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upon being informed by the commandan for that State

upon being informed by the commandant for that State
that the bond is approved
Tue bond required to be given upon the exemption
OF an overseer or agrGuituast unaer te an acle O.
Ger of the county district in which such party resides
with the advice and assistance OF the temporary Board
aforesaid 1t shall be payable to the Confederate States
of America in penalty double the estimated value of the
products be delivered to the government and cond
toned for the faithful OF .he Inc a OF
value of the said products shall be assessed by the Enrol
ling officer who shall take the said bond with the assist
of the said temporary Board according TO the market
value thereof at the time and place OF assessment
| The said bond may be secured by a deposit OF the
amount of the penalty thereof in notes issued rom the
Treasury Department of the Confederate States, with any
of the deposares of the said Treasury by personal
curity the nature of the security to be at the option OF
the principal obgor in the said bond Should the person
so exempted elect to give personal security the setes
rendered by him shall justify their sutclency under oath
before justice of the but shall not be accepted
unless the Enrolling officer t king the said bond under
the advice of the said temporary Board shall deem them
sufficient Such bonds SHALL after due execution be trans
med the Commandant of conscrps for the State, tor
file in his Office to be surrendered to the obligors when
the conditions thereof fully complied with ana the re-
ceipt of any Quartcrmser conmssary specifying hat
the of produce required by the bond has been duly
delivered and accepted will entte the to have the
bond cancelled; and copies of such receipts should be
forwarded to the Commandant OF conscrps 10 DE Dy MN
forwarded to the Quartermaster General through THIS
Bureau.
| TX. EXEMPTION ACCOUNT OF RELIGIOUS FAITH
Persons entitled to exemption as provided for IN para
L,
rent SERIES WILL application receive certificates thereof
fro the Congressional District Enrolling officer, on pro-
ducng satisfactory evidence that they have complied with
| the requirements OF the law.
x EXEMPTION OF OFFICERS OF CONFEDERATE AND
STATE GOVERNMENTS.
Certificates of Exemption for officers of the Confederate
and State Governments will be given by the Command
ants of the States.
XI. INVESTIGATION OF APPLICATIONS FOR EXEMPTION.
L. All other applications for exemption shall be made
to he of
in which the applicant resides shall be supported by his
affidavit and other testimony. and dealt with
cordng tn the provisions of paragraph III of General Or
ders, No 26, A. and 1. G. o., current series.
2. Every application for tmpon should be carefully,
mnue!y and thoroughly investigated by the local Enrol
ling officer with the aid of the temporary Board to be
ganzed under the ID clause of paragraph II of this Cir
culr and be thereafter transmitted the Comandants
of cOnscpts for the State with report of facts and their
respective opinions the merits of the application
The port facts should be somewhat detail, setting
regular the facts developed the investiga
ton giving briefly the reasons the opinion expressed,
and instead of being put in the form of endorsement
will be made a separate sheet OF paper.
The investigation should be confined to an examin
alton of the application and the papers that accompany it.
merely into the truth of the statements therein made,
but should be directed with view of asceraing all the
facts and circumstances of the case and the exact condi
ton of the parties with relation thereto.
XII. DETAILS.
Agricultural Detoizs.
l. The officers of conscripton will give the
full attention to the provisions of paragraph ~ G. O. No
26 A and l. G. o., current SERIES liz connection with the
last clause of the 4h article of the 10th section of the Act
of Congress cited.
This paragraph embraces the whole system of details
provided by law to maintain the industrial production of
the country. in view of the public defence.
2. The investigation of every presented must be
the most precise and accurate which can be attained by
the Enrolling officer with the cooperation Of the tempo
rary Boards) and all action be in direct view OF the
necessities indicated Commandants will institute such
modes of enquiry and report will furnish the fullest
testimony. =.
The policy of the law is enforce the largest amount
of production every in which the detail is made.
Th" schedule OF terms hereto appended WILL it is believed
ority the that likely be present
ed Where is doubtful whether the covered by
the classification Commandments will in general decide by
reference to the plain intent of the law, refer the matter
to this Bureau. with full testimony and opinion. In all
details there be satisfactory evidence of the necessity,
expressed in General Orders No rs,
ScheduIe Of Ierms
3. Where there are two OF more farms contiguous or
within five mrs of each other. measuring from the home
stcads having each five hands, amounting in
the aggregate to fifteen hands, where person has
two plantations within five miles of each other,
having an aggregate OF fifteen OF more hands, there may
be detailed person manager of the two
farms provided there is neither of the farms
white male adult declared by the Enrolling officer and
the temporary Board capable of managing the farms with
reasonable efficiency not liable TO military duty and
provided the person detailed the first day of jan
uary 1854 either owner, manager residing
of the farms: and oVded the of said farms
shall joint and several bond, the terms pre-
scrbcd for the Ot fifteen hands. except that such
person shall not be allowed the privilege of Communication
provided in the 4th article OF the 10th section of the act
recited.
A. Where details are allowed persons having less than
fifteen and five. than five hands, they shall enter
into like obligation pres cribd for the of fifteen
hands, except that for each hand less than fifteen
down to five there shall be supplied five pounds less meat
thus each Of fourteen hands, ninety five thirteen hands,
ninety; twelve hands, eighty y-ive; six
hands, fifty five; five hands fifty pounds.
s. Where details allowed persons having less than
five hands they shall enter into like obligations to sell all
their snplus productions to the Government.
=. All details herein prescribed to be allowed are
subject revocation by the Commandant of conscriptS
the report of the Enrolling officer that the person
detailed is habituay, industriously and in good
faith engaged in the occupation for which the detail
is granted Enrolling officers required to be
suay vigiIant in supervising such details. Omission
in this duty will constitute grave dereliction
T. Enrolling officers required to exercise the ut
most caution in recommending details In the classes
enumerated. 1t is by intended to grant
them iudiscrminately but limit them is consist
with the public good All pertinent crcums tances
will be carefully enquired into. Among these fit
ness for the field ability aptitude for the purposes
how many in the military service; public good, |,
justice, equity or necessity, SC, Gc.
All. DETAILS FOR PUBLIC NECESSITY. !
Applications for Details such required for
the service OF any of the military Bnreaux for
vice in any of the Departments of the Government in
cludiug service with contractors will de-
panied by descriptive list the Enrolling officer
the appropriate county District and be supported
by the affidavit Of the applicant, other testimony
under oath.
The Enrolling officer will institute a minnie and
searching investigation into all the circumstances of
the case the result of which Will be set forth a sep
arate sheet of paper !
The District Enrolling officer may, if he approves
he p1icati 6afaT for Si StV