The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1864-10-04
THE NEW MILITARY LAW.

| Adopted in February, 1864
| THE NEW MILITARY LAW
+ 4 Bill to organize forces to during the Var.
Sec l. That and after the passage of this act
white men, residents of the Confederate States, be-
the ages of II snd 3d. shall be in the military
service Of the Confederate States for the
Sec 2SThat all the persons aforesaid, between the
ages of Is and As, in service, shall be retained
during the present with the United States, in the
same regiments, batalions and companies to which
they belong at the passage of this act, with the same
organization and officers unless regularly transferred
discharged in accordance with the laws and regu-
lations for the Of the army Provded that
companies from State, organized against their
consent expressed at the time, with regiments bat
taOns 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 from
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 pril 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
mssioned officer, musician and private who shall then
be in SERVICE in the of his death previous to
the period of such payment then to the person per-
sons who would be entitled by law to receive the
of his pay bnt shall be entitled to the
bounty herein provided who shall time, during
the period of six months after the said first day
April, be absent from his command without leave.
sec f. De IL 1urther enacted That person snail
be relieved from the operation of this by of
having been heretofore discharged from the army,
where disability exists; nor shall those who
have furnished substitutes be longer exempted by
thereof Provided, that person, heretofore
exempted account of religious opinions and who
has paid the levied to relieve him fl ON service
shall be required TO 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 years. shall enroll them
sci YES at inn mis- nd nnHa
ations, as the President may prescribe, the time al
lowed not being less than thirty days for those east
and sixty days for those west of the Mississippi river
| and any person who shall fail to enroll himself,
without reasonable therefor to be judged of
by the President, shall be placed in service in the field
for the war, in the though they
between the ages of eighteen and fortyfve Propided
that the persons noned 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
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 Mto voluntary organizations of companies, bat
taions, regiments and elect their officers said
organizations to conform to the existing laws; and,
having organized, tender their services volun-
teers 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 may be accepted as 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 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
ations to be prescribed by him. and shall have the
right to elect their company and regmenal officers
and 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 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 8 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 Commissay 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 those duties far practicable the President
shall assign or detail to their performance such bodies
o: troops individuals required to be enrolled under
the 5th section of this act, may be needed for the
discharge of such duties ProUided that persons De-
tween the ages of II and IS shall be assigned to those
duties ProUided further, that nothing contained in this
shall be so construed to prevent the President
from detailing artizans, mechanics of scien
tifc skill to perform ndis pensable duties in the de-
partments or bureaus herein mentioned.
Sec 9. That any Quarermaster Assistant Quar-
termaster Commissary, Assistant Commissary 10th
er than those serving with brigades regiments in
the field officers in the Ordnance Bureau Navy
Agents. Provost Marshal, officer in the conscript
service, who shall hereafter employ retain in his
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 provis-
ions hereof shall, conviction thereof by court
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
such officer has violated 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 to
perform the duties enjoned by this section SHALL upon
being duly convicted thereof be discharged from the
service.
IN REGARD TO EXEMPTIONS.
Sec TO- Be it further enacted That all laws granting
exemptions from military service be- and the
hereby repealed and hereafter shall be exempted
except the following:
!. All who shall be held unfit for military service,
under rules to be prescribed by the Secretary of War
q The EcePresident 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 be necessary for the
proper administration of the Confederate or State
Governments, as The may be.