The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1862-10-10
Camp Of Instruction at Knoxville,
State Of Tennessee.

/ otate OF tennessee.
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! 1. The following extracts from the Laws pass
ed by Congress, and approved by the President,
with the Regulations in reference thereto, are
Unpublished for the information of Enrolling OFF,
GERS under the Conscript Act.
Extracts from an Act to further ,,rovide for tie
| Public Defence.
| I "In view of the exigences of the country, and
| the absolute necessity of keeping in the service
eur gallant army, and of placing in the field
large additional force, to meet the advancing
columns of the enemy now invading our soil
Therefore,
CSC. /. The Congress Of The Confederate States
Of america do enact, That the President be and
he is hereby authorized to call out and place in
the military service of the Confederate States for
three years. unless the war shall have been SOON
er ended, all white men who are residents of the
Confederate State. between the ages OF Is and IS
years at the time the call or calls may be made,
who are not legally exempted from military SER
vice."
CSC. 3. Be it further enacted, That for the en-
rollment of all persons comprehended within the
provisions of this act, who are not already in SER
vieo in the armies of the Confederate Sta es, it
shall be lawful for the President, with the consent
of the Governors of the respective States, to en-
ploy State officers; and on failure to obtain such
consent he shall employ Confederate officers,
charged with the duty Of making such enrolment
in accordance with the rules and regulations to be
prescribed by him."
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"SEc. 5. BE il further enacted, That all sea-
men and ordinary sean,en in tho land forces of
the Confederate States, enrolled under the pro-
visions of this act. may, on application to the
Secretary of the Navy, he transferred from the
land forces to the naval service"
"
"SEc. s. BE il further enacted, That each man
who may hereafter be mustered into the service,
md who sball arm himself with a musket, shot
gun, rife carbine accepted an efficient weap-
on. shall be paid the value thereof to be ascer-
lations as may he prescribed by the Secretary of
War, if he is willing to sell the same; and if he
is not, thon he shall be entitled to receive one
dollar month for the use of said received and
approved musias, liz; isa, shotgun or carbine.
"SEc Q. BE ii further enacted, That persons
not liable for duty may be received as substitutes
| for-those who are. under such regulations as may
be prescribed BY the Secretary Of War:
"SEc 10. Be IL further enacted, That all per-
sons subject to enrolment who nre not now in
the service, under the provisions of this act, shall
be permitted, previous to such enrolment, to vol
unteer in companies now in the service. APP
proved April 10th, 1862
An Act to exempt certain persons from Enrolment
"SEc 2. The Conorcs. of the Confederate States
Of Ame,icn 10 enact That all persons who shall
BE held to DO unfit for military service under rules
| to be prescribed by the Secretary of War; all in
the service or employ Of the Confederate States;
all judicia.and executive officers of the Confed-
crate or State Governments; the members Of both
houses of Congress, and of the Legislatures of
the several States, and their respective officers,
al! clerks of the officers of the State and Confed-
crate governments, allowed by law; all engaged
in carrying the mails; all ferrymen post routes;
all pilots and persons engaged in the marine SER
vice, and in actual service on river and railroad
routes of transportation: telographic operators
and ministers Of religion in the regular discharge
of ministerial duties; all engaged in working iron
mines, furnaces and foandries; all journeymen
printers actually employed in printing newspa-
pers; all presidents and professors of colleges
and all teachers having as many as twenty schol-
ars; superintendent of public hospitals, lunatic
asylums, and the regular nurses and attendants
therein and the teachers employed in the institu-
| ton for the deaf and dumb and blind; in each
apothecary store now established and doing bust
ness, one apothccary in good staHding, who is a
practical druggists superintendents and opera
! tives in wool and cotton factories, who may be
exempted by the Secretary of War, shall be and
are hereby exempted from military service in the
armies of the Confederate States Approved
Anril 2lst, 1927
II. By the above act of Congress, tho follow
ing classes of persons are exempt from enrolment
for military service:
Justices of tho peace; sherifTs and deputy sher-
IFS; clerks and deputy clerks allowed by law;
masters and commissioners in chancery; district
and state attorneys; attorneys general; postmas-
tiers and deputy postmastcrs and clerks allowed
by law; commissioners of revenue, and foreigners
who have not acquired domic in the Confederate
States.
III. The following are not exempt:
Militia officers not in actual service; persons
exempted by State laws, but not by the above
act; foreigners who have acquired domicil in the
Confederate States.
~. No person other than those expressly nam
cd or properly implied in tho above act, can be
exempted, except by furnishing substitute, ex-
empt from military service, in conformity with
regulations; and such exemption is valid only so
long as the said substitute is legally exempt
80. " SUBSTITUTES.
Is. When any person liable to military duty
under this act, but not yet mustered into service
in any company, desires to furnish n, substitute,
he shall report himself with the substitute TO the
commandant of camp of instruction; and IL
tho substitute be lawfully exempt from military
duty, and on examination by Surgeon or Assist
ant Surgoon,,b be pronounced sound and In all re-
spoots 1T for military service, he NAV be accept
cd and enrolled; and the person, furnishing such
substitute may no discharged by the oommandant
of the camp. But no substitute shall DO entitled
to Transportation OF other allowance at the ex-
peuso Of the Government, until so accepted and
enrolled.
XI.-ExEMprieSs. =
49, Persons claiming exemption from military
duty under this act, shall be required by tho on
railing officer 70 make oath that they are lawful
ly exempt, sSd shall be farnished by him With n
certi6catS Of snch exemption.
superintenderts and operatives ii wool and