The Portland daily press., 1873-01-17

be deposited in tre post-oce at the port of arrival
SEC. 225. That any person who shall paint, print
or III any manner place upon or attach to any can
boat or Other vessel or any stage-coach or otne
Gle not actually used in carrying the mall 'nr mTaus
United States mail, or any words Letters o. cnaf-
acters OF like import; any person VINO sni sfe no
tice by publishing in any newspaper OF otnerwiso
that any steam boat or other vessel, or any stage
coach or other vehicle Is used in carrying the mail
when the is not actually 80 or @se every person
shall on CONVICTION thereof for every such oifepse
e Iait nnI nav not less than one hundred doli.r,
nnr more than five huudrel dollars "0iAaiS
sec 226 That every route-agent nostal .lor, ~ |
other carrier OF the mail shall rece re anv maiiat
ter presented to him, ii properly prenai nv sta1ns
an deliver the same for maiipg at the ~ ny s'n aa
ONCE az when ne arrives; but no fees shall be al
Lived nm therefor. ~ ~ w az
81, o. ~. Ina any person concerned in carving
ee mail, VINO shall collect receive or cary onv let
dome pacnet, or cause or procure the same be
far eye sis 20 law SHALL on conviction thereof
nifty dollars, f' AV' oA'90uins
sEo 2zs That no person shall establish any private
eAless Ior the conveyance of letters or Packets on
III any manner cause provide for the eonyeynnc,
vi .ne same oy regular trips at stated periods oyel
ay nr snu which is or may be established by
i,, " .uont any CITY, town, or place any othe,
eity, Town, or place between which the mail is regu
or asss n ana every person so offending aid
and pay one hun ired and fifty doliars. '''-0''
SEC 229. That the owner of every stage-coaeh
raiway-car, steamboat, or other vehicle or vessel
which shall, with the knowledge of any owner in
whole OF IN part, or with the knowledge or conni-
vance OF driver, conductor, MASTER other person
or employed as private express for the conyeyance
Of letters or packets, aud actually in possessi OF
the same tor the purpose of conveying them contrary
to Inc spirit tr C int, Mt, and meaning of Ills Jaw
shall or every such otense felt and pay one hun
| dred and fifty dollars.
SEC. $50. Thai person shall transmit bv private
express or ether unlawful means, deliver to any
agent OF such unlawful express, deposit or cause
to be deposited, at any any appointed place. for he
purpose of being transmitted, any letter or packet
ami for every such oense the party so offending shall
| forfeit and pay h'ty dollars
| 1Ph oilurox
boa, or other vehicle or vessel which regularly per-
| FIRMS 9rips at stated periods any post-route, OF
Of place between which tn mail is regularly carried
shall carry otherwise than in the mail any letters OF
packets, except such as relate to some part of the
| cargo OF such steamboat other vessel or to some
article carried at the same time by the same stage
coach, railway-car or other vehice, except as pro-
| viied in section lwo hundred and thrty-nine; ana
Tor every such oanse the owner of the stage-eoach
| falWay-car, steamboat, Or other vehicle vessei
| r!yer, conductor, master, or other person having
| charge thereof and not at the time owner of the
whole or any. part thereof shall in like manner for
Ieit and pay for every such oifense fifty dollars.
SEC zS2; That no person shall carry any letter
packet on board any vessel which carries the mail
section two hundred and thirty-nne; anu for every
such oense the party offending shall forfeit and pa!
| fifty dollars.
Sec, 233. That vessel departing from the United
States tor any foreign port shall receive board
convey any letter or packet originating in the United
States which has not been regularly received from
the post )tce at the port of departure, and which
does not relate to the cargo of SAID vessel except
PROVIDED in section two hundred and thirty -nine
and every collector, other officer of the port
powered to grant clearances, shall reqpire from the
master of s1ch vessel as condition Of clearance an
oath or affirmation that he has not received bard
has It under his care or CONTROL and will not receive
OF convey any er or packet contrary to the pro
[ SEC. 4. That no vessel arriving within any port
or colecon-dis'r of the Unite States shall be al
board delivered at the neal est am
The master the eof has signed to the follow
declaration before the collector or other proper Gus
| tops-oHcer:
| 81, b., master of the -, arriving from
-, and now lying in the port of --, d,
my knowledge and be- lei, delivered the pcstotice
Al, every letter, and cry bag, packet, OF
parcel of letters, which boa the said vessel
during her last voyage which wore in my possess
sion or under my power or control"
delivered such letters shah, conviction thereof,
forfeit not exceeding one hundred dollars for every
such offense, one-hali to the officer making the
seizure, and the other to the use ofthe United
States. ....'...
SEC. 2s5 That any special agent of the Post-oflee
Department, when instructed by the Postmaster
General to make examinations and seizures, and the
collector other cnstmsoicer of any port without
special instructions, shall carefully search all vessels
Tor letters whibh may be on board or which has been
conveyei cont Tary to law. ls
SEC. 23e. That any specel agent of the Post-ofice
Department, collector, or other customs-oticer,
| Uuited States Marshal Or his deputy. may at all
times seize all letters and bags packets or parcels
containing letters which being carried cont, AIRY
to law on board any vessel any post-route and
convey the same to the nearest post-oice, may by
the direction of the Postmaster General or Secretary
of the Treasury, etain them until two months after
the final dete animation of all suits and proceedings
which may at any time within six months af er such
carrying such letters.
SEC. 2s7; That every package Or parcel seized by
any special agent OF the Post-oce department, col
lee or, other customs officer United States mar
shall his deputies in which any letter unlawtuy
concealed shall he forfeited to the United States and
the proceedings may be had to enforce the for
fixture authorized in respect to lods, wares
and merchandise forfeited Ter violation of the reye
laws; and all laws for the enett and protection
Of customs Ulcers making seizures for violating said
revenue laws sla apply to officers making seizures
| f,r violating the postal laws,
| SEC. 23s. That nothing herein contained shall be
construed to prohibit The conveyance transmission
OF letters or packets By private hands without com
particular occasion only.
yelopes (the postage-stamp in every being Of
| denomnia ion sufficient to cover tho postage that
would be chargeaole Thereof if the same sen by
maiD may be sent conveyed, and delivered otherwise
than by mail, provide such envelope shall be duly
directed an properly sealed, SO that the letter can
not he taken therefrom without defacing the envelope
and the date Of the letter of the transmission oi
receipt thereof shall be written stamped upon the
envelope But the Postmas.e r General may suspend
The operation of this section upon any nai-r1ue
where the public interest may require such suspeu-
sion.
be carried any mail route is great seriously
retard the progress anger the security of the
letter-ma |, or materially increase the cost of
rage at the ordinary IA G of speed, he Postmaster
General may provide for the separate carriage of the
etteg-ma at the usual rate oil speei but the othe'
Matchmaker shall not be delayed any than il
absolutely necessary having due regard to the cost
expedition and the means a; his disposal for eectine
SEC. al. That any person who shall knowingly and
wiilfuly obstruct or retard the passage Of the mail
any ca ags horse driver or carrier carrying the
tense, forfeit and pay not exceeding one hundred
dollars.
SEC. 2i2. That any ferrymau who shall delay the
passage of the mail by wiIlful neglect refusal to
transport the across any ferry SHALL for ever,
ten minutes such mail may be so delayed, for
felt and pay ten dollars.
SEC. 2i3. That before making any contract for
he Postmaster General shall give public notice By
advertising once week for six weeks in
The State or erritory where the service to be per-
formed, one of which shall be published at the sea
Of government of such State OF Territory; and suc
notice shall describe the route the time at which til,
mail is to be made up, the time at which it is to b.
leveret ana me frequency OF the service; and tn.
each case the newspapers in which mail-ettings,
other proposals relative to the business ofhis Depart
mcnt shall be advertised, and no publisher shall bt
paid for such advertisements without having been re-
luested by the Postmaster General to publish the
| same 10
SEC 2ii That proposals for carrying the mail shall
be delivered sealed, and so kept until the bidding
closed, and shall then be opened and marked in the
Assis ant Pos masters General or of two of the As
stant Postmasers General, or of any her two Off
GERS of the Department 10 DO designated by the
Postmaster General an / any bidder may withdraw
lis bid at any time before twenty hours previou
to the time fixed for the openins proposals. by
iny upon the Postmas er General, the Second As
sstan Postmaster General notice in writing of such
withdrawal
SEC. 245 That every proposal for carrying the mail
shall be accompanied by written guarantee, signed
by one more responsible persons. and undertaking
that within such time after the bid is accepted the
postmaster General may prescribe, the bidder will
enter in obligation, with good and sufficien
sureiies, to perform the service proposed and
proposals shall be considered unless accompanied By
such guarantee.
SEC 246 That each bid for carrying the mail shall
hereafter have affixed to it the oath of the bidder
taken before officer qualified to administer OATH
that he has the ability pecunary to fulfil his obliga
tons and that the bid is made in good faith and witt
the I'M enon TO enter into contract and perform The
service, in case his bid shall be accepted and tina
the sigma ures of his guarantors genuine, an
that he believes said guarantors pecuniarily respon
sible for AMI able to pay all damages the United
States shall suffer by reason of the bidders fan
10 perform his oblig ltions as such bidder.
SEC. 247. That any postmaster or other officer OF
the Post-Ofice Department who shall afx his sigma
ture to the certificate of sufciency of guarantors OF
sureties before the guaranty contract is signed b.
the guarantors or sureties, or shall knowingly make
any false illusnry certificate shall be forthwith
dismissed from office, and shall be deemed guilty o.
misdemeanor, and shall, on conviction thereof be
punished by a fine not exceeding one thousand dol
lars, or by Imprisonment not exceeding year,
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