§ 1743. — Demand on postmaster.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 28USC1743]
TITLE 28--JUDICIARY AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURE
PART V--PROCEDURE
CHAPTER 115--EVIDENCE; DOCUMENTARY
Sec. 1743. Demand on postmaster
The certificate of the Postmaster General or the General Accounting
Office of the mailing to a postmaster of a statement of his account and
that payment of the balance stated has not been received shall be
sufficient evidence of a demand notwithstanding any allowances or
credits subsequently made. A copy of such statement shall be attached to
the certificate.
(June 25, 1948, ch. 646, 62 Stat. 948.)
Historical and Revision Notes
Based on title 28, U.S.C., 1940 ed., Sec. 670 (R.S. Sec. 890; June
10, 1921, ch. 18, Sec. 301, 42 Stat. 23).
Provisions in section 670 of title 28, U.S.C., 1940 ed., that the
statement should recite that a letter has been mailed to a described
post office and sufficient time has elapsed for it to have reached its
destination, was omitted as superfluous.
The last clause of section 670 of title 28, U.S.C., 1940 ed., was
omitted as covered by the phrase ``notwithstanding any allowances or
credits subsequently made'' in the revised section.
Changes were made in phraseology.
Transfer of Functions
The office of Postmaster General of the Post Office Department was
abolished and all functions, powers, and duties of the Postmaster
General were transferred to the United States Postal Service by Pub. L.
91-375, Sec. 4(a), Aug. 12, 1970, 84 Stat. 773, set out as a note under
section 201 of Title 39, Postal Service.
