The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1810-08-24


be inserted in ore Of the spapers, published
at the place most convenient to the supposed re-
sdence OF the owner, il within the United States
and such letter, and the contents. shall be pre-
\ served to be delne to the person to whom
the same shall be addressed, upon payment of
| the postage, and the cxpence OF publication.
And IT such letter, with its contents, be not de-
manded by the person to whom It is addressed,
| or the owner thereof, or his lawful agent within
| two years after the adj, ertist IN, mt thereofss
toresaid, the said contents snall be applied to
the use OF the United States, until the same shall
be reclaimed by the proprietor thereof The
manner OF such application TO be specially stated
by the post master general to the Secretary ofthe
Treasury: - Ftt
SEC "a. Ind Be Il fiyther enacted, That let
ters and packets, to and from the following Off
GERS of the United States shall be received and
conveyed by post, free of postage Each post
master, pravided each OF his letters or packets
shall not exceed half an ounce in weight each
member OF the Senate, Z each member & Dele
gate oithe Honse.of Representatives of the Con
gres OF TIE U IS; the Secretary of the Senate &
Clerk ofthe House of Representatives provided
each letter or packet shall not exceed two Gun.
ces in weight, and during their actual attendance
IN auy session OF Congress and twenty days af
ter such session, and in of excess Of weight
that excess alone shall be paid for the Presi-
dent of the United States; Vice President, the
Secretaries of State, of the Treasury, of War;
OF the Navy /; the Attorney General the Comp
troller; Treasurer; Auditor Register Su
pervisor of the direct tax for the district of S.
Carolina Superintendent OF Iadian trade Pur-
veyor ; the inspector and Pay master of the Ar
my; accountants of the War and Navy Depart
ments Postmaster General /; and the assistants
Postmaster General John Adams, a former
President of the United States and Thomas
Jefferson late President of the United States :;
and they all may receive their newspapers by
post, free postage Provided, That the mem. .
ners OF the Senate, and House of Representa-
uves. Secretary of the Senate and Clerk OF the
House OF Representatives, shall receive their
newspapers, free of postage, only during any
session OF Congress, and twenty days after the
expiration OF the same And Provided That no
| letter or packet from any public officer shall be
conveyed by post, free postage, unless he shall
rank the same, by writing his name and office
on the outside of such letter or packet. and I'm.
III he has previously furnished the post master of
the office where he shall deposit the same, with
| a specimen of his signature
DEC. %. And be it further enacted, That if a.
ny person shall frank letters, other than those
written by himself, or by his order on the bust
ness OF his office. he shall on conviction thereof.
pay hne often dollars Provided, That the Sc
cretary OF the Treasury, Secretary of State, Sc
cretary OF War, Secretary of the Navy, and Post
master General may frank letters or packets on
ofhciai business, prepared in any other public of.
hce,ln the absence ofthe principal thereof And if
any person, having the right to receive his let
ters tree OF postage, shall receive enclosed to
MN any letter or packet addressed to person
not having that right, it shall he his duty to re-
| turn the same to the post office-markng there
| on the place from whence it came, that it may
De charged with postage. And if any person
shaii counterfeit the hand writing or frank of
ny person, or cause the same to be Done in order
70 as9id 'ne payment OF postage, each person so
offending shall pay for each such offence fifty dol
lars. O
SEC. 90. And be it further enacted, That eve
printer OF newspapers may send one paper to
eacn ana every other printer of newspapers with
| In the United States, free of postage, under such
| regulations as the Postmaster General shall pro.
| vide.
SEC 81. And be it further enaeted, That all
! hewspaP RS conveyed in the mail shall be under
cover, open at one end, and charged with a DOS.
! tsge 'f one cent each, for any distance not more
than one hundred miles, and one and half cents
{ for any greater distance Provided, That the
postage OF single newspaper from any one
place to another IN the same state, shall not ex-
ceed one cent; and that the Postmaster Gene
raj snail require those who receive NEWSPAPERS
BY post, to pay always the amount of one quar-
ter's postage IN advance. If any person employ
ed IN any department of the post office sh ali i'm
properly detain, delay, embezzle or DESTROY anv
newsp per, or shall permit any other PEI son to
do the like, shall open or permit any other to open
any mail or packet Of wspsp ers not directed to
the Office where he IS employed, he shall on coma
/ vicuon thereof, forfeit sum not exceeding fiftv
dollars for every such off nee. And if any other
person shall open sRy mail OF packet of ne wspa.
Pers' or shall embezzle or destroy the same, not
beng directed to himself, not being authorised
10 receive or open the SAINT, he shall upon convic-
tion thereof, pay a SUN not exceeding twenty
dollars for every such offence And # any person
snail take or steal any packet, bag or mail of
newspapers from or out ofany post Office, or from
any person having custody thereof, such person
shall, on conviction. be imprisoned not exceed.
ing three months for every such offence to be
kept at hard labor during the period of such i'm
prisonment. If any person shall enclose or con
cesi letter or other thing, or any memorandum
IN writing ia newspaper, or among any pack
I age OF newspapers, which he shall have deliver
ed into any post office, or to any person tor that
purpose, IN order that the same may be carried
by post, free of letter postage, he shall forfeit the
sum OF tive dollars for every such offence; and
the letter, newspaper, package, memorandum,
or other thing, shall not be delivered to the per-
son to whom it is directed, until the amount of
single letter postage is paid for each article of
winch the package shall be composed. No
newspapers shall be received by the postmasters
to be conveyed by post, unless they are suffici-
entity dried and enclosed, in proper wrappers,
| on which, beside the direction, shall be noted
| the number of papers which are enclosed for
| subscribers, and the number of printers. The
postmaster General, in any contract he may en-
ter INTO Tor the conveyance of the mall NAV
authorize the person with whom such contract
IS to be made, TO carry newspapers, Magazines
and pamphlets, other than those conveyed in