Shreveport daily news., 1861-06-13
forge or counterfeit any postage stamp
,,roy;dod or furnished under the pro-

forge or counterfeit any postage stamp
provided or furnished under the pro-
visions of this or any former act
whether the same are impressed or
printed on or attached to envelopesSor
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 counterfelted
dies, plate, engraving or postage
stamp, or who shall make, or print, or
authorize, or procure to be made or
printed, any pastaSe stamps OF tue
kind provided and furnished ny tne
Postmaster Generalas aforesaid, with
out the especial authority and d,rec-
ton of the Postotiicc Departments OF
who, after such postage stamps nave
been printed, shall, with intent to de-
fraud TIE revenues Of the Postottlce
! Department deliver amy 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 Postofiice Department
] shall. on conviction thereof be deemed
csilty of felony, and be punished by
a fine not exceeding $500. or by I'M
). nr;sonment not exceeding five years.
y or hv both such fine and imprlson-
il ment and the expenses Of procuring
e and providing all such postage stamps,
+ and letter envelopes as are provided
". for or authorized by this act, shall be
< paid after being adjusted by the Au
,,. ditor of the Postotiice Department OF
,e the certificate Of the Postmaster Gen
,e eral out of any money in the Treasury
- arising from the revenues OF the Post
as Office Department.
W Sec 4. md be it ,tarther enocted
70 That it shall be the duty OF ever.
,r Postmaster to cause TO be defaced II
- such manner as the Postmaster Gen
~. .ral shall direct, all postage stamp
y of this Confederacy to letters eepoS
nw,, w tied in his office for delivery or to b
hoo sent by mail; and if any Postmaste
- sending letters in the mail with sue
"a hostage stamps attached shall oml
= 70 detace the same, it shall be tn
: duty of the Postmaster to who's
~, Office such letters shall be sent tf
81 81 delivery, to deface the stamps and II
- port the delinquent Postmaster tot
postmaster General. AND ifany pc
" son shall use, or attemp' to use,
e. prepayment Of postage, any poSt;'5
- stamps which shall ha. ( been beto
.n used for like purposes, such pers"l
~" shall be subject to penalty of fiji
.aa dollars for every such otiense. to
81; recovered in the name OF the Conte
~; crate States OF America IN any cou
.r; Of competent jurisdiction.
"Sec >. Aud be ii t"rther enactt
H. a. That from and after the day VIII
ro+ this act goes into effect, /
M =, tranking privilege shall be abolish,
;+h prorided, that the Postmaster Cen
! L., al and his chief clerks. and the Au
l. !, - tor of the Treasury for the PoStoti
nnJ i Department shall be and they ;
.~:n, ~ hereby authorized to trans!
';rr through the mails, free OF posta
nd;77 any letters, packages, or other III
III. ters relating exclusively 10 their G
,n. cial duties, or to the business OF
.nnl, Posto;fice Department.; but tt
he'd, Sh;ii III every 10.
'' 40 be sent free OF postage over their o
!, w. w. signatures. the words, Official b'
-,',a - no ness, 'and for any such endorsem
,ar7,. falsely made, the person so Offend
,,,a shall forfeit and pay taxes $500;
l. en- pyoridcd tarther, the several Dep
AVID Postmasters throughout the Conte'
,.t..J t ate Shall shall be and hereby are
,n.t- thorized to send through the III
.s IN free of postage all letters and p;
,dE. ages which it may be their duty
,ce y they may have occasion to tran:
to any nprSon or ulace. and WI