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SALISBUItY, N.Cw.TUKSI)AY,JUnc 29, 1825.
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Totfmnitr General U fciftiorisej le have th,nd not exceeding tlgbtjr tcit cents.
mail carried in anyUm bt, er other veU0rf, !rbtn end not exceeding one ban-
.1; ,.V j 7. rt 1 .t; Jred and nnt, twc re and filf cents
watcraef (be United State. Mich term and l . . . . ... . .
eonditUae than be eoaaidered eirvedienti aunarca ena.iy, enanot ex-
y-vW. 1 t.t h dArt otr more ths thtre ceedlng four hundred, eighteen and three
- a.,.. t.wr-r m& tk. mrfUii I cent for each letter, and more than - in quarter a or a cent. Over aVu? Kindred.
nu assi i wesessyasaaewwwaa ..- . . s
T tl fcditor) until all arrears ft. ere raid. I eat for, Mw?Pr' tefty five conta,
realises, wasxtf
Hr PIIILO WHITE
, ,
' ' Vim term of tha Waatera CarnEfliaa will
..UmilM a fofltw i lire ZUbra a yar,
1 payable m advance
vartiaemeiiU srUl be iaserted at ft If cent,
I f J vi'ir for t he first Insertion, I6l tvut4r
, cnu iur ncu wuku" -t -
MLIl kttim aJ'liwd to tUa Mor, aiuat b
fi-puU, or ilifjr will aot ba ituiKleJ w
4a Act lo rtduoa Into ono tha icf1 acti b.
Wtnt,
BK tt M7rtf If A ra n4 tout Ktp.
mtmttlvtt flit Vnlud mir Jmr-
St. 0. M furtier fnarud. Tart HI'. "" vr yry oouimc icutri or ioir
tbtll ba tfiailniaf any auero muer ofUompoaed of two piecaa of p pan double
wt (teMH-UWt. tuch aiall la( frrm on port I hot ntti-arid Cortarv. klola letter.
t yuce 1a amnnfr rj or m 1 ettet COmpoad of three phcea 01 pa-
HUtca, wlnya a PM Office U nbIMeJ,W de -, rkni vfn- Ur
Crer alibi- ibrea hour, aftar h.a alU, If ia P,r' V'P,e lb0f "l" r rerT
tba df tin, and tWa two houra aftf tU r swropwa vi .our wr myv wecci
Mtl.inrU4. ir thetrrrnl br 4ir1twttW. J1 lot PfcDer Of.. on Of jnore Othc1 anklet,
a AetloreMo tha .adukuL;
bkof aodrrruLUnff tba Prt Offlca 1 ,0 th, qrupll thSe rate. 1 - atid la tSat W
pottBiMtar, tare eentafor arenr letter or packet I CT. A
. . " " .. . , wt , 1 : "i. 1.- 11. t t. . ll
jet, I .ngnu frmtiM, i bh iit p i eonreyed Bwder a oootract With tba roetaxter I wicriiiaui, nan oc tnaru i
..a . . 4 a . a a 4. a Itl I - ... '. . I . a a a m
iihbuhea ai ma rtior uvremniciw w in , if an muunrrf a atcunJuMi 1 mora man miadrimiA noatara. aniatt
ted Btatei. a Ccneral Pot Ofllca. under tha di-1 .n f.; JUC.ae anv letter or nacket I .m. .hktl rnt.f n n.nr. i..K f...
1FTI( SIFTS rWcb,kr fcbr.W. Uuera. Noponna.(erah.)lreceie,to
ict urwni wui viwi ui v w i nav nn in bu mm. bp auu nim norir. iib i a. . .
ouch Clerk, a war be aecemrr U tba aer. Lijt ir - rxiuhrbf tUrtr dollar, tor wry P0'.''? mail, anr packet whim
iurmtnc of tha bnainea of hia Oflka, and a. auch Culura. And try penoa employed oa "" e'K more than three pound. a)1
are aathorbed b law 1 and aball procure and I Ko-m ane atMiwJxMt. atll Oliver aenr letter. I the DOfctare marked on an r letter or ottk
Kaute to be kett a Kc&l for tba aaid'OfCce, I tnJ hirll ,J UltcM mtr,,iA in aurk wmn. I mnA i-k.rw4 In lk tilt I l.l k
wh.cb.aliail w ara aame, .hall be U
ma;teranJudMutUBtlc.taaBti?rr m.LJ. U r. r .k. ,J..
o.m.;.. Klu-h maw tm aiMiiiirMl noffi ina - i l j I iiwunnHiiiiy iww-
Departmeot. lie .ball euLIh Poet Office. lecflVto dcHver, a nenaht oftea dollar. aliaJJ ,r "B delirert the earQe.of the lrful
ami anDoint Pom-JMtn, at all mch place, a I k. in.mut fr rh Wtrr n-kt. . iDoataffa thereon I anletc auch letur or
aliall appear to bun expedient, on tne poet roao.
. ' ' . . . ..1 r. l.-J L I -
nai are or wmi . chwiuwii f pwf
r packet
tee. P. ff U JurikrmaeirJ. That no packet aball Da opened In the pretence ol
auju ifire on --.? u. "-' , led a eonrcy nf the mailt and any contractor foor f0ij0 Direi. OP --,n. Blei.
a.' other irone wbo aa aUaH or mar employ, v A. ' IL,. .uJLv ; '.k,. tk.. . ,our. ,ou? I),e, 0P lMiqMW P'Re'
.v. v. ...nU t an ah DenaM.IT"' r-i r 7- -;-or aixtccn oct.TO or twonlv-four. dUfKle
,w ..r - - 1 rrae WLiia peraoaj o ounveT uia fnau i anaiu tor i . ' .
n.entl or tbe tJeoerai roax owe, wnwwii 0--,.,,, of twenty t,mo PS p PKe " ".t ol a
reUtire to their duty, lit aball prorkle for the . ' - pampMet tire, or hiifcarie, whatever
- - a am. .ri Ma - - - t aaeaah - - t - . .
rtri That whea-lroar bo the lize ol th d.dci of which it
i formed, ahall be ronaideed a iheet,
etwt-lhe aurplua paecaoi aiy pamphlet
or m.p.ilbe; ihaH arao- boonjidered a
earnare of tne wmui on ail dok iwuu. wu are i a t.j i. . u -rk. .
I ja b jtaLlihed br law, and uotien a. I .... .l.h l. tn lk ..ij.
' . .. -m . m awaiaaeo arw niaiwj mi'irs. h i nil waumiaiirvN
. he, havinf rerard to the prtaeurencytwoT, m ro.tmater OetwrraJ, that any md tfab-
v..r v,. - . ' iiianta, or . wwen mar nereanerbe e-taonaijea
lie mav direct the route or road abere there I . . , .1 i. .ij u r .
are more than one, between tU place, dewrna. . rth ,h , .
led by law for a poat road, wbick nttt u oe plke nvU , eonee thf,. wt ktJ), M ,urt, of ,b ,er, Utj jng bound
sheet ( and the journala of the ieiIIif-M;e
ina iruuirr menu ui una aci ctctt bu.r
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-4V ik. PniiMrfM lkip wnnAK and vouch. I" . ., ' r ,r " PJ . w. . I w
; .lauerauie aame niav De neceaaarv.it anau oa I - li...
en f7f their reeerpte and oiponditurei, onco in I ... , thg. ., ',,..,.. r-Ml t rM,raPolc, -
.v... ,(.- .iik ik. kihim T ' -"?'" '.'r-
three "tnootha; or oftener. w'rth the balance
thereon arilnf;, in law of the General Port
Office. Heeball pay aQ expenaet which ny
arita in cooducttnf tbe Poat Offkr, and in the
ennrcTince of the nail. aoS all other neccat
ry eipc net. arUnjp on the portion of the rrcn
tie, ana management or in uenerai roi unice,
montbx, render to the ecretary t the ireaau' MJ horae or carriiro, carrying l ho ai
ry. a quarterly account of "mil the ttiand h hl COr,,iction, for etc ry
; expend Uirc. in tha laid Depatroent, to be ad ' c . '
Jued and aettled aa other public accounu. offence, pay a fine no exceeding
liable to tbe eamt poatafre ai
a j i l a.h i .
ka.m. m Pmnm-u m,itk -.k Un.iU .a I na7 Hicmwrinunii - wni:n anau 9
can be obtained, tu erahle rnnejen to ettabr.ah written on a newspaper, or ether printed
ihiotc oiucf roau micu oi ii, in me tame maw I paper, pampuici or maauii:, aim irana
direction. (milled br mail, ahall ba ciarred with
See. i.Jnd be it further eatfrdt That! letter Doatairei Provided. The DublLah
if any peraoa ahall, knowioy,ly and wilful er 0fa oewsatDer mar aend a printed or
. . 1 a - i. I o.a a . a I '
, He ahaJI prnaecute oBencea aramat Uie Poet iy, oo.iruci or reura me pmage Ol ine written notice to a aubacribci, itatinir the
vmco jaxaouanincnu nc anau once in iu i uiau, or oi mnj oriTer or carrier, or oil .mount due on hia lubaCripiOD : which
mornnx, renuer ro me eecreiary oi horae or carrinM, carryinjrtho aame, notieo .hall ba mttachel to th. m.rin of
a.kjaMaaf axT at II tha aaamaall kl afa1 I . . . ' . I 7 w" w-.-
tucnitbe new. paper, and the poeiroaater who
iff onoMetiera the oaDer ahall charge fjr auch
lie ahall alao uperirtt.nd the bulnea of the hundred dollara and if any ferryman hotice the aame pottage at for a new.pa-
Ueparrmeni, in an ine ouun in mrm anau, uj wiuut iic(iiKcn, r rciuaai iu i pef ,
m aakiened to it t rrtmar. I nai w caae oi m i tranancirt tha mail armaa in Irrrt. H. I c. la j-j i- ..J
3Se h? !M '"d Ttojh .'he PoMt.r CoSral to. d ba
formed by hia Senior Aaiatant,Tintil aeoece-lCTBr7 ,cu m"lult, ,n" ,no nmo anau-oo i. hereby, autborUed to allow to eacH
or ahall be appointed, and arri at the Cenef. o deliyedi a .urn not oxceedlog lea dol- PoMmaiter. uch commiiUon on the
' I office to prforiB th aweiiieta. - . I lara Jpoatageo by him collected, at ahall be
Retva. ut be it fnrthir Th" ei Sec. 10. Jind be it further enacted, adequate to hia aervicca and expehces
roaireaicr uenerai. ami an omer penona-rnni TTir-tr ahall tw. k A.,im f ika Pim... I o .. v.v ft., vt .i..i l.ii .
IH Infk. r.l Maat nffiSe. or !a tha I V. . "T W "T--JW".V.,?MB" 0,l
ca-e. cuo.lv. or convetanc. of the malK ahall, l" -veoerw i k'" puouc nonce, in one exceed ine toliowing eererai rate, oa lac
Pfiou. to enterrnr upon the dutie aaairned to new.p.per pubiianeo at trie aeat ol uor-1 .mount received in one quarter, via t
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tht w, or the execution, of tber trou, and oe-icrnmrni oi ino wnueq oiaiea, anu in one i fjo a aum not exceeding one hundred
li' Tory ahaii te entitled to receire any emoi- tor more ol tbe new.paper. pubiiabed In dollar., thirty percent.
...n .Taua af.ia aaiaM,aailiaiAlif lawa aawl atlinawaatiruft I . a .al
u irra i.irillm, .ntiix.i u.i.. ... ... , .... l,mMf,, tMrtlhe - J -k
thr-.'b!Hyjnraah or affirmation, before e..me . . ,7';." . "..I w any aura orer ana aooye mc nci
m.i ..'rate, a. causa a ctnlflcate thereof, to be rw"" r ,v . " hundred dollar., and not exceeding lou
fii.J m tin- G.neral Post Office "I, AM . mlur;.'".i i huridred dollaftr twentvfire oer cent
-aar. i.-i aifiinUaa the caa m.ybe) that I will rontr.ci ior c.rry inK me m.n, mat .urn - ; Bu ov . ,h" ivr.
f-. 1 1 a., ii.. . . - r. . ai .ii ai j..a: ..ar i a. ihi.Mj., ia v. ar- - j . il. - - . -
a-ioiij-Vn from ererr tbinr forbidden by tbe La. -Kfrh U , itiAA r?ur hundred, and not exceeding two
.kwaMrcbdoatotteetf iha nia. t .a wt ..k thooaaad four hundred dollar., eignt per
Ofliaa al J'wtRo-ds within the Tnited 8tatea. : r" " T 7. " TV" cent.
Kvrv parwn wboshalLbe. in any manner, em- "" " wnicn rr,,t f ' 11, rttn..f. hm.. be
pi'irvu i't ilia wt,. kua.iAiri wnTrT,iiwwi"-" " - r j
management of the mail. haii be sufcteci to an i at wricn it la to o
-waivpe-na?esand forfciturua far vioUtmg the rnoreovef, within ninety d.y
the United Statel, or carried from he
port iLereln to another,' la anr priy.te
ihlp or teasel, ahall ba charged with all
centt, ir delivered at the poat oOkt where
tha tame ahall art Ue and if destined to
be conveyed br poat ta anr tlace, with
two cents added to the ordinary ratce of
postage - T ' ' '- ';
Sefj. 16. 'Jni bt' U further- entcted,
That, If any postmaster, or other person,
suiborlxf d by the Pottm.tter General to
receJre.lba postage bf tetters, ibid fraud
.'.I .1 A 1 . " '1
wicnuy vcmann or receive, any rata or
potjage, or gratuity, or reward, other
ttnn in nrotided y tki aer, far tha poa
fjgeof letters or packctaTon conviction
theieof, ba shall forfert, Tor eerysuch
onrnce, one hundred dollara.
Sec. 17. rYno be it further enacted,
Ihal no ship or vrsnl, arriving at any
port wiiiun tne wnitcu states, Where a
poat office Is established, shall be permit
ted to report, make entry, or break bulk,
until the mister or comminder shall have
delivered to tbe potmater all letters di
rected to any person or persons within
the United States, or the territories
thereof, which, under hi. care, or within
fait power, .hall be brvtteht in tuck ahtp
or vessel, except such as are directed to
the owner or consignee of the ship or
vessel. And it shall be the duty of tha
collector or othtr officer of the port am
powered to receWe entries of ships or
vessel! to require from every master or
commander of such ship or vessel, an
oath or affirmation, purporting that he
has delivered all auch letters, except as
aforeaaid and if any commander or mas
ter of any auch ahip or vessel shall break
?nXrr? r77Tif- nplojfc receiving. ah deepatcbing
tlnerta M oreUmaU, whose fomp.na.Son r$
.1. . ,. - I uo auenivaicoriwi. SS.VCCUIHK iwciuj "
' contract, ioilee a duplicate . . - " .
esrannanmen tu ,v-." .'.k..':.i. .l , . uuuars in one quarter , idu cucuuik i
a, whether Mid ne eof, togetherwi h thepropoUttb portma.ura at office here the mail
ithoraffinoaUon Is. rt-U "f ived respecting it, in . JJ . arrive beeen the n6U
uJ&!TllT: of nine o'clock at nijrht and five o'clock
management of the mail, 'hall be subject to all I at which It ia
Wunctim.or nerretrrmr tha tie required of La nf .n. ,,,.. ii.l . .ti.r.ti,., . augmeated.not axceedlng twenty five
him by the Taw. relating to the e-tabfifhrneirt i 1 i..rru'J.7krrCi.w .j! T 6 " tT i W"" ln one quarter ; and excepting to
tlir Post twice and foat Koi(t,
person shall have taken the oath
above nrearribetL or not.
k. Ik. J,.t. nflh Pi.dm.rf.. na.nl nnna Ih U . . ... .. . . T 18-106 v tnOrDinaTr aHtaeCOmmiiPU ' Oil
.... ...v. . ............ i i nai no contract anau na entered into tor i . . .. . ".' . ... .. . . .
appointment of any. P o tm aster, to rr.ouire and . . ,. . the Brit hundred collar. coiteCiea in one
take of such Postma-ter. bond, with rood and " ,u"Ksr " ,u"" ,u"r TC"r" Quarter, mar bo increased to a aum not
approved security, in auch penalty as he way I Sec. II. Jnd be it further enacted, .r,tini. fir.. ran, Th. Povmaa
5 I tn . -a vf( r. . a- t ! I ana x- . .. . a I O VVM" w
TXXl7J?VY rn"".i- i " 'T 1-ostm.ster shall keep an ot- ler General roar allow to the postmaster,
uiaav arc in am sue uuiir. ui suLn sawi sa umi r r . u- i c . . x a. ; a. a. . . 1 - a ass
eaiiiid b law. or wbkb r-V ai r be Bce wn,cn " or moT V. M respectively, a commi.sion of fifty pc
any Instruction or reneral rule for the axivein-Mt.M, ?n rJW wH'C" h Cent on the money arising from the po
went of the Denarmentr ArtwVfcrf. Atrr. arrive, by land or water, as well aa On oth- tap on ntwananara. maazinea and
l hatif default shall be made by the Pottma-ter I er daya, at aucb houra aa the Poatmaater D.mhlct. Tanil to the Dostm istera whose
tuoresaiaar any-time. and, the Poatroarter Gen-1 General shall direct, for thit rnrnn nfJIil....; .-,, a c. k..n
. .1 . .a - a . w m.. m . . I --"v w mm w mr m - w I 1. SI I) I IffT 1 1 a.l 1 1 1 1 1 1 anill IHII KILCCU.UIE UUII
"r?. !Iftf.; Wy1. cn P0,t: Derformine the dutie. thereoff and It aIam t . for
astep;aiWaaW-stimie1o?twvyearaB
after auch default shall be made, then, and in """" w "Ul' v -'. every tree JeUeMellferedOl Ot ina i
that caae. the said sureties ahall not be held reasonable boura, on every day of the fir, excentincr auch aa are for the Dost-
. . . .. .. . ..i i. j.! j, 3 ii.... i . r .
liable o me unuea Piares, mjr Mian iaia suit w;c, w ucutcf, wu ucuinjiu, any icuer, matter himself) and each po.tnuaur,
be instituted apaiit them. psper or packet, to the peraon entitled to who .hall bo required to keep a register
Sec. 4. frf be it further enacted, lhat the Ina .iiknrU.t t ik. . I . , . f . 5.. " :i-
TomaefCeherl .hafl cause a mi tobeear. YZZ. Z 7, Ine l ana departure oi ine many,
tied from the nearest Post Office, on any estab.1 i " tanaii oc aiioweo ten -cemaJocev5ry
ruAotiioatfiiBoYto before the time of making p monthly return which be rtWtea thereol
emmtv which ia now. or may hereafter be, es- mo man ai sucn omce, anau po torwar i to (he General Poat Office. Aha foil
taMr-hed in any o
the fnifrdTltateC
atvl the road on which
a.J 1.1. a
nfiPTtn. snail ntrnrni nnn nsan. inn an raimina i l . . w-aa- wawiewae w we --
I king up the mail, and which he ahall ac- l.a j.;. ordinary commlasiana. The Post
.It shall. hU,ba lawful for the Po-tmaater Gen cordingly prtKribe ; but tbia ahall in no maater Geheral is hereby authorized to
-Wto;nte. , . , - I allow to the poatmaater of the city of
fn. aa a ennHv.-y.ftms &a ihcir arnanar. tn i That Do feea-or -peniuisitei ihsll bere. made by IbH let, tT tKijtBge collected,
receive. -durina the continuance of auch ton. ceived by any "person employed in the and for Iret lettcrf received br-hira-tor
. . . . . j i . i I . i . . . . I i i ' : ' l r e
.r.fra.9Ha,h.raea noi exceeoing tnone ior use on r srcnerai pox oince, on accuun oi toe ou-lucuvcry, a commission oi ova per wui.
, J .v . "I ' v"c r"i i lies ro oe pcriorraco oy vmae pi-na-pfon wanmuii(jpLjpnaiis aisiriuuieu ai iu
SrjS
anrk ik. La. X.t-n.,li i'..t rSecr1 3arf 0 1
iss'i rxs.."'" v;kSF)nft'iawekvn.ita . . - r---'a-4r.
coiitracti, sliall during the eontMvuance thereof, ' ins iQiiowiPg; iiatea ot --pmaga-e t master, -sncwaiog me., caira-cwHipeiiM-
oe; deemed and comidered as post roads, within cnargea upon an letter, and packets, iax-j tion of eight hundred douars wnicn is
tK. a......!... .e tk:.-m-- .. . .I.i:... .ri . : . "... ' . I . ... . ii t . l m . . .
oereay aiiowea Dim, anau oe suujcci to
the restrictions imposed by tne lorty nrat
section of this act.;
United Statea. . - ... gle iheet of paper, conveyed not exceed-1 Sec IS. Jnd be it further enacted,
e. 5. ff be it further enacted, Tbs the j mg thirty muea, su cents. Oyer thirty, I That every leue; or packet, brought tuto
offender shall, en conviction thereof, for
feit, for .every such offence, a sum not
exceeding one hundred dollars. -
Pee. 18. And be it further tiuuttd, Thai tbe
po-tmater to whom sucb letters may be UeC.
red, shall pay tbe master or commsnder, or
other rerson drhverinr tba aajne, except ue
Cuoiinaodcrt of foreign packets, two cents for
each letter or packet i and stiull obtain troor the
peraon dcGvcnng the same, a certificate, speci
f injr the numbe f letters or packets, with the
name of tbe hip or vtsnl. and tbe place from
whence aba last tailed i which certificate, to
gether with a receipt for the money, ahall be,
with hia quarterly accounts, transmitted to the
Poatmaater General, who shall credit aim with
the amount
Sec. 19. Jnj ae it further rutted. That no
stara or other vehicle, which rriruUrW performs
trip, oa a pot road, or on a road parallel to it,
shall convey letters i nor ahall any packet boat
or other vessel, which regularly plies on a wa
ter dot tared to be a post road, except auca a
rclaiv to soma part of tba canro. Fee tbe vio
lation of this prvvUion, tbe wwwer af tha car.
nare, or other vehicle, or vessel, shall incur the
penalty of fifty dollars. And the peraoa -who
has' charge of auch carriage, or other vehicle.
or vessel u ay be prosecuted under tins section.
and the property in In- charge may be levied
on and sold, in sat inaction ot tbe penalty and
cost, of suit i PrrvtJpt, That it aball be lawful
fur any one to send letters by special aiea-en-
zer.
aOVSCtla beitjtaihtri emteteiL That the
Deputy I'uitnuLler, and other agenuTof" the
Host ma: i r General, ihi.ll daly account, and an
swer to him for sll war letters which shall come
to their bands and for this purpose, the pott
ridcrx, and other carrier, of the mail, receivinr
jun v ay Ict'er or letter, (and h shall be their
duty to "iwerrw-them, V- presaated iwra-thaal
one mde from a post office, aliau deliver the
same, together wuh the po-tare, if paid, at tba
first post office to Which they ahall afterwards
arrives where the postmaster shall duly enter
uenie,: ana;peetfy the nuiuoer ana
or rates, in the" po t biuTadiHnf- tw the
of each way lettar, una cant j which shall be
paiU..DY tne DOStmaMcr lo loo mau earner irvui
i - . - . . . .
whom such way letter anau oa rectrrea.' -
tc. XI. ,1wl H U further enmctea, i nai u any
person employed in any or tne departments w
tha Post Office esUblishment, shall unlawfully
detain, .delay, or open, any letter, packet, bag,
or mail of letters, with which he shall ba en-
trusted, or which slull have come to bis posses
sion, ami which are intended to be conveyed by
noat i or. if any aucb peraon ahall secrete, em
bezzle, or destroy, any letter or packet entrus
ted to such person aa aforesaid, and which shall
not aantaia any aecurity.tqfj. or Bj.-urance reia-
tng to, money-, as nereinajvcr aosrius ,5J.'J
uch' bnehu"er; behig'thereof duly-aoavicied,
shalL for every iucb otlence, oe nneu, not ex
ceeding three hundred dollars, or imprisoned,
not exceeding six months, or both, according to
the circunwtancci and atrrravauoni of the of
fence. And if any person, employfd aa afore
aaid, aliall secret, embeaxie, or destroy, snv
letter, oaciet. bair. or mail ol letters, with which
he or Ae shall be entrusted, er which aball have
come to hii or her possession, and are intended
to be conveyed by poaV containing any bank
note, orTjankpothiirrbilt-of xehangeai.
rant of the Treasury of the United Stales, note
or assignment of stock in the funds, letter of
attorney tor receiving .nnuniea or ui.nisuua.
for selling stock in tbe funds, or for Kceiving
tha iaaeratjliereoj
note for, or relating t, ii) taanta of rnonr) t, or
any boiulor warrant, or jlraft, bill, or promia-
anrv note, covenant, contract. w-aicr-wwwM.
whataoever. for. or relalinic. to. the payattiit ol'
munev. or the delivery of any article of value,!
or the polufmaneo'aYei
ox,ianyreocipt,fl,s:ac. acquiuancr, or hii
charge 6f; fir from
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mand, or any pn uiCTtror f orwnj -wyT
record of any judgnment. or occrcc, in any
n..rt f law. or chancery, -or any execution
ahich mav have issued thereon ; or any copy of
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any other record, or any oxner srasw u, -ik,
or any writing rrpresenung ine aaiw i r u an,
such person, employed aa aforesaid, IU rtaal,
er take, any of the same out of any Mlr, pac
ket, bag, or mail of letters, tkst shsfl rom 14
hi or hrr poatetaioH, auch parson stull, on eon
victloti for any aucb tfT eote, be mpri-oid baf
lea than ten year, norXceannr twmtyioo
years and if any prrtm who ahall hare take-.
harge of tb mails of te L'nilH Rtates, shall
quit or desert the ram b.ror. kkH person dv
bver it Who $U Post Office kapt at tbe termt
aatiea of the font, a auwie kaon maU ear
rier, or agent of the Genml Peat Ofike au
thorlxed to receive the aame. every auch we Hon.
a ofleadiitg. shall forfeit and pay . sum not et
eaeding five hundred, do flan for every such of.
fewer wad if aa Mtsa).aacamed ia carryuiai .
ui man ot we crutea atate. suan coilact. r
Oeiva, or carry any letter, af packet, or shall
or ptwe-te tba tamasa U-drm,atfTY
to this art. every sweh aewdar shall afast and .
Cry, for every sweh ftaca.e stua avt exectd-
g fifty dollar. - -
bac 22. .iW leUurther eneeted, Tbt Vtnf
C arson ahall rob any carrier of the mail of the)
nited States, or other person tatrurted there'
1th. of .uch mail, or arty part thereof, aucb o '
fender or encoders shall, on cofirictioe. h ba.
Erisoaed not km than fir. vean, nof exceeding
m year, i and, if convicted a second time af a
Ck ofleoce, he or the .ball "iffcr death or,
if, in cflcctinr such robbery of th mail the first
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lime, ine oneaoer man wouna in peraon nav-
ing custody thereof, or put hia lif in jeopardy,'
by the ue af dangerous weapon, such ofletK
dcr or ofi'suder shall suffer death. .And If any ,
penen hall attempt to. rob the mail of tha t'ni .
ted State, by aasaulting the penoa having cut
todv thereof, shooting at him, or hi hore of
mule, or threatening him with dangcrou wee '
pone, and th rob Gary is wot effected, every
such offender, ea Oonvktiaa thereof, aball be
punished by imprSaonmeat,. not lea Uuut tww
ysan, aor exceeding ea yean. Aral, if any
person shall steal the mail, or shall steal a take? '
from, or out of, any mail, or froji, or out of, any
i"ot Office, any letter or packet or, if any per
son shall tak the mail, or any letter or packet
theff fnm,or from any hoi Office, whether witaj
or without the. eowrnt of the peraoa bavin
Cuttadyjliereof, and shall open, embesslc. of
destroy, any iucVlsaiU' seller, w tcktr lh.
asme containing any article of vahie, or evi "
dence of any debt, due, demand, right, er clainv '
or any release, receipt, acquittance, or discharge,
or auy Other article; psper, or thing, maationed .
and described in tbe twenty-first section of thi
set t or, if anv peraon shall, by fraud Of deoen
tion, obtain, from ny person having co-tod
thereof, any mail letter, or packet, eonUinincf
any letter of vahie, or evidence thereof, or ei
thi r of the writing referred te,ar next above) -mentioned,
aich offender or offenders, on con
viction thereof, shall bewprUoned not lets than
two, nor exceeding ten, years. And if any per.
son shall tsk any letter, or packet, not contain
ing any article of value, or evidence thereof
out of a peat ofhoe, or shall open aay letter, of
packet, which shall have bien in a pott orucea
or in custody of a mail carrier, before it shall
have been defivered to the penon to whom it ia "
directed, with a design to obstruct tbe eorrepo
dence, to pry into another's buin- or secrets .
or shall accrete, embezzle, or destroy, any socbj
mail, letter, or packet, aucb offender, upon con
victioav shall pay, for every such offence, a anna
not exceeding fire hundred dollars, and be iro
prisoned, ool exceeding twelve months,
See. 23. And be it fvrther rnmeted. That. If'
any-peraon shall rip, cut, tear, burn, or other ,
wise injure, any valie. portmanteau, or othe
bag, u-ed, or designed to be n-ed, by any per
son acting under the authority of th Vt mat
ter General, of any person in whom his power '
are vested, in a conveyance af any mail, letter.
Jacket, or newspaper, or pamphlet, or. (hall
raw or break any staple, or loosen any part of
any lockr chain, or etran. attached to. or be-
lonrinr to any Mich vafic tortrnantfsn. erbara-
with an intent to rub, or steal any mad, letter,
packet, newspaper, or pamphlet, er to render
either of the same insecure, every auch oftea.
dcr,. upon conviction, shall, for every such a&
fence, pay a sum not less than one hundred dol- .
tars, aor exceeding fir hundred -dollar, or be)
imprisoned, not less than one year, nor esceed
. i . . . ,. . ... .
ng i urea yean, at me uiacrciion ot tne court
before whom such conviction had . . .
T be etnehtdtd next wetk.J
Internal ImfirovemrnteThi lloird tof
Jmc.rn.al Jmprovementa met at Fayette
tilfe last week, agrwbfy Vappointmatir,
and adjourned on Tuesday last. Ad the)
Member, of the Board were present, via.
liis excellency Governor Burton, Gen.
J. Iredell, Uen. . 0. Dudley and Major
u. M. romey. Jdeaiures were taken
br re-commenting operation, on the)
Cape-Fear between Fayetterille and Wil
mington, aa Boon at the .River aball bo
auOicie oily, low i. andV la. olrdef more)
speedily and aSecfoaHy 4 removatoa otw
atructiont below Wilmington, Mrrul-.
ton, tha Civil Engineer, ia Instructed to
go on to tba North aa soon aa he conven
iently can, to procure for that purpose,
and for tbe purpone of removing obatnic-
tiona m some of the Rivera, a Dredging
Machine, to be worked by mean, of
small 5iem-Engine. So that Jt la eon
ficlently expected the whole obstructiona
iDrCapi-Faari bothrmai44efaC
aa.a ' -aa a . a I .a a.
Wilmington, wiu oe removed curing mo
present summer and fait.
The Board will meet again in Tayrttd-
eUla oT Mondaf. rtha-d of May i wbetl
the rexpetr to risitalh the W orha 0
fape Fear f iVomjhrnce.lbfl'.will goto
the Cluhfnot and Harlow Creek CanafT
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y'a i
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the Roanoke' River, and probably Ocr
trjck' Inlet and Croathan.5oujd. -r- r,
aaias,., : .. alcih :itfV&Z??'Trf ;
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..NARROW MLND3 ? 7
Are. like crooked necked bottleaj Ik)
ess they have in them, tbe more poi
they make in pouring h oufc u
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