Edwardsville spectator. [volume] (Edwardsville, Ill.) 1819-1826, 1825-04-19

shall be entrusted or which shall have come to
his possession, and which are intended to be
conveyed by post; or, 1t any such person shaik
secrete, embezzle, or destroy, any letter or
packets entrusted to such person as aforesaid
and which shall not contain any security for,
or assurance relating to, money, as hereinafter
described, every such offender, being thereof
duly convicted, shall, for every such offence,
be fined, not exceeding three hundred dollars
or imprisoned, not exceeding SIX MONTHS or
both, according to the circumstances and ags
CARNATIONS of the offence. And if any person,
employed as aforesaid, shall secrete, embe zzles
or destroy, any letter, packet, bag, or mail Of
letters, with which he or she shall be entrtste
ed, or which shall have come to his or her pos
session, and are intended to be conveyed by
post, containing any bank note, or bank post
bill, bill OF exchange, warrant OF the Treasury
OF the United States, note of assignment of
Stock IN the funds, letters of attorney for re-
ceiying annuities or dividends, or for selling
stock II, the funds, or for receiving the interest
thereof, or any letter of credit or note for or
relating to, payment of moneys, or any bond,
or warrant draft, bill, or promlssory note, CO.
yenant, contract, or agreement, whatsoever,
for, or relating to, the payment of money, or
the delivery OF any article OF value, or the PEP
torrance OF any act, matter, or thing, or any
receipt, release, acquttance, or discharge of,
or from, any debt, covenant, or demand, or any
part thereof; or any copy OF any record of any
judgment, or decree, in any court of law, or
chancefy, or any execution which may have
issued thereon; or an, copy of any other re-
cord, or any other article OF value, or any wri-
ting representing the same; or if any such
person, employed as aforesaid, shall steal, or
take, any OF the same out OF any letter, packet,
bag, or mail of letters, that shall come to his
or her possession. such persen snail, on con-
vicbon fer any such offence, be imprisoned not
less than ten years, nor exceeding twenty -onc
years and if any person who shall have taken
charge Of the mail of the United States, shall
quit or desert the same before such person
delivers it into the post Office kept at the ter~
mlnatIon of the route, or some known mail car
rer, or agent of the General Post Office, au-
tborized to receive the same, every such per-
son, so offending, shall forfeit and pay sum
not exceeding five hundred dollars for every
such offence; and if any person concerned in
carrying the mail OF the United States, shall
collect, receive, or carry any letter, or pack
ct, or shall cause or procure the same to
be done, contrary to this act, every such Of
fender Shall forfeit aud pay. for everysuch Of.
ence, sum not exceeding fifty dollars.
Sec. %. ind be il further enactsds
That it any person shall rob any carrier
of the mail of the United States, or other
person entrusted therewith, of such n all,
or OF part thereof, such offender or offen-
ders shall, on convection, be imprisoned
not less han Eve years, nor exceeding
ten years; and if convicted a second time
OF a like offence, he or they shall suffer
death =; or, ii, in etfectipg such robbery of
the mail, the first time, The offender shall
wound the person having custody there
of, OF put his lie in jeopardy, by the use
Il dangerou weapons, such offender or
offenders shall suffer death. And if any
person shall attempt TO rob the mail OF
the United States, by assauling the per-
son having The custody thereof, shooting
a, him, or his horse or mule, or threaten.
ing him with dangerous weapons, and the
robbery is no, Effected, every such often"
der, on conviction thereof, shall be pu~
nished by Imprisonment, not less than
Two years, nor exceeding ten years. Aud.
II any person shall steal the mail or shall
steal Or take from, or out OF, any mail,
or from, or out of, any Pos, Office, any
letter or packet; or, if any person shall
AXE the mail, or any letter or packet
rheretrom, or from any Post Office, whe-
her with or without the consent Of the
pcrson having custody thereof, and shall
open, embezzie, or Destroy, any such
mail, letter, or packet, the same con-
aiming any article of value, or evidence
Of any debt, due, demand, right, or claim,
- relaacr paceiy,t nr
discharge, or any other article, paper,
or thing, mentioned and described in the
wcnty first section of this act; or, if any
person shall, by fraud or deception, OBJ
tain from any person having custody
thereof, any mail, letter, or packet, con-
aiming any article OF value, or evidence
thereof, or either o! the writings referred
10. or next above mentioned, such often
Ter or offenders, on conviction thereof,
shall be imprisoned not less than two.
nor exceeding ten, years. And if any
person shall take any letter, or packet,
not containing any article of value, OF
evidence thereof, out OF post office. OF
shall open any letter, or packet, which
shall have been in post office, or in
custody of mail carrier, before it shall
have been delivered to the person to
whom it is directed, with design TO OBJ
siruct the correspondence, 10 pry into
anetber's business or secrets: or shais
secrete, embezzle, or destroy, any such
mail, leuer, or packet, such oifener,
upon conviction, shall pay, for every
such offence, sum not exceeding five