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THIRTY-EIGHTH CONGRESS. Sess. I. Ch. 197. 1864. 337 designate certain convenient offices, at the intersection of mail routes, as distributing oiices, and certain others as separating offices; and where Distributing any such office is of the third, fourth, or fifth class of post-offices, he may °m°°S· make a reasonable allowance to such postmaster for the necessary cost, in whole or in part, of clerical services arising from such duties. Sec. 7. And be it further enacted, That all postages and box-rents at Pcstages und post·oHiees, and all other receipts and emoluments at a. post-ofnce, shall be ggff$";;;€1:’° received and accounted for as a part of the postal revenues; and any part revenues. thereof which the postmaster ought to have collected, but has neglected to collect, shall be charged against. him in his account, and he shall be liable therefor in the same manner as if the same had been collected; and he shall receive no fees or perquisites beyond his salary. Sec. 8. And be it further enacted, That the uniform rate of United Rateaoffcreign States postage, without reference to distance, upon letters and other mail- P°**"€°· able matter addressed to, or received from, foreign countries, when forwarded from, or received iu, the United States by steamships or other ves— sels regularly employed in the transportation of the mails, shall be as follows, viz: ten cents per single rate of half an ounce or under, on letters; two cents each on newspapers; and the established domestic rates on pamphlets, periodicals, and other articles of printed matter; which postage shall be prepaid on matter sent, and collected on matter received: Pr0v·ide¢L always, That these rates shall not apply to letters or other Provisa. mailable matter, addressed to, or received from, any foreign place or country, to und from which different rates of postage have been, or shall be, established by international postal convention or arrangement already concluded or hereafter to be made. Sec. 9. And be it further enacted, That the Postmaster-General is Postage~stamps authorized to sell, or ,cause to be sold, to individuals, corporations, and WY b° wld M business Brms, postage-stamps, in quantities of not less than one hundred dls°°um' dollars in value, at a discount not exceeding five per centum from the face value of such stamps, and to sell, or cause to be sold, stamped envelopes, Stamped envelin packages containing not less than Eve hundred envelopes, at a discount °P°*· not exceeding five per centum from the current prices thereof when sold in less quantities. S1·:c. 10. And be it further enacted, That the twenty-eighth section of Amendment of the act entitled "An act to amend the laws relating to the Post-OHiee § 28 Department," approved March three, eighteen hundred and sixty-three, Vohxil. p. 506. be, and the same is hereby, amended by the addition of the following clause, namely: And when any letter bearing a request for its return to Liu:'? YE' the writer, in case of its non-delivery, shall have been so returned to the g,:?;; t00b:,;)` office at which it was originally mailed, then, and in that case, it shall be ccivcdz wd postobligatory upon the person to whom such letter has been returned, to re- °g° Wd' ceive the same, and to pay therefor the postage specified by this section; and in default of said writer to receive and pay for the letter so returned, he shall be subject to a penalty of ten dollars, to be recovered in any Penalty. court of competent jurisdiction.. Sec. 11. And be it furt/ter enacted, That if any person, not authorized lfenalty for by the Postmaster-General, shall set up or profess to keep any ofhee, or "P 2; any place of business bearing the sign, name, or title of post-office, every 0;;;,;; g P0 such person shall forfeit and pay the sum of Eve hundred dollars for every such 0H`e¤ce. Sec. 12. And be it further enacted, That if any person employed in for nnlawfully any of the departments of the posvoffice establishment shall unlawfully ‘l°“*'P"’§ gf detain, delay, or open, any letter, packet, bag, or mail of letters, with giuing B m’ which he shall be intrusted, or which shall have come to his possession, and which are intended to be conveyed by post, or to be carried or delivered by any mail·carrie1·, mail-messenger, letter—carrier, route-agent, or other person employed in any of the departments of the post-office establishment of the United States, or to be forwarded or delivered vo:.. xm. Prm. - 29