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INLAND POST
Evasion of Postage.
Nothing sent through the post may contain an enclosure which is directed to a name and an address different from the name and address borne on the cover, and which is enclosed with the intention of evading postage. Any such forbidden enclosure if observed is liable to be taken out and forwarded to the addressee charged with separate postage at the rate properly prepayable.
Postal Packets Addressed to a Government Department.
As a general rule, every letter or other postal packet addressed to a Government Department, or an officer of the Government (except the Postmaster Gen- eral on postal business) should be prepaid just as if it were addressed to a private person.
Affixing Stamps.
It is no part of the duties of the Post Office to affix stamps to correspondence, or to see that servants pur- chase or affix the proper amounts, nor can postal officials, in any circumstances undertake to do so.
Searching for Postal Articles.
Postal officials are not bound to search for any postal packet when once posted, but may do 30 exceptionally and when the search does not involve delay to other postal business. The fee payable for each packet is 10 cents.
Change.
Postal officials are not bound to give change when receiving a payment, nor are they authorized to demand it when making a payment; and when money is paid at a post office, whether as change or otherwise, no question as to its right amount, goodness, or weight can be entertained after it has been removed from the counter.
Return of a Postal Packet.
... Any postal packet duly prepaid and posted can only be returned to the sender, or detained with the authority of the Postmaster General. The sender desiring the return of a postal packet, must make a written application to the Postmaster General, stating
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