PRIA, Government Policy, Made Personal

Summary

A ship captain leaving the United States for foreign ports must not take on board or carry any letter that started in the U.S. if the letter did not go through a U.S. post office or if it is not about the ship's cargo, unless section 601 allows it. The port officer who clears the ship must make the captain swear he does not have and will not take such letters. When a ship comes back to a U.S. port, the captain must turn in any letters that did not go through the mail to the local post office, unless section 1699 of title 18 says otherwise.

Title 39, §602

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(a)Except as provided in section 601 of this title, the master of a vessel departing from the United States for foreign ports may not receive on board or transport any letter which originated in the United States that—

(1)has not been regularly received from a United States post office; or

(2)does not relate to the cargo of the vessel.

(b)The officer of the port empowered to grant clearances shall require from the master of such a vessel, as a condition of clearance, an oath that he does not have under his care or control, and will not receive or transport, any letter contrary to the provisions of this section.

(c)Except as provided in section 1699 of title 18, the master of a vessel arriving at a port of the United States carrying letters not regularly in the mails shall deposit them in the post office at the port of arrival.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date

Section effective July 1, 1971, pursuant to Resolution No. 71–9 of the Board of Governors. See section 15(a) of Pub. L. 91–375, set out as a note preceding section 101 of this title.

§602 Foreign Letters Out of the Mails

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Title 39, §602

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