Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1810-06-26

that excess alone shall be paid for !; the
| president ofthe United States Vice
President. the Secretaries of State,
OF the Treasury, OF War, of The NAVY /;
the Attorney General the Comptrol-
Ter; Treasurer; Auditor; Register
supervisor of the. direct tax for the
district of South, Carolina; Superin.
ltendant of Indian trade; Porveyor the
Inspector and Paymaster of the Ar
my accountants of the War & Navy
departments; Postmaster General ;
and the assistants Postmaster Gene
raj ; John Adams, 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 of postage :
Provided, That the members of the
Senate and House of Representative,
Secretary ofthe Senate and Clerk of
the House of Representatives., shall
receive their newspapers, free of>pos-
ltage, only during any session of Con.
eress, and twenty days after the expi.
ration OF the same And Provided,
That no letter or packet from any pub
lie officer shall be conveyed by post,
tree of postage, unless lie shall frank
the same, by wiring his name aud Of
hce on the outside of such. letter OF
packet. and until he has previously
furnished the postmaster of the Office
where he shall deposit the ssNuxwith
a specimen OF his signature.
Sec. IS. And be il further enacted.
That if any person shall frank le,ters
other than those written by himself,
or by his order on the business of his
Office, he shall, on conviction thereof.
pay a fine of ten dollars: Provided,
That the Secretary of the Treasury,
Secretary of State, Secretary Of War,
Secretary the Navy and Postmaster
General may frank letters or packets
on official business. prepared in any
other public Office, in the absence OF
the principal thereof. And If any
1person, having the right to receivr
his lettsrs free ofrostage, shall receive
enslessd 70 him any letter or spackel
laddressed to q isetSon paf- sitr that
fright, IL chall be his duty 10 return
the same 10 the post Office marking
thereon the place from whence il
Jeanne, that it may be, charged with
! postage. And ifany person shall coun,
terfeit the had wiring or frank of any
|person, or cause the same TO be done, II
order 10 avoid the payment of postage
each .person so offending shall pay fol
every such offence fifty dollars.
! Sec. 90. And be it further enacted
That every priHter of newspapers
may send one paper to each and every
lo,her PRIMER of newspapers within ;ht
j United States, free of postage, und e.
such regulations IA the Posmastel
General shall provide.
Il Sec. ~. And be 1t further enacted
!. That all newspapers conveyed in tn,
mail shall be under cover, open at one
end, and charged with postage o.
, one cent each, for any distance MOI
| more than one hundred miles, auc
I one and half cents for any greater
: distance: Provided, That the postag,
: of a single newspaper from any one
: place to another IN the same state
. shall not exceed one cent; and tina
!, the Postmaster General shall require
, those who receive newspapers BY post
, 70 pay always the amount OF one
, quarters postage in advance. IL any
: person employed in any department
) of the post ofice'shall Improperly de.
r tain, delay, cmbezzle or destroy any
newspaper, or shall permit any other
: lpcrson TO do the like, or shall open
or permit any other to open any mai
! or packet of newspapers not directed
; to the Office where he is employ.
fled, he shall, on conviction thereof
forfeit a sum not exceeding fifty dol
: lars for every such offence. And if any
other person shall open any mail OIL
/, packet or newspapers, or shall embez'
: iizle or destroy the same, not being di
/ re cted to himself, or not being autho
{ trised to receive or open the same, hc
J shall, upon conviction thereof, pay +;
I sum not exceeding twenty dollars foi
b every such offence. And if any per
: son shall take or steal any packet
! bag or mail of newspapers from o.
(! out Of any post office, or rom any per