Shreveport daily news., 1861-10-08
provided or furnished under the pro-
~;.so,e ~ This reanv former act

provided or furnished under the pro-
visions of this or-any former act,
whether the same are impressed or
printed ON or attached to envelopesor
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 countcrteitcd
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 rs aforesaid. with
out the especial authority and dlrec-
ton Of the Pos,otfice Department, or
who. after such postage stamps have
been printed, shall, with intest to de-
fraud TIE revenues Of the Postotfice
Department deliver any postage
stamps to any person or persons other
than such as shall be authorized t"
receive the same by any instrument
of writing, duly executed under the
hand ef the Postmaster General and
the seal Of the Postofiice Department
shall, on conviction thereof be- deemed
guilty Of felony, aud be punished by
a fine not exceeding $500. or by i'm
prisonment not exceeding five years,
or bv both such fine and impris"n-
ment; and the expenses Of procuring
and providing all such postage stamps
and letter envelopes a. are provided
for or authorized by this act, shall be
paid after being adjusted by the Au-
di,or Of the postotiicc Department on
the certificate Of the Postmaster Cen
era! out of. any money in the Treasury
arising from the revenues of the Post
office Department.
'.Src T. Ind be- 1t Jurthcr cn0rtcd,
That it shall hc the duty of every
Postmaster to cause to be detaccd in
such manner as the POSTMASTER Cen
.ral shall direct. all postage stamps
of this Coniedrracv I" letters d"pos-
tied in his office for delivery or to be
sent hv mail: and if any Postmastc,
sending letters in the mail with Sucl,
postage stamps attached shall omit
10 d,tacc the same, it shall he the
duty OF the Postmaster TO who's"
Office such letters shall be sent tor
delivery, to deface tho stamps and re-
por, the delinquent POSTING ,ter TO the
Postmaster General. An" If any per.
son shall use, or attemp' to use, II
prepayment Of postage, amy postage
stamps which shall ha' =. been before
used for like purpose. such persons
shall be subject to n penalty of fifty
dollars for every such otirn>r. t. be
recovered in the name OF the Cont'o
crate States of America IN any c"ur
of competent jurisdiction.
sec ). And Je II further cn0c''d
That from and after tisc day whci
this act goes int" effect, th'
tranking privilege shall be abolished
, prorlard. that the Postmaster Gel."r
al and his chief clerks, and the Audi
. tor of the Treasury for tn. postotiic'
Department shall be and they ar'
i hrrehv authorized 10 transmi
l through the mails, free Of rostag,
: any letters, packages. or other mat
: ters relating exclusively to their oiti
!; cial duties, or TO the business OF 'h
i Postotiice Department: but the,
: shall IN every such case endorse oi
u, the back OF the letter OF packages T.
| b.. sent free OF postage over their Owl
. SIGNATURES, the words, Official busi
I n-S- and for any such endorsement
:. falsely made, the person so offending
: shall fortei, and pay taxes $500; an
4 pror5fe1 tWysher. the several Depu,y
= postma~trrs throughout the tonirdei
1 ate Shall shall b" and hereby are II,
/ thorizrd to send through the mail
= free of postage all letters and pach
n ages which it may be their duty, Q
: they may hav. occasion 70 transln
= to any person or place, and whic