Section 12 Larceny of postal packets, &c
Every person who—
(1)
steals a mail bag ; or
(2)
steals from a mail bag, post office, officer of the Post Office, or mail, any postal packet in course of transmission by post; or
(3)
steals any chattel, money or valuable security out of a postal packet in course of transmission by post; or
(4)
stops a mail with intent to rob the mail;
shall be guilty of felony and on conviction thereof liable to penal servitude for life.