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U.S. Code as of:
01/19/04
Section 1696. Private express for letters and packets
(a) Whoever establishes any private express for the conveyance of
letters or packets, or in any manner causes or provides for the
conveyance of the same by regular trips or at stated periods over
any post route which is or may be established by law, or from any
city, town, or place to any other city, town, or place, between
which the mail is regularly carried, shall be fined not more than
$500 or imprisoned not more than six months, or both.
This section shall not prohibit any person from receiving and
delivering to the nearest post office, postal car, or other
authorized depository for mail matter any mail matter properly
stamped.
(b) Whoever transmits by private express or other unlawful means,
or delivers to any agent thereof, or deposits at any appointed
place, for the purpose of being so transmitted any letter or
packet, shall be fined under this title.
(c) This chapter shall not prohibit the conveyance or
transmission of letters or packets by private hands without
compensation, or by special messenger employed for the particular
occasion only. Whenever more than twenty-five such letters or
packets are conveyed or transmitted by such special messenger, the
requirements of section 601 of title 39, shall be observed as to
each piece.
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