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

with the knowledge or connivance Of the dri-
yer, conductor, captain, or other person having
charge Of any such stage cosch, railroad car
steamboat, or other vessel or vehicle, convey
or transport any person or persons setting or
employed as private express for the convey
ance OF letters, packets, or packages Of letters.
or other mallable matter, and actually In pos-
session OF such mailable matter, for the pur-
pose OF transportation, contrary TO the spirit,
true intent, and meaning Of the preceding sec
tons OF this law, shall be subject to the like
hnes and penalties as are hereinbefore pro-
vlded and directed in the case of persons act.
ing as such private expresses, and Of persons
employing the same; but nothing in this act
contained shall be construed 70 prohibit the
conveyance or transmission Of letters packets,
or packages, or other matter, to any part of
the United States, By private hands, no com
penSation being rendered or received therefor
IN any way, or by special messenger en-
ployed only for the single particular occasion
Sec. IL, act Of March 3, 1s45
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passage Of this act, transmit by any private
express, or other means by this act declared
to be unlawful, any letter or letters,@ pack
ages, or other mailable matter exceptiug
newspapers, pamphlets, magazines and peri
odieals, or who shall place or cause 10 be de-
posted at any appointed place, for the pur-
means, any matter or thing properly tSSps-
mlttable by mail, excepting newspaper,
pamphlets, magazines, and periodicals, or Who
shall deliver any such matter, excepting news
papers, pamphlets, magazines, and periodicals,
for transmission TO any agent or agents of such
unlawful expresses, shall for each and every
offence, forfeit and pay the SUN of ffty dol
larsT. Section IL, Act Of March 3, Is45.
@See note TO section l33 above
tSee nCte TO section 133.
See 137. and Be it further eHactsd. That
nothing IN this act contained shall have the
effect or be construed to prohibit the convey
ancc or transportation Of letters by steam
boats, as authorized by the sixth section of
;hc act entitled An act to reduce into one
the several acts for establishing and regulating
the Post Office Department, approved the third
of March, one Thousand eight hundred and
twenty-five: ProUI9sH, That the requirements
Of said sixth section Of said act Be strictly
complied with, by the delivery, within the
time specified By said act, Of all letters so con-
veyed, not relating 10 the cargo, or some part
thereof, TO the postmaster or other authorized
agent of the Post Office Department at the
port or place to which said letters may be di-
rected, or intended TO be delivered over from
said boat; and the postmas or other agent
of the Post Office Department shall charge and
collect upon all letters or other mailable mat
ter, So delivered TO him, except newspapers,
pamphlets, magazines, and periodicals, the
same rates of postage as would have been
charged upon said letters had they been trans-
mIttcd by maa from the port or place at which
they were placed On board the steamboat from
which they were received butit is hereby ex-
pressly provided, that AL the pains and penal
tics provided by this act, for any violation of
the PROVISIONS of the eleventh section Of this
act shall attach in every case to any steamboat,
or 10 the owners and persons having charge
thereof, the captain or other person having
charge Of which shall not, as aforesaid, comply
with the requirements OF the sixth section Of
the said law cf one thousand eight hundred
and twenty five. And no postmaster shall re-
cSlve 10 be conveyed by the mail, any packet
which shall weigh more than three pounds
Sc. Ii. act Of -MErca 3, IS45.
Books bound or unbound, (see No. ~ nOt
weighing over four pounds are made mailab G by
I'd section OF August 30, ia52 Also Goa. ressionil
documents may 6e sent in the mail Without Is-
sirict!On as to weight.
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