Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1863-09-25
NOTICE.
BUREAU OF CoSscRIPrfoN, }
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To answer numerous inquiries. and to correct orr
rors not uncommon, the following notice is pub
lished to all concerned:
/ 1. Under the recent call Of the President. ex
tending the conserpt age, all substitutiops have
ceased to be valid it the substitute be less thar AZ
years old, and is not otherwise EXEMPT bv law
| 2. Membership (unless officer duiv acc,nt-
ed by the War DEPARTMENT. of local oroaniza
tions for home defence or special service confors
no claim to exemption from Confederate service
neither does service in the militia unless in case II
officers actually in commission who have duly onaI
! flied. 4Nai-
! 3. Hereafter any one furnishing a substitute will
become liable in his own person whenever the SER
vices OF the substitute lost to the Government
from any cause other than the casualties of war.
4. Apphcations TOT exemption, on any ground
rolling officer, who. if he has not power to act or
is in doubt, will refer them to higher authority
with repor. of the facts. All such addressed di,
rect to higher authority will necessarilv nd ;nsa
riably be referred back for local examination and
report; and the applicants will thus have useessly
lost time and prolonged suspense.
Appeals against adverse decisions by local Off
GERS will be forwarded by them for hearino. when
any plausible ground of appeal is set forth.
s. Commandants of conscripts will give this nc
tice extensive circulation in the local press of their
respective States.
G. W. LAY, It, Col
July 81. 2s53.-tf Acting Chief of Bureau.
DROSPECTUS.- undersigned viii issue. in
a few weeks, at Richmond, Va, weekly ioul=
nal to be called
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on The contnent-an artist whose name is familia
to the reading public of the South.
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June 20.