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902 [ 1 or 1887. ] POST OFFICE .


The master of every such vessel shall give all proper facilities
to such officer of the Post Office to enable him to discharge
his duties and to make up such mails , and to leave the vessel
on her departure.
If there be no officer of the Post Office in attendance on
board any vessel, the master of such vessel may receive all
correspondence which is brought on board to him fully prepaid
by the postage stamps of the Colony ; and sball deliver the
same at the Post Office on arrival at bis destination .
Refusal to
Cirry mails ,
25. The masters of every vessel shall receive on board all
mail bags and correspondence tendered to him by the Post
master General for transmission and shall sign a receipt for the
same. The owner or agent of any vessel who refuses to allow
any mail to be put on board of or transmitted by such vessel
shall be deemed guilty of an offence against this ordinance.
Offences.
Offences.
26. Offences against this ordinance shall be considered to be
( 1. ) Any infringement of the exclusive privilege of the
Postmaster General.
( 2. ) Refusal, neglect, or omission to do any act commanded
by this ordinance.
( 3. ) Refusal to permit, or obstruction of any such act.
( 4. ) The doing of any act forbidden by this ordinance.
For every offence against this ordinance for which no specific
penalty is provided the offender shall be liable, on summary
conviction before a Magistrate, to a penalty not exceeding five
hundred dollars, and in default of payment of the said penalty
to imprisonment with or without hard labour for any period not
exceeding six months.
Stealing letter 27. The following acts shall be deemed felonies :
bags, forging
stamps, and
other felonics.
Stealing, embezzling, secreting, or destroying any corre
spondence by a person employed by or under the
Post Office.
Stealing from or out of any correspondence any chattel ,
money, or valuable security.
Stealing or unlawfully taking away a letter bag, or stealing
or unlawfully taking any correspodence from or out
of a letter bag, or unlawfully opening a letter bag.
Stealing any correspondence from a letter bag, or from a
Post Office, or from an officer of the Post Office.
Forging, altering, or imitating, or assisting in forging,
altering, or imitating any postage stamp issued under
this ordinance.