Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1861-10-11
PROCLAMATION!
By the POStmaSter-GeneFal OF the Con-
federate States Of America.

WHEREAS, By the provisions Of the 81 section Of an
W actof Congress, approved August JOth, l-6l, en-
remaining ia the several Post Offices Of ths Confederate
States az the time the postal service was taken iu charge
by said Government, 10 is made the duty % the Post
master GenerHi % make proclamation f1at Hi persons
who are citizens Of the C1nfsderate States &C America.
and who may have rendered postal seryicsm any Of tho
States Of this Coincidence. Under contracts or appoint
ments made Jy the United States Governments before
the Coufrdera5 e States Govesnmcnt took charged such
service, shall present their claims % this Department,
sc aied and established according 90 such Uie5 ss be-
shan prescribe, by q time therein TO be set forth. nat
less than six months, and requiring the caiusnt To-
state underOath, how much has been paid and the date
Gl such pay melt, on account Of the contract or appolr-
menr under which said claim occurred, and what fund or
provision has been set apart or made for be further pew
ment ol the Whole OF any portion % she balance OF
-ueh claim by The Government Of the United States. or
Of any OF the States; and they shall also state, on cath.
whether IN y performed fully the service according 90
their contracts or appointments during The time for
which they claim pay, and i not, what partial service
they did perform, aud what deductions have been mEde
rom their pay 50 far a. they know or account OF any
failure, or partial failure, to perform such srgiee.
Nov, therefore, T. Ohm IT,. REAGAN. Postmaster
general Of the Confederate States Of America, do issus
his, my proclamation, requiring all persons having
claims for postal service, under the foregoing provisions
Of the 30 section Of the above named act % present
said claims 20 the Auduor of che Treasury lcrthe Post
Office Department, for examination, on OF before toe
18th day Of March, IS62, ia order that ] may mak- a re-
port 10 Congress o. tie amount hereof as required by
Bank forms Cor presenting and verifying The claims
wiIbs furnished oa application To- the Auditor Of tho
Treasury for the Post Office Department
Aud Z hereby require all persons who have hereto
fore collected moneys as pCstmasters iu the States now
composing the Confederate States, aud which they had
paid over az the time the Confederate STA e. foOkcharge
Of The POSTAL service, 20 make ont, under oath. and send
to the Auditor Of the Treasury for ths Post Office De
partmeuf, on or before the lath dar Of October next a
General or ledger account with The United States, for
he service of TIE Poet Ofioe DepmtEel-, up % the
tine the control Of the postal service was assumed by
the Cenfederzte STATES, ia accordance wt. the general
regulations OF the Post Ohcs Department. issued May
18Th. 1859, page IC6, exhibiting the balances in the pos
session Of such pOstmasters-
f-~l Given under my hand aDd seal Of the Post
; 2 $ {Omee Department Of the Conlsderate States Of
- America, at Richmond, Virginia The ljth day Of
September, in the year le6L
JOHN 10. REAGAN.
saq4 dIawfv Postmaster General.