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CHAPTER 6⁠—PRIVATE CARRIAGE OF LETTERS — Front Matter

Chap.Sec.
601.Letters carried out of the mail.
602.Foreign letters out of the mails.
603.Searches authorized.
604.Seizing and detaining letters.
605.Searching vessels for letters.
606.Disposition of seized mail.