Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1864-05-20
NEW ADVE EASEMENTS.
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BUREAU OF CONSCRIPTION,l
RICHMOND March La 1864


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BUREAU OF CoNsCRIPTION,l
RlcHHoNn, March Is, 1864.
CIRcU r.,
1. General Orders, No. IS Adiutant and Inspec-
tor Generals Office March 1st. 1854, is herewith
made a part Of this circular and commandments of
conscrpts are enoined to proceed to the rapid and
vigorous execution of its provisions, under the in
structions and Interpretation herein prescribed.
H. Under the terms OF the 9Th Section of the act
of Congress published in General Orders, No. 26,
Adutant and Inspector Generals Office, and the
terms of Circular No 3d. of the Bureau last series,
command ants will proceed to organize the service
in their respective States IN addition to the or
| ranizaton therein provided for, and in further
pursuance of paragraph Ii, of the said General
Orders, No. 26, commandments will forthwith orga-
nize in each conntv Board to consist of not more
than three of the most reliable and inteig emit cti-
gers. between the ages of As and so years, and
who have been enrolled and detailed for the SER
! vice. These Boards will be charged with aiding
he local enrolling officer in obtaining information
concerning all applications for exemption and de-
tail or agricultural or othe industrials pursuits,
and also in furnishing all other Information which
may be needed in the duties imposed upon the en-
rolling officers.
The local and, congressional enrolling officer will
be REQUIRED to supervise the action of these Boards
and promptly report to the eonmandant unftness
or deirquences the part of the persons detail
ed for them. So long as the duties properly
4 perforned the persons employed will be exempted
from other service. Care viii be used in the be-
/ ginning to select proper men; and in view of the
i grave duties herein devolved upon the enrolling
officer he will, at his discretion. require the writ
ten opinion of the Board on claims for exemption
or applications for detail, and may call on them
Itor special information concerning matters peril
| nent to the service. In every case re ferred by
the local or Congressional district enrolngo fcer
to the commandants and opinion as to THE merit
dr., sod hon nd
4 like rule will be rigidly observed by commandments
in referring to this Bureau.
III. Commandments will order the immediate en-
roAmenr and examination OF all per sons within the
i prescrb ed.ages, who are found in the employment
4 of any department of the Government, and who
are not specially exempted by the actof Congress;
and such as are found fit for service in tee field
may be detailed until the 10th day of A ril next
| provided an application is made according to the
terms of the 9th parags aph o. General Orders No.
2e herein cited.
| Nv. Commandments Of conscripts will forthwith
transmit to this Bureau recommendations for ply
| sicians to be employed in accordance with para
| graph lX General Orders No rs, herein cited -
I Much complaint reaches this Bureau, concerning
Irregularities in the Medical examinations. Loose
or irregular examinations must not be permitted
and commandants will promptly report any wei
1 ascertained delinquency in the matter.
v Forms for consolidated reports by the com
mandants of Conscripts will be forwarded also
forms for the records ofthe Congressional District
be accurately kept, and thAreports based on then
mnst be in clear and ineligible form, or they viii
be returned for revision and correction.
4 vi. Persons and classes enumerated in the LIST
I'd. Sd, 4th, 5th, and 9th articles of section 10th
except those referred to in the latter clause of the
18th article of the said 10th section of the act O
Congress recited, shall be exempted. All hel
persons referred to in said act shall be detailed.
/ VII. EXEMPTIONS BY EXAMINING BOARDS
/ l, Persons who shall be determined by theBoart
hai apfo
tive service in the field d.any Of the duties men
toned in the Sh section of the said act of Congress
from causes of permanent nature, shall be ex
empted from military service by the said board
who shall grant certificates thereof; which shall
specify the of the incapacity, recitng in full
the nature and degree OF the disease other inca
pacity, and the probable duration of the disbilit,
caused by it and the parties shall not be subject
to future examination, unless specially ordered by
the Board Of the Congressional Distrit in which
such par ties reside, or by the commandment Of con
ecripts for the State, or by this Bureau.
2. When, in the opinion of enrolling officers, thu
cause for which exemption was granted to per
son. after examination by the medical board, hav,
ceased to exist, they will make report to tht
Board, stating the name of the person, when en-
rolled, when examined, and tie disease othel
cause Of disability, with the reasons for believing
it to have disappeared, and that the person is
pable of performing active service in the field, OF
some Of the duties mentioned in the said Sth sec
ton of the act aforesaid.
/ Inc EXa1ntnlnS DOarQ VIII tQe1 ORDER the party
i to be brought before it tor denomination
When person is mined by the Board, hii
ormer Certificate shall be surrendered and can
eelled If again found unfit for duty, a Ger.
tihcate CT exemption shall be issued to him.
| Z. Every certificate Of exemption granted by
Board Of Examination shall be approved by The
Cong essioaal district enrolling officer who shall
+ protectNthe person exempted from modest atiAn by
thssoiiicers OF eonscFption, and FROM szsiniaa
tian unless the Board OF -Exa minathzs las Com
4 mandant OF Conscripts, the Bureau or Conscrip
ton shall order the same.
VIII. EXEMPTION OF SPECIFIED GLASSES
I AND INDIVIDUALS.
j l. Application for exemption under the Sd ane
9Th articles of the 10th section Of the act aforesaid
shall be aaA tn the enrolling ca:cer &C The CONT;
in which the applicant esides, wha will thorough
" investigate the case, and II satisfed, by compe
tent evidence that exemption should be allowed
sh all issue tlfieae thereof, which must be sub
mitted to the enrolling officer OF the Congressiona
district for his approval.
1 z, A publications. for exemptions under the fifth
article OF the 10th section Of the act aforesaid shall
be mede to the com mandant of cDnscripts for the
State. who viii grant the Ger ttcate Of exemption
an tho1ized by law, to continue during compliance
with the conditions prescribed by said act. Elk
emption. except for the Presia dent, Treasurer, Au
ditor and superintendent, shall not be allowed tt
an, officers and employees OF o railroad company
unless the president or superintendent shall cert
fy, on oath, that the parties applied for are in
i dispensabie to the efficient operation Of SUCH ra
road that the number ofpersons exempted sale
railroad shall not exceed for each mile thereo
in actual for military transportation; that the
exempts for uch road shall be reported by name
and description, once month, to the -ommandant
of conScripts for the State through which such
a passes, to the Bureau of CONSUMPTION together
with the names and descriptive list Of any VI t
may leave the employment of the railroad compa
ny, or who may cease to be Indispensable to tht
efficient operation of the said road.
4. The exemption of overseers or agriculturist
oa1hf MI ,,trtiN
no7-, and were on the lst dar Of January last, f
teen able bodied hands between the ages OF sixteel
and fifty, viii be allowed for the space of twelve
months, and the certificate of exemption shall b'
granted by the officer taking the bend required By
4 law, upon being informed by The conmandant fol
that State that the bond is approved.
L. The bond required to be given upon the ex
enption Of an overseer agricuturist, under thu
4h article of section 10th of the said act, shall b
taken by the enrolling officer of the county dis
trict in hch such party resides, with the advice
= and assistance uf the temporary Board aforesaid
1t shall be payable to the Confederate States o
America, in penalty double the estimated valu
of the products to be delivered to the government
and conditioned for the faithful performance of til
requirements ofthe 4th article OF the 10Th section
Of the said act. The value Of the said product
shall be assessed by the enrolling officer, who sh
take the said bond, with the assistance of the SAT-
"A temporary Board, according to the market y&le
thereof at the time and plsee of assessment.
The said bond may be secured by deposit c
the amount of the penalty thereof in notes issue
from the Treasury Department OF the ConedeF
Is ates States, with any of the depoSitaries of tn
said Treasury, or BY personal security, the natur
of the security to be the option of the princpa
obgor in the said bosd Should the person S
exempted elect to give1personal security, the sure
ties rendered by him shall justify their suilicenc