Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1863-12-24
The Rev Copscr,ps.ou BILL

%he We" Conscr1PffOn BILL
In the Confederate Senate on Monday last Mr. oar
row, from the Military Committee reported back ask
ing discharge from their further consideration
bills and resolutions relating to exemptions
etc, upon the ground that they all provided for il
the following bill. which the Committee had instructc
him to report
AN ACT TO ORGANIZE FORCES TO SERVE DURING TIKI
SECTION /. The Congress Of the Co,.fede; ate Sa'es
of america do enact bat from after tie pe ssage
Of this act all white men, residents OF the Conf dsrate
States between the ages of sixteen erd fftyfve shall
be i'll the military service of the Confederate States for
the war.
| SEC z. That oil between the ages of sixteen and
eighteen aud between the ages of forty five and fifty.
five shall belong to the reserve and shall be organized
as hereinafter provided and that all these between the
ages OF eighteen and fortyfve shall belong to the army
ID the field.
the OF six years shall belong to and be enroll.
ed ill., the reserve and those who may hereafter arrive
at the Of eighteen shall be transferred from the re-
serves to the army ia the field
SEC T. That the corps shall be used for To-
Cal Defence Tor post ard garrison duty end shall not be
ordered beyond the limits of their State, except
cases OF great emergency in the opinion of tie Com
handing General, and then not for longer period than
thirty Gays and that all details for proves! and hoap-
tai guarGs fOr commesary and quarter masters agents.
for service in enforcing the conscript act and for all
other purposes except as hereinafter provided shall be
| from this corps.
Sec g. That all persons liable to duty in tie reserve
corps shall enroll themselves within such time and a.
such lace places, in their respective counties or
parishes, as may be prescribed by tie President, and
that upon their failure 70 do So the person falling
shall be COL scribcd 10 the army in the field.
SEC. g. hat tie organization of the reserve corps
shall the same as that provided by existing laws for
the army the field and shall consist OF Infantry Of the
line, light infantry, rfamen ard mounted rifeuen, in
such proportion may be prescribed by the Prese1t
and the veral companies when formed shall cleo their
officers al he
President, into 0aalons, regiments, brigpJes and d.
Visions the case may be- and the officers thereto ap
pO nted as low provided by law.
SEC. Z. hat any existing organiZ4 atoms composed
o. non coDscrps, may, in the discretion of tbs Prcs
dent, be received iuo the service and form part of
the reserve corps.
SEC. g. hat che officers, conmissed officers and
prVaes belonging to the said corps shall be
titled, whilst in actual SERVICE but net otherwise, to
the same pay and allowances provided by law for
the army the field, under such regulations may be
prescribed by the Secretary of War.
SEC. 3. That no person shall be relieved from the
operations of this act by of having been hereto
fore discharged from the army where no disability
exists shall those aOho haze furnished substi-
tuteS be any longer exempted by thereof Pro.
Uided That those who have paid into the Public Urea
sury the mount specified by the act in relation ex
exemptions, approved 18th October, 1862, and who
may be held to service under this act, shall be repaid
fair pro portion of the amount paid by them,
der rules to be prescribed by the Secretary of War.
military service be- ana the hereby, repealed,
and that hereafter shall be exempt except the FOL
lowing:
l. All who shall be held to be unfit for military GER
vice under rules to be prescribed by the Secretary of
War.
Ii. All oi1icer' of the Confederate States Govern
ment now exempt by the acts of Congress or OF the
State Legislatures.
H. Ministers of religion, superintendent Of asy.
ums for the deaf, dunno and blind and of the insane
one editor of each newspaper and the employees in
newspaper establishments physicians an apothecares
as now provided by law, and upon the terms and con
slderatlons ard in the manner provided by The act in
relation to exemption, approved October 1lth, 1852.
SECTION II. That the President be, and he is here
by authorized to grant details under general rules and
regulations, to be issued By the War Department, eth
from the reserve corps from the army in the field
of skilled artizans and workHen to produce munitions
Of war cr other material necessary in carrying the
war and in all other where, in his judgment,
justice, equity and necessity require that should
make such detail and be may make such order of de-
tails whenever be may thi.k proper.
SECTION II. That nothing herein contained shall
be construed to repeal any part of the act entitled
" An Act to provide further for the public Defence,
approved 10th of April 1862 of the Act amendato-
ny thereto approved 9th September, 1862, except
herein expressly provided for.
The bill was read second time and one hundred and
fifty copies ordered to be printed.
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