Smyrna times., 1873-01-29

Laws and d RssoI%tons Re- Of the United States Pas
second Congress.
tGENERAL NArURE-No. 1851
An to the papaTtmeH oeG statutes relating
m That an, person WRo shall ucose or conceal any
l.sr %smorSIdsm or other thing in maimafr not
randuH thereon and deposit or cause the be
shall for every such Oense forfeit and pay five dollars
Sna % rs pad thereon az nov Se delivered until
shall be charged Tor card printed impressed upon
4s That mscarriers may convey out
That he General may proyiGe By order
sied 3 presented and called for a. ana h % 1sTeT the same as
of and other periodicals received from
int rbst sny a ANY PGst0se S as
S & SSs 5 1 Stagf 1 the posting OF which
delivery OF the same to the addressed
shall on CONVICTION thereof oret aud pay not exceeding Eve
sud he sl be forever thereafter incapable holding
Sac 46 That employed any depart
letter packet bag mail of letters him which
shall have Sme me mG his aud which was intended to
mail messenger routes letter
department of the postal service through
established by authority OF the General any
packet bag. mail OF letters aforesaid which shall not
chSG bn ANY F or relating to money
hePeI LOT every sGc6 %nnSe 1reit and pay penalty Of pct
Onr year or bot at the discretion OF the court.
paeke: wSeh% % hs n% na sEs @ @ s
poSt-Othce
ne or branch post oce or in the custody Of letter
whom it directed; with design obstruct the
snail scret embezze destroy the same shall on
not exceeding i've hundred do or be mpo9a sog P at hard
labor nOt exceeding both, at the discretion Of ht
SEc. ls That obscene book pamphlet picture print
letter upon the envelope OF which postal upon whlcf
a a1y person Who shall RnS1sI I oe carried IN 'e m m MAJ M
@ Sber e o eget a M gus % ms iFmeanSr and on eonye
than 6vs hundred dollars Or imprisoned not more than Gn
SEC. That it shall convey by mail,
deposit post-ofcc by
lars concerning illegal lotteries, socalled gilt concerts
devised and ntenied deceive pubic
prnalty than hundred dollars nor less ha
posed conviction in federal court of the violation
That postage mal-matter must be prepaid
at the time of mailing, unless herein otherwise
SEc ISL That ali Matchmaker deposited mailing.
sayd by law forwarded 70 is dest"stion charge
with the unpaid ra'e. to be collected on delivery.
rrquIrei to be prepaid at the mailing oce, shall by
double the prepaid rates shall be charged collected
s.Ss Sac m a r9a B.4o1 % shall be delivered until
SEG IA ina Tina no box a. any post,oce shall be assigned
at least quarter in advance tor which the postmaster sh
That Postmaster General may provide reg
on TO- transmitting un AID an duly certified letters OF 81
sEG 10 rnat on all mail matter which is wholly or par
between authors and publishers and local drop ette
On al mFTr %n Is SO m@rxe9 a w u" ,6 eo"STy Ti
nf phcal errors:
al mater which i sent IN violation Of law Or the egulat
~hch 10 9tcAc rate Gt postage assigned postage shall
charged at the rate Of three cents for each haOunce or r
37 That letters commonly known drop local
tr. delivered through the posuice carriers. shn
eharsei win postage az the ate two cents ware he SYST
sno established for rsch haiounce or fraction h"T4o
SIC i'- Lnat 90 Ge"s2ape[s and oihrt prodcsI pI0,
OH, Of DuSIjcSon to regular sahc+ibers po.ttge ha
charged al the lowing rates qrarter namely on pun
ton. issued less frequently than week, at the rate o.
addonal Tor each issue more frequent than ono
no4al four eanees fraction thereof iu weight;
aSswoce Of ~ 1uSeat 70 S TtS9"r .gbscrbers the
az shall b. paid brioe delivery for not less than quar-
nor more than which payment may be made ell
hg ofse OF mailing Or delivery commeneing at any ~
SEC lo Tha' the Postmaster General provide by
5 ogce week, 10 pacSakes 70 one sddreas k rom aF
S S - oes AZ tne rA'e VI
SIC. 6 That 1ersoHs dealer in
@ sn Pc may receive and transmit by NAL ,nca % ql@
.gs5yet . 3 A. th- am rat pro rata as rgguar 'ubc'
SEC. "a That The Postmaster General may prescribe
% Iuon an 'hdtyit 10 9sm TO be ts.e9 9s the D1S aa rs
Pc. ~ 9th-r 2eroIctl which may by aw be srnt 70 re-
Oaer to the effect thar neither her other proPrie
cause BE- sent through the mail. without pre-
periodical Cu4ling bona-fde ani regular
s XII ,. h. & & s5 .y 1uG9 @ 9sTpSeeE S o6e oG SIfr p' pr
sai o lcn or'oretor er bis AGENT clerk servant n char
parlment b. ftt, the person gGiity Of the oiense or
lug to make the affidavit, shall forfeit and fifty dollar
SGc. Is3 That on ms!sbe of the third class,
herein stated postage shall be CHARGED At the rate 'i
Iair' sb9 b. charged Tor books samples Vi metals ores
Ssc ~ That package Of wOolen cotton or linen elo
I exceeding two pounds in weight may be sent thr1uS
mail 20 any nnn-commis sSiun-d officer private in the
.ns Lni;ei ataies prepaid Al tue rate o. one Gent ,o
F9s,,nTsier % , General may pre4GTi9e , s,o oo,, on
matter seat to received from toreizn countries win
Or other arrangement. when forwarded by vessels regu
hsi"9e hiG5gc 10 ] eg ~ a n@ rnce
det Of the Postmaster nera two eents each on newspa
thereof pamphlets, periodicals. books and other pr
70 aSo% p a to ISs ' rn,% P1 sa2 IN the payment
snees Postmaster General may col!rct unpaid
on Istter foreign 10 con its vale at
ens ~ tGst AL e,ters cInyrye' % ~ W. y1S rT with
sae ea states be rated vii" double p"stAge' to cover
SIC s7 That for the Of making better post ,
te measures affecting our postal intercourse With ,hsr
ostmAer General. by aud with the advice aud censent
Tso' NAY neEoa.e and conenT postal :FT1"s "a naa %
msl l ean1rsd may sIe M l Gr l"i5s'I % Tinted state aud c
SIC iss That the Postmaster General shall DreDaTe,
tram9. Of suitable drn9minations which %,e H. aIt y
n matter shall be evidence OF the payment "i the p
,sEc 10 That the Postmaster General shall provide su
ster and newspaper envelopes. with such Eater ma
And S Eaarl; m against eoG2trr.s & :. s '@g d % % ne ~
SD sn1I as 5s ~ may dee': apessea en
htl De sold, nearly be at the cost OF proc
lrh With the addition O the value VI the pnsaKe
pressed thereon but no stamped enveiope furnished
oernmsnt shall contain uthoRrapinx or eng tsln
~ ,fnnz except prIDiei request 70 return NE le's1
ter and letters and papers tneosed ~ them the 20
lamp in being Of denomination snhclent o
postage properly ehargeAble thereon shall pass ih tn
a. prepaid matter.
sEg TO- That 20 fac itate iatter pondence ana
We transmissOu OF the mails ~ rednce1 rave nI p
mr'stSes, orders. nOticrs and other hnrt
he printed or written ia pencil or ink the Psthltsse
shal Do. and he ~ hereby authorized ana uHteseu
ana issne ia ths pHblie. With np
thens postal cards" manufactured OF
sh quality form and size as he shall deem btst ~
eral use; which cards ahall be used means o p3'
9arse under rules and regulations TO De preseIIpeu
ftbaster General. and when used ehall oe
,gxh the mails 1t postage charge OF one csnteaen'
'Dz NE cost Of their manufacture.
tses. III. That the Postmaster General may from y
abaOt such vemente postage-stamps 81
as-iopes a. he deem advisable: and when any hu
nssment IL adopted Il shall be subject TO- all the pro-
lh respecting pOstage-stamps or stamped envelopes
go ~ That p0stage-statnps and stamped enVelope
slrlshed bv the Postmaster General to all pOhtmaHte
sn 6e kept for sale at all pOstOfces and each posi-
'lsoish to him.
hske; l73. That postagestamps and stamped enyeopt
s.hl alta discount TO certain designated agents, WI
10 sel again without discount under rules 70 be
sais Wths Postmaster General; but the quantities
any agent at time shall not excsed one ~
ss..ar IN value, and the dise0nnt shall not exceed
e..um the a value OF the stamps nor the sat