Postal and Telegraph Privileges for Census

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Title Source: Supreme Court: 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.

Law Summary

Free Transmission of Mail and Telegrams

All qualifying mail shall be transported without requiring postage.
All telegrams concerning the Commission's official business, sent or received by the designated officials, shall be transmitted and delivered free of charge.
Applies to communications over telephone, telegraph lines, or other publicly controlled communication means within the Philippines.

Prohibition and Penalty for Misuse

Any individual who uses these postal or telegraph franking privileges for private purposes incurs a misdemeanor.
Misuse involves avoiding payment of postage or telegraph charges on messages, letters, packages, or other mail/telegraph matter.
Offenders are subject to a fine of three hundred pesos.

Authority of the Commissioner of the Census

The Commissioner may employ messengers or couriers to facilitate the rapid delivery of official census mail.
The Commissioner has discretion over employing such personnel and fixing their compensation.

Effectivity

The law takes effect immediately upon approval.

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