Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1864-02-02
THE ARMY BILL.

II THE ARMY BILL.
The following is the army bill which has rasse
the Senate, and from which the injunction of
6 on the part of the Senate has been removed
BILL TO ORGANIZE FORCES TO SERVE DURING tn
Z, SEQ 1. The Congress of the Confederate States
America do enacs That, from and after the passage
this act all white men residents of the Confederat
States between the ages of and So shall be in til
military service of the Confederate States for the
Sec 2. That all persons between the ages of forty
five and fifty five not now in the army, shall en-
roll themselves within such time, and at such plac
or PLACES in their respective counties parishes a.
may be prescribed by the President, and upon tnei
failure to do So the persons SO failing shall be con
scrbed into the army III the field and ali details TO
provost and hospital guards tor commissary quarter
master and nitro bureau agents, clerks and guard
and for service in enforcing the conscrpt acts and o
all other purposes, except hereinafter provided
shall be taken from those persons who between
the ages of forty five and fifty FIVE not now in the
my, and from those below the age OF forty five, wh
are unfit for military service the field by reason
physical disability, within thirty days from the pas
sage of this Provided, That the trans Missis
slppi department, the time for the enrolment afore-
said shall be sixty days. Provided, further, Tn It al
the persons herein named between the ages of forty
five and ffty-ive shall only be placed in the service
i to act as details, as herein provided.
4 See. 3 That no person shall be relieved from the
operation of this law by reason of having been here
ofore discharged from the army, where disability
now exists shall those woo have furnished sub.
stitutes be any longer exempt by reason tEereof:-
Provided, That person who has heretofore been
exempted account of religious opinions, and who
has paid the levied to relieve him from that
vice, shall be conscrbed under this act.
! Sec. f. That all laws granting exemptions from
military service be, and the hereby repealed
and that hereafter none shall be exempt except the
following:
IAN who shall BIS held to be unfit for military GER
vice. undsr TO be prescribed by the Secretary of
III. The Vice President of the Confederare srares
the members of Congress aud OF the several State
Legsat ures, and the officers thereof and such other
(t,f Sfna nfa fhop he
Gov OF the States, respec lively may declare
be necessary for the proper of the Con-
tederate or State Governments, as the case may be-
Ill. Every minister of religion, authorized to
preach according to the rules of his sect and who
on the 10th of Api 1862, and has been SINCE the
regular discharge of his ministerial duties superin-
ndents of asy ums of the deaf dumb and rnd and
of the insane eder of each newspaper establish
ed and being published the 10th of April 1862 who
was owner or editor of newspaper at that date, and
which has been published regularly since that time,
and such journeynen printers as such editor may,
under oah declare Indispensable for printing said
news paper skilled apohecary In eaca apotheeary
store who WINS doing business as such apohecary on
the 10th of April 1882 and who is now, and has been
doing business since that time all physicians over
the age of h five years, who are and for the
last years have been in the actae and regular
practice of their prof. ssion teachers whose schools
are composed OF not less than twenty students, and
who engaged, and have been continuously
engaged in teaching for two years next preceding the
passage of this act Provided. That where the occu-
patons enum Iated in this clause, have beensuspend
ed the OF the enemy and nave Deen reSum-
at the place of residence any other place. the
PEI herein mentioned shall still be eAttled to ex
emptien if, in other respects, meeting the require
! ments of this and other exemption acts.
w. For the police and management of slaves, there
shall be exempted one person each farm or planta-
tion the sole property of minor, person Of unsound
mind, femme sole, or person absent from home IN
in the military naval service of the Confederacy
which there are twenty or more effective hands Pro-
vded The person exempted was employed, ana
acting as oyerseer previous the 10th of April 1862
nd is W. ma nj on
tation who not liable to military duty, which ia cts
shall be verified By the aidavits of said persons, and
two respectable citizens and shall be filed with the
enrolling officers: Aud provided, The owner OF such
farm planaton his agent, legal representative
shall make adayit, and deliver the same to the on
rolling officer, that, after dgent effort, no overseer
can be procured for ouch farm or plantation not liable
to military duty Provided turther That this clause
shall not extend to any farm plantation on which
the negroes have been placed, by division from any
other farm plantation since the 18th day Of Oco-
Der, 1862 Provided further, That for every person
exempt aforesaid, and during the period of such
exemption, there shall be paid, annually, into the
public treasury by the Of such slaves the
of five hundred dollars Provided further That moth
ing herein contained shall be construed to pre-
vent the President from detailing the owner OF
plantation the same, upon the terms, and
in the cases. where such owner would have the right
to claim the exemption OF an overseer to manage such
v Provided, Thct nothing herein contained
shall be construed to repeal the act approved April Ia
1868, entitled, " en- act to exempt con-
tractors for carrying the mails of the Confede rate
States and the drivers OF post coaches and hacks from
military service:'a Provided further That the ex
emptions herein granted shall only continue whilst
the persons exempted hereby actually engaged IN
their respective pursuits OF occupations.
Sec. s. That tle President be and he is hereby,
thcrzed to grant details under general rules and reg
ulations to be issued from the War Department. elm
er from persons between forty and hftyhve years
OF age, or from the army in the field in all cases
where his Judgment, justice, equity and necessity
require that he shou maze such details and he may
such order of details whenever he may think
proper Provided, That the power herein granted to
tee President to make details and exemptions, under
certain circumstances, shall The construed to
tho ize the exemption detail of any contractor tor
furnishing supplies to The Government, by reason of
sad contract unless the head secretary of the de-
shall certify that the personal services OF said
contractor are ndis to the execution of the
contract Or of the officers, Clerks agents or employees
of express companies.
Sec 6. That any quartermaster or assistant COM
mssary fothe- than those serving with brgades
regiments in the field, or officer the nitre bureau,
provost marshal, or enrolling officer, wno shall
roy any person between the ages of Is add As, who
is liable to military duty the field clerk, agent
in any other Way, shall, upon conviction thereof
| by court martial, mitaiy court, be cashered !;
and it shall be the duty of any department district
commander upon proof, by the oath of any credible
person, that any quarter master assistant quarter
master, commssary, officer in the nitre bureau,
provost marshal enrolling officer, has violated this
law INN edlatey 10 relieve said officer from his COM
mand, and take prompt treasures 10 have hi: tried
for said offence and any department district COM
mander who shall TAIL to do as required by this act
above stated shall, upon conviction thereof, be
i dismissed the service.
Sec 7. That in appointing local boards of surgeons
for the examination of persons liable to military SER
vice member composing the same shall be appoin-
ted from the county in which such persons reside.
/ Sec s. That nothing hei Elm contained shall be con
srued to repeal any part of the act entitled ian act
to provide further the public Defence, approved
18th of April 1862 of act amendat0ry thereto
approved 9th of September, 1862, except as herein
| expressly provided for.
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NEW ADV ERTISEMENTS.
HEAD Gas. 14th Va. Cavalry,
/ Jany. 25th. 1864.