Shreveport daily news., 1861-06-04

forge or counterfeit any postage stamp
nroyided or furnished under the pro-
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, or shall make, or PRINT, OF
knowingly use or sell or have m pos
session. with intent to use OF sell, any
such false. forged or coun'erfe''e"
dies. plate, engraving or postage
stamp, or who shall make, or prlnt' OF
authorize, or procure to be made or
printed, any pastage stamps OF 'ne
kind provided and furnished oy 'ne
Postmaster General as aforesaid, with
out the especial authority and dlrec-
ton of the Postotiice Department. or
who, after such postage stamps nave
been p,inted, shall, with intent to de-
fraud tie revenues of the Iosto11ce
Department deliver amy Pos'"So
STAMPS to any person or persons othti
| tb,u suc}, as shall be authorized tc
receive the same by any instrument
Of writing, duly executed under tn,
hand ef tire POSTMASTER General ah1
the seal of the postotiice Department
shall, on conviction thereof bc ueeintI
guilty of felony, and be punlalit" ~
Il tine not exceeding SHoo' or oy i'i'
prisounent not exceeding nve yea
o.. hy both such fine and linpuson
n.ni; and the expenses of procuring
and providing all such postage stamp
and letter envelopes as are pr"Ni"t'
for or authorized by this act, si'ail b
paid after being adjusted by tie Al
> ditor of the pusto1tice Department I"
he certificate of the Postmaster tie!
, eral out OF any money in the lreasur
y arising from the revenues OF the Ios'
office Department.
Sec /. and be it .fi~thcr e~octee
That it shall be the 0uty OF ever
. Postmaster TO cause to he dtiart"
such manner. as the Postmaster Ger
: eral shall direct. all postage stamp
= OF this Couftderacv to letters e.ep":
" tied in his office for delivery or to t
. sent bv mail; and if any P"stmasi'
. sendium letters in the mail with sue
:, postage stamps attached sha.! ON
- 70 d.f:,cc the same. it shall! be til
~ duty OF the Postmaster to who's
" office sucl letters shal! .r sent Il
: delivery, TO detacs the stamps aald I
< port The delinquent POSTMASTER 10 II
Postmaster General. And ifanv pc
. son shall use. or attempt to Use,
!, bereavement nf hostage, any pos;H:
-, stamps VIII u shall have been bet"
=. used for like purposes, such perso
r. shall bv subject {" a pe"aiiF of nj
II dollars To-. every such oitense' to
:; recovered in the name of the Conte
i .ratr States oi America III any cou
;; II competent jurisdiction.
~. sec 8. ind be IL ,f2rthsr enacil
,n That from and after Tie day "A
-. shis act goes into effect. /
:, ranking privilege shall be anonsh.
l. DroridcA. that the Postmaster t'eh'
ha Il and his ch!rt clerks, and the Au
~ tor OF the Treasury tor the Postntli
,G Department shall be and they ;
n'' hereby authorized t" trans.
NO. tIlroug gh th. lnails, free Of postai
~ any letters, packages. OF c'h:r IN
Liv * tnrs relating exclusively to their o
- ,ia) duties, O.. 10 the business OF
ale Postoffice Department.; but I'll
n shall in every such case endorse
.J the back of the letter or packages
- be sent free of postage over their o
ln SIGNATURES, the words, Official b'
,~,. ness, aud for any. such endorsem
r7r- 9 falsely made, the person so offend
al shall forfeit and pay taxes $500; {
,.n- prcrided further, the several Dep
,n1 Postmasiers throughout the Coniel
t.6 ate Shall shall be and hereby are
,t- tl,orized to send through the IN
in free Of postage all letters and pa