Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-03-07
ADJT AND INSPECTOR GENERALS oFYIoE,
RICHMOND, Va, March l, 1854
GENERAL ORDERS,
No ca

TIE following 0op and regulations publhedf for
the Information and gudGnce Of all concerned
An ACT TO ORGANIZE TO sEErE DJRIss TIE WAR
TIE Congress Of TIE O0aedsrd. States Q America do enact.
That nom and alter passage OF this all while resi-
Of the Confederate states between the as Of seventeen
aud nty shall be In the military service Of the cofsderas
p That ali persons Aforesaid the ages Of Is and 49,
now In Iercs during the present with the
United stAeI regiments, bAttslons and companies
which they belonged At the passage Of this act with the same
officers unless regularly transferred dis
charged accordance with the laws aud regulations OF the army
Povde ina. comp I rom one s ossHssS .sin
any oher STATE shall lave he privilege Of being transferred
to - & s were ra.sd and he sods
ate In cmpaniss from another State shan be allowed
g. Be e lrsr enacted the expiration Of tr months
from the h day April bounty OF hundred dollars,
per cent bond which the Secretary OF the
hereby TO issue a. % AID '. every non
service OF his death, previous t1e period u
BIZ laT 70 receive tbs his pay but shall be
eaied the bounty herein provided who sha 81 any me
the period Of six Onha next after the first day Of April
iJrtter enacted That shall be relieved from
rom the army where no daoy nov exists shall
those who have substitutes longer exempted by
thereof Pr0rded that heretofore exempted
on account Of religious pnons and who has paid the Ax eed
70 relieve serVi,e shall be required 70 render military
BE further enacted That all white residents Of the
states between the ages Of seventeen snd eighteen
and places aud under sach regulation As the Presdn
the time allowed not being less haa tnry days
river who shall fall so 70 enroll HIMSELF thout
shall be placed Ia service In nsl war; the
though they between the ages OF eighteen aud
Sa Constitute reserve for STATE defence and duty and
ha required perform service out Of The State In which
That All persons required by the h seeon OF this act to
enrol may within hrty day. after tbs pAssags there
on east OF the isSpp ver and within sixty days, west OF
said river into voluntary organic Of com.
pAnies bAson or regiments and elec! the own oees said
tender te services a. volunteers daring NE war 70
the Pres lent; and n snea org AnA iann
enrol ing OF tne ds which shall be equivalent to en-
FAD but in 20 Of IT, Those who do not
volunteer ORGANISE hs enrol themselves IS before proy
ded and msy the President be required 70 assemble a. con
Of rende and be formed and organized into
comp niss bAAns and regiments under to be pre-
nor6ed snail have the right TO fleet their mpany
officers and al troops organIsi under this act
Slate defense shall be entitled while In actual service TO The
same nav and allowance troops now 10 tae field.
That any who shall fail 70 attend AZ The place q rem
sisnt er use to be judged Of By him. be liable be
placed in tbs d for the ss II he we're between
ne ages OF eighteen and fJrty-f years Of age.
ihai provost ans hospital guards and
clerks and Of CLERKS guards SCENTS etapoyeea or Abose In
burea and clerks aud employees OF navy agents and all
similar duties shall BE- BY s who ARE r Ss
army shall be reported a unabeio perform
Sve s4d dulles lying which, when those persObs
sha agned 10 those duties as FAR as practicable the
President shall assign or detail their performance such bodies
Individuals required be enrolled under the nfth
section act as may be needed for NE discharge o. ,ssn
and eighteen shall he assigned to those da Proeided fur
TIER Thrt notIag contained this sc. construed
70 pteyent Inc President from detailing arhs, mechanics
scientific skill 10 perform Indispensable dulles In ne
That any QuartermAster or Assistant oalrterG aster
mIsssy or Oommsary lother han those serving with
Bufeau or Navy Agents Provost Marshal oser in
conscrp service who snail hereafter employ or retain his EN-
OF the said departments or bureaus
or In any OF the duties eighth section Of this act
violation the provisions hereof shall on conviction thereof
.lo he md
be the duty deparmentoF district upon proof
BY oath Of credible that any such ocer has yo
lated this provision Immediately relieve such nicer from duty
and said shall take prompt measures 10 have hum
tried for such and any As IA g
convicted thereof, be discharged from the service.
all laws granting exemptions from military service be-
and the same hereby repealed and hereafter shall be
exempted except the following:
An who shall be held unit for military service under III Cd
TO be prescribed by the Secretary Of War.
The Vce-Pressnt Of the Confederate States the menbers
and Of Congress- OF the several State Legsaure and
Iucn other state officers the President or the
Of the respective htates nay certify 70 DC Necessary
FOR the proper administration Of the Confederate or State govern
ments as She case may be.
Every minister Of relg authorised preach aecordng0
the Of his church, and who at the passage Of this act SHAH
be regularly employed In the discharge Of s ministerial duties
supnts and physicians Of asyums o. ne Deaf dumb
the lime OF the passage CT this ACT as SAG
editor 0 MAJ Ss, he public the ts and State
aud such journeImen printers =. the sad pu nc
bubble printing! one skilled spothecary each spothecar shop
doing busues spotheesy on The ion day o.
Ion PERIOD all physicians over the age OF ~ years.
In practice their professions but the term tna
not inc ude dentists predens and teachers OF COLLEGES the
semnare academies and schools who have been resu
such for next before me passage OF
hIs act rovied benefit Of ths exemption shall tx
tend 70 those only whose schools are composed OF tSen
Nv or more uperntendnts Of public hospitals es
BY before the OF TIL. ae and such employ
ees as the superintendent shall certify on oaih 70 Dc ese
tar TO the management thereof
There shan be exempted person as owner or agrcuu-
r each farm plantation upon which there are sST ana
we're on day Of January last, fifteen MIA
hands the Of e and So the following cnnd
exemption shall only be granted In cases In Wnicn
there white male Ads the farm or plantation not sbe
10 military duty, unless the claiming the exemp
vas on Of January 1854 either the owner ann man
ag OF said plantation but 10 no case shall more
than one person exempted for farm or pantaon Such
person lhl nrst exsc bond payable to the Confederate
states such form and With such security snd In such
as the Secretary War prescibe conditioned that
Re viii deliver Government Al some raoad depot such
other place places may be designated by tbs secsry Of
War within twelve months next ensuing one hundred pounds Of
bacon or at the eeeon Of the Cover nen It's equivalent
30 r. and one hundred pounds beef sd delivered
on foot able bodied slave sal farm rsnaon
within said whether said slaves the dd or
mo-, which and beef shall be paid 81 NE