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Code · U.S. Code · Title 39 - POSTAL SERVICE · CHAPTER 50— GENERAL · § 5003

§ 5003. Establishment of post roads

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The following are post roads:
(1)the waters of the United States, during the time the mail is carried thereon;
(2)railroads or parts of railroads and air routes in operation;
(3)canals, during the time the mail is carried thereon;
(4)public roads, highways, and toll roads during the time the mail is carried thereon; and
(5)letter-carrier routes established for the collection and delivery of mail.
(Pub. L. 91–375, Aug. 12, 1970, 84 Stat. 766.)
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