The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1864-05-17
THE NEW MILITARY LAW.


THE NEW MILITARY LAW
4 Bill to organize forces to serpe during the Var.
all white men, residents of the Confederate States, be-
tween the ages of II snd 3d. shall be in the military
service of the Confederate States for the war.
Sec ?. That all the persons aforesaid, between the
ages of l8 and As: in service, shall be retained
during the present with the United States, in the
same regiments, battalions and companies to which
they belong at the passage of this act with the
organization and officers unless regularly transferred
or discharged in accordance with the laws and regu
atons for the government of the army ProUided that
! companies from State, organized against their
consent expressed at the time, with regiments 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 were raised and the soldiers IL ON one
State in companies from another State shall be allow
ed if they desire it, transfer to organizations from
their own States, in the same arm Of the service.
Sec 3. Be it further enacted, That at the expiration
of six months from the first day Of April next bounty
of one hundred dollars in six per Government
bond which the Secretary of the Treasury is hereby
authorized to issue. shall be paid to every nen-conl-
missoned officer, musician and private who shall then
be in service, in the of his death previous
the period of such payment then the person
sons who would be entitled by law to receive the
rearages of his pay; but shall be entitled to the
bounty herein provided who shall at any tme during
the period of six months next after the said first day
April be absent from his command without leave.
Sec A. BE 1t further enacted, That person shall
be relieved from the operation of this by
having been heretofore discharged from the army,
where no disability now exists; shall those who
have furnished substitutes be any longer exempted by
reason thereof: ProVed, 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 80 render military service under this
Sec 5. Be it further enacted That all white male
residents of the Confederate States between the ages
of and 8 and As and 80 years, shall enroll them
sci at timn nd MS nd unHor
atons, as the President may prescribe the time al
lowed not being less than thirty days for those east,
and sixty days fer those west of the Mssissi liver
and any person who shall fail to oil Hlsse elf,
without reasonable excuse therefor to b. liy? Of
by the President, shall be placed in service H. Il field
for the war, in the same manner as hough taE "ere
between the ages of ghteen and forty five: ioG~"d
that the persons mentioned in this section shall con-
stitnte for State defence and detail duty and
shall be required to perform service out of the
State in which they reside.
Sec 6. That all persons required by the 9Th section
OF this act to enroll themselves, may within thirty days
after the passage thereof of the Mississippi river
and within sixty days, if of said river form them
selves into voluntary organizations of companies, bat
allonS or regiments and elect their own officers said
organizations to conform to the existing laws; and,
having organized, to tender their services volun
eers during the to the President; and if such
CARNATIONS shall furnish proper muster rolls, now
organized, and deposit copy thereof with the OIL
ing officer of their DISTRICT, which shall be equivalent
to enrolment, they mayv be accepted minute men
for service in such State but in event to be taken
out of it, Those who do 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
into companies batalions and regiments, under regu
atlons to be prescribed by him. and shall have the
right to elect their company and regimenta officers
aud all troops organized under this act for State de-
fence shall be entitled while in actual service, to the
same pay and allowance as troops now in the field.
Sec 7. That any person who shall fail to attend at
the place Of rendezvous 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 between the
ages of l8 and As years.
Sec g. That hereafter the duties of provost and hos
pita guards and clerks and of clerks guards agents,
employees laborers in the Commissary and Quarter
masters Departments, in the Ordnance Bureau, and
clerks and employees navy agents. also in the
cuon Of the enrolment act, and all similar duties,
shall be performed by persons who within the ages
of eighteen and years and who by the report
of Board of army surgeons shall be reported
BILE to perform active service in the field but capable
of performing ofhe above said duties, specifying
which; and when those persons shall have been assign
ed to those duties far practicable, the President
shall assign detail their performance such bodies
o! troops individuals required be enrolled under
the 9th section of this act, may he needed for the
discharge of such duties: ProUided that persons be-
tween the ages of II and Is shall be assigned to those
duties Prouded FURTHER that nothing contained in this
shall be construed to prevent the President
from detailing artzans mechanics, persons of scen
tifc SKILL to perform indispensable duties in the de-
partments or bureaus herein mentioned
Sec 9. That any Quartermaster or Assistant Quar-
termaster CnmmsSary, Assistant Commissary 10th
than those serving with brgades or regiments in
the feld) officers in the Ordnance Bureau, Navy
Agents, Provost Marshall officer in the conscript
service, who shall hereafter employ retain in his
employment any person in ANY their said depart
ments or bureaus, or in any of the duties mentioned in
the Sth section OF this act, in violation of the provs
ions hereof, shall on conviction thereof BY court
martial or military court, be caShered and it shall be
the duly ofany department district commander up
proof by The oath of any credible person. that any
such officer has violated this provision immediately
O relieve such officer from duty and said commanders
shall take prompt measures have him tried for such
offence and any commander aforesaid failing TO
perform the duties enoined by this section SHALL upon
being duly convicted thereof be discharged from the
service.
IN REGARD TO EXEMPTIONS.
Sec 20. BE ii further enacted That all laws granting
exemptions from military ice be- and the
hereby repealed and hereafter shall be exempted
cxcrp, the fullcwiug
l. All who shall be held un6, for military service
rules to be prescribed by the Secretary of War
Q The Vice-Presdent of the Confederate States the
members and officers of Congress and of the several
State Legislatures, and such other Confederate and
State officers the President the Governor of the
respective States may certify to be necessary for the
proper administration of the Confederate or State
Governments, as the may be.