Shreveport daily news., 1861-09-19

provided or furnished under the pro-
visions of this or any former act,
whether the same are impressed or
printed on or attached to envelopes.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 countertelted
dies, plate, engraving or postage
stamp, or who shall make. on 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 dlree-
ton Of the Postofiicc Department, or
who. after such postage stamps have
been printed, shall, with intent to de-
fraud the revenues Of the PoStotilce
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 Postottice Department
shall, on conviction thereof be deemed
gailty of felony, and be punished by
Il fine not exceeding $500, or by i'm
prsonlnent not exceeding five years,
or by both such fine and imprison-
ment: aud the expenses of procuring
and providing all suci, postage stamps
;nd'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 Cen
eral out of any money in the Treasury
arising from the revenues of the Post
office Department.
Sec 4 lind be 1t tH1the> esacted,
That it shall b. the duty OF every
| Postmaster to cause to be defaced IN
such manner as the Postmaster Gen
eral shall direct, ali postage stamps
OF this Contederacy 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 dctace the same, it shall be the
tilV III IiAt o.. lli'ifsl'l tV hA'S'
office such letters shall be sent for
delivery. TO dctacc the stamps and re-
port the ueiinGuent Posting ster 10 the
Postmaster General. AnC lfany per
sou shall use, or attemp' to use, IN
prepay ment Of postage, any postage
stamps which shall ha' been before
used for like purposes. such persons
shall be subject 10 u penal y OF fifty
!! dollars for every such "ticn nse. to he
recovered III the name OF the Confed-
crate States of America IN any court
of competent iuris !iction.
Sec ,. ind be ii .tUrthey- cnactr9
That from and after thc day whc,
. this act goes into effect. the
tranking privilege shall be abolished
proyidcd, that the Postmaster Gener
al and ltis chief clerks, and the Audi
, tor of the Treasury for the Postctfic'
Department shall be and they ar,
/ hereby authorized 20 transmit
A.. through the mails, free Of postage
. any letters, packages. or other mat
: ters relating exclusively to their Oft
cial duties, or 10 the business of til,
4; Postoitice Department.; but they
: Isilall i'm every such case endorse ol
. the back of the lcttcrSr packages 1t
| be sent free of postage over their ow,
. signatures, the words, Official husi
G ness. aud for any such endorsemen
{. falsely made, the person so offending
: shall forfeit and pay taxes $500; onc
/ proy1dcd turther, the several Depuy
Pos,masters throughout the Cont.der
I ate Shall shall be and hereby are Az
! thorizcd to send through the mail
: free of postage all letters and pack
n ages which it may be their duty, o
: they may have occasion to transmi
, to any person on place, and whicI