Shreveport daily news., 1861-09-24


provided or furnished under the pro-
visions of this or any former act,
whether the same ar" impressed or
printed on or attached to envelopes,o
not, or any dies, plate or engraving
I therefor, on shall make, or print, or
knowingly use on sell or"have i'll pos
session, with intent to use or sell, any
such false. forged or coumterteited
dies, plate, engraving On postage
stamp. OF who shall make. or print, or
authorize, or procure to be made or
printed, any passage stamps of the
Kind provided and furnished by the
Postmaster General as aforesaid, with
out the especial authority and direc-
tion Of the rostotiice Department, or
who, after such postage stamps have
been printed, shall, with intes.t 10 de-
fraud tie revenues OF the fostotlicc
Department deliver any postage
stamps to any person OF persons other
than such us shall be authorized to
receive the same by any instrument
Of writing, duly executed under the
hand cf the Postmaster General and
the seal of the PoStotiice Department
shall, on conviction thereof be deemed
gRilty 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 imprjson-
ment: and rhe 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 Postotiice Department on
the certificate Of the Postmaster Gen
er;ll out of any money in the Treasury
arising from thc revenues Of the Post
Office Department.
"Sec 4. Ind bc It fwfhc, caactcd,
That it shall be the duty O.; evcry
Postmaster to cause TO be d"Iaccd III
such manner as the Postmaster Cen
eral shall direct, all postage stamps
Of tAis Confes1rracy to letters elcpos-
tied in his office for delivery or to be
sent by mail; and any Postmaster
sending letters in the mail with such
postage stamps attached shall omit
to dcfacc the same, it shall be tie
duty Of the Postmaster to whose
office such letters shall be sent for
delivery. to detace he stamps and re-
port the Delinquent POSTING ster to the
Postmaster General. And If any per
son shall Use, or ;ttcmp' to use, IN
prepayment Of postage, any postage
stamps which shall ha' been before
used for like purposes, such persons
shall be subject 70 penalty Of fifty
dollars for every such otiense. to be
recovered in the name Of the Contcd-
crate States OF America in any court
Of competent jurisdiction.
.'Sec ). Iad be It .f@rthcy en0cicd
That from and after tAc day whcl.
this act goes into effect, thc
tranking privilege shall be abolished;
grorjdcd, that tn" Postmaster Gener-
III and his chief clerks, and the Audi
tor Of the Treasury for the rostotlicr
Department shall be and 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 |
Postotlice Department: but they |
shall in every such case enaorseon |
the back of the letter or packages 10
he sent free of postage over their own
the words, Official bust
ness, and for any such endorsement
falsely made, the person 50 offending |