Shreveport daily news., 1861-09-21

provided or furnished under the pro-
visions of this or any former act,
whether the same are impressed or
printed on or attached to envelopes .or
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, amy
such false, forged or counterteited
dies, plate, engraving on postage
stamp, or who shall make, or print, or
authorize, or procure to be made or
printed. any pasta%r stamps of the
Kind provided and furnished by the
| Postmaster Genera as aforesaid, with
out the especial authority and direc-
,ipn of the rostotiice Department, or
who, after such postage stamps have
been printed, shall, with intcl.t 10 de-
fraud TIE revenues of the PostotIice
Department deliver any postage
stamps to any person or persons other
than such Us 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 Postofice Department
shall, on conviction thereof be deemed
gHilty of felony, and be punished by
"a fine not exceeding 5000, or by i'm
prisonment not exceeding five years,
or by both such fine and imprjson-
meut: 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 Postotiice Department Oh
the certificate Of the Postmaster Gen
el@al out of any money in the Treasury
arising from the revenues OF the Post
Office Department.
"Sec 4. 1pd bc II furthc, cmactcd,
That it shall be the duty q! every
Postmaster to cause to be GrIaccd in |
such manner Us the PoStmastcr Cen |
eral shall direct, all postage stamps |
Of this Contedrracy to letters e!cpos-
tied in his Office for delivery or to be
sent by mail; and if any Postmaster
sending letters in the mail with such |
postage stamps attached shall omit
to dctacc the same. it shall be the
duty of the Postmaster to whose
office such letters shall be sent for
delivery. to defacc the stamps and re-
port the Delinquent i'ostma ster Il the
Postmaster General. And If any per
son shall use, or attelnp' to use. III
prepayment Of postage, any postage
stamps which shall lar : been before
used for like purposes, such persons
.t,,Il l,1 Ia. Il
dollars for every such ottense. TO hr
recovered in the name of the Confcd-
crate States OF America in any court
Of conpeten. jurisdiction.
Sec >. -Iad he It .f@rthcy cnacicd
That from and after tl4c day whcr.
this act goes into effect the
franking privilege shall be abolishcd;
proridcd, that the Postmaster Genrr-
al and his chief clerks, and the Audi
tor of the Treasury for the postotiicc
shall be and they are
hereby authorized to transm:t
through the mails, free Of postage.
any letters, packages. or other mat
ters relating exclusively to their Off
cial duties. or to the business Of tho
Postotlice Department: but they
shall in every such case endorse on
the back Of the letter or packages toI
he sent free OF postage over their own
the words. Official bust
ness, and for any such endorsement
falsely made, the person so offending
shall forfeit and pay taxes $500: ard
ororjd,d fjhrthcr, the several Depuy-