Shreveport daily news., 1861-07-18
provided or furnished under the pro-

'iSio'tS or tffiS or any ftffdtf ACT.
whether the same are impressed OF
printed on or attached to envelopes. .ol
not, or any dies, plate or engraving
therefor, or shall make, or print, or
knowingly use or sell or have i'll pos
session. with intent to use or sell, any
such false, forged or countcrfeited
dies, plate, engraving or postage
stamp, or who shall make. or print, or
| authorize, OF procure to be made or
printed. any pastage stamps OF the
kind provided and furnished BY the
Postmaster G. eneral as aforesaid. with
ont the especial authority and direc-
tion of the Postotiice Department, OF
who. after such postage stamps have
been printed, shall. with intcut to de-
fraud tie revenues of the PoStotficc
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 et' the Postmaster General and
the seal of the postotiicc Department
shall, on conviction thereof be deemed
guilty of felony, and be punished by
a fine not exceeding $500, or by i'm
prisontnrut not exceeding five years.
or by both such fine and ilnpri~ou-
ment; and the expenses of procuring
and providing all such postage stamps
and letter envelopes a~ ar" provided
for or authorized by this act. shall be
paid after being adjusted by the Au-
ditor Of the Iostotlica Department on
the certificate Of the Postmaster Cen
cral out Of any money in the Treasury
ariSin" from the revenues Of the Post
office Department.
":Scc /. and he It .f~fdc>, rnactr@,
That il shall be the duty OF every
Postmaster to cause TO be dctaccd III
such manner as thc Postmaster Cen
eral shall direct. all postage stamps
OF this Conttdcracv to letters etcpoS-
tcd in his office for delivery or to be |
sent by mail: and if any Postmaster
sending letters in til" mail with such |
postage stamps attached shall omit |
10 dctjace the same, it shall be the |
duty ot the Postmaster To whose |
office such letters shall be ScrI for |
delivery, To dciace the stamps and re-
port the delinquent POSTING -tcr to the !
Postmaster General. AnC II any per |
son shall use, or attcIup' to use, in
prepayment Of postage. amy postage |
stamps which shalt ha' been before |
used for lik. purposes, such persons
shall be sub hiect /" Il penalty OF fifty |
dollars for every such 0ttrn>r. 10 hc |
recovered in the name OF The Contrd-
crate States of America in any court
ot'c"mprtent jurisdiction.
"Sec .5!e-1ud be it further cna>tcd. |
That from and after the dav when !
this act goes into effect, the |
trankiny privilege shall be abolished; |
prori9cd, that the Postmaster t,rn"r-
nj and his chief clerks, and the Audi |
tor "f the Treasury for the Postofiice
shall be and they are
hereby authorized 10 transmit |
through the mails. free of postage.
any letters, packages. or other mat
ter> relating exclusively V TO their Off
cial duties. or to the business of the
postotiic" Departmrnt: but they
IIiIl III every SUCH 'ti~t' ''I(ttls~t' on |
the back OF the letter or packages to
be sent free of postage over their own
the words, Official busi-
ness, and for any such endorsement
taIsel Y made, the person 50 offending
shall forfeit and pay taxes $500; ant
uroridcd .further, the several Depuv-
Postmasters throughout the Confcder-
ate Shall shall be and hereby are au-
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 any person or place, and which
shall relate exclusively to the busi-
ness of their respective Offices, or to
the business Of the Postotfice Depart