The New York herald., 1845-02-27

charge any mail from the United States to deliver tn
same to the proper ocer at the port destination will
'wo hours after the delivery OF any letters conveye
Oh SAID vessel or cargo at said port unless prevented ot
90 DONG oy some Law regulation OF said ports and 10
any failure 30 to deliver the mail whin the time specif
cd the captain commander shall forfeit the Of
hundred dollars be recovered as provided in the 0
seetion,of this law penalties imposed by said section
Aud provided further That shall be lawful to transpor
the public dispatches of the United States OF any
[sKc s. And be further enacted Tha, shall be the
duty OF the postmaster at each of the ports the United
States to make up mail for any ship departing for TO
reign port keeping of the letters
sent when sent TO what port place and by what ship
[ssc.o And be it further enacted That it shall be the
duty OF the captain master of each vessel when about
sail from port OF the United Sata to any foreign port
ogve to the postmaster of the port place al least two
days notice, before he sails OF the day the vessel will
and shall also deliver to said all letters BY him
Ieceived 10 be maiiei as aforesaid Upon falling to per-
form this Guty he sha all forfeit the of fifty dollars
tSEc T. Aud be further enacted That if any postmas-
ter snail fail refuse I, perform any Of the duties re-
quired oythis act he shall forfeit the OF ydoars
Sac And be it further enacted, That the Postm aser
General IN order TO facilitate the correspondence between
the United States and foreign countries and the better
passed the 18th day of June s4 be- and he is hereby
authorized to purchase or procure by exchange
Post OH - Department OF any foreign government stamps
to be used such foreign correspondencs under the re.
guatons TO be prescribed by depatmsnt and for like
purpose may issue post ONCE stamps OF the United States
20 besod or exchanged with such foreign governm nt to
be used on the correspondence from abroad the United
States and he is fully authorized to enter into suitable
regulations with the Post Office Department OF any for
egn government to carry into effect the powers hereby
grant~d.
SEC And be further enacted That il any person or
persons shall Jorge or counterfeit shall utter use
Knowingly any counterfeit stamp of the Post Office De.
partment OF tue United States issued by authority this
act or by any other Of Congress- within the United
States or the nos office stamp OF any foreign
ne shall De adiudged guilty OF felony and. conviction
thereof in any court having jurisdiction the same shall
undergo confinement at lard ia.or for any length Of
discretion Of the court.
TSrc 10 And be further enacted That shall not be
lawful for any within the United States without
the hority of the Postmaster General up keep
any for ign letter Office for the purpose of collecting and
other country and for every such offence and each
days cottnusnse OF such, the person offending
shall, upon conviction in any court Of the United States
having Jurisdiction thereof pay the of Ave hundred
dollars to be recovered by presentment by info, nation
orqui tam acion-one half Tor the of the nformer
and the other halt Tor the use OF the Post Office Depart
ment
SIC. IL. And be further enacted, That the Postmas.
ter General the Secretary of State be- and he here
by authorized TO empower the consuls of the United
states to pay the foreign postage of such letters destined
for the United Stass be detained at the ports Of
foreign countries for the of postage which
postage shall be Thy the consul marked paid BY him.
and the thereof shall be collected in the United
States other postage the delivery of the letters
ana repaid to said consul or credited his account
the STATE department.
SEC ~ And be further enacted That the Postmaster
General shall in all cases of offers to contract for carry
ing the mall between OF the ports OF the u and
Y, PA"Sot
bidder for the contract shall propose carry the mail
In steam ship of able model and power
to be converted when occasion shall require into eci
en steam ships OF war and the said stpuat
ing to deliver said ship ships to the United States
their proper officer demand made flor the purpose
being converted into vessel vessels of 1.-THE United
States being bound their part to pay said
owners the fair full value OF every such ship vessel
at the time OF such delivery said value to be ascertaned
BY four appraisers to be appointed tive the President
the United States and two by the owner owners,
in case OF Disagreement among said appraisers the Pres
dent othe United States to select and appoint umpire
who shall fix the value
The Committee of Post Roads of the House
have had the bill under examination and agreed
TO strike out the words enclosed in brackets in the
second section, also the 4th, 9Th, 6h 7th and
10Th sections, and the words in the 12 section
also IN brackets, thus abolishing the necessity OF
making the vessels suitable for war vessels, and
also the penalty for violations of the laws. AS
substitute for the last, they will offer the following
as the fourth section of the bill -
"And be it further enacted That it shall be lawful
for to transport any letter packet
newspaper printed circular price except
newspapers in and not intended for circulation in
the country to which such vessel be bound board
the vessels that may hereafter transport the United
states Mail provided for in this act and for every vic
laton of this provision penalty Of 5000 hereby imposed
to he recovered by presentmen by inform alton
action half for hc e the iniormer and the other
half for the use of the Post Office Department"