Shreveport daily news., 1861-09-25

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, o. any dies. plate or engraving
therefor, & 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, o. who shall make, or print. or
authorize, OF procure to be made or
printed. any pastage stamps of the
kind pacyided and furnished by the
Pos.mastarG General as aforesaid, with
out the especial authority and direc-
ton OF the PostotSce Department, or
who, after such postage stamps have
been printed, shall, with intent to de-
fraud tie revenues Of the Postotficc
Department deliver any postage
stamps 20 any person or persons other
than sucl. 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 Postotfice Department
shah, on conviction thereof be deemed
gsilty OF felony, and be punished by
n fine NO, exceeding $500, or by i'm
prisonnent not exceeding five years,
OF by both such fine and imprison-
mcnt; and the expenses Of procuring
and providing all such postage stamps
and iettst envelopes as are provided
for CT authorized by this act, shall be
paid after being adjusted by the Au-
ditoc Of the Postofice Department on
the cert ticate Of the Postmaster Cen
era! out of any money in the Treasury
arising from the revenues Of the Post
Office Department.
Sec !. and be 1T .tnrther enacted.
Tha, ii shall be the duty of every
Postmaster to cause to be detaced in
such manner us the Postmaster Gen
eral shall direct, all postage stamps
Of this Confederacy 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 dctace the same, it shall be the
duty Of the Postmaster to whose
Office such letters shall hc sent fer
delivery, to dcface the stamps and re-
port the delinquent Postms Stcr to the
Postmaster General. AND any per
son shall use, or atteinp' to use, in
prepayment Of postage, any postage
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used for like purposes, such persons
shall be subject to penalty Of fifty
dollars for every such otiense. to be
recovered in the name of the Contcd-
crate States CT America in any court
Of competent jurisdiction.
"Sec 5. An2 be it ,furthcr enacted,
That from and after the day when
this act goes into effect, the
franking privilege shall be abolished;
p7ocidcd, that the Postmaster Gener-
al and his chief clerks, and the Audi
tor Of the Treasury for the Postoiiice
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 |
Postotiice Department; but they !
slall in every such case endorse on
the back of the letter OF packages to
be sent free of postage over their own
signatures, the words, Official bust
ness. and for any such endorsement
taisel y made. the person so offending
shall forfeit and pay taxes $500; and
prorided furthcr, the several Dcpuy-
Postnasters throughout the Conftder- |
ate Shall shall be and hereby are au-
thorized to send through the mails
free Of postage all letters and pack
ages which it may be their duty, or