The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1852-09-07

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From Little Canada to the Falls of ST, Anthony.
From Fort Smelling to the Falls of 81. Anthony.
From Fort Ripley to Grow Wing. -
From Grow Wing via Cass Lake and Red lake,
to Pembina. .E~e &stt '
From Crow Wing via Sandy Lake to Fond du
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From Minnesota city to Traverse des Sioux,
From Dubuque, Iowa, to Mankata. vita
SEC. g. And be it further enacted, That tho Post.
master General be and he is hereby authorized to
enter into contract for the transportation of the
United States mail on board of the steam vessels
which at present ply regularly between Boston, in
the State Of Massachusetts,, and Halifax, In Nova
Scotia upon such terms as NAV appear 10 him
reasonable: PROVIDED, That the contracts author
lied by this section aha be let to the lowest bid
der, according to the provisions Of the existing
laws: And propided, further, That the amount paid
shall in case exceed the amount of postage de-
| rived from the said mails. rr
Sec. 8. And be IL further enacted, That if any
person shall steal, purlon, embezzle, or obtain
by any false pretcnce, or shall aid or nssist in
stealing, purloining, embezzling, or obtaining by
| any false pretence, or shall knowingly and upaw-
fully make, forge, counterfeit, or cause to be
unlawfully made, forged, or counterfetcd. or
| knowingly aid or assist in fasely and unlawfully
making. forging, or counterfeiting any key suited
to any lock which has been shali be adopted for
| use by the Post Office Department of the United
States, and which shall be in use on any of the
mails or mail bags of the said Post Office Depart
ment, shall have in bis possession any such mail
key, or any such mail lock, with the intent unlaw-
fully improperly to use, sell, otherwise dis
pose of the same or to cause the same to be I'M
| lawfully or improperly used; sold, or otherwise
disposed of, or who, being employed in the man
ufacture of the locks or keys for the use of the
said Post Office Department, whether as contrac-
tor or otherwise, shall deliver, to be
delivered, any finished unfinished key or
lock used or designed by the said Post Office
Department, or the interior part Of any such mail
lock- to any person not duly authorized under the
hand of the Postmaster General of the United
States and the zeal of the Post Office Depart
ment to receive the tame, (unless such person
so receiving the came shall be the contractor for
furnishing such locks and keys, or engaged in the
manufacture thereof in the manner authorized by
the contract, or the agent for such manufacturcr)
such person offending shall be deemed guilty Of
felony, and, conviction thereof, shall be imprs
oned for period not exceeding ten years
SEC. 4. And be II ftrfh,r enacted, That il my
person shall steal, purloin, cmbezzle any mail
bngs in use by or belonging to the Post Office De-
partment Of The United States, or any other pro-
perty in by belonging to the said Post Office
Department, or shall, for any lucrc, gain, con-
venience. appropriate any such property to his own
or any other thnn its proper use, or for any ucre
or gain shall convey away any such property 10
the hindrance or detriment of the public service
of the United States, the person offending, bis
counsellors, aiders, and abettors, (knowing fand