Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1852-09-11

required Dy INV, bWcmhiy swear tof no tho
case may be that have TO the best of my knowledge
belief delivered caused to be delivered into the post
Office ut nearest said port every letter and every bag
parcel, package Of letters that board the
Estate the name Of the ship vessel during her last
Voyage and that have 50 delivered or caused be de-
lvered all such letters, bags parcels and packages
in my possession under my power or control
And the collector, and every officer OF the customs ~
every port without special instructions and special
agent Of the Post Office Department when instructed by
the Postmaster General to make examinations and
shall carefully search every vessel for letters which may
be board have been carried transported contrary
to law and each and every Of such officers and agents.
and every marshal of the United States and his deputies
shall at all times have power TO seize all letters and pack
ages, and parcels containing letters which shall have
been sent conveyed contrary to law board any snip
vessel or over any post route OF the United
States and to convey such letters to the nearest post
office, may il the Postmaster General ana the oecre
tary Of the Treasury shall direct detain the said e
tiers any part thereof until two months after the a
and final determination Of all suits and proceedings when
may any time within six months after such seizure DC
brought against any person for sending or carrying OF
transporting any such letter contrary to any provisions
of any act Of Congress- and one-half OF any pehacs
that may be recovered for the illegal sending carrying
or transportation any such letters shall be paid to te
officer SO sexng and the other half to the use OF the
Post Office Department. and every package OF Parce ~
seized in which any letter shall be concealed sha DC
forfeited to the United States and the same proceedings
may be had to enforce such forfeiture are
In respect goods wares and merchandise forfeited
any violation of the laws OF the United
States and all laws for the benefit and protection OF ON
Of the customs Selling goods wares, or
for violation Of any revenue law OF the United states
shall apply to the officers and agents making seizures py
virtue of this act.
Sec g. And be further enacted That the Postmaster
General may from time to time by and with the ADVICE
and consent of the President make any arrangements
which may be deemed just and expediep for allowing the
mails of Canada of any other Province, State, or
country adjoining the United States be carried or trans
ported the expense of the Province, State or country
which such mails belong, over any part or portion OF
the territory Of the United States from one point IN the
Province, State country to which such mails belong
any other point in the same, upon obtaining the same
privileges for the transportation of the mails OF the United
States through the Province State country to which
such privileges shall be granted Provided That such
privileges may any time be annued by the President
of the United States or by joint resolution of the two
Houses of Congress- from and after the expiration OF one
month next succeeding the day which the notice OF the
act Of the President of the joint resolution OF the two
Houses shall be given to the chief executive officer or
head of the Post Office Department Of the Province State
or country whose privilege is to be thereby annulled
Sec. T. And be further enacted, That every mall OF
any Province State country having the privilege au
horzed be granted in and by the next preceding Sec
on SHALL while in the territories of the United States
be deemed and taken to be mail of the United States,
far to make any violation therefor any depreciation
thereon any act or offence In respect thereto or any
part thereof which would be punishable under the exist
ing laws of the United States in the same had been
mail or part of mail of the United States, an offence
of the grade and punishable in the same manner
and to the same extent, though the said mails were
those of the United States and in any indictment for
such act or offence the said mails part thereof
may be alleged be, and the trial of any such ndic
ment they shall be- deemed and held to be mails parts
of mails Of the United States.
Sec 3 Ind be IL further enacted That the Postmaster
General shall be and he is hereby authorized to provide
and furnish all posmasters and other persons applying
and paying therefor suitable letter envelopes, with such
water marks or other guards against countefets as he
aIiapf with nm
age stamps with such device and of such denominations
and value he may direct printed or impressed thereon
which envelopes shall be sold at the cost of procuring and
furnishing the same as may be, with the add
ton of the value or denomination of the postage stamps
printed impressed thereon or attached thereto as
aforesaid and letters when enclosed In such envelope
with postage stamps printed impressed thereon the
postage stamp stamps in every such case peng Oh ne
value denomination or amount required to prepay the
postage which would be chargebe on such letters and
envelopes if by mail to the place Of their destination
under provisions Of the lava than in force xuc
stamps and envelopes not having been before used shall
pass in the mails as prepaid letters and all letters en-
closed in such envelopes shall be provided ana FURNISH
ed by the Postmaster General first in this section pre-
scrbed and with postage stamps thereon as aforesaid
land such postage stamps such envelopes being equal
in value and the rates OF postage which such
letters would be liable sent by mail and such postage
stamps and envelopes not having been before may
be sent conveyed and delivered otherwise than y post
or mail notwithstanding any prohibition thereof under
any existing law Provided That the said envelope shall
be duly sealed or otherwise firmly and securely closed
so that such letter cannot be taken therefrom without
tearing or destroying such envelopes and the same duly
directed addressed and the date Of such letter. or the
receipt or transmission thereof to be written or stamped
or otherwise appear on such envelope.
Sec. g. And be further enacted, That the Auditor OF
the Treasury, for the Post Office Department may under
such regulations and restrictions the Postmaster Gene
shall prescribe allow to every postmaster whose ONCE
was established until after the first day OF july one
thousand eight hundred and fifty whose commissions
Of the increase Of labor and business Mt
his Office shall have equalled exceeded the commits
sions allowed such Office, for the year ending on the
thirteth day Of june thousand eight hundred and
fty-one such compensation, in addition TO ms ie-
gal commissions, will in the judgment of such audi
tor make the compensation of such postmaster equal
may be, to the compensation OF other post
in the section of the country whose abors
the HIS and who entitled to an additional
allowance under the sixth section Of the act entitled An
act reduce and modify the rates Of postage in the uni
ted States, and for other purposes approved March
third eighteen hundred and ftyone, and under orders
Of the Postmaster General made in pursuance Of the
provisions Of said sixth section of the act aforesaid
Sec 10. And Be further enacted, That all lines and
penalties imposed for any violation Of any law relating to
the Post Office Department SHALL when collected re-
covered be paid into the treasury to the credit Of the
United States for the Of the Post Office Department
excepting however such part thereof may by law be-
long to the party informing prosecuting for the same
Sec H. And be IL further enacted, That it shall be
the duty of the Postmaster General to issue proposals
and contract for the transportation Of daily mail be-
tween Louisville and Cairo St Louis and Cairo Cairo
| and Memphis and Memphis and New Orleans, and to
supply such intermediate points as he may order from
time to time on suitable and safe steamboats,
Approved, August 81, 1852.
TPUBLIc AoT--No. 81.