Shreveport daily news., 1861-07-30

provided ar farnished under the pro.
visions Of this or any former act
whether the same are impressed o,
printed on or attached to envelopes: :or
not. or any dies, plate or engraving
therefor, or shall make. or print. OF
knowingly use or sen or have in pos
session. with intent to use or sell, any
such false. forged or counterfeited
dies. plate, engraving or postage
stamp, or who shall make. or print. or
authorize, or procure to be made or
printed. any pastagc stamps Of the
kind provided and furnished by the
Postmaster G eneral as aforesaid. with
out the especial authority and direc-
ton Of the Postof3ice Department, or
who. after such postage stamps have
been printed. shall. with intent to de-
fraud tie revenues Of the Postofficc
Department deliver any postage
stamps to any person or persons other
than such as shall be authorized to
receive the same by any instrument
Of writing. duly executed under the
hand ef the Postmaster General and
the seal Of the Postotticc Department
shall, on conviction thereof be deemed
guilty of felony. and be punished by
Il fine not exceeding $500, or by i'm
prisonmeat not exceeding five years.
or by both such fine and ilnprison-
ment; !; and the expenses of procuring
and providing all such postage stamps
and letter envelopes rs are provided
for or authorized bv this act, shall be
paid after being adjusted by the Au
ditor OF the Postotiicc Department on
the certificate of the Postmaster Gen
eral out Of any money i'll the Treasury
arising from the revenues Of the Post
Office Department.
"Scc 4. Ind he 1t tu,thc,- enacted,
That it shall be the duty of every
Postmaster to cause to be deiaccd in
such manner as the Postmaster Gen
cral shall direct. all postage stamps
of this Conttdcracv to letters ecpos-
tied in his office for delivery or to be
sent by mail; and il any Postmaster
sending letters in the mail with such
postage stamps attached shall omit
TO detncc the same, IT shall be the
duty OF the Postmaster to whose
office such letters shall be sent for
delivery, to deface the stamps and re-
bori the delinquent Postmp strr to the
Postmaster General. AND ifanv per
son shall use, or attemp' t" use. III
prepayment Of postage, any postag"
stamps which shall ha' :. been before
used for like purposes, such persons
shall be subject to Il penalty Of fifty
dollars for every such otfcnSc, TO he
recovered in the name of the Confrd-
crate States of America in any court
of competent jurisdiction.
"Scc ). ind hc 1t .furthcr enacted.
That from and after the day when
this act goes into effect, the
frankinS privilege shall be abo.i iShed;
prori2ed, that the Postmaster Gchcr-
jail and his chief clerks, and the Audi
tor of the Treasury for the Postotiicc
Department shall be and they are
hereby authorized to transmit
through the mails, free of postage,
any letters. packages, or other mat
ters relating exclusively TO their oiti-
ciul duties. or to the business of the
PoStottlcc Department; but they
shall in every such case endorse on
the back of the letter or packages to
be sent free of postage over their own
signatures, the words. Official busi-
ness, and for any such endorsement
falsely made, the person so offending
shall forfeit and pay taxes $500: a~d
prortded. further, the several Depuv-
Postmasters throughout the Confeder-
ate Shall shall be and hereby are au-
thorized to send through the mails
free postage all letters and pack
a-e<s which it may be their dutv. or
they may have occasion to transmit
to any person or place. and which