Shreveport daily news., 1861-10-17

provided Or furnished uMtier the pro-
visions Of this cor any former act.
whether the same are impressed or
printed on or attached to envel"l"s.or
not, or amy dies, plate "r engraving
theretpr, shall make, or print, or
l<tiowin.slv 1r<;, or sell or have in pos
session. with intent t" use or sell, any
such f;,lie, forged or c"unterfeited
dies, plate, engraving or postage
stamp, or who shall make, or print. or
authorize, or procure 10 he made or
printed. any ,mstag.. stamps of the
kind provided and furnished by the
Postmaster Gcneralns aforesaid. with
out the especial authority and dirrc-
ti"n Of the PoStoiiicr Department. ar
who, after such postage stamps have
been printct.' .'slttll. with -intent t" de
fraud ,I:r revenues of the l'"st"ttice
Department deliver amy postage
stamps t" amy person, or persons other
than Sucl, as shall he authorized I"
receive the S:,,ne by any instrument
Of writing. duly executed under the
hand ef the P.,st1.,astrr General and
the seal Of the P"St"tiicr Department
shall, on conviction thereof b, deemed
guilty Of f.l",,y, and he punished by
a fine not exceeding $500, ~ by inn
pris"n,nrnt not exceeding five years,
nr bv hth such fine and i,npris"n-
,ncmt; aud the expenses of procuring
and providing I'LL such postage stamps
and letter envelopes a~ are provided
for or authorized 10y this act. shall be
paid after being adjusted hy the -Au-
ditor Of the Post"tiicr Department Oh
the certificate of the Postmaster ;rn-
rral out Of any money in the Treasury
arisin. from the revenues of the Post :
office Department.
s.Sec /. .1nd liz IT further cnnctra
That it shall he the duty "f every
Postmaster ts causc t" he d.tacrd in
such manner as the Postmaster Cen
.ral shall direct, all posta=" stamps
OF this Conftdrracv I" letters drp"~-
tied III his office for delivery or to be-
sent by mail; and if any Postmaster
sending letters in the mail with Sncl.
postage stamps attached shall omit
/" detacc the same, it shall hc the
duty of the Postmaster tn Who's"
office such letters shall hc sent for
delivery, to drtace the stamps an't re-
port the delinquent P"Stln' >rrr t"tiIr
Postmaster General. And ifanv per-
son shall use. or atteinp' I" use. in
prepayment of postage, any postage
stamps which shall ha' , been before
used for lii,. purposes, such persons
shall he subject I" Il penalty Of fifty
dollars for every such "tl,nsr, to- h.'
| recovered in the name Of the t"ntrd-
crate States of America, i'll amy c"ur;
ofc",npetrnt jurisdiction.
That from and after the day wln,
this act goes into effect. th.
franklin" privilege shal! be abolished:
proci,lc1, that the Postmaster Grncr-
al and his chief clerks. and the Audi
tor of the Treasury for the i',stntiicc
Department shall be and they ar.
hereby authorized I" transmit
through the mails. free of postage.
any letters, packages, or other mat
tiers relating exclusively t" their "tfi-
cial duties, or to the business of til"
PoSt"ificr Department; bnt they
shall in every such case rndors" on
the back of the irttrr"r packages t"
hr sen, free of postage over their own
signatures. the words. Official bust
ness. 'and for amy such endorsement
falsely made, the person so offending
shall forfeit and pay taxes $500; "~"
psori9ed furthcr, the several DePuv-
Postma>tcrs throughout the C"nted'r-
ut. Shall shall he and hereby are ant
tl"rizcd tn send through, the nailS
free Of postage all letters and pack
ages Which it NAV Zoe their duty, @,
they may have occasion To trans'ni'
to any person or place, and which