SECTION 341. The following sections of the Revised Stat- Sections, utes and Acts and parts of Acts are hereby repealed:

acts, and Sections four hundred and twelve, fifteen hundred and fifty- parts of acts three, sixteen hundred and sixty-eight; sections seventeen repealed hundred and eighty to seventeen hundred and eighty-three, both inclusive; sections seventeen hundred and eighty-five, seventeen hundred and eighty-seven, seventeen hundred and eighty-eight, seventeen hundred and eighty-nine, twenty-three hundred and seventy-three, twenty-four hundred and twelve, thirty-five hundred and eighty-three, thirty-seven hundred and eight, thirty-seven hundred and thirty-nine, thirty-seven hundred and forty, thirty-seven hundred and forty-two, thirty-eight hundred and thirty-two, thirty-eight hundred and fifty-one, thirty-eight hundred and sixty-nine, thirtyeight hundred and eighty-seven; sections thirty-eight hundred and ninety to thirty-eight hundred and ninety-four, both inclusive; section thirty-eight hundred and ninetynine; sections thirty-nine hundred and twenty-two to thirtynine hundred and twenty-five, both inclusive; sections thirty-nine hundred and forty-seven, thirty-nine hundred and fifty-four, thirty-nine hundred and seventy-seven, thirty-nine hundred and seventy-nine; sections thirty-nine hundred and eighty-one to thirty-nine hundred and eighty-six, both inclusive; sections thirty-nine hundred and eighty-eight, thirty-nine hundred and ninety-two, thirty-nine hundred and ninetyfive, thirty-nine hundred and ninety-six, four thousand and thirteen, four thousand and sixteen, four thousand and thirty, four thousand and fifty-three, fifty-one hundred and eightyeight, fifty-one hundred and eighty-nine; sections fifty-two hundred and eighty-one to fifty-two hundred and ninety-one,

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both inclusive; sections fifty-three hundred and twenty-three
to fifty-three hundred and ninety-five, both inclusive; sections
fifty-three hundred and ninety-eight to fifty-four hundred and
ten, both inclusive; sections fifty-four hundred and thirteen
to fifty-four hundred and eighty-four, both inclusive;
tions fifty-four hundred and eighty-seven to fifty-five hundred
and ten, both inclusive; sections fifty-five hundred and six-
teen, fifty-five hundred and eighteen, fifty-five hundred and
nineteen; sections fifty-five hundred and twenty-four to fifty
five hundred and thirty-five, both inclusive; sections fifty-
five hundred and fifty-one to fifty-five hundred and sixty-seven,
both inclusive, of the Revised Statutes:

That part of section thirty-eight hundred and twenty-nine of the Revised Statutes which reads as follows: "And every person who, without authority from the Postmaster-General, sets up or professes to keep any office or place of business bearing the sign, name, or title of post-office, shall, for every such offense, be liable to a penalty of not more than five hundred dollars";

That part of section thirty-eight hundred and sixty-seven of the Revised Statutes which reads as follows: "And any person not connected with the letter-carrier branch of the postal service who shall wear the uniform which may be prescribed shall, for every such offense, be punishable by a fine of not more than one hundred dollars, or by imprisonment for not more than six months, or both";

That part of section four thousand and forty-six of the Revised Statutes which reads as follows: "Every postmaster, assistant, clerk, or other person employed in or connected with the business or operations of any money-order office who converts to his own use, in any way whatever, or loans, or deposits in any bank, except as authorized by this title, or exchanges for other funds, any portion of the public money-order funds, shall be deemed guilty of embezzlement; and any such person, as well as every other person advising or participating therein, shall, for every such offense, be imprisoned for not less than six months nor more than ten years, and be fined in a sum equal to the amount embezzled; and any failure to pay over or produce any money-order funds intrusted to such person shall be taken to be prima facie evidence of embezzlement; and upon the trial of any indictment against any person for such embezzlement, it shall be prima facie evidence of a balance against him to produce a transcript from the money-order account books of the Sixth Auditor. But nothing herein con

tained shall be construed to prohibit any postmaster deposit- Sections, ing, under the direction of the Postmaster-General, in a na- acts, and tional bank designated by the Secretary of the Treasury for parts of acts that purpose, to his own credit as postmaster, any money- repealed

order or other funds in his charge, nor prevent his negotiating drafts or other evidences of debt through such bank, or through United States disbursing officers, or otherwise, when instructed or required to do so by the Postmaster-General, for the purpose of remitting surplus money-order funds from one post-office to another, to be used in payment of money orders."

"An Act to protect lines of telegraph constructed or used by the United States from malicious injury and obstruction," approved June twenty-third, eighteen hundred and seventyfour;

"An Act to protect persons of foreign birth against forcible constraint or involuntary servitude," approved June twentythird, eighteen hundred and seventy-four;

That part of "An Act making appropriations for the service of the Post-Office Department for the fiscal year ending June thirtieth, eighteen hundred and seventy-five, and for other purposes," approved June twenty-third, eighteen hundred and seventy-four, which reads as follows: "That any postmaster who shall affix his signature to the approval of any bond of a bidder or to the certificate of sufficiency of sureties in any contract before the said bond or contract is signed by the bidder or contractor and his sureties, or shall knowingly, or without the exercise of due diligence, approve any bond of a bidder with insufficient sureties, or shall knowingly make any false or fraudulent certificate, shall be forthwith dismissed from office and be thereafter disqualified from holding the office of postmaster, and shall also be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and on conviction thereof be punished by a fine not exceeding five thousand dollars, or by imprisonment not exceeding one year, or both";

Sections one, two, and three of "An Act to protect ornamental and other trees on Government reservations and on lands purchased by the United States, and for other purposes," approved March third, eighteen hundred and seventy-five;

'An Act to punish certain larcenies and the receivers of stolen goods," approved March third, eighteen hundred and seventy-five;

"An Act to amend section fifty-four hundred and fiftyseven of the Revised Statutes of the United States, relating to

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counterfeiting," approved January sixteenth, eighteen hundred and seventy-seven;

That part of section five of "An Act establishing post-roads, and for other purposes," approved March third, eighteen hundred and seventy-seven, which reads as follows: "And if any person shall make use of any such official envelope to avoid the payment of postage on his private letter, package, or other matter in the mail, the person so offending shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and subject to a fine of three hundred dollars, to be prosecuted in any court of competent jurisdiction";

That part of section one of "An Act making appropriations for the service of the Post-Office Department for the year ending June thirtieth, eighteen hundred and seventynine, and for other purposes," approved June seventeenth, eighteen hundred and seventy-eight, which reads as follows: "And any postmaster who shall make a false return to the auditor, for the purpose of fraudulently increasing his compensation under the provisions of this or any other Act, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and, on conviction thereof, shall be fined in a sum not less than fifty nor more than five hundred dollars, or imprisoned for a term not exceeding one year, or punished by both such fine and imprisonment, in the discretion of the court; and no postmaster of any class, or other person connected with the postal service, intrusted with the sale or custody of postage stamps, stamped envelopes, or postal cards, shall use or dispose of them in the payment of debts or in the purchase of merchandise or other salable articles, or pledge or hypothecate the same, or sell or dispose of them except for cash, or sell or dispose of postage stamps or postal cards for any larger or less sum than the values indicated on their faces, or sell or dispose of stamped envelopes for a larger or less sum than is charged therefor by the Post-Office Department for like quantities, or sell or dispose of postage stamps, stamped envelopes, or postal cards otherwise than as provided by law and the regulations of the Post-Office Department; and any postmaster or other person connected with the postal service who shall violate any of these provisions shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and, on conviction thereof, shall be fined in any sum not less than fifty nor more than five hundred dollars, or imprisoned for a term not exceeding one year";

"An Act to amend section fifty-four hundred and ninetyseven of the Revised Statutes, relating to embezzlement by

officers of the United States," approved February third, Sections, eighteen hundred and seventy-nine;

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That part of section one of "An Act making appropriations parts of acts for the service of the Post-Office Department for the fiscal year repealed ending June thirtieth, eighteen hundred and eighty, and for other purposes," approved March third, eighteen hundred and seventy-nine, which reads as follows: "That nothing contained in section thirty-nine hundred and eighty-two of the Revised Statutes shall be construed as prohibiting any person from receiving and delivering to the nearest post-office or postal car mail matter properly stamped." Also sections thirteen, twenty-three, twenty-seven, and twenty-eight of said Act; "An Act to amend section fifty-four hundred and forty of the Revised Statutes," approved May seventeenth, eighteen hundred and seventy-nine;

Sections one, three, and four of "An Act to amend section fifty-three hundred and fifty-two of the Revised Statutes of the United States, in reference to bigamy, and for other purposes," approved March twenty-second, eighteen hundred and eighty-two;

Sections eleven, twelve, thirteen, fourteen, and fifteen of "An Act to regulate and improve the civil service of the United States," approved January sixteenth, eighteen hundred and eighty-three;

'An Act making it a felony for a person to falsely and fraudulently assume or pretend to be an officer or employee acting under authority of the United States or any department or officer thereof, and prescribing a penalty therefor," approved April eighteenth, eighteen hundred and eightyfour;

"An Act to prevent and punish the counterfeiting within the United States of notes, bonds, or other securities of foreign governments," approved May sixteenth, eighteen hundred and eighty-four;

Section nine of "An Act making appropriations for the current and contingent expenses of the Indian Department and for fulfilling treaty stipulations with various Indian tribes for the year ending June thirtieth, eighteen hundred and eightysix, and for other purposes," approved March third, eighteen hundred and eighty-five;

Section two of "An Act to amend the Act entitled 'An Act to modify the money-order system, and for other purposes,' approved March third, eighteen hundred and eighty-three," approved January third, eighteen hundred and eighty-seven;