Post

1. "L.prep.

After; afterward.' Introduces Latin phrases, and is used in Latin and English compound words. ' Palmer v. St. Paul Ins. Co., 44 Wis. 208-9 (1878), cases; 4 Q. B. D. 673; 29 Moak, 103; 17 F. R. 431.

2 See Bodenhamer v. Welch, 89 N. C. 81 (1883); 46 Barb. 87; 7 Ohio St. 443. s Coke, Litt. 206 a; 3 BI. Com. 340; Davis v. Gray, 16 Wall. 229 (1873). The Harriman, 9 Wall. 172 (1869), cases, Swayne, J. s Dermott v. Jones, 2 Wall. 7-8,(1864), cases, Swayne, J.: 2 Story, Eq. §§ 1004 .

Eliot Nat

Bank v. Beal, 141 Mass. 567-70 (1886), Post diem.

After the day — when due; as, a plea of payment post diem.

Post facto

After the fact. See Factum, Post, etc.

Post hae

After this. Post litem m.otam.. After controversy begun. See Lis, Mota. Post mortem.. After death. See Coroner. Post natus.

After-born.

See Natus, Ante.

Post obit

After he dies. See Obit. Post-date. To date after the true time. See Date. Post-due. Past due. See Due. Post-note. A note payable at a distant day, and not on demand. Differs from othev promissory notes only as to time of payment. Post-notes are a, species of obligation resorted to by banks when the exchanges of the country, and especially of the banks, have become embarrassed by excessive speculations. They are intended to supply the place of demand notes, which the banks cannot afford to issue or re-issue, to relieve the neces.sities of commerce or of the bank Sf or to avoid a compulsory suspension. They are under seal, or without seal, and at long or short dates, and with or without interest, as the necessities ot the bank may require."

Post-nuptial.

After nuptials or marriage. Opposed, ante-nuptial.

See Settle, 4. 2.

Eng. n.3 (1) A military station: (2) any fixed place on a line of road; (3) a conveyance betv Feen such places, and the person who used relays of horses; (4) speedy conveyance, rapid travel, quicls communication, communication by letter or message. Whence " the post," "post haste," etc.

Military post

A military establishment where a body of troops is permanently stationed. Post-office. (1) The department of government concerned in receiving and delivering postal matter. The postmaster-general, deputy postmasters, and their assistants and clerks, appointed and sworn as required by law, are public officers; and each is answerable for his own negligence only.'

See Tort, 2. ' Be Dyott's Estate, 2 W. & S. 489 (1841). " Hogg's Appeal, 23 Pa. 488-89 (18S4). = F. paste, a carrier, messenger: L. L. postus, posta, a station, post: L. positus. placed: ponere, to place.

A " post-horse " was a horse placed at a station in readiness for a traveler. ' [Caldwell's Case, 19 Wall. 268 (1873), Hunt, J. (2) The " business" of keeping, forwarding and distributing mailable matter, equally with the "place" where such business is conducted. Such place, to constitute a post-office, may be a buildipg. an apartment in a building, a desk, or a trunk or box to be cari'ied about a house or from one building to another- The place of deposit is the post-office, in this sense. Hence, feloniously removing a letter out of the place where kept, in a post-office, is stealing it from the posloffice. ' " The Congress shall have Power. To establish Post Offices and Post Roads." " This power authorizes the regulation of the entire system: the designation of route, the m.atter — its weight and form, the places where receivable, the charges for carriage, measures to secure safe and speedy transit, prompt delivery, etc. Under this power thfdepartment also determines what matter shall and shall not be mailable. The protection of the public morals is incidental to the protection of the mails.* Post-road. A liighway by land or water over which mails may be lawfully transmitted. Post-route. A post-road, or a definite portion thereof, over which mails are usually transported by contract; a route for which the department contracts for the transportation of a mail.* Letters, and sealed packages subject to letter-postage, when once entrusted to the care ot the postal department, for transmission, are as fully guarded from inspection, except as to outward form and weight, as if retained by the forwarder in his own domicil. The guarantee against " unreasonable searches and seizures" extends to articles placed in the mails. They can be opened only imder warrant, duly sworn to and particularly describing the thing, as if it were a paper in ones own household. But what is purposely left open to inspection, as, newspapers, magazines, pamphlets, and other printed matter, may be examined without warrant. See further Letter. 3; Maii-, 2; Book, 2; Cibcdi.ar, 2; Liberty, Of the Press; Lottery; Obscene; Revenue; Telegraph.