Shreveport daily news., 1861-06-26

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whether the same are impressed el
printed on or attached to envelolas!ol
not, or any dies, plate or engraving:
therefor, or shall make, or print, OF
knowingly use or sell or have in pos
session, will, intent to use or sell, any
such false, forged or counterteited
dies, plate, engraving or postage
stamp, or who shall make, or print, or
authorize. or procure to be- made or
printed, any rastage stamps OF the
kind provided and furnished by the
Postmaster General as aforesaid, with
out the especial authority and dirsc-
ton Of the Postotfice Department., or
who, after such postage stamps have
been printed, shall, with intent to de-
fraud the revenues of the Postoffice
Department deliver any postage
stamps t" 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 If the Postmaster General and
the seal Of the Postotfice Department
shall, on conviction thereof be deemed
guilty of felony, and be punished by
a fine not exceeding $500, or by i'm
prisonment not exceeding five years,
or by both such fine and imprison-
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 Au-
ditor of the Postotfice Department on
the certificate of the Postmaster Gen
eral out of amy money in the Treasury
arising from the revenues of the Post
office Department.
"Sec 1. Ind he 1t further enacted,
That it shall be the duty of every
Postmaster tn cause to be detaced in
such manner as the Postmaster Gen
eral shall direct, all postag" stamps
Of this Contederacy t" letters eler"s-
tied in his office for delivery or t" b.
sent by mail; and if any Postmaster
sending letters in the mail with such
postage stamps attached shall omit
to detacc the same, it shall be the
duty Of the Postmaster to whose
office such letters shall be sent for
delivery, to detacc the stamps and re-
port the delinquent Postna ster tot the
Postmaster General. And ifanv per
son shall use. or attemp +" use, in
prepayment Of postage, amy postage
stamps which shall har {. been before
used for like purposes, such persons
shall be subject r, Il penalty Of fifty
dollars for every such otfrnse, to be
recovered IN the name of the Conted-
crate States of America in any court
OF competent jurisdiction.
.'Sec >. -4nd bc 1t .t"rthcr cuu,tc1,
That from and after thc day when
this act goes into effect, the
tranking privilege shall be abolished;
prori1ca. that the Postmaster Geher-
III and his chief clerks, and the Audi
tor of the Treasury for the Post office
Department shall he aud 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
P"stotficc Departments; but they
shall in every such case endorse on
the back Of the letteror packages to
be sent free of postage over their owl,
signatures, the words, Official bust
Hess, and for any such endorsement
falsely made, the person SO offending
shall forfeit and pay taxes $500; and
wor;7ed further, the several Depuy-
PostmasterS throughout the Conteder-
ate Shall shall be and hereby are att
thorized to send through the mails
free of postage all letters and pack
ages which it may be their duty, or
they may have occasion to transmit
to amy person or place, and which
shall relate exclusively to the bust
ness "ftheir respective offices, or t"
flp buSiOpSS of fIe poStot1ica Danarf-