Smyrna times., 1873-01-29
Laws Of the United States.
fOontiuned from lirst pare.

places designated BY law for the Postmaster Gen
er may @ SS Fiat we the PeG 1 as Se & s m
-" = ." post roads GonnectnS with or inteSecng railways
2US That Whenever IN the opinion Of the Postmaster
rev, collected the laws maintained any
he may me service on such road or any part there
Sc 29g That the Postmaster General may when he deems
itadFsabs contract tor the Of the malls to AID
20, POST % at W. Mhsrs @ such service is Is M over
the same to Congress AT its meeting next thereafter and said
unless said route is es;oiiShed by Congrrss
rawa S @ o1t tsa1 en- S Witch thu a ca fn hS4Se SS se
which the service partly by railway and partly by steamboat
which they carried and the frequency and
as pactca6s pOportoGa and just rate Of compeRsstion
sEc, al That the for carrying the mail railway
Of the S5ssss 6S P9 eSfsSs ,,
one hundred dogs Der mile per anHum but II one-ha the
time the pay twenty hve per cenium
an sSc ss That the psmaser General is unable to
tract for carrying the mail on any at
not exceeding the maximum rates herein
reasonable aud pensaton he may
either with Advertising for carrying such Letter
cam 6s obtained and or sarryins the other Sn mail m IN
Sec az That every a~sy eompany csPTyn the mail shall
carry on any tram whih may TGn its road and without
riei thereon. with the IN charge OF the
states have arnssd aid % grant and "a bt 'af S xay
by law prOvide and price xed by law the Post
master Ct GeneTsi % may W hy the rate Of compensation.
Eypgty nah on aIpes. roads established by law
SEc. 2i6 That the Postmaster General shall cause mai
Rostroad to the court house o county in the Unite
SEc 2I7 That the Postmaster General may contract for car
when his opnios, the public interest or convenience
SEc 2!s That the Postmaster General contract for car
hs E1ab ibH 1 ven 3 4 m the C"ed States "hF
SEC 2s That the POSTMASTER General NAV cause the mai
to be carried in ay or other vessel used packe
SEC 22o That the Postmaster General if he deem
lot the pubic ntg5sS Tor any period not eA
SsSt S9S eo, IN steamships 0s'"''
tracts for extending the line OF posts to supply mails
% S1 % ssS55 Sn S sad m: oH @
ing tSohrds 9t the salary paid to the postmaster at suc
Ssc That master vessel of the United state,
foreiFn pert to any PGrto the United states shall 6eor
sRe pepatment or any dDomsye GITsy s or Sus9
ocerot the Cned States abroad shall offer and he sha
ton the ocsr %hich Shall receive two cent
for letter delivered and entry every
vessel returning r1i9 any foreign port the master heeo
all the mail placed board said clearance from
the United States and ii he snail fail make such oath
Legs Of Ia v9si TSss GE tbs thS Esg 4 s5ss sSv
ports or places II ited States and
postmaser within three hours after his arriva if n the day
se and II Ssh within tTg hours after the next sunrise
control and not relating the addressed deStne
cents for each letter ar packet dsrered SP
and for every failure deliver such letters t m pck. e III
RanIred and ads @ do Lars ''eAO at Shall forfeit and pay on
SEC S24 That the postmaster General to
Ter or owner such such vessel regularly employe
vessel btween ports places n The United
any orelgn pore pert iu the United all
rival. ~ -
SEC 925 That who shall paint print or in an
place attach
or any stageeoach other vehicle actually carr,
Ing the mail, the words Cuited mail or any word
letters or characters OF like import
notce oy publishing IN newspaper otherwise
seamooat or other vessel stagecOac
Is used in carving the mail when the actually
used every person offending wfuy aiding or aben
herein SHALL conviction thereof
| and not less than hundred dollars tina
I've hundred dollars " " -
22 That every route-agent postal clerk or other cal
er OF the mail shall receive maImatter
him. properly prepaid by deliver the same ia
mailing at The next Office which
shall be allowed him therefor.
SEC 226 That concerned in carrying the mai
VINO shall collect receive letter packet
on conviction thereo for suc 0Fese, forfeit and pa
not exceeding Atty dollars. - -
SIC 22s That person shall establish any private expires
Ior the conveyance OF eerS packets,
po'ti r tu9 chhV~vaQ'- Ui the BY regular
a. stated periods which or NAV
shel by law or ruu place any other c
town. or place between which The mail
ana every oIrndng assisting th4re
Ior eacn Onense' forfeit and hundred 6
EGO aS9. That the own~r ~ every stagecoacb
steamboat or other vehicle which shah With IN
knOWeqye OF auy OEner, in whole or with n
knowed%e or c0nnivace of the driver conductor master
otnvr person havl< charge Of the
chS retppye1 as private for the
letters or packets aud actually possession the same
he purpose Of conveying them contrary
and meaning OF this law shall,
forfeit aud pay one hundred and fifty dollars.