The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1863-04-28
coNFEDERATE sTATEstoF AMERICA
Posi- OFFICE DEPARTMENT,
RICHMOND, April 18th, 1868.

RICHMOND, April I4th, 1905.
Exemption of Certain Mail Contractors and Drl-
vers of Mail Stages from Military Service, and
Extension of Time for Receiving Proposals for
Mail Service in the States of Virginia, North
Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia and Florida.
BY authority Of the subjoined act of Congress,
nroposals for Mail service in the States above nam
ed. under the advertisements of the Department
dated December 3lst, 1862, will be received at
this Department, until P. ii. of the 3Oth day
of April instant; and the proposals already recev-
ed, will remain unopened until that date.
Special attention is called to the subjoined act
of Congress in regard to exemptions.
JOHN Fl. REGAIN,
Postmaster General.
Joint resolution authorizing the Postmaster
General to extend the time for receiving bids tor
TRANSPORTATION of the mails of the States therein
named.
Resolved by the Congress of the Confederate
States of America, That the Postmaster General
be, and he is hereby authorized to extend the time
for receiving and opening bids for the transpora-
ton of the mails in the States of Virginia, North
Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia and Florida un-
til the first day of May next.
Approved April l1th, 1868.
AN ACT to exempt contractors for carrying the
mails of the Confederate States and the drivers
/ Of Post coaches and hacks from military SER
vice.
/ The Congress of the Confederate States of
America do enact, That the contractors for carry
ing the mails of the Confederate States shall be
exempt from the performance of military duty in
the armies of the Confederate States from and at
ter the passage of this act, during the time they
are such contractors Provided, that no more
than one contractor shall be exempt on any route,
and that no more than one member of any firm of
contractors shall be exempt, and no contractor on
any route of less than ten miles IN length, and on
which the mail is carried on horse, shall be ex-
| empt under this act and if one or more members
of any such firm be exempt from age or other
cause from the performance Of military duty, the
other member or members of such firm, shall not
| be exempt by this act on account OF being mail
contractors and, provided further, that no person
to whom contract for carrying the mails may be
transferred, with the consent of the postofice de-
partment, after the passage of this act shall be
exempt from military service on that account
Sec. 2. That drivers Of post coaches and hacks
for carrying the mails on all routes where the
weights of the mails requires that they should be
carried in coaches or hacks, shall be exempt from
military service in the army of the Confederate
States from and after the passage OF this act, SO
long they continue to be employed as such drl-
vers: Provided, the contractor by whom any such
driver is employed, shall take and subscribe
oath to be furnished to the enrolling officer, that
the weight of mails on his route requires the use
of coaches hacks for their conveyance, and that
he has no greater number of drivers employed in
his service than are indispensable to enable him
to fulfil his contract for carrying the mails, and
that he will not, while contractor, employ a
greater number of drivers than may be indispen-
SADLY necessary for that purpose; and that he will
give notice to the enrolling officer when any such
driver ceases to be in his employment.
Approved April IA, 1868.