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

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(3) Without the license of the Postmaster-General, the proof of
which lies on the person charged-
(f) Sells, or offers or exposes for sale, any postage stamp;
or
(g) Places, or permits to be placed or to remain, on or near
to his house or premises the words “licensed to sell
stamps,” or any word, letter, or mark, which signifies or
implies, or may reasonably induce any person to believe,
that he is duly licensed to sell postage stamps;
is guilty of an offence, and is liable on summary conviction to a fine of
ten dollars.
Decimal currency reference substituted pursuant to section 7 of Decimal
Currency Act of 1965.
186). ~ e s ~ ror o ~ a ~ ~ g a Letter g ~ Receivers. ~ Any person who wilfully
destroys or damages any receptacle provided by authority of the Postmaster-General
for the reception of anything intended to be sent by post,
or any card or notice relating to the postal service or telegraph service
set up by authority of the Postmaster-General, or obliterates any letter
or figure on any such thing, is guilty of an offence, and is liable on
summary conviction to a fine of one hundred dollars.
Decimal currency reference substituted pursuant to section 7 of Decimal
Currency Act of 1965.
1231. ~~aci~g Injurious Substances in or against Letter coxes. Any person
who places in or against any receptacle provided by authority of the
Postmaster-General for the reception of anything intended to be sent
by post, or telegraph, any fire or match, or any explosive, dangerous,
noxious, or deleterious, substance, or any fluid or filth, is guilty of an
offence, and is liable on summary conviction to a fine of forty dollars.
Decimal currency reference substituted pursuant to section 7 of Decimal
Currency Act of 1965.
bstraacting Post and ~ e ~ e OEces. ~ ~ aAny F person ~ who, by stopping
or loitering opposite to or on the premises of a post office or telegraph
office, obstructs the business of the office, or any person lawfully going
to the office, is guilty of an oifence, and is liable on summary conviction
to a fine of ten dollars.
Decimal currency reference substituted pursuant to section 7 of Decimal
Currency Act of 196.5.
183, ~ ~ sPost t and ~ Tel c ~ cers ~ in ~ the Execution of Duty,
etc. Any person who-
(1) Wilfully obstructs a person employed by or under the Post
and Telegraph Department in the execution of the duties of
his e~ployment; or
(2) Being in a post office or telegraph office, or within any
premises appertaining to a post office or telegraph office, or
used therewith, wilfully obstructs the business of the office;
is guilty of an offence, and is liable on summary conviction to a fine of
four dollars.
Any person employed by or under the Post and Telegraph Department
may require any person committing any of the offences defined in
this section to leave the post office, or telegraph office, or premises.