Title
Postal and Telegraph Privileges for Census
Law
Commonwealth Act No. 265
Decision Date
May 20, 1938
A 1938 law in the Philippines grants franking privileges to the Commission of the Census, allowing them to send and receive mail and telegrams free of charge for official business purposes, with a penalty for misuse.

Q&A (Commonwealth Act No. 265)

The title is 'An Act to Grant Complete Postal and Telegraph Franking Privileges to the Commission of the Census.'

It grants complete postal and telegraph franking privileges to the Commission of the Census, allowing mail and telegrams relative to the Commission to be sent and received free of postage or charges.

The privileges apply to the Commissioner, Assistant Commissioner, any census officer, supervisor, enumerator, or employee of the Commission of the Census.

Mail must be indorsed 'Official Business, Commission of the Census' to qualify for free postage.

Yes, all telegrams relative to the Commission sent to or from the enumerated officials over public communication lines are transmitted and delivered free of charge.

A person making private use of these privileges to avoid payment shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and subject to a fine of three hundred pesos.

The Commissioner of the Census is authorized to employ messengers or couriers at his discretion.

The purpose is to expedite the conveyance of official census mail of any class to any locality.

The Act took effect upon its approval on May 20, 1938.

No, the free use privileges apply only to official business relative to the Commission of the Census.


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