Shreveport daily news., 1861-10-18

provided or furnished under the pro-
visions Of this or any former act,
whether the same are impressed or
printed on or attached to cnvelopessor
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 connterteited
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 as aforesaid, with
out the especial authority and direc-
ton of the Postotiice Department, or
who, after such postage stamps have
been printed, shall, with intent to de-
fraud TIE revenues of the Postofflce
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 Postotfice Department
shall, on conviction thereof be deemed
guilty Of felony, and he punished by
a fine not exceeding $500, Or by i'm
prisonment not exceeding five years,
or by both ssseh fine. and limprison-
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
paid after being adjusted by the Au-
ditor of the Postotfice Department on
th. certificate of the Postmaster Gen
eral out Of any money in the Treasury
arising from the revenues OF the Post
office Department.
":Sec 4. Ind be II ,t1rthcr enacfed'
That it shall be the duty of every
Postmaster to cause to be detaced in
such manner as the Postmaster Gen
eral shall direct, all postage stamps
of this Confcdcracv to letters depos'
tied in his office for delivery or to be
sent by make if any Postmaster
sending letters in the mail with such
postage stamps attached shall omit
to detace the same, it shall be the
! duty OF the Postmaster to whose
Office such letters shall be sent fol
delivery, to deface the stamps and re-
port the delinquent Postm3ste to tho
Postmaster General. And ifany per-
son shall use, or attemp' to use, IL
prepa yment OF postage, any postage
stamps which shall hav been bctor,
used for like purposes, such person:
shall be subject to a penalty Of fft,
dollars for every such otiense, to b'
recovered in the name of the Conted
crate States of America in any coul'
of ofcompetent jurisdiction.
Sec 5. Ind be it tarther cnactcd
That from and after the day whe2
Z. this act goes into effect, tn
franking privilege shall be abolished
=, proridcd, that the Postmaster Genel
: III and his chief clerks, and the Audi
, tor of the Treasury for the Postof1ic
Department shall be and they an
hereby = authorized to transmi
4 through the mails, free of postage
: any letters, packages, or other ma,
: tcrs relating exclusively to their otf
/, cial duties, or to the business of tn
/: Postottice Department.; but the.
$ shall in every such case endorse 0
|, the back of the letter or packages
4 be sent free of postage over their ow
o signatures, the words, Official bus
e ness, and for any such endorseme!
e falsely made, the person so otfendin
: shall forfeit and pay taxes $500; an
proridcd further, the several Dcpu,
: Postmasters throughout the Confedel
i ate Shall shall be and hereby are ~
4 thorized to send through the mai
: free of postage all letters and pacl
n ages which it may be then duty, {
: they may have occasion TO transm
2 to any person or place, and wine
e shall relate exclusively to the bus
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