The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1864-12-06
TIE NEW MILITARY LAW.

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4 Bill to organize forces to serre during the Var
SEc.I. That from and after the passage of this ACT
ali white men, residents of the Confederate States, be-
tween the ages of snd 3d. shall be III the military
service of The Confederate States for the
Sec .. That all he persons aforesaid, between the
ages of IL and As. now in service, shall be retained
during the present with the United States, in the
| same regiments battalions and companies to which
they belong the passage of this act, with the
organization and ocers unless regularly transferred
or dischafged in accordance with the laws and regu
atons for the government Of the army; ProUided that
companies from one State, organized against their
CONSENT expressed at the time, with regiments or bat
alions from another State shall have the privilege OF
being transferred to organizations of troops, in the
arm of the service, from the States in which said
companies raised and the soldiers Fl ON one
State in companies from another State shall be allow
cd if they desire it, transfer organizations from
| their own States, i'll the same arm of the service.
Sec 3. Be it farther enacted, That at the expiration
of six months from the first day Of April next, bounty
of one hundred dollars in six per cent Government
bond, which the Secretary of the Treasury is hereby
authorized to issue, shall be paid to every nOn-com-
missoned officer, musician and private who shall then
be in service in the event of his death previous
the period of such payment then to the person
sons who would be entitled by law receive the
carages of his pay; but shall be entitled to the
bounty herein provided, who shall any time, durng
the period Of six months next after the said first day Of
| April, be absent from his command without leave
Sec t. Be it further enacted, That no person shall
be relieved from the operation of this by of
having been heretofore discharged from the army,
where disability now exists; nor shall those who
have furnished substitutes be any longer exempted by
reason thereof: PfoCidd, that person. heretofore
exempted on account Of religious opinions and who
has paid the tax levied to relieve him fl ON service
shall be- required 10 render military service under this
i act.
Sec s. Be it further enacted, That all white male
residents of the Confederate States between the
Of II and IS and 40 and 80 years, shall enroll them
selves at such times and Places and under such regu
latOns, the President may prescribe, the time al
lowed not being less than thirty days for those east
ana sixty days Tor tHosc west of the Mississippi river
anG any person who shall fail to enroll msef
without reasonable therefor, be judged of
by the President shall be placed in service in the field
for the war; in the manner though they were
between the ages of eighteen and fortyive Procfded
that the persons mentioned in this section shall con-
stt9tc for State defence and detail duty and
shall not he required to perform service out of the
State III which they reside.
Sec 8. That all persons required by the 9th section
this act to enroll themselves may within thirty days
after the passage thereof of the Mississippi river
and within sixty days. west Of said river form them
selves into voluntary organzatios of companies, bat
lious or regiments, and elect their officers said
organizations to conform to the existing laws and
having so organized, to tender their services as vonn
tees turing the to the President; and if such
CARNATIONS sul furnish proper muster rolls, now
organized, and deposit copy thereof with the en- OIL
ing officer of their district which shall be equivalent
to eHrolment they may be accepted as minute men
for in such State, but in to be taken
out of it, Those WHO do not volunteer and organize
shall enroll themselves before provided and may,
by the President, be required to assemble at conren
lent places Of rendezvous and be formed organized
into companies baualions and regiments under regu
atlons to be prescribed by him. and shall have the
right to elect their company and regimenta officers
and all troops organized under this act for State de-
fence shall be entitled while i'll actual service, to the
same pay and allowance as troops now in the field.
Sec I. That any person who shall fail to attend at
the place of rendezvous required by the authority
of the President, without sufficient excuse, to be
Judged OF by him. shall be liable to be placed in SER
vice the field for the war, if he between the
ages Of s and - years.
See s. That hereafter the duties provost and hos
pita guards ana clerks, and of clerks guards agents
rPlu or aborers in the C0mmissafy and Quarter
masters Departments, III the Ordnance Bureau, and
clerks and employees ofnavy agents, as also in the exc
cuiIon Of the enrolment act and all similar duties,
shall lie performed by persons who within the ages
of eighteen and fortyfve years and who by the report
Of Board Of army surgeons shall be reported
bic to perform active service in the field, but capable
Of performing some ofthe above said duties specifying
which, and when those persons shall have been assign
ed to those duties far practicable the President
shall assign or detail to their performance such bodies
o troops individuals required to be enrolled under
the 9Th section of this act, may be needed for the
discharge of such duties Proried that persons be-
tween the ages 7 and shall be assigned to those
duties: Pr0UidtI 5uYLter hat nothing contained in this
shall be SO construed as TO prevent the President
from detailing atizans, mechanics, persons Of scien
tIhc skill, to perform Indispensable duties in the de-
parflents bureaus herein mentioned.
See O. That any Quartermaster Assistant Quar-
tcrma ter, CommisSary or AssiStantC omms9ary 10Th
the fed,) or officers in the Ordnance Bureau Navy
Agents, Provost Marshall officer in the conscrpt
service who shall hereafter employ retain in his
employment any person in aay of their said depart
bureaus or in any of the duties mentioned in
the 8h section of this act n violation Of the provis-
ions hereof, shall, conviction thereof by a
martial military court DE cashiered and shall be
the duty ofany department. or district commander up
proof by the oath Of any credible person, that any
such officer has violated this provision, Immediately
relieve such officer from duty and said commanders
shall take prompt measures have him tried for such
offence ahd any cemnanler aforesaid failing to
perform he duties cnoincd by this section, SHALL upon
being duly convicted thereof be discharged from the
service.
IN REGARD TO EXEMPTIONS.
See 20. BE itfn'ther enacted. Thar all laws granting
exemptions from military serYice be- aad the same are
hereby repealed and hereafter none shall be EXEMPTED
except the following:
l. All who shall be held unfit for military service
under rules TO be prescribed by the Secretary War
?, The EcePresideTt Of the Confederate States tie
members and officers Of Congress and of the several
State Legislatures, and such other Confederate and
State officers as the President the Governor of the
espeetive States, may certify 70 be necessary for tbe
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