Shreveport daily news., 1861-05-30

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provided or furnished under the Y'o-
visions of this or any former Aci'
whether the same are impressed or
printed on or attached 10 eNvcif,pcssol
not, OF any dies, plate or engraving
therefor, or shall make, or prln'. or
knowingly use orseli or have IN pos
session, with intent to use or sell, any
such false, forged or counterIeiteu
dies, plate, engraving or p's'"se
stamp, or who snail make. or p.iIi' ".
authorize, or procure 10 be "h1uc "a
printed, any passage STAMPS "a '''"
Kind provided ana iurnisne" W '!''
Postmaster tie1trai aS .iio. eo~.i.., " In
out the especial authority i'i'u ''-'1,-
ton Of the Poslottice Dep..rIiii"iii' OK
who, after such pos.aSo s'''.hps iia''
been p.intcu, shall, wan intent /" u'-
fraud IKE revenues of llle Ioa.oIn>,
Department deliver ANY p"s'''S'
stamps TO any person or persons o'nu.
,han such us shall be authorized 10
receive the same by any insii".nt'i1
Of writing, uu!y executed u..N-oi 'At
hand ct tu,. Postmaster GticI'ti ANA
the seal OF the Iostrlnce DePAit,ntA.
shall, oA conviction tiitIeoi bc uec'lleu
yali;y Of tcioAy, and be puAis.ic" "
Il .iue not exceeding $500, oi " l-4-
pr,SoninunI not Exceeding ave i, 81 -
a. by both such fine aHu l.np44son-
meat and ;he expenses oi pIocdt4n Ing
and provlulnS ;,.i edch pos aSSa st''.i' ':'
and letter enErtopts rs are prov iucd
TOR or authorized py this act, s.l'.ll DC
paid after beng adjusted by the Au-
altor OF the Postoiiice Department Oh
the certificate OF the i'os,ln .ster Ccn-
eral out OF any mo.ley III the lroa>ary
arising from the revenues OF the lnat-
Office Department.
sec 4, -iad be 1t .jurtl,cr cuucted
| Tnai it snau ut III, l.I,y ui eN>I,
| Pos master to cause to be detaced III
such manner as the ios.masle: Gem
er.,l shall direct, ali poslage stamps
oi his Contetieracy TO letters dep"s-
tied i'll his office Tor delivery or 10 be
sent by mai; aad If any iosIlna>.c
sending letters IN the mali with such
pos.age stamps attached snail omit
10 deilce the SANE. II. shaL! be the
| >iury OF the Postmaster TO whose
oItice such letters shall be sent tol
delivery, to dc!tce the stamps and re
port the. delinquent Posirla>trr to the
Postmaster General. And ii any per
son shall use. or attempt to use, III
prepayment OF postage, any postage
slamps which shall have been before
used for like purposes, such persons
shall be- subject 10 penalty OF fifty
dollars tor every such "l..nse. TO ht'
recovered in thp namr of the Conted-
rrrt,. > dGr-s OF A,uc.iea IL any cou i
,G'comprtent jurisdiction.
Sec 5. And be Il .Iurther cauctcd,
Iflat FROM and after the day when
! this act goes INFO effect, tn"
ranking privilege sIai! l,e abolished:
al and his chief clerks, and the Audi
Tor OF the Treasury tor he pos;uilice
Department shall be and they are
nereby authorized to tr:,us,nii
through the mails, free u postage,
any letters, packages, or other mat
t.rs relating exclusively TO their. Off
cial duties, or 10 me business of the
i'ostHfue DEPARTMENT.; tnt they
: hall IN every such case endorse on
| me back of the letter or packages tt
he sent free Of postage over their owel
sig gaatures, the words, Official bus;
! a-as,'and for any such endorsement
! J;llsely made. the person so offending
.t!!ail forfeit and pay taxes $500; ana
| i>forded .1urther, the several D. epu.,
postlnasters throughout the Conteder-
ltc Shall shall be and hereby are ;lu-
thorized to send through the mails
free OF postage all letters and pack
ages which 1t may be their duty, on
, they may have occasion to transmit