The Opelousas courier. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1852-1910, 1864-03-05

ADJ'T & INSPECTOR GINS. OFFICE, I
sftUNoNB, jan. I5,,. 1864. !
General CH,'"rs No. 2
|. Tie following Acts Of Congress and Regl.
iations are published for the information OF nj
persons concerned Therein:
ACTS.
AN ACT to prevent the enlistment or enrolimen:
of Substitutes in the military service o. the
Confederate States.
The Congress of the Confederate States OF
America do enact, That no person liable t. nliI;-
iary service shall hereafter be permitted OF al
lowed To furnish substitute for snc. srrvce.
:.or shall any substitute be received, Unlisted or
enrolled i'll the military service oI tie Cuntcl
crate States
- Approved December 23 1863
AN ACT 10 put an end to Ihss exemption from
military Service of tLuse who I.ayo heretofore
furl};s!l.,l: st1Es.itai-s.
WhlT-aa. IN tie present circumstances of the
e0nniry, 1t rrqai.s.a the ald Of ali who are able
10 bear arms.
The Cnnertas cf tis> Confederate States OF
ALneliea do e'scct. 'Fnat !to p.rsou silel be ex-
e.!iptcd tis.. ..f
:iisfE9 furnished snhstitie; but this act slt.s!
not bt 50 rotsnuettd as to f .ct PERSONS who.
though no; iittt To render military service.
h.ye. nevtTsinit,ss. furnished substitutes,
tapproved JsnndFy 5. 1854 I
IL. Persons rt't taled Iiabl,. tq. military service
by "pAtati"f at the preceding Acts. are placed
on tfaA >a footing with all other Hitherto held
liable BY acts of Congress
III Persons herein rendered liable 20 military
service. ar required to rrls;,rt as voiur;-srs Hr
onscTipts, without delay, to the enrolling oai
GERS; and all who delay beyond the lst tiay ,,t
Feb 1854 will be considered as having r..
n"nhrrd the privilege Of volunteering, and held
tor assignment acc"r&liIi. to law.
3. " Enrolling officers will proceed as rapilv
as practicable i'll tilr enrolment of persons here
lii maae liable To military service Previous TO
enrolment as e9nsciipts. all such persons will br
allowed to volunteer N compatiles in service on
the 10Th of April 1862. provided tie company
chosen GOES not at the time of volunteering,
reach the maximum number allowed, and nm N
such company being selected, the volunteer will
reserve rom the rnrelng officer certificate to
The effect that he has so volunteered. and no
will be received into any company ex- |
32pt on s,lcti certificate Persons who fail to |
make Lhrir selection a. ihe time OF enrolment. |
will be assigned according 10 existing reguIa- |
ions 80"
v: Persons who report to the enrolling officer |
will be enrolled. and may be allowed turIouph /
u ten days before reporting to the Camp Of In |
trnrt;o,l
VI. All nersans. whether volunteers or con-
cilpts. Under this order. will pass through, the
amp OF Instruction of the s ate to which thew /
'eiong anf be forwarded thence to the comns-
les alliea are selected, OF to which they may be
ssigned
pit The BsfaaH of Conscription is charged
win adopting proper regulations for the enforce
arrt af this order
VII. All exemptions heretofore granted are
I neleet ta revision, undtr instructions from the
'afes't OF Consefiption. and if found to be inn.
roper or unauthorized by law viii be revoked
by nrder Of S, COOPER, A. & I. Gen.
Feb. 20, 1864.