The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1883-07-28

Laws. pages 81 to So are published for the in
formation Of all concerned.
SECTION 14-whoever shall steal any mail, or
steal from any mail, or from any postofiee, any
letter or packet. shall BE- punished by inpriSon-
ment al hard labor not exceeding hye years, or less
than one year.
-src. If property Of any a--ign4b.e value Is
taken from suck letters. II g. larceny
So. IG.-Np ship or vessel from 81 foreign port,
arriving az any port al these Islands, where a post
ohie j. established. shall Dc permitted to report,
make entry. OF break bulk, until the master Or
commander shall have delivered 70 the postmaster
~ such p1r, all letter. directed 20 any person or
uer-,u. within this Kingdom. " etc Penalty SIsO
TO $500.
SIC. I7.-No .hip or vessel leaving any port Of
rhe Hawaiian Islands, where a postofHce Is estab-
Ii-hed. shall be permitted 70 carry any letters,
newspapers. or other mailable matter, outside the
mail. unless the Hawaiian postage on the same
shall have been previously paid, etc. Penalty 500
10 $500.
Amendment passed 1892: The master or agent
Of any ship or vessel about TO leave any port Of
this Kingdom for any foreign port shall give due
written notice Of the day and hour of the intended
departure 70 the postmaster Of such port, and shall
make oath or affirmation Of such notice before the
Collector Of the port before receiving clearance
papers"
CSC. Is.-No inter-island letters shall be trans
mitted by mail unless previously stamped, and it
shall be unlawful for any individual 10 convey
any letter OF letters from port to port. Penalty,
- 10 $50.
sssEc. l9.-Each coastins vessel shall have,
placed IN some conspicuous and convenient place,
a locked ~pOstofice box or bag, Iegibly lettered, and
the master Of every such vessel shall act as a route
agent for the p~ostofice, and all letters properly
stamped and placed in such box or bag, shall be
delivered by the route agent to the nearest post
master. according 10 its direction; but the route
agent, before delivering, shall deface or oblterate
the stamp or stamps on any letters so mailed, on
pain Of a fine Of not less than ten or more than
fifty dollars, to be recovered before any police or
district Justice; and on a repetition Of snch offense
the license Of the vessel commanded by such postal
agent shall be liable to be revoked by the Collector
General 81 Customs, after conviction before any
police Justice, at the complaints of any postal
agents"
"Src. 90. > If any person or per-
sons shall forge Or counterfeit any stamp of the
P~ostOfice Department, issued by authority of law,
or If they shall obliterate the mark of any stamp
for the purpose Of using the same for a second
time, they shall be adjudged guilty of felony, and
ON conviction thereof, Dc fined a sum not exceed
ing $500, or imprisoned at hard labor for a term
not more than one year, in the discretion Of the
court.
SEC. 2I-Provides that if any person or persons
shall unite, unlock, or in any way open any mail
bag. containing mailable matter without due au-
thority Of the Postmaster-General he shall pay q
81 not less than $50 or more than $500 with
two years Imprisonment in the discretion Of the
court.
Section 4O2 Of the Civil Code reads: The COM
officers Of cOasting vessels shall receive and
deliver the inter-island mails at the pOstoffces Of
the several ports at which they may touch, in such
manner as the General may direct,
Of charge: under penalty Of FORGETTING the coast
ing license OF their vessels. jy23 6td-4tw.