The certificate of the Postmaster General or the Government Accountability 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 Pub. L. 108–271, § 8(b)118 Stat. 814 (, ; , , .)
Historical and Revision Notes
June 10, 1921, ch. 18, § 301 42 Stat. 23 Based on title 28, U.S.C., 1940 ed., § 670 (R.S. § 890; , ).
section 670 of title 28Provisions in , 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.
section 670 of title 28The last clause of , 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.
Editorial Notes
Amendments
Pub. L. 108–2712004— substituted “Government Accountability Office” for “General Accounting Office”.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Transfer of Functions
Pub. L. 91–375, § 4(a)84 Stat. 773 section 201 of Title 39The 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 , , , set out as a note under , Postal Service.