Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1873-02-20
CONTINUED.

Sec. 173. That postage stamps and stamped
envelopes may be sold at discount to certain
designated agents, who will agree to sell again
without discount under rules to be prescribed
by the Postmaster General; but the quantities of
each sold to any one agent at one time shall not
exceed one hundred dollars in value, and the
discount shall not exceed five per centum on the
face value of the stamps, nor the Same per CEN
tum on the current price of the envelopes when
sold in less quantities.
Sec. III. That postage stamps shall not be
sold for any larger sum than the value indicated
on their face, nor stamped envelopes for more
than is charged therefor by the Post Office De-
for the like quantities; and any person connect
ed with the postal service who shall violate this
provision shall be deemed guilty of a inside
meanor, and, on conviction thereof, shall be
tined in any sum not less that ten nor more tina
five hundred dollars.
Sec. 175. That postage stamps affixed to all
mail matter or the stamped envelopes in which
ing or delivery shall be defaced by the postmas.
ter at the mailing office in such manner as the
Postmaster General may direct; and if any mail
matter shall be forwarded without the stamps or
envelopes being SO defaced, the postmaster at
the Office of delivery shall deface them. and
report the delinquent postmaster to the Post
master General.
Sec, 176. That any person employed in any
branch of the postal servtcc who shall willtully
and unlawfullY remove from any mail matter
any DOSIagG SldEl dulAeU Vi
the postage SHALL on conviction thereof, for
every such offense, be fined not more than one
hundred dollars, or be imprisoned not more
than six months, at the discretion of tho court
Sec. III. That any person who shall use or
attempt to use, in payment of the postage on
any mail matter conveyed, by mail or otherwise,
any postage stamp or stamped envelope, or any
stamp cut from any such stamped envelope,
which has been before used for like purpose,
shall forfeit and pay fifty dollars. And any per-
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son entitled to the ranking privilege willfully
utter or use any counterfeit frank with the in
tent to avoid the payment of postage shall, on
conviction thereof, be deemed guilty of q mis-
demeanor, 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 imprisonment in the discretion of
the court r. .
Sec. ITS That any person who shall forge or
counterfeit any postage stamp, or. any stamp
printed upon any stamped envelope, postal
card. or any de- plate, or engraving therefor;
any person who shall make, or print, or know
ingly use or sell, have in possession with intent
postage stamp, stamped envelope. postal card.
die, plate, or engraving; any person who shall
make or knowingly use or sell, or have in pos
session, with intent to use or sell, any paper
bearing the water mark of any stamped envel-
ope postal card or any fraudulent imitation
thereof; any person who shall make or print, or
authorize or procure to be make or printed any
postage stamp stamped envelope, or postal card
Of the kind authorized and provided by the
Post Office Department, without the special au-
thority and direction 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
revenue. deliver the same to any person not au-
thoriZed by an instrument of writing duly eX-
ecuted under the hand of the Postmaster Gen.
eral and the seal of the Post Office Department
conviction thereof, be deemed guilty of a felo-
ny. and be punished by a fine not exceeding five
hundred dollars, or by imprisonment not ex-
ceeding five years, or by both fine and impris-
ment. in the discretion of the court
Sec. 179. That any person who shall forge or
counterfeit or knowingly utter or use any forged
or counterfeited postage stamps of any foreign
government shall be deemed guilty of felony,
and, on conviction thereof, shall be punished by
Imprisonment of not less than two nor more
than ten years, at the discretion Of the court.
Sec. $50. That authority to frank mail matter
| persons:
First The President, by himself or his pri-
vate secretary, to cover all mail meter: =,
4 Second. The Vice President to cover all mail
! matter.
Third. The chiefs of the several Executive
| Departments.
Fourth. Senators, Reprcs entatives and Dele
| gates in Congress, and the Secretary of the
| Senate and Clerk of the House of Representa-
tives to cover their correspondence, all printed
matter issued by the authority of Congress, and
| and all speeches, proceedings and debates IN
| Congress.
Eth. Such prin cipal officers of the Execu-
tive Departments. being beads of bureaus or
chief clerks, as the Postmaster General may by
regula ton prescribe, to cover official commu-
nications only.
Sixth. Pcstn asters, to cover official commu-
nications to ott or postmasters only.
Seventh. Assessors and collectors and their