The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1862-12-10

or an army in the field but such officers must report
to the Commandant of COnscrPts in their respective
States receive instructions fIom him, and assemble
their cOnsclipts at such point he may designate
CUnscrpts enrolled without reporting TO such Com
mandant will be deemed to be enrolled for general
service and shall at any time be transferred their
own application, or on the application OF commanr
daits OF corps needing conscripis, 10 such corps
". Exemptions.
/ The Exemption Act will be construed prospective
~ and does not authorize the discharge of any one
enrolled or in service prior to the ih day Of October,
1862.
vi. Bodily and Mental Infrmity.
/ /. Questions of bodily and mentafincapacity will
be decided by Surgeons employed for the purpose by
virtue Of the act of Congress approved the lth Vt
October. 1862.
Three Surgeons in each Congressional District
will be recommended by the Commandants Of Con-
scripts to the Adjutant and Inspector Generation en-
pigment, under The foregoing act and the SAX
lCommandants will establish in each county, city,
parish or district place of rendezvous for tl exam
nation Of conscripts enrolled therein.
:. The three surgeons employed in each Congress
sonal District will constitute Board OF Examination
for the Districts and more of them may act al
any place Of rendezvous therein. they shall fix. days
for the examination Of conscrpts in each county city,
parish Ut et'o - iSoot hottCO
thereof by publication in one or more newspapers
circulating in the Congressional District, and by ho-
tce posted at the principal places public resort.
g. The enrolling officer for the county, city, parish
Tor district shall attend at such examinations, and en-
roll and sendt the camp al instruction such persons
as are examined and found by the Surgeon to be ca
pabe of bearing arms. The standard of bodily ca.
pacity shall be that established by General Order
5s, modified by the omission Of the Sd paragraph,
which authorized the enrolment Of persons equal
TO all military duty No person will be enrolled as
conscript, who is not capable Of bearing arms.
4. Persons deemed incapable Of bearing arms shall
be reported by the Examining Surgeon TO the Board
Of Examination who shall determine the questions of
exemption, and grant certificates thereof. The Ger.
ticales shall specify whether the incapacy is tempo
rary or permanent; and il permanent. the party shall
be exempt from future examination unless specially
ordered BY the board. So soon the examining
Board shall he organized in any Congressional Dis
tric and shall enter upon The discharge OF their du
tues, no other mode OF examination for persons in that
district will be pursued: and the decision Of the Elk
aiming Board will be deemed final.
n 5. The fact that person has been discharged from
service for physical disability other cause, does not
of itself exempt from enrolment as a conscript.
g. If any enrolled person is unable to attend al the
RENDEZVOUS account OF sickness he will send to the
Examining Surgeon certificate specifying the cause
of absence and its probable duration, from some re-
spectacle physician resident in the county city, parish
or district in which the rendezvous is situated. The
Examining Surgeon shall send the certificate to the
Commandant Of the nearest Camp OF Instruction
and il the person mentioned therein shall not report
r himself foI examination AT the said camp within a
reasonable PERIOD or send to The Commandant Of the
Camp renewal Of the certificate. showing bis con.
tnued disability, he shall be deemed absent without
leave.
2. A compensation of 81 per diem, while actually
employed, will be allowed 10 each Of The examining
Surgeons, and will be paid on their certified account
by the Quartermaster ofthe lamp Of Instruc-
lion.
VII. Friends. DUnkards, Eazarenes and Mennonite
All persons Of the above denominations, in regular
membership therein The th day Of October, 1862,
shall be exempt from enrolment, on furnishing sub.
stitu,e, presenting to the enrolling officer
ceip, from bonded Quariermaster for the tax of FIVE
hundred doIas imposed by act Of Congress, and an
affidavit by the Bishop, Presiding Elder other off,
Ger whose duty it is to preserve the records Of
bership in the denomination TO which the party be-
longs. setting forth distinctly the fact that the party
on the lih day Of October, 1862, was in regular
membership with such denomination. The affidavit
must be taken and certified by Justice OF the Peace
other officer appointed by The law Of his State to
administer oahs and his authority TO administer oath
must be certified by tho clerk Of court Of record, un.
der the seal Of the court.
All Assistant Quartermasers to whom The said tar
rendered will receive and receipt for H. and pay the
same into the Treasury Of the Confederate States,
without unreasonable delay. The enrolling officer
will receive The receipt and forward it 10 the Comman-
dant Of Conscrpts by whom il will be forwarded 10
!. the Quarermaster General, who will charge the AS
r sisant Quarermasler with the amount received by
!, him.
: VIII. Provisions against Erforfion.
3 |. When application for exemption is made by any
). shoemaker, tanner, blacksmith, wsgonmaker, miller
!. mill engineer mlwrigh, not in the employment Of
any company establishment. but working Tor him.
self. the party seeking exemption shall state il writ
ping. under oath that lie IL skilled and actually en-
ployed IN his said trade that he is habtualy cngag
!. ed 10 working for the pubc that the products 81 III,
i labor, while exempt from military service, shall not Ii
sold, exchanged or harered for price exceeding III