The Criminal Code Act 1899 - Ozcase Queensland Historical Legal ...

CRIMINAL PRACTICE RULES-FORMS 309
VIII.-OFFENCES RELATING TO POSTS AND TELEGRAPHS.
NO. 116.-STOPPING MAILS.
Section 164.
(1.) Stopped a mail conveyance with intent to search the mail.
(2.) Stopped one E.F., who was then engaged in conveying [or delivering] a
mtail, with intent to search the said mail.
No. 117.-INTERCEPTING THINGS SENT BY POST OR TELEGRAPH.
Section 165.
Unlawfully secreted [or destroyed] [part of] a letter [or telegram (or as the
case may be)] which was then in course of transmission by post [or telegraph].
NO, 118.-TAMPERING WITH THINGS SENT BY POST OR TELEGRAPH.
Section 166.
(1.) Being employed by [or under] the Post and Telegraph Department,
unlawfully and without authority opened a letter which was then in course of
transmission by post [or suppressed part of a telegram which was then in course
of transmission by telegraph (or as the case may be, stating the unauthorised
act)].
(2.) Being employed (&e. as in (l)), knowingly permitted one M.N. unlawfully
and without authority to open (&c. as in (1)).
NO. 119.---WILFUL MISDELIVERY OF THINGS SENT BY POST OR
TELEGRAPH.
Section 167.
Being charged by virtue of his employment as a servant of the Postmaster-
General [or by virtue of a contract between him and the Postma.ster-General or
by virtue of his employment as a servant of one Q.R., who was under contract with
the Postmaster-General for the conveyance of mails (or as the case may be)] with
the delivery of a mail bag addressed to one E.F., the postmaster at A. [or of a
letter or of a telegram (or as the case nzay be) addressed to one E.F. (or as the case
may be)], wilfclly delivered the said mail bag (or &e.) to another person who was
not authorised by the said EX. to receive it.
KO. lSO.-OBTAINING LETTERS BY FALSE PRETENCES.
Section 168.
By falsely pretending [or stating] to one Q.R., a postmaster [or an oflieer
(or a servant) of the Post and TeIegraph Department], that he the said AB. was
authorised by one E.F. to receive letters addressed to him (or as the case may be,
state substance of false pretence or misstatement) induced the said Q.R. to deliver
to him, the said A.B., a letter [or telegram (as the case may be)] which was sent
by post [or telegraph] and was not addressed to him,
NO. 121.-SECRETING LETTERS, ETC.
Section 169.
Wilfully secreted [or detained1 a letter [or telegram (or as the case may be)]
which, having been sent by post [or telegraph] addressed to one E.F., was found
by the said A.B. [or was wrongly delivered to the said A.B.], and which ought to
have been delivered to the said E.F., as he the said A.B. then well knew.
NO. 122.-FRAUDULENT ISSUE OF MONEY ORDERS AND POSTAL
NOTES,
Section 170.
Being employed by [or under] the Post and Telegraph Department, and being
charged by virtue of such employment with the duty of issuing [or with duties
in connection with the issue of] money orders [or postal notes], unlawfully a$ with
intent to defraud issued a mouey order [or postal note] for $20 to [or in favour
of] one M.N.
NO. 123.-FRAUDULENT MESSAGES RESPECTING MONEY GRDERS.
Section 171,
Being employed by [or under] the Post and Telegraph Department, and being
charged by grtue of sucli employment with duties in connection with money
orders, sent to one M.N. a false [or misleading] letter [or telegram OT message]
concernhg a money order [or concerning money payable to one E.F. under a
money order], with intent, thereby then to defraud.