Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1863-09-23
MEApeUAarhRs BuREAp Cos DErr TRANS Miss
snEDgEroIr, La August 4, 1873.
GENERAL ORDERS,


approved September 29h, 1862, having been, by pro-
clamaon Of the President, extended embrace all
persons between the ages Of Is and 45 years who
exempt by law; the cemmandant of Cunscrips for
the Department of Trans.NIissssippi win forthwith
take such measures and issue such orders as may be
necessary for the enrolment Of all such persons.
BY command Of Lieut. Gen f. KIRBY SMITH.
SIS. ANDERSON, a. A. Cen"
II Enrolling officers will proceed without delay 10
enroll conscrps all persons between the ages OF Ii
aud ij, who are no, legally exempt from service.
BY command ofBrig. Gen. GREER,
W. STEDMAN, A. a. Gen.
HrApQpAnrERs BUREAU coSscRiPros IEP TRANS. Miss,
GENERAL ORDERS
NO. q.
l. The following Act of Congress and Regulations
published FOR the ntoi nation ofnl concerned
Aa Act to reat crtua cdases ef entitled on act 10
exempt ccrtaa P'rso"s from Military Serece etc, cp-
rropcd lin October, 1862.
81 The C3Bgress Of The Confederate States Of Anaerics
20 enoct That 50 much of the nc, approved October
ltl, lSG2, asexcmpts from military service per-
SON. either agent, owner, oroycrsecr each panta
ton which white person is required 10 be kcp.
by the laws ordinances Of any State and on which
there is white male sduli not liable to military
vice and iii States having no such law pei son,
agent owner, seer, each plantation of twenty
negroes and which there is white male adult no.
liable to military service and also tie following CLAUSE
of said act; to wit: 'aDd, furthermore, for additional
police for every twenty negroes on two panta-
Qus witlin Ave miles OF each other and each having
less than twenty negroes, and on which there is no
white male adn not liable 10 military duty peli OF,
being tine olesi othe owners overseers on sucn
plantation, he and are hereby repealed.
80. For the police and management Of slaves thero
shall he exempted one person each farm paitu-
ton hc sole properly OF minor, person of unsound
mind, fare sole or person absent iiN home in tho
military naval service tire fionledracy, OH which
there twenty or more slaves: prOUided tie
exempted was employed and acting as an o,erseer
previous the 10th April 1862 and sheie is no white
male adult on said arm or plantation who is not liable
military duty which fact Shall be verified by the
;itHvits o. said person and wo ctabe citizens,
aud shalt be flied with the enrolling officer and JrtvG
ed, tie owner OF such tarul plantation, his agent or
legal repre- sentative, shall make affidavit and deliver
the the enro ling etcer thar niter dilieent e
fort oversner can be procured for such farm or
plantation liable to military duy: lropded further,
that this clause shall not extend to any farm pania-
ton which the negroes have been placed by division
from any er Ipm OF plantation, since the llth day
of October 1862 provided frfhr, that for every person
exempted us aforesaid, and during the period of such
cAemp pon, there shall be paid annually into the pub
lie treasury by the owners Of such slaves the of
five hundred dollars.
"3. Such other persons shall te exempted tho
President shall he satisfied ought to be exempted, in
districts of country deprived Of white slave labor in
dsp. nsable the production of grain provision
necessary for the support Of the population remaining
home. and also account OF justice, equity, and
necessity.
a. In addition to the State officers exempted by the
act Of October lh 1862, there shall also be exempted
claim to have exempted for the due administration of
the government AMI laws thereof but this exemption
shall continue in any State after the adjournment
of the next regular session of its Legislature, unless
such Legislature shall, iy law exempt them from mill
tary duty in the provisional army of the Confederate
States"
[Arproved May I, 1861
H. Any person claiming exemption under the 3rd
Section of the before rrcitcd act, will be enrolled
and upon producing 10 the enrolling officer
the afdaviis. and paying the sum therein required,
will he detailed by e.laiicr oyerseer of tie farm
or plantation named in afhdayits for II months. Upon
the expiration of the year, the detail will be renewed
under The circumstances and upon the cins
and conditions The sum required by The act will be
paid to the lector OF the county parish, who
viii transmit IL 10 the chief ounuermasier Of this
Bureau, without delay.
Ill. Details will be allowed to owners and overseers
in cases strictly within the provisions Of he said
ac when justice, equity. and necessity require, but
IN srch cases, the applications nmst be snYrored hy
the affidavit OF the applicant, and aeccmpabied with
reasonable hmoini Of sworn testimony. Such %