Shreveport daily news., 1861-10-16


visions of this or any former act
whether the same are impressed o,
printed OH or attached to envelopesfor
not, or any dies, plate or engraving
therefor, or shall make, or print, OF
knowingly use.or sell or have in pos
session with intent to use or sell, any
such false, forged or countsraeited
dies, plate, engraving or postage
.stamp,,or who shall make. or print, or
! authorize, or procure to be made y
printed. any pastage stamps et the
kind provided and furnished by the
lost,naStc or General rs aforesaid. with
out the especial authority and 1irec-
ton of the Postotiice Department, or
who, after such postage .>tasuls have
been printed, shall, with intent to de-
fraud tie revenues Of the Postotficr
Department deliver amy postage
stamps to any person OF persons other
than sucl, as shall he authorized to
receive tk,. same by any instrument
of writing, dulr executed under the
hand ct the Postmaster General and
the seal of the Postotficc Department
shall, on coln ict;o thereof be deemed
guilty of felony, and be punished by
a fine not exceeding $500, or 10y inn
prisonHent not exceeding five years,
or by both such fine and imprison
mrnt and the expenses Of procuring
and providing all suck postage stamps
and letter Envelopes nS are provided
for or authorized by this act. shall be
paid after being adjusted by t.e Au-
ditor of the Postotficc Department on
the certificate Of the Postmaster Gen
cral out of any money in the Treasury
arising from the revenues of the Post
Office Department.
"Scc 4. And he 1t .t@rther tua>zc1,
Tlat it shall be the duty of every
Postmaster ts cause to be defaced in
such manner as the Postmaster Gen
@ral shall direct, all postage stamps
of this Contederacy to letters dcpoS-
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 deta..e the same, it shall be the
duty Of the Postmaster 10 whose
office such letters shall bc sent for
delivery. to dcface the ,alnpS and re-
port the delinquent Eostrnastcr TO the
Postmaster General AND if any per-
son shall use, or attesnp' t" use, in
prepayment Of postage. any postage
stamps which shall hs~ & been before
used for like purposes, such persons
shall be subject TO a penalty Of fifty
dollars for every such etfcnse. to be
recovered in the nau.easf the Conted-
crate States of Americ:, in any court
of competent jurisdiction.
"Sec 3. Ind Ee 1t further euacttd,
That from and after the day when
this act goes into effect, the
trankins privilege shall be abolished:
pyorideG, that the Postmaster Gcncr-
al and his chief clerks, and the Audi
tor of the Treasury for the Postotficc
Department shall te aad they are
hereby authorized TO transmit
throug gh the mails. free of postage,
any letters. packages, or other mat
ters relating exclusively to their Off
cial duties, or to the business Of the
Post Office Department. but they
shall in every such case endorse Oh
the back Of the letter or packages TO
be sent free ofpostage over their own
signatures, the words, Official busi-
ness, and for an such endorsement
falsely made, the person SO offending
shall forfeit and pay taxes $500; and
pru.i,lla further, the several Depuy-
Postmas:ers throughout he Contrdcr-
ate Shall ahall be and hereby are All
thorized to send through the mails
free ofpo.tage all letters and pack
ages which it may be their duty. or
they may have occasion to transmit
to any person or place. and which
Il III 49,, ~ ol,,civo1x, to III. buSi.