The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1825-05-26

ing Go any such faifse. porinaftifhns or haf
, with IN inteni 10 rob, ar steal any mail
; hitter, packet, newspaper, ~ pamphlet, N
to render either ot the sane insecure, s.se
rs such offender, npan eonsieii1n, shall.
every such offence, lay n sum mol les
than one hundred dollafs, nor eseeedln.
FIVE hundred dollars, or be Imprisoned, no
less tlian one year nor exceeding three
years, at the discretion Of the court befor,
whom surh conviction n Ind
Sec. "a. Ind be IL further enacted, Tia
every person who from and after tn,
passage Of this act, shall procure, aud
advise or assist. in tho dung ar per
| pciraliou of any of the acis ar crimes
/ by this act forhiddrn. shall he subject IL
the same penalties and panishments ~ the
persons are sub eet 10, Who shall actually
do or perpptra'e any Of the said acts III
crimes, according 10 the provision of this
act.
/ Ser. %. find BE- II further enae'ed, That
every person who shall be imprisoned by .
judgment of court, under and by virtue Of
the twenty first, twenty second. twenty
third, en- twenty fpnrih sections of this ar.
shall be KEPT at hard labor during the peri.
cd Of such imprisonment.
Sec. &c. Ind be II further enacted, That
the Postmasirrs shall. respectively publish,
ut the expiration ofeFery three months, or
oftcner, when the Postmaster General shall
50 dheci, In one of the neHspa pers pub
lished At or nearest the place Of residence,
for three successive weeks, a lisl Of all the
letters remaining IN their respective Offices,
or, instead thereof shall make out mum
her ofsuch lists, and cause them Ia be
posted nj such public places in thrir sieni
" as shall appear To them best adapted
for the information Of the pulies contefn
ed and at the expiration of the next three
months, shall send such of The said letters
rs thcu remain on hand, rs dead letters, IL
the General L al Office, where the same
shall be opened and Inspected and If any
valuable papers ar matters of consequence,
shall be found therein, il shbH he the duty
of the Postmaster General 10 return such
letter 10 the writer thereof, or caIse de-
acriptlve list thereof To be inserted in one
Of the newspapers published nj the place
most convenient 10 the supposed residence
nf the owner, if within the United States
aud such letter, and the contents shall BIZ
preserved, to he delivered IN the person to
whom the same shall be addressed, upon
payment of the postage and the expense of
publication Aud If such letter contain
the Postmaster Generh may ap
propriate il IN the use of the Department,
kecpiug nm account thereof, and the n.
mount shall be paid by the Department To
The TghtGul claimant SO soon Us he shall be
found.
See. 81 find be il further enacted, That
letters and packets 10 aud from the follow
Ing oiicers of the United States, shall be
received and conveyed by post, &c of
postage. Euch Postmaster, provided each
of his lrtte 5 81 packets shall not exceed
half a. ounce in weight each memher of
the Senate, and eacn member and delegate
pf the House of Representatives OF the
Congress of the United States, the Srcre
tary of e Senate, and Clerk of the House
Of Representatives, provided each letter or
packet, lcxcept documents printed by the
order oi either House of Congfess) shall
not exceed Two ounces 10 Weight, dnd du-
ring thrJr actual attendance IN any session
at Congress, and sixty days before and &C
ter snch session and II case of excess of
weight, the excess aioer shall be pai1 Tor
the President of the United State, Wee
President tic Secretaries of State, of the
Treasury, OF War, of re My, Nttoiaey
NfHti L bStiUd5iti itilifisFl, atlh - laAdBtS
POSTMASTER General, The Conn trolh9a of
thc Trtasbry, Auditors, Register, i'rcasn
rcr, and CuninISslbner oi the General
Land Oilicc, and soea 3diyi3eal Nho Shalt
have been or may hereafter he, President
af the United States, and each may tecei'e
ncwspap rs by-post free Of postage: Pro
pidea, That Postmasters shall not recei,r.
free of postage, more than one daily ne4es
paper, eaca, ar what il equivalent thereto /,
nor shalt members of the Senate, or ef the
lluuse of Representatives, the Clerk Of III.
House or Secretary of the Senate, receive
new papers, free of postage, after theT pr.
vilr6c of (rankin5 shaIl cease.
Sec. g8. Ind be II further enacted, That
if any person shall frank ANY letter III let
ters, other than those written by himself,
or by his order, on the husincsa oil his office,
ne shall on conviction thereof, pay II fine OF
ten dollars, aud il shall be The especial duty
Of Posimaslers to prosecute for said of
,nce; Provided, That the Secretary ofthe
lrca sury. Secretary of State, Secretary OF
War, Secretary OF the Navy, and Postmas
ter Grncral, may frank letters ar packets
on official business, prepared IN any other
public Office in the absence of lhe principal
thereof And If any person, having the
right 10 receive his !rttvrs free of postage,
shall receive, enclosed to Tim, any letter or
packet addressed tn II person not having
that right, il shall be his duty 10 return the
SAME Ia the post Office, marking thereon
the place fi1tn whrnrc Il came, that II may
he charged with postage. And ifany pei
sou shall counterfeit the hand writing or
frank of any person, or cause the same IL
be- doue, in order to avoid the payment of
postage, each person, so offending, shall
pay for every such olfence live hundred
dollars.
Sec. 90. Ind be It further enacted, That
every printer Of newspapers may send Que
newspaper tn each aud every other PRINTER
# newspapers within the United States,