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

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hfch shall GENE Ia their hands and
for his M pusr, The post riders, aud other
eerf,rr. If the mad, receiving any way letter
or letters, land il shall hc their duty 10 re
,pi,r them, If presented more than one mile
from a pest aific.,) shall deliver the same,
together with the postage. If paid, nj the
FIRST must otIire.to " l,et they shall after
wards arrive, where The postmaster shall
t:ely enter Il,r same, and specify the mum
her aud rate or rates, in The I'ust bill, ad
ding Ia The rate ofeach way litter, one cent;
which shall be paid by the postmaster To
thr mail carrier frpm whum snoh way let
tiers shall be received.
sec. a.. Ind be IL further endcied, That
If any .rrreon employed IN any of the de
par,mellfs nf the Post Ofliccrslahlishmeni,
shall anlawfally drlaii, delay, or open, any
letter. packet, bag or mail OF letters, with
which he shall be entrusted, or which shall
have eume Ia his possession, aud which are
iatendrd Ia be- conveyed by post or, Tany
sneh person shall secretr, enibrZxle, or de
siroy, any letter or pseItet entrusted ~
such person ns aforesaid, aud which shril
mt eontan any security for, or assurance
relating To, noney, as hereinafter described,
ever, such olleudrr, being thereof duly
convicted, shall, for every sach offence, he
fined, M, exceeding three hundred dollars,
or imprisoned, mi exceeding Xxx months,
or both, according IL the circumstances
aud aggrayaiions of the ~! nee. Aud II
any person, employed as aforesaid, shall
sccfrtr. enbezze, nf destroy, any letter,
bucket bar, of mail of letters, with which
liz or size shall be entrusted, or which shall
have come 10 its or her possession, aud are
intended to be conveyed by post, contain
i5g any bank ne.e, az bank post bill, bill oi
exchange, warIsint Of the Treasury of the
Uaifed States, note 81 ssi5af'ss.iit st stock
in The funds, htters of attorney for recriv
i#.s annultl.s or dividends, or for selling
stock in the fluids, or for reaeiying the Ia
terrsis ihrrrnf, 0r any letter of credit, or
n ,te for, or relating 10, payment ei moneys, |
or any bond, or warrant, draft. hull, or pro /
missory MITE, covenant, contract, ar agree /
rBent whatsoever, for, or relating Ia, the
payment of money, or the delivery ct any
article Of value, or the performance of any
aeL matter or lung, orsloy receipt release,
acauitianer, or dschaige of, or from, any
L. bt, covenant or demand, or any part
thereof; or any copy of any record of any
tads or decree, IN any court of law,
ar ehaneery. or any execution which may
have issucd thereon or any copy OF any
ether record, or any other article of Va
lne, or any writing reprcscntiug the same
or If any s.rh person, employed ~ aforc
said, shall steal, or take, any Of the same
out of any letter. packet, bag, or mail of
letters, that shall come 10 his or her posses
sion, such person shijl oa c6nrirliOn for
any such odpnce, BIZ Imprisoned not less
than ten yeats, nor exceeding twrniy onr
yea,s; aud If any person ~hn shall have
iaken Charge af the mails uf the United
States shnA eai, Nr desert the same before
such person delver- ii into the Post Office
kept at the termination of the ron =, or
some tnnwn NAL car Ter, og. agent of the"
ucneral Post Office, authorized To receive
the SAME, every sueh person, SO Offending, 4
shall forfeit and pay u san act exceeding
dive ifntldred dullrs Tor every sdch offence;
aud If any person CONCERNED u cdcrying
the mail Of the Uni,cd States, shHl collect,
receive, 81 carry any letter, or packet, IT
shall eatse or procure the same tu be done,
contrary To tai, aet, every sucn oilrnNr
shall forfeit and pay Tor every such
offence, il SUI net s4,erduG hty dollars.
Sec. - Had oe II further enacted, That
if a3y a4rsaa shall reb any carrier of the
mail ofthe L. ,. ar either person entrusted |
there 18th, eg such mail, ur of part thereof, |
Sntn nIttfafF bF III t.tluflS Sud'I wa NhlINC |
ii -, he IMPRISONED not les than five years,
not exceeding ten years: s., lfconNc,rd ase
c I'D time of like offence, he ar they shall
suffer death !; or, il, In etfecting such rob |
berry of the mil, the first tune, Me Offend |
or shall wound the person having custody
thereof, or put his life In jeopardy, b! the
use III dangerous weapons, such offender
or offender shall suT,r death. And ii any
IN IA Al ,,f
United States, by assauting the person
having custody thereof, shooting AT him or
his hufse ar mule. ar threatening him With
dangerous Weapons, and the robbery ~ not
effected, every such nifrHdrr, On conviction
thereof, shall be punished by imprisonment
rot less than VA years ar exceeding
ten years AM, II any erson shall steal
the mail, or snail sleal, or take from
or out Of, any mail, or ir IN or ont nG
any Pest Office, any letter OF packet -
or, If any person shall take the mail, or
any letter NJ packet tiirrctran, or fromany
Post OiEee, whether with ar without the
consent of the person hANiuG cusludy
Whereof, and shall open. "mhrzzle, or de
str,y. a6y sch mad, letter, or packet, the
same containing any Article of value, or
evidence VI any debt, due, demand, riGht
or claim, ar any i"leasc, receipt, Wcquit-
lance, ar discharge, ar any other article,
paper or thing mentioned and described
in the frat section Of this act or, it any
person snail by fraud or deception, obtain
from any pc son having custody thereof,
aay mail, letter, or packet, containing any
article of ,alae or evidence thereof, or Ell
thrr OF the writings referred To, or next a
hove menlioned, such offender or offenders
oa conviction thereof shall be imprisoned
noi less tan two, nor exceeding ten years.
Aud il any person shall take amy letter. or
packet, not containing any article OF value,
or eAiarnce thpltnf All Mf a most Office. nr