Shreveport daily news., 1861-10-15

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
theretor, or shall make, or print, or
Knowing y use or sell or have in pos
session. with intent to use or sell, any
such false, forged or countcrttited
dies, plate, engraving or postage
stamp, or who shall make, or print. or
authorize, or procure TO b" made or
printed. amy pastagc stamps Of the
| kind provided and furnished bv the
PoStmasterG Generals aforesaid, with
out the especial authority and dircc-
tion of the PoStotiice Department. OF
who, after such postage stslnps have
fraud tie revenues of the Postotficr
Department deliver any postage
S1l,nps to amy person OF persons other
thai, such us shall hc authorized to
receive the same by any instrument
OF writing, dul y executed under the
hand cf the Postmaster General and
the seal OF the Postoitice Department
shall. on conviction thereof be deemed
guilty of felony. and be punished by
Il ne not exceeding $500, or by in,-
pri>onnent not exceeding five years,
OF by both such fine aud impriSon-
mcnt; and the expenses Of procuring
and providing all ~nch postage stamps
and letter envelopes rs are provided
for or authorized bv this act, shall b.
paid after being adjusted ',y the Au-
ditor OF the Postottic, Department on
the certificate Of the Postmaster Gem
eral out of AMY money in he Treasury
arising from the revenues of the Pest
office Department.
"Src 1. ind he F." further ruart>zl
That it shall be the duty Of every
Postmaster tn cause to be driaccd in
such manner aS the POSTMASTER Gen
cral shall direct, all postage stamps
Of this Confcdrracv to letters dcpoS-
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 hr th.
duty of the Postmaster to whose
office such letters shall hr sent for
delivery, to dctace tn, stamps and re-
port the delinquent PoStna >trr tot he
Postmaster General. An' ,fanv per
S"n shall use, or attclnp' TO use, i'll
prepayment OF postage. any postage
stamps which shall ha' = been before
used for like purposes, such persons
shall be subject to Il penalty Of fifty
dollars for every such otirnsr, TO be
recovered in the ,amc of the Contrd-
crate States Of America in any court
"fcompctent jurisdiction.
"Sec .. -Iud he Il ,ta<tA,r r~uct>H,
That from and after tie day when
this act goes into effect. the
tranking priviles. shall be aholi~hrd;
proridcd, that tn. Postmaster Gc,.rr-
al and his cliirf clerks. and THE Audi
tor Of the Treasury for the p"srotiice
Department shall he and they are
hereby authorized to transmit
through the mails, free Of postage,
amy letters, packages, or othcr mat
trrS relating exclusively to their Off
cial duties, OF TO the business Of the
P"St"tiice Department.; but they
shall in every such case endorse on
tn" back Of the letter or packages to
be sent free Of postage over then own
signatures, the words, Official busi- &.
Hess, aud for any such endorsement
falsely made, the person so offending
shall forfeit and pay taxes $500: and
p,'oriHcd turthrr, the several Teruv-
Post,naSt-rS throughout the C"nl..,lrr-
ate Shall shall be and hereby nr.. au-
tho,izrd to send through the mails |
free of postage all letters and pack |
ages which i, may be their duty. or