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IN THE MATTER OF ISAAC C. STODDARD,
SECRETARY OF ARIZONA.
The facts show off icial letters soliciting or in-
viting private business, to wit: the appointment as resident
agent for acceptance of service of process on corporations.
Mr. Stoddard presents a copy of a letter from the Acting First
Assistant Postmaster General (J. M. Masten), dated December 2,
1901, and stating that after consultation with the Assistant
Attorney General for the Post office Department, and on Mrt
Stoddard's statement that he acted under the best advice ob-
tainable, he (Mr. Masten) concludes that the use of the penal-
ty envelope shown by the letter of October 17 from the Secret-
ary of the Interior was not improper.
Nevertheless, as a question of law, it seems to me
that this use was not justified under a statute which restricts
the franking privilege to Government business exclusively,
however faulty or lax the practice may have become. No doubt
other Government offices and off icers need to be reminded of
the strict terms of this law. But under all the ireumstances
it seems to me that nothing more is required under this head
than a caution and direction to Stoddard from the proper au-
thority not to include the agency feature in his official let-
ters respecting the regular business of his office, and not to
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