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

ritory: ProUided, otways, That every
such officer, before he delivers any such
letter or package for transmission, shall,
in his own proper hand writing, on the
outside thereof, endorse the nature Of the
papers enclosed, and thereto Subscribe
his name and Office, and shall previously
furnish the postmaster OF the office where
he shall deposit the same, with speci-
men OF his signature. And, ii any such
officer shall frank any letter or package,
IN which shall be an, thing relative 10
any subject, other than OF the militia of
such state or territory, every offender
hall, on conviction Of every such OF
fence, forfeit and pay fine OF fifty dol
lars.
Sec. Al. ind be IL further enacted,
That, whenever the annual emolumenls
OF any Postmaster, after deducling there
from the necessary expenditures Incl
dcnt to his office, shall amount TO more
than Two thousand dollars, The surplus
shall be accounted for, and paid 10 the
Postmaster General, and by him 10 be
accounted Tor in the same manner as
other moneys accruing from The Post
Office Es,ab ishnent.
Sec. AZ. ind be il 'urther enacted,
! hat no Pos master, Assistant Postmas-
Ter, or clerk cm ployed in any Post Of
tee, shall be a contractor, or concerned
IN a contract for carrying the mail !:
Provided, That this section shall not in
tertere with contracts heretofore made.
Sec. 49, End be it .further.enacted,
That no additional allowance shall be
made, by The Postmaster General, to the
contractor or carrier OF any mail, On any
route, over or beyond the amount stipu-
lated 10 the contract entered into for The
transportation oil The mail On such route,
unless additional compensation shall be
allowed 10 exceed the exact proportion
OF the original amount to the additional
duties required aud the Postmaster
! General shall, in all such cases, within
thirty days thereafter, transmit to the
, FIRST Comptroller oil toe Treasury an ac-
count otsuch additional services, and The
compensation to be allowed therefor.
| Sec. ID. ind be 10 f4rthe5 enacted.
That any person or persons, who shall
hereafter make any proposal, in writing,
to carry or transport the mail upon any
roale or routes, wnIch may be adverIis
ed to be let, and such person or persons
shall be determined by the Postmaster
General TO be entitled to the contract, by
virtue OF such proposition, and such per-
son or persons shall fail or refuse TO en-
ter into an obligation, with good and suf
hciept security. to perform such contract
within The time required by the Post
master General, in such advertisement,
such person or person shall forfeit and
pay SO much money as shall be the dit
ference between the amount contained
III such proposal, and the amount the
Postmaster General shall have 10 pay for
the sa,ne transportation OF the mail on
such route or routes, which sum may
be recovered by the Postmaster Gene
raj in an action on the case.
Sec. as. .lnd be ii further enacted,
That, il any person shall buy, receive,
or conceal, or and in buying, receiving,
or Concealing, any article mentioned III
the twenty first section of this act, know
be2zied from the mail Of the United
States, or out Of any post Office, or from
any person having the custody Of the
said mail, or the letters sent or TO be sent
therein; or it any person shall be acces-
safy after the fact 20 any robbery OF the
carrier Of the mail OF the United States,
or other person entrusted herewith, OF
such mail, or of part thereof, every per-
sou, SD offending, shall, on conviction
hereof, pay fine not exceeding two
Thousand dollars, and be imprisoned and
confined 10 hard labor for any time DOT
exec eding ten years. And such person
or persons, SO offending, may lie tried
and convicted without the principal o.
fender being fret tried, provided suct,
principal offender has fed from justice,
or cannot be found 10 be put to his trial.
Sec. 46. md be if farther enacted,
That all acts and paris CT acts which
have been passed for the establishment
and regulation Of ,be General Post OF.
flee, shall be, ard the same are hereby,
repealed: ProUidsd, Tha, the act enti-
tied An act concerning public con-
tracts" approved on the 'weny-hrat Of
April, one thousand eigh, hundred and
eight, s'al, no, be affected hereby, but
shall remain in full force and virtue: ind
PROVIDED, also, That nofbinq hHreiD con
tanned shall be construed TO Get, or ex-
tend to, any offence committed against
l. L Il.