Shreveport daily news., 1861-08-28

,provided or furnished under the pro-
visions of this or any former act,
whether the same are impressed or
printed ON or attached to enveloPessor |
not, or any dies, plate or engraving
therefor, or shall make, or print, or
knowingly use or sell or have III pos
session, with intent to use or sell: any
such false, forged or counterteitcd
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
r Postmaster Generalas aforesaid, with
out the especial authority and direc-
ton of the Postoffice Department or
; who, after sucl, postage stamps have
!. |been printed, shall, with intent to de-
|, fraud TIE revenues OF the Iosfofhce
81 Department deliver any postage
81 stamps to any person or persons other
than such as shall be authorized t"
-}receive tile same by any instrument
@ Of writing, duly executed under the
ihand ef the Postmaster General and
the seal of the Postoffice Department
q shall, on conviction thereof be deemed
III guilty Of felony, and be punished by
a fine not exceeding $500. or by i'm
n prisonmcnt not exceeding five years
J. or bv both such fine and imprlson'
v mcnt; and the expenses Of procuring
il and providing all such postage stamps
,e and letter envelopes as are pr"vlde'
+ for or authorized by this act, shall b'
,r paid after being adjusted by the An
Y ditor of the Postotiice Department OF
,e| the certificate Of the Postmaster Gen
,o ,ral out Of any money in the Ircasur,
be arisin" from the revenues of the Iost
rs office Department.
as .Scc i. ind he 1t further cndcfe"
~ That it shall be the duty OF ever
,o Postmaster to cause to be detaccd
ar such manner as the Postmaster Ger
as eral shall direct, all postage stamp
~. of this Conftderacy to letters .lepo'
cd tied in his Office for delivery or to b
ny sent bv mail; and if any P"stmast'
he sending letters in the mail with sue
bo- postage stamps attached snail ON
red ia dctace the same, 1t shall be I'll
tbe duty of the Postmaster I" "hos
{ q Office such letters shall be sent II
hin delivery, to deface the stamps and r
.61 port the delinquent Postm' ster totl
sh. Postmaster General An" II any pc
ne. son shall use, or attelnp' to USE
,k prepayment Of postage, any po>ta;
sL. sta,nns which shall ha' been beto
md used for lik" purposes, such pers"l
ac- shall he subject TO apcnalty OF MT
ate dollars for every such oifense, to
,el recovered in tn. name OF the COME
er;- crate States of America in any cou
BIZ of competent jurisdiction.
cr;- Sec 5. and be II .turthcr cn0ct'
. As That from and after thc day VIII
the this act goes into effect, t
NOT frankins privilege shall be abolishe
in prori1cd, that the Postmaster Geh'
itb- al and his chief clerks, and the Au.
! he tor of the Treasury for the Postotf1
he'd Department shall be and they :
aud hereby authorized TO transi
ton throug gh the mails. free of posta!
,;uo any letters, packages, or other IN
odi. ters relating exclusively to their "
thIv cial duties, or to the business OF
ace: Postofiice Departments; but til
cals shall III every such case endorse
he'd, the back OF the lettefor lackaSes
fled be sent free of postage over their o.
to signatures, the words, Official bu
II be ness, and for any such endorsem
tage falsely MADE tne person 50 o,lsi''
,arg- shall forfeit and pay taxes $500; "
and p7orided further, the several Dep,
|, en- Postmasters throughout the Conftd
and ate Shall shall be and hereby are
,cted thorized to send through the M
mat free of postage all letters and pa
es in ages which it may be their duty
addi- they may have occasion TO Trans