American watchman and Delaware advertiser. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1822-1828, 1825-03-18

mi,ted to the Postmaster General, who shall credi
him with the amount.
Sec 10 find be 1t further enacted, That
stage or other vehicle, which regularly performs
trps on poast road road pa aile 10 it,
shall convey letters; shall any packet boat
other vessel, which regularly plies on water de-
clsted to be poast road, except such as relate 10
part OF the cargo. For the violation this
provision, the Of the carriage, other We
hlce, or vessel shall incur the penalty oil fifty dol
lars And the person who has charge OF such
carriage, or other vehicle vessel may be prose-
cuted under this section and the property ~ his
charge may be levied on and sold in saslactloh Of
the penalty and costs of suit: Proridpd, Ihai it
shall be lawful for any to send letters by spe
Il cia messenger.
J. Sec. co. lind be it further enacted, That the
Deputy Postmaster and oiher agents OF the POST
master General, shall duly account, and TO
him Tor all way letters which shall come to their
hands and Tor this purpose, the post riders, and
other carriers of the mail receiving any way letter
or letters, (and it shall be their duty to receive
them, j! presented more than mile from post
otice.) shall deliver the same, together with the
postage, il paid, at the first postoce which they
shall afterwards arrive where the postmaster shall
duly enter the same. and specify the number and
rate rates, in the post bill adding to the rate of
each way letter, one cent which shall be paid by
the postmaster to the mail carrier from whom such
way letters shall be received
Sec. 81. lind BE- it further enacted, That if any
person employed in any OF the departments OF the
], postoffice establishment shall unlawiully delan,
delay, or open, any letter, packet, bag, mail OF
letters, with which he shall be entrusted, which
! shall have come to his possession, and which
intended tot conveyed by post or, if any such
] person shall secrete, embezze, or destroy, any
letter or pa, ktt entrusted TO such person aiore.
i said and which shall not contain any security tor,
OF assurance relating to, money, a. hei einaer de-
scribed, every such offender, being thereof duly
conycied, shall, for every such offence, be fired,
not exceeding three hundred dollars, imprison. d
, not exceeding six months, or boh according to The
circumstances and excavations OF the offence.
. And il any persun, employed as aforesaid, shall
secrete, emhezzle, or destroy, any letter, packet
bag, or mail OF letters, with which he or she shall
be entrusted, or which shall have to his her
possession and are intended to be conveyed by pos,
CONTAINING any bark note, or bank post bill, bill ct
lexchange. wal an. OF the Treasury of the United
States, note of assignment of stock in the funds,
ettets OF attorney Tor receiving annuItles or di'i-
i, dends for selling stock in the funds. for
ceivng the interest thereof. any letter of credit,
or note for, or relating to. payment OF moneys, or
any bond, warrant. draft bill, Oh promissory note,
co. enant contract, or agreement, whatsoever, Tor,
or relating TO, the payment Of money, or the dev-
i cry oil any article OF value, or the perio nance ct
any ac', matter, or thing, or any receipt release,
acquIttance, or disc barge OF, or from, any debt,
covenant or demand, or any part thereof; or any
copy Of any ord of any Judgment, decree, in
: any court OF law, chancery. any execution
;. which may have issued he,eon; any copy oil any
. Other record, any other article OF value, any
writing rep esenEs the same or 1t any such per-
son, employed aol eseid, shall steal, or take, any
o the out OF any leuei, packet, bag, or n,eil
ot letters that shall cone to his or her posseson,
such person shall, conviction foi any such offence,
be impison. not less than ten years nor exceeding
Twenty one wears and il any pt rson who shall
have taken charge OF the mails of the United States,
shall quit desert the before such person de-
> ivers il into the posofice kept at the termination
OF the route, or some known mail carrier, agent
of the General Pnstofce, authorized receive the
same, every such person. offending, shall forfeit
and pay not exceeding FIVE hundred dollars
Tor every such offence and il any person concern
ed in carrying the mail OF the United States, shall
y, collect, receive, carry any letter, packet
u shall procure the same to be done contra
J. ry this every such offender shall forfeit and
= pay, for every such offence, sum not exceeding
y fifty dollars.
Sec. 90 find be it further enacted, That if any
p person shall rob any carrier OF the mail OF the
d United States or other person entrusted Herewith,
T of such mail, part thereof such offender or of
!. tenders SHALL on convction be imprisoned not less
o than FIVE years, exceeding ten years; and, If
y convicted second time OF like offence, he or
IS they shall suffer death or, if in efiecting such
robbery of the mail the first time The offender shall
h wound the person having custody thereof, or put
p his life in jeopardy, by the use oi dangerous wea.
If pons, such offender offenders shall suffer DEATH
e And if any person shall attempt TO rob the mail of
the United States. by assaulting the person having
custody thereof, shooting at him, his horse or
d mule or threatening him with dangerous weapons,
and the robbery is effected every such off nder,
j on conviction thereof. shall be punished by i'm.
prisorment, not less than Two years, nor exceeding