cars. vertical end members shall be not less than 65, distributed as required by the specitl.cations. 2. Superstructure of steel underframe cars shall conform either to former plan No. 1 or the specification of August 25, 1914, for 795 §2108 ;pOSTAL LAWS AND REGULATIONS

construction of wooden cars, reinforced by metal vertical end members, or framing members of the superstructure may be steel shapes. Steel sheathing. applied to superstructure on outside shall not be rated as an additional strength factor. Note. NOTlll.-Cars which do not meet the above underframe and superstruc­ ture requirements shall not be rated as "steel underframe." Construction and reinforce­ 3. Wooden apartment railway post-office cars which are to be ment of reconstructed and continue as such shall be sound· in material wooden cars. and construction and shall conform substantially to former plan No. 1 or the specification of August 25, 1914, for wooden cars. They shall be reinforced by metal members when necessary to render them acceptable for operation under the provisions of section 2109. Narrow-gage requirements. 4. Wooden mail apartment cars for narrow-gage llnes shall conform to requirements of departmental circular of May 31, 1916. Inspection• bJ' departmental 2108. New and reconstructed railway post-office cars shall be rep~esentath·e. inspected by representatives of the department, in accordance with instructions issued by the General Superintendent, Railway Mail Service. Report of cars to be built or 2. Railway and car-building companies shall advise the Gen­ reconstructed. eral Superintendent, Railway Mail Service, concerning the pro­ posed construction or reconstruction of mail cars and dates when such cars will be ready for inspection. Notices of "shoppings." 3. Railway companies shall notify the Railway Mail Service ()f the "sh

796 TITLE Xl.-BAILWAY MAIL SERVICE §2111

tially equal in construction to former plan No. 1 or the specidca­ tion of August 25, 1914. Wooden mail apartment cars with lbn­ ited reinforcement on longitudinal sills, but having suitable re­ inforcement on both ends, may be operated in branch-line trains or in light trains (not exceeding four cars) on main lines having an average speed of not more than Z1 miles per hour. In light trains running partly on main lines or wholly on branch lines, with an average speed of less than Zi miles per hour, wooden mail apartment cars without metal reinforcements or longitudinal sills may be operated, provided such cars have the approved track-rail reinforcement or equivalent on both ends. 6. Wooden mail apartment cars intended for operation in Wooden cars in mixed trains "mixed" trains or as trailers to self-propelled cars shall be sub­ and in trailer stantially equal in construction to former plan No. 1 or the speci­ service. fication of August 25, 1914. In the "mixed trains" the mail car shall be operated in the rear-end consist, followed only by pas- senger coach or caboOse, and shall have full-length metal draft gear applied when deemed necessary. Cars not to be 7. Mail cars, whether of steel, steel-underframe, or wooden operated with letter end construction, which have the letter cases in the end shall not be next to operated with the letter end next to the engine. engine. 8. When practicable, one or more cars shall be operated between the engine and the Railway Post Office car. Drinkinir-water 2110. Drinking-water containers in full and apartment· cars eontainera. shall be of a type approved by the General Superintendent, Rail­ way Mail Service, and shall conform to the standard fixtures speci- fica tfon. Drinking water shall be furnished in accordance with United States Public Health Service requirements. Ice and fresh water shall be supplied as frequently as climatic conditions render it necessary. 2. Flushing hoppers shall be installed in accordance with stand­ Hoppers. ard fixtures specifications in all new and remodeled cars and in old cars when deemed advisable by the Railway Mail Service. Toilet paper shall be provided in all cars. 3. All mail cars and such fixtures as water coolers and hop­ Cleaning of cars. pers shall be regularly and thoroughly cleaned after each trip, and where such cars are in continuous use more than 24 hours they shall be cleaned en route when necessary. 2111. All cars and parts of cars used in mail service shall be Liirhtlnir of cars. adequately lighted and equipped with light fixtures in accordance with standard construction specifications, including auxiliary lights for use in event of failure of the primary lighting system. NoTll.-When the primary lighting system tails to provide su1Hclent Note. illumination for completion of the distribution for a period of more than 30 minutes, it shall be regarded as a total light failure. When this con- dition prevails for 30 minutes or less, or when the distribution is retarded or rendered di1Hcult by insuftlclent light, it shall be regarded as a partial light failure. · 2. When any of the passenger, baggage, or express cars regu- Electric lights required. larly operated in a train are lighted by electricity, the mail car or apartment shall be lighted by electricity as the primary system.

797 §2112 .POSTAL LAWS AND REGULATIONS'

Storage bat­ 3. Each electrically Ughted full or apartment mall car, either tery required. axle-generator or head-end system, shall be equipped with storage battery of the required capacity. Electric fans 4. Electric fans shall be installed in all electrically lighted full required. and apartment mall cars. Heating of 5. Heating of full and apartment mall cars shall be in accord­ cars. ance with the standard construction specifications. Guards over heat pipes and radiators in all cars shall be constructed and In­ stalled as required by the specifications, In order to prevent damage to mails. Stoves, devices for safety. 6. Stoves are not to be installed in full and apartment mall cars without the approval of the Railway Mall Service, and shall not be accepted as the auxiliary heating system unleSB of a safety type approved by the department. The safety features include automatic fastening for stove door, with double doors preferred, baftle plate to prevent fire or live coals escaping through the smoke-flue opening, and metal casing to prevent overheating of closely surrounding objects. Mail ears not to be med for 2112. All full and apartment mall cars shall have lettering other tra8lc. painted on the outside fu accordance with the standard construc­ tion specifications. Such cars, and parts of cars, bearing the legend "United States Mall," or "U. S. Mall," shall be reserved exclusively for carrying the malls and shall not be used for any other class. of tramc. See secs. 23511 as to penalty for unlawful use of sign "U. S. mail." "No admis­ 2. Two "No admission" notices, properly framed, shall be sion" notices. placed in each full car, and one notice in each apartment car. Such notices shall be located In cars So as to be readily observed on entering at side doors.

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