Shreveport daily news., 1861-10-09
or furnished unaerthe pro-

provided or. furnished unaertile pro- :
visions of this or any former act
whether the same are nnpresse" or
printed on or attached to envelope ;. on
not, or any dies, plate Or engraving
therefor, or shall make, or .pr!"t' OF
knowingly use or, sell or have III pos
session. with intent to use or sell, any
such false, forged or counterieltea
dies. plate, spngraving or Pos'a%'
stomp. or who shall make. or print, or
authorize. or procure to be made or
| printed, any pastage stamps Oh .nc
kind provided and furnished ny IN"
Postmaster G ener:u as aforesaid. with !
ont the especial authority and dlrcr-
ton of the Postotficc Department "'
who, after such postage stamps nave
been printed, shall. with intent to de
fraud IT,. revenues of the fosto1l'to
D.partment deliver any postn:,e
stamps to any person or persons o1i'ef
than such as shall be authorized 20
receive the same by any lrstrumeh'
Of writing, duly executed under the
hand ef tho Postmaster General and
the seal Of the Postotfice Department
4. shah, on conviction thereof be deem'"
! ~uilty Of felony. and be be'punished by
= fine not exceeding $500, or by I'M
n,ison,nent not exceeding five years.
or bv both such fine and imprison-
i, m.nt: and the expenses OF procuring
! and providing all Such postage stamps
=, and letter envelopes as are provided
for or authorized by this act, shall DC
Il, uoid after being adjusted by the Au-
. d;,,r of the postotficc Department on
g the certificate OF the Postmaster 'en
@ eral out of any money in Ill" Treasury
-. ,,;Sin,r from the revenues of the Post
= Office Department.
= ..Sec !. ind he Il f"thc' c"""''"
y Iha. il shall l." tl" duty "f ever,
:ot tp,-,nas,cr tv, cause to he d"tacrd II
-, .,cL u,nunrr a. the Postmaster ''eh
y. ,ral shall direct. all p"Stag" stamp
:, ,f this contrd.racv I" letters d"p">
n iitrd in his office for delivery or I"
-. S,,, l.v mail: and if any P"~'maSt'
I,n S,.nIir~ letters in the mail with sue
N. n,S+o.., stamps attached shall ON
ed to .l.tacr the same. it shalt hr I"
Io Iu,y .f the Postmaster t" Who's
&
:, ntiic. such letters shall lac sent Il
~, delivery. to d-t;lcr the Sta'nps and r.
~ mort the dciiucucnt pnStlna -tcr toll
l., Postmaster General. An| ,fany p"
.r. son shall use. ct :Ittrinp' I" use
TX ! pr,pavn,cnt "f poS'a"", amy P"S'a;
sl,- Stnnnl,~ which shall ha' = been Del"
md used for li>r PURPOSES. snei' Pt'-".
:c- shall hr ~uhirct to arrnatE Of TIT
n+r dollars t"r every such "f'''i~", -
red recovered in the name "t ti't '""i'
c;- ,.ra,,. States Of :An"rira III any COZ
Mi nf cnnprtrn, iu'i7dirr'"n
rri. "Src ). And br 1t .t"yfh'T r""'1'
. rs That from and after tir day "h
the this act goes into effect,
no, frankiu" privilege shall br ahoIlSh'
in y,oy,9ed, that the I"St,na-trr Gen
;,h- Al and his chief clerks, and the -\''
! h,. tor Of the Treasury for ia" i'"-'"'i
he'd Department shah he and they
and hereby authorized. I" trill'S'
fiou ,hrot,-h the mails, irre Of p"S'"
ing amy letters, packages. or other IN
,Ii- ter, relating exclusively I" 'h'ir =
,II>. cial duties. or "a tlr business OF
,c,. postntiicr Departments but ii
Gals shall III every Hl'rh 'aS' '''''''' =
he'd, til" back "f me letter" "' pay
fled hr sent free of poSta"" over thrif
10 SIGNATURES, the words. 'pthclal III
II I've nr,-, and for any such rnd"rs"1n
tagc falsely made. the person :" offend
are. shall forfeit and pay taxes 500;
m and lroyi,7cd tartAer, the several Ncl
p,-t,uoStcrS throughout the Comic
and at, Shall shall b" and hereby 'r"
.c,.d thoriz,d to send through the III
mat free OF postage 'iii ','''' ."' =
.s in ages WHICH II may Ut. '''''' ""'
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