Arkansas true Democrat., 1862-05-22
GENERAL ORDERS No. 4.
HEAD QUARTERS, DISTRICT OF ARKANSAS,
 Little Rock, May l7th, 1862.

Little Rock, May l7th, 1852. \ Annexed hereto are copies of the act of Con- gress, entitled An act to further provide for the public defence," approved April 18th, 1862. summary ot the subsequent act of Congress, rela- ting to the same subject; the regulations prescribed by the secretary of war; pursuant to said acts; and the consent Of the Governor of Arkansas, for the employment ot state officers, in the enroment Of all persons comprehended within the provisions of those acts of Congress-
 In pursuance ot those acts and instructions, and by virtue ot authority conferred upon me, Briga dier General of the Confederate States Army, com manding the District of Arkansas, 1 shall proceed to have sad laws executed within this state. All good citizens are earnestly enjoined to give their aid and cooperation for the due and faithful ob servance of the same. To that end the following orders now issued, and such further orders will be issued from tune to time, may seem necessary.
 l. hereby appoint as enrolling officers, for their respective regiments, each commissioned Colonel of Militia, in this state. In case of vacancy n tue office of colonel of any regiment, or the absence of that officer, or his failure to act on receipt of copy ot this order, then the like appointment, powers and duties shall devolve upon the lieuten- ant colonel, of such regiment, and so on for the like causes, upon the major, and then upon the se nior captain in any such regiment-upOn whom will devolve the dutyof making such enrolment in accordance with the accompanying acts and re- gulations
 ,. Each enrolling officer will, without delay, upon receipt of d copy of this order, cause all the subject to military duty, belonging te or within the company beats of each company of militia, ill the regiment for which he acts as enrolling officer to be assembled, in command of their proper com pany officers at the usual or other convenient place of company muster, on day to be appointed by him, and will, as far as practicable, attend in per son all such company Husters sscording to appoint ment.
 j. It will be the duty of each enrolling officer to procure, upon the report of the officer in command of each company, or other information he can ob tain, full and accurate list, by name, of all the a5le.boded men in such company, subject to mili tary duty, between the ages of eighteen and thirty five years. All, or any such persons, within the company beats of such company, who fail or neg feet to attend at the time and place of meeting appointed by the enrolling officer, without suii- cient excuse will be enrolled and treated in all re- spects as if subject to the operation of the con scriptiOn act and ii exempt will only be released therefrom upon a special showing thereof, at the time and place of mastering into the service of the Confederate States. The enrolling officers will without delay, make up and transmit to the Con- handing General of the Confederate forces in this state, at these head quarters, ful and accurate report by names, ill alphabetical order, of all the persons in each company, composing their reSpec- tive regiments, showing the effective strength of each regiment, between the ages of eighteen and thrtY-ive years
 1. The enrolling officers will observe the exemp- tlOns set forth in the summary of the act of Con gress hereto annexed. They will not enroll any person obviously incapable of military duty from mental or bodily defects or infrrnites In all cases of doubt, under either head, the person will be enrolled, with note of the same to be enquir- ed into and finally determined by the proper au- thority, when such persons are brought to a camp of instruction, preparatory to being mustered into service.
 ,. The attention of enrolling officers is specially direc To sections Nos. 10 and IT, of the reoula- tons prescribed by the secretary of war. They will note and report the names of all men in the several companies of their respective regiments who have volunteered into any corps or special ser vice since the 18th inst, either under the call or authority of the secretary of war, the governor of this state. All persons who have been engaged in raising any such volunteer corps, will be expect ed to report these head quarters, at the earliest practicable day, tic names and places of residence of the men composing such corps, on pain of hay ing their organization wholly disregarded
 c. In obedience to the laws and regulations camp of instruction, for the time being and until further orders, is established at Little Rock which, for the present, will be the head quarters of the commanding general.
 1 The enrolling officers of each regiment in the counties of Pulaski, White, Conway, Perry, Pope, Johnson, Yell, Prairie, Arkansas, Dallas Jeffer- son, Saline, Hot Spring, Clark qnd Montgomery, are authorized and directed, without delav to col feet together at their regimentai head quarters or other convenient place of rendezvous, as may be appointed by them, all enrolled men in their re- spective regiments, and march them by the most direct travelled route to the camp of instruction at Little Rock; and will be authorized to issue certi! fcaes to persons furnishing subsistence and trans portation, all such certificates will be paid to the holders of them presentation to the quartermas- ter, at these head quarters.
 5. Each enrolling officer, while engaged in this service not exceeding sixty days, will be entitled to, and receive the pay of captain of infantry in the Confederate States army. Where no satisfac- tory reports are made, in duo time, by enrolling officers, they will not be entitled to any pay or compensation whatever.
 3. All conscrpts and volunteers coming to the camp of instruction will he organized into compa, nies and regiments as nearly practicable, in all respects conforming to the spirit of the laws and regulations irrespective of the law or any technical exemptions therefrom.
 IT, Attention is specially directed to section No. $, of the act of Congress and all good citizens, not subject to be called out under the law, having good effective shot guns rifles are earnestly re- quested and entreatod to place the same in the | hands of enrolled men or volunteers, who may be | without arms.
 l2 All persons who have been in this state two months, ana within the bounds of any company beat ten days, liable to be enrolled under the law. l3 Enrolled men in counties other than those | named in section No. 7, of this order, will await further orders from these head quarters. < By command of Brigader General
 JOHN SELDEN ROANE. 4E ynr-yr ir Ace