28 U.S.C. § 1743
Section 1743 · Demand on postmaster
Viewing 28 U.S.C. § 1743 as in effect on June 25, 1948. The text changed in 1 later edition (most recent July 7, 2004).
View current version →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.
Editorial notes U.S. Code · Office of the Law Revision Counsel
Historical and Revision Notes
Based on title 28, U.S.C., 1940 ed., §670 (R.S. §890; June 10, 1921, ch. 18, §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, §4(a), Aug. 12, 1970, 84 Stat. 773, set out as a note under section 201 of Title 39, Postal Service.
Federal Rules of Civil Procedure
Proof of official records, see rule 44, Appendix to this title.
Effect of rule 44 on former section 670 of this title, see note by Advisory Committee under rule 44.
Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure
Proof of official records, see rule 27, and note of the Advisory Committee under rule 27, Title 18, Appendix, Crimes and Criminal Procedure.