Washington telegraph., 1864-03-30

hsADQUAHrERs TRANs-MIss. DEPARTMENT, !
Shreveport, La, Feb. 8, 1864. I
General Orders No. 4.
]. The following order, issued from the Ad
Jutsnt and Inspector Generals Office, is pub
| lished for the information Of all concerned:
ADsurANr AND INSPECTOR GENERAL's OrTIcI, /
Richmond, Jan. 9th, 1854.
GENERAL ORDER,
No. 2.
/. The following Acts Of Congress and Regu
latlens are publishe for the information Of al
couserned therein:
AN ACT to prevent the enlistment or enroll
nenf OF Substitutes a the military service
OF the Confederate States.
The Congress of the Confederate States Of
America do enact, That no person liable e
military service sholl hereafter be permitted o,
allowed to furnish a substitute for such service
nor shall snv substitute be received, enlisted
or enrolled in the military service of the Con.
fcderate States.
Approved Dec. 28th, 1863.
AN ACT to put an end to exemption from
military service Of those who have heretofere
furnished substitutes
WHEREAS, In the present circumstances i,
requires the aid Of all who are able to bear
arms:
The Congress of the Confederate States do
enact, That no person shall be exempt fro.u
military service by reason of his having fur
nished a substitute; but this act shall not be
so construed as 10 affect persons who, though
not liable to render military services, have,
nevertheless. furnished substitutes
Approved Jan. 9th, 1864.
Ii. Persons rendered liable to military SER
vice by operation of the preceding Acts are
placed on the same footing with all others
heretofore held liable by Acts of Congress.
LII. Persons herein rendered liable to mill
tsry service are required to report as volun-
teers or conseripts, without delay. to the en-
rolling oficeri and all who delay beyond the
first day of February, 1864. will be considered
as having renounced the privilege of volunteer
ing and held for assignment according to law.
". Enrolling officers will proceed as rapidly
rs practicable n the enrolment of persons
herein made liable to military service. Previ-
Gus to enrolment, as eonscripts. all such per-
sons will be allowed to volunteer in companies
in service on the 18th of April, 1862, provided
the company chosen does not. at the time of
volunteering. reach the maximum number al
lowed. and upon such company being selected,
the volunteer will receive from the enrolling
officer certificate to the effect that he has so
volunteered, and no volunteer will be receieed
into any company except on such certificate.
Persons who fail to make their selections at
the time of enrolment will he assigned accord.
ing to existing regulations,
V. Persons who report to the enrolling off,
GER will be enrolled, and may be allowed a fur
Tough of ten days before reporting to the Camp
of Instruction.
vi. All persons, whether volunteers or con.
scripts. under this order. will pass through the
Camp of Instruction of the State to which they
belong. and be forwarded thence to the compa-
nies which are selected, or to which they may
be assigned.
VII The Bureau of Consoription i. charged
with adopting proper regulations for the en-
fcrcement of this order.
VIII. All exemptions heretofore granted are
subject to revision, under instructions from the
Bureau of Conseription, and if found to be i'm
proper or unauthorized by Law, will be revoked.
By order
(Sisns,D s. COOPER.
Adjutant and Inspector General.
II. Paragraph III of the above order is 50
modified as to read AS follows:-''Persons
herein rendered liable to military service are
required to report as volunteers or eonscripts,
without delay, to the enrolling officer; and all
who delay beyond the first day of March,
1864, will be considered as having renouneed
the privilege of volunteering, and held tor ss.
signment, according to law"
Ill. Paragraph w of the above order is 50
modified as 10 allow persons herein rendered
liable to military servica. to volunteer in organ.
izations mustered and accepted previous to the
first day of July, 1868; and no volunteer will
be received in any organization not serving in
this department.
w. Enrolling Officers in this departmon,
will proceed at once to enforce rigid execu.
ton OF the foregoing orders.
by command of
Lieut-Gen. E. KIRBY SMITH.
5. s. ANDERSON,
Assistant Adjutant General.
Shreveport, February IL, 1864. SIT