Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1845-03-21

lroug the mail free of postage any letter newala.
per. or pnrket, not exceeding ounces IN weight
md all postage charged upon any lie iers packages
pe'ons, memorials or other matters or lhines recev.
I'd during any Session of Congress, by any Senator
MEMBER or Delegate Of House of Representatives
touching his Official or legislative duties of
any excess uf weight above TWO ounces of the matter
or thug So received, shall he paid ont Of the conn-
Gent fund of the 10 sc OF which the person receiving
ne same may be member. And they shall have
The right 10 frank written letters from themselves
during the whole wear, rs now nuthoris d hy law.
Sec. and be further enacted, That it shall not
ne lawful Tor any person or pcrsuns establish any
private express or expresses for the conveyance nor
IN any manner 10 cause to he conveyed, pruyie for
the conveyance or tansppraton by regular trims, or
Mt stated periods or intervals from one city town or
oiher place to anv other cv, town, place in the
United States between and finm anil TO which cities
towns Or other places, the United Sln,es mail is reg
llnry transported un'er the authority of the Post
OhrG Department, Of any letters packets or packn.
yes OF ,e't"rs or other matter properly iran ihie
inthe I'm ted States mail except newspapers pamph.
lets, mag Zln - and periodicals. and each and every
pers'n offending agans' this provision or ing or
ASSISTING therein, or acting as such private express
shall, fhr each time any letter or letters parkrt or
pickag' >, of other matter properly transmihle hy
mail. except ne vsp1psrs pamphlets n1ttzines
and periodicals, shall may be- by him her or Them
or lh,onPh hl@, her or their means nsrnnieniaty
III who'e" IN part, conveyed or Transported contrary
to the true intent spirit and meaning of this ser.
non "Ttel and pay the sum of hundred and fry
dollars
sec ~ ana De II furiicr en1cfed That il shall not
be awful for any stag conch rarnnd car steamboat
packet bia or other vehicle or vessel nor any of the
owners. managers. servants. or crews of either win n
rrnn'aFiy perform irps at sIael periods on post
r u'e, nr between two more Cities towns or Other
plares from one to the other of which the United
States mail s regularly conveyel under the authority
% the Post Once Department. 10 transport or con, ev
otherwise than IN the mail any letter lrcrs pack.
ei or packages o letters or ether n;ailablp matter
whasoever except such NAV have relation TO
some part ofthe cargo of such steamboat "a ret boat
or DINER yes e. or To some article the same time
convened by the same stage coach rnilrnad car or
other vehicle and excepting also. newspapers PAM
phlrs, magazines and periodicals. and Tor every such
offence, the owner owners OF the stage coach rail
r"'d car s'"nmhnat packe, boat, mr. other vehicle
vessel. shall forfeit and pay The Of one hundred
dnltns; and the driver capnIn conductor ar person
having charge q! such stage coach rnllroad car
steamboat. packet hoa' or other vehicle, vessel
the ilne nt the commission ni any rh offence, aud
wl" shall not Mt thai Tine be the owner ,hrroi in
wh"'e nor IN p1rt, shall IN like manor. forfeit AMI
nav, IN every such case OF of-nce, the sum of fifty
dollars
Sec. II. And be il FURTHER enncied That the owner
or owners u rvert stnee coach rail road car steam
boat. or other vehicle or vessel which sim wnb the
r knnw'ed|e nf any owner or owners, in whore or in
part, or WIN the knnwleire IT cnnn'vnnre nG the dr
YER conductor caplan-nr qher person having charge
"' any s"ch Stage cnach rail road car steamboat u
o'ner 'psh'l ar vehicle, convey transport any per
son 0F'nersnns acting employed rs private *
ptess for the conveyance of letters packets or pack
hges nf letters or other mnlable mriier and aruall,
in possession Of such nrlnb'e matter. for the purpose
OF ianSp ,rnil"n contrary 10 the spirit, intent
and meaning of the preceding sections of this nw
shall he al rc tn the h = ines and penalties rs NJ,
hercrhr,'r rrnv'od a1d directed in The ca So Of per
Suns nc,inc such pr, expresses and person.
empOyl1g the s1fHe; hut nov hur N this act conInn.
ed shall he construed TO nrnhi' it The C. nvevnnce o,
rnnsmss'n "f "'t"'s VA" cts. rHrkHges, ar other
wn'ier. 10 any mi Of ihr Uni ri SAFES, by nryn'C
'''''- NJ ''iii''isTipu uri'!g rendered receive
therefore IN any w7v ar bv srcial messenger EN-.
p'ovrd only lnr the single particular orcrsnn.
Sec. y And bcHfnriter enacted, That nll persons
whatsoever VINO shall after the passage of this net
. transmit h, any private express or other means h,
hS net derlnred 10 he unlawful any hitter or letters
, package or packages or other mlllahle maiIer eX
, c"ping newspapers nnmuhleis niagazines and pqrp
odIralS or who shall place causp Ia be drnositetl
nnV arDnintrd place for the purpose of hrnp trans
porte CIV sn III n1lnNn means, any matter or ihr
properly trnnSrl'h'e by mn rxrrp'inc new spaprr
n0mnhleis magazines and perindirnls mr. who shall
deliver any s''''h matter excerinp newspapers pam
pilots, mag1zn"s, and period ais f,r rnnsm ssnr
L. any agent ar nrents of such unlawful expresses
shall for each and every off nee forfeit and pay IN
sum Of ffiv dollars.
+ : c -. And be nfiyhier cnaci,d That nothing il
this act contained shall have the effect be cnnstrn
ed, ~ nrnhhlt The conve, rniipn u
lrnprs NV ste1mhoais authorised nv the y,h sec
lion Of The net en- iei 'i1 reduce into one tn
several nets for csrn fishing and ,ulnrinp Tie Pos
Office Department, approved the third Of March, on
thousand eight hundred and twenty five" Prorided
That the qilremrnts of said act he reilly cunD'iri
h, hv the delivery within the time specified hv sst
act Of all letters conveyed relating 10 the car
90 or some ari thereof tn rhe posi- master oIhe
authorised ngen Of the Post Oire Depnr ncnr nj tn
port or place 10 which snd letters may be- directed
intended to he delivered over from snh mi; nnC
the postm1sri or other nf The Post Office De
parmen' shall charge and collect upon all letters
other mallabe matter, delivered to him. eNctp
| newspapers pam b' magazines and periodical s
the same 70 ,'as would have been char gee
nnnn SAL they heen transmitted by ma
from tbs at which they were placed on
hnaU rom which they received
, hnii esslv provided that all the pain
and : ted BY THIS act. for any vinlaiinn o
the provls,. ne eleventh section of this net, shall
attach in To any steamboat or 10 The own
4 and persons having charge thereof the captain
, other pFrsnn having charge of which shall not, n
o afores'i comply with the requirement Of the sixth
section of the snd law of ont thousand eight hundre
and twenty-five. And no post master shall receive
II 10 he conveyed nv the mail, any packet which shall
. weigh more than three pounds
Sec IA And be Il further enacted, That the Post
o master General shall have power and he is hereh,
q authorised, 10 contract with the owners command
ers of nnv seamhnnt pIvmg upon the Western OF he
n Of the United State for the transnor alton
n the mail for any length of time or number Of trps
less than the time for which cpnrrcis for transport
h hing the mail Of the U,irrd States are now usnr
n Vie under sting laws aud without tue pievinu
advertisements now eGuired hrrre entering into sur
!. contracts whenever in opinion the public n'eres
n and rpnvrnirnce will b" promoted thereby Pyori
" ded That the price In he paid for such service sha
" in M ease he than the average pal f.
such snrvlce under the last preceding then sXstin
" reguinr conirnrt for TRANSPORTING The mail upon IN
route he So fr less time contract for the trans
n portaiinn Of he mail unon
!. Sec. Il. And ne il further enacted That "maia
Y BILE matter and "mnrer properly iran miitlhle b.
n mail" shall he deemed and taken mean, all letter
d ard newspapers. and all magazInes and plmphlei
j. periodically published. which may he published il
j. regular series nr in successive numbers, under IN
title, though NJ IRREGULAR intervals and all ohe
II written nrned matter whereof each cony o
e number shall not exceed eigh ounces in weight ex
hank notes sent N packages or bundles wit hon
u written letters acromnan vino them hut bound hoo
q Of nnv ize shall not p held 10 be included wifhi
p the mnannr these terms. And any patknt or ma ok
IS cts Of vh1ievpr sig or weighr being made IN q
- any such malahle matter, shall subject Ill person
Is cnnrer"e IN Transporting the same To nil the pens
=. ,es of this law equally M f II or thev were not $
/ made m into = n,rkrt narka res -Nni nothing
s this act ron,'nei shall re CONSTRUED prob hi
# onv ner wha'over from TRANSPORTING. or causin
~ 10 transported over anv mail route. or nnv roa
N or nara lei thereto any hooks. ma"azinrs a
- nannha's nowsnaner.. moi marked. directed. a
- intended fn imme1,ie dsirihnon To Subscribers n
~ others hd intended for snle 40 n,erch1ndise an
IN 'ransn,rred in The usual mode NJ parting me,
IN "han' the pa'iirular route used. mn ssr'
NJ sod some honn e 10 dealer agent or III
sale thnrsrf hall thing herein . construe
IN intcrfsre with The riyh of traveller 10 I've,
ID nm take with him hor for his or her use,
in hook, pamnhlei ma"ayine or newsn'nr,
c. Set. l6 And be further enacted That the ter
~ 'newsnaner" horein hef,re used sh, he and u
TO sane is hereby defined N he nrned puhlicaii
issnei in numbers CONSISTING Of mt more Than ~
sheets nnl published short s,a'ed intervals of n
o. more h,n month conve wing intelligence n pas
he ing events, and bona Rde sxuas and supplements