Shreveport daily news., 1861-08-20
or furnished under the pro-

provided or furnished under the pro-
visions Of this or any former act,
! whether the, same are Immersed 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 countertelted
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 Generalas aforesaid, with
out the especial authority and direc-
ton of the Postotfice department or
who, after such postage stamps nave
been printed, shall, with intent to de
fraud the revenues Of the Postotfice
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 eff the Postmaster General and
the seal of the Postoflicc Department
. shall, on conviction thereof be deemed
! guilty of felony, and be punished by
a fine not exceeding $500, or by I'M
, nrisonment 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
r. paid after being adjusted by the Au-
>. ditor of the Postotfice Department on
a the certificate of the Postmaster Gen
a .ral out of any money in the Treasury
i. arising from the revenues of the Post
s office Department.
IS Sec i. .And be ii .fIrthe' cnacted
V That it shall be the duty of ever,
:, Postmaster to cause to be defaced II
A.. such manner as the Postmaster Gen
IS eral shall direct, all postage stamp
~ Of this Confcdcracy to letters eiepos
4. tied in his office for delivery or to h
,g sent by mail; and if any Postmastc
,r sending letters in the mail with sucl
No. postage stamps attached shall oml
sl 10 dctace the same, it shall be til
he duty Of the Postmaster to who's
, ,Iottice such letters shall be sent to
in delivery. to dcface the stamps and re
61 port the delinquent Postma ster to til
;h- Postmaster General. Anr ltany PEI
70: son shall use, or attenp' to use'
*. prepavment OF postage, any postas
,l- stamps which shall ha' 3 been beto'
nd used for ike purposes, such persol
~. shall he subject to a penalty of titt
,tc dollars for every such otfense, to
.,d recovered in the name OF the Conte'
wi crate States Of America in any cou
,li- Of competent jurisdiction.
ri "Sec ;. And he 1t ,t"rthcr cnoctc
as That from and after the day VIII,
he this act goes into effect, II
not frankins privilege shall be abolishe
in Dror;9ed, that the Postmaster Gene
III al and his chief clerks, and the Auo
be tor of the Treasury for the Postotti
ned Department shall be and they a
md hereby authorized to transn
ion through the mails, free OF rostas
inc any letters, packages, or other m;
,di. ters relating exclusively to their OF
hlv cial duties, OF to the business OF t
cs: Postotiice Department; but tn
:als shal! in every such case endorse
ned the back of the letter or packages
fled be sent free of postage over their o'
TO SIGNATURES, the words, Official bu
be ness, 'and for any such endorsem,
are falsely made, the person so ottendl
arc shall forfeit and pay taxes $500; a
and pyorided further, the several Deps
en- Postmasters throughout the Confed
and ate Shall shall be and hereby are
cted thorized to send through the M
nat free of postage all letters and pa
: in ages which it may be their duty,
dbl they may have occasion 10 ,f""s