The Shreveport weekly news. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1861-1861, 1861-06-03
a Snc TOSt-NSSyef Ge0ef01 of fhe
confederate States Of America.
A PROCLAMATON

Whereas By tho provisions of a,
act. approved March 18th, 1861
and amended by the first section o
an act approved May 9th, 1861. III.
Postmaster General of the Coutede
rate States "is authorized, on and .f
ter dayto be named by him for tina:
purpose, to take the entire charge
and direction of the postal service in
the Confederate States" and all con.
ycyance Of mails within their limits,
from and after such day. except by
authority of the Post Master General
thereof, i. thereby prohibited:
Now. therefore, !, 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 limi,s
OF the Codtederates States of Ameri-
ca, that on and after the LIST dav of
June next, l shall assume the emit re
controle and direction of the postal
service therein And / hereby d.
rect all Post-Mastcrs, Route Agents
and Special Agents within these
States, and now acting under the
authority and direction of the Post
Master General ofthe 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 NAV
hereafter be issued by my direction
And the said Post Masters. Route
Agents and Special Agents are also
required to forward to this Depart
mont. without delay, their names, /
with the names of the offices of
which they are Post-Masters. fsiv-
ing the State aud County,} to be di- .
rccted to the Chief of the Appoiut. /,
.nent Bureau. Post Office Department,
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-Ottice Department at Washing
:on. ID. G., their final accounts and
heir vouchers for postal receipts aud
up to the 3lst day of
his month, taking care TO forward +,
With said accounts all postage stamps (
md stamped envelopes remaining
IN hand, belonging to the Post. Of :
leo Department of the United States,
a order that they may receive the '
Proper credits therefore in the adjust
nent OF their accounts; and they are
'e4nied to retain i'll their possession,
o meet the orders of the Post-Mas-
er Geueral of the United States, for
he payment of mail service within
he Confederate States, all revenue
which shall have accrued from the !.
'ostai service prior 10 the said lst !
lay of june next.
All Contractors. Mail Messenger. +,
na Special Contractors for convey
iS the mails within the Confederate
states, Under existing contracts with l..
nc Government ofthc United States.
re hereby auth 7rized to continu. To l
erform such service under my ii
ection. from and after the day last
bowed named, subject to such ,noai- :
cations and changes as may lie found :
ecessary, under the powers vested
a Post Master General by the terms b
said contrasts and the provisions !,
the secoud section of an act ap- n
roved May 9th, 1861, conformablc n
hereto: Aud the said Contractors, 8
pscial Contractors. and Mail Mes. ii
engers, are required to forward, +,
'ithont delay, the number of their II
'ntes. the nature of tho service y.
iereon. the schedules of arrivals Y
nd Departures, the names of offices i
applied, and the amount of ANNUAL y