New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-09-06
TPURr1c-No. os I

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[PUBLIC-No 9S.1
AN ACT to further amend the postal laws.
sentatves of the United states of America in Con
gress assembled That when any writer of a letter,
writing pint upon the outside thereof his name
ana address the same after remaining upcalled for
or the time the writer may direct shall be returned
whether specific request for such return be en-
dorsed on the letter or not.
SEC. 2 And be IT further enacted That all per-
sons who receive money orders shall be required to
pay therefor the following charges or ices, viz For
q fee of ten cents shall be charged and exacted by
the postmaster giving SAID order; for all orders
lars tue charge shall be fifteen cents; for ali orders
exceeding thirty dollars and not exceeding forty dol
eeeding forty dollars and not exceeding fifty dollars
the fee shall be twenty five and Furthermore
payment Of money ordersIs hereby increased IRON
one-eighth to onefouTth of one per centum on the
Offices, and thst nothing contained in any act shall
be so construed as 70 deprive postmasters AZ money
order offices OF the for transactlng the
money order business fixed by the act OF May seven
tenth, eighteen hundred and sixty four, and mod
fed as stated in this section Provided always That
the amount of such annual compensation, together
with the postmasters salary, snail not in any
exceed the salary established by law for postmasters
of the fl class.
sEC. g. and be it further enacted, That section
thirty-ive of the of March third, eighteen humid
red and sixty-three shall be construed to per
dressed, when sent to regular Subscribers in the
county where printed and published, TO be delivered
to the office Of publication; but nothing this act
shall be construed as to require carriers 70 dis
tribute SAID papers unless postage IS paid upon them
at the rate OF i've cents per quarter and such post
age must be prepaid for term of not less than
quarter or more than one year either at the office u
mailing or OF delivery, at the option Of the sub
SEC I. And be it further enacted, That in case
Of the loss OF money order. duplicate thereof snail
be issued by the superintendent OF the money order
office without charge, on the application OF the
mitter payee OF the original; Provided. That the
| on whom the same was drawn that il had not been
and would not thereafter he paid, and similar GER
that it had been and would be repaid to the
purchaser and second fee shall not be charged for
| duplicate money order issued to replace order
that has been rendered invalid because of non.pre
sentaton for payment within one year after its date
| or because of illegal endorsements.
SEC 8 And be 1t further enacted, That i any per
son shall falsely forge counterfeit, or willingly aid
assist abet in falsely forging counterteiting
| shall procure, directly indirectly, TO be falsely
forged or counterfsited any postal money order or
money order issued by the Postoice Department, Of
any OF its agents. for the purpose and with The intent
of obtaining or receiving, directly indirectly, OF
procuring enabling others TO obtain or receive,
heTeb to- der5Gd heF Re Uned
| person Of such sum or sums OF money, or any part
pass, utter, or publish as true, any such forged or
erteited postal money order with intent TO de-
fraud either the United States any person of any
sum or sums OF money, knowing suon postal order,
or any slgnatqre oi enaoFseaent thereon, 70 oe 50
falsely forged or countertelted, every sueh person
shall De deemed guilty OF felony and being thereof
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and kept at hard labor tor period Of not less than
two years more than rye years, and 70 be fined IN
a sum not exceeding five thousand dollars
SEC. And be il further enacted, That the
Postmaster General be, and he is hereby, authorzec
steamers plying on tie route between San Francisco
Japan, and China, and between San Francisco ant
charge Of the United States mails. at an annua
salars OF two thousand dollars each per annum.
| SEQ. Z. An be it further enacted, That the Post
master General be, and he is hereby, authorized t
establish in connection with the United States mai
| Gtna arvt0p tn VaD nd n
postal agency at Shanghai, China. with such oranct
&geneles az other ports IN NINA an9 Japan as @
ethcent management Of the postal service IN IN sss
and employed reasonable compensation for then
services, IN addition TO the necessary expenses fo
lowed az each agency for conducting the postal bust
ness, a report which shall be embraced in tn,
. SEC s. And be it further enacted, That for the
more efficient management of the increased postal
the Postmaster General be- and he is hereby author
lied to appoint in his department superintendent
and doars and also three additional clerks for that
braneh Of the postal service, 70 Wit one Of class
the superintendent Of the money order system shall
SEC. 8. And be it further enacted. That the Post
master General be; and he is hereby authorized to
master General chief division for the dead letter
office at salary OF Two thousand nVe hundred dol
SEC 10. And be il further enacted. That if any
person employ ed any department Of the postofhee
knowingly, cause TO be used in prepayment OF
postage any. postage stamp or stamped envelope
ity any Of Congress Of the Postmaster Cen
eral which has already been once used for like pur-
| pose, shall remove OF attempt to remove the can
ceiling or defaclng marks from auI such postage
cause the OF the second time, sell OF
of or to sell the same or shall remove from letters OF
ONCE the stamps at aShed to the same in payment q
postage, with intent TO use the same second time
tor like purpose, or to sell or offer to sell the same
| offender thereof
be deemed guilty OF felony and shall be imprisoned
for less than one year more than three years
SEC II. And be it further enacted, That if any per
son not employ ed in any OF the postoee
OF the osnses scrbed in the preceding section q
this act every such shall on conviction there
ished by imprisonment for less than sT months
nor more than one year or BY fne Of not less thar
lars for each such oense, or BY both such fine and
SEC, II And be it further enacted, That sec
ton nine o. an act OF Congress approved JAY one,
eghteeen nanarea AND slxty,ionI authorizing The
discount, be SO modified that the quantities o. esek
coed one hundred dollars in value; and that sach
sales shall be restricted 10 certain designated agents
rules to be liked By the Postmaster General
| SEC IL. And be II further enacted, That u ahalI
not pc lawful 10 deposit IN post oee % De sent "
mail any letters circulars Concerning lottenes 80
csilea git concerts or other similar enterprises
SEC Il And b. II si iarthsf enacted That he
Postmaster General be, and he y hereby authorized
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Post Office Department. g be lSseted IN the city Of
superintendent at an annual salary Of eighteen
hundred dollars one assistant superlntendent at
| annual salary Of sixteen hundred dollars ana three
other assisants at annual salary Of thousand
DOL ars laborer at annual salary OF seven
| hundred and twenty dollars each; and ali other
| Mani AGENCIES are hereby abolished.
| sFd Isl And be it further enacted, That the Post.
| master General be, and he is hereby authorized 70
conclude arrangements with the post Department. f
fors,gu countries with which nternAfiops Al post Al
Conversations have been shall be Concluded for the
e1chanEe OF small sums Of money by means u postal
| orders the MAXIMUM amount Of which ahall not II
coed that fixed Dy law for domestic money orders Al
/ such rates OF exchange and under such rules and
regulations he may deem eKpedient; and that the
expense incurred in establishing and conductius.
such system OF exchange may be paid out Of the pro
| ceeds OF money order buainess.
SEC ID. And be it further enacted, That the uro-
v8o IN section three Of the act approved March three
eighteen hundred and twenty fivs entitled An act
10 radure into the several estnhlshlnf and
regulating the Post Otiee DepArtmonkr b., and The
| same 10 hereby repealed; Provided, that nothing
hetein contained shall rspaal any Of the pfovons Of
the aot approged July eleven, elgnteeQ hundred and
s,Ssy TIE. enttlsd An act N rsiatien % the Post
SIC. II, And bs e further euactsd That Il on The
hrn settlemsnt Of the account Of any II
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