Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1864-02-11
Military BIZ.

states the ages of eighteen and yfve shall
ben he military service of the Confederate States for the
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SEC Q That all persons between ages 45 ard 66
not now in the army shall enroll themselves -thin sucb
1ies o. rrshes "a may be prescribed by President,
aid upon their fa to do 60 the person. 80 g sna
provost and spital guards for comm1ssary
ter ard Ire bureau agents, clerks and guards ano r
except hereinafter provided, shall be taken
those who are the ages o. 40
who unfit for military service in the field by reason OF
this act Provided That in the trans Mississippi depart
the the enrolment aforesaid shall be sixty
naned e. sgss Of % and S. sh, only be paced
in the service set details, as herein p divided
SEC That person shall be relieved from the opera
ton his Law by Of having been heretofore die
charged fr the army, whers disability now exists,
nor shall who have furnished be any long
er exe mptei by lers RrOrd 4, That per
has heretofore been exempted account OF re-
sious opinions and who ha2 paid the levied to eVe
him from that service shall be under tn act
c That n5 all e ssm are sebS 9ep ss and a
eater none shall be exempt except the following:
All who shall be held to be unfit for military serv ce,
under to be prescribed by the Secretary OF "ar
II The VicePresident of the Confederate States, the
members Of Congress and Of the several Stare Legislatures
State Cheers as the President Of he
tespeetvey may deease to be necessary for the
proper administration OF the Confederate @ state Govern
meDts. the case may be.
III Every minister of religion, authorized to ~ ach &C
COZ ding to the rules of hs sect who the 10th
of Ap1 1852 been in the regular discharge
of his minste al dues OF asi unns OF
the deaf dumb and blind, and of the insane OF editor OF
each ne xspaper established beng published the
10th April, 1e62 who owner or eoIor OF pewspa'
per at date, and which has been published regular
~ siace that time and such ouneyn1en printers as such
eor may u1der OATH decl re are indispensable Tor Frint
ing newspaper; skilled aponecary ii each apo,b-
ecary store, Who col busTess such a9aheca-y
the 10th of april 1862 AID Who is now and hos been
doing bnsiaess snca that tune an ply stoans over tie
age Of THU y-Ve years. who Gnd for TIE last
been actual ard regular practice OF their
profession teachers, whose schools are composed CT not
ess than twenty Students and WhOare noE engaged ana
have been continuously engaged in teaching for two years
M xt preceding the passage OF this 8Gt 1ortGea bat
where the occupations enumerated IL this clause have been
ded by the Invasion OF tho eae, ard have been
resumed at the place CT lesideIce or az any other place
the herein mehtoned Shall sill be entitled to ez,
empoD if in other respects meetlg the requirements OF
this and other exemption a.ts.
" Fer the police management Of slaves there shall
be exempted one person on each fam or plantation the
sole pro- erty OF minor or person OF unsoand nj d.
femme sole, abs, NJ fr home in the military
twenty effective hands ProUidsd, The Iersoa
exempted as enpo' ed and acting as an e4.etr pre-
adult said plaltatcn who liable mill
duty, which shall he verified by tho a1avit5 Of
with TIE enrolling officer And Tr0U.ded, The owner Of
such ta ation his agent or legal representative
officer, that ante dill gent effort be pro
cd for such farm pa ntaon not liable to military du
any farm pautation which the negroes have been
p!ac by division, fcom any other farm plantation
Tia for every exempted aforesaid and during
she period OF such exemption there shall paid annually
into the public treasury by the of such Slaves the
| sun Ct f'e hundred dollars: Pr00ded further, That
nothing herein contained shall be construed pre-
vent tie President from detailing the of plantation
to oversee tie same upon the terms and il the cases,
such would have the right camithe exeml
! ton OF an oserseet to mare Sc tu:h plantation.
V. Pro0lded That no.hGE be Gin confined shall be
construed repeal the approved April Il, 1868
tied An act to exempt contractors for carrying the mails
of the Confederate States and the drivers of
and hacks. from military service: Proclded further, That
the exemptions herein granted shall ouy whilst
the Pc sons exempted hecety actually tgad is their
SIC. s. That the President be- ard lie hereby, auh3
zed 10 grant Details nnder &c efal III aud aons
to be issued from the War Department. either persons
between ortyfve ara Fifty five years age, from the
ace eq1Iy and necessity require that he ia )nd ak such
details and he revoke such order Of details whenever
he may think proper PT0Uided That the power herein
ganted TO the President to make details aud exemptions
under certain circumstances shall not be const ued to
hshg sup es 10 me government ~ reason OF said con-
tract ualess the head or sssrea the department shall
10 the execution Of the co"tract and tht the
same ls being carried out in good faith, d then
clerks, agents Or employees Uf express companies
sEc G. hat airy qna1termastor qua
serv ng with igades regimen the field officer
in the D bureau, provost marshal, or enrolling oGcer
and forty i've Who is liable to tary duy IN the 5d as
ceIk agent or in amp other wey sao upon conviction
thereof by court martial military court be ctehipred
and shall be the day Of any dedarent district COM
nandet. upon proof By the oath of any credabe person.
m<Gary assistant cCmmssay, officer in / { nitro bu
reau, provost marshal or enrolling officer has violated Il is
Law, immediately to relieve said officer from his command
and take prompt him tried Tor said of
fence and any department district commander who
shall fail TO do required by this act as above stated
SHALL upon conviction thereof be dismissed service.
tEC hat IN appointing local boards OF surgeons for
the examination Of persons liable to military sepvce no
Der composing he shall be appointed the
county in which said persons reside.
SEC g. That nothing herein contained shall e c0nsEru
ed to repeal any part OF tie act entitled provide
fdther fer the public dfence, approved April loG2
OF the alnenGntory theret approved q of sept
1852 except as h rein expressly provided for.
From the New York Correspondent the London Herald
One thing is clearly evident even at this early stage
of tie Presidents game military be aiec
ted 1T &c successful in obtaiOpg the nomination. I
am inclp5d to think that Mir. Lincoln will
be reucmDatsd by his party and Will be |
reelected, or, If be is rot, re vii bold
over in tie way pointed ou' ny Ar. 1cvard ia ii3 au
tumn speech. SILL, m1ny ct4"eas may take place be
fore November 7, 1864 vixen Prtaident;4l e, ion
ia kes place. If a Gasbrg Sou fern General OF the
StoDewall jackson school could be found be would
be in Washington before May, and us would seriously
compcate the pens of tie parties aUxious to be the
next President,
The JOKE IF GA Abe making or rtq1irirg th-t all
the Shareholders SOuth should take oath to become
4 bolticnsts after the most radical pattern has not
yet been settled. 1t will probably make The millions
10 rebellion ten times erocious than they now
are. This and good military leader will soon change /
the face of things So think the great fnanciers of
Wall street. for gold is up t. 1872 and sterling exchange
at 1G5-hiyher than has been reached some tine
Breadsufs are al! up too The solid men here>snd
else here are all laughing at tie bill introduced into
the United States Senate by Senator Lane of kaus
1t makes it criminal ofence to buy or sell gold and
9Ver 1t ls not likely that such bill will pass both
Houses OF Congress and become law. Yet there is
no prophtsyln what will be done with such Congress
as the present one.
-Four new States will be admitted ths session, max
ing thirty nine that will vote at the next Presidential
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