Shreveport daily news., 1861-08-29

nroyided or furnished under the pro-
visions ef this or any former act,
whether the same are impressed or
printed on or attached to enveiopes;or |
not, or any dies, plate or engraving
therefor, or shall make, or print, or
knowingly use or sell or have III pos
session, with-inte1lt to use or sell, any
such false, forged or counterfeited
dies, plate, engraving or postage
stamp. or who shah 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 eneralas aforesaid, with
out the especial authority and dlrec-
tion of the Postotiice Department., or
who, after such postage stamps have
been printed, shall, with intent to de-
/, fraud tie revenues of the Iostot1ice
}, Department deliver any postage
. stamps to amy person or persons othef
than such as shall be authorized t"
receive the same by any instrument
q. Of writing. duly executed under th"
hand ef the Postmaster General and
the seal Of the postotfioe department
:. shall, on conviction thereof be deemed
j @uiisv Of felony. and be punished by
= fine not exceeding $500, or by lni'
', n,isounent not exceeding five Years
!. or by both suci, fine and lnpnson
Y mcnt: and the expenses Of procurln:
il and providing ali such postage stamp
go and letter envelopes as are proVlde'
+ for or authorized by this act, shall b.
~ paid after being adjusted by the Au
=. di,or Of the Postotiice Department o'
70 the certificate of the Postmaster Ge!
J.. eral out of amy money in the Ir"a>''r
So arising from the revenues OF the foaj
rs office Department.
,s Sec /. ind he 1t .jurther cR@rfcf
~ That it shall be the duty Of ever
=, po,r,nast.r TO cause to be dctac"d i
ar such manner as the Postmaster ''e'
as eral shall direct, all postag" STAMP
:, of this Contelcracv to letters .Iepn
.J ited in his office for delivery or to /
no sent hv mail: and ii amy Postmast'
he sending letters in the mail VIII sue
Lo- postage stamps attached shall ON
.od Fra detace the same, it shall he II
the duty OF the POSTMASTER to Who
{ ;, Office such letters shall be sent I
hi, delivery, to dcface the stamps and !
81 port the delinquent poStma ~ter to +
81 postnaster General And If any ?,
tc. son shall use, or attrlnp' to use,
TX prcpav,nent Of postage, any nosta
sh- STAMPS which shall ha' been beto
and used for Ike purpose, such PefS",
ne shall be subject to a penalty OF TT
ate dollars ior every such otitnSr, 10
yed recovered in the name OF the Cont
cr;- crate States of America in any col
BIZ of competent jurisdiction-
rri- Sec ). Ind BE- It .farther enact
= y. That from and after the day VIII
,hr this act goes into effect,
not FRANK iuy privilege shall be aholish'
j., Dyorided, that the Postmaster Gen
irh- a! and his chief clerks, and the A'i
| he tor of the Treasury for the Postot7
h,1 Dcpartment shall be and they
and hereby authorized to tranSi
.;ont through the mails. free OF posta
,iuo any letters, packages. OF other III
oli- terS relating exclusively t" Their c
-bIv cial duties, or to the business OF
,c,.: postotiice Department; but Il
Gals shall in every such ~case endorse
hol the back of the letter or package:
fed be sent free of postage oyer their o
f. SIGNATURES, the words, Official b'
= he ness, 'and for any such endorsen
tao. falsely made, the person so offend
no shall forfeit and pay taxes $500;
and prof1ded fuffher' 'he Serei"t ~
en- Post,nasterS throughout the Conte'
and ale Shall shall be and hereby are
c,e1 thorized to send through the IN
mat free Of postage all letters and z;
~ !, apes which ii may be their duty