Shreveport daily news., 1861-08-27

visions of this or any former act,
whether the same are impressed or
printed on or attached to envelopes.or
not, or any dies. plate or engraving
therefor, or shall make, or print, or
knowingly use or sell or have in pos.
session, with intent to use or sell, any
such false, forged or counterfeited
dies, plate, engraving or postage
stamp, or who shall make, or print, or
authorize, or procure to be made or
printed, any pastage stamps OF the
kind provided and furnished by the
Postmaster General as aforesaid, with
out the especial authority and dircc-
ton Of the Postotfice Department., OF
who, after such postage stamps have
been printed, shall, with intent to de-
fraud tie revenues of the Postotfice
} Department deliver any postage
. stamps to any person or persons other
than such as shall be authorized to
receive the same by any instrument
Of writing, duly executed under the
hand ef the Postmaster General and
the seal of the Postoilice Department
4, shall, on conviction thereof be deemed
| guilty of felony, and be punished by
a fine not exceeding $500, or by I'M
prisouincat not exceeding five years,
: or by both such fine and imprison-
, ment: and the expenses of procuring
| and providing all such postage stamps
e and letter envelopes as are provided
: for or authorized by this ~ct, shall be
+ paid after being adjusted by the Au-
>. ditor of the Postotlice Department on
g the certificate of the Postmaster Gen
q cral out of any money in the Treasury
{. arising from he revenues of the Post
: office Department.
$ ..:Sec i. Ind be it ,t4rA}er e"0che1
v That it shall be the duty Of every
O Postmaster to cause to be dciaced in
y such manner AS the Postmaster Gen
: eral shall direct, all postage stamps
!. of this Confrlrracy to letters dcros
I. tied in his o1ficc for delivery or to b'
g sent by mail: and if any Post!naste,
il. SeuGins letters in the mail with such
., postage stamps attached shall omit
d TO detace the same, it shall be tho
!, duty OF the Postmaster to who's,
q office such letters shall be sent tol
in delivery. TO detace the stamps and re
y port the delinquent postms Stcr toth'
h. Postmaster General. And If any per
;: son shall use. or :ittemp' to use, II
k prepayment Of postage. any postage
h. stamps which shall ha' !, been betor'
ID used for like purposes, such persons
c. shall be subject to a penalty Of lift.
tc dollars for every such ottcnsr, TO b'
al recovered in the name OF the tonted
j. crate States Of America in any cour
J. of competent jurisdiction.
i "Sec ). And he IT .turther epact'9
L. That from and after the day whci
,e this act goes into effect. thu
,t franking privilege shall be abolished
!, p,yri1cd, that the Postmaster Gencr
J. al and his chief clerks, and the Audi
,c tor Of the Treasury for the io.stotlic'
ii Department shall be and they ar'
Ill hereby authorized to transni
N throug gh the mails, free of postage
e any letters, packages, or other mat
i rers rclating exclusively to their Off
V cial duties. or to the business OF tn,
!. Postotiice DEPARTMENT.; but they
Is shall in every such case endorse oi
d. the back Of the letter or packages t,
ID be sent free OF postage over their owi
to 81 ignatures. the words, Official busi
,e ness and for amy such endorsement
re falsely. made, the person so offendin:
e shall forfeit and pay taxes $500; aa'
I'd prorided tnrther, the several Depuy
n lPostmasters throughout the Confeder
I'd ate Shall shall be and hereby are au
ID thorized to send through the mail
It. free Of postage all letters and pack
in ages which it may be their duty, o
j. they may have occasion to transmi
2 to amy person or place, and whicl
ne shall relate exclusively to the bust
IS. ness of their respective Offices, or t.
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