The daily Chattanooga rebel. [volume] (Griffin, Ga.) 1864-1865, 1864-06-30

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Approved February L.. itGi
Guar. XXXvII-An Act to suspend N. r,i,,lc,,,.
Of The writ of habcas corpus ia CERTAIN, 90.
WHEREAS The Constitution or the Coni.l.,.,,..
states OF America provides, IN article first. section
nine, paragraph three, that the privilege ti,..
writ of iiabeas corpus shall not be suspended
unless when ia case Of rebellion or invasion. ti.c
public safety may require IL - and whcrra. Tia.
power OF suspendiny tho privilege of ,nit wrii n.
recegnized I'm said nrtclr first j. vested surl, ia,
the Congress-, which is thc exclusive Judge of tho
necessity ot such suspension and whereas, in t.
opinion oil the Congress the public safcty require,
the suspension Of said writ in the existing ca. oi
the invasion Of these States by the armies of IN,
United States aud whereas. tlic President L,.
asked for the suspension or the wftt of hal,., cor,
pus, and informed Congress ui conditions If rul,-
lie DANCES which Tcnrr the suspension of tc writ
n measure proper fpr ihc public defence a,.ainst
invasion aud instruction Now. therefore
The Congress of the Confederate States ,f
AusefIcs do enact, That during the present inva-
sion OF the Confederate Staies the pri,ileg OF the
writ OF iHbeas corpus De, aud the same i hereby
suspended; but such suSpcnsun shall appiy only
10 the eases of persons arrested detained by or
der OF the President Secretary of War or the
general officer commanding thc Trans Mississippi
Military Department, by the authority and under
s cnssS. IN 81 sas ~ psrsssenS 4, Shsr~ss ~slarl
ssscty' Y III m Ss.,.. a., A. i.ablc
tie following eases, and nc others
Ffrst--Of treason, treasouable efforts or
combinations to subvert the Government of the.
Confederate States.
Second.-0f conspiracics Ia overthrow the t.,,.
crnnscnt, conspiracics to resist the Law ful au.
thositics of the Confederate States.
Tnird.-Of combining to assist the rpcu, ar nr
communicating intelligence to the enemy. or Civ.
ing him aid and comfort.
Fourth or conspiracics, preparations aud at.
tempts to inctc Scrvilr n,urrcctiun
Fifih.-Or dcseriinns or encouraging lcs.rtions
Of harb1rng dcsCrtcrS, aud of attempts TO avoid
military service Provided, That ia cases of pal.
pablo wrong and oppression by amy subordinate
officer, upon any party who does not legally owe
military service, his siprfiur officer shat, tvut
prompt relief 10 the "pprc> c>>cd party, aud the
bortiinute shall be dismissed from office
SiNih.--Of spies aud Utiici rni.saiics of the
enemy.
seventh Or holding correspondence or inter.
course with the enemy, without necessity. aud
Without the permission ut tlic Confederate state.
Eighth. Of unlaw fnl trading with tie enemy,
and other oflinccS against the h,n> ui lie con.
fcderatc States, enacted to pt'no,s thr.. success
i'm the war.
Ninth. or consI,iracic> or aiicuI;, tn Ii,crate
prisoners ot war held by the Cunt,,!r.lir ~llto,.
Tenth.--Ot rons piracics, or attempts prrva-
rutions Ia aid thc enemy.
Eleventh. Of persons adNi>in. az i!tiing 9th.
the Cnnfcdcrctc States. in adhere Ia the enemy.
Tweltth.-Or unlawiully burning. dr>tlo,iu iu,-.-
injuriug. attempting To burn. DESTROY tillurr
any bridge railroad. 81 t"cerall 2. nnc Of c"nl
municarion, or other property, WITH the hienf "t
aiding the enemy.
Thirtrenth Of irca-orabic designs to- impair
ing or attempting to lcSir"y, the vessels arms
or munitions ot war, or ar>cnal>. torudiir~.
workshops. OF other property of thc Confederate
States.
SIC u The President ,lr" cause proper officers
To investigate the casts al AL PERSONS arrested
detained. in order that They may hc Discharged
H improperly detained. unless hct can b, speedily
tried i'm tlic due course oirrw.
SIC. -. That during 'hr suspension aforesaid.
no military ar other officer SHALL hc compelled iu
answer 10 and writ or habca> corpus to appear iu
flt. httfAf nj GttsF.
pei sons detained by him by i!tc authority Of thr
president Sccrrtat, of War. the :.caera cflicfr
bnt upon the certificate, under oath OF the Officer
having charge of any one detained. that such
person is detained by him q prisoner. for ui,h-
of the causrs hereinbcinrc specified. under th,
thority aforesaid. further rroc"ciiu-s undsr ihc
writ of habcas corpus shalt Immediately cca>,. and
remain suspended 81 long rs this aci shall coniin
.src !. This act shall continue in force Tor nrn".
~ days after the, pcNt meeting "f Congress, and
no longer.
Approved February Il, l>Gi
Char. XXNIX.-tm Act Ia aid any State in ccu
nsunicating with, and pcrtcetins record. con
cerning its trcuPs.
The Congress of the Confederate States Of Amer.
ica de- enact That upon the application of the
Governor of any of the Confederate States the
Secretary of War be. aud lac j. hereby uulllorzsi
to grnna passports and transportation tn ans uii.
Ger of such State duly commissioned acrnr,n. -
the law of said State, Ia communicate with it,
troops for such purposes, aud at sucl time. and
places shall be approved bS ihc Secretary OF
War and such officer shall hc allow "a to purchase
for himself supplies from the ,"n.ii- ~air stor,~
ON the saine tcrrrs with officers al similar rank in
the service of the Confederate Statc> ard accord
ing to the regulations which govern lhc'ns rtu,i-
dcd such supplies shall nw exceed those uhirh ID
colonel of the Confederate States l. allowed T.,
purchase: Provided Tha, these agents shall b.,
charged with the duty "f obtaining from the oni
GERS ia command at companies tnal statements of
deceased soldiers tu La hl,d ia, the Second Audi.
tors office, 10 facilitate the settlement of such
clsims.
Approved February Ii. l-Si.
CHAr. Nj. An Act making allowance, To officer.
ot the navy ni the Confederate Statcs. under Ger.
tain circumstance and 10 amend act cnii-
Tied a An act to prn,id fci tlic organization of
the navy" approved March sixteenth, eighteen
hundred and sixty-one.
The Congress of the Confederate States of Amer
lea do enact That the commissioned and warran-
ted officers of the navy OF thc Confederate States
on duty are hereby allowed ratinns, quarters and
fuel or Communication therefor, arc now. a. NAV
hereafter be allowed officers of the army VIZ: To
a,lnirals, the generals; {" 'icc- -admra!>.
the rAme rs lieutenant generals 10 rear adniirnls
the same as major generals; u counnodorcs aud
ra,,taina the same : brigadicr- generals aud colo
Dris: TO commanders and iist-licuicnani>. the
same us heutenant-cO -cOlOncls aud majors; TO sec"ad
leutenants and licuicaauts for the ear, the sane
an esptsina and ehapains N mlsf,ers Hnf I ,a- ,;
Eplf1 ssEs mcsIisaf pay. aud engineer corps. 10
nav "A eanstFuctOrs, and to boai-watns. guuucf>,
caryusntars. and saimakcrs. the the
foFe f0sng cf1.ers ot thc int oi tie ma with Nhol
the,S have assiuiiiaicd rnuk.
Sec . That all The navy officers ia the forcgo.
tag ctaics shall have the same pri, iiegc Of pur-
rhsniugcommSsary and quartcrma>tcr' storrs.
aa rre ssw or NAV hereafter be-, allowed 10 ofi
Gers of tho army.
xpptcvcd February ID. lsci.
Cuar XLII.-An Act tc increase the cvinp,nsa
ion OF certain officers of the Treasury.
The Congress of the Confederate States of Amer
lea do enact, That hereafter the following salaries
aud compensation shall hc paid to the several oi
cers and clerks hereinafter named. instead uf The
sums authorized u, law: The treasurer "f
the Confederate State, four Thousand dollars;
the assistant treasurer al Charleston. four thous
aud dollars. The Secretary uf the Treasury MAY
diyidc depositatics of the treasury into classes,
the commissions which sAall hc limited as fol-
lows: IN tbs first class not 9" cNcccd four thous-
and dollara; in the second class. not 30 exceed
tsyo thousand hycs hundred 'ilars and in the
third class, not to exceed fifteen hundred dollars