The New York herald., 1845-02-10


boat or other vehicle vessel any Of the owners
Managers servants OF either which repuIarIv
peroi ms rips at stated periods pos route or be-
tween Two or more cities, towns. other places
one TO the other Of which the United States mail is egu
ary under the authority OF the Post Office De
pattmen' 20 transport convey otherwise than in
mail any letter letters packet or OF letters
Or other maiiable matter whatsoever such may
nave relation to part the cargo of ssch eamboa
packet boat other vessel or to article at the same
ume conveyed by the same stage COACH railroad
and excepting, also newspapers pamphlets
ssznes, =. ana periodicals and for every such offence,
tne owner or of the stage COACH railroad car
emooai packet boat, other vehicle or vessel shall
oet ana pay the sum of one hundred dollars snd the
driver captain, conductor person having charge OF
any such stage coach. raroad car steamboat packet
mission Of any such offence and who shall at that
time be the owner thereof in whole in part shall in
lka manner forfeit and pay, in every such Of Of
fence, the sum Il fifty dollars.
SEC H. And BE- il further enacted That the owner or
other vehicle or vessel which shall with the
OF any owner or owners, in whole part with the
knowle or connivance of the driver conductor cap
tsn or oihsT perssn having charge Of any such stage
coach railroad car steamboat other vessel vehicle
convey or transport any persons acting
private express tor the Of letters,
packets packages OF letters, other maabe mater
and actually in possession of such maabls ra,t-r, for
the purpose Of Transportation contrary the spirit
ne I, and meaning of the preceding sections Of this
law, snsll b. suhjsct TO he like fines and penalties
herein before provided and directed in the
persons acting such private expresses snd Of
parsons employ ing the but nothing in this act
taned shall be construed to prohibit the conveyance
transmission of letters, packets packages, other
matter any part o the United States by private hands
compensation being rendered received therefor in
the single particular occasion
Sac II. And be it further enacted That all persons
whatsoever who shall after the passage Of this act
init by any privste express other by this act
declared to be unlawful any letter letters package or
packages sr other mailsble matter and exec ptng
papers pampno's, magazines, and periodicals, who
shall ece or cause to be deposited any appointed place.
Tor The purpose Of being transported by such unlawful
means any alter thing properly transmttable by
nal, excepting newspapers pamphltts magazines and
periodicals. or who shall deliver any such matter except
g ne"s'apefs pamphlets, magazines, and periodicals.
To- sasnission, any ag agents of such unaw full
expresses sial for each and every offence, forfeit and
pa, l.c sun Of fifty dollars
Sc s. And 20 It further enacted That nothing in this
a oasined shsil have the feet be construed pro
boats authorized by the sixth section of tho act en-
titled An sc 70 reduce into the for
.snl,shing and regulating the Post Office Department
approved the third harc thousand ec ht hundred
and twenty five Provided that requirements OF said
sixth section y said act be strictly complied with by the
delivery within the tins specified by sand act OF all LIT
ters conveyed not relating to the cargo part
thereof t. the postmaster other authorized agent of
the Post Office Department ut the port lace which
said letters may be directed intended be delivered
from sad boat and the postmaster other agent
all letters or other maiiahe matter delivered to him.
except newspapers, pamphlets magazines ard period
upon said had they be. Transmitted by mail from
the port or lsce at which they placed board tn.
Steamboat from which they were received but it is here
by expressly provided that all the pains and penalties
provided by this act tor any violation OF the provisions
Of the eleventh section of this act shall attach in every
case to any steamboat, to the and persons
having charge thereof the captain other having
charge Of which shall not aforesaid comply with tht
quiremens ot the sixth con Of the said law of
thousand eight hundred and twenty-five And post
master shlil receive 10 be conveyed by the mail any
packet which shall weigh more than three hounds.
SEC Ia. And bs it further enac ted sThut the Postmas
ter General sha have power and he is hereby author
ed contract with the owners or Commander Of apy
teamboat pltug upon the westerE other waters ~
the United ates for the transportation of the ms
any length Of time number Of trips, less than the time
rftnoY 10ffh ho
Uaied States ore now usually made under existing laws
and without tie previous advertisements required
before entering into such contracts, whenever in hs
opinion the public interest and convenience will be pro
noted thereby Provided That the price be paid for
rate paid for sLch service under the last sding
hen existing regular contract for ransportng the mail
upon the route he for less time contract the
transportation Of the mail upon.
SEC. 10 And be it further enacted, That mailahle
matt " aud matter properly trunsmittable by mail"
eapsrs ana all magazines and pamphlets periodically
published or which may be Published in regular series
or in su cessve numbers under the tite though
at irregular intervals and all other written printed
mater whereof each copy number shall not exceed
bundles, without written letters accom- ing
them tu bound books Of any size shall be held to
be included within the meaning OF those terms. And
any pscset packets Of whatever size weight being
made up of any snch malable matter. shall subject eli
concerned in Transporting the same to eli the pe
naies Of this law, equally as II il they
made up into packer packages. But nothing in this
act contsned shall be SO construed as TO prohibit anv
person whatever from transporting, causing to be
transpor ted, over any mail route any road way
parallel thereto any books: magszn's or pamphlets or
newspapers not marked, directed intended for mme
date distribution to subscribers Others but intended
for sale merchandise, and transported in the
mode OF Transporting merchandise the particular
route used and sent consigned to bona fse deal
agent fer the sale thereof shall any thing
IN be construed TO Interfere with the right Of any travel
Ter to have and take with him her. for his her own
use, any book. pamphlet, masazine, or newspaper.
newspaper" herenbefore used shall be- and the same
hereby defined to be- printed publication issued in
shed Of short stated intervals Of more than one month
conveyin intelligence Of passing events; and bsna fde
extras and supplements Of any such publication. And
thing herein contained shall he prevent
the Tree exchange OF newspapers between the publishers
thereof provided for under the twenty ninth section
OF the act entitled An to educe into the several
acts for establishing and reguiatirg the P,t Office d..
partmept oppToves the third day Of March, oae thou
sand eight hundred and twenty-five.
SIC. II And be it further enacted That all pecuniary
penalties aud fcrieituros incurred under this act sha
onehal for the CT the person persons informing
aud prosecuting for the same and the other a 10 thu
OF the United Staes and shall be paid over to the
Post General and account for by him as other
money Of the department and ell arising
under this act, may be sued and all offenders against
this act may be prosecuted before the jus Of the
peace agistrates other judicial courts the several
States end Of the several Territories Of the Unit states
they having competent jurtdicon by the laws OF such
OF as great value end Of the prosecutions where the
punishmen's OF great extent and such Justices
magistrates or judiciary shall take cognizance thereof
and proceed to Judgment and non as in ether cases
SIC Is Ann be !, fu',cer erac,ed, That it shall be
Il tne uuty OF me tOstmaster General, in oil fu
ture lettings OF contracts for The trans sportaon OF
the mail to let the same, in every case to the
lowest bidder rendering sufficient guarantees for faith
full performance Without other reference the mode Of
such transportation than may be necessary TO pro-
vide Tor the due ceerty certainty and security OF such
transportation; shall any contractor hereafter
be required to purchase out, take at valuation the
stock or vehicles OF previous the
route and all advetis. made under the orders
the Postmaster General in a newspaper newspapers,
Of letters uncaled for in any post oce shall be insert
ed in the pspr or papers OF the town place where
office advertising be situated having the srget cir
culaton ded the editor editors such paper or
Parers shall agree to insert the for a price not
greater than taat fixed by law; and Of nues.
ton or dispute 10 the amount the circulation OF any
papers, the editors Of which may desire his
shall De- the duty OF the postmaster receive evidence
and dec,se upon the fact.
Stc 10 AID be further enacted, That to insure az
faras may be practicable, equal and Just rate of com
peDsa'ien according to the performed among
several railroad companies in the United States
tre 'portston OF the mall IL shall the duty Of the
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