The Portland daily press., 1873-01-17


interest tnerenf any letter Of credit note, bond wall
rant draft bill, promssory note. covenant contract,
ment of money the deli cry of any article Of val
ue, or the performance of any act NATTER thing;
any reeelt, release acquittance discharge, or Of
o. from any deb covenant. or demand. or any part
thereof; any copy of the record of any judgment
decreesn any )urt Of law chancery or any execu-
ton which may have issued thereon any COPY of any
otner record or any other cle of value or writing
representing the same; any such person who shall
steal or take any of the things aforesaid out of any
nave come into his posse ssion either in the regular
course OF his official duties or in any other manner
uevered to the party to whom it is directed, every
such Person SHALL on conviction thereof for every
s bo onense be imprisoned at hard labor not less
tn,n one nor more than five years.
DEC. 2e0 That the fact that any letter. packet |
S ul mar OF letters shall have been deposited in
authority of the Postmaster General or in any othe
az oriaed dep sitory for matchmaker or in charge
81 any postmaster assistant, clerk carrier agent o.
messenger employed in any departnant ~ ihs otoi
service, shall be taken and held to be evidence Ina
the same was 'inte nded to be conveyed ~, ron;,
within the m aiming of this statute " N'"'
SEC. 28l. That any person who shall stea, +be |
mall Or hr s5ea OF from a OF out Of any mail
tory for Matchmaker any letter packet any per
who shall take the mail, or any letter packet
therefrom, from any p0st-0fice, branch post-oce
other authorized depository for Matchmaker with
without the consent of the person having custod!
thereof, and open. embezzle or destroy, any such
mail letter, or package which shall contain any note
oond, draft, check warrant evenue-stamp, postage
stamp stamped envelope, money-orler, certificate o.
stock, other pecunay obligation or security of the
ovelnm mt, or of any officer or fiscal agent thereof
OF any description whatever; any bank-note, bank
postum PHI OF exchange, or note of assignment OF
took III the funds; any letter OF attorney for recev
ing annuies dividends selling stock in the funds
or collecting the interest hereo any letter of credit
note, ond, warrant, draft bill, promissory note,
covenant, contract or agreement whatsoever for or
relating TO the payment or the delivery of any article
Of value, or the performance of any act, matter OF
thing any receipt, release acIuittance, discharge
nj or from any dett, covenant, or demand, or any
part thereof any copy Of the record of any judgment
~ decree in any court of law chancery or any exc
cuti0n which may have issued thereon; any copy OF
ny other record or any other article of value or any
writing representing the any person who shall
by fraud or decept on obtain from any person having
:ustody thereof, any such mail letter packet con-
aning any such article of value aforesaid every such
postal service SHALL conviction thereof for every
such oiense, be imprisoned at hard labor not less
than one nor more than five years.
SEC 2s2 That any person whe shall be accessory
ter the fact to the Oense of Sealing or taking ann
letter, postal card, or other mail tier. o. any in
;losure therein or to any other oense against the
,rstal avs shall, conviction thereof forfeit an
Jay not exceeding one thousand dollars and be i'm
:assory after the fact may be tried convicted an
punished in the district in which his oense was COM
nitte,i, Though the principal ofense may have been
;ommilted in another district and such trial, con
!ietion and punishment may be before that of-the
principal offender, when such principal offender has
led from justice or cannot be arrested to be put on
trial.
SEC 2s3. That any person who shall buy, receive,
my note, bond draft. check, warrant, revenue
stamp postage-stamp stamped envelope, postal card
money order certificate Of stock, or other pecniary
obligation or security of the government or of any
ulcer or fiscal agent thereof. of any description
whatever; any bank-note, bank post-bi bill Of ex-
hange or note of assignment Of stock in the funds
my letter of attorney for receiving annuies or div
ends, selling stock in the funds, or collecting the
warrant draft bill, promissory note ceynant. CON
ract or agreement VIII tsoever for relating TO the
payment Of money the delivery of any article OF
rT1n nen Nfo Mt wat
hing any receipt, release, acquittal discharge
,r from any debt covenant or demand, or any part
hereof; any copy of tue record of any u glnent OF
ecree in any court of law or chancery, or any exc
luton which may have issued thereon; any copy OF
my o. her record, or any other article of value OIL
writing representing the same knowing any such
lrtice or thing to have been stolen or embezzled
rom the mail or out Of any post office branch post
r from any person having custody thereof, every
such person shall on conviction thereof, for every
sand dollars, and be confined at hard labor not ex-
eeding five years. and such offender may be tried,
Convicted, and punished without the principal offend
being first trie when said principal offender has
led from justice or cannot be found to be put trial.
SEC 2s4. That any person employed in any de-
| letain, delay embezzle, or destroy any news
paper, or permit any o her, psrson to uetaiu
'r permit any other person to OPEN any
nail or package of newspapers not directed to the
'fice where he is employed, shall, on conviction
hereof for every such ofense. forfeit and pay not
| ,xs, dng fifty dollars. And if any other person
shall open embezZle, destroy any mail or package
If newspapers not being directed to him, and not be-
ng authorized to open or receive the same, every
such person SHALL conviction thereof, for every
nsh offense, forfeit and pay not exceeding twenty
nail or package of newspapers from any post office.
n from any person having custody thereof, every
such otfense, be imprisoned at hard labor not ex-
seeding three months
| SEC zs5. Thrt any person who shall rob any car,
Ter, agent, other person entrusted with the mail,
fsuch mall any part thereof shall, on conviction
we nor more than ten years; and if convicted
md time of like otfense, or it, In efecting such
'obbery the first time, the robber shall wound the
person having custody Of tho mail, or put his life in
| eopardy by the use of dangerous weapons, srch
nfender shall be imprisoned, at hard labor for the
| ERIN of his natural life.
| SEC. 2s6. That any person who shall be accessory
fter the fact to any robbery of the carrier agent
other person entrusted with the mail, of such
hereof for every such offense forfeit and Ply not
exceeding two thousand dollars, and be imprisoned
essory after the fact may be tried, convicted and
,nn.shed without the principal offender being first
| led, when S id principal offender has fled from
| ustice or cannot be found to b. pnt on trial
SEC. 2S7. That any person who shall attempt to
rob the mail BY assaung the person having custody
hereof shooting at him or at his horse threaten
ng him with dangerous apons, and shall not effect
;uch robbery, shall, conviction thereof, bt i'm
| ,rsoned at hard labor not less than two more
SEC. 2ss. That if any person who shall have taken
the before he has delivered it into the post
| 'fice at the termination of the route, TO some
nown mail carrier, messenger, agent, or other en-
| Joyce Of the Post Office Department authorized to
eceive the slme shall, on conviction thereof, for
very such ottense, fo,fi and pay not exceeding five
| hundred dollars. and be imprisoned not less than
hree months more than one year.
| SEC. 2S9. That all laws defining punishment for
Expectations committed upon the mail shall extend
| an have full force in the Indian country.
| SEC. $780, That any person who shall steal, pur-
DIN, or embezzle any mailbag other property in
use or belonging TO the Post Office Department, or
Who SHALL for any ucre, gain convenience, appro
riate any such property to his own any other
,,nvey away any such property to the hinirance or
leriment Of the public service; every such person.
is aiders, abettors, and counsellors, shall, If the
yaue Of the property be twenty ye dollars more,
deemed guilty of felony, and, on conviction there
If for every such otfense, shall be Imprisoned not
rty be less than twenty-five dollars, the party
blending shall be imprisoned not more than one
ear or be fined not less than ten more than two
| hundred dollars.
SEC. .29l. That sny person who shall tear, cut or
,sed or designated for use in Re convenience Of the
| nail, or who shall draw or break any staple, or
nosea any Part OF any LOCK chain strap attaehe
! render the same insecure, shall, on conviction
hereof, for every such ofense. forfeit and pay not
| ess than one hundred nor more than five hundred
ollars be imlrisoned at hard labor not less than
nor than three years at the discretion OF the
ourJ. 9r
DIN, embezzle, or obtain by any false pretense,
shall aid or assist in stealing, purloining, embezzling
VI Optanng Dy any IalSe pfetenSe, any key suited TO
my lock adopted by the Post-Ofice Department, and
use on any of the mails bags thereof; any per-
son who shall knowingly and unlawfuly make, forge,
| IT counterfeit or cause to be unawfully made,
s,rged or count erfeted, knowingly aid assist in
| Making forging, or counterfeiting, any such key
my person who shall have In his possession any such
nail lock or key with the intent unlawully or i'm
properly to use, SELL otherwise dispose of the same,
r to cause the same to be unlawfully improperly
lsed, sold or otherwise disposed of any person en-
aged as contractor otherwise In the manufacture
fany such mail locks or keys who shall deliver,
cause to be delivered, any finished unfinished lock
" key used or designed for use by said Department,
the in eri0r part OF any such lock- any person not
July auth nrzel, under the hand of the Postmaster
General and the zeal Of the Post Office Department
receive the same, (uuess the person receiving Is
he contractor for furnishing the same engaged
The manufacture thereof In the manner authorized by
| he contract, the agent for such manufactured
very such person shall be deemed guilty of felony
md, on conviction thereof shall be imprisoned not
| exceeding ten years.
SEC. 1893. That any person who shall forcibly
break into or attempt to break into any post-o
)r any building used In whole or In part post
oce with intent to commit therein larceny other
epredation shall, conviction thereof. be fined not
| more than one thousand dollars, and imprisoned at
lard labor not more than five years, according to the
circumstances and aggravation of the case, in the
| discretion of the court.
| SEC. 294 That if any person persons shall
falsely make, ter, FORGE or counterfeit, cause or
| rocure to be falsely made, altered, forged coun-
erteed, willin ly aid assist in the false max