Smyrna times., 1865-09-06

ter in case of its delivery, shall have been so re-
turned to the office at which it was originally mail
ed them Gnd in that case it shall be obligatory upon
the person whom such letter has been returned, to
receive the same, and to pay therefor the postage
specified by this section and IN default OF said wri-
ter to receive and pay for the letter returned he
shall be subject to penalty of ten dollars to be
covered in any court of competent jurisdiction.
Sec. IL. And be il further enacted, That if any
person, not authorized by the Postmaster General,
shall set up profess to keep any Office any place
ot business bearing the sign, name, title of post
office every such person shall forfeit and pay the
sum of five hundred dollars for every such offence.
Sec. -. And be it further en1cted, That if any
person employed in any of the departments of the
post office establishment shall unAwfully detain, de-
lay, or open any letter packet, bag, mail of letters
with which he shall be intrusted, which shall
have come to his possession and which are intended
to be conveyed by post to be carried delivered
by any mail carrier, mail messenger letter carrier
route agent, or other person employed in any of the
departments of the post Office establishment of the
United States to be forwarded or delivered through
or from any post office branch post Office estab-
lshed by authority of the Postmaster General of the
United States, if any such person shall secretc, en-
bcZzle or destroy any letter packet intrusted to
such person as aforesaid, and which shall not con-
tain any security for assurance relating to money
hereinafter described, every such offender, being
thereof duly convicted, SHALL for every snch offence
he hDed not less than three hundred dollars or i'm
prisOned not less than six months, both, accord
ing TO the circumstances aud aggravaons OF the Of
fence. And If any person employed as aforesaid
shull secrce, emhez2e, destroy any letter. packet
bag or mail Of letters, with which he she shall be
inlrusted, or which shall have come to his or her
possession, and intended TO be conveyed by post,
to be carried delivered by any mail carrier,
mail messenger, letter carrier, route agent, other
person employed in any of the departments of the
post office establishment of the United States, 10
be forwarded or delivered through or from any post
office or branch post office established by authority
OF the Postmaster General Of the United States, such
letter, packet bag mail of letters containing any
note, bond, draft, check, revenue stamp, postage
stamp money order, certificate of stock, other Pc
cuniary obligation, OF Government security Of any
description whatever, issued, that may hereafter
be issued by the United States, by any officer
fiscal agent thereof, any bank note or bank post b
bill OF exchange, warrant of the Treasury of the Uni
ted States, note of assignment OF stock in the funds
letters of attorney for receiving annuties or div-
dends for selling stock in the funds, for receiv
ing the interest thereof, any letter of credit
note for, relating to, payment of moneys, any
bond, warrant, draft bill, promissory note, Gov.
enant, contract, agreement whatsoever, Tor, or
lating to- the payment of money or the delivery of
any article of value the performance OF any act,
matter, thing or any receipt, release, acquItance
discharge OF, or from. any debt, covenant, or de-
mand, any part thereof, or any copy of any rec
ord of any udg ment decree, in any court of law,
chancery, any execution which may have Is
sued thereon, or any copy of any other record, or
any other article Of value, any writing represent
ing the same; or il any such person, employed as
aforesaid shall stea take, any OF the same out of
any letter. packet, bag mail of letters, that shall
come to his or her possession to be forwarded de-
vered in the regular of his her official du-
ties shall have come or been placed IN his or her
possession in any other manner and provided that
such letter packet bag mail OF letters, shall
not have been delivered to the person persons to
whom il is directed, such person SHALL on conviction
for any such offence be imprisoned not less than ten
years. nor exceeding twenty years; and the fact
that any such letter packet bag or mail OF letters,
shall have been deposited in any post office or branch
post office established by authority OF the Postmaster
General of the United States, in any other author
lied depository of mail letters in charge of any
postmaster assistant postmaster clerk carrier, agent
messenger employed in the post office establish
ment of the United States shall be taken and held
as evidence that the same was "intended to be con-
Veyed by post" within the meaning of this statute ;
ana II any person who shall have taken charge of
lhe mails of the United States shall voluntarily quit
or desert the before such person delivers il in
TO the post Oice kept at the of the route
or some known mail carrier agent of the General
Post Oihce, authorized to receive the same, every
such person, offending, shall forfeit and paw a
sum not exceeding FIVE hundred dollars, for every
such offence; and if any person concerned in carry.
ing the mail of the United States shall collect, re-
ceIve, or carry any letter, packet, or shall cause
or procure the to be done, contrary to this act
every such offender shall forfeit and pay, for every
such offence, sum not exceeding fifty dollars-See
ttoR tIeenty-one, Act of March three, sighteen nun
dred and taoenty.tiuE
Sec. l3. And be IL further enacted, That dead let
ters, containing valuable enclosures shall be register
ed In the Department; and when it appears thai
they can neither be delivered to their address to
the WRITER'S the contents thereof, lar available
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ter Ohce according TO the provisions Of the seventh
section OF act approved February twenty seventh
eighteen hundred and sixty one entitled san act tC
establish certain post routes " and the amount there
of shall be shown IN the annual report and shall be
subject to reclamation by either the party addressed
by the sender Tor four years from registry there
| Of careful account being kept of the same. AL
other letters deemed OF value of importance to tho
party addressed, to the writer and which it an
pears cannot be returned ts either destination shaI
be disposed Of as the Postmaster General shall di
, rect.
Sec. IA. And be it further enacted. That lette
carriers shall be employed, at such post Offices as th
Postmaster General shall direct, for the delivery
in the places respectively, where such post Of
fees are stabshed; and for their services they sha
seyeraly receive a salary, to be prescribed by IN
. Postmaster General, not exceeding eight hundre
doIIsrs ner wear: Prouided That, satisfactory e'
> idence of their diligence fidelity, and experience
. carriers the Postmaster General may increase the
res,ec,ive salaries from time 10 time TO any sum nt
axceednC one thousand dollars; aud each OF the sal
= carriers shall give bond. with snIeties' to be aPpro
ed by the Postmaster General for the safe cust"o
4 and delivery Of all letters packets, and moneys
20 ceiyed by him.
Of Sec. l5 And be it further enacted, That all exPe
ses for the letter carriers branch oces' ana
n ing boxes or incident thereto, shall pc enlereu ~
reported in separate account from the OrdInal 10
.,. postal expenses Of such post office, and snail
he shown in comparison with the proceeds ct lhe pos'
1s ges local mail matter at each ofice 10 oroer "
ne the Postmaster General may be guided IN tne
mo- pendiures for that branch Of the postal service
ne income derven therefrom.
r rs Sec. l6. And be IL further enacted, That
ed eighth, eleventh, fourteenth, seventeenth ana eg
- eenth sections of the act eatitled rAn act TO anne
- the laws relating to the Post Office Department
approved March three, eighleen hundred and six