Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1861-06-13
EY ;he Post Mast General OF the CSn-
federaIe States Of America.
q PROCLAMATION.


WHEREAS By the provisions of an act, approved
March 18th, 1861 and amended by the first section
of an act approved May 9th. 1861 the Pc Master
General of the Confederate States g is authorized
on and after day to be named by him for that pur-
pose take the entire charge aud direction Of the
postal service in the Confederate States" and all
convey ance of mails within their limits, from and
after such day except by authority OF the Post Mas
ter General thereof, is thereby prohibited:
Now, therefore, 1, John II. Reagan, Post Master
General OF the Confederate States a. America. do
issue this my proclamation, notifying all Post Mas
tiers Contractors and Special and Route Agentsn the
service of the Post Office Department, and engaged
in the transmission and delivery of the mails, or
otherwise in any manner connected with the service
within the limits of the Confederate States of Amer
ica that on and after the LIST day June next shall
sumo the entire control and direction oil the postal
service therein And hereby direct all Post Mas
tiers, Route Agents and Special Agents within the
states and now acting under the authority and d.
rection of the Post Master General of the United
States continue in the discharge OF their respective
dunes under the authority vested in me by the Con-
gress of the Confederate States in strict conform
ity 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 may hereafter be issued
by my direction: And the said Post Masters.
Route Agenis and Special Agent lure also required
to forward to this Department without delay,
their names with the names Of the offices of which
they Post Masters (gving the State and county,
to be directed to the " Chief of the Appointment
Bureau, Post Office Department Montgomery, Ala
una /" in order that ne commissions may be issued
under the authority of this Government And
all Post Masters are hereby required to render to
the Post Office Department at Washington, d G..
heir final accounts and their vouchers for postal
eceipts and expenditures up to hs 3lst day of this
month taking care to forward with said account all
postage stamps and stamped envelopes. remaining
on hand belonging to the Post Office Department of
the United States. in order that they may receive
the proper credits therefor IN the adjustment of
their accounts and they are further required TO
retain in their possession MET the orders of the
Post Master General of the United Stat s for the
pay cnt of mail service within the Confederate
states all revenues which shall have accrued from
he postal service prior % said lst day OF June
next
All Contractors, Mail Messengers, and Special
Contractors for conveying the mails within the Con-
federate States under existing contracts with the
Government of the United States, are hereby su>
thorized to continue TO perform such service under
my direction from aud after the day last above
! named, subj ct to sueh notifications and changes
as may be found necessary, under the powers vest
I'd IN the Post Master General by the terms of said
ontracts ard prov sons Jf the second section OF al
act approved May 9lh 1861 cOnformable thereto
And the said Contractors Special Contractors, and
AL Messengers, are required to forward, without
delay the number of their route routes, the IA
ture of the service thereon. the schedules of arri
walls and departures, the names of the ofiees sup
plIed and the amount Of animal compensation f T
present service together with their address, direc-
ted to the " Chief of Contract Bureau, Post Office
Department Montgomery. Alabama.
Until postal treaty shall be made with the Gov
eminent OF the United States for the exchange OF
mails between that Government and the Govern
ment of this Confederacy, Post Masters will not be
authorized to collect United States postage mail
matter sent ~ or received from those States and
until supplies Of postage stamps and stamped envel-
Opes are procured for prepayment of postage
within the Confederate States all hostages must be
paid in money under the provisions ofthe first see
ton of an act approved March LIST, 1861.
GIVEN under my hand and the seal of the
49,, Posi-0fice Department of the Confed-
LIS ate States of America, at Montgomery,
t--l Alabama. the 18th day of May, in the
year 1861. JoHS Il REAGAN,
Post Master General.