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 INDEX. 1087 Post qjice Department, (continued.) _ Post-office Department, (continued.) agestamps, &c., or for unlawfully dis- rying otherwise than in mall any letposing of them 291 ter, &c. ... 311 for professing to keep apost-ofiice with- for carrying any letter, except in the out authority. 292 mail, on any vessel that carries the for false swearing by postmasters in reu- mail 311 dering their accounts .. 294 forfeiture of letters, &c., carried contrary upon postmasters for neglect to render to law .. . . 312 accounts' ... 294 for knowingly, &c., obstructing the mail, for acting as agent of a lottery of- &c. 312 fice, &c. . I 294 upon fsrryman for wilfully delaying the for unlawfully wearing uniform of letter- passage of mail 313 carrier _. _ .. 296 upon postmaster or other officer for cerfor assaulting letter-carrier while in uni- tifying to sufficiency of guarantors on form. _. _ ... . . . 296 a contract, &c., before, &c. 313 for wilful injury to any receptacle for for entering into combinations, &c., in the deposit of mail-matter 296 regard to contmcts for carrying mail, 314 for issuing money»order without first re- for offering inducements to persons not ceiving the money therefor. . . . 297 to make bids for carrying the mail. 314 for forging, &c., any m0ney·0rder. . . 298 upon bidder receiving an award of conor falsely altering, or passing with tract and wrongfully refusing to enter intent to defraud 298, 299 into contract. . . . . 315 for misusing money-orders, or aiding for wilfully, &c., injuring mail matter therein ... 299 in a letter-box, or aiding therein. . 318 failure to pay over to be prima facie upon employees in the service for secretevidence of embezzlement. . . 299 ing or destroying, &c., letters, &c., in for enclosing letter in mail matter not their possession to be carried by mail, chargeable with letter postage, or &c., containing any article of value. 318 writing thereon. · . . . 301 for taking, &c., any such article out upon postmasters for unlawfully detain- of such letters ... 318 ing letters with intent, &c. . . 801, 802 what to be evidence that the letter upon employees for same offence. . . 802 was intended to be carried by for secreting or destroying, &c.,1et· mail. . . . . . 318 ters not containing any article of upon persons, not employees, for stealing value. . . . .. 802 the mail, or any letter from the mail. 319 for taking any letter, &c., from post-of- for opening, &c., such mail or letter, fice, with intent, &c. .. 302 &c., containing an article of value, 319 for knowingly depositing obscene books, for obtaining by fraud such mail, &c., in post-office ... 302 letters, &c. 319 or circulars for lotteries, gift enter- for being accessory after the fact to any prises, &c. 302 offence against postal laws 319 ` for selling postagestamps, &c., for a proceedings as to the trial, &c. : . 319 largzer sum than the value indicated for knowingly receiving, &c., any article on their time. 305 of value stolen from the mail, or aiding upon employees for wilfully removing therein. _ .. 319 stamps affixed to mail matter. . . 305 receiver may be tried before the for using, &c., postage-stamp, &c., be- thief. . . _. . 319 fore used. . . . . . 305 for detaining improperly, or destroying, for counterfeiting the frank of any per- &c., any newspaper, &c. _. 320 son entitled to {ranking privilege. . 305 for stealing newspapers fr0m·any mail for forging, &c., postage-stamps, &c,. . 305 or postroffice. ._ .. _ . 320 for making stamps, &c., without au— for robbing any carrier, &c., of the mail, thority. 305, 306 or any part thereof _. . . 320 for delivering stamps to unauthorized second conviction, or wounding, &c., persons with intent, &c .. 306 thecsrrier B?0 for forging or using forged stamps of for being accessory after the fact to, 820 foreign government; ... 306 for attempting to rob the mail by asupon masters of vessels for not comply- saulung, &c. . . ... 820 ing with laws relating to the receiving uponany person who has charge of the or delivery of letters and matter, 310, 312, mail for voluntarily quitting it before 318 delivery at post-oflice, &c. . : . . 320 for placing upon any vessel or vehicle for stealing any pgoperty belonging_t0 not used in carrying the mail, the the Ifost-office epartment or aiding s words “United States mail " . . . 310 therein _ ...··-· $20 upon persons engaged in cm-ying the for mJurrng,_&c., msul—bag, &c, or lock, mail for receiving, &c., any letter cou- &c,, with intent to steal mail, &c. . . 321 trary to law . 311 for stealing, dc., any key to mail lock 2 for establishing a private expres  for muse, or aiding therein . 82% carrying letters, &c.  . . . 311 for forging, &c., such lcey . ._ . ._ . 3 upon owners of vehicles, &c., for know- for- having such key m possession with 321 ingly conveying any person acting as unlawful intent such rivate express .. 811 for delivering any lock or key to persons for sendling letters by private express . 311 not authorized to receive them . . . 821 upon owners of certain vehicles for car- for forcibly breaking into any post-otiice