Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1873-04-25


letter-postage nor lawfully franked, when II
can be done without destroying them, for the
purpose ofnscertaining whether there Is upon
or connected with any such matter anything
which would authorize or require the charge
of higher rate Of postage thereon.
SEC. l3S That no newspapers shall be
received to be conveyed by mail unless they
arc sufficiently dried and inclosed in proper
wrappers.
SEC. 1879. That where packages of nows-
papers or other periodicals are received ut n
post-oflico, directed TO one address, and the
names of the subscribers to whom they be-
long, with the postage for quarter In adj
vance, is handed to the postmaster, no shall
deliver such papers or periodicals to their
respective owners.
SEC. lao. That postmasters shall notify
the publisher of any newspaper, or other
periodical. when any subscriber shall refuse
to take the same from the office, or neglect
to call for il for the period of one month
SEC. l4l. That publishers of newspapers
and periodicals may print or write, upon
their publications sent 10 regular subscribers,
the address Of the subscriber, aud tho date
when the subscription expires and may in
close therein bills aud receipts for subscrip-
tion thereto, without suhocting such publi-
cations to extra postage.
SEC. lag. That any person who shall in
close or conceal any letter, memorandum,
or other thing in any matchmaker not charged
with letter-postage, or make any writing or
memorandum thereon, and deposit, or cause
the same to be deposited, for conveyance by
mail ut II less rate than letter-postage, shall,
for every such oflense, forfeit and pay five
| dollars, and such Matchmaker or Enclosure
shall not be delivered until the postage is
paid thereon ut letter rates; but no extra
| postage shall be charged for card printed
or impressed upon I'M envelope or wrapper
SEC. l43. That contractors or mail-car-
riers may convey, out Of the mail. newspa-
pers for sale or distribution TO subscribers
SEC. l4i. That the Postmaster General
may provide by order the terms upon which
route-agents may receive from publishers or
any news agents in charge thereof, and de-
liver the same rs directed If presented and
called for at the mail car or steamer, pack
ages Of newspapers and other periodicals not
received from or intended for delivery ut
any post-oflice.
SEC. l45. That any postmaster who shall
unlawfully detain in his office any letter or
other matchmaker, the posting of which is
not prohibited by law, with intent to prevent
the arrival and delivery of the same to the
person TO whom it is addressed, shall, on
conviction thereof, forfeit and pay not ex-
cecdng five hundred dollars, and be impris-
oned not exceeding six months, and he shall
be forever thereafter incapable of holding
the office of postmaster.
SEC. li6. That any person employed in
any department of the postal service, who
shall unlawfully detain, delay, or open any
letter, packet bag, or mail of letters intrust-
| ed to him, or which shall have come into his
possession, and which was intended to be
conveyed by mail, or carried or delivered by
| any mail-carrier, mail-messenger, route
agent, letter-carrier, or other person employ
ed in any department of the postal service,
or forwarded through or delivered from any
post-oiiice or branch post-oflice established
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such person who shall secrete embezzle,
or destroy any such letter, packet, bag or
mail of letters, rs aforesaid, which shall not
| contain any security for or assurance relating
to money or other thing of value, every such
| person shall, on conviction thereof, for every
such oilcnse, forfeit and pay penalty of not
exceeding five hundred dollars, or be i'm
prisoncd not more than one year, or both, at
the discretion of the court.
| SEC. l47. That any person. who shall take
any letter, postal card, or packet which shall
not contain any article of value or evidence
| thereof out of a post-otlice or branch post
office, or from u letter or mail carrier, or
which has been in any post-oflice or branch
| post-office, or in the custody of any letter or
mail carrier, before it shall have been deliv-
cred to the person TO whom 1t was directed,
with design to obstruct the correspondence,
or pry into the business or secrets of another,
or shall secrete, embezzle, or destroy the
same, shall, on conviction thereof, for every
such oilcnse, forfeit and pay II penalty not
exceeding five hundred dollars, or be impris-
oned ut hard labor not exceeding one year,
or both, at the discretion of the court
| SEC. l4S. That no obscene book, pamdhlet,
| picture print, or other publication of u yul-
gar or indecent character, or any letter upon
the envelope of which. or postal card upon
which scurrilous cpithets may have been
written or printed. or disloyal devices printed
or engraved, shall be carried in the mail;
and any person who shall knowingly deposit,
or cause to be deposited, for mailing or for
| delivery, any such obscene publication, shall
be deemed guilty of n misdemeanor, aud, on
| conviction thereof, shall, for every such Of
fense, be fined not more than five hundred
dollars, or imprisoned not more than one
year, or both, according to the circumstances
| and nggravation of the offonse.
SEC. li0. That II shall not be lawful to con-
| convey by mail, nor TO deposit in Il post
office to be sent by mail, any letters or
circulars concerning illegal lotteries, socalled
gift-conccrts, or other similar enterprises Of
\ terlng prizes, or concerning schemes devised
andintendcd to deceive and defraud the public
| fortho purpose Of obtaining money under false
| pretcnseS. and n penalty of not more than
| five hundred dollars nor less than one hun
| dred dollars, with costs of prosecution, is
hereby imposed upon conviction, in any fed
eral court, of the violation of this section.
! ter must he prepaid by stamps ut the time of
mailing, unless herein otherwise provided
for.
Sac, l5l. That all matchmaker deposited
for mailing, on which at least one full rate
of postage has been paid as required by law,
shall be forwarded to its destination, charged
with the unpaid rate, TO be collected on de-
livery.
SEC. l52. That il any Matchmaker, on
which by law the postgae is required to DO
prepaid at the mailing office, shall by mad
vertencc reach its destination without such
prepayment, double the prepaid rates shall
he charged and collected on delivery.
SEC. 1853. That no mai-matter Shall be
delivered until the postage due thereon has
been paid.
Sec. l5i. That no box ut any post-oilicc
shall be assigned to the use of any person
until the rent thereof has been paid for Mt
least one quartet in advance, for which the
postmaster shall give u receipt.
SEC. 1855. That the Postmaster General
may provide by regulation for transmitting
unpaid and duly certified letters of soldiers,
Sailors and marines in the service of the
United States, to their destination.
SEC. 1856. That on all Matchmaker which
is wholly or partly in writing. except book
manuscripts and corrected proofs passing
between authors and publishers and local or
drop letters on all printed matter which is
so marked as to convey any other or further
information than is conveyed by the original
print, except the correction of mere typo
graphical errors; on all matter which is sent
in violation of law or the regulations Of the
Department respecting Enclosures; and on
all matter to which no specific rate of post
age is assigned, postage shall be charged at
the rate OF three cents for each half-ounce or
fraction thereof.
SEC. 1877 That letters commonly known
as drop OF local letters. delivered through
the post-oilioe or It's carriers shall be charged
with postage at the rate Of two cents where
the system of free delivery is established,
and one cent where such system is not estab-
lished, for each half-ounce or fraction thereof
SEC. 1853. That on newspapers and other
periodical publications, not exceeding four
ounces in weight, sent from known Office
of publication 10 regular snbsoribers postnge |