Arkansas true Democrat., 1861-05-30
A PROCLAMATION By the Postmaster General of the Con federate States of America.

WHEREAS, by the provisions of an act approved March l5, 1861, and amended by the first section of an act approved May 9th, lS6l, the Postmaster General of the Confederate States, IS authorlzeo' on and after day to be named by him for that purpose, to take the entire charge and direction ol the postal service in the Confederate States, and all conveyance of mails within their limits, from and alter such day, except by authority of the Postmaster General thereof, is thereby prohibited:
 Now, therefore, I, John II. Reagan, Postmaster General of the Confederate States of America, do issue this my proclamation, notifying all POstmas- ters. Contractors, and Special and Route Agents in the service of the Post Office Department and engaged in the transmission and delivery of the mails, or otherwise in any many connected with the service within the limits of the Confederate States of America, that on and after the lst day of June Rext, shall assume the entire control and direction of the postal service therein.
 And hereby direct all PostmasteIs, Route aud Special Agents within these States and now acting under the authority and direction of the Postmas- ter General of the United States, to continue in the discharge of their respective duties under the authority vested in me by the Congress o the COniP derate States, ill strict conformity with such exist ing laws and regulations as are not inconsistent with the laws and constitution of the Confederate States of America, and such further instructions as may hereafter be issued by my direction; and saiI Postmasters, Route Agents and Special Agents are also require to forward to this Department, with out delay, their names, with the names Oi the offices of which they are Postmasters, (gving the State and County to be directed to the " Chief of the Appointment Bureau, Postoifice Depart ment Montgomery, Alabama" in order that new commissions may be issued under the authority of this Government: And all Postmasters are hereby required to render to the PostOtfce Department at Nashington. D. C., their final accounts and vOuch CTS for postal receipts and expenditures up to the 3lst day of this month, taking care to forward with said accounts all postage stamps and stamped envelopes, remaining on hund belonging to the PostOhice Department of the United States in or der that they may receive the proper credits there for in the adjustment of their accounts and they are further required to retain in their possession, to meet the orders of the Postmaster General ot the United States, forth payment of mail service within the Confederate States, all revenue which shall have accrued from the postal service prior tn the said lst day of June next.
 All Contractors, Mail Messengers and Special Contractors for conveying the mails within the Confederate States, under existing contracts with 1 the government of the United States, are here ! by authorized to continue to perform such service under direction from and after the day last abot named, subject to such notifications and changes as may be found necessary, under the powers vest | ed in the Postmaster General by the terms of sad contracts and the provisions of the second section | of an act approved May 9th, 1861, comfornlable thereto: And the said Contractors, Special Con tractors and Mail Messengers, are required to for ward without delay the number of their route or routes, the nature of the service thereon. the ] schedules of arrivals and departures, the names of l the offices supplied, and the amount of annual l compensation for the present service, together with their address, directed to the 'Chief of the Contract Bureau, Postotfce Department, Mont | gomery, Ala"
 Until postal treaty shall be made with the 20 Vernmcnt of the United States for the exchange of malls between that government and the govern ment oi this conicderacy, Posmasters will not be authorzed to collect United States postage on mail matter sent to or received from those States; and until supplies of postage stamps and stamped envelopes are procured for the pre- payment of pos tage within the Confederate States, all postaees must be paid in money under the provisions of the hrSt section of an act approved March lst, l86l
 Given under my hand and the seal of the Post.
 office Department of the Confederate
 L. s. States of America, at Montgomery, Ala
 bama the 18th of May, in the year 1861
 JOHN H. REAGAN,
 Post Master General.
 May 30 lS6I