Annual Reports. Report of the Postmaster-General. Miscellaneous Reports

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Page 58 - Whoever, having devised or intending to devise any scheme or artifice to defraud, or for obtaining money or property by means of false or fraudulent pretenses, representations, or promises...
Page 165 - An Act making appropriations for the service of the Post Office Department for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1918, and for other purposes...
Page 58 - ... for the purpose of executing such scheme or artifice or attempting so to do, places in any post office or authorized depository for mail matter, any matter or thing whatever to be sent or delivered by the...
Page 63 - ... desired in the prosecution or defense of such cases, and the maintenance of suitable records of opinions rendered affecting the Post Office Department and the postal service; and with the consideration of applications for pardon for...
Page 57 - The Postmaster General may, upon evidence satisfactory to him that any person or company is engaged in conducting any lottery, gift enterprise, or scheme for the distribution of money, or of any real or jjersonal property by lot, chance, or drawing of any kind...
Page 57 - ... or that any person or company is conducting any o'ther .scheme for obtaining money or property of any kind through the mails by means of false or fraudulent pretenses, representations or promises. forbid the payment by any postmaster to said person or company of any postal money orders drawn to his or Its order, or in his or its favor, or to the agent of any such person or company, whether such agent is acting as an individual or as a firm, brink, corporation or association of any kind, and may...
Page 59 - ... at the place at which it is directed to be delivered by the person to whom it is addressed, any such matter or thing, shall be fined not more than $1,000 or imprisoned not more than five years, or both.
Page 58 - Whoever shall knowingly deposit or cause to be deposited, or shall knowingly send or cause to be sent, anything to be conveyed or delivered by mail in violation of the provisions of this section, or shall knowingly deliver or cause to be delivered by mail anything herein forbidden to be carried by mail, shall be fined not more than one thousand dollars, or imprisoned not more than two years...
Page 58 - Any check, draft, bill, money, postal note, or money order, for the purchase of any ticket or part thereof, or of any share or chance in any such lottery...
Page 123 - That the eight hours of service shall not extend over a longer period than ten consecutive hours, and the schedules of duty of the employees shall be regulated accordingly.

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