SIXTIETH CONGRESS. Sess. II. Ch. 321. 1909. 1123 CHAPTER EIGHT. OFFENSES AGAINST THE POSTAL SERVICE. m°g§;,c:§¤l¤¤* Sec. Sec. 179. Conducting post-omce without au- 205. Using, selling, etc., canceled stamps; thority. removing cancellation marks from 180. Illegal carrying of mail by carriers stamps, etc. and others. _ _ 206. False returns to increase compensa- 181. Conveyance of mail by private ex- tion. press forbidden. 207. Collection of unlawful postage for— _ 182. Transporting_pemonsunhwh1llycon- bidden. ve _ ng man . _ 208. Unlawful pledging or sale of stamps. 183. Sendiiig letters by private expres. 209. Failure to account for ostag and to 184. Conveying of letters over tpust routes. cancel stamps, etc., l>y o cials. 185. Carrying etters out of e mail on 210. Issuing money order without pay- board of vessel. ment. 186. When conveyrx of letters by private 211. Obscene, etc., matter nonmailable. persons 1E_ a ul. _ 212. Libelous and mdecent wrappers and 187. Wearing _'l1111fO1’ID of carrier without envelopes. authority. 213. Lottery, gift enterprise, etc., circu- 188. Vehicles, etc., claiming to be mail lass, etc., not marlable. ` carriers. _ 214. Postmasters not to be lottery agents.
ényufing maitl0b$gs, etc. 215. gse og to promote firauds.
. tea ing pos ce pro rty. 216. mu en n¤ummg' ctiti ad- 191. Stealing or forging mailldcks orkeys. dres. y mm 192. Breaking intq and entering post- 217. Poisons and explosives nonmailable. office. 218. Counterfeiting money orders. 193. Unlawfully postal car, etc. 219. Counterfeiting postage stamps. 194. Stealing, secreting, embezzling, etc., 220. Coimterfeitin , etc., foreign stamps. mail matter or contents. 221. Inclosing higher class in ower class 195. Postmaster or emplogee of postal matter. service detaining, estmying, or 222. Postmaster illegally approving bond, embezzling letter etc. l etc. 196. Postmaster, etc., detaining or de- 223. False evidence as to second-class stroying newspapers. _ matter. 197. Assau ting mail carrier with intent 224. Inducing or prosecutingfalseclaims. to rob, and robbing mail. 225. Mimppropriation of postal fimds or 198. Injuring letter boxes or mail matter; property. assaulting carrier, etc. i 226. Employees not t.o become interested 199. Deserting the mail. in contracts. 200. Delivery of letters by master of ves· 227. Fraudulent use of official envelopes.` sel. 228. Fraudulent increase of weight of 201. Obstructing the mail. mail. 202. F erryman elaying the mail. 229. Offenses against foreign mail in 203. Letters carried in a foreign vesel to transit. be deposited in a post-omce. 230. Omission to take oath. 204. Vessels to deliver letters at post- { 231. Definitions. pfiice; oath. · Sec. 179. Whoever, without authority from the Postmaster-Cem 0,,$,’gp$v*{$,{m agyhzjj eral, shall set up or profess to keep any office or place of business ny. q Sm 1 bearing the sign, name, or title of post—office,shall be fined not more {$g,{,;,;{f§f‘ ·l" °°‘ than five hundred dollars: _ _ _ H X Sec. 180._Whoever, being concerned in carrying the mail, shall ,,,},u°§‘}0§,‘}§§{§?§,,f" collect, receive, or carry any letter or packet, or cause or procure the B-S-·S¤¤·3‘-*1-v·”°· same to be don_e, contrary to law, shall be fined not more than fifty rumsumemror. dollars, or imgisoneil not more than thirty days, or both. Sec. 181. hoever shall establish any private express for the con- pgygzegigzragjsil br Veyance of letters or packets, or in any manner cause or prowde for n.s.,sec.:zss2[p.170. the conveyance of the same by regular trips or at stated periods over any post route which is or may e estab ished by law, or from any city, town, or place, to any other city, town, or place, between whic the mail is regularly carried, or whoever shall aid or assist therein shall be fined not more than five hundred dollars, or 1mpr1soned_not P¤¤i¤¤¤¤¤¤¤f¤r- more than six months, or both: Promded, _T_hat nothing contained gggaggv to Pm_ in this section shall be construed as prohibiting any person from 0B0€,etci,allowed. receiving and delivering to the nearest post~office, postal car, or other authorized depository for ma1l matter, any mail matter properly stamped.
