Shreveport daily news., 1861-06-29

provided or furnished under the pro-
visions of this or any former act,
whether the same arc impressed OF
printed on or attacked to envelopes !!or
not, or any digs. plate or engraving
therefor, or shall make, Or print. or
knowingly use or sell or have III pos
session. with r,,tcnt to use or sell, any
such false, forged or e"unterttitrd
dies, plate, engraving OF postage
stamp, or who shall make. or print, or
authorize, OF procure to be made or
printed, any pastagn stamps of the
kind provided and furnished by tn"
PostmasterGrncral rs aforesaid, with
out the especial authority and dircc-
ton of the Postotiicc Department, or
who, after such po>tag" stamps have
been printed. shall, with intent to de-
fraud the revenues of the PnStotlict
Department deliver any postage
stamps t" any person or persons other
than such as shall be authorized t"
receive the same by any instrument
of writing. dul " executed under the
hand rf the Postmaster General and
the seal of the PoStotiicr Department
shall. on conviction thereof be deemed
guilty Of felony, and he punished 10y
a fine no, exceeding $500, or by i'm
pri~onmrnt not exceeding five years.
"r by both such fine and inlpris"n-
mcnt; and the expenses of procuring
and pr"vidiu" all such postage stamps
and letter envelopes as are provided
for or authorized by this act, shall be
paid at1,r being adjusted hv the IAu-
ditor of the poStot1icr Department ON
the certificate of the Postmaster Gem
eral out of amy money in the Treasury
ari~in" from the revenues of tin. Post
office Department.
"Src i. -l~d hr II ,f"rtAcy rn0cfcd.
That it shall be the duty OF every
Postmaster to cause t" h. drtac,I il
such manner as the Postmaster Gen
rrai shall direct, al postage stamps
of this Contrdrracv t" letters -lrl"<
tied in his office for delivery or t" be
scnt by mail: and ifnuy Postmaster
sending letters in the mail Will, such
p"Stag. stamps attachrd shall omit
10 Irtacr the same, it shall be- the
duty of the Postmaster to whose
Office such letters shall be sent for
delivery. TO dctacc tho. stamps and re-
port the delinquent POSTING >trr t" the
Postmaster General. And II amy per-
son shall Use. or att"mp' to Use, i'll
pvc,,aV m"ut of postage, amy postage
stamps which shall l.a' :. been before
used for lik" purposes. Sncl, persons
shall h" subject to y penalty of h:1N
dollar~ for every such "ti"n~,.. t" l,r
recovered III the name OF the Contrd
crate States 81 America in amy court
ot competent jurisdiction
..Src ,. .1n8 bc II t~rfh,r r"~chd.
That from and after thr day when
thi> act goes int" effect. the
trankiny privilege shall be abolished:
ulvri1..I. that the Postmaster Grl.rr-
al and hi~ chief clerks. and the Audi
tor of the Treasury for the P"~,"tiic.
Department shall be- and they are
hereby authorized t" trau>mi;
through th. mails, free of postage.
any letters, l,ac ka""~. or other mat
trrs relating exclusively t" their otti
ciul duties. or 70 the business, of tli.
I"~totiicr Department: but they
>hall in every such case endorse on
the back of til" letter or packages +"
he sent free OF postage over their own
signatures. the words, Official bust
ness and for amy such endorsement,
talsrIy y made. tn" person 80 "tfrmdin"
shall forfeit and pay taxes $500; ami
prnricj,d t"rthcr. the several Drpuy
Postmaster, throughout the C"ntrdrr-
ate Sll;tll sltaN be and hereby are att
thorizrd to send through the mails
free of postage all letters and pack
a"-, which it may h. their duty, or
they may hav" occasion to transnit