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 srxrmrn oononnss. sm. II. ou. 321. 1909. . 1155 be thereafter disqualified from holding the office of ostmaster, and shall also be deemed guiltynof a misdemeanor, and on conviction thereof be punished by a e not exceeding five thousand dollars, or by imprisonment not exceeding one year, or both;" Sections one, two, and three of "An Act to protect ornamental V°‘-“·PP·“*·‘”· and other trees on Government reservations and on lands purchased by the United States, and for other purposes," approved March t `rd, eighteen hundred andseventy-five; "An ct to punish certain larcenies and the receivers of stolen V°l·”-P·""· goods, " approved March third, eighteen hundred and seventy-five; "An Act to amend sectionfifgy-four hundred and fifty-seven of the v°’·”·*’·“" Revised Statutes of the Unite States, relating to counterfeiting,". appvrholved January sixteenth, eighteen hundred and seventy-seven; t part of section five of "An Act establishing post-roads, and v°r "·*’· im for other purposes, " approved March third, eighteen hrmdred and ' seventy-seven, which reads as follows: "And 1f any person shall make use of any such omcial envelope to avoid the payment of llpost— age on his private letter package, or other matter in the ma', the person so offending shall be deemed gty of a misdemeanor and subject to a fine o three hrmdred do, to be prosecuted in any court of competent jurisdiction;" That part of section one of "An Act makingaappropriations for V°1·“°*”“· the service of the Post-Oilice Department for t year ending June thirtieth, eighteen hundred and seventymine, and for other purposes, " approved June seventeenth, eig teen hundred and seventy- eight, which reads as follows: "And any postmaster who shall make a false return to the auditor, for the purpose of fraudently increas' his compensation under the revisions of this or any other Act, sm be deemed guilty of a  emeanor, and, on conviction thereof, shall be fined in a sum not less than fifty nor more than five hundred dollars, or imprisoned for a term not exceeding one year, or punished by both such fine and imprisonment, in the discretion of the court; and no ostmaster of any class, or other person connected with the postall service, intrusted with the sale or custody of postage stamps, stamped envelopes, or postal cards, shall use or dispose of them in the payment of debts or in the purchase of merchandise or other salab e articles, or pledge or hypothecate the same, or sell or dispose of them except for cash, or sell or dis ose of postage stamps or postal cards for any larger or less sum than the values indicated on their faces, or sel or is ose of stamped envelopes for a larger or less sum than is charged therefor by the Post-Ofllce Department for like quantities, or sell or dispose of postage stamps, stamped envelopes, or postal cards otherwise than as provided y law and the regulations of the Post-Office Department; and any postmaster or other person connected with the postal service who shall violate any of these provisions shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and, on conviction thereof, shall be fined m any sum not less than fifty nor more than five hundred dollars, or imprisoned for a term not exceeding one year;" "An Act to amen section fifty-four hundred and ninety-seven of V°'·2°·"·”°· the Revised Statutes, relating to embezzlement by officers of the United States," approved February third, eighteen hundred and seventy-nine; ’ That part of section one of "An Act making appropriations for the ,,6f‘§,g._“’· "" °“· ”°• service of the Post—Oil°lce Department for the fiscal year ending June thirtieth, eighteen hundred and eight, and for other purposes," approved March third, eighteen hun rem? and seventv—nine, which reads as follows: "That not ing contained in section fhirty-nine hundred and eighty-two of the Revised Statutes shall be construed as prohibiting any person from receiving and delivering to the nearest post-