Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1855-09-19
TIE POSTAL LAWS:
On'tfttng tie portions superseded, o, repeQIea
- or enacted for a temporary purpose.
CONTINUED l

See. 2i. Resolred, That ths- Postma ster
General shall be, and he is hereby Authorized
In his discretion, to contract for carving the
mall on all the plank roads which have been.
or shall be constructed in the United States:
and In all cases when, in his opinion. the pub
lIc interest and convenience require it; and
that for the time during which mails NAV be
carried on such plank roads or any part there
OF, me same shall be, and they are hereby ae-
cIared to be, post roads of the United States
JOINT ResOlnttOn Of Juky II, 1852.
Sec. 70 And be 1t further enacted, That il
any person shall, knowingly or wilfuliy, OBJ
struet or retard the passage Of the mail or of
any driver or carrier, or Of any horse or car.
rage carrying the same, he shall, upon con-
viction for every such offence, pay a fine not
exceeding one hundred dollars: and if any
ferryman shall, by wilful negligence, or re.
fusal TO transport the mail across any ferry.
delay the same, he shall forfeit and pay, for
every ten minutes that the same shall be so
delayed, sum not exceeding ten dollars.
Sec. y, act Of 1925.
Sec. %. A1id Be it further enacted, That
whenever 1t shall be made TO appear 10 the
satisfaction Of the Postmaster General. that
any roads established, or which NAV bereaftcr
be established as post road, is obstructed by
iences, gates, or bars, or other than those law
fully used on turnpike roads to collect their
toll and not kept in good repair, with proper
bridges and ferries, where the same may be
necessary, 1t shall be the duty of the Postinas-
ter General to report the same to Congress
with such information az can be obtained To
enable Congress to establish some Other road
instead Of it, in the Same main direction.
Sec "a. And be st further enacted, That
every Postmaster shall keep an Office, In which
ore or more persons shall attend on every day
on which mail shall arrive, by land or W ater.
rs a. well as on other days, at such hours as the
Postmaster General shall direct, for the pur-
pose of performing the duties thereof; and il
shall be the duty Of the Postmaster, at all rea-
sonable hours, on every day Of the week, to
denver, on demand, any letter, paper or
PACKET, to the person entitled TO, or author
ICED to receive the same; and all letters
brought to any post Office half an hour before
the time Of making up the mail at such Office,
shall be forwarded therein, except at such
post Offices where, in the opinion OF the Post.
master General, it requires more time for max
ing up the mail, and which he shall accord.
lngly prescribe; but this shall in no case ex-
ceed one hour. See. ii, act Of 1925
Sec. Is. And be 1t further enacted, That If
any postmaster shall unlawfully dstain in his
Office any letter, package, pamphlet, or news
paper, with intent to prevent the arrival and
delivery Of the same to the person or persons
TO whom such letter, package, pamphlet, or
newspaper may be addressed or directed in
the usual course OF transportation Of the mail
along the route; or if any postmaster shall,
with intent as aforesaid, give preference to
any letter, package, pamphlet, or newspaper,
over another which may pass through his Of
fce, by forwarding the one and retaining the
other, he shall, on conviction thereof, be fined
in sum not exceeding Eve hundred dollars
and imprisoned for term not excoedin. six
months, and shall, moreover, be forever there
after incapable Of holding the Office of post.
master in the United States. Sec. 80, act of
1886
Section 166 contains further provision on this
subject.