The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1864-08-23
THE NEW MILITARY LAW

THE NEW MILITARY LAW.
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SEC l. That from and after the passage of this act
all white men, residents of the Confederate States be-
the ages of II snd so, shall be in the military
! service of the Confederate States for the war.
Sec 2 That all the persons aforesaid between the
ages of Is and As: in service shall be retained
during the with the United States in the
same regiments, baualions and companies to which
they belong at the passage of this act, With the
organization and officers, unless regularly transferred
discharged In accordance with the laws and regu-
lations for the government of the army Provided that
companies from State, organized against their
consent expressed at the tme with regiments bat
talons 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 organize tions from
their own States, in the same arm of the SER ice.
Sec B. Be irurther 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 nencom
missioned officer, musician and private who shall then
be IN service IN the event of his death previous
the period of such payment, then the person per-
sons who would be entitled by law receive the
rearages of his pay bnt shall be entitled 10 the
bounty herein provided, who shall at any time during
tile period of six months next after the said first day
April, be absent from his command without leave
Sec 4. BE 1t further enacted, That person shall
having been heretofore disc hargcd from the army,
where disability exists; nor shall those who
have furnished substitutes be any longer exempted by
reason thereof: PTouided, that no person. heretofore
exempted on account Of religious opinions and who
has paid the tax levied to relieve him ON service
shall he required 10 render military service under this
act.
Sec S. Be it further enacted, That all white male
residents eff the Confederate States between the ages
of II and Is and 10 and so years, shall enroll them
sSyes at such times and places and under such regu
iT1e a
lowed not being less than thirty days 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 service in the field
for the war; in the same manner though they were
between the ages of eighteen and tortyhve fTogaded
that the persons mentioned in this section shall
stnte reserve for State defence and detail duty and
shall not be required perform service out of the
State in which they reside.
Sec g. That all persons required by the 9Th section
of this act to enroll themselves may within thirty days
after the passage thereof east of the Mississippi river
and within sixty days. if west of said river form them
selves into 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 voun-
tcers during the to the President; and if such
CARNATIONS shall furnish proper muster rolls, now
organized and deposit copy thereof with the EN- 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 aid organize,
by the President, be required assemble at conven
lent places of rendezvous, and be formed organized
into companies, batalons and regiments, under regu
ations to be prescribed by him; and shall have the
right elect their company and regimenta officers
and all troops organized under this act for State de-
fence shall be entitled, while in actual service, to the
pay and allowance troops 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
field r,
ages of Is and As years.
Sec 8. That hereafter the duties of provost and hos
ptal guards and clerks and of clerks guards, agents.
employees or laborers in the Commssary and Quarter
masters Departments, in the Ordnance Bureau, and
clerks and employees ofnavy agents as also in the exc
cution of the enrolment act, and all similar duties,
shall be performed by persons who within the ages
of eighteen AMI fortyhve years and who by the report
of Board of surgeons shall be reported as una
BILE to perform active service in the field but capable
of performing ofthe above said duties, specifying
which, and when those persons shall have been assign
ed to those duties as far practicable the President
shall assign detail to their performance such bodies
troops individuals required to- be enrolled under
the 9TH section Of this act, lie needed for the
discharge of such duties Prorided that persons be-
tween the ages of and l8 shall be assigned those
duties Prorided rther that nothing contained in this
act shall be construed to prevent the President
from detailing artzans mechanics persons Of scien
tific Skill perform Indispensable duties in the de-
or bureaus herein mentioned.
Sec 9. That any Quartermaster or AssistantQuar- |
termaster Commssary, or Assistant ommissary 10Th
the field or 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 !
ments bureaus in any of the duties mentioned in
the Sth section of this act in violation of the proyis
ions hereof shall, conviction thereof by court
martial or military court be cashiered and it, shall be
the duty ofany department 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 nmanders
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 10. Be it further enacted That all laws granting
from military service be, and the
hereby repealed and hereafter shall be exempted
except the follcwing:
!. All who shall be held unfs-for military service
under rules to be prescribed by the Secretary of War
2. The VcePresident of the Confederate States tho
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 OF State
Governments, as Lhe csse may be-