Mississippi palladium. [volume] (Holly Springs, Miss.) 1851-1852, 1851-06-13
NUMBER 8.


printed matter or IN such package any mat
ter or thing which would authorize or re-
quire the charge of higher rate of postage
thereon. And all publishers of pamphlets,
periodicals., magazines, and newspapers
which shall not exceed sixteen ounces in
weight, shall be allowed TO interchange their
publications reciprocally free of postage:
/ Prooided, That such an interchange shall
be confined to single copy of each pub
-lscation: dnd prouided also, That said pub
fishers may enclose in their publications the
bills for subscriptions thereto without anv
additional charge for postage; hid grogid-
ed further, That in all cases where news
papers shall not contain over three hundred
square inches. they may be transmitted
through the mails by the publishers to bona
tide subscribers at one fourth the rates FIX
ed by this act.
SEC. 5. -4ad be Il farther enacted, That
it shall be the duty of the Postmaster Gen
eral to provide and furnish to all deputy
postmasters, and to all other persons ap-
plying and paying therefor, suitable postage
stamps of the denomination of three cents,
and of such other denominations as he may
think expedientt to facilitate the prepayment
of the postages provided for in this
act, and any person who shall forge or
counterfeit any postage stamp provided or
furnished under the provisions of this or any
former act, whether the same are impressed
or printed on or attached to envelopes or
not, or any dye, plate, or engraving there
for, or shall make or print, or knowingly
use or sell, or have in his possession, with
intent to use or sell, any such false, forged,
or counterfeited die, plate, engraving or
postage stamp, or who shall make or print,
or authorise or procure to be made or print
ed, any postage stamps of the kind proyid-
ed and furnished by the Postmaster Gener-
al as aforesaid, without the especial author
ity and direction of the Post Office Depart
ment, or who, after such postage stamps
have been printed, shall, with intent to de-
fraud the revenues of the Post Office De-
partment, deliver any postage stamps to
any person or persons other than such as
shall be authorised to receive the same by
an instrument of writing duly executed un-
der the hand of the Postmaster General,
and the seal of the Post Office Department,
shall, on conviction thereof, be deemed
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not exceeding five hundred dollars, or by
Imprisonment not exceeding five years, or
by both such fine and Imprisonment; and
; the expenses of procuring and providing all
such postage stamps and letter envelopes,
as are provided for or authorised by this
5 act, shall be paid, after being adjusted by
= the auditor of the Post Office Department
: or the certificate of the Postmaster Genera
+ out of any money in the treasury arising
D from the Post Office Department.
Sec. 4. And be 1t further enacted, Tha
: it shall be the duty of every postmaster tc
cause to be defaced, in such manner as tht
!; Postmaster General shall direct, all postage
stamps attached to letters deposited in hi.
, Office for delivery, or to be sent by mail
and if any postmaster sending letters in the
!, mail with postage stamps attached, shall O.
NIT TO deface the same, it shall be the duty
of the postmaster to whose office such letters
shall be sent for delivery, to deface the
stamps and report the delinquent postmas-
ter to the Postmaster General. And if any
person shall use, or attempt to use, in pre-
payment of postage, any postage STAMP
which shall have been before used for like
; purposes, such persons shall be subject to q
penalty of fifty dollars for each such offence
. to be recovered in the name of the United
States, in any court of competent iurisdic
ton.
Sec. 5. And be 1t further enacted, Tha
! lists of letters remaining uncalled for in any
post office in any city, town, or village
where newspaper shall be printed, shall
: hereafter be published once only in the
newspapers which being issued weekly ol
oftener, shall have the largest circulation
within the range of delivery of said office
to be decided by the Postmaster General
, under such regulations as shall be prescrib
; ed by him, at such office, at such time, ant
under such regulations as the Postmastel
. General shall prescribe; and at a charge o
one cent for each letter advertised Ant
] the postmaster at such office is hereby di
, rected to post in conspicuous place in hi
6 Office a copy of such list, on the day or da,
! after the publication thereof; and if tn.
!, publishers of any such paper shall refuse t.
. publish the list Of letters as provided in thi
section, the postmaster may designate som,
: other paper for such purpose. Such list o
!, letters shall be published once in every ST,
weeks, and as much oftener, not exceeding
,, once week, as the Postmaster Genera
may specially direct: Provided, That th.
r Postmaster General may, in his discretion
!. direct the publication of German and othe
foreign letters in any newspaper printed il
the German or any other foreign language
!, which publication shall be in the lieu of O
in addition TO the publication of the list o
E such letters in the manner first in this sec
: ton provided, as the Postmaster Genera
! shall direct.
! Sec. 6. And be ii further enacted, Tha
: to any postmaster whose commissions ma,
S be reduced below the amount allowed a
= his Office for the year ending the thirtietI
t day of June, eighteen hundred and fifty lone
e and whose labors may be increased, tn,
: Postmaster General sba all be authorised, il
: his discretion, to allow uch additional com
: missions as he may deem just and proper
o. Provided, That the whole amount of com
5 missions allowed such postmaster during tn
: fiscal year shall not exceed by more thai
n twenty per cent, the amount of commission
: at such Office for the year ending the thirti
: eth day of June, eighteen hundred an.
: fftyone.
b SEC. z. 1nd be II further enacted, Tha
e no post Office now in existence shall be dis
d continued, nor shall the service on any mai
$ route in any of the States or territories b
d discontinued or diminished, in consequence
!, of any diminution Of the revenues that ma.