Shreveport daily news., 1861-07-11

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, OF shall make, or print, or
knowingly use OF sell or have IN pos
session. with intent to use or SELL any
such false, forged or counteftelted
dies, plate, engraving or postage
stamp, or who shall make, or print, or
authorize, or procure to be mad" or
printed, any pasta@c stamps "t tn"
kind provided and furnished by the
Postmaster G. cnelalas aforesaid, with
out the especial authority and dlrec-
ton of the Postotficc Department, or
who, after such postage stamps have
been printed, shall with intent to de
fraud tie revenues Of the P"stotflcr
Department deliver any postage
stamps to any person or persons other
than such as shall be authorized t"
receive the same by any instrument
Of writing, duly executed under the
hand Fl the Postmaster General and
the seal of the Postotlice Department
shall, on conviction thereof be deemed
guilty OF felony, and be punished by
a fine not exceeding $500, or by in-
priSonnent not exceeding five years,
or by both such fine and inprlson-
ment; and the expenses of procuring
and providing all such postage stamps
and letter envelopes a. are provided
for or authorized by this act, shall be
paid after being adjusted by the Au-
ditor Of the Iostoiiicc Department on
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. and be It /"rthcr en0ctcd,
! That it shall be the duty OF every
Postmaster to cause TO be detaced in
| such manner as the Postmaster Cen
| eral shall direct, all postage stamps
of this Conicdcracy to letters eI"pos-
| tied in his office for delivery or to be
sent by mail; and if any Postmaster
sending letters in the mail with Sucsi
postage stamps attached shall omit
to d"tace the SAME, it shall BE the
duty of the Postmaster to whose
Office such letters shall be sent for
delivery, 10 dctacc the stamps and re-
port the drlinqurnt PoSrma ~ter to othc
Postmaster General. And II any per
son shall use. or attemp' to use, IN
prepayment "fpostage, any postaGt
stamps which shall har e been before
used for like purposes, such persons
shall be subject to apenalty Of fifty
dollars for every such otfrnsr, to be
recovered in the name of the Couird
crate States Of America in any corr
of competent jurisdiction.
See >. -4ad be It .t~rthcr cnnctcd
! THAT from and after tLc day whel
this act goes into effect. th'
franking privilege shall be abolished
proridcd, that the Postmaster Gener
al and his chief clerks, and the Audi
, tor of the Treasury for the Postotiic'
Department shall be and they ar
hereby authorized to translni
, throuy the mails, free of postage
' any letters, packages, or other mat
ters relating exclusively to their Oft
= cial duties, or to the business OF tn
:: Postotlice Department; but the,
: shall in every such case endorse ol
/, the back Of the letter or packages t
/ be sent free postage over their o"l
0 signatures, the words, Official busi
G ness, ,'and for any such endorsement
e falsely made, the person so offendin:
: shall forfeit and pay taxes $500; an
d pyorided further, the several Depuy
= Postmasters throughout the Confcdel
4 ate Shall shall be and hereby are au
d thorized to send through the mai!
: free of postage all letters and pack
n ages which it may be their duty, O
: they may have occasion to transm1
2 to amy person or place, and whic
e shall relate exclusively to the bus
5. ness oftheir respective Offices, OR
# the business of the Postotfice Depar