Shreveport daily news., 1861-11-05
or furnished under the pro-

whether the same are impressed Or
printed on or attached to cnvelopes.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 General as aforesaid, with
out the especial authority and direc-
ton of the Postotiice Department, or
who, after such postage stamps have
been printed, shall, with intent to de-
fraud the revenues Of the Postotficr
Department deliver any postage
stamps to any person or persons other
than such as shall be authorized to
receive the same by amy 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, or by inn
prisonment 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 by the Au-
ditor of the Postotfice 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 lie II .fuythcy euncted,
That it shall be the duty of every
Postmaster to cause TO be defac"d III
such manner us the Postmaster Gen
eral shall direct, all postage stamps
of this Conftderacy I" letters dep"s-
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 detace the same, it shall be the
/. duty OF the Postmaster to whose
otfic. such letters shall be sent for
delivery, to dcfacc the stamps and re-
port the delinquent Postma ster to the
Postmaster General. And ifanv per-
!; son shall use, or attcmp' to us,., i'll
, prepayment Of postage, any postage
stamps which shall lra' 3 been before
used for like purposes, such persons
shall be subject to It penalty OF fifty
dollars for every such otfense, to II,
al, ,%> >1,. ( f,,I
crate States of America in any cour'
= of competent jurisdiction.
: "S.c ). Aud he IL fmrth,r rnoctc,7
$ That from and after the day whe,
L this act goes into effect, th'
t franking priviie &c shall he abolished
n prorit7cd, that the Postmaster Grher
: al and his chi f clerks. and the Audi
e tor of the Treasury for the P"stotfic'
d Department shall be and they ar
d hereby authorized to translni
n through the mails, free Of postage
s any letters, packages, or other mat
l. ters relating exclusively to their ."til
y cial duties, or to the business Of til
5 PoStotiice Departments; but the,
5 shall in every such case endorse o1
/, the back of the letter or packages t.
q be sent free Of postage over their owl
o signatures, the words, Official busi
re ness, 'and for any such endorsement
e falsely made, the person so otfrndin;
: shall forfeit and pay taxes $500; an
d pyuridcd further, the several Depuy
l. Postmasters throughout the C"nfcdcl
d ate Shall shall be and hereby are ;,r
d thorized to send through the mail
t. free Of postage all letters and pack
n ages which it may be their duty, @
l. they may have occasion to trmsHi
2 to any person or place, and whic
'e shall relate exclusively 10 the bus
:. ness of their respective offices, or
Dt the business of the Postnthcc Dcpar