Shreveport daily news., 1861-08-23

Visions OF THIS OF any 1Orlncr Act,
whether the same are impressed or
printed on or attached to envelopesb br
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 counterfeited
dies, plate, engraving or postage
stamp, or who shall make, or print, or
authorize, or procure to be made or
printed, any pastase stamps of the
kind provided and furnished by the
Postmaster G General as aforesaid, with
out the especial authority and dircc-
ton Of the Postotfiee Department, or
who, after such postage stamps have
been printed, shall, with intent to de-
fraud the revenues Of the Postofhce
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 eff the Postmaster General and
the seal Of the Postoffice Department
shall, ON conviction thereof be deemed
guilty of felony, and be punished by
a fine not exceeding $500, or by inn
prisonnent not exceeding five years,
or by both such fine and imprison-
mcnt; and the expenses of procuring
and providing all such postage stamps
and letter envelopes us are provided
for or authorized by this act, shall be
paid after being adjusted by the Au-
ditor of the Postoffice Department OH
the certificate Of the Postmaster Cen
eral out of any money in the Treasury
arising from the revenues Of the Post
Office Department.
Sec 4. aud Lc 1t .f~rfher cnac>ed,
That it shall be the duty of every
Postmaster to cause to he defaced in
such manner as the Postmaster Gen
eral shall direct, all postage stamps
of this Conicdrracy to letters aepos-
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 detace the same, ii shall be the
duty Of the Postmaster to whose
Office such letter, shall be sent for
delivery, to detace the stamps and re-
port the delinquent Pos.ms Stcr t." the
Postmaster General And amy per-
son shall use, or a:temp' to use, III
prepaymcn: Of postage, any postage
stamps which shall ha' & been before
used for like purpose:,, such persons
shall be subject to apenalty Of fifty
dollars for every such otltnse. to be
recovered in the name OF the Contrd
crate States Of America in any court
Of competent jurisdiction.
"Sec ;. and he 1t .f~rthrr enacted.
That from and after tkc day when
this act goes int" effect. tn.
franking privilege shall be abolished;
proridcd, that the Posi- master Gcner
al and his chief clexks, and the Audi
tor of the Treasury for the rostoi:;cc
Department shall be and they are
hereby authorized to transmit
throug III the mails. free Of roStag,
any letters, packages, or other Ma;
ters relating exclusively to their oih-
cial duties, or to the business Of tn
Postotiice Department; but the,
shall in every such case endorse ..
the back of the letter or packag,,
be sent free of postage over their oyy.
signatures, the words, Official lusi
ness, aud for any such enlorsemynI
falsely made, the person so offending
shall forfeit and pay taxes $500: an,
prol,ided further, the several Dclu>
Post,nasters throughout the Confede,
ate Shall shall be and hereby are an
thorized to send through the mails
free Of postage all letters and pack
ages which it may be their duty, or
they may have occasion to transmit,
to any person or place, and which
shall relate exclusively to the busi-
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