Columbus Democrat. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 18??-18??, 1837-06-24
From the Globe.
VIOLATION OF HE LAWS.

The following notice appears in sone Of th'
Ne" York papers, VIZ
LETTERS FOR RosroN.-OfIice. Merchants
No..o, aoom, " all sueet--NO iice is hereby CIV
en- to the public that an Act of Congress, passed
April 80 1920, authorized the carriage OF letter,
and packages to and from any post towns IN the
United States, provided such letters or packages
NAe.carried by IA SPECIAL MEssENGER.
InMcordance with the letter and spirit Of The
aforesaid law, the merchants and others OF New
York, are hereby Informed that IT is intended tc
despatch SPECIAL MESSENGER to Bos.
ton every day by steamboat, who will take charge
Of all packages, and deposIle them IN the Pos
Office dt Boston, Immediately after the arrival OF
the cars. And should the community be dlspos.
ed to support the undertaking, SPECIAL MEssEN-
GERS will be sent daily to Albany, Buffalo, Phil
edeIpha, and other places
The charge for letters will be TEN CENTS EACH
to Boston. payable wien received Mt this Office.
Letters will be received all IA quarter pas 4, Z.
NJ. and deposited in "A secure manner for trans
porahon.
Arrangements are in progress for the establish
ment Of an once in Boston for the receipt Of
packages for New York-when completed public
notice will be given in Boston.
The receiving flee in each place will be de-
signaledthe "Despatch Office ard all packages
with that direction will be kept until called or.-
A Il who desire IT. therefore, can request their cor.
respondents to address them as above. Letters
so directed will be charged two cents for delIv-
cry.
II sufficient encouragement Is gwen, the prce
will be f rthwth reduced to Ia cents each let
ter. All packages known TO contain money will
be charged extIa, and delivered AZ per address.
JAS. W. HALE.
Despatch Office, Merchants Room,
Wall street, New York.
The following is the 9th section Of the act Of
1926, "to reduce into one the several acts estab.
Ilshine and regulating The Post Office Depar'
ment," VIZ:
"SEc. 10. find be ii further enacted, That M
stage or other vehicle, which regularly performs
trips on a post road, or on road parallel to It
shall convey leiiers; nor shall any packet 1oat o
other vessel, which regularly plies on n water de
Glazed to be a post road, except such as relate tt
some part oftbe cargo. For the violation Of thi
provision, tie owner Of the carriage or other We
hicle, or vessel, shall incur the penalty Of 6ft,
dollars. Ard the person who has charge Of sucI
carriage or oher vehicle, or vessel, may be pros
ecuted under this section, and the property unde
his charge may be levied on and sold, in satsfac
ton Of the penalty and costs of suit; Provided
Thatit shall be Iawfd for any one to send letter
by special messenger.
And the following Is the Sd section of an &C
approved March I'd, 1927, "amendatory Of III
act regulating the Post Office Department, viz:
"SEc. 3. fad be IL further enacted, That n
person other than the Postmaster General, or hi
authorized agent, shall set up any foot or hprs
post, for the conveyance of letters and packets
upoh any post road which is, or may be, estat
lished by law. And every person who shall o
fend herein, shall incur penalty Of not exceed
ing fifty dollars, for each letter or packet so ca
red
Mr.. Hale will doubtless find himself With
this last provision of the Law, and the owners
steamboats, and railroad cars, as well as the pc
sons who have charge Of them, win be liable
penalties for carrying bis mails. The "speci
messengers" spoken Ct IN the law, are Dssss