Shreveport daily news., 1861-07-16
or furnished under the pro-

omyided or furnished under the pro-
Visions of this or any former act,
whether the same are impressed or
printed on or attached to envelopessorI
not, or any dies. plate or engravlngI
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, or print or
| authorize. or procure to be made or
printed, any pastage stamps OF tne
kind provided and furnished by the
Postmaster General as aforesaid With
out the especial authority and dlrec-
ton of the Postofiice Department. or
who, after such postage stamps nave
been printed, shall, with intent to de-
fraud tie revenues of the Postoihce
Department deliver any postage
stamps to amy person or persons othef
than such as shall be authorized TO
receive the same by any instrument
of writing, duly executed under ehe
hand ef the Postmaster General ana
the seal of the Postotiice Department
j. shall. on conviction thereof be deemed
gsilty of felony. and be punished by
a fine not exceeding $500, or by I'M
prisonnent not exceeding five years.
or by both such fine aud imprlson-
y 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
y, paid after being adjusted by the Au'
ditor Of the postotfice Department OF
% the certificate of the POSTMASTER Hen
@ eral out of any money in the Treas uryy
e arising from the revenues OF the ios'
g Office Department.
,s SEC i. lnd be 1t further eaaactca
v That it shall be the duty OF ever,
- Postmaster to cause TO be defactd II
~. such manner as the Postmaster Gen
=. eral shall direct, all postage stamp
" Of this Confedrracy to letters eiepo,s
= tied in his Office for delivery or to b
10 sent by mail; and if any Postlnaste
h. sending letters in the mail with sue
Va. hostage stamps attached shall ON
cd to detace the same, 1t shall be III
bo duty of the Postmaster to who's
q office such letters shall be sent +,
,in delivery, to deface the stamps anc r
"a port the delinquent Postma ster to'i
~. Postmaster General. And tany T.
70. son shall U.s., or attcmp to use
al- prepavment Of postage, any pesta'
,h. stamps which shall hate been beto
md used for like purposes, such persso
ac- shall be subject TO a penalty OF III
.ta dollars for every such otttnse. to
,aJ recovered in the name of the Conte
> 77,;. crate States of America in any COT
BIZ Of ofcompetent jurisdiction.
cr;- Sec 5. Aud be 1t ,t@rthr cn0cf'
- ,- That from and after the day VII
the this act goes into effect.
not franking privilege shall be aoollsh
in pyoridcd, that the Postmaster Gen
;+h- nj and his chief clerks, and tue 30
! La for Of the Treasury for the Postoti
Nod Department shall be and they
and hereby authorized to trans'
t;nn through the mails, free Of posta
inc anv letters, packages. or other II
odi7 ters relating exclusively to their
thly cial duties or 10 'le pu''''1s I. " >,
nee IoStolncc hei''i Inv ''>'
cals shall III every such case endors'
h.d tie back of the letter OF package
! fed be sent free of postage over their {
=. +oi SIGNATURES, the words, Official b
Il he ness, ,'and for any such endorsen
taae falsely made, the person so otfeno
ar2r. shall forfeit and pay taxes $500;
- al, 1 l..3
and pr0s'ase@ f~'fHs'' '',e se.ei'Il 7
/ en- Postmasters throughout the Comic
and ate Shall shall be and hereby are
,ctad thorized to send through the II
mat. free of postage all letters and p'
.s in ages which it may be their duty
,ddi- they may have occasion to tram
,cs . to any person or place, and W.