Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1872-08-23
OFFICIAL.
LAWS OF TIE UNITED STATES,
Passed at the Second Session of the
Forty-Second Congress.

A. ACT to, revise, eopsoIissts, and amend the
sfatutes rslstiug to the Poet once Dep.ItneLt-
mail or ~ Al or take from out of any mail or
eSoy for s msttsr any letter or ang
person who shall tase the mail, or sny letter or
ONCE, or other authorzs d depository Tor mail mat
ter, With without the consent Of tbs person hay
any such mail lett, r or Package which hall M
tain any note bond, draft, check warrant revenue
order, certic Of OK or Other pec9pIarV obIi
Cation or security If the government or of any Off
eyer; any bank note, bank pest bill, bin OF ex
change, or Roe Of assignment OF stock in the funds
dividends, selling stock ia the funds or collecting
the ners q theIe any letter OF credit, note, bond
tract vhai er for or relating TO he
payment or the delivery Of any article of value, or
Ihe performance Of any act, matter or thing; any
receipt, release, HcqulttapCe, discharge Of or
IRON any debt, covenant, OF demand, any part
decree In any court of law chancery, or any
cutlon which may have issued thereon; any copy Of
any other record OF any other article Of value, or
any writing representing the same: any per son who
shsil by fraud or decepiOn obtain from any person
having custody thereof, any such nail, letter or
packet containing ssy such article of value afore-
saId every such person, not being employed in any
department. Of the postal service, shall, cOnyic
tIcn thereof, for every such offense, be imprisoned
at bard labor net lass than one nor more than five
&c. go; That any person who shall be accessory
after the fact to the ofense Of stealing taking
letter postal card. other mail matter, in
Closure therein or TO any other orense against the
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pay not exceeding one thousand dollars, and be i'm
TrIsOned not exceeding FIVE years; and any such ac
pun ished in the district Ia which hts ofease was
committed, though the principal otfense may have
conviction, and punishment may be before that of
the principal offender, when such principal Hinder
han ed from justice or cannot be arrested to be put
ssc 2Ss That any person who shall buy, receive,
or eOGceal, or aid in buying, receiving, or conceal
ing anJ note, bond draft, cnecs warrant, revenue
card, money order, certificate Of stock, or other
pecunisry obligation or security OF the government,
seIipiiO1 whatever; any bank note, bank post bill,
bill 81 exchange, or note Of assignment of stock in
sInuites dividends selling stock In the funds, or
cole The interest thereof any letter OF credit
covenant, contract, or agreement whatsoever for
relating TO the PAYMENT Of money or the delivery Of
any article OF value, or the performance of any act,
matter or Ting any receipt release aeauittsnceo
OF or from any debt covenant, or demand,
on any part thereof any copy OF the record OF any
Judgment or decree in any court oflaw chancery,
any copy of any other record other article OF
value or writing representing the same, knowing
bezzled from the mail, or ont of any post-Office,
branch post office, other authorized depository
6erect eTetg such person pshs on eS6ytia
thereof for every such ofense, forfeit and pay
hard labor not exceeding five years; and such Of
fender may be tried, cony icted, and punished with
said principal offender has fled from Justice. can
hot be found to be put on trial.
parment Of the postal seryice VINO shall improperly
detain, delay. emb ezzle destroy Any newspaper,
or permit any other person to detain, delay, en-
bezzie, or destroy the same, open, permit any
other person 10 open, any mail or pack of news
plOy ID, shall, conviction thereof, for every
chense forfeit and pay not exceeding fifty dollars.
And If any ether person shall open, embeZzle or
destroy amy mail or package OF newspapers not
Open OF receive the same, every such person shall
On conviction thereof, for every such of
hall tak Or
steal any mail or package Of newspapers from any
RosI cree or IRON any person having custody
thereof for every such ofiense, be imprisoned at
SIC. rs That any person who shall rob any
cGrrleT agent, OF ether person intrusted with the
mail, Of such mail, any part thereof, shall, on
conviction thereof imprisoned at hard labor not
less than i've Lor more lhaa ten years and if
ing such robbery the first time, the ro6ber shs
wound the person having custody Of the mail, or
' such oebtf sa ba I s al .
labor, for the term Of his natural life.
SEC. 80. That any person who shall be accessory
after the fact to any robbery Of the carrier, agent
other person intrusted will the mail such mall
for every such oeDse forfeit and pay not exceeding
two thousand dollars, and be imprisoDed atEhaTd
AFTER the fact may Be tried convicted and punished
without The principal offender being first tried, hen
said principal offender has fled from justice, cam
not be found Ito be put on trial.
SEC. 2o7 That any person who shall attempt to
tody thereof, shooting him or his horse or threat
ening him win dangerous weapons, and shall not
erect such robbery, shall conviction thereof, be
imprisoned at hard labor not less than two more
than ten years.
Sac. 2s5. That shy person who shall have taken
charge Of the mail and shall voluntarily quit or de-
sert the same before he has delivered ii into the
post once al the termination OF the route
known mail carrier. messenger, agent or other en-.
ployee of the Post Office Department authorz ID to
every euch oense, forfeit and pay rot exceeding Ave
hundred dollars, aud be Imprisoned not less than
! three months nor more than one year.
I SIC foy That all laws tenring punishment for
aepTeassll9ns commltted upon the msi shall extend
1 To and have full force in the Indian country.
| SEC go That any person who snail steal, pur-
loin, OF embezZle any mail bag other property I'm
use by or belonging to the Post. Office Department
or who shall, for any lucre, gain, COR convenience
a9prop iate any such property to his own or any
gcIe or ge-n convey away any such property to the
every such person, his aiders, abettors and co1n.
seloIs shall II the value Of the property be twenty
Cd CONVICTION thsreof Tor every such oense, shall
be IMPRISONED not exeeediog three years. and If the
Lars, the party offending shall be Imprisoned not
eIe man one year, or fined not less tuan ten nor
SEC. 81. Thai any person who shall tear, cut, or
obsTwlse ln!uTe any mail bag, pouch other thing
mail, or who shall draw or break any staple, or
0Csen any Part OF any LOCK, chain or strap
70 render the same insecure, shall, on Conviction
ihereSt Tor every sue oense, forfeit and pay no
cellars, or be imprisoned hard labor no. less than
9Le hCr more than three years, at the discretion Of
sKc 292 That any person who shall steal, pur-
IGhi emoezzle or obtain by false pretense, or
shaIl sld assist IN stealing, purloining, embez-
Ilng; or obtaining by any false eretense any key
suited to any lock adopted BY the POst-Uffice De
ht,a aud 10 use ON any Of the mails or bags
theIeGii any person who shall knowingly and nm
20, "a" uhy MAKE forge, or counterfeit, cause
70 De uniaWfuliy made, forged. or Counterfeit
| Cd, or knowingly aid assist in mas ing forS.
ing or counterfeitiDg, any such key; any per-
son VINO shall have in his possession any
SUCH mail lock key with the intent uulawfnIV or
Improperly TO use, sell, otherwise dispose Of the
same or 10 cause the 10 be unlaWfully or i'm
Pre- perly used, sold, otherwise disposed of anv
person engaged Ne Contractor or otherwise in the
EabuiActure OF any such mail locks or KEYS who
sba celiNer, or cause TO be deiyere any finished
or unfinished lock or key used designed for use by
sald department, or the interior part of ar such
iock T. any person not duly authorized, under the
nahc OF IRE Postmaster GeEeTa and the seal OF the
fost Ofhce department TO receive the same les
the person receiving Is the contractor for
me same, or engaged in the manufacture thereof in
TIE msnIer su horiZed by the contract or the agent
IHr such manufacturer, every such person shall be
ueeto kulIty OF felony, and, conviction thereof
enall De Imprisoned not exceeding ten years
cAS' Iso Ihat any person who shall fOrcibly
pIesk Into or attempt TO break into any nos,
"a any bulldlng used in whole or in part as p1st'
tnce' WIN intent to commit therein IaTceny or
gIhtT oepredatlon, shall, conviction Thereof be
ALeu not more than one thousand dollars, and i'm
pIlsoIeu ~ hard labor not more than five year.
tStiulhs 10 tine circumstance aud agRray alton ~
ths case IN the discretion Of the court -
ShS 1y4, mat II any person OF persons shall