Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1861-05-29
Iha Sepi~ Staqesro.
By the PostmasIer.GeneraI of the Confederate
States of America.
PROCl,A N ALTON.

A PROCLA MATION.
WHEREAS. BY the provisions of AN Act, approved
March l5, 1871, aud amended by the first section of
an ct approved May 3, 1861, the PoStm IsterG Gen.
eral of the Confederate States =" is authorized on
and after day to he named bv him for that pur.
pose take the entire charge and direction of the
postal service in the Confederate States" and all
conveyance of mails within their limits from aud
after such day except by authority of the PostmaS
ter-Grneral thereof is hereby prohibited:
Now, therefore, l. JonN H. REAGAN, Postmaster
General of the Confederate States of America do
issue this my proclamation, notifying all Pcs'mas
ttrS Contractors, and Special and KOute Agents in
the service of the Pn>taifice Department. and en-
gagged IN the transmission and delivery Of the mails,
or otherwise in any manner connected with the ser
vice within the limits of the Confederate States OF
America, that and after the LIST day Of June next
! shall assume the entire control and direction or
the postal service therein. And | hereby direct all
PnStmIsterS Route ami Special Agents within these
States. and now acting under the uthorIty and di-
rectOn of the Postmaster General uC the United
States to continue in the discharge Of their reSpec
tive duties under the authority vested IN me by the
Congress of the C,afeferate States in strict
f1rsuitv with such existing laws aud regulations
are not inconsistent with the laws ani Constr utinn
of the Confederate State; of Amerira, and <uh fur
ther instructions AZ may hereafter be issued by my
direction. And the said Pu>tmaStcrS. Route Agrn,s
and Spec'al Agents also required to forward to
this department, without delay. their names with
the names Of the HtfceS of which they are Post
masters, (gvIng the State and County, To bc d-
rected tn the "Chirf If the Appointment Bureau,
Pustotice Department, Montgomery, Alai'ama' in
order that new commissions may bc issued under
the authority of this Government Aud all Post
masters are hereby required To render To the P'St-
office ID partmrntS at Washington ID. c., their final
account and their vouchers for postal receipts and
expenditures, up t" the 3l>t day of this month. Ia
I,
stamps and stamped envelopes, remaining on hand,
belonging to the PnSntfice Department of the Unit
ei S:at, in order at they my receive the proper
credits therefor the ad Stmeut Of their accounts;
and they further required to retain in their p"S
session. tn meet orders of the Postmaster General Of
the United States, for the payment Of mail service
with the Confederate States all revenue which have
accrued from the postal service prior to the SAID lst
day of June next.
All Contractors, Mail Messengers, and Special
Contractors for conveying the mails within the Con-
fetlerae States. under existing contracts with the
Government of the United States. are hereby au-
thnrzed to continue to perform such service under
my direction, from and after the day last above
named, subject TO such notifications and changes
may hc found necessary, under the pnwerS vested IN
the Postmaster General by the terms of sand con-
tracts and the provisions Of the second section of
Act approved May 9th, 1851, contnrmabe thereto
Aud the said Contractors Special Contractors and
Mail messengers, are requlreu 10 forward, WhnOut
delay, the number of their route routes, the
ture Of the service thereon. the schedules of arr
walls and departures. the names Of The offices sup
plel and the amount Of annual compensation for
present service, together with their address, directed
to the "ChIet of the Coutr ct Bureau, Pos. office
Department, Montgomery. Aanams.
Until postal treaty shall he made with the Gov
ernment of the United STATES f'r the exchange {
mails between that Government and the Cavern
Rent of this Cunetlerdcy. PosImasters will not be
authorized to roiiert United States postage mail
matter sent received from those States ard unt
supplies of postage stamps and stamI led envelopes
are procured for the prepayment Of postage within
the Confederate States all E,ostages mnSt be paid IN
money, under the provisions "f the first section OF
an Act approved March LIST 1851.
Given under my hand and the seal Of the Postoffice
Department of the Confederate States OF
t. S America, at Montgomery, Alabama, the 18th
day of May. in the year 1861.
JOHN II. REAGAN. Postmaster