Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1861-03-06

vided or furnished under tie provisions OF
this or any former act, whether the same are
impressed or printed on or attached to enrel'
opes Or not, or any die, plate, or engraving
therefor, or shall make or print, or knowingly
use or SELL or have in his possession, with in
TINT TO use or sell, any such false, forged, OF
countcricitch dies, plate. engraving, or post
age stamp, "r WHO shall make or print, OF
procure IL be made or printed, any postage
stamps Of tic kind provided aud furnished by
the Postmaster Genera! rs aforesaid, without
the csprcis; authority and direction Of the
Pos;oIii,c Department, or who, after such
postage stamps have been printed, shall, with
incnt t, ,efraud the reTenues of the Post
o'lirc Department, deliver any postags
stamps to any person or persons other than
such rs shall be authorised to receive the same
by am instrument of writing, duly executed
under the i:and of the Postmaster General,
and the seal OF the postonce Department,
shall, on comvictior thereof, he deemed guilty
of t;.!onv. and be punished By a tine nnt cX'
cceding $500 or by Imprisonment not exceed
ing five Years, or by both such fine and i'm,
orisonment; and the expenses OF procuring
.nd providing all such p sage stamps aud
letter envelopes as are provided Tor OF au'
thoriscd by this act, shall be paid, after beng
adjusted by the Auditor OF the P"Sto ce Dc
partlnent on tie certificate Of the Postmaster
General out of any money in the treasury
.lri,ing from the revenues OF the Postollice
Department. -, :,
SEC. 4. And be it further enacted, That 1t
shall be the duty Of every Postmaster 20 cause
to be deface, in such manner rs the'PoSt'
master Geucral shall direct, all postage stamps
of this Coatederacy, attached to letters de-
posted in his uilice for delivery or to be sent
by mail; and il any Postmaster sending let
tiers in the mail with such postage stamps
attached, shall omit to de.acc the same,
it shall be tile du;y of the Postmaster to
whose office such letters shall be sent Tor
delivery to detac. the stamps and report tie
delinquent Postmaster to the POSTMASTER
General, and if any person shall use or n
tempt to use, in the pre.i.ayment OF postage
any postage STAMPS which shall have been be-
FIRE used for like purposes, such person shall
be subject to n penalty Of iltty dollars l"r
every such offence, to be recovered IN the
name of the Confederate States OF America,
II any court OF competent Jurisdiction.
ST.. ). And be ii .iurtker enacted, That
from and after the day when this act gees into
effect. the iranking privilege shall be abolish
I'd, prociled that the Postmaster General and
ais chief clerk, ani the auditor of the trcasu.
~ for the Postrilice Department, shall be
md they are hereby authorishrd to transmit
through the mail free OF postage any letters,
packages, or other matters, relating eXclu.
!vcly to their official duties, Grto the business
ui the Postoiice Department; but they shall,
in every such case, indorse en- the back OF thr
letter or package to be sent free OF postage,
over their own signatures, the words "oul-
cGl Business" and for any suc! Endorsement
falsely ma;le the person 50 offending shall for
lett and pay $500; aml prortdt4t further, the
several Deputy PuStmastcrs throughout the
Confederate States shall b. and hereby are
authorised to scnd through the mail irec oi
postage all letters and packages which 1t may
,r their duty, or they may have OCCASION to
ransmit to any person Or place, aid which
relate exclusively to the business OF their re.
,pective offices, TO the business OF the Post
,re Depariment-but in every such case
he deputy postmaster sending any such let
t.r or package shall in lorSe thereon. over his
own Signature, the words 'Postotice Bust
ness and for any and every such indorse-
ment falsely de Tie person making the
same shall 70. :t.t and pay $500.
SEC. 6. Ind Jc IL further enacted, That the
third section Of an act entitled an act further
10 amend an act entitled an act to reduce and
.odity the rates Of postage i'll the United
States, and for other purposes, passed March
), 1851, approved March 3, 1855, whereby the
:rtter registration system was established, he
and is hereby repealed from and after the day
shen this act goes into effect.
SEC. l. And be 1t further enacted, dc, That
40 letters SHALL he carried by the Express or
other chartered companies, unless the same
shall be prepared by being endorsed i'll a
stamped envelope Of this Contederacy, and
any company violating the provisions of this
.cl shall forfeit and pay the sum OF five hun.
,lrcd dollars for each offence, to be recovered
by action of debt in any court Of this Con-
iederacy having cognizance thereof in the
.lme and for the use Of this Contederacy.
SEC s. And be 1t further eaactea, That the
Postmaster General Of the Confederate States
he, and is hereby authorized 10 make all ne
cessary arrangements for the transmission OF
mails between the Territories OF this and
ether governments, subject to the approval OF
The President, until postal treaties can be
effected.
Passed February 81, 1861.