Shreveport daily news., 1861-06-05

provided or furnished under the pro-
visions Of this or any former act
whether tho 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
ki,owinglv use or sell or have IN pos
session, with intent to h>e or sell, any
such false, forged or counferteIi"a
dies, plate. engraving or postage
sta MP. or who shall make, or Prl,'t' or
authorize, or procure to be m;'ot "i
,.,., .i, .lv ;, i>.. g S,N,uD- t' '''
kird provided and furnished ny the
Postmaster Generalas aforesaid, with
out the especial authority ana dlrec-
ton of the Postotiice Departments or
who. after such postage stamps nave
been printed, shall. with intent to de-
fraud the revenues of III" I"st"iilcc
Department deliver any postage
stamps 20 any person or persons "thtf
,lau such as shalt be authorized TO
receive the same by any instrument
ot' writing. dulv executed under the
hand et the Postmaster General and
the seal of the Po>tottice Department
shall, on conviction thereof be icenled
guilty of felony. and be punished hy
Il fine not exceeding $500. OF bN IN
priSo un"nt not exceeding tive yea -
or by both such tine and imprls"r-
ment and ;he expenses Of procuring
and providing all such postagr stamps
! and letter envelopes as are provided
for or authorized by this act. shall be
paid after being adjusted by the Au-
l;tor Of the Posto tiice Department on
the certificate Of the Postmaster Gen
eral on. of any money i'll til" Treasury
arising from the revenues OF tho Post
office Department.
sec 4. .And be It .t@rther enac'ed,
fha it shall be the du.v OF every
Postmaster to cause to be detaced in
! suck manner As the Postmaster Cen
eral shall direct, all postage stamps
Of this Contederacy to letters elepos-
tied in his office for delivery or to be
,cnt by Iuul.: ,aAI If amy t"sInaSte.
sending letters in the mil with suc!,
postage stamps attached shall omit
To d.tace the same, It shall be the
duty Of the Postmaster to whose
Office such letters shall be sent tol
delivery, to detace h stamps and re-
port the delinquent Postmaster TO tn.
Postmaster General. And it'anv per,
son shall use. or attempt to use. II
prepayment Of postage. any postage
stamps which shall have been before
used for like purposes. such persons
shall be subject to penalty OF fifty
dollars for every such otfense, to b,
recovered in the name of the Couted
.rat.. > ates OF Alneri "a in any cour
u ,scomprtcn, jurisdiction.
Sec 5. AnG be tt tarther enacted
That from and after the day whel
this act goes into effect, tn
ranking privilege shall be abolished
provided. that the Postmaster Genei
i and ms chief clerks. and the Audi
or of the Treasury for the Postothc'
Department, shall be and they ar
, hereby, authorized to transml
=, through the mails, free Of postage
, ,nv letters, packages, or other mat
' ters relating exclusively to their OH
. ciai duties, or TO the business OF tn
Postorice Department.; but the.
shall in every such case endorse o
he back of the letter OF packages t
be sen: free ofpostaSe over their ow
e signatures, the words, Official busI
;. less. and for any such endorsenen
: falsely made. the person so otfendin
i shall forfeit and pay taxes $500; an
prorideG further. the several Dtp u
!. tostmasters throughout the Contedel
j ate Shall SHALL be and hereby are 1T
thorized to send through the mail
n free of postage all letters aud pack
i ages which it may be their duty, c
? they may have occasion to transln