the-ordinances-of-the-legislative-counci-1890v4 — Page 265

2082 ORDINANCE No. 1 of 1887.


Post Office.


Every person who is convicted of any felony mentioned in this

section shall be liable, at the discretion of the Court , to be kept in penal

servitude for any term not exceeding seven years and not less than three

years , or to be imprisoned for any term not exceeding two years with or
without hard labour.


Opening cor -
28. The following acts shall be deemed misdemeanours :
respondence
and other mis
demeanours . Opening or suffering or procuring to be opened , or detaining
or delaying, or procuring or suffering to be detained or

delayed any correspondence without lawful authority or
excuse ; or wilfully delivering any correspondence to any
person other than the person to whom the same ought to
be delivered .


Fraudulently obtaining from any person employed by or under
the Post Office , or fraudulently detaining or wilfully

secreting, keeping , or detaining any letter bag, or any
correspondence which ought to have been delivered to any
person .


Fraudulently removing any postage stamp from any correspond
ence, or wilfully removing from any postage stamp any
mark that has been made thereon at any Post Office , or

knowingly using or putting off any postage stamp from
which any such mark has been removed , making, knowingly
uttering, dealing in , selling, knowingly using for any
postal purpose, or having in possession without lawful

excuse any fictitious postage stamp, [ not being a postage
stamp issued under this Ordinance, Repealed by Ordinance

No. 22 of 1889, ] or making, or having in possession
without lawful excuse any die , plate , instrument or mate
rials for making any such fictitious postage stamp. Any
such stamp, die , plate, instrument, or materials found in
the possession of any person in contravention of this
section may be seized and shall be forfeited .


Every person who is convicted of any misdemeanour mentioned in

this section shall be liable , at the discretion of the Court, to be imprisoned
for any term not exceeding two years with or without hard labour.