The Portland daily press., 1873-01-17


3rnment to Which such foreign packet other yesse
belongs imposes upon letters and other maiable mat
conveyed to or from such foreign country in Amer
lean nackets other vessels the postage of suc
government, and at any time to revoke the same
md it shall be the duty of all custom house officer
md other United States agents designated ap-
pointed for that purpose to enforce carry into eff
ect the foregoing provision, and to aid assist ii
he collection of such postage and to that end it sha
Ne lawful for suc officers and agents, suspicion OF
fraud, to open an examine in the presence Of two
respectable persons being citizens of the United
states, any package or packages supposed to contain
paiable matter found on board such packets 9TH
vessels or elsewhere, and to prevent if necessary
such packets or other vessels from entering breaking
bulk or making clearance until such letters otheI
nailable matter are duly delivered into the Unite
states post-ottice.
SEC. 217. That all letters or other maable matter
conveyed to or from any part of the United States by
my foreign packet ship, except such sealed letters
teatnJ to said ship vessel any part of the car
90 thereof as may be directed to the owner or owners
onsignee consgneeS, of said ship or her vessel
shall be 50 subject to postage charge as aforesaid
whether addressed to any person in the United States
elsewhere, provided it is done by the packet oil
her ship of foreign country imposing postage on
letters mailabe matter conveyed to or from such
country by any packet or other ship of the ULited
states; and such letters or other nathalie matte.
carried in foreign packet-shps other vessels. ex-
ept such unsealel letters relating to the ship
sell or any part of the cargo thereof as may be di
ected to The owner or owners, consignee consign
es, aforesaid hereby required to be delivered
into the United States post office by the master OF
les of all such packets other vessels when
trriving ana to be taken ON United States pos :
office when departing, and the postage paid thereon
Justly chargeable by this act and for refusing to do
o. for conveying said letters any letters Intend
ed to be conveyed in any ship vessel of such for
eign country over the United States, any
portion thereof the party offending shall eouvic-
tion forfeit and pay not exceeding one thousand dol
lars for each otfepse
SEC. 27s. That any person who shall wilfuly OF
maliciously injure. deface, destroy any mail
matter, deposited in any etter-box, parbo1 9TH
er receptacle established by authority of the Post
muster General for the safe deposit Of matter for the
mail or for delivery, who shalt willully aid or
sist In injuIing such Matchmaker shall, convic
lion thereof, for such ofense forfeit and pay
not than five hundred dollars, OF be mprison-
ed not more than three years, at the discretion Of
he court.
SEC. 279. That any person employed In any de-
partment of the postal service who shall secrete en-
bezzle, destroy any letter. packet, bag, il Of
letters intrnsted to him, Which shall come into lis
possession, and which was intended to be conveyed
by mall carried delivered by any mail-carrier,
mail-messenger, route-agent letter carrier other
erson employed in any department Of the postal
service, or forwarded through or delivered from any
post-ofce or branch pest established by author
ty of the Postmaster General, and Which shall
ain any note, bond, draft. check, warrant
stamp postagestamp, stamped envelope, pos al card,
money order, certificate of stock, other pecuniary
oblig lton security of the government or of any
officer or fiscal agent thereof, Of any description