Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1861-05-21

a Proclamation By the Post Master General of tss
Confederate States Of america
WHEREAS, BY the provisions of an act approved
Msrcb, l5tns 1851, aud amended by the first section
Of an act approved Msy 9Th, 1861, the Poet Master
y neral CT the Confederate States is authorised,
on sao after oay to be named by him for that pcr-
pose, 10 tske the entire charge and direction Of th
postal sersice in tae Conisdsrate Stasesn cad all
conveyance Of mails within their limits, from and
after such day, except by authority OF the Post
Mester General thereof, is thereby prohibited:
Nov, therefore. 1, john H Reagan, Pvt Master
General Of the Confederate States of America, do
issue this my proclamstion notifying all POST Mas
tiers, Contractors, and Special and Route Agents. in
The service Of the Post-0fice Department. and el :
gagged in the transaction and delivery Of the mails
or otherwise in any manner connected with the SER
vice within tie limits Of the Confederate States of
America, that aud after the lst day of June next
shsl assume the entire control aud direction oft
postal service therein: And hereby direct all Pos,
Masters, Route and Special Agents within the 9
stes cad now actin under the authority and drst
uo2 OF tue Post Master General Of the United S.sit
TO Continue in the discharge of their respective dut
rnder the authority vested in nae by the Congress II
ire Oonftd erste. States, strict conformity with
such existing laws and regulations as are not ircon-
slstent with the laws and Constitution of the Con-
federste States Of America, and snch further in-
struclops as nay hereafter be issued By my diIec-
ton. And the said Posi-Mastera Route Agents
and Special Agent are also required 20 forward to
TO this Department, without delay, their names,
With the names CT the offices Of which they are
Post-Masters giving the State and county, to be
directed to the 'Chief Of the Appointment Bureau
Post Office Department, Montgomery, Alabsma,' .
in order that new commissions may beissued under
the authority of this Government: and ell Post
Masters are hereby required to render to the POST
Ofioe Department at Washington, d. c., their final
accounts and vouchers for postal receipts and ex-
penditures up to the 31st day of this month taking
care to forward with said accounts all postage
stamps and stamped envelopes, remaining on hand.
belonging TO the Post-Otice Department of the
United States, in order that they may receive the
proper credits therefor in the adjustment of their
sccounts and they further required TO retain in
their possession, to meet the orders of the Post
Master General Of the United States, for the pay
ment of mail service within the Confederate States
all revenue which shall have accrued from the nos
tai service prior to the said FIRST day of June next
All Contractors, Mail Messengers and Special
Contractors for conveying the mails within the Con
federste States, under existing contracts with the
Government Of the United States, are hereby au-
thorized to continue 10 perform such service under
my direction from and after the day last above
named, subject TO such notifications and changes
may be found necessary, under the powers vested
in the Post Master General by the terms of said
contracts aud the provisions Of the second section
o. On act approved May 9th, 1861, couformable
thereto. Ana the said Contractors, Special Con-
tractor, and Mail Messengers; are required to for
ward, without delay, the number of their route CT
routes, tie nature of the service thereon, the sched
ues Of arrivals and departures. the names of the
Offices supplied, and the amount Of annual compeD-
sstion for present service together With their
address, directed to the Chief of the Con rstt
Bureau, Pot Office D .psrtment, Mon gomery, Ala.
Until postal IT, atty shall be IN 4de with the Gov
eminent er the United Stat, s for The exchanges Of
mails be that Government AID the Govern
meot Of this Conedsracy, Postmasters will not be
authorized to coll,c' ULitsd States postage mail
matter seat to from th9se States; sDd until sup
plies OF postage stamps and stamped envelopes are
procured for the pre- payment OF postage within the
Confederate States all hostages must b, paid in
money, under The provisions OF the first section Of
an sct approved March lst. 1861.
Given under my hand and the seal of the Post
Office Department Of the Confederate
II. s. States Of America, at Montgomery,
Alabama, the Is h day of May, in the
year 1851. JOHN II REAGAN,
Postmaster General