Arkansas true Democrat., 1862-05-15

and blind in each apOthecary store established one ap0thectry in good standimy who is practical druggist; superntendtnrs and operatives in wool and other factories, who may be exempted by the secretary of war, are exempted from military ser vice in the armes of the Confederate States Redmond Whg, April 24.
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 The Conscription Act-Regulations of the
 War Department
 The following regulations Of the war department in relation to the act Of Congress known IS the con5crpton act, are published by authority for he information of the public:
 I-ENRoLLuENT AND DISPOSITION OF RECRUITS l. An officer not below the rank of major will be detailed for each state 10 take charge of the en- rollment, mastering in, subsistence, Transportation and disposition of the recruits raised under this act z Application will be made immediately to the governors of the several States for permission to employ State officers for said enrolment, and in case such permission be not granted, officers of the army will he selected hy the department 10 perform that duty, under such regulations as may be pre- scrbed. Where State officers are e;nploved the regulations of the respective States in regard to military enrolment will be observed, IS far as ap- plcabie.
 8 The enrolled men i'll each State win be col i ected in camps of instruction by the officers in command of the recr.uts,S the said camps to be
 
 for obtaining subsistence and transportation. The number Of these camps shall not exceed two in each State, without authority from the department, ' and 70 each will De allowed quartermastcr and ! ! cOmmssary.
 ' i. The commandants of the camps Of instruction \ in the several States will call upon the generals commanding the military departments iii which \ their camps may be situated for competent drill officers to instrcut the recruits, and will prepare them for Inc field as rapidly possible; they will \ cause them to De promptly vaccinated, and in or- derng them IL the field will, tar as practicable, 1 prefer those who have passed through the usual ! camp diseases. They will establish hospitals in connection with their camps and make requisi tiou for such medical attendance and stores IS may ' be required.
 ,. The commaudants ot regiments, hattaons, squadrone, unattached companies, in service on the 6tI inst, will send copies Of their muster rolls to ' the commondau; of the proper camp of instruction iu their respective States, with officers t1 take \ chqrge Of au.h recruits aS may be furnished 10 ' corps. The said commaniant- will anpOrtlon the recruits among such corps in proportion to de6c;cn- cv Of e3ch except when otherwise specially direct ed bv the department, aiotting, far ns practica bie t6 ea,n -uch corps the from the region. Of country ii whichir las been raised They will, from time to time, send of such bodies of recruits as are ready tor the field. and will report on the N aK-1--- 1.rE-4. t.G. Ul Itl T-A in camp, their condition, the number sent off dur lngth monh and the regiments and corps to which they were sent
 $. The commanlants of regiments and corps will distribute the recruits amoug their several compa- uies, and in such as have not the number Of com. panieS allowed by law 10 regiment, the said com mandant- may organize tAe required number of new companies, after first filling up the existing companies to the minimum numbers required by law-that is to say, for each company of infantry 3l priyates; Of cavalry, @ priyaes; of artillery 70 ' priyates.
 '. The recruits will be apportioned among the several arms of service according to their resDec tive wants consulting as far as practicable the pre- ' ference oi the men. Where grcaternumber offer
 for particular arm than can De assigned to it, the distribution will be determined by lot but recruits for the cavalry will only be taken from those who \ furnish their own horses.
 HEADQUARTERS FOR EHLIsTING CORPS. | g. Persons liable to military service under the above act, not in service tie 10th of April, and wishing to volunteer in any particular company in ! the Confederate service on the 9th day of April l may report themselves prior to their enrolment at q camp of instruction within their respective States where they will be enrolled, prepared for the field and sent up 10 the said company until the same shall be filled up.
 9 Recruiting officers may be detailed, with per mission of the generals commanding military ae partments by the commandants of regiments and corps and sent to their respective States for the purpose of receiving for such regiments and corps in conformity with recruiting regulations heretofore adopted, General Order No. 6,) volunteers desr. | ing to join them. Such volunteers may be assem- bled a the camps Oi instruction in their respective States, prepared for the field and sent to their res pecGye regiments and corps until the same shall be
 filled up: or, if ready for the field, may be ordered directly to their corps by the officer recruiting them.
 TI- VOLUNTEER TROOPS HERETOFORE AUTHORIZED. 10. Persons liable to military service under this act, and not in service on tue 18th dav of April nay until the l7th day of May next, volunteer in corps heretofore authorized to be raised by the sec retary of war, or by the executive of any State, part of the quota thereof in pursuance of call made upon such State bv the President. Persons authorized to raise such corps, who may not on that day have the necessary number of men enrolled and mustered into service according to terms of their authority, will proceed with their men to camp of instruction in their respective States and will de. liver tEer muster rolls 10 the commandant thereof
 H. The commandants of sucl corps as are com peted or before the l7h of May, and not other.r wise ordered, will report to the commandants Of the recruits of their respective States, and with their corps will De placed by him in q camp of n stauction, and reported immediately to the depart ment. Such corps will be under lhe command of the commandants of recruits in their respective States, and will be prepared for the field in like manner with the recruits, until removed from the camp. They will only be moved under orders from the department from the commanding general oi the army, or in urgent cases from the command ing general of the military department in which the camps may be situated and in such eases report will immediately be made to the department by the off Ger in command of the camp
 1y--ADDIrTsNAI. coRPs-GuERILLA SERVICE
 l2. Under the prohibition of this act against the organzauon ot new corps, no further authority for that purpose can be given, except that specially provided for in the act Of Congress, entitled "An Act to organize bands of Partisan Rangers" For this latter purpose. applications must be made through the commanding generals of the military departments in winch the said corps to be enl- poyed.
 INSTRUMENTATION OF TWELVE MONTHS CORPS.
 I3 All regiments, battalions, squadrons, and companies Of twelve months volunteers, will reor ganl2e within forty days from the 10th Of April, ! by elecIng all their officers which they had right heretofore to elect, and such days IS the hiig ade commander may prescribe, and the said brig ade commanders are hereby ordered to fix and an- nounce the day for such reorganization as soon as practicable. No person who is to be discharged, | under the provisions of the act, will take part in such election.
 II. The form of holding andcertifying the cleo tons will be in conformity with the laws of the 1 State from which the men or the major part thereof, may come; and when the election of field officers is to be made by company officers, the latter will | be first elected. All certificates of election will he returned to the adjutan; generals office, and the officers will be commissioned by the President | They will, however, on receiving copy of the cer