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Title 39 - Postal Service
Part I - GENERAL (§§ 101 - 606)
Chapter 6 - PRIVATE CARRIAGE OF LETTERS (§§ 601 - 606)
Section 605 - Searching vessels for letters
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| Publication Title | United States Code, 2012 Edition, Title 39 - POSTAL SERVICE |
| Category | Bills and Statutes |
| Collection | United States Code |
| SuDoc Class Number | Y 1.2/5: |
| Contained Within | Title 39 - POSTAL SERVICE PART I - GENERAL CHAPTER 6 - PRIVATE CARRIAGE OF LETTERS Sec. 605 - Searching vessels for letters |
| Contains | section 605 |
| Date | 2012 |
| Laws in Effect as of Date | January 15, 2013 |
| Positive Law | Yes |
| Disposition | standard |
| Source Credit | Pub. L. 91-375, Aug. 12, 1970, 84 Stat. 728. |
| Statutes at Large Reference | 84 Stat. 728 |
| Public Law Reference | Public Law 91-375 |
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PRIVATE CARRIAGE OF LETTERS - 39 U.S.C. § 605 (2012)
§605. Searching vessels for letters
An officer or employee of the Postal Service performing duties related to the inspection of postal matters, when instructed by the Postal Service to make examinations and seizures, and any customs officer without special instructions shall search vessels for letters which may be on board, or which may have been conveyed contrary to law.
(Pub. L. 91–375, Aug. 12, 1970, 84 Stat. 728.)
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