The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1864-04-26
THE NEW MILITARY LAW.

THE NEW MILITARY LAW
4 Bill to organize forces to during the Var.
SEC l. That from and after the passage of this act
all white 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 2. That all tn persons aforesaid, between the
ages of Is and A. now in service, shall be retained
during the present with the United States, in the
same regiments, battslions 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 Popded, that
companies from State, organized against their
consent, expressed 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 were raised and the soldiers tom
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 a six per cent. Government
bond, which the Secretary of the Treasury is hereby
authorized to ISSUE shall be paid to every non-com
missoned 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-
sons who would be entitled by law to receive the
of his pay bnt shall be entitled to the
bounty herein provided who shall at any time during
the period of six months next after the said first day of
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 of
having been heretofore discharged from the army,
where disability now exists; nor shall those who
have furnished substitutes be any longer exempted by
reason thereof: ProUided that person. heretofore
exempted on account Of religious opinions and who
has paid the tax levied to relieve him fl service
shall be required 10 render military service under this
act.
Sec s. Be it further enacted Thot all white male
residents of the Confederate States between the ages
of II and 8 and 40 and so years. shall enroll them
selves at such times and Places and under such regu
lations as 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 so 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 same manner though they were
between the ages of eighteen and fory-fve ProUded,
that the persons mentioned in this section shall con-
stnte reserve for State defence and detail duty and
State in which they reside
Sec 6. That all persons required by the 9Th section
OF this act to enroll themselves within thirty days
after the passage thereof of the Mississippi river,
aud within sixty days if west of said river, form them
selves into voluntary organizations of companies bat
taons, regiments, and elect their officers said
organizations to conform to the existing laws; and,
having organized to tender their services volun
teers during the war the President and If such
CARNATIONS shall furnish proper muster rolls as now
organized and deposit cop! 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, be taken
out OF It, Those who do not 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, bataons and regiments under regu-
lations be prescribed by him; and shall have the
right to elect their company and regimental 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. troops now in the field.
Sec T. 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
bV IA he q n be ar
vice IN the field for the war, if he between the
ages of Is and As years.
Sec s. That hereafter the duties of provost and hos
ptal guards and clerks, and of clerks guards agents.
employees laborers in the Commssery and Quarter
masters departments, in the Ordnance Bureau, and
clerks and employees ofnavv agents. also in the
cnon 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 una
BILE TO perform active service in the field but capable
of performing of the above said duties specifying
which, and when those persons shall have been assign
ed TO those duties far practicable, the President
shall assign detail to their performance such bodies
OF troops or individuals required be enrolled under
the 9TH section of this act may be needed for the
discharge of such duties: ProUiard that persons be-
tween the ages of and shall be assigned to those
duties ProUldcd urter that nothing contained in this
act shall be construed prevent the President
from detailing artlzanS, mechanics persons of scen
tifc skill to perform Indispensable duties in the de-
partments or bureaus herein mentioned
Sec 9. That any Quartermaster Assistant Quar-
Commissary, Assstant-Co 10th
err than those serving with brigades regiments in
the icd officers in the Ordnance Bureau or Navy
Agents. or Provost Marshal, officer in the conscript
SERVICE who shall hereafter employ or retain in his
employment any person in any of their said depart
mens bureaus in any of the duties mentioned in
the Sh section of this in violation of the provis
ions hereof. shall, conviction thereof by court
martial military court be casiered and it shall be
the dny ofany department or district commander, up
proof by the oath of any credible person. that
such officer has violated this provision, imme lately
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 enjoned by this section, shall, upon
being duly convicted thereof, be discharged from the
service.
IN REGARD TO EXEMPTIONS.
Sec TO- Be il further enacted That all laws granting
exemptions from military service be, and the same are
hereby repeated and hereafter shall be exempted
Except the following:
l. All who shall be held unfit for military service
nder rules to be prescribed by the Secretary War
q The President 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
espective States may certify be necessary for the
roper administration of the Confederate or State
Governments as the case may be.