Shreveport daily news., 1861-08-31

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 sor
not, or any dies, plate or engraving
therefor, or shall makes or print, or
knowingly use or sell ea-Aave in pos
session, with intent to use or sell, any
such false, forged oreounterfeited
dies, plate, engraving or postage
stamp, or who shall make, or print, or
authorize, OF procure to be made or
printed, any pastage stamps OF the
kind provided and furnished by the
PostmasterG General as aforesaid, with
out the especial authority and direc-
ton of the Postoffice Department. or
who, after such postage stamps have
bee,i printed, shall, with intent to de-
fraud the revenues Of the Postoffice
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 be punished by
fine not exceeding $500, or by i'm
prisonmept not exceeding five years.
or by both such fine and inprison-
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 Postoffice Department on
the certificate Of the Postmaster Gen
eral out of any money in the I're&sury
arising from the revenues OF the Post
office Department.
"Sec 1. -4nd he it further enacted
That it shall be the duty OF every
| Postmaster to cause TO be detaced II
such manner as the Postmaster Gen
eral shall direct, all postage stamps
Of this Contederacy to letters acpos
lifted in his Office for delivery or to b.
sent by mail; and if any Postmaste,
sending letters in the mail with sucl
postage stamps attached shall omi
to detace the same, it shall be tn
duty of the Postmaster to who's
Office such letters shall be sent fo
delivery, to dcface the stamps and re
port the delinquent Postms ster to tn
Postmaster General. And ifany per
son shall use, or attelnp to use, II
prepayment Of postage, any postag
stamps which shall hav { been betor
used for like purposes, such person
shall be subject to Il penalty of lift
dollars for every such otfense. to b
recovered in the name OF the COnfeC
crate States of America in any cou,
Of competent jurisdiction.
SEC 5. Ana be it furthrr enacted
That from and after the day whe
/. this act goes into effect, til
frankins privilege shall be abolished
Drori.led, that the Postmaster Gene
al and his chief clerks, and the Aud
I, tor Of the Treasury for the Postott't
Department shall be and they a,
| hereby authorized to transm
, through the mails, free of postag
, any letters, packages, or other ma
: tiers relating exclusively to their OIL
y cial duties, or to the business pot II
{: :|Postotfice Department; but the
: shall in every such case endorse G
the back of the letter or packages
4 be sent free of postage over their o"
o signatures, the words, Official bus
G ness, aud for any such endorseme
e falsely made, the person so. oftend'1
:. shall forfeit and pay taxes $500; 0'
d proslidcd further, the several .Depu
l. Post,nasters throughout the Confede
Il ate Shall shall be ahd hereby are a
d thorized to send through the ma
t. free of postage all letters and pac
N ages which it may be their duty,
j. they may have occasion to trans,'
2 to any person or place, and viii
%hn hr,