, 1864-10-24

letters: two cents each on newspapers aud the
established domestic rates On pamphlets. period
icals, and other articles Of printed matter. which
postage shall be prepaid on matter sent and col
lccted on matter received Proridcd. ai,rap,
That these rates shall not apply tOrttcrs other
nalable matter, addressed 10. or received from.
any foreign place or country. 10 and from which
different rates Of postage have been. or shall hr.
established by international postal convention
or arrangement already concluded or hereafter
10 be male.
Sec. Q And be IL further enacted, That TIM
Postmaster General is authorized to SELL or cause
to be sold, to individuals, corporations, and bu,
siness firms. pOstagestamps, in quantities Of not
less than one hundred dollars in value. At dis
count not exceeding FIVE per Ccntum from the
iacc value of such stamps, and 10 SELL or cause
TO be sold. Stamped envelopes. in packages con,
tanning not less than FIVE hundred envelopes at
u discount not exceeding five per centum from
the current prices thereof when sold in lessquan-
titles.
Sec. 10. And be II further enacted, That the
twcnty-eighth section Of the act entitled An
act TO amend the laws relating TO the Post Office
Department" approx March three, eighteen
hundred and sixty.three, be, and the same is
hereby, amended by the addition Of the following
clause, namely: And when any letter bearing
request for its return TO the writer in case Of its
ne;co ot ,yS;cb II was orig;rnIlv mo;irJ ,brn
and in that case i, sLall he obIicatory unon fine
norcon 10 uhom srcb lo,,.r has Reen rctrrnod 10
receive The same and to nav erpIor the nos,o,e
snec;Iiod hv tbis coct;on. S,J In dae, n or soiJ
wr.t,r IN raca;vo ami nav Ior thc LETTER 90 m.
,,,rnoJ Lo SLnII I,o s,,I,;'ct to a nonoi,r or ,or
SaII"Sa ~ ha .a,.o,,.cJ IN on, IN, ~, oor,n'
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- ~ IoJ Ls - f.,.,b,. .,,..,.J Th., ;r
on,. ,,,..o. 80 o',,ia.;aoI r.. ,Lo pn,,,,,s,o.
GyaI IN ~, ',' %. ,,-oS,ss ~ Lo., on,,a'T;"o
~ So aS i.I;,, - H. go
y. I ,;;,d "S ~, oS,;"o $500 "rsh S' shaii
S,,c,;. o,J P - ~, s,,,', NJ s,s hr,iSroJ dII"rs
-. W. e.,.a'' ~.u IT n! a"n., o""' " NV 1O""''
'"' .''! 'ONa V" -
oe. ~, AnG oe - JWther ehdced, ih"' u
any person employed ~ any VI tue departments
OI tne post oince estaOllshlieu' sla'i uH'a"iu'ly
de'ain deiay, OF open any ie,'ef' paShet' Oas, Vr
mail Of letters win winch ne snaii Oe Oee'lrused,
or wnlch snail nave come 10 us poSSessO'' anu
whlch are intended 10 Oe cohVeyeu ny post, OF
10 0e earried Ut ueliNereu oy any iiaI-earr'er,
mail-messenger' et'er CARRIER route"gehl' OF
otner person empioyeu 10 any o. ihe heaepar.meh's
OF the posi- ONCE establishment VI tie oh!leu
or from any post ONCE OF OLaneh post ONCE es,
tabllshed by authority OF the Postmaster General
OF the United States lori II any suth person
shall secretc, emoczzie' or destroy any le'ter or
packet intrus'ed TO sueh person rs a'oreSa'u' anu
which shall mol contain any seeuri'y iOr or ass'i-
ance relating 10 money as htrelnai'Ir dtscrota'
every such onehder' Deing 'heieoI uaiy CONVICTED
shall, ior every slch offence, DC hlleu mol leSs
than thrce nulured doiiars, or inprisoheu not
less than SIX mouths, or Doui' aecorullS 20 'he
circumstances anu aggraValions o. Tue one.ice;
And u any person etpioyeu Us a'oresaEu s,a.'
secrete, em0ezzie, or ustroy any iet'er' paeket,
bag. or mail OI letterS' WIN wh'ch he OF sue snal
DC intrusled, er when snail nave come 10 MS OF
her possession, and are lnieilued 10 o. eouNeyeI
by post, or to be carried Or delivered ny any
mailcarrier' maii-n'cSsenger, Htttr-cairer' rou'e
agent, or other person elnpoyH ~ any ~ inc
departments q OF the post ollce eslaO's''h'eiii o.
tue uni'eu S'ates, or 70 D., i'rwar"a or dtN-
errd through or from ahy pus' "'tfe nr nrahtb
post once tstao'lshu oy aItErriy oI ~ IJst'
master General Of the Ohi'ed states such letter
packet, nag. or mail OF letters, cona'nilg any
note bond, draft; check, revenue stamp postage
samp. money order crr'Iica'e oi stock. or n'htr
pecuniary oohgaiiot' or government s,euri'yU o.
any DESCRIPTION whatever, issued, 1r that may
hereafter Dc lssntd, ny the Unlird States, or by
any oliictr or hscai agent thereof, any bank noie
or bank past oil, oil oi exchange, warrant I"
The treasury Of the United States, nOteoi assign
meht ol SUCK 10 tue innds: ie'iers o. attorney
Tor RECEIVING aunuties or dividends or Tor stll ny
stock 10 the iunds, or Tor receiving the inier's'
thereof or any letter Of credit, or note Tor, or
relating to, payment OF moneys. or any bond Of
warrant, draft, BILL or promlssory note, coVeli-
ant contract. or agreemtnt. whatsoever. lor, or
relating to, the payment oi money, or the drliv'
ely OF any article ol value. ar the performance
Il any act, matter, or thing. or any receipt, re-
ase, acqu ttanc, or discl large OF. T ifom' any
debt. covenant, or d,nnid, 0r any part theieOi,
or any c'py Of any record OF any Judgment, or
decree. in uny conFt 81 law. or chancery, OF any
exccn'ion which may have sud thereon, or any
c"Py OF any other record, or any oiher aric'e OF
value, or any writing representing lhs SAME; or
u any such prrson, employed rs aforesaid. shall
steal or 'ake' any o. the same o1t ot any leIer'
packet, Dag, or mail " leiters, thai shall come
to bis or her possession whether sncn letter or
packet, bag, or mail OF hSiess, shall have come
or been placed In his or her possession to be Tor
warded or deliver d 10 the regular course Of MS
or her Official duties, or shall have come or been
placed 10 his or Ler possession In any other man
ner, and PROVIDED that such letter o. packet. Dag