The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1862-10-31
Camp of instruction at Knoxville,
State of Tennessee.


To............, Enrolling Officer for-............
I. The following extracts from the Laws pass
ed by Congress, and approved by the President,
with the Regulations in reference thereto, are
published for the information Of Enrolling OFF,
GERS under the Conscript Act.
Ertracts from an Act to further proride for the
Public Defence.
Sin view Of the exigcncies Of the country, and
the absolute necessity of keeping in the service
our gallant army, and Of placing in the field
large additional force, to meet the advancing
columns Of the enemy now invading our soil:
Therefore,
"SEc. 1. The Congress Of he 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."
"SEc. 3. Be il further enacted, That for the en-
rollment of all persons comprehended within the
provisions of this act who are not already in SER
vice in the armies of the Confederate STATES, 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."
"SEc. 5. Be II further enacted, That all sea-
men and ordinary seamen in the land forces Of
the Confederate States, enrolled under the pro-
visions of this act, may, on application to the
Secretary of the Navy, be 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
and who shall arm himself with musket, shot.
gun, rifle or carbine accepted as an efficient weap
on, shall be paid the value thereof to be nscer
tanned by the mastering officer, under such regu
lations as may be prescribed by the Secretary o
War, If he is willing to sell the sa.Ns, aud &c h.
is not, then he shall be entitled to receive on
dollar a month for the of said received an,
approved musket, rifle, shotgun or carbine.
"SEC. 9. BE IL further enacted, That person
not liable for duty may be received as substitute
for those who are, under such regulations as ma,
be prescribed by the Secretary Of War
"sEc, 10. De il further enacted, That all per
sons subject to enrolment, VIII" are not now il
the service, under the provisions OF this act shall
be permitted previous 10 such enrolment, to vol
unteer in Companies now in the service. TAp-
proved AFnl 10th, 1852.
~ Act to ereD,pt certain persons from ENROLMENT
in the Armies Of the Confederate States.
"SEC. 2. The Congress Of the Confederate States
Of America do enact, That all persons who shall
be held to be 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 Judicial 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,
all clerks Of the officers Of the State and Copfed
crate governments, allowed by law; all engaged
in carrying the nails all ferrymen on 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
ana ministers OF religion in the regular discharge
OF ministerial duties; all engaged in working iron
mines, furnaces and foHndries; all journeymen
printers actually employed in printing newspa-
pers; all presidents and professors Of colleges,
ana all teachers having as many as twenty sch OIL
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 apothecary in good standing, who is a
practical druggist; supcrintcndents and opera
yves 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
April 2lst, 1927
III. BY The above act Of Congress- the follow
ing classes of persons are exempt from enrolment
for military service:
Justices of the peace; sheriffs and deputy sber
ms clerks and deputy clerks allowed by law
masters and commissioners in chancery; distric
IND state attorneys: attorneys general; postmas
tiers and deputy postmasters and ,lerks allowet
by law; commissioners OF revenue, and forei gner
who have not acquired domic in the Confederat,
States.
III. The following are not exempt:
Militia officers not in actual service; person.
exempted by State laws, but not by the abov,
act; foreigners who have acquired domicil in tn,
Confederate States.
~. No person other than those expressly nam
ed or properly implied In the above act, can b.
exempted, except by furnishing n substitute, ex
empt from military service, in conformity will
regulations; and such exemption Is valid only s,
long as tbs said substitute i legally exempt.
* SUBSTITUTES.
10. When any person liable to military dut
under this act, but not yet mustered into seryic
any company, desires to furnish substitute
ne shall report himself with the substitute to th
.snm.adant Of camp of instruction; and
me substitute be lawfully exempt from militar
eoy, ana on examination by n Surgeon or Assist
~. surgeon, be pronounced sound and in all r.
AZ ia =. ,oI military service, he may be accept
1917 aa enroiied; and the person furnishing sue
- may ne discharged by the commander
snt "p nut no substitute shall be entjtIe
rsasa ~ or other allowance at the Q,
sproi,sa. wy 'oScrnment, until 50 accepted an
go xL.-Exwxpr,oss.
10. Pcrsons claiming exemption fror, ,.;,;,.,
duty under this act, shall DO reon;rsS ~ m,'''al
rolling ofheor to mako oath that thew A., ,De
y exempt and shall befrnisasd by him ., s,,ta
superintondents and operatives In voo, =,
cotton factories engaged in MANUFACTURING ~
cloth Us may be used by the army for Moth,,
81 material Of any kind used In the service Of /
1nnfederate and State Governments, will be /
smpt, not exceeding, however, in any pne est,
Hsemsnt the number necessary 70 ~ efhei
operation. -.
tnrolling o1iesrs VIII report veskjy 10 Lie
Cc}cnsl y. D. Blake. stKnsxvilio.
All enrollmepts will ne made upon blanks n
nished the cnrolling ofRcers) in duplicate. /
plisste rolls Of all persons betir se the ages of
= a III q. II