322 FORTY—SECOND CONGRESS. Sess. II. Ch. 335. 1872. anatgunasnstis shall, upon conviction in any court of the United States having cog. by Seiavvlslvf h nizanoe thereof; be liable to, and receive the same punishment as tha fw? p,°Q,Qtm‘Q‘§y laws of the State in which such place is or may be situated, now in any United force provided for the like offence when committed within the jurisdic- S*°°°°l?"'»h°" tion ’of such State; and no subsequent repeal of any such State law xxigf md shall affect any prosecution for such offence in any of the courts of the glubggquent rc- United States. Qcé, ‘·“°*'° Sec. 296. That if any postmaster, or other person authorized by the prosecu- _ tion. Postmaster-General to receive the postage of letters, shall fraudulently mg]?;;? d6- demand. or receiveany rate of postage, or gratuity, or reward, other than m pmgge ’ is provided by this act, for the postage of letters or packets, on conotlitr than, iw-; viction thereof he shall forfeit, for every such offence, one hundred dollars. u onemploym Sec. 297. That if any person employed in any department of the in the poseomoe post-office establishment of the United States shall, wxlfully and know-
- ' l§;°‘;"§U;“*ingly, use, or cause to be used, in prepayment of postage any postageing t O? pgsglgo stamp, postal card, or stamped envelope issued, or which may hereafter be
1**} P<>¤f¤~2¤- issued, by authority of any act of Congress or of the Postmaster-General, fg,'? b°f°‘° °° which has already been once used for a like purpose, or shall remove, or forlremoving attempt to remove, the cancelling or defacing marks from any such postgilgcgggplgzrlgc age-stamp, or stamped envelope, or postal card, with intent to use, or -,h· t ,,’&._'Z cause the use of the same a second time or to sell, or offer to sell the wl m an L i same, or shall remove from letters or othbr mail-matter deposited or recegved att;. lpcggt-pfiiipe thethstamps attachedl po thef samiin payment of pos ge, W1 in n use e same a secon 1me or a 1<e purpose or to sell, or offer to sell, the same, every such offender shall, upon coniricpon thereof, be deemed guilty of felony, and shall be imprisoned for not ess than one year nor more than three years. ,,,,0,, ,,,,,,0,,, Sec. 298. That if any person not employed in any department of the !¤¤*hs¤¤1¤ post·odico establishment of the United States shall commit any of the E}, gifgmggcegi offences described in the preceding section, every such person shall, on ccpugction thereof, be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and be punis e by imprisonment or not less than six months nor more than one year, or by a fine of not less than one hundred dollars nor more than five hundred dollars, for each offence, or by both such fine and imprisonment, in the discretion of the court. &Special sgplnfts, Sec. 299. That the Postmaster-General of the United States may n;:,a;&;°;l':m:' empower, by a letter of authorization under his hand, to be filed among unlawfully m,,,,, the records of his department, any special agent or other officer of the ported. post-office establishment to make searches for mailable matter transported p,,,,,, of moi, m violation of law; and that the agent or officer so authorized may open agents oroliieers. gud search any car or vehicle passing, or lately before having passed, rom any place at which there is a post-office of the United States to any other such place, and any box, package, or packet, being, or lately before having been, in such car or vehicle, and any store or house (other than a dwellmg—house) used or occupied by any common-carrier or transportation company in which such box, package, or packet may be contained, whenever said agent or officer has reason to believe that mailable matter, transported contrary to law, may therein be found. eggsgpilzféfgop Sec. 390. That the Postmaster-General may, upon evidence satisfacgid the aylinm tory to him that any person, firm, or corporation is engaged in conductofdposial) nitnoy mg any fraudulent lottery, gift-enterprise, or scheme for the distribution ‘ém_‘:':n;’a¥é;*;‘;: • of money, or of any real or personal property, by lot, chance, or drawing f,.,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, of any kind, or in conducting any other scheme or device for obtaining mcxsasrgi 3Q1g35S Iptlpgpiigh the mails by} meme of false or fraudulent pretcuces, wma m,mms_ P h of1S, O1' PPOIDISOS, or id the payment by any postmaster to any sue pcrson,'firm, or corppratien of any postal money-order drawn to the order or in favor of lum or of them, and may provide by regulations for the return to the remitters of the sums named in such money-
