Abbeville press. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1860-1869, 1861-03-08

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General out Of any money in the Treasury
arising from the revenues of the Pos,office
Department.
SEC. 4. And be it further enacted, Tha,
it shall be the duty of every Postmaster to
cause to be defxced, in such manner as the
Postmaster General shall direct, all pos.
tage stamps of this Conf.deracy, attached
t" letters deposited in his office for delivery
or t" he sent by mail and if any Post mas
ter sending letters in the mail with such
postage stamps attached, shall omi, 10 de-
lace The same. it shall he the duty CT the
Pustmaster to whose Office such letters shall
I've cent for delivery to deface the stamp,
and report the delinquen, Postmaster TO the
l's''naS'er General, and If any person shall
use or attempt to use, in the pre-. payment
ut pos'age. any postage stamps which shall
have been bsfore us'.d for like purposes,
such prrson shall be subject 10 penalty of
fifty dollars for every such offence. 10 b.
Recovered in the name "s the Confederate
States of America, in any court Of CUM
pe,-n' Jurisdiction.
SEC. S. And be 1t further enacted, That
FROM and after the day when this act goes
int fleet. the f'a"king privilege shall be
ah"lisi'ed. prouided that the Post,nas,.
General and his chief clerk. and III. auditor
Of the Treasury for the Postoffire Depart.
mrnt, shall br and they are hereby author.
'sed 10 transmit through the mail free of
postage any letters, rackages, or other
matters. relating exclusively to their official
duties. or t" the business of the Postoffice
Department: hut they shall, in every such
Case, 'ndorse on the back Of the letter or
package to Ire sent free of postage, over
their own signatures, the wor ,s Official
Business, and for any such indorxement
falsely male the person 80 offending shall
f'rfeit ard pay $500; and provided fir
tier. the several Deputy Postmas,ers
throughout the Confederate States shall he
and hereby are authorised to send through
the mail free Of postage all letters and pack.
ages which it may be their duty, or they
may have occasion to transmit to any per.
son or place. and which shall rslat. exclu.
r'vcIy to the business Of their respective
Offices. to the business of the Postoifice De.
portment-but in every such case the de-
putty postmaster sending any such letter or
package shall indorse thereon, over his own
signature, the words 'Posioffice Business
and for any and every such Endorsement
falsely made, The person making the same
shall forfeit and pay $500 --.',. %>~.-
SEC. 8: And be It further euacted,
That the third section Of an act entitled an
acl further TO amend 40 act entitled an act
to reduce and modify the. rates of: postage
in Tie United States, and for other purposes
passed March 8. 1851, app owed March 8,
1855. whereby tie letter registration sys-
tern WAS established, be and is hereby re-
pea'ed from and after the day when this act
goes INTO effect. 49,.
SEC. z; Aad be it further euacted, dc,
|lha' no letters shall b. by tile Ex>
press or o'her chartered companies. unless
me same snah 'oe prepa'd,by Icing endors-
go )" n stamped envelope OF this Conefsde-
'aey' ana any company violating the pro-
''''"n. of this act shall forfeit and pas the
sum of hve hundred dollars for each offence
10 .tt ne ts recovered by acs'on Of 'ebt in any
F'o'' e' ms ,con'e'erary having -cogpiz-
a.. a"'e !1e'soI IN the nan name and TOR the u.s,of
'"'e So"'eae'acS. ,..r..-, ,y ~. :.
., DEC o. ana o. 't5u'faer enacted na. Th~t
ue - "s''AaS'r oe"erI o. the Confederate
e'"'e' oF' a','.'' ' hereby % "n'h"r'ata to make
." "eessEsry arrangements Tor the transmits
', .".o' man, 0s,~se"' the Territories of
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