Shreveport daily news., 1861-10-03

provided or furnished under the pro.
visions of this or any former act
| whether the same are impressed OF
printed OH or attached to envelopesso sol
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 counterfeited
dies, plate, engraving or postage
stamp, or who shall make, or print, OF
authorize, or procure to be made or
printed, any pastage stamps Of the
kind provided and furnished by the
Postmaster G eneral as aforesaid, with
out the especial authority and direc-
ton of the Postotiice Department. or
who, after such postage stamps have
been printed, shall, with intcnttto de-
fraud tie revenues Of the Postotficc
Department deliver any postage
stamps to any person or persons other
than such as shall be authorized TO
receivethe same by any .instianen,
Of writing, duly executed under the
hannef the = Postmaster General and
the senl Of The Postoffice Department
shah On CONVICTION thereof be deemed
guilty Of felony, and Be punished by
a fine not exceeding $500, or by i'm
prisonmept 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 on
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. -1md be II ,1u1tAer enocted,
That it shall be the duty Of every
Postmaster to cause to be dcfaced in
such manner as the Postmaster Gen
eral shall direct, all postage stamps
of this Contedcracy tn letters acpos-
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, it shall be the
duty Of the Postmaster to whose
Office such letters shall be sent for
delivery, to deface the stamps and re-
port the delinquent POSTING stcr to the
Postmaster General. AND If any per-
son shall use, or attenp' to use. in
prepayment fpostage, any postage
stamps which shall har . been before
used for like purposes, such persons
shall he subject to Il penalty of fifty
dollars for every such oti.nse, to be
recovered in the name Of the Confed-
crate States of America in any court
of competent jurisdiction.
Sec ;. And Lc ii t~rthrr cnachcd,
That from and after lac day When
this ac: goes into effect, the
franklin. privilege shall be abolished;
proride9, that the Postmaster G-ner-
al and his chief clerks, and the Audi
tor of the Treasury for tn, Postotiicc
Department shall be and they are
hereby authorized to transmit
through the mails. free Of postage,
any letters, packages, or other mat
ters relating exclusively to their otii-
ciI duties, or to the business of the
Postotiice Departments; but they |
shall III every such case endorse on
the back of the letter or packages to
be sent free of postage over their own
signatures. the words, Official busi-
ness, 'and for any such endorsement
falsely made. the person So offending
shall forfeit and pay taxes $500; ami
ororiaed tuy7her, the several Depny-
p"stmasterS throughout the Contcder-
ate Shall shall be and hereby are au-
thorizei to send through the mails
free of postage all letters and pack
ages which it may be their duty, or