Shreveport daily news., 1861-06-08

provided or furnished under the pro
visions of this or any former act
whether the same are impressed OF
printed on or attached to cnvelopes3oi
not, or any dies, plate or engraving
therefor, or shall make, on print, OF
knowingly use or sell or have in pos
session, with intent to use or sell, any
such false, forged or cormterteltrd
dies, plate, engraving or postage
stamp, or who shall make, or print, on
authorize, or procure to be ,uade OF
printed, any pastage stamps OF tn,
kind provided and furnished by the
Postmaster General as aforesaid, with
ont the especial authority and dircc'
ton Of the Postotiice Department. OF
who, after such postage stamps hay,
been printed, shall, with intent to de-
fraud tie revenues OF the Postotfics
Department deliver any postag.
stamps to any person OF persons Other
than such as shah be authorized t,
receive the same by any instrument
of writing, duly executed under tn,
| hand cf the Postmaster General anG
the seal of the PoStottice Department,
shall, on conviction thereof be deemee
guilty OF felony, and be pllnis shed by
IL fine not exceeding $500, or by i'm
prisonmrnt not exceeding five years
for by both such fine and impriSon
,nent :. and the expenses Of procurin.
and providing all such postage stamp:
and letter envelopes ;,S are provided
for or authorized by this ACT, shall b.
paid after being adjusted by the Au
ditor Of the Postotiice Department o,
the certificate Of the Postmaster Gen
cral out Of any money III the Trcasur,
arising from the revenues OF the Post
office Department.
Sec 1. IND le ii 1@rfher cnucte0
That it shall be- til. duty Of every
i Postmaster TO caUS~ 20 be dctaccd il
such manner as the Hustlna~tcr E.n
eral shall direct, all postage stamp:
of this Cont.deracv to letters .lepo~
{. tied in. his office tor delivery or to b,
. sent by mail; and il any Postmastc,
sending letters IN the mail Will, suci
postage stamps attached shall omi
, to deface the same, it shall be III,
. duty. of the Postmaster to who's,
office such letters shall br sent to
delivery, to dctace the stamps and re
port the delinquent Postmaster to .l.,
Postmaster General. And Itanv per
son shall use, or attcmp to Use. il
prepayment OF postage, any po~tag,
stamps which shall ha' been hetor,
used for like purposes, such person
. shall be subject to u penalty Of fit,
dollars for every such ottcnse. to b,
= recovered in the name of til. Conttd
crate Sta1eS o. America in any cuul
of competent jurisdiction.
''Scc :. -iad he II j~rth,5. eAvrtc,}
: That from. and after the day when
, this act goes into effect. th
, tranIlin~ privilege shall be abolished
proridcd, that the Postmaster Gencr
. Il and his chief clerks, and the .Apdi
| tor OF tle Treasury for the po>t"ilic,
| Department shall be and they ar
, hereby authorized to tr;ti.S.ni
: through the mails free of postage
= amy letters, packages, or other mat
terS relating exclusively to their Off
cial duties. or to the business Of til
: lostottlce Department, but the,
, shall in every such case endorse o1
the back OF the letter or packages t
, be sent free HT.posta9c oyer their ow,
, signatures, tie words, OFFICIAL buSi
. ness, and for any such endorsement
falsely made, the person so offendin
| shall forfeit and pay taxes $500: am
: p>,oridea tarther, the several Dep II.
! Postmasters throughout the Contrdcl
| ATE Shall shall be and hereby are az
: thorized to send through the mail
/ free Of pos Aage all letters and pack
: ages which it may be their duty, o
2 they may have occasion to tranSIni
t to any person or place, and whie
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