Shreveport daily news., 1861-09-03

provided or furnished under the pro-
visions Of this or any former act
whether the same are impressed o,
printed Oh or attached to cnvelopessoI
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 counterteited
dies, plate, engraving or postage
stamp, OF who shall make, or print, OF
authorize, or procure to be made or
printed, any pastage stamps of the
kind provided and furnished by The
Postmaster Generals aforesaid, with
out the especial authority and dircc-
ton of the Postotficc Department., or
who, after such postage stamps haze
been printed, shall, with intent to de-
fraud the revenues of the Postoffice
Department deliver any postage
stamps to any person or persons other
than such 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
shall, on conviction thereof be deemed
guilty of felony, and be punished by
fine not exceeding $500, or by i'm
prisonmeat not exceeding five years,
or by both such fine and imprison-
ment and the expenses of procuring
and providing all such postage stamps
sud letter envelopes as are provided
for or authorized by this act, shall be
paid after being adjusted by the Au-
ditor Of the Postotfice Department on
the certificate of the Postmaster Cen
eral out Of any money in the Treasury
office Department.
"Sec i. Ind bc II ,tu,ths, cnactc1,
That it shall be the duty OF every
Postmaster to cause to be drtaccd in
such manner as the Postmaster Gen
eral shall direct, all postage stamps
Of this Contederacv to letters IcpoS~
tied in his office for delivery or to be
sent by mail; and any Postmaster
sending letters IN the mail with such
postage stamps attached shall omit
t" detacc the same, it shall be the
duty OF tl.c Postmaster to whose
Office such letters shall be sent for
delivery, to dctace the stamps and re-
port the delinquent Rnstma S,cr to the
Postmaster General. And If any per-
son shall use, or att"mp' to use, in
prepayment ofpostage. any postage
stamps which shall lla' . been before
used for like purposes, such persons
shall be subject to II penalty of fifty
dollars for every such otltnsr. to be
recovered in IT,. name of the Conttd-
crate States Of America in any cour,
ot'cotnpetent jurisdiction.
'Sec 5. Ana bc it furthcy en0ctc9,
That from and after the day when
this act goes into effect, the
tranl<ins privilege shall be abolished;
prortacd, that the Postmaster Gcner-
al and his chief clerks. and the Audi
tor of the Treasury for the Pos,ofiicc
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 10 the business of the
Postotiicc Department; but they
shall in every such case endorse on
the hack OF the letter or packages to
be sent free of postas. over their OWL
signatures, the words, Official busi-
ness, and for any such endorsement
falsely made, the person so offending
shall forfeit and pay taxes $500; uud
prortded tu7her, the several Depuy-
Postmasters throughout the Confeder-
ate Shall shall be and hereby are au-
thorized to send through the mails
free of fpostage all letters and pack
ages which it may he their duty, or
they may have OCCASION to transmit