Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1855-09-27
NdAPIER XIV.
PRIVATE ENpRESSES

See. l3l. Azd be 81 JlrJther enacted, That
no stage or other vehicle, which regularly
performs trips on Il post road, or on u road
parallel to it, shall convey letters; nor shall
any packet beat or other vessel, which regu-
larry Plies on water declared to be IL post
road, except sach 4! relate to ~ pant Of the
cargo r For the violation Of tbs provision
the owner Of the carriage, or other vehicle or
vessel, shall incur the penalty Of fifty dollars.
And the person who has charge of such car
rlage, OF other vehicle, or vessel. may be pros
ecuted under this section, and the property in
hls charge may be levied on and sold, in sstif-
faction OF the penalty and costs Of suit Pro-
Vlde3, That it shall be lawful for any one 10
send letters by special messenger. Sec. 49,
act Of March ), 1922.
X see note TO section l33.
Sec. I32 -Ana be 1t furfher ellae9e!, That
no person, other than the Postmaster General
or his authorized agents, shall set up any foot
or horse post, for the conveyance Of letters and
packets, upon any post rOad, which is or may
be established as such by law. Aud every
person who shall offend herein, shall incur u
penalty of not exceeding fifty dollars, for each
letter or packet 50 carried. Sec. 3, Gct Of
March 2. 1927
Sec. 133. -d.ll be lt Jizrther enacicsE, That
it shall not be lawful for any person or persons
to establish any private express or expresses
for the conveyance, nor in any manner TO cause
to be conveyed, or provide for the conveyance
or transportation, by regular trips, or at stated
periods or intervals, from one city, town, CT
other place, To any other city, town, or place,
In the United States, between and from and to
which cities, towns, or other places, the United
States mail Is regularly transported, under the
authority of the Post Office Department, Of any
ietters,* packets, or packages of letters, or
other matter properly tranSmlttable in tie
United States mail, except newspapers, pan
phle;s, magazines, and periodicals; and each
and every person offending against this pro-
vision, or aiding and assisting therein, or act
ing as such private express, shall, for each
time any letter or letters, packet or packages,
or other matter properly trsnsEnittable by mail,
except newspapers, pamphlets, magazines, and
periodicals, shall or may be, by him, her, or
them or through his, her, or their means or
instrumentality, in whole or in part, conveyed
or transported contrary to the true intent, spir
ii and meaning Of this section, forfeit and pay
the sum Of one hundred and fifty dollars. Sec.
0, act Of MarcA ), lSI5.
y BY the Sth section OF act cf August 81, 1852,
letters enclosed in stamped envelopes may be sent
out OF the mail by any person whatever. See no.
90 above.
Sec. I34. An2 BE- ft ftsrtier enacted, That
it shall not be lawful for any stage coach, rail-
road car, steamboat, packet boat, or other ve-
hicle or vessel, nor any Of the owners, man
hgeTS, SeEN anus, OE CTCWs Vi titueT, WHICH
ularly perform trips at stated periods on post
route, or between two or more cities, towns, CT
other places, from one to the other CT which
the United States mail is regularly conveyed
under the authority Of the Post Office Depart
ment to transport or convey, otherwise Ihan
in the mail, any letter or letters, packet or
packages of letters, or other mailable matter
whatsoever, except such as may have relation
to some part of the cargo of such steamboat
packet boat, or other vessel, or to some article
at the same time conveyed by the same stage
coach, railroad car, or other vehicle, and ex-
cepting also newspapers, pamphlets maga-
zines, and periodicals. r and for every such
offence, the owner or owners of the stage coach,
| railroad car, steamboat, packet boat, or other
vehicle or vessel, shall forfeit and pay the SUN
Of one hundred dollars; and the driver, cap
tain, conductor, or person having charge Of
any. such stage coach, railroad car, steamboat,
packet boat, or other vehicle or vessel, at the
time of the commission Of any such offence, and
who shall not at that time be the owner there
of, in whole or in part, shall, III like manner,
forfeit aud pay, in every such case OF offence,
the sum of fifty dollars. Sec. 10, act Of Mareh
3, l8i5.
y See note to foregoing section.
Sec. 135. Ana be IL further enacted, That
the owner or owners of every stage coach,
railroad car, steamboat, or other vehicle or
vessel, which shall, with the knowledge of
any owner or owners, il whole or in iart, or