Post Office Consolidation Act of 1872
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| Enacted by | the 42nd United States Congress |
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| Effective | July 1, 1872 |
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| Public law | Pub. L. 42–335 |
| Statutes at Large | 17 Stat. 283 |
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The Post Office Consolidation Act of 1872,[1] formally entitled as the Act to revise, consolidate, and amend the Statutes relating to the Post-office Department (17 Stat. 283, enacted June 8, 1872) consolidated the United States Post Office Department into the Cabinet of the United States. It is most notable for a rider enacted under section 148; this was the first provision in what later became known as the Comstock Act of 1873.[2][3]
The Act consolidated 827 sections of scattered postal laws into one code and introduced other operational standardization. The Act provided the administrative backbone until the next major reorganization occurred, in 1970.[4]
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References
- ^ Bomboy, Scott (December 19, 2024). "The Constitution and the Postal System". National Constitution Center. Retrieved 2025-12-13.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - ^ Heins, Marjorie (2007). Not in Front of the Children: 'Indecency,' Censorship, and the Innocence of Youth (3rd ed.). Rutgers University Press. p. 277. ISBN 978-0-8135-4221-8.
- ^ 17 Stat. 302
- ^ "The Constitution and the Postal System | Constitution Center". National Constitution Center – constitutioncenter.org. Retrieved 2026-02-09.
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