Shreveport daily news., 1861-10-24

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! !or
not, or any dies, plate or engraving
therefor, or shall make, or print, or
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, 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 direc-
ton of the Postotfice Department, on
who, after such postage stamps have
been printed, shall, with intent to de-
fraud TIE revenues of the Postotiice
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 Postotiice Department
shall. on conviction thereof be deemed
guilty Of felony, and be punished by
a fine not exceeding $500, OF by inn
prisomnent not exceeding five years,
or by both such fine and imprison-
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 10y the Au-
ditor Of the Postoffice Department on
the certificate Of the Postmaster Gen
eral out Of any money in the Treasury
arising from the revenues OF the Post
office Department.
"Sec 4. ind he 1t f1rthcr cnocte7,
That II shall be the duty of every |
to cause to be defaccd in
such manner as the Postmaster Gen
eral shall direct, all postage stamps
Of this Contederacv TO letters depos-
tied in his office for delivery or to be
sent by mail; and if any Iostmasteri
letters in the mail with sncl
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 Postma ~tcr to the
General. AND fany per
son shall use, or attemp' to use, in
prepayment Of postage, any postage
stamps which shall har been before
used for like purposes, such persons
shall be subject to a penalty Of fifty
dollars for every such oiiense, to be
.ccovcred in the name Of the Conf.d-
crate States Of America IL any court
# fconnpetent jurisdiction.
"Sec ). and be it ,tarthcr cnGcsc3,
That from and after tLc day when
his act goes into effect, the
ranking privilege shall be abolished:
,rori1cd, that tia ',stmaS.er Gencr-
Il and his chiet ,rils, and the Audi
or Of the 1'raa>., for the Postoficc
Department SHAH he and they M"
lerehv authorized to transmit
Trough the l.~.is, free of postage,
my letters. packages, or other maj
ers relating exclusively to their Off
ial duties, or to the business of the
'osiotiice Departmrnt: but they
hall III every such case endorse on
he back Of the letteror packages to
'e sent free OF postage over thor own
i@naturcs. the words. Official busi-
less, ,'aud for any such endorsement
alselv made, the person so offending
hall forfeit and pay taxes $500; anil
'rorided. turther, the several Depuv-
'ostmasters throughout the Contedcr- r
te Shall shall be and hereby are All
horized to send through the mails
rec OF postage all letters and pack
ges which it may be their duty. o.. .
hey may nave occaSioU 10 transmit :