The Semi-weekly Shreveport news. [volume] (Shreveport [La.]) 1862-1864, 1862-06-13
HEADQUARTERS LA. MILITIA.
ADJuTANT GENERALS OFFICE, I
Opelousas, May 10, 1862. !
Col. Ill., G. Battle, Parish Of Cudd0:
Sir:

i. You are hereby designated and requir-.
ed to enroll all white males in the Parish of
Caddo between the ages of IL and %, and
upon the completion of such enrolment
forward it to the Adjutant General ct Ope-
ou.as. 1t must be completed within thirty
days from the receipt OF this Order.
III. The Conscripts are permitted to furn-
ish substitutes, provided the substituted ore
themselves not within the prescribed ages,
and are physically competent. The Con-
script not yet mustered into service in any
company, desiring to furnish substitute,
shell report himself with the substitute, to
| the Commandment Of either Camp of In
| ssruction, and ifthe substitute is pronounced
sound and fit for service, and is accepted,
the Conscript will receive his certificate of
discharge. The substitute shall not be en-
! titled to TRANSFORMATIONS or other allowances
until accepted.
| III. The exemptions from the operations
of the conscript act, are those exempted I'M
der the Sec. al Of the Militia Act Of the
State, approved 23rd January 1862, and the
| following under the Act of Congress, viz:
CAN persons who shall be held unfi. for
military services under the rules to be pre-
scribed by the Secretary of War ALI in
the employ of the Confederate States Al!
! the executive officers OF the Confederate
or State Governments The members of
| both Houses Of congress nhd the Legisla-
ture IF the several States, and their respect
i've officers ALL clerks OF the officers of the
State and confederate States allowed by
law All engaged in carrying the mails;-
Eerrymen on Post routes ;-PilOts and per-
sons engaged i'll the marine service and in
the actual service on river and railroad
routes Of transportation ;-Teegrnph OPP
eTativcs and ministers OF religion III the
regular discharge of ministerial duties;-Ali
engaged in working in iron mines, furnaces
or foundries ;-Journeymen printers en-
ployed in printing newspapers: Presidents
and Professors of Colleges and Academies,
and all teachers having as many as twenty
| scholars; SuperlntcHGents OF Public hos
pitfalls, i.uuatic Asy iuuls, and the regular
nurses and attendants therein, and the
teachers employed in the Institutions for
the deaf and dumb and blind; In each
| upothecary store now established, one apoth-
| ccarv in good standing, who Is Il practica.
! druggist: SuocrinttudeutS and operatives
in wool and other Factories who may be
. Exempted by the Secretary Of War;
". The conscripts viii be collected in
camps of instructions, one @. winch is cS-
tGblishcd at Monroe, III the Parish OF y ash
TIA. and the ether at Opclousa in the parish
OF ST Landry. Conscripts not in the con
Tolerate service on the 10th Ap'ii, and
wishing TO volunteer III any particular com
panE IN service, may report themselves be-
tore "nru.!ment, II Il camp aud BE- enrolled
and sent to the company q their choice
| V Persons author zca to raise corps, - NJ
h4y. not ti.,> necessary NINA heY OF men mus
tered by the l7th day "t May, are ordeIeJ
by the Secretary Of War 10 report to It camp
ard deliver their muster rolls TO it+ com.
n4mndant.
VI. No uov corps &Tc permitted 10 be or
ganiICa, except bands al IUEt!Zan Kan
gers" Authority for this purpose must BIZ
t,..N ,irt