Shreveport daily news., 1861-10-05

provided or furnished under the pro-
visions of this or any former act,
whether the same are impressed or
printed. on or attached to envelopessor
not, or any dies, plate or engraving
therefor, or shall make, or print, or
knowingly use or sell or have III pos
session, with intent to use or sell, any
such false, forged or counterteited
dies, plate. engraving or postage
stamp, or who shall make, or print, or
authorize, or procure to be made or
printed, any pastage stamps OF the
kind provided and furnished by the
Postmaster Generalas aforesaid, with
out the especial authority and dirrc-
ton of the Postotfice Department, on
who, after such postage stamps have
been printed, shall, with lnttst to de-
fraud the revenues Of the Postottlce
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
a inc not exceeding $500, or by inn
prisonment not exceeding FIVE years.
or by both such fine and i,nprison-
ment aud the expenses of procuring
and providing all such postage stamps
and letter envelopes as are provided
for or authorized by this act, shall he
paid after being adjusted by the Au-
ditor of the Postotiice 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 i. and he ii further r~octed.
That it shall he the duty of every
Postmaster to cause to be detaced in
such manner as the Postmaster Gen
eral shall direct, all postage stamps
of this Confcderacy to letters depos-
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 detacc the same, it shall be the
duty of the Postmaster to whose
office such letters shall bc sent for
delivery, to dcface the stamps and re-
port the delinquent Postmaster to the
Postmaster General. And ifany per
son shall use. or attclnp' to use, IN
prepayment ofpostage, any postage
stamps which shall ha! been before
used for like purposes, such persons
shall be subject to a penalty of fifty
dollars for every such otfense, to be
recovered in the nam. of the Conted'
crate States of America in any court
of competent jurisdiction.
Sec ). And be 1t ,furthrr cn0ct,a
That from and after the day wher
this act goes into effect. thu
frankins privilege shall be abolished
prori7cd, 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 TRANSMIT
through the mails. free Of postage
any letters, packages, or other mat
tiers relating exclusively to their Off
cial duties, ar to the business Of the
Postotice Department.; but the.
shall in every such case endorse "'
the back Of the letter or packages t.
he sent free Of postage 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
prori.led tnrther, the several Depuy
Postmasters throughout the Conteder
ate Shall shall be and hereby are au
thorized to send through the mail
free of postage all letters and pack
, ages which it NAV be their duty, o