SEC. 70. And be it further enacted, That it shall be lawful for the Postmaster General to makeprovision, where it may be necessary, for the receipt of all letters and packets intended to be conveyedby any ship or vessel beyond sea, or from any port in the United States to another port therein; and theletters so received shall be formed into a mail, sealed up, and directed to the postmaster of the port towhich such ship or vessel shall be bound; and for every letter or packet so received there shall be paid,at the time of its reception, a postage of one cent, which shall be for the use of the postmasters respectively receiving the same. And the Postmaster General may make arrangements with thepostmasters in any foreign country for the reciprocal receipt and delivery of letters and packets throughthe post office.—Sec. 34, Act of March 3,1825.
CHAPTER XIV.RATES OF POSTAGE.Ssc, 162. And be it further enacted, That every letter or packet brought into the United States, orcarried from one port therein to another, in any private ship or vessel, shall'be charged with six cents,if delivered at the post office where the same shall arrive; and if destined to be conveyed, by post, toany place, with two cents added to the'ordinary rates of postage.^—Sec. 15, Act of March 3,1825,SEC. 163.
. Every master of a vessel from a foreign port is bound,Immediately on his arrival at a port,and before he can report, make entry, or break bulk, under a penalty not to exceed $100, to deliverinto the post office all letters brought in his vessel, directed to any person in the United States, or theTerritories thereof, which are under his care or within his power, except such letters as relate to thecargo or some part thereof.SEC. 142. All ship letters and packets are to be charged with a postage of six cents each, whendelivered from the office at which they are first received ; when forwarded in the mail to other offices,with two cents, in addition to the ordinary rates of postage. They should be all marked "Ship," atthe time of receiving them. This applies to all letters and, packets brought by vessels from foreigncountries, as wel) as those conveyed from one port to another in the United States over routes notdeclared post roads.See.
Also 2 Cent ship fee vom empfänger zu zahlen , davon1 Cent für den Kapitän und 1 Cent für den Postmeister, der den Brief auf den Weg bringt. Falls der Brief am Anlandungshafen ausgetragen wird, zahlt der Empfänger 6 cent.