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DEAD LETTERS
(bouvier)
DEAD LETTERS. Those which remain in the post-office, uncalled for. By the
Act of March 8, 1825, 3 Story. L. U. S. 1993, it is enacted, by Sec. 26,
"That the postmasters shall, respectively, publish, at the expiration of
every three months, or oftener, when the postmaster general shall so direct,
in one of the newspapers published at, or nearest, the place of his
residence, for three successive weeks, a list of all the letters remaining
in their respective offices; or instead thereof, shall make out a number of
such lists, and cause them to be posted at such public places, in their
vicinity, as shall appear to them best adapted for the information of the
parties concerned; and, at the expiration of the next three months, shall
send such of the said letters as then remain on hand, as dead letters, to
the general post office where the same shall be opened and inspected; and if
any valuable papers, or matters of consequence, shall be found therein, it
shall be the duty of the postmaster general to return such letter to the
writer thereof, or cause a descriptive list thereof to be inserted in one of
the newspapers published at the place most convenient to the supposed
residence of the owner, if within the United States; and such letter, and
the contents, shall be preserved, to be delivered to the person to whom the
same shall be addressed, upon payment of the postage, and the expense of
publication. And if such letter contain money, the postmaster general may
appropriate it to the use of the department, keeping an account thereof, and
the amount shall be paid by the department to the claimant as soon as he
shall be found."
3. And by the Act of July 2, 1836, 4 Sharsaw. Cont. of Story, L. U. S.
2474, it is enacted by Sec. 35 that advertisements of letters remaining in
the post-offices, may, under the direction of the postmaster general, be
made in more than one newspaper: provided, that the whole cost of
advertising shall not exceed four cents for each letter.

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