The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1864-10-11
THE NEW MILITARY LAW.


Sec. l. That from and after the passage of this
all white residents of the Confederate States, be-
tween the ages of II snd So shall be in the military
service Of the Confederate States for the
Sec .. That all the persons aforesaid, between the
ages of Is and A. in service, shall be retained
during the present with the United States, in the
same regiments battslions and companies to which
they belong the passage Of this act, with the
organization and officers unless regularly transferred
discharged, in accordance with the laws and regu
latons for the government Of the army FToUided hat
companies from State, organized against their
consent expressed at the time, with regiments bat
tons from another State, shall have the privilege of
being transferred to organizations OF troops, in the
of the service, from the States in which said
companies raised; and the soldiers flom
State in companies from another State shall be allow
ed, if they desire it, transfer to organizations from
their States, in the of the service.
Sec g. Be it further enacted, That at the expiration
of six months from the first day Of April next, bounty
of hundred dollars in six per cent. Government
bond which the Secretary of the Treasury is hereby
authorized ISSUE shall be paid to every nen-com
mssioned officer musician and private who shall then
be in service in the event of his death previous to
the period Of such payment, then to the person per-
sous who would be entitled by law to receive the
rearageS of his pay bnt shall be entitled to the
bounty herein provided who shall any time during
tire period of six months after the said first day
April, be absent from his command without leave.
Sec 4. Be it further enacted That person shall
be relieved from the operation of this by reason of
having been heretofore discharged from the army,
where disability exists; nor shall those who
have furnished substitutes be any longer exempted by
reason thereof Prouded, that person, heretofore
exempted on account of religious opinions and who
has paid the tax levied relieve him from service
shall be required 10 render military service under this
act.
Sec 5. Be it further enacted That all white male
residents of the Confederate States, between the ages
of II and Is and As and so years, shall enroll them
selves at such times and places, and under such regu
atons, the President may prescribe, the time al
lowed not being less than thirty days for those east,
and sixty days for those Of the Mississippi river,
and any person who shall fail to enroll himself,
without reasonable excuse therefor to be judged of
by the President shall be placed in service in the field
for the war; in the though they were
between the ages of eighteen and forty ProOided
that the persons mentioned in this section shall con-
sttnte for State defence and detail duty, and
shall not be required to perform service out OF the
State in which they reside.
Sec 6. That all persons required by the 9TH section
this act to enroll themselves, may within thirty days
after the passage thereof east of the Mississippi river
and thin sixty days. if west of said river form them
selves into voluntary organizations of companies, bat
talions, regiments, and elect their officers said
organizations to conform to the existing laws ana,
having organized, tender their services volun-
teerS during the the President; and il such
CARNATIONS shall furnish proper muster rolls,
organized and deposit copy thereof with the en-, OIL
ing officer of their district which shall be equivalent
to enrolment, they may be accepted minute men
for service in such State, but in event to be taken
out of it. Those who do not so volunteer and organize
shall enroll themselves as before provided and may
by the President, be required to assemble at conven
lent places of rendezvous, and be formed organized
atons to be prescribed by him; and shall have the
right to elect their company and regimenta officers
and all troops organized under this for State de-
fence shall be entitled, while in actual service to the
same pay and allowance as troops in the field.
Sec Z. That any person who shall fail to attend at
the place of rendezvous as required by the authority
of the President, without a sufficient excuse to be
judged of by him, shall be liable to be placed in
vice in the field for the war; if he were between the
ages of 8 and IS years.
Sec 8. That hereafter the duties of provost and hos
pital guards and clerks and of clerks guards agents,
employees laborers in the Commssary and Quarter
masters Departments, in the Ordnance Bureau, and
clerks and employees ofnavy agents also in the
"ution of the enrolment act, and all similar duties,
shall be performed by persons who within the ages
of eighteen and fortyve years and who by the report
Of Board of army surgeons shall be reported
BILE perform active service in the field but capable
performing ofthe above said duties specifying
which; and when those persons shall have been assign
ed those duties far practicable the President
shall assign detail to their performance such bodies
o: troops individuals required be enrolled under
the 9TH section of this act, as may be needed for the
discharge Of such duties: PrOrided that persons De-
the ages of II and shall be assigned to those
duties Prorded further, that nothing contained in this
shall be so construed to prevent the President
from detailing artzans mechanics, persons of scen
tfc Skill to perform indispensable duties in the de-
partments or bureaus herein mentioned
Sec 9. That any Quartcrmaster or Assstant-Quar-
termaster, Comnssafy, Assistant ommissary 10th
or than th"se serving with brgades regiments in
the feld) officers in the Ordnance Bureau or Navy
Agents, Provost Marshal officer in the conscriPt
employment any person in Any of their said depart
bureaus, or in any of the duties mentioned in
the 9Th section of this act in violation of the pTovis
ions hereof, shall, conviction thereof by a
martial or military court, be cashered and it shall be
the duty ofany department district commander, up
proof by the oath of any credible person. that any
such officer has Vi. lated this provision Immediately
relieve such officer from duty and said commanders
shall take prompt measures to have him tried for such
offence and any commander aforesaid failing
perform the duties eHoined by this section shall uCon
being duly convicted thereof be discharged from the
service.
IN REGARD TO EXEMPTIONS.
Sec 10 BE it further enacted, That all laws granting
exemptions from military service be- and the same are
hereby repealed and hereafter none shall be exempted
except the follcwing
L. All who shall be held unfit for military service
under rules to be prescribed by the Secretary War
O. The Vice-Presdent of the Confederate States the
members and GERS of Congress and of the several
State Legislature and such other Confederate and
State officers as :hc President the Governor of the
respective States may certify to be necessary for the
proper administration of the Confederate or State
Governments, as the case may be.