The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-02-17
NEW CODE Of POSTAL LANS.
CoDIFIERs MAKE REPORT
TRANSMITTED To CONGRESS-.
snmh her OF View OHae-.s Added. and
Preyf.i0sa Added 10 Meet peEes-
encies Pointed Dat by Decisions

WASHINGTON. FEB. gs.-TAe re2<zzt o.
the commission on sae cozl;featsGn q the
United States criminal and penal laws Is
about completed ana TIE Eor .scTa 81 X Cow
ss.ng or@fsssS against fn~ postal laws has
been s3snHttes. 81 specials report - con-
sreas- TIE postmaster general has com
mua!cssea wisn the houses 81 congress.
asking for the snrnez1tz.e enactment 81 the
entire report on Jhls subject. posaEllg cut
is urEen, reeds. The avs reySs3 en-
brace al ~ ~ aad 41e.1aa4ng the mrs. ses-
sf9n az the F1fty-s5ttn congress
Tie reEert. ~ bE.sf. follows,
an numerous Instances p here penalties
hdy" beet Recovered - C4v. process. n
lie nature Of actions for ae5t. PROVISIONS
lcf criminal aTosecu.l0@s save beeu sub
siiF9ted n1oFe sfncac1us- Other
Changes are reported. having N view q
EleEe proportional al js3Ss Iu@ng 81 penalties
IL tf4e gravy % lie oGeascs respectively
defined. N waEch ire present laRs. having
been Adopted from tsuae ~ lime. are faulty.
a provision has heen inserted lasgDating
letter boxes Another section forosds he
unlawful exercise ~ tg@ office o. post
master or 0ther eTnpoye II The pasta! sery-
ice. 70 prevent a practice more % iess cosn-
MOB
Section 3 As. Revised Statues. has been
amended 20 meet tire question whether
United States protection has been exteated
over depTs8atf0Us Of Dffenxes against other
N TIE same building. the provision ADDED
being With intent 90 commit therein any
oGense defined 3n tflS uyie. or 10 steal OF
PuFioln auy money or other property u the
United States
sections 3s$e-si-s2. 54s7-ss -Gs-7o deal
wiih large bu, substantially the same
Class 81 mat Expectations. and cave been
enlarged IN ore section. an added pFoNt-
sion giving Il .ib@Eal elasticity 20 the penal
ties. Punishment. for 8epre2ators CT the
Rails liz TRANSIT. who frequently hereto
RI
difficulty IL scouting evidence as 10 the
particular state IN w3lca me often$c MAS
committed. is provided Tor IN two new see
lions, making IL al offense Cor an sTnploye
ia fGll 10 deliver the mail or any par, Of
~ II this required person, ard 10 carry into
any district any letter or the contents
thereof uniawfuiiy aostracied from the
mali in any ether district. knowing II to
aave been SO a3sJrac.ed.
'Fostmaxters selling stamps 70 persons
outside or Their respective jurisdiction 70
increase their compensation are to be sub
jest 10 penal punishment
Sections 2,S-2~2S. inclusive. and amenda-
tory acts prohibiting removal AMI reissue
OF stamps have been consolidated in'o
single section, with g maximum and n2lni-
mann penalty.
TO meet supreme court rulings in con-
STRUNG the act u September -. lSsS,
amentiat0Ty Of section 3 $50 as to 0bscen-
ltY. etc. these have been revised, with al
addition u the words indecent, filthy or
The postal transmission OF poisonous.
infectious and explosive matter also IS pro-
bsotted In n new section, with certain
discretion as to ne admisslbLlsy vested IN
thc postmaster genera.
The language respecting misappropFia
t.ra of Dos,al funds or property Ia So am
plifiea thai Us protection may be extended
10 money OF properly which shall haze
come into the possession or under the con-
troll OF Any officer or enploye Of the post
office departuen nj in execution OF such Of
fee or employment or under color or claim
OF authority as such.