Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1873-04-25
OHicial.
LAWS OF THE
u MITE STA II 10 8
PASSED AT TIE
SECOND SESSION OF THE 42d CONGRESS.
GENERAL NATURE-No. ilsl


or counterfeit any pOstage-stamp, or any
STAMP printed upon any stamped envelope,
postal card. or any die, plate, or engraving
therefor; any person who shall make, or
print. or knowingly use or sell, or have in
pessession with intent 10 use or sell, any
such forged or counterfeited postago-stamp,
stamped envelope, postal card, die, plate, or
engraving; any person who shall make, or
knowingly use or sell, or have in possession
with intent to use or sell, any paper bearing
the water-mark of any stamped envelope,
postal card, or any fraudulent imitation
thereof; any person who shall maj or print,
or authorize or procure to be made or print
ed, any postage-stamp, stamped envelope, or
postal card, of the kind authorized and pro-
yided by the Post-Ofiice Department, with
out the special authority and direction of said
Department.; any person who shall, after
such postage-stamps, stamped envelopes, or
postal cards, have been printed, and with in
tent to defraud the postal revenue, deliver
the same to any person not author
lied by an instrument Of writing duly execut-
ed under the hand of the Postmaster General
and the seal of the Post-Oliice Department
20 receive them, every such person shall, on
conviction thereof. be deemed guilty ola fell
ony, and be punished by u fine not exceed
ing five hundred dollars, or by imprison-
ment not exceeding five years, or by both
fine and imprisonment in the discretion of
the court.
SEC. l79. That any person who shall forge
or counterfeit, or knowingly utter or use any
forged or cOunterfeited postage -stamp OF any
foreign government, shall be deemed guilty
of felony, and, on conviction thereof, shall
be punished by Imprisonment of not less than
two nor more than ten years, ut the dlscre-
tiOn ofthe court.
SEC. $50. That authority to frank mail
matter is conferred upon and limited to the
following persons:
First. The President, by himself or his
private secretary, to cover all Matchmaker.
Second. The VIce-Prsident to cover all
mnil-matter.
Third. The chiefs of the several Executive
Departments.
Fourth. Senators, Representatives, and
Delegates in Congress, and the Secretary OF
the Senate and Clerk ofthe House OF Repre-
sentatives, to cover their correspondence, all
printed matter issued by the authority OF
Congress- and all speeches, proceedings, and
debates in Congress.
Fifth. Such principal officers of the Exec
utive Departments, being heads of bureaus
or chief clerks, MS the Postmaster General
may by regulation prescibe, to cover official
communications only.
Sixth. Postmasters, to cover official COM
munications to other postmasters only.
Seventh. Assessors and collectors and their
assistants and deputies, for the interchange
of official communications only.
And no person entitled by law to the frank
ing privilege shall exercise said privilege
otherwise than by his written autograph sig
nature on the matter franked and all mail
matter not thus ranked shall be charged
with the legal rates of postage thereon.
SEC. 1871. That the franking privilege OF
Senators, Representatives, and Delegates in
Congress, and the Secretary of the Senate
and Clerk ofthe House, shall commence with
the term for which they are elected, and ex-
pre with the first Monday of December fol-
lowing such term.
SEC 1872. That all books or publications
which may be procured or published by order
of Congress shall be considered rs public
documents, and may be franked rs such.
SEC. 1873. That the maximum weight for
frlnked and free Matchmaker shall he four
ounces, except petitions TO Congress, congress
siunal and executive documents, periodical
publications intcrchanged between publish
ers, and packages of seeds, cuttings, roots,
and scions, the weight of which latter may
he fixed by regulation OF the Postmaster
General.
SEC 1874. That the following matchmaker
shall be allowed to pass free IN the mail:
First All Matchmaker sent to the PrGsi-
dent or Nice-PreSident.
Second Official communications address
ed to chiefs, heads of bureaus, chief clerks,
or franking officer Of either of the Executive
Departments.
Third. Letters and printed matter sent to
Senators, Representatives, or Delegates in
Congress, the Secretary of the Senate. or
the Clerk of the House of Representatives.
Fourth. Petitions to Congress.
Fifth Copyright matter to the Librarian
of Congress, if marked on the package, "cop-
wright matter"
Sixth All publications sent or received by
the Smithsonian Institution, marked OH each
package. - Smithsonian Exchange
Seventh. Newspapers, periodicals, and
magazines reciprocaly interchanged between
publishers. and not exceeding sixteen ounce.
in weight; to be confined to u single copy Of
each publication.
Eighth. Weekly newspapers, one copy tC
each actual subscriber within the count,
where the same is printed and published
but carriers shall not be required to distiib
ute such papers unless postage is paid upoI
them ut the usual rates.
Ninth. Notices to the publishers of the re
Iusal or neglect of subscribers to take news
papers, magazines, or other periodicals from
The post office to be sent under such regula
tions rs the Postmaster General may pre-.
scribe.
Tenth, Dead-letters returned to the writ
ers thereof.
Eleventh. Medals, certificates ofthanks, OF
other testimonials, which have been or MAJ
be awarded, by the legislature of the severa
States and Territories, to the soldiers there
of; to be sent by the adjutant generals of sal,
States and Territories, under such regula
tons us the Postmaster General may pre-
scribe.
SEC. 1856. That all mail-matter to and from
Mary Lincoln widow of the late Presiden
Abraham Lincoln, shall be conveyed fire.,
during her natural life.
SEC, 1856 That all Matchmaker not herein
before specially made free must be prepaid
by postage-stamps.
SEC. 1877. That if any person having tho
right to receive letters free, shall receive, in
closed to him any letter or packet addressed
to u person not having that right, it shall b,
his duty to return such letter or packet to thu
post office, marking thereon the place from
whence it came, that it may be charged will
postage.
SEC. 1888. That the Postmaster Genera
may direct the publication of the list of non
delivered letters ut any post-Oflice by writ
ten list posted IN some public place, or, whel
he shall deem it for the public interest, h
may direct the publication Of such list in the
daily or weekly newspaper regularly publish
ed within the post-oflice delivery which ha
tho largest circulation within such delivery
and where no daily paper is published with
in the post-office delivery, such list may b
published in the daily newspaper of any ad
Joining delivery having the largest circula
ton within the delivery of the post-oilice pub
fishing the list and in case of dispute rs I
the circulation of competing newspapers, tn
postmaster shall receive evidence and decd
upon the fact. Such list shall be published
as frequently rs the Postmaster General ma
deem proper, but not oftener than once
week.
SIC. I90 That the list Of non-deliveret
letters addressedtoperso foreign-born ma
be published in newspaper printed in tn
language most used by them, which shall b
selected in the manner prescribed in the pre-
ceding section.
SEC 100. That, under such regulations n
the Postmaster General may prescribe
all postmasters are hereby authorized T.
register, in the manner prescribed
law, but without payment of any registratio
fee, all letters containing fractional or othe
currency of the United States, which sha
be by them sent by mail to the Treasurer o
the United States for redemption and it shal
be the duty of the postmaster at the city o