New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-10-01

pose, shall forfeit and pay fifty dollars,
And any person who shall counterfeit
the frank of any person entitled to the
franking privilege, or willfulIv utter or use
any counterfeit frank with the intent to
avoid the payment of postage. shall, on CON
giction thereof, be deemed guilty of mis-
delneanOr, and be punished by a fine not
less than fifty dollars nor more than five
hundred dollars, or by Imprisonment not
less than three months nor more than
twelve months, or by both fine and impris-
Onment, in the discretion of the court.
SEC. l7S. That any person who shall forge
or counterfeit any postage stamp, or any
stamp printed upon any stamped envelope,
postal card, or any die, plate OF engraving
therefor; any person who shall make, or
print, or knowingly use or sell, or have in
possession, with intent to use or sell, any
such forged or counterfeited postage stamp,
stamped envelope, postal card, die, plate,
or engraving; any person who shall make,
or knowingly use or SELL or have in posses
sion, with intent to use or SELL any paper
bearing the water mark of any stamped en-
velope, postal card, or any fraudulent imita-
ton thereof; any person who shall make or
print, or authorize or procure to be made or
printed, any postage stamp, stamped en-
velope, or postal card, of tue kind author
lied and provided by the PostOtfice Depart
ment, without the special authority and di-
rectiOn Of said Department.; any person who
shall, after such postage stamps, stamped
envelopes, or postal card, have been printed,
and with intent to defraud the postal rev
enue, deliver the same to any person not au-
thorized by an instrument of writing duly
executed under the hand of the Postmaster
General and the seal Of the POstoffice De
partment to receive them, every such per
son shall, on conviction thereof, be
deemed guilty of q felony, and be
punished by q fine not exceeding five
hundred dollars, or by imprisonment not
exceeding five years, or by both fine and i'm
prisonment, in the discretion of the court.
SEC. l79. That any person who shall
forge or counterfeit, or knowingly utter or
use any forged or counterfeited postage
stamp of any foreign government, shall be
deemed guilty of q felony, and, on conVic-
ton thereof, shall be punished by imprisOn-
ment of not less than two nor more than
ten years, at the discretion of the court.
SEC. $50. That authority to frank mail
matter is conferred upon and limited to the
following persons
First-The President, by himself or bis
private secretary, to cover all mall matter
Second-The Vice President, to cover all
mail matter.
Third-The chiefs of the several Execu-
tive Departments.
Fourth-Senators, Representatives, and
Delegates in Congress, and the Secretary of
the Senate and Clerk of the House of Rep
resentatives, to cover their correspondence,
all printed matter issued by the authority
of Congress, and all speeches., proceedings,
and debates in Congress.
Fifth-Such principal officers of the Elk
ecutive Departments, being heads of bu-
reaus or chief clerks, as the Postmaster
General may by regulation prescribe, to
cover official communications only.
Sixth-Postmaster to cover official com
muuications to other postmasters only.
Seventh-Assessors and collectors and
their assistants and deputies, for the inter
change of official communications only.
And no person entitled by law to the
ranking privilege shall exercise said privil-
ege otherwise than by his written auto
graph signature on the matter franked;
and all mail matter not thus franked shall
be charged with the legal rate of postage
thereon.
SEC. 1871. That the franking privilege of
Senators, Representatives, and Delegates in
Congress, and the Secretary of the Senate
and Clerk of the House, shall commence
with the term for which they are elected,
and expire with the first Monday of Deem
Der following such term.
SEC 1872. That all books or publications
which may be procured or published by or
der of Congress shall be considered as pub
lie documents, and may be ranked as such.
SEC. 1873. That the maximum weight for
franked and free mail matter shall be four
ounces, except petitions to Congress- con,
gressional and executive public documents,
periodical publications interchanged be.
tween publishers, and packages Of seeds,
cuttings, roots, and sciOns, the weight of
which latter may be fixed by regulation of
the Postmaster General.
SEC. 1871. That the following mali matter
shall be allowed to pass free III the mail:
First-All mail matter sent to the PEesi-
dent or Vice President.
Second - Official communications ad-
dressed to chiefs, heads of bureaus, chief
clerks, or franking officer of either Of the
Executive Departments.
Third--Letters and printed matter sent
in Congress, the Secretary of the Senate, or
the Clerk of the House of Representative
FOurth-Petitions to Congress.
Copyright matter to the librarian
Of Congress, if marked on the package,
copyright matter"
Sixth-All publications sent or received
by the Smithsonian Institution, marked on
each package, Smithsonian Exchange"
acknowledgements, periodicals.. and
reciprocalIy interchanged be-
tween publishers, and not exceeding six
single copy Of each publication.
ghth-Weekly newspapers, one copy Co
each actual subscriber within the county
where the same is printed and published
out carriers shall not be required to distri
QUITE such papers unless postage is paid
Upon them at the usual rates.
Ninth-N0tIces to the publishers Of the
'etusal or neglect Of subscribers to take
magazines or other periodicals
tba r. ho
regulations as the Postmaster General may
prescribe.
Tenth-Dead letters returned to the wri-
ers thereof.
Eleventh-hedals, certificates OF thanks
IT other testimonials, which have been or
nay be awarded by the Legislatures Of the
everal States and Territories to the soldiers
hereof to be sent by the adjutant general
# said States and Territories, under such
equations as the Postmaster General may
Prescribe.
SEC. 1856. That all mail matter to and |
rom Mary Lincoln, widow of the late Pres
dent Abraham Lincoln, shall be conveyed |
rec during her natural life.
SEC. 1856 That all mail matter not herein
'ef0re specially made free must be prepaid |
y postage stamps.
SEC. 1877. That if any person, having the |
light to receive letters free, shall receive, |
nclosed to him, any letter or packet ad-
ressed to a person not having that right, it
hail be his duty to return such letter or
acket to The postotice, marking thereon
he place from whence it came, that it may |
e charged with postage.
SEC. 1888. That the Postmaster General
lay direct the publication of the list of
On-dehvered letters at any pOstoffice by a
yritten list posted in some public place, or,
7hen he shall deem 1t for the public inter-
st, he may direct the publication Of such
st in the daily or weekly newspaper regu