Shreveport daily news., 1861-10-30
provided or furnished under the pro-

e provided or furnished under the pre-
visions of this or any former ac,
whether the same are impressed O
o printed on or attached to cnvelopes,o
e not, or any dies, plate or enyr:lvin.
therefor, or shall make, or print, o
knowingly use or sell or have in pos
: session, with intent to use or sell, an,
I, such false, forged or couuterteitet
dies, plate. engraving or postar,
: stamp, or who Shall make, or print, o,
authorize, or procure to be made Oh
printed, any passage stamps Of the
kind provided and furnished bv th,
r Postmaster General as aforesaid. with.
out the especial authority and dircc-
ton of the Postotticc Department. or
who, after such postage stamps have
been printed, shall, with int.n, to de-
! fraud tie revenues Of the Postofiic.
Department deliver any postage
stamps to amy person or persons other
than such as shall be authorized to
receive the same by any instrument
OF writing, aul v executed under the
hand ef the Postmaster General and
the seal of the Postotiice Department
shall, on conviction thereof be dccrucd
gailty Of felony, and be punished by
a fine not exceeding $500, or bv i'm
prlsonmeHt not exceeding five years,
or by both such fine and impriSon-
mcnt; 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 Postottice Department on
the certificate of the Postmaster Gem
eral out of any money in the Treasury
arising from the revenues of the Post
office Department.
''Sec 4. -4ud tic It /uyther enacted,
l hat 1t shall be the duty of every
Postmaster to cause to he detaccd in
such manner as the Postmaster Gen
eral shall direct, all postage stamps
OF this Contederacy to letters depos-
lted IN his office for delivery or to be
sent by mail; and ifany Postmaster
letters in the mail with such
postage stamps attached shall omit
to detacc the same, it shall be the
duty Of the Postmaster to whose
office such letters shall be sent for
delivery, to detace the stamps and re- !
port the delinquent POSTING S,er to the
POSTMASTER General. An2 t'anv per-
son shall use, or at,clnp' to use, in
prepayment OF postage, any postage y
stamps which shall har :. been before
lsed for like purposes, such persons :
snail be subject to penalty of fifty =
totlars for every such otiensa. to b.
'ecovered in the name of the Couf.d- i
rate States OF America in any court
IT competent jurisdiction. >
''S"c .. -ind be It .furthcr cnuctcd, :
hat from and after the day when
his act goes into effect. til. p
ranking privilege shall be aboliShod: Il
'rore0cd, that the Postmaster Gcn,r- =
l and his chief clerks, and the Audi
or ct the Treasury for the rostotiicc 7
department. shall be and thew are
cr"fv authorized TO transmit -.
hrou-n the mails, FIRE" of postage. -
ny letters packages, or other mat |"
:rs rc.ttins exclusively to their otii- III
lai duties, or to the business Of til.
'ost"tiicc Department.; but they g
lall IN every such case endorse 10
le back OF the letter or packages to
e sent free OF postage over their own st
%natureS. the words. Official hu>i-
.ss, and for any such endorsement
.lseiy made, the person so offending
'al! forfeit and pay taxes $500; anti
'"rtd"d .Jurthcr, the several Depuv-
ostlnasters throughout the Cont1dnr -,
Z Shall shall be and hereby are au- i'
orlzed to send through the mails 'e
&c postage all letters and pack :,
.es which ii may be their duty, or l.'
ey may have occasion TO tranSlni, 'iI
any person OF place, and which 7h
ali relate exclusively 10 the hu,i W.
IS otthril r"apectivc offices, or to $50
. Inns a., Doc. IA let