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II any person shall buy, receive, or conceal,
! or aid In buying, receiving or cone, Ealing any
artlcle mentioned In the twenty-first section Of
this act, knowing the same to have been sto-
len or embezzed from the mail of the United
States, or out of any post Office, or from any
person having the custody of the said mali, the
letters sent or to be sent therein or if any per-
son shall be accessory after the fact to any rob-
perry OF the carrier of the mail Of the United
otates, or other person entrusted Herewith,
| OF such mail, or of part thereof, every person
| SO onendlng, shall, on conviction thereof pay
hne not exceeding two thousand dollars and
be imprisoned and confined to hard labor for
any time not exceeding ten years. And such
| person or persons, SO offending may be tried and
| o)nvlcted without the principal offenders being
nrst tired, provided such principal offender
mas ned from justice, or cannot be found to be
put on his trial Sec. As, Get of March 3.
| 1925
The following section has further provisions
In relation to accessories.
Sec. 1T. And be At further enacted, That
II any person shall be accessory after the fact,
TO the offence Of stealing or taking the mail of
tle United States, or of stealing or taking anv
| letter or packet, or enclosure in any letter or
packet sent or to be sent in the mail of the
| Ohlted otates, by any person or persons what
ever, every person so offending as accessory,
shall, on conviction thereof, pay a fine not
exceeding one thousand dollars, and be in
| prisoned for term not exceeding five wears;
and such accessory after the fact may be
tired, convicted, and punished in the dis
trlct In which his offence was committed,
| though the principal offence may have been
committed In another district, and before tie
trial OF the principal offender PrOUtdeE, Sac b
principal offender has fed from justice, or can
nor not DC arrestei to be pas uI on his trial. Sec
| 50, act of March 3, 1885
| Sec. llS. And he furtLor
all moneys taken from the mails of the United
states by robbery, theft, or otherwise, which
/ nave come or may hereafter come into the
possession or custody of any agents Of the
fost uince department., or any other person
or persons whatever shall be paid to the order
ct the Postmaster General, to be kent by him
| as other moneys of the Post Office Department
to and for the use and benefit of lhe rightfui
owner, TO be paid whenever satisfactory proof
| thereof shall be made and upon the failure
| Of any person in the employment of the United
| states to pay over such moneys when demar d.
ed, the person so refusing shall be subject to
the penalties prescribed by law against de-
faultlng Officers. Sec. 2, act of March l, ISi7.
Sec l1S. And be 1t further enacted, That if
any person shall steal, purloin, embezzle, or
Obtain by any false pretence, or shall aid OF
assist In stealing, puTloining, embezzling or
obtaining by any false pretence, or shall know
lngiy and unlawfully make, forge, or counter
ielt, or cause to be unlawfully made, forged,
or counterfeited, or knowingly aid or assist in
lalseiy ana unlawfuily making, forging, or
couuterteiting any key suited to any lock
which has been or shall 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 De-
partment, or shall have in Lis possession any
such mail key or any such mail lock, with the
| Intent unlawfully or improperly to use, SELL
L n ha al.
same to be unlawfully or imprspcrly used
| sold, or otherwise disposed of, or who being,
employed IN the manufacture Of the locks or
keys for the use of the said Post Office Depart.
| lnent' whether as contractor or otherwise
shall deliver or cause to be delivered any fin
l:hed or unfinished key or lock used or de-
| signed 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 Stltes
and the seal of the said Post Office Department
TO receive the same, (unlesS such person so re
ceIylng the same shall be the contractor for
furnishing such locks and keys, or engaged in
tho manufacture thereof in the manner au-
thorlzed by the contract, or the agent for such
manufacturer,) such persons SO offending shall
De deemed guilty of felony, and, on conviction
thereof, shall be imprisoned for a period not
exceeding ten years Sec 8, act of AWguSt
81, 1852
Sec $50. And be tt further enacted, Thatif
any person shall steal, purloin, or embezzle any
mail bags III use by or belonging to the Post
Oihce department Of the United States or any
other property in use by or belonging to the
SAID Post Office Department, or shall, for any
lucre, gain, or convenience, appropriate any
such property to his own, or any other than Its
proper use, or for any lucre or gain shall con-
vey away any such property to the hindrance
or detrlment CT the public service Of the United
fNAv
alders, and abettors knowing of and priyy to
any offence afOresaid) shall, on conviction
thereof, If the value of such property shall ex-
coed twenty-five dollars, be deemed guilty of
felony, and shall be imprisoned for a period
not exceeding three years; or if the value of
such property shall be less than twenty-five
dollars, shall be imprisoned not more than one
year, or be fined not less than ten dollars, nor
more than two hundred dollars for every such
offence. Sec. 4, act Of 1fugaSt 81, 1852.
Sec. Isl. BE 1T further enacted, That in all
cases where the Postmaster General shall be
satisfied that either money or property, stolen
from the United States mail, shall have been
exchanged for other money or property, and
has been, upon the conviction of the thief re-
ceived at his Department, be shall have au-
thority, upon satisfactory evidence that the
same justly belonged to any individual, firm,
or corporation, to pay over and deliver such
money or property to the owner thereof Sec.
3, act Of March 3, 1853.
Sec. lS2. And be 1t further enacted, That
all fines and penalties imposed for any viola
tion of any law relating to the Post Office De
partment shall, when collected or recovered,
be paid into the treasury to the credit of the
United States for the use Of the Post Office De-
partment, excepting, however, such part theref
as may by law belong to the party informing
or prosecuting for the same. Sec. 10, act Of
AugHSt 81, 1852.