Shreveport daily news., 1861-09-24

provided or furnished under the pro.
visions OF this or any former act
whether the. same are impressed o,
printed OH or attached to envelopcsso,
not, or any dies. plate or engraving
therefor, or shall make, or print, OF
knowingly use or sell or hayc in pos
session, with intent to use or sell, any
such false, forged or countcrteited
dies, plate, engraving or postage
stamp, or who shall make, or print, or
auth orize. Or procure to be made or
printed, any pastage stamps of the
kind provided and furnished by the
Postmaster G General As aforesaid, with
out .xhe especial authority and direc-
ton Of the Poetotiice Department, or
who, after such postage stamps have
been printed, shall, with inteAtsto de-
fraud the revenues of the Postofiice
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 Postoflioe Department.
shall, on conviction thereof be deemed
guilty Of felony. and be punished by,
a fine not exceeding $500, or by i'm.
prisonmert not exceeding five years,
or 10y both such fine and imprison-
ment: and the expenses Of procuring
and providing all such postage stamps
and letter envelopes rs are provided
for or authorized by this act, shall be
paid after being adjusted by the Au-
diter Of the Postofficc Department on
the certificate Of the Postmaster Gen
erai out of any money in the Treasury
arising from the revenues of the Post
Office Department.
Sec 4. And be it further e,sss-ted,
That it shall be the duty Of every
Postmaster to cause to be defaeed in
such manner as the Postmaster Gen
erA shall direct. all postage stamps
Of this Contcderacy to letters depos-
tied in his office for delivery or to be
sent by mail; and if any Postmaster
sending letters in the mail with such
postage stamps attached shall omit
to deface the same, it shall be the
duty Of the Postmaster to whose
office such letters shall be sent for
delivery, to deface the stamps and re-
port the delinquent POSTING ster to the
Postmaster General. AND If any per
son shall use, or attelnp' to use, in
Of postage, any postage
stamps which shall ha' : been before
used for like purposes, such persons
shall be suh hject to a penalty Of fifty
dollars for every such oiirnse, to be
recovered in the name of the Confcd-
crate States of America in any court
ofcompe'ent jurisdiction.
"Sec 5. And br ii furthey enacted,
That from and after the day when
this act goes into effect. the
franking privilege shall be abolished;
,noridra, tina: the Postmaster Gener-
al and his CHIEF clerks, and the Audi
tor Of the Treasury for the Postofficc
Department. shall be and they are
hereby authorized to transmit
throug gh the mails, free Of postage,
any letters, packages, or other mat
ter~ relating exclusively to their Off
,ial duties, or to the business Of th. !
Postotiice Department.; but they
shall in every such case endorse on
he back Of the letter or packages to
re sent free Of postage over their own
signatures, the words, Official busi- !
le>s, and for any such endorsement,
alsely made, the person so offending
shall forfeit and pay taxes $500; and
,rorideG .tiutAcr, the several Depuy- |
throughout the Confcder-
.te Shall shall be and hereby are au-
horned to send through the mails |
rec Of postage all letters and pack |
ages which it may be their duty, or
hey may have occasion to transmit