Shreveport daily news., 1861-06-18
provided or furnished under the pro-

provided or furnlSA00 Nnuer the PFo
visions Of this or any former act.
whether the same are impressed or
printed on or,attached to enveloles::or
not, or any dies, plate or engraving
therefor, or shall make. or print. or
knowingly use or sell,or have III pos
session, with intent to use or sell, any
sueh. false, forged or ceunterfeited
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 the
kind provided and furnished by the
Postmaster General as aforesaid, with
out the especial authority and direc-
tipn Of the Postofiice Department, or
wha. after sucl, postage stamps have
been printed, shall. with intent to de-
fraud the revenues of the Fostofhce
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 eff the Postmaster General and
the seal of the Postotfice Department
shall, on convictions thereof be deemed
gailty Of felony, and be punished by
a fine not exceeding $500, or by i'm
prisonment not exceeding five years,
or bv- both such fine and imprison-
n..nt and the expenses Of procuring
and providing all such postage stamps
and letter envelopes rs are provided
for or authorized by this act, shall bc
paid after being adjusted by the Au-
ditor of, the Postotficc Department OH
the certificate Of the Postmaster Cen
eral out of any money i'll the Treasury
arising from the revenues of the Post
office Department.
"Sec 4. ind he Il fIrthcr enacted.
That it shall be the duty Of every
Postmaster to cause to be defaced in
such manner as the Postmaster Cen
eral shall direct, all postage stamps
Of this Confederacy to letters aepos-
tied in his Office for delivery or to be
sent by mail; and if any Postmaster
sending letters in the mail with such
postage stamps attached shall omit
to defacc the same, it shall be the
! duty of the Postmaster to whose
Office such letters shall be sent TOR
delivery, to detace the stamns,and re-
port the delinquent Postma stersstise
POSTMASTER General. And ifany per
son sha'l ase, or attemp' to use, IN
prepay laent Of fpostage, any postage
stamps which shall hay been before
used for like purposes, such persons
shall be subject to y penalty of fifty
, dollars for every such ohense, to he
recovered in the name of the ConfsJ l.
!. crate States of America in any court
of competent jurisdiction.
T. ''Scc 5. ds>7 be 1t further cn"ctcd
! That from aud after the day when
; this act goes into effect, the
t Thanking privilege shall be abolished;
4, praridcd, that the Postmaster Gehcr.
: al and his chief clerks, and the Audi
e tor of the Treasury for the Postotfice
4 Department shall be and they art
4 hereby authorized to transmit
II throug gh the mails, free Of postage
o any letters, packages, or other mat
! ters relating exclusively to their otfi
y cial duties, or to the business OF thu
Iostofiice Departments; but the,
$ shall in every such case endorse OF
|, the back Of the letter or laekages t.
Il be sent free OF postage over'their owl
o signatures, the words, Official busi
q ness, and for any such endorsement
e falsely made, the person so otfendin;
= shall forfeit and pay taxes $500; an
d prorided fvral4y, the several Depuy
l. Postmasters throughout the C,nfede,
d ate Shall shall be aud hereby are a,
d thorized to send through the mail
t. frse Of postage all letters and pack
II ages which it may be their duty, Q
i they may have occasion to trnnsmi
2 to-, amy person or PLACE, and whie
le shall relate exclusively to the. bus