Shreveport daily news., 1861-06-11

forge or counterfeit any postage staml
provided or furnished under the pro
visions of this or any former act
whether the same are impressed o.
printed on or attached to envelopessol
not, or any dies, plate or engraving
therefor, or shall make, or print, OF
knowingly use or sell or have in pos
session, with intent to use or sell, any
such false, forged or countcrteitec
dies, plate, engraving or postage
stamp, or who shall make, or print, OF
authorize, or procure to be made OF
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 pos:otice Department, o,
who, after such postage stamps har,
been printed, shall, with intent to de
fraud TIE revenues of the Postotiict
Department deliver any postage
stamps to any person or persons other
than such as shall be authorized tC
receive the same by any instrument
of writing, duly executed under the
hand ef the Postmaster General and
the seal of the Postotiice Department
shall. on conviction thereof be deemed
gEilty of felony, and be punished by
a fine not exceeding $500, or by i'm,
prisonment not exceeding five years
or by both such fine. and imprison.
,nent: 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 OF
the certificate Of the Postmaster Gen
eral out Of amy money in the Treasury
arising from the revenues Of. the Post
office Department.
'Sec 4. .lad lc. 1t ,j~ztAe,- caactca
That it shall be the duty of every
Postmaster to cause to be defaced IL
such manner as the Postmaster Gen.
eral shall direct, all postage stamps
of this. Contederacy to letters elcpos,
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 omi,
to detace the same. it shall be the
duty OF the Postmaster to whose
Office sucl. letters shall be sent TO,
delivery, to dcface the stamps and re.
port the delinquent Postmaster to til,
! Postmaster General And if any per
son shall nse. or. attemp' TO use, IL
prepayment Of postage, any posta@,
stamps which shall ha. been bcior,
used for like purposes, such persons
shall be subject to a penalty Of fifty
dollars for every such ottense, to be
recovered in the name Of the Conted
ecate States OF America in any cour
ofcompetent jurisdiction.
"Sec >. Au9 be It .Iu17hc1- enactc9
! That from and after the day whel
this act goes into effect, the
franking privilege shall be abolished
r2orided. that the Postmaster Gener
ii and his chief clerks. and the audi
tor of the Treasury for the postoflic.
Department shall be and they ar.
hereby authorized to transmi
through the mails, free of postage
hA i''''i>' P'''N''S'S' VI o'iiti Hi''i
ters relating exclusively to tl.eir Off
cial duties, or to the business of til,
Postotiice Department.; brst they
shall in every such case endorse ol
the back of the letter or packages Il
i be sent free ofpostage over their owl
signatures, the words, Official busi
ness, and for any such endorsement
falsely made, the person so offending
shall forfeit and pay taxes $500; an
proriaed tuzther, the several Depuy
Postmasters throughout the Conteder
ate Shall shall be and hereby are au
!! thorized to send through the mail
] free fpostage al! letters and la:k
;. ages which it may be their duty, o
} they may have occasion to transmi