UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 
BUREAU OF BIOLOGICAL SURVEY 
WASHINGTON, D. C. 
September 20.^ 1916* 
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0 EM.OYSES OP TPE BUREAU OF BIOLOGICAL SURVEY: 
The following order of the Postmaster General is quoted for 
your information and guidance in mailing packages under frank: 
Order No, 9887 
Office of the Postmaster General^ 
Washington, Aug* 18^ 1916* 
is amended to read as 
Section 499, Postal Laws and Regulations 
foil ow B : 
Section 499. No article or package exceeding 4 pounds in weight 
shall be admitted to the mails under the penalty priyilege unless 
it comes 'within the exceptions named in the Acts of June 8, 1896, 
hapter 370, 29 Stat. , 262, and June 26, 1906, chapter 3546^ 34 
o 
Stat . , 
477, (Act of May 18, 1916, Sec* 11., Pub. 81* J 
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The exceptions referred to in the preceding paragraph em- 
brace only single books, books and documents published or circulat- 
ed by order of Congress, printed or written official matter emanat- 
ing from any of the departments of the Government or from the Smith* 
sonian Institution mailed at Y/asliingt on , D, C*, and, postage stamps, 
stamped envelopes, newspaper wrappers, postal cards, and internal- 
revenue stamps* Official matter exceeding 4 pounds in weight which 
is not embraced within these exceptions shall not be accepted for 
mailing free of postage under a penalty envelope or label, but-,^^if 
it does not exceed the limit of weight prescribed by Section 462, 
shall be accepted, pro'v'ided postage is paid thereon at the rate for 
the class to ■vi'/hich the matter belongs* 
Paragraph 4, Section 463, Postal Laws and Regulations, is an- 
nulled and paragraph 3 of that Section is amended to read as fol- 
3. Printed or -written official matter weighing in excess of 4 
pounds, emanating from any of ths departments of the Government or 
the Smithsonian Institution, shall be accepted for mailing under a 
penalty envelope or label at the post office at Washington, P* C*, 
only. Such official matter weighing more than 4 pounds, but not ex 
seeding the limit of weight prescribed by Section 462, may be ac-, 
cepted for mailing at other post offices only when postage is pre- 
paid thereon* Por further information with respect to the accept- 
ance of official matter see Section 499. 
A* S* BURLESON,. 
Postmaster General 
Very truly yours, 
E.,* W.* NELSON.^ 
Acting Chief, Biological Survey 
