Shreveport daily news., 1861-09-06

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provided or furnished under the pro-
visions of this, or any former act,
whether the same are impressed or
printed on5or attschedto cnvelopes,or
not, or any dies. plate or engraving
therefor, or shall make. or print, or
knowingly use or sell or, have in pos,
session, with intent to use or sell, any
such false, forged or co,mterteited
dies, plate, engraving or postage
stamp, or who shall make. or print, or
| authorize, or procure to bc made or
printed, any passage stamps OF the
kind provided and furnished by tn"
Postmasterlien as aforesaid, with
out the especial authority and direc-
ton Of the Postotiicc Department., or
who, after such postage stamps have
been printed. shall, with intent to de-
! fraud tie revenues OF the postotiicc
Department deliver any postage
stamps to any person or persons other
than such as shall be authorized t"
receiv. the same by any instrument
of writing, duly executed under the
hand eff the Postmaster Geperal and
the seal of the Postotice Department
shall, on conviction thereof be deemed
guilty. Of felony, and be punished by
a fine not exceeding $500, or by i'm
prisonment not exceeding hvc years,
or bv both such fine and imprison-
ment; and the 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 Postotficc Department on
. the cert titicate of the Postmaster Gen
!, cral out Of any money i'll the Treasury
. arising from the revenues Of the Post
Office Department. ...
) "Sec 1. and be 1t further enacted,
That it shall be the duty of every
, Postmaster to cause to be defaced IN
r such manner as the Postmaster Gen
5 eral shall direct, all postage stamps
!. of this Confed-racy to letters aepos-
). lifted in his office for delivery or to be
!, sent by mail; and if any Postmaster
G sending letters in the mail with such
) postage stamps attached Shall omit
d to dcfacc the same, it shall be the
e duty Of the Postmaster to whose
a Office such letters shall be sent 70,
II delivery, to deface the stamps and re-
/ port the delinquent Postma stcr to tn.
l. Postmaster General. And ifany per
}; son shall use, or attemp' to use, II
(, prepayment ofpostage, any postage
l. Istalnps which shall ha, ( been before
d used for like purposes, such persons
; shall be subject to Il penalty of fifty
e dollars for every such oiitnse, to b'
d recovered in the name of the Confed
i crate States Of America in any cour
l. Of competent jurisdiction.
j. Sec S. and he ii .turther enacted
Is That from and after the day whe,
e this act goes into effect, tn
IT franking privilege shall be abolished
n 1vorided, that the Postmaster Gener
J. al and his chief clerks, and the Audi
,e tor of the Treasury for the Postotiic
d Department shall be and they ar
d hereby authorized to transml
n throug Oh the mails, free of postage
q any letters, packages, or other mat
i ters relating exclusively to their off
Y cial duties, or to the business of til
:; Postoffice Department; but the.
Is shall in every such case endorse o
i, the back of the letter or packages t
ID be sent free of postage over their ow'
to signatures, the words, Official busi
,e ness, and for any such endorsement
.e falsely made, the person SO otfendin
= shall forfeit and pay taxes $500; an
I'd prorided turthcr, the several Depuy
n Post,nasters throughout the Contede1
id ate Shall shall be and hereby are a,
d thorized to send through the mail
t. free of postage all letters and .pacl
in ages which it may be their duty, {
l. they may have occasion to transm
2 to any person or place, and whic