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 7 4TH CONGRESS. SESS. I. CHS. 693-695 . AUGUST 26, 1935 . 867 [CHAPTER 693 .] AN ACT A ugust 26, 1935 . Providin g for punishment fo r attempts to obtai n mail by fraud or by deception. _ [H. R. 5162 .1 [Public, No.339.1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States o f America in Congress assembled, That the first crim inal Co de clause of section 194 of the Act of March 4, 1909 (35 Stat . 1125), amendment. Posta l nses. Attempts to obtain as a mended (18 U. S . C. 317), be amended to read as follows : Who- mail byfraud. ever shall steal, take, or a bstract, or by fraud or deception obtain or Punishment 12; Vol. attempt so to obtain from or out of any mail, post office or station 43, n. 977. U.S.C.,p.7455 thereof, or other author ized depository f or mail matter, o r from a letter or mail carrier, any letter, postal card, package, bag, or mail, or shal l abstract or rem ove from any such letter, package, bag, or mail, any article or thing contained therein, or shall secrete, embezzle, or destr oy an y such lett er, p ostal card, pack age, bag, o r mai l, or any article or thing contained therein; " . Approved, August 26, 1935 . [C HAPTER 694 .] AN ACT Providing for punishment for the crime of robbing or attempting to rob custodians of Government moneys or property . Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States o f America in Congr ess assem bled, That section 19 7 of the Act of March 4, 1909 (18 U . S. C., 320; 35 Stat. 1126), be amended to read as follows "Whoever shall assault any person having lawful charge, control, or custody of any mail matter or of any money or other property of the United States, with intent to rob, steal, or purloin such mail mat ter, money, or ot her property of t he United States, or any part thereof, or shall rob any such person of such mail matter, or of any money, or other property of the United States, or any part thereof, shall, for the first offense, be imprisoned not more than ten years; and if in effecting or attempting to effect such robbery he shall wou nd the per son having custody of such ma il, money, or other property of the United States, or put his life in jeopardy by the use of a dangerous weapon, or for a subsequent offense, shall be imprisoned twenty-five years ." Approved, August 26, 1935 . [CHAPTER 695 .] Augus t 26, 1935 . [H. R. 5360.1 [Public, No . 340.1 Crimi nal Co de amendment . Vol. 35, p. 1126. U.S.C.,p.745. Custodians of Go v- ernment money or property . Punishment for rob- bing, etc. AN ACT August 26, 1935. Extending the period during which no demurrage is charged on collect-on-delivery [H. R. 5546.1 parcels and excepting the imposition of demurrage charged on collect-on-deliv- [Public, No.341.] cry parcels exchanged between the continental and island possessions . Be it enacted by Me Senate and House of Representatives of the Unit ed States o f Ameri ca in Con gress ass embled, That the Act of May 23, 1930 (46 Stat. 377; 39 U. S. C., Supp. VII, sec. 246c), is her eby amended to re ad as follows " That under suc h regulati ons as th e Postmast er General may Collect - on - delivery matter. prescribe, any collect-on-delivery parcel which the addressee fails Extending demurrage to remove from the post office within twenty days from the first exemption period on . attempt to deliver or the first notice of arrival at the office of address may be returned to the sender, charged with the return postage, whether or n ot such parcel bears any specified time limit for delivery and a demurrage charge of not exceeding 5 cents per day may be collected when delivery has not been made to either the addressee or Postal service. Vol. 46,p. 377. U.S.C.,p.1725.