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Post Office Act (1872)

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The Post Office Act (17 Stat. 283, enacted June 8, 1872) formally incorporated the United States Post Office Department into the Cabinet of the United States. It is also notable for §148 which made it illegal to send any obscene or disloyal materials through the mail, to be the foundation of the later Comstock Act of 1873.[1][2]

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  1. ^ Heins, Marjorie (2007). Not in Front of the Children: 'Indecency,' Censorship, and the Innocence of Youth (3rd ed.). Rutgers University Press. p. 277. ISBN 978-0-8135-4221-8.
  2. ^ 17 Stat. 302