Shreveport daily news., 1861-11-01


whether the same are impressed or
printed ON or attached to envelopes:.or
not, or any dies, plate or engraving
therefor, or 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 counterfelted
dies, plate, engraving or postage
stamp, or who shall make, or PRINT or
authorize, or procure to be made or
printed, any pastage stamps OF .ne
kind provided and furnished by the
Postmaster General as aforesaid With
out the especial authority and direc-
,;on of the Postofficc Department, or
who, after such postage stamps have
been printed, shall, with intent TO de-
fraud the revenues of the Postoftace
Department deliver any postage
stamps to any person or persons o,'er
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 Postofiice Department
shall. on conviction thereof be deemed
railtv of felony, and be punished by
> fine not exceeding $500, or by inn
prisonmeat not exceeding FIVE years.
or by both such fine and lmprison-
ment and the expenses Of procuring
and providing all such postage stamps
/ and letter envelopes as are provided
for or authorized by this act, shall be
paid after being adjusted by the A"-
ditor of the Postotiice Department on
the certificate Of the Postmaster Cen
eral out of any money in the Treasury
, arising from the revenues OF the Post
Office Department.
, ..S,c i. and be 1t .fMythes cn0cfed
That it shall be the duty OF every
, Postmaster to cause to be defaced II
r such manner as the Postmaster Gen
5 eral shall direct, all postage stamps
!. of this Confederacy to letters depos
!. tied in his Office for delivery or to b'
9 sent by mail; and ifany Postmaste'
g sending letters in the mail with sucf
> postage stamps attached shall omi
d to deface the same, it shall be th'
q duty of the Postmaster to who's
a Office such letters shall be sent TO
n delivery, to deface the stamps and re
! port the delinquent Postms ster 10th
\. Postmaster General. AND Ifany PEI
>: son shall use, or att.mp to use, 1
k prepayment of postage, any postag
h. stamps which shall ha' Z been betor
ID used for like purposes, such person
c. shall be subject to a penalty OF fit
te dollars for every such otiense, to
ID recovered in the name OF the Confe'
i crate States of America in any cou
H. Of competent jurisdiction.
RI See ). And be 1t further cndctc
As That from and after the day VIII.
he this act goes into effect, II
ot franlsins privilege shall be abolishe
in pyoridcd, that the Postmaster Gene
h. al and his chief clerks, and the Aut
be tor of the Treasury for the Postotil
ed DEPARTMENT shall be and they a
nd hereby authorized to transn
on throu. .h the mails, free Of rostas
NO anv letters, packages, or other ma
di- ters relating exclusively to their OF
,ly cial duties, or to the business OF t
:e Postotfice Departments; but tn
ais shall IN every such case endorse
ed. the back of the letter or packages
led be sent free of postage over their o'
to signatures, the words, Official bu
be ness, and for any such endorsemt
age falsely made, the person so otiend'
ry- shall forfeit and pay taxes $500; a
,nd prorided further, the several Dep,
en- Post,nasters throughout the Conted
md ate Shall shall be and hereby are /;
1,c thorized to send through the mi
,at- free of postage all letters and pa
in ages which it may be their duty
.di- they may have occasion to trans'
g, , to any person or place, and VIII
the shall relate exclusively to the b'
IDS. ness oftheir respective offices, OF
no- the business of the Postotfice Dep;