The Montana post., 1869-01-01
LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES
PASSED BY THE
ITOrtieth Congress.
OFFICIAL.
PASSED BY THE
PTBLIC-No -

the ltl>fulaSfer pu whom fNs M.
drawn that it a'd nst been and SpIi u"t fI~re
arer be Traid and similar csrtihssts frln Nh,
postmaster ov whom IL was Issued ths- n h.d D,-
i...u "A li vnud not he repaid to the tFrehlS-r
aud A s.s.oud tee shall mot be charged f,- a ins,
licats money rsder i>-u@-l 60 replace order tg,
has been rendered ihvaiii because of UpIl-ir-s-5.
tatiou for payment within Dae year Rfter it, fAss
or because uf ieg i endorsements.
SEC = lad b u f,rikT ctaotsf. That "
any person shalt falsely Jorge "r coIu'-risi' e-
williugiv Eih assist. ahst IN falsely ft-siDg ~
eauuterfejfirE shall prScdre. directly sod.
rectly. "a b. falsely forged ur cbunt-riri'el am
pos',l m"uey "Ider. OF hnr m stsrtti -'gnstur- p-
sn,ioesensut - any i">fi tl'neT "rl-r is-u-l D..
TIE Post Office Department. ur sny 81 i- Ag-a-,
for the purpose aut with 'hs inteut s! onr ring p-
receiving directly Indirectly, nr "i procuring o
euahliug Others L. ohta'n receive dIfr=.TiE .l-
indirecfls ANY or sums of f0oset- aud There
by 10 lefraud either the J. uited States amy per
nf such sum or sums %! money. Or ANY psr'
thereof shall pass. utter, or publish arta n,
10 pass utter "T publish A. true any such forget
rouurerf-itsi F,,-itl money orler with Iutru5 g.
deiraud either ne United STATES "r any pers'r ai
auy sum 90 Sums 90 money knowing sucI i,,ta
uudey order. or a.uE signature or r.IJors+nns7-
thereon. TO h- 80 mlseiv forged W. cpIuferiefr-yI
every such psrsou slsll ire deemed guilty 81 f-J,
ny. and being thereof duly CONVICTED snail b.
sentenced u he 1i'ri.'p-i and s-r' ~ htrt lAp,.
for = ternd OF not less than two years usr ua.,--
than five years and - he hued iu sum AIT -S
csysding i've thnusaud dollars
SIC. q. .IHd BE- d jJG~ftsv Csgrf.4 That Itl-
P,s- ltus.sjeT tieusral bc and he - h--cBy aIful-
izel tu aPPoint aud employ 90 5"lri ut et'l 81
san Fr4ncis,4o. Japan sud Chiut. and U-sV--..
San Francisco aud HnapiulT. tlfsv4titl - and.
a government gent in caarge of th- nif-i State
mails ~ AN annual salary oi tvs tEpa~And 'rjlEr-
each per
SEQ. : 4ad B, 10 tsr,acr e7a--ss Tau ts.
Postmaster General be, and he i, hereby auflpr
iz.,l to b,i~h 10 COnnecti'u with tae Cnjted
Srates mail steamship service to JanAu ,Yl Chfps
a general pustal agency a. Shanghai. C,Iins with
snch branch agencies st othsr rosr- .n China auI
japan as shall iu has Judgment. be necessary IT,
the pI,suQt aud efficient ulsutg-tn -ut Of the ,U-ta
service ia those countries; and ru paF the I,s:sl
agents 20 appointed aud eJDpluysI a reasonable.
compensation ur 'her services iu ID ,1 u JliI
necessary expenses Tor rent furniture. clerk hire
An 50 forth 10 be allowed At 10 agency tl- con
ductiug the postal business. r-p'rt na which
shall be clnbrared IN the annual rePurt pf tn
Pos master GsUprai
SsC- 2 mi be Il JaTrbsr slacssa Tha' o..
fhr efficient mtuaa.eileu uf tue iucra 49,!
ca. the Psm t-teT t,'BvraI De. aul De H. hrr.
D., authorized 10 appoint 10 his department r. 30
F-rinf euiTnf uf foreign mails at annual stItrs
OF three thousand dollars and ii-O three Idlru.
~ rlerSs for that branch 81 -hs postal ,ervlrr o.
wiz une Dt Glass t,nr and two ut ca-, thrc-. luF
that the salary " the suirits nisnt IT r1@ -upapl
ufder system shall be thr-" Thousand d"ilar- p1r
annu'n-
SIC. e. lad Dc is .Jigrfisr sgae'r,i That thu
Postmaster General De Aal be hereby slrl,r-
izei to appoint in the Office "f the Th,uI ,s,s,sal
Postmaster General- chief or fivisiu1 l,- fh-
deed letter oLUcr at a larry Of tNo thsgs nd dys
hundred dollars per lunurn.
SEC. 10. ind De 10 fartkfr taa1sa. that 81.
aUy persua einplo, ed 10 aay department ~ tlr
post otiic" e-faoi iishineut ~ tAe Tai -,I stare.
IA 81 wlfoliy- and kuuyiugiy ne or e4l-4 u, b.
used in Prepayment oI postage any postage st4np
nr stamped envelope issued or which us-v here
af'eT be issued ~ au'hp i'y % any ar %! i1a
KIe~S or oI the Pys'nA>TeS Geusril which ha,
already been oace used Tor ike purpnS-- ur >iti
remove or attempt To remove the cInssiilg w.
defac1ug IA trSs from any sGsh postage stamp OF
stamped envelope witn intent 10 Use or aa1>. ulp
use OF the same second time ur to sell or ursr 10
sell the same os shsil remove from letters orhs
uns,il matter deposited IN or received A. . r.s 5l,
the stamps attached TO the same Ia IHtymeut -
postage. with intent to the SANS q sectJai ne
Tor a Ike purpose or to sell u.'st sell tOs
same. every such offender shall up,r con. f,t 90
,herea'f be dsemed guilty - Felony arG shalt D.
imprisoned log not less than oge year nor NOR.
than thr~e years.
SEC- ~. ind o, st f,srfasr sHacSsd T',A; 30 aa,
Ters- not Employed in any department of The
past oiice establishment OF the United St4tes shall
commit any pf the offences described in thr pre-
cedng section of this act every such pe-spa "a q,
on convection thereof be deemed guilty. ur a .ni.
demeaLor, aud be punished by Imprisonment ilf
not less ih-n SIX months nor mare rhfn one wear
or by a Fl 2 Of not les 'han huudrsd dpIlars
than Eve hundred dollars for each offence
oT oy both such foe aud imprisonment.
SIC l. AEd be n further cEactc9 That sec
l tOu nine 81 an act Of Congress APPROVED Ju,,
"ue eighties hundred and xty-.our anth5-iz. az
] the sales "f postage stamps aud STAMPED -uvei
upes AT discount he - ui-.difed that ihe qulaii
ties OF each sold al tine - the same parry
shall not exceed one hundred dollars in vsilei
aud that such sales shall be restricted % rt.ia
designated agents who will agree To- sell again
without discOuqt under rules 10 b- fixed b, the
I Postmaster General.
/ SIC I3 Ind b. IL further easefrd. That il
shall not be lawful TO deposit 10 a pos. OH ,e bs
sent by mail, any lefters or circullrs cuucerfag
lotteries, soeAed gin concerts or otser siraiIAI
enterprises Offering prizes Of any kind Aay pre-
text whatever.
| SEC. "a. Ind Be Il further enacted That the
Postmaster General be. and he is hereby autiot.
| ICED and emp. 'wsred To establish a blank age. sy
Tor the P,st Office Department u be located 10 hs
| city OF w Washington, District of Columbia a4d 10
appoint one superintendent at annual s4iAI'' Of
| eighteen hundred dollars one assistant slps Iiu-
tendent al An annual salary OF sixteen hnu ired
| dollars and three other assistants A. an a.tnual
salary of thousand dollars eac h and tu.5 lsB5re,s
Al an annual salary % seven hundred and twenty
\ dollars each; aud all other blank agencies srs
| hereby abolished.
! SIC. L, -4nd BE- ft fi4yzkev enacted That the
P"stma ter General be, and he is hereby author
] tzed To- conclude arrangements with the post de
padmens ot foreign countries, with which intefn1.
/ tiOual postal conventions have been sa4ll BE-
| concluded for the exchange Of small sums Of
money Oy means OF postal orders tie m tNimun
| amount Uf which shall not exceed that Gxed by
/ law Tor domestic money orders, az such Rates Oi
exchange aud under such rules ard regu 'aIiops a.
| be may deem eNpedent. aud that the expense 10
CARED in establishing aud conducting su 20 system
OF exchange may be paid out % the prOcesis d
the money ord 7r business.
| SEC 10 Ind be az fjcrzker enacted That the
proviso IN section three OF act approved March
three, eighteen hundred and twaaty-6ve sutitied
" An act 90 reduce into one the several acts
! iaolishiug and regulating the Post Odice Depart.
ment be aud the same Is hereby re, ,.eislet: Pro
] rtdea, That nothing herein contaned snail repra
any oi the rovisiOns Of the act approved July
eleven, eighteen hundred and sixiy'two, entitled
: An act "a relation to the Pest Once Department
- SIC II. 5Rd be n fETfkeT enacted Thst q
ou the hna settlement OF the account 90 auy post
master a shall sIPe ar that such postmaster j. 10
oeoted To the United Ststes, and suit shall not b.
instituted within three years tx cOss % such
account, then. and 10 that ease, the suretiss the
bOnd OF su"h postmaster shall NOT be liable 70 the
/ United states.
SIC Il dzd be a. fgrtker enacted That copie-
OF the quarterly returns of POsnasters and % a1Y
papers pertaining % the accounts IN tue Oflce on
| NE Auditor Of the Treasury for the Post Obcs
Department certified by him uDder bis seal o.
office. shall be admired eN idencs in the oJGTts
of 'he United states 10 criminal prOs ecntiOus ID
The same manner - The same now admitted 10
civil cases provided iu secfiu7 Gfteeu OF &c.
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