Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1860-1862, 1861-05-21
ARTICULATION.
Ry the Postmaster General OF The
Confederate StaTes of america.

| WHEREAS. by the provisions of an act APP
proved March Is. 1861, aud amended by the
| first section of an act apprOve May Sln,
| 1861 the Postmaster General OF the COnied-
| pTate States us authorized, on and after a
| day to be named by him for that purpose, To
| take the entire charge and direction OF the
| uoStaI service in the Confederate States,
| aud all conveyance of mails within their lin
| it, from aud after such day, except by an-
thoritv of the Postmaster General thereof, Il
| thereby prohibited
Now, therefore, /. John H. Reagan. Post
| master General of the Confederate States OF
| America do issue this my proclamation, nOti-
| wing all POstmasters, Contractors, and Spe-
| ciaI and Route Agents in the service OF the
| Post Office Department, and engaged IN the
trausmissiun and delivery OF the mails, or
| otherwise in any manner connected with the
: ryice within the limits of the Confederate
States of America, that on and after the LIST
day of June next, shall assume the entire
control and direction OF the postal service
therein:
And hereby direct all PoStmasters, Route
and Special Agents within these States and
now acting under the authority and direction
of the Postmaster General of the United
States. to continue in the discharge OF their
respective duties under the authority vested
in me by the Congress of the Confederate
States, in strict conformity with SUCH exist
ing laws and regulations as are not lhcon-
sistent with The laws and Constitution OF the
Confederate States of America, and such
further instructions as may hereafter be is
sued by my direction; and said Postmasters,
Route Agents and Special Agents are also
required to forward TO this Department, with
out delay, their names, with the names OF the
Offices of which they are Postmaster, (glylng
the State aud CouEty), to be directed to the
Chief of the Appointment Bureau, Post.
office Department, Montgomery, Alabama,
in order that new commissions may be Issued
under the authority of this Government: And
all Postmaste rs are hereby required to rem
der to the Postofice Department at Washing
ton, D. c., their final accounts and vouchers
for postal receipts and expenditures, up to
the 3Ist dav of this month, taking care to
forward with said accounts all postage
stamps and stamped envelopes, remaining on
hand belon ging to the PostOtfce Department
of the United States, in order that they may
receive the proper credits therefor in the adj
Justin Mt of their accounts; and they are fur
| Their required to retain in their possession, to
meet the orders of the Postmaster General of
the United State, for the payment OF mail
service within the Confederate States, all
revenue which shall have accrued from the
postal service prior 10 the sail lst day OF
June next. r
All Contractors, Mail Messengers, and Spe-
cial Contractors for conveying the mails with
IN the Confederate States, under existing
contracts with the Government of the United
States. are hereby authorized to continue to
perform such service under my direction,
from and after the day last above named,
subject to such notifications aud changes rs
may be found necessary, under the powers
vested in the Post Master General by the
terms of said contracts and the provisions OF
the second section of an act approved May
9th, 1861 comfortable thereto: And the said
Contractors, Special Contractors, and Mail
Messengers, are required 10 forward, without
delay, the number of their route or routes,
The nature of the service thereon, the sched-
ules of arrivals and departures, the names of
the offices supplied, and the amount of annual
compensation for present service, together
with their address, directed TO the "ChIef OF
the Contract Bureau, Post Office Department,
Montgomery, Ala"
Until a postal treaty shall be made with
the Government OF the United States for the
exchange of mails between that Government
and the Government of this confederacy, Post
Matters will not be authorized 10 collect
United States postage on mail matter sent to
or received from those States; and until sup
plies OF postage stamps and stamped envei-
opes are procured for the prepayment of
postage within the Confederate States, all
pos age must be paid in money Under the pro-
visions O. the first section of an act approved
March LIST, 1861.
Given under my hand and the seal of the
Post-Ofice Department of the
I'll. ST Confederate States of America. at
Montgomery, Alabama, the 18th
day of Nav, in the year 1861.
JOHN H. REAGAN.
Postmaster General