Shreveport daily news., 1861-10-25
or furnished under the pro-

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 shal make, or print. or
knowingly use or sell or have in pos
session, with intent to use or sell, any
such false, forged or counterfeited
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 dircc-
ton of the Postotfice Department, or
who, after such postage stamps have
been printed, shall, with intent to de-
fraud the revenues Of the Postotfi
Department deliver any postage
stamps to any person or persons other
than such as SHAY 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 Postotiice Department
shall, on conviction thereof be deemed
guilty OF felony, and be punished by
a fine not exceeding $500, or by i'm
prisomnent not exceeding five years,
or by 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 Postoffice Department on
the certificate of the Postmaster Gen
eral out of amy money in the Treasury
arising from the revenues Of the Post
office Department.
"Sec 1. Axd he At fxrshcr enacted,
That it shall be the duty of every
'ostmaster to cause to be defaced in
such manner as the Postmaster Cen
,ral shall direct, all postage stamps
,f this Contederacy to letters depos- ]
ted in his office for delivery or to be 7:
sent by mail; and if any Postmaster
sending letters in the mail with such ,
postage stamps attached shall omit
o deface the same, it shall be the
ldty of the Postmaster to whose
,tiice such letters shall be sent for
lelivery, to deface the stamps and re-
,ort the delinquent Postms ster totfe
Postmaster General. And if any per-
son shall use, or attemp' to use, in
Of postage, any postage
tamps which shall ha, e been before
lsed for like purposes, such persons
hall be subject to a penalty of fifty
|ollars for every such oflense, to be
ecovered in the name OF the Confed-
rate States Of America in any court
f competent jurisdiction. .
"Sec 5. and be III further enacted,
That from and after the day when ;,
his act goes into effect, the T
privilege shall be abolished; :.
that the Postmaster Gener- .
! and his chief clerks, and the Audi
or Of the Treasury for the Postoffice Z
department. shall be and they are y
ereby authorized to transmit G
trough the mails, free Of postage, .
NY letters, packages, or other mat :,
rs relating exclusively to their Off "
ial duties, or to the business Of the .
'ostoffice Department; but they -
lall i'll every such case endorse on :
ne back of the letter or packages to =
e sent free Of postage over their own q
gnatures, the words, Official busi-
ess. and for any such endorsement
.lsely made, the person so offending
lall forfeit and pay taxes $500; and
r0r7aed turthcr, the several Depuv-
ostmaSters throughout the Contrtler- y,
g Shall shall be and hereby are au- !
orized to send through the mails ''
ec Of postage all letters and pack y
ses which it may be their dutv or ~ ~
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