The Shreveport weekly news., 1861-11-04
:ly .1ecs-- 7sco Dollars and fifty censs per year9

for or authorized by this act, shall be
paid after being adjusted by the Au-
ditcr Of the Postoffice Department on
the certificate of the Postmaster Gem
eral out of any money in the Treasury
arising from the revenues Of the Post
Office department.
"Sec 4. And Lc IL ./xykAkr cnactet7,
That it shall be the duty of every
Postmaster to cause to be sdefaccd in
such manner as the Postmaster Cen
erat shall direct. all postage stamps
ofthis Confedeacy to letters depos-
tied in his Office for delivery or to be
sent by mail; and ifany Postmaster
sending letters in the mail with such
postage stamps attached shall omit
To detacc the same, it shall he the
duty OF the PostmasterSto whose
Office such letters shall be sent for
delivery, to defacs the stamps and re-
port the delinquent POSTING ster to the
Postmaster General. AND ifany per-
son shall use. or attemp' to use, in
prepayment of postage, any postage
stamps which shall ha, been before
used for like purposes. such persons
shall be subject to a penalty of fifty
dollars for every such offcnse, to be
recovered in the name Of the Confcd-
crate States Of America in any court
ofcompetcnt Jurisdiction.
'.Scc 5. -da4 he it further enacted,
That from and after the day when
this act goes into eject. the
franking privilege shall be abolished;
prorided, that the Postmaster Gcncr-
al and his chief clerks, and the Audi
tor Of the Treasury for the Pcstofscc
Department shall be- and they are
hereby authorized to transmit
through the mails, free of postage.
any letters. packages, Or other mat,
tiers relating exclusively 10 their Off
cial duties, or to tbs business Of the
Postotice Department; but they
shall in every such case endorse or
the back of the letter or packages to
be sent free of postage over their own
signatures, the words, Official bust
ness, and for any such endorsement
falsely made, the person SO offending
shall snri,ii and pay taxes $500; and
prcridtd ,is-ther, the several Depny-
Postinassers throughout the Confcder-
ate Shall shall be and hereby are au-
iAorized TO send through the mails
free ofpostage 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
shall relate exclusively to the bust
ness eftheir respective Offices. or to
the business of the Postotiice Depart
meni; but III every such case the
Deputy Postmaster sending any such
letter or package shall endorse there
on, over his own signature, the words
.Postotiice business and for any and
every such endorsement, falsely
made. the person making the same
shall forfeit and pay $500.
Sec. 6 And be il fIythey enacted,
That the third section OF IAN act en-
titled an act further to amend San
aci entitled an act TO reduce and mod
fy the rates of postage in IKE United
States, and for other purposes, pass
ed March ,. 1851 approved March
3, 1855. whereby the letter regis,ra-
ton system was established, be and is
hereby repealed from and aftcr.the
day when this aci goes int effect.
'.Sec. 5 BE il t'Iytley enarfed, etc,
That no letters shall ne carried by the
express or other chartered conpan-
les, unless the same shall be prepaid
by being enclosed in a stamped en-
vclop OF this Coniederacy; and any
company violating the provision OF
this act shall forfeit and pay the sum
of $500 for each aff.nse to be rccov-
cred by action OF debt in any court Of
this Confederacy having cognizanee
in the name and for the use
Of this Confederaey.
Sec. 8 Be 10 further enacted. That
the Postmaster General of the Con
federate States be and is hereby au-
to make all necessary ar
for the transportation Of
mails between the territories of this
and other Governments, subject TO
the approval of the President until
postal treaties can be effected"
Passed Feb. 81, 1861"