Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1810-06-22

| ment.-Continued from our last.
! Sec. IA. And be it further enacted,
That no ship or vessel arriving at any
port within the Unied States, where
a pos,-olfice is established, hall be
permitted to report, make entry, or
break bulk, un il the master or COM
mander shall have delivered to the
postmaster all letters directed TO any
person or persons within thesUnitt d
States, or the tsrritories thereof,
which, under his care, or within his
jpower, shall be brought In such ship
or vessel, except such as are directed
toll owner Or consignee: of the ship
or vessel, ard except also such as are
direct to be delivered at the port of
delivery to which such ship or vessel
may be bound. And 1t shall be the
duty OF the collector, orsathcr officer
OF the port, empow. red to receive en-
tries OF ships or vessels, to require,
from every master or commander oil
such ship or vessel, an oath or affirma-
t.on, PurPort!ng that he has delivered
all such letters, except as aforesaid.
And it any commander or master of
any such ship or vessel shall break
bulk before he shall have complied
with the requirements of this act, eve
Try such offender shall on conviction
thereof iorieI, Tor every such offence
a sum norexceeding one hundred dol
lars.
| Sec. Is. And be it further enacted,
That the Postmasters to whom such
letters may be delivered, shall pay to
the master or commander, or other
Ipsrson delivering the sarne, except
the commanders OF foreign packets
two cents for each letter or packet; and
shall oSrain, from the person deliy err.
ing the same, certificate specifying
the number Of letters and packets,
with the name OF the ship or vessel
and the place from Mh. nee she las,
sails d which certificate together
| with receipt for the money, snail be
with his quarterly accounts transmit
ted TO the postmaSter-general, VIII
shall credit him with the amount.
! Sec. 16. And be il further enacted.
That it any person ,o,her than the
post nasier-generl or his deputies, or
persons by them enpl Jyed, sh IL be
concerned IN setting Up or main'sin
, ing any ioct or horse pos st ge.wag
Gon, Or oiheT stage carriage or sleigh
on any establishe d post roan, or ron
: one post town TO another post.tow n,
, OH any road adjacer, OF parsILl to an
: established post road, or any packet
bo t or other vessel To ply regularly
from one place to another, bc,ween
which regular commun' cation b,
water shall be established by th1 Uni
ted States, and shall receive any LETT +
or packet, other than new papers,
magazines or panp.lsts, and carry the
same by such icoy or hor5e posi-, st g,
Wagon or other carriage, or slei, h.
packet boat or vessel, (eXcepting onl
sucn letter o. letters as may be cirect-
ed to the owner or owners oil such con-
veyance, auc relating 10 the same, or
TO the person to whom any packer or
bundle IN such convey ance is i1tenued
to be delivered every person SO Of.
tending shall forfeit for every such OF
ience the sum of fifty dollars: Pro.
vided, That it shall bs l..wfol for any
person to send l5t.ers or packets by
special messtu niger.
Sec. II. AID lie il further enacted.
That he deputy posmssters and other
agents OF the Pc stmaster general shall
dull account aud answer 10 him, for all
way ie.sers which snail come " their
hands; and for this purpose the post
lriderS aud other Carriers Of the mail,
receiving any way.lelter or letters and
1t shall DC their duty TO receive item,
1t presented more than two miles from
a post oiiice) shall deliver the same,
. together with the postage, If paid al
lthe rrst post Office to which they shall,
alter" ards arrive, where the postmas-
ter snail duly enter the same, AID spe.
city the number and rate or ratss il
the post bill, adding TO the rae 81
each way-lett ?, one cent, which shal
&C pad by the postmaster To the MAJ
ca or siom whom such way lsttef
shall be Seceived. had ihat lettsr.
directed TO persons living betwee
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