The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1872-09-18
OFFICIAL.
r AVIS OF THE UNITED STATES PASSED
IL AT THE SECOND SESSION OF THE
CONGRESS.


statutes relating to the Post-onlce Depart
ment.
[Continued.l
SEC. 127.-That Matchmaker shall be register
ed only on the application of the party posting
the same, and the fee therefor shall not exceed
twenty cents in addition to the regular postage,
to be- in all cases. prepaid and all such fees shall
he accounted for in such manner as the Post
master General shall direct? Proutded, That
letters upon the official business of the Post
Office Department which require registering
shall be registered free of charge, and pass
through the mails free of charge.
SEC. 1913. That 4 receipt shall be taken upon
the delivery of any registered mail matter,
showing to whom and when the same was dey-
cred, which shall be returned to the SENDER and
be received in the courts prima -facie evidence
SIC. l20 That the Post-Omce Department, or
its revenue, shall not be liable for the loss OF any
registered mailmatter.
Sec. 100. That maable matter shall be d.
yided into three classes first, letters; second
regular printed matter; third, miscellaneous
SRc, 1871. That mailable matter of the first
class shall embrace all correspondence, wholly
or partly in writing, except boolt-manuscripts
and corrected prooEsheets passing between
authors and publishers.
SEC. 1872 That mailable matter of the second
class shall embrace all matter exclusively in
print, and regularly issued at stated periods from
q known office of publication, without addition
by writing, mark, or sign
SEC 1888. That maiable matter of the third
class shall embrace all pamphlets, occasional
publications. transient newspapers, magazines,
hand-bills, posters, unsealed CIRCULARS prospec-
fuses, books, bookmanuscripts, proof-sheets,
corrected proofsheets, maps, prints, engravings,
blanks, flexible patterns, samples Of merchandise
| not exceeding twelve ounces in weight, sample
ca1ds, photographic paper, letter envelopes.
postal envelopes and wrappers, cards. plain and
ornamental paper, Photographic representations
of different types, seeds, cuttings, bulbs, roots,
scions and all other matter which may be de-
clared mailable by law and all other articles not
| above the weight prescribed by law, which are
not from their form or nature, liable to destroy,
| deface, or otherwise injure the contents of the
| mail bag or the person of any one engaged III The
postal service. All liquids, poisons, glass, eNplo-
| siye ma terials and obscene books shall be eX-
| cluded from the mails All matter of the third
| class excepting books and other printed matter,
| pook-manuscripts, proof-sheets, and corrected
proof-sheets, shall not exceed twelve ounces 10
weight and all matter of the third class shall be
subject to examination and to rates of postage as
| hereinafter provided Samples of metals, ores,
and meteorological specimens shall not exceed
| twelve ounces in weight, and shall be subject to
examination and to rates of postage as herein
| after provided.
SIC. 1874. That no package weighing more than
| four pounds shall be received for conveyance by
mail, except books published or circulated by or
| der of Congress.
SIC. 1856 That the Postmaster General shall
furnish to the post-oilees exchanging mails with
foreign countries and to such other offices as he
may deem eXpedient, postal balances denomt
mated in grams of the metric system; fifteen
grams of which shall be the equivalent for posta
purposes, of one-llalf ounce afoiruupols, ana st
| on in progression.
! SEC 1856. That the Postmaster General may
prescribe by regulation the manner of wrapping
and securing for the mails all matter not charged
with letter-pcstase nor lawfully franked. 50 that
il may be conveniently examined by postmas tiers
and ii not so wrapped and secured, it shall b
| subject to letter-postage.
SEC 1877. That postmasters at the Office OF de
livery may remove the wrappers and envelope!
from matchmaker not charged with letter-postag'
| nor lawfully franked, when 1t can be done with
out destroying them Tor the purpose of aseer
tainining whether here is upon or eonnectei
with any such matter anything which woul'
authorize or require the charge OF u higher rat
of postage thereon
SIC. l3S. That 70 newspapers shall be re
ceiyed to be conveyed by mail unless they ar
sufficiently dried and enclosed in proper wrap
SIC. 1879. That where packages of newspaper
or other periodicals are received at post-oiiice
directed TO one address, and the names of tn
subscribers towhom they belong, WIN the pos
age ~ a quarter in advance, is handed to III
pos tmast ter, he shall deliver such papers or peri
odicas to their respective owners.
, SIC 14O. That pcstmasters shall notify TN
publisher of any newspaper or other Ferlodica
, when any subscriber shall refuse TO take tn
same from the office, or neglect TO call for it fo
4, the period of one month.
SEC H. That publishers OF newspapers an
periodicals may print or write, upon their pub
: ica,ions sent to regular subscribers, the addres
of The subscriber, and the date when the sui
ScTiptiOn expires, ana Inlay lhciose theieli piil
7 ana receipts for subscription thereto, withor
{ subecting such publications to extra postage
: SIC. l42. That any person VINO shail enclose 0
; conceal any letter, memorandum, orothef INN
in any mail-matter not charged with letter-post
are or make any writing or memorandum there
! on and deposit, cause the same 10 be depo
tied, for conveyance by mail at less rate tina
letter postage shall, for every such oflense, 10
| fe,tand pay five dollars, and such mail matte
or Enclosure shall not be delivered until the pos
age is paid thereon at letter-rates; but no exit
| hostage shall be charged for n card printed
e impressed upon an envelope or wrapper.
| | SIC l13 That contractors or mail-carriers ma
I convey, ont of The mall newspapers for sai e {
| distribution to SUBSCRIBERS
SEC IA. That the Postmaster General ma
5 | proSiae by order the terms upon which rout
!, agents may receive from publishers OF any new
: agents in charge thereof, and deliver The same !;
I directed, If presented and called Tor AT u
q mail car or steamer, packages OF heWspape
and other periodicals not received from or il
i, tended for delivery ut any post-oilice
II SEC 40 That any postmaster who shall III
. lawfully detain in his Office any letter or otht
f mail matter the posting of which is not prom
: tied by law with intent TO prevent the arrlv;
and delivery OF the same TO the person 10 El 70
- felt and pay moi exceeding five hundred dollal
. and be ilnpris oned not exceeding six months, al
v he shall be forever Thereafter mcapable OF MOI
| ing the office o; postmaster.
>, SEC l46. That any person employed IN any q
:, partment of the postal service. VINO shal una
fully detaiu delay, or open any letief, paGh'
n | shall have come into his possession, and VIII
= was Intended 10 be conveyed by mail, or CARR
) or delivered by any mailcarrier, maii-messeng
It route-agent, letter-carrer, or other person ei
l., Moved in any department of the postal servit
or forwarded through or delivered from any pc
z oiea or branch post-oilice established by anthe
ity of the Postmaster General; any such pefs
who shall secrete, embezze, or destroy any su
letter packet bag, or mail of letters, as aforesa
I. which shall not contain any security Tor or
u surance relating to money or other thing OF val
= every such person shall, on conviction thefe
Al for every such oflense, forfeit and pay penal
:. of not exceeding five hundred dollars, or be !
y prisoned not more than one year, or both, al
TO discretion of the court
II SEC. l47. That any person who shall take
a letter. postal card, or packet which shall not c'
III tain any article of value or evidence ther
a. out of a post office or branch post office, or fr'
IN n letter or mail carrier, or which has been IN 4
post-oflice or branch poetoffice or in the eilslo
io of any letter mail carrier before 1t snail M
y been delivered to the person to whom 1t was
A. rected with q design to obstruct the correspt
:: depce, or pry into the business or secrets OF
10 other or shall secreIe, embezzle, or destroy
re same shall, on conviction thereof, for every 81
w otiense forfeit and pay IL penalty not exceed
4 five hundred dollars, or be imprisoned at h;
Il, labor not exceeding one year, or both, at the
a erection of the court.
SIC. las. That no obscene book, pamph
picture, print, or other publication of a vulgar
Indecent character, or any letter upon the
yelope of which, or postal card upon Wh'ch sc
IS, rilous epithets may have been written or prm,
ar | or disloyal devices printed or engraved, shat
/, carried in the mail and any person who 81
ne knowingly deposit, or cause to be deposited
he mailing or for delivery, any snch obscene pu