The Shreveport weekly news., 1861-06-03
By the Post Master General Of the
Confederate States Of America.
A PROCLAMATION.

ASASOe ny th0 pdo'AnioAo VI al
act. approved March 18th, 1861,
and amended by the first section Of
an act approved May 9th, 1861, the
Post Master General Of the Coutede-
rate States "is authorized, on and az
ter a dayto be named by him for that
purpose, to take the entire charge
and direction of the postal service in
the Confederate States," and all con-
yeyance of mails within their limits,
from and after such day, except by
authority of the Post Master General
thereof, is thereby prohibited:
Now. therefore, l, John II. Rea-
gan, Postmaster General of the
Confederate States of America, do
issue this my proclamation, notifying
all Post-Masters, Contractors. and
Special and Route Agents, in the
service ofthe Post Office Department,
and engaged in the transmission and
delivery of the mails, or otherwise in
any manner connected with the limits
Of the Codfederates States of Ameri-
ca, that on and after the LIST day of
June next, shall assume the emit re
controle and direction Of the postal
service therein And l hereby di-
rect all Post Masters, Route Agents
and Special Agents within these
States, and now acting under the
authority and direction of the Post
Master General of the United States,
to continue in the discharge of their
respective duties under the authori-
ty vested in me by the Congress of
the Confederate States, in strict con-
formity with such existing laws and
regulations as are not inconsistent
with the laws and constitution of the
Confederate States of America, and
such further instructions as may
hereafter be issued by my direction /:
Ard the said Post-Masters, Route
Agents and Special Agents are also
required to forward to this Depart
msnt, without delay, their names.
with the names of the offices OF
which they are Post-Masters. (giv-
ing the State and County,) to be di-
rected to the Chief of the Appoint
ment Bureau. Post-O Office Department,
Montgomery, Alabama, in order
that new commissions may be is
sued under the authority of this
Government And all Post-Masters
are hereby required to render to the
Post-Office Department at Washing
ton, d. c., their final accounts and
their vouchers for postal receipts and
expenditures. up to the 3lst day OF
this month, taking care to forward
with said accounts all postage stamps
and stamped envelopes remaining
on hand, belonging to the Post. Of
fec Department. of the United States,
in order that they may receive the
proper credits therefore in the adjust
ment of their accounts; and they are
r.auied to retain in their possession,
to meet the orders of the Post Mas
ter General Of the United States, foy
the payment of mail service within
the Confederate States, all revenue
which shall have accrued from the
postal service prior TO the said lst
day of june next.
All Contractors, Mail Messenger,
and Special Contractors for convey
ing the mails within the Confederate
States, under existing contracts with
the Government ofthe United States
are hereby authorized to continue &c
perform such service under my di
rcction, from and after the day last
allowed named, subject to such modi.
iications and changes as may be found
necessary, under the powers vested
in Post Master General by the terms
of said contrSk,s and the provisions
OF the secoud section of an act ap
proved May 9th, 1861, contormabl,
thereto /: And the said Contractors
Special Contractors, and Mail Mes
sengers, are required to forward
without delay, the number of theil
routes. the nature of the service
thereon. the schedules of arrival.
and Departures, the names of office:
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