Shreveport daily news., 1861-08-13
provided or furnished under the pro-

provided or furnished under the pro-
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 G cneralas aforesaid. with
out the especial authority and direc-
ton of the Postotficc Department, or
who, after such postage stamps have
been printed, shall, with intent 80 de.
fraud tie revenues Of the Postotfice
Department deliver any postage
stamps to any person or persons other
than such as shall be authorized t."
receive the s:n.: by any instrument
'ot' writing, duly executed under the
hand cf the Postmaster General and
the seal OF the Postotiice Department
shall, on conviction thereof be deemed
gVi,ty OF felony, aud be punished by
Il fine not exceeding 500, or hy i'm
priSonanent not rNceciiiI" five years,
or by both such fine and impriSon-
ment and the expenses of procuring
and providing all such postage stamps
and letter envelopes as are provided
for or authorized by this act, shall he
paid after being adjusted by the Au-
ditor of the pos;otfic" Department on
the certitieatc of the Postmaster Gen
erll out of amy money i'll the Treasury
arising from the revenues of the Post
Office Department,
"Src 4. -4ud be II further cnnctrH.
That it slali bc the duty of every
Postmaster to cause to be dctacrd III
such manner as the Postmaster Cen
,er&i shall direct, all postage stamps
OF this Confectionery to letters e."pos-
tied in his office for delivery or to hr
sent by mail; and If any Postmaster
sending letters III the mail with suciI
postage stamps attached shah omit
tu detacc the same, it shall be the
duty Of the Postmaster to who's"
Office such letters shall be sent for
delivery, to detace the stamps and re-
port the delinquent Postma -tcr to the
Postmaster General. Anf If any per-
son shall Use, or a;trmp' to use, in
prepayment Of postage, any postage
stamps which shall la' =. been before
used for Ike purposes, such persons
shall be subject to ape:aitv OF fifty
dollars tor every such "i}enSe. to he
recovered in the name Of the Conted-
,.ratc States Of America in any court
OF competent jurisdiction.
''S>er ). ind he Il furthcr rnactcd
Tha; irom and after tLe day when
this act goes into effect. the
tranking privilege shall be abolished;
pyoridcd, that the Postmaster Gcncr-
al and his chief clerks, and the Audi
tor Of tlle Treasury for the postotficc
Department shall be and they are
| hereby authorized to transmit
through 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
Postotnce Dcpartmnt; alt they
shall in every such case endorse on
the back of the letter or packages; to
be sent trce ofpostage over their own
signatures, the words, Official busi-
| ness, and for any such endorsement
falsely made, the person so offending
shall forfeit and pay taxes $500; GHd
| iprorided turthcr. the several Dcpuy-
pos,masters throughout the Confcder-
ate Shall shall be and hereby are au-
| ,norized to send through the mails
free ofrostage all letters and pack
ages which it may be their duty, or
they may have occasion to transmit