Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1848-07-13
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AN ACT amend Of the
mail the United States AID foreign aud for
Be by the Senate and House Of Representatives.
Of the United States Of ercd in Congress assembled That
the Postmaster under President
OF the United States be and he is hereby authorized aud
empowered charge upon, and collect om all eteIs aud
other maiable carried fT0m any pot Of the
United States foreign packet ship other vessel The
rates OF charge for American postage which
the to which such foreign packet other
sci belongs, letters other mailabe matter
conveyed to from such foreign country American pack
els other vesse the postage Of such government and
any revoke the And shall be duty of
all customhouse officers aud other United States agents de-
sgnaled appointed for that purpose enforce
into effect the foregoing provision, and 10 aid assist IN the
collection of such postage. And end shall he law
full for such officers agents, suspicion of fraud
open and examine the presence of respecis-
bic persons being citizens OF the United States any pack
packages supposed contain malabe matter found
board such packets other elsewhere and
prevent necessary such packets other vessels ION en-
teTng, breaking bulk making clearance until all such let
tiers other mailabe matter duly delivered into the
United States post flee.
SEC o And be ii further enacted That all letters 9th
mailabe matter conveyed from port OF the Un-
ted States by any foreign packet OF Ship except such un
sealed letters relating To said ship vessel part OF
the cargo thereof be directed 10 the own
consgnee consignees Of said ship other vessel
shall be subject 10 postage charge aforesaid whether
addressed any person in United States elsew here's
Provided 1t done BY The packet other ship of foreign
country imposing postage on eers or msilabe matter con-
veyed or from such county, by packet other ship
oil the United States carried foreign packet ships other
vessels except such unsesed letters relating 10 the ship
10 the owner owners consgnee consgnees, aore-
said. and such lett other maable matter hereby
required be delivered United post office by
the masters commanders Of all such packet otheE
sells when arriving, and 10 be taken from United States
post office when departing and the postage paid thereon
justly cbsgeabe by and for refusing failing
do fol- conveying said letters the Uued
States letters intended TO be conveyed in any ship
s G1 aay .u ns eo, e
oeeding live thousand dollars for each offence.
SEC And be further enacted. That in the person
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who have entered into any contract who may hereafter
into with the Postmaster General for
veying the mail of the United States feign country,
in Of the act entitled An act 10 provide for the
anspo taton OF The mail between The United States and To-
reign coune- and for other approved the third
day of March eighteen hunded and for-hve, Of any
other act in which said there stipulation, on the
part Of such contractor giving The United States the right
purchase appraised value the steamship ships
qued by such contract be employed in conveying The
mall shall decline to sell and deliver 10 the United States
such ship SHIPS or shall refuse to name and appoint
appraisers TO value the sgreeaby to the pIovi-
sns Of said act the having been appraised and val
ued shall refuse 10 convey and deliver said ship ships 10
the United States on the payment 'ender OF mem by
United States Of the which The said ship ships
may been appraised and valued such person persons
offending shall forfeit not exceeding one hundred
thousand dollars to be recovered In action for
the Of the treasury of The United States and in case Of
refusal or inability to pay the same shall be liable to be i'm
pIisned exceeding the discretion of the
court rendering judgment for such penalty.
SEC. And be further enacted That 10 the reg
ular transmission of the mail and fom foreign countless
the Postmaster Gene be- and he is hereby authorized and
required impose fines Contractors for any unreasonable
delay in the departure Of such mails in
performance of the trip: PROVIDED That the fine foI
default shall exceed one-hal Of the contract price
paid for the trip.
SEC. 5. And be further enacted That il shall not be
lawful for for transporting the mail 10 any
oeign county, to assign transfer his contracts aud all
transfers shall be null aud void Pro-
rided That the sgnmens transfers, which have been
made accepted by the Gene or the Secie-
tary the Navy before passage Of this act shall not be
affected by this section.
Anptoved June %, lS4S.