Shreveport daily news., 1861-10-04

provided or furnished under the pro-
visions of this or any former act,
whether the same are impressed or
printed on or attached to envelopesSo Sor
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 Postotfice Department. or
| who, after such postage stamps have
\ been printed, shall, with intent to de-
fraud the revenues Of the Postoffice
Department deliver any postage
stamps to any person or persons other
than such as shall be authorized to
/ receive the same by any instrument
Of writing, duly executed under the
hand Of the Postmaster General and
the seal of the Postoffice Department
shall, on conviction thereof be deened
guilty Of felony, and be punished by
a fine not exceeding $500, or by i'm
prisonment not exceeding five years.
Or by. both such fine and imprison:
lnents; and the expenses OF procuring
and providing all such postage stamp.
and letter envelopes as are provided
for or authorized by this act, shall be
paid after being ad justed by the Au-
ditor Of the Postofiice Department on
the certificate of the Postmaster Cen
eral ont of any money in the Treasury
arising from the revenues OF the Post.
Office Department.
"Scc 4. ind be ii .turther enacted,
That it shall he the duty OF every
Postmaster to cause to be detaced In
such manner as the Postmaster Gen.
eral shall direct, all postage stamps
of this Confederacy to letters depos.
tied in his office for delivery or to be
sent by mail; and if any Postmaste,
sending letters in the mail with sucl,
postage stamps attached shall omit
to detace the same, it shall be tn.
duty of the Postmaster ito whose
office such letters shall be sent TO,
delivery, to deface the stamps and re-
port the delinquent POSTING stcr to tn,
Postmaster General. And if any per
son shall use, or attc,np' to use. II
prepayment Of postage, any postage
stamps which shall llar been before
used for Ike purposes, such person:
shall be subject to a penalty of fitt,
dollars for every such "tiense, to b'
recovered in the name of the Confrd
crate States Of America in any cour
of competent jurisdiction.
sec ). And be 1t ,furthcr enacted
THAT from and after the day whel
this act goes into effect, tn
trankins privilege shall be- abolished
proctded, that the Postmaster Gener
al and his chief clerks, and the Audi
tor of the Treasury for the Post"t.lc'
Department shall be and they ar
hereby authorized to transmi
throu gh the mails, free Of postage
any letters, packages, or other mat
ters relating exclusively to their otii
cial duties, or to the business of th'
Posto.iicr Department; but the.
shall in every such case endorse ol
the back Of the letter or packages t.
be sent free of postage over their owl
signatures. the words, Official busi
ness, and for any such endorsement
falsely made. the person so otfendin:
shall forfeit and pay taxes $500; an|
Iprorided. further, the several Depuy
Pos,masterS throughout the Confeder
ate Shall shall be and hereby are Al,
thorized to send through the mail
free ofpostage all letters and pack
ages which it may be their duty, o
they may have occasion to translni
to any person or place, and whic
| ., 10,