The Shreveport weekly news. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1861-1861, 1861-06-17

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3 cents per qxarter; il published
semi-monthly, double that rate; and
for every additional ounce or fraction
OF an ounce, double the foregoing
rates. shall, bs charged; and periodi-
calls published quarterly or bi-monthly
shall be charged one cent AN OUNCE !;
and The postage on all periodicals
without the State where published,
shall se donble the above specified
rates, and regular subscribers to
newspapers and periodicals shall be
required to pay cre quarters postage
in advance. Ard there shall b. charg-
cd upon every other newspaper and
each circular not sealed, handful, ell
craving, pamphlet, periodical and
magazine which shalt he t,nconnected
with any manuscript u written mat
ter, not exceeding three ounces in
weight. cents; and for each addi-
tional ounce or fraction Of an ounce, 2
cents additional; and in all cases the
postage shall be prepaid by stamps.
And books bound or unbound, not
! weighing over four pounds. shall be
deemed nailable matter, and shall be
charged with postage. to be prepaid
by stamps, at 9 cents per ounce, for
ai,y distance. The publishers ofnews-
papers. or periodicals may send to
each other, from their respective Off
ccs Of publication, free Of postage,
one copy of each publication.
SIC. 3. Aid he it further enucecd,
That it shall be tho duty of the
Postmaster General to provide aud
furnish to all Deputy Postmasters and
to all other persons applying and pay
ing therefor. suitable postage stamps,
aud stamped envelopes Of the denoin-
inatisn Of two cents, five cents, and
twenty cents, to facilitate the pre-
payment of postage provided for in
this act, and any person who shall
forge or counterfeit any postage stamp
provided or furnished under the pro-
visions of this or any former act,
whether the same are impressed or
printed on or attached TO cnvelopessor
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 connterfeited
dies. plate, engraving or postage
stamp. or who shalt make, Or print, or
authorize, or procure to be made or
printed. any passage stamps Of the
kind provided and furnished by the
Postmaster General as aforesaid, with
out the especial authority and direc-
ton Of til. Pos.ofiice Department, or
who, after such postage stamps have
been printed. shall, with intent to de-
fraud t,.r revenues of the Postoffice
Department deliver any postage
stamps to any person or persons other
than s,ici, as shall be authorized to
receive the same by any instrument
"f writing. dull executed under the
hand IF the Postmaster General and
the seal of tn" Post"tiice Department
shall. on conviction thereof he deemed
guilty Of felony, aha hs.i.'iiishsd BY
a fine not exceeding 500, OF by inn
prisonment not exceeding five years,
"r by both sucl, fine and imprison-
ment and the expenses of procuring
and providing all sucl, postage stamps
and letter envelopes As are provided
for or authorized by this act, shall be
paid after being al just-d by the -Aa-
ditor Of the P"stotlicr Department on
the c.rtitiea't: of the Postmaster Gen
eral out of any money in the Treasury
arisin. from the rcrcMties Of the Post
office Department.
sec /. And be it .tarkher enacted.
That it shall he the duty of every
Postmaster to cause to be def:,ced in
such manner us the Postmaster Gen
cral shall direct. all postage stamps
of this Confedcracy to letters acpos-
tied i'll his Office for delivery or to be
sent by mail; and ifanv Postmaster
sending letters in the mail with such
postage stamps attached shall omit
to def,ce tie same, it shall be the
duty OF the Postmaster to whose
office sucl, letters shall be sent for
delivery, to defacc the stamps and re-
port the delinquent Postmaster to the
Postmaster Gehara,. And ifanv per-
son Shall use, or attemp' to use, in
prepayment oi postage, any p"StaG"
stamps which shall ha, : been before
used tor like purposes, such persons
shall be subject to penalty of fifty
dollars for every such offensc, tn be
recovered i'll the name of the Contcd-
ers'e S+ats#.of America in any court
of competent Jurisdiction.
"Scc >. Ind be ii tnrther ,WorAcd,
That from and after the day when
this &c: goes into effect. the
frankinG privilege shall he abolished;
proridca, that the Postmaster G"ncr-
al and his chief clerks. and the Audi
tor of the Treasury FOR the PcSt"fficc
Department shall be and they are
hereby authorized. to transmit
through tie mails, free cf postage,