380 LAWS APPLICABLE TO DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. 



by the Government shall contain any business address or advertise- 

 ment. 



Ai-t January 12. 1895. c. 23. s. f»G. 2S Stat. 024. 



ACT JUNE 26. 1906, c. 3546. (34 Stat. 467.) 



Contracts for official envelopes for departments, by Postmaster General. ^| 



The Postmaster-General is authorized to extend for a period not 

 exceedin*; six months, the contract for official, registry, and dead- 

 letter envol()i)es for the postal service for the calendar year ending 

 December thirty-first, nineteen hundred and six; and thereafter the 

 Pastmaster-General shall contract, for a period not exceeding four 

 years, for all envelopes, stamped or otherwise, designed * * * for 

 use by the * * * Executive Departments, and all Government 

 bureaus and establishments, and the branches of the service coming 

 under tiicir jurisdiction, and may contract for them to be plain or 

 with such printed matter as may be prescribed by the Department 

 making requisition therefor: * * *. 



Act June 26, 190G, c. 3540. 34 Stat. 476. 



This is .( j)rovision of tlie postal Bervice appropriation act for the fiscal 

 year 11)07, cited above. 



ACT MARCH 3, 1883, c. 128. (22 Stat. 531.) 



Penalty envelopes for answers to be inclosed in official communications to 

 Members of Congress. 



Sec. 2. * * * And it shall be the duty of the respective depart- 

 ments to inclose to Senators. Representatives and Delegates in Con- 

 grass, in all official communications requiring answers, or to be for- 

 warded to others, penalty envelopes addressed as far as practicable^ 

 for forwarding or answering such official correspondence. 



Acr March 3. ISSS. c. 12S. s. 2. 22 .Stat. nos. 



Thi.s is a i)rovision of the Ici^islativt', executive, and judicial appropris 

 lion act for the fiscal year 1884. cite<l above. 



The [jortion of this section oniitte<l here, authorizing the heads 

 de[iartn)oiits to make requisitions on (he Postmaster General for officii 

 IMtslH!.:!' sianips. is suiierscded by act July .^t. 1S84. c. '2ii4, s. 3, set fort 

 above, aiiiendiuii act March 3. 1879. c. ISO, s. 29. 



ACT MARCH 1, 1899, c. 327. (30 Stat. 959.) 

 Franking privilege extended to Hawaiian Islands. 



The franlgng jirivilegc. as the same is regulated by law. shal] 

 extend to the Hawaiian Islands. 



Act March 1. 1899. c. 327. s. 4, 3(t Stat. 966. 



This is a provision of the postal sMvice appropriation act for the fisca 

 year 1900, cited above. 



ACT JUNE 26. 1906. c. 3546. (34 Stat. 467.) 



Matter admitted to mails under penalty privilege restricted to matter admis^ 

 sible on payment of postage. 



That liereafler no article, jiackage. or other matter, excei")t postage 

 stamps, sljimped envelopes, newspaper wrappers, postal cards, an(j 

 iuteiual-reveiuie stamps, shall be admitted to the mails under a pen] 

 alty privilege, unless such article, package, or other matter, excepi 

 postage stamps, stam|>ed envelope's, newspaper wrappers, postal cardr 



