Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1872-08-19
OFFICIAL
LAWS OF TIE UNITED STATES,
GENIEAL SATJEE-NO
Passed al the Second Session Of tho
Forty-Second Congress.

FtreNt.A- NAEGhE-No liz. = t7T'sHAef.
s,-:-,es relating 70 the Post C:9ics Department.
90 -- s-t i0T The transmission Of ne mails
Tatr 81 postage, = messages o-.ers notices,
vs, b. sIe ar aE The Pos, lst Gs9er1I
- - 20 L. Z -sE"ty sIthoIiZed and directed
=.stIs Ugfs-s-a upon them, , stat cards manu-
i-' t-'l O., $50 ssii P,PgL, Of soeh quality, form
"a. - .-L C1r1s shsII d Used = means .. posts
I1-.-, a--, -rfrr IrI.a aud regulations 10 be PIE
=cs-.-t o. .le Postmaster Gsnsral, and when SO
-ss- s.-- a .-a- z-4.stet through the mails ~
I.ti c.T- e. rEe cent cash, iacludlns the cost OF
-. - Ils- Se Postmaster General may, from
% - -..r ' a:5 ~ ss &c nay deem i al
y-s5t 90 -r-- .fIE inch improvement y adopted
I-,l.s- - Es-sJs1.ss y : aG7ed CIV el2pes
SO. ~. p. ll-ss= -=tl!oPs ard stamped snve-
ig-s- p g. O. furnish p he Postmaster General
g. 81 Izr s~--r-. AMI -hsli b. kept Tor sale at al
p,-t-, c-s. aad each postmaster shall be held
q G-ist &C. ~ Hi saca stsil:l All envelopes lur-
80 i7g. That r4.-are- SIAM - AMI slammed en-
ye.Cpes may b. std d:scrua- 20 certain !esigus-
ttL Its, = b, Viii ssree - ss H-a without dis
Sftr l5Tr5i he ,ar de # q al =" soIi e.
any agent - Oor tine shall not exceed han
ssoe.J I've ~ c-1furl n &c fs,s value .: tie
-..-I., vsi ,-r s'E'e .F csIium or toe current
slC. "a. 1hat ros' age stamps shall E1t be SD
~ @-l IeEsst s'-. iAi tls saint Lltcate'i 81 JEer
cfarg-i therefore Q, iLe POST Offce Department
Z. he s-.a-t.'ies. ART say person ocnnscte. With
-hs. p G-rr.ad guilty q a nist-.nean0r' ari, on
'e-- TIA. tsu nor more tss5 Eve h1aired collars
s-- u. Thar pC-tsF--tAIi7s .tiiAtd 70 al mall
- lrei. -e y be- j. pC.!. 10 si!r ~ fCitTe-v
staH o. tsia-ec l. the p master q. tjs mailing
.--c- j. -r-h name - the Postmaster General
.a- t. a-f1 3 any mall mater shall De Tor
t+. fs- postmaster AZ tle oie" q celiVery shall
',5- s..-' alt 5sp, Il tas aei'1IT5st postmaster
$50. &c That any person ct sIayed il az branch
- tt- s-'a. p. wee y a shail wiiifaiy an ualsT
tJiis EeCl-se g.. ~ s-y mail matter any postage
-la1E a.izsa thsr.;5 IL EsJm"u; Of the postage,
st..-- n ,-1s,-o. - Ri i.T s'eTy sDeh offence,
tvHEtt L +; ---..l- t-sH o-e hundred dollars y he
I-Tri I'd slr c rc slau six .lths, al tbs dis
S. -. . ~ sry rsrs.- who shall Use or atteupt
g. e.. Dr. s-s H. - q toe g,sisSc o. any nail .Ias
ser .'a'-F.-- y RAJ. - otherwise. any postage
-s-F RI a.lss T5.-pS., isli fd-fit "a na IN
-t..a--- I'D ans Ts.u --EJ SHAH c,rutprtsit the
lrsf ID .a-g per entitled - he frgnkiU.; privi
'ss-,r 81 fai. u,'er q Is, AIS counterfeit fr4nk
ria 3. o. EgictI-u .s.egf, \ Ge smst Z5ilty =
81. -.--g-. 91- ts pax ND ~ me not iess
tias i-.. i.sTs 4Cg uoTs -EAl i've hundred dol
lar ,'E O. lr7rs ntnt Of 'ass tnau three months
.r.-r.--s ~, IN tae i.scry.icn = tse curt
s..- Us. = lat my person -. -naii forge or
--f.-.rf. Az prrtass stan ?. or shy s'aslp PRINT
@. a-s -,.r-E.1 sr..,,- , postal card, or
.t-.. s-.. c. yrr-t, Ea. virz,y use or % J. or
have &. G.s--5.1v, with .1tcIi % Tee II sell, AM
s-,r Ta g. sctLt. re :rs p1-tsst st.ur stamped
,L',t, I.s-- rs-.!. cios 2.at', engraving; ANY
pea. y ' .la.. pas -,or suav tg!y use sell,
liza
-ygf ty.-srE tt- water mark II aay stamped IN
j.. t.F-. ia. r.rt. - eLN !r-u ..ieHt iElisaic
tLlT-. TT,cC &C l- made - gr.ntsI any ptsi-
Ei 81 crsz ~ Try, b, ~. Pc PCS ef5 n 81 re
Tsrfc 20, without .Ee special luthority and direc
toD g. ssi1 Department. aay person who shall
sf,er such PCS sge-stsrIs, s:smp ped envelopes, or
~ aCst! gat ji.er me sa-la "a s1v
-tr n az b. 1fzed ~ an ms, rCue NJ u writing
fTiV executed CHteT the hand Of Fns Postmaster
Gtu-rsI Br3tf.ECsl If Ire P0sr-OfIce popsr-Toe1t
e re l.f ~. 70 every suSn person snail,
NCfL fJs.t~f be u. nsed guilty Eel. a sud be
vvLis. - - . iIe net e1ceeSIing ave hradfed do.
IfS-- r - -apr'-ocment not exceeding I've years,
81 - toiL hn- and imprisonment, in the discretion
80 10 That .ay person who shat forge or cou--
t'ilrts = Know II ely utter sfy fOrEei or
U~rt. stall he deemed guisy OF felony. and. on
Give irL thereof shall be punished by npris1f
- ~ less ,hSn TIVE nor more than ten years, {
s.c - That authority TO frank mail matter is
sIIseti'- IPon and Emitted to the following per-
tlI.t Tie President, by himself or his private
rrs., So n The Vice President, 20 cover all msfl.
Tr,5t The chiefs Of the several Executive De-
in cS S5i4 .sIs;T AM Delegates
iyrA % tee House Representative TO coTey ,bH;
suthoIi;y 6fC5b4e..s Printed matter Issued BY the
Fif,h sush SSS-xress.
tsns heads of barss1s! az IN.
TiescTiSe C cover n ssI may b. REGULATE
silth P6stmssrers to eS Sc ;ln 9piea,ioEs 0uly
Sryeath. Assessor and ~ ny
tsLt- en4 deSuiies Tor ths inter- I'll - ssss
Ard &c p-rson entitled BY law 70 N. ,-..,-,.-
HlNntEe sEsll exercise said pris!ieyN $500 :
t-er fraHEe, snd al maj, matter iot 49, on ths
siah p charged with TIA legal rat os nos. :, .
.sEc.IsI That the ranking privilege Of ssua.,-.
htrtrSer'atives, ami Delegate. IN Congress- AMI ~
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