The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1862-12-03
Explanations and Instructions as to the
Consumption and Exemption Laws. by
the Adjutant General. ,..

the AuJuLdnC GENERAL -.
II. Commaadants Of Consripis and Camps Of In.
StructiOn.
L. An officer, styled the Commanlant of Con.
scripts, will be appointed for each State, who will be
charged with the supervision OF the enrolment and
disposition Of conscripts. He will establish or
more camps, in which conscrpis will be assembled
and instructed, and may recommend for appointment
Surgeon, Quartermister, a Commissafy and tae
requisite number OF Drilmasters for each camp II
more than one camp be established he may also m
commend Commandant for each camp not under his
own immediate command.
2. hospital will be established and huts for win
ter quarters constructed at each camp and all con-
scripts assembled at the camps will be promptly vac
cinated if il has not already been done.
3. The Commandant OF Conscripts will requirefrom
each camp a reportson The first Monday in every
month, showing the expenses ol the preceding month";
the number OF conseripts in the camp; the number
received and sent away, during the preceding month;
the regiments, battalons or companies to which they
were sent; the number transferred to the navy the
number Of sick; the nature OF their Diseases and the
number of deaths. He will make consolidated
monthly report to the Adutan and lnspector.Genera
of the army.
H. The CommanIants of Copscripts east of the
Mississippi river will receive orders only from the War
Department, and will not be inierfered with by Gen
erals commanding departments or atmies in the field.
West the Mississippi, they will reporto and receive
instructions from the Commanding General Of the
Trans Mississippi department, who will require them
to conform nearly possible to this order and TO
the regulations prescribed for ccmmandants east of
the Mississippi. lie will make consolidated month
ly report to the Adutant and InspectorGene Of the
army.
5. The comman lants Of all regiments, battalions
oh os hich in
service on The 10th Of April 1862 desiring 70 receive
conscripts, may transmit, through the Adjntsnt and
Inspector General OF the army, statements Of the
strength Of their commands, 10 the Commandment Of
Conscripts in Their respective States, who, unless
otherwise ordered, will as far as practicable, distribute
the conscrips ofethc State among It's regiments, bat
talions and companies thereof, in proportion 10 their
respective, deficiencies
lie will consult the wishes Of the conscripts in as
signing them TO companies regiments 50 lar may
be consistent with their proper dsir bulien, and will
not separate men from the same county, district or
parish if it can he avoided The same rule will be
observed by the Commandments Of corps in assigning
conscripts TO companies.
6. Conscripts fer cavalry will only be taken from
those who furnish their own horses. No conscrpls
can be assigned to companies mustered into service
since the 10Th Of April, 1862.
Z. The Commandments of Conscripts are specially
enoined 10 pay unceasing attention 10 the health,
comfort and instruction Of the conscrpts under their
command, and to bear in mind that the efficiency Of
the army and the safety Of The country depend in a
great measure upon their faithful discharge Of these
duties.
III. Enrichment Of Consripis.
All white male residents of the Confederate States
between the ages Of eighteen and forty not exempted
by act of Congress. already in the service, will
be enrolled Persons liable 10 enrolment may be en-
rolled wherever they may be found, provided by
the Act No. Az, herewith published.
w. Uadomieikd Foreigners.
/. Foreigners not dumiciled in the Confederate
States are not liable to enrolment. Domicll in the
Confederate States consists in idence with inten-
ton permanently to remain in these States, and to
abandon domic elsewhere Lung residence Of itself
does not constitute domicil. A person may acquire
dnmiciin less than year, and he may not acquire
il in twenty years residence. IL there is dciermi-
nation TO return to the native county aud 10 retain
the domici there, length Of residence confer
domcil.
The principal evidence Of intention TO remain aIe
The declarations ofthe party the exercise Of The rights
OF citizenship, marriage, aud the acquisition Of real
ssiats but the intention may be gathered from other
facts.
2. The enrolment will be made BY the enrolling
officers of the State, f the Governor thereof will per.
nit them TO act under the orders Of the Commandments
of Conscripts, and application will he made by the
said commandants for such permission. II il he de-
clined, the Commandant will report the fact 20 the
Adjuiant aud Inspector General and ask for The en-.
pIoymcn Of Confederate officers for The purpose Of
making enrollmens. If the Governor consents. hut
tho enrolling officers Of the Stale he found unable Or
unwilling TO discharge their duty efficiently. the like
application will be made to the Adjnlant and lnspec.
nd In ,is.t A
csr for each Congressional district, and a non.com.
inissioned officer private for each county. city.
town. district Parish, will be assignedio such duty
In making such assignment, officers and men disa..
bled by wounds from active duty in the field and &C.
luaned in the localities ia which they are required
10 serye will, far practicable be selected The
commissioned officer in each district will snperinend
The enroments and collection Of conscrips therein.
Non commissioned officers and prvates. while 50 en-