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 'l`rrL1·: max.-CRlMES.—Ch. 5. 106] attorney for receiving annuities or dividends, selling stock in the funds, POM, 2 Curt- C- or collecting theinterest thereof; any letter of credit, note, bond, warrant, Cv M5? U· S- "· draft, bill, promissory note, covenant, contract, or agreement whatsoever, égegz fipqlfau for or relating to the payment or the delivery of any article of value, or 5 itieieaii, zig- iii UIQ ])€l‘fOI‘fll&IlCC of Huy uct, matter, or thing; any receipt, release, acquit- S. v. Sander, (Billietance, or discharge of or from any debt, covenant, or demand. orany part L°""‘* 5g8i ll S· "· thereof; any copy of record of any judgment or decree in any court of  1;j0]§¤Sc°u’ 1 law or chancery, or any execution which may have issued thereon; any I, ` copy of any other record, or any other article of value, or any writing representing the same; any person who shall, by fraud or deception, obtain, from any person having custody thereof, any such mail, letter, or packet containing any such article of value shall, although not employed in the postal service, be punishable by imprisonment at hard labor for not less than one year and not more than five years. [sees 5.1:;,;.] Sec. 5-LTO. Any person who shall buy, receive, or conceal, or aid in Receiving artibuying, receiving, or concealing, any note, bond, draft, check, warrant, °l€*;‘*’*°l*”*l"""th** revenue-stamp, postagestamp, stamped envelope, postal card, money- mm1` V order, certificate of stock, or other pecuniary obligation or security of Ibid., F. 283, p. the Government, or of any officer or fiscal agent thereof, of any descrip- 312;, tion whatever; any bank-note, bank post-bill, bill of exchange, or note 69'Q,·1jgb" 12g' °` of assignment of stock in the funds; any letter of attorney for receiv- ing annuities or dividends, selling stock in the funds, or collecting the L Eli, Hm}?" interest thereof; any letter of credit, note, bond, warrant, draft, bill, mam°t" U6` promissory note, covenant, contract, or agreement whatsoever, for or relating to the payment of money or the delivery of any article of value, or the performance of any act, matter, or thing; any receipt, release, acquittal, or discharge of or from any debt, covenant, or demand, or any part. thereof; any copy of the record of any judgment or decree in any court of law or chancery, or any execution which may have issued thereon[;] any copy of any other record, or any other article of value or writing representing the same, knowing any such article or thing to have been stolen or embczzled from the mail, or out of any post-office, branch post-oflice, or other authorized depository for mail-matter, or from any pcrson having custod * thereof, s all be punishable by a fine of not more than two thousand, dollars, and by imprisonment at hard labor for not more than five years. S1-zo. 5471. Any person employed in any department of the postal serv- $,,,.,,];,,2, d,,mi,,_ ice who shall improperlv detain, delay, embezzle, or destroy any news- ing, or destroying papc1·, or permit any other person to detain, delay, embezzle, or destroy @¤i>$}1*}*¤’S· f A the same, or open, or permit any other person to open, any mail or pack- 3 Jung, ]872, c_ age of news pers not directed to the office where he is employed, shall  284, v. 17,p. be punishable} by a fine of not more than fifty dollars. And if any other 320- person shall open, embezzle, or destroy any mail or package of newspapers not being directed to him, and he not being authorized to open or receive the same, he shall be punishable by a fine of not more than twenty dollars. And any person who shall take or steal any mail or packa e of newspapers from any post office, or from any person having cpstotg thereof, shall be imprisoned at hard labor for not more than t ree months. Sec. 5472. Any person who shall rob any carrier, agent, or other Jer- Robbery of the son intrusted with the mail, of such mail, or any part thereof, shall be mailpunishable by imprisonment at hard labor for not less than five years ”p,id_, ,._ gg; and not more than ten years; and if convicted a second time of a like offense, or if, in effecting such robbery the first time, the robber shall wound the person having custody of the mail, or put his life in jeopardy by the use of dangerous weapons, such offender shall be punishable by imprisonment at hard labor for the term of his natural life. [see 5 65:14.] _ Ec. 5473. Anv person who shall attempt to rob the mail by assault- —*W»€mD¤}¤8 W in<r the er·on hvvin ·ustod thereof shootin at him or his horse or "’b*l‘“'“?_‘l‘ n P S a of y 1 g v — --7 ——— threatening him with dangerous weapons, and shall not effect such rob- Ibid., s. 287. bery, shall be punishable by imprisonment at hard labor for not less than two years and not more than ten years.