New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-10-01
NEW ORLEANS REPUBLICAN, TUESDAY. OCTOBER j, 1872

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false pretense, any key suited to any loci
adopted BY the Postofice Department, ant
in use on any of the mails or bags thereof
any person who shall knowingly and unlaw
fully make, forge or counterfeit. or caus
to be unlawfullY made, forged, or c0un
forfeited, or knowingly aid or assist il
making, forging, or cOunterfeiting, an
such key; any person who shall have il
his possession any such mail lock or key
with the intent unlawfully or improperly
to use, sell, or otherwise dispose OF thu
same, or to cause the same TO be unlaw
fully or improperly use0, sold, or otherwise
disposed of; any person engaged as contrac
tor or otherwise III the manufacture of any
such mail locks or keys who shall deliver
or cause to be delivered, any finished or un
finished lock or key used or designed fol
use by said Department. or the interior
part of any such lock, to any person moi
duly authorized, under the hand of the Post
master General and the seal of the PostOtficf
Department to receive the same (unless
the person receiving is the contractor foI
furnishing the same, or engaged in the man
utacture thereof in the manner authorized
by the contract, or the agent for such man
utacturer( every such person shall be
deemed guilty OF felony, and, on conviction
thereof, shall be imprisoned not exceeding
ten years.
Sec. 293. That any person who shall forci
| bly, break into, or attempt TO break into,
any postotfice, or any building used in
| whole or i'll part as pOsto1fce, with intent
to commit therein larceny or other depre-
| datiOn, shall, on conviction thereof, be fined
not more than one thousand dollars, and
| Imprisoned at hard labor not more than five
| years, according to the circumstances and
! aggraVation Of the case, in the discretion of
| the court.
Sec. 294. That if any person OF. persons
| shall falsely make, alter, forge, or counter
| telt, or cause or procure to be falsely made,
/ altered, forged. or cOunterfeited, or will
/ ingly aid or assist in the false making, alter
| ing, forging, or counterteiting, any bond,
| bid, proposal, guarantee, security, official
| bond, public record, affidavit, or other writ
| ing, for the purpose of defraudjng the
| United States; or shall utter or publish as
! true, or cause to be uttered or published
| as true, any such false, forged, altered
guarantee, security, official bond, pub
lie record, affidavit, or other wiring,
for the purpose of defrauding the
United States, knowing the same to be
false, forged, altered, or counterfeited; or
shall transmit to, or present at, or cause or
procure to be transmitted to, or presented
at, the Office of any officer Of the United
States, any such false, forged, altered or
c0unterteited bond. bid, proposal guaran-
tee, security, official bond, public record,
affidavit or other writing, knowing the same
to be false, forged, altered or counterfeited,
for the purpose of defrauding the United
States, every such person shall be deemed
and adjudged guilty of felony, and, being
thereof duly convicted, shall be sentenced
to be imprisoned, and kept at hard labor.
for a period not exceeding ten years. or be
fined not exceeding one thousand dollars,
or both of said punishments, in the discre-
ton of the court.
SEC 295. That if any otfense shall be
committed in any place which has been, or
shall hereafter be, ceded to and under the
jurisdiction of the United States, which
ottense is not prohibited, or the punishment
thereof is not specially provided for by any
law OF the United States, such tfense shall,
upon conviction in any court Of the United
States having cognizance thereof, be
liable to, and receive the same pm
ishment as the laws of the State
in which such place is or may be situated,
now in force, provided for the like otfense
when committed within the jurisdiction of
such State; and 10 subsequent appeal of
any such State law shall affect any prose
cutiOn for such ofense III any Of the courts
Of the United States.
SEC. 296 That if any postmaster, or other
person authorized by the Postmaster Gen.
eral to receive the postage of letters, shall |
fraudulently demand or receive any rate |
0t POSTAGE or gratuitys or reward. other |
than ia provided by this act, for the postage |
of letters or packets, on conviction thereof, !
he shall tnrfeits for every such otfenseo one |
hundred dollars !
Sec. 800 That If anv person enD7oyed |
in any department of the postoffice estab-
lishment OF the United States shall, will. |
fully and knowinglyo nseg or cause TO be
used, III prepayment of postage any post.
age stamp postal card or stamped en-
EelOpe issued, or which may hereafter be
issued by authority of any act of Congress
or of the Postmaster General, which has
already been once used for like purpose,
or shall remove, or attempt to remove the
or defacing marks from any such
postage stamp, or stamped envelope, or
postal card, with intent to use or cause the
use of the same second time, or to sell or
offer TO sell the same, or shall remove from
letters or other mail matter deposited in or
received at a poatotfice the stamps attached
TO- the same in payment of postage, with in
jenf to use the samoa second time for ike
purpose or to sell or offer to sell the same.
very such offender shall, upon conviction
hereof be deemed guilty of felony, and
hall be imprisoned for not less than one
year nor more than three years.
SEC. $685. That If any person not employed
II any department of the post0tfice esfab-
ishment of the United States shall commit
my VI pilO JlIE1SSS NGSCLlOSN III GU0 DFeGEU- ]
ng section every such person shall, on CON
fiction thereof, be deemed guilty of mis-
emeanOr, and be punished by imprison- !
1ent for not less than six months nor more | I
han one year, or by fine Of not less than
ne hundred dollars nor more than five hun {
red dollars, for each Otfense, or by both t
noh fine and Imprisonment, in the discre- {
ion OF the court. Y
SEC. 299 That the Postmaster General of /
he United States may empower, by letter a
f authorization under his hand, to be filed /
mong the records of his department, Q
ny special agent or other officer of the 4
ostotice establishment to make searches
IT mailable matter transported in viola t
on of law; and that the agent or officer SO d
may open and search any car or 0
ehicle passing, or lately before having u
assed, from any place at which there 10 a Il
Ostotfice of the United States to any other o
lGh place, and any box, package or packet, b
cling, or lately before having been in such b
II or vehicle, and any store or house o
ther than dwelling housed, used or ocGu- tx
ed by any common carrier or transpoI ia a
on company i'll which such box, package,
packet may be contained, whenever said | IL
yent or officer has reason to believe that 81
ailable matter, transported contrary to CT
W, may therein be found. p
SEC. 300. That the Postmaster General d.
ay, upon evidence satisfactory to him ii
at any person, firm, or corporation ia en- q
sged in conducting any FRAUD ulent lottery, d.
it enterprise, or scheme for the distribu-
IN OF money, or of any real or personal n
operty, by lot chance, or drawing of any OF
nd, or IN conducting any other scheme 81
device tor obtaining money through the il
ails by means of false or fraudulent pre- III
nses; representations or promises, forbid of
e payment by any postmaster to any such N
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