Shreveport daily news., 1861-07-25

SiSiOhS OF tfilS or any fofmef act,
whether the 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
knowingly use or sell or have in pos
session, with intent to use or sell, any
such false, forged or counterf.itcd
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 Postotiicc Department. or
who, after such postage stamps have
been printed, shall, with intent to de-
fraud the revenues Of the Postotlice
Department deliver any postage
stamps TO any person or persons other
than such as shall be authorized to
receive the same ty any instrument
of writing. duly executed under the
hand ei the Postmaster General and
the seal OF the Postotlice Department
shall, on conviction thereof be deemed
guilty of felony, and be punished by
fine not exceeding $500, or by inl-
prisonmcnt not exceeding five years,
or by both such fine and impri~on-
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 tn" Au-
diior of the Postotlice Department on
the certificate of the Postmaster Gen
er:tl out of any money i'll the Treasury
arising from the revenues of the Post
Office Department.
"Sec 4. And be 1t /wthcr enacted,
That it shall be the duty of every
Postmaster to cause TO he deiaccd in
such manner as the Postmaster Gen
cral shall direct, all postage stamps
OF this Contcd-racy To letters lrpos-
tied in his Office for delivery or 10 be
sent by mail; and if any Postmaster
sending letters in the mail with such
postage stamps attached shall umi,
TO dciacr the same, it shall be the |
duty Of the Postmaster to whose
office such letters shall be sent for
delivery, to drfacr the stamps and re-
port the delinquent Postru" -trr t" the
Postmaster General. An@ ,tanN- per
son shall use. or ;,ttclnp' to u.s.. in
prepayment Of postage, any postage |
stamps which shall lla' : been before
used for llk" purpose.-, such persons |
shall be subject to u penalty OF Fifty |!
=, Il, ,if ~. l,.,,
recovered in the name Of the C"ntrd- !,
crate States OF America in any court
of competent jurisdiction.
"Scc ). .I~d be- II 1nrth,r caactcd. |
That from and after tLc day when
this act goes into effect. the
tran!>ing privilege shall he abolished: |
proridcd, that tn" Postmaster ;'rl.nr-
al and his chief clerks, and the Audi
tor Of the Treasury for ,he Po,rotiicc
Department shall be and they are
hereby authorized to transmit |
through the mails, free "f postage.
any letters. packages. or other mat
tiers relating exclusively to their off
cial duties, or to III" business OF the
Po~totiicc Depar'lnrn'; but they !
shall IN every such case endorse on .
tn" back of the l"tteror packages to
b" scnt free 81 postage over their own
signatures, the words. Official bust
ness. aud for any such endorsements
falsely made, the person SO offending
shall forfeit and pay taxes $500; ami
Hrosided .tMrther, the several Hcpuy-
PoStmasters throughout the Confe,ler-
ate Shall shall be and hereby are au-
thorized to send through the mails
free OF postage al letters and pack
ages which ii may br their duty. or
they may have occasion to TRANSMIT,
to amy person or place, and which
shall relate exclusively to the busi-
ness oftheir respective Offices, or to
the business of the Postotiicc depart