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

Parsed at The Fourh Session Of the First Con-
y:ceS Of tie Confederate States-lS63, 1864.
IN act 10 provide IN Invalid Corps.

IN -lct provide Invalid Corps.
Tie Congress Of the Confederate States of America
90 enact, That all officers, commissioned officers,
Iuucisions, prvates and seamen, who have or who
shall become disabled by wounds other injuries
eiVed disease contracted in TIE service of the Con-
tedcIate States, in the line of duty shall be retr-
I'd or discharged from their respective positions as
hereinafter provided. But the rank pay and emolu-
ments OF such officers and the pay and emolumenS of
snch commissioned officers, mucisians prvates
and seaneh shall continue to the end OF the war, or
long they shall continue retired discharged
Sec =. That all persons claiming the benefits of this
act, shall present themselves Tor examination to of
the medical examining boards established by law.
Upon the certificate of such board that such perma-
nent disability exists such persons shall be retired or
discharged aforesaid
Sec 3. That all persons retired or discharged as
Aforesaid shall periodically, and at least in six
months, present themselves of said boards for
further examination, under regulations to be prescrib
ed by the Secretary of War; the result of which eyam
nation shall be reported by such board to the said Sec
rary. And if any such person shall fail report
bmselfto each boar! Whenever he shall be require
b. 10 do, he shall be dropped from said retired dis
charged list ,i become liable conscription under
The terms OF the law, unless such failure shall be
ed BY physical disability
Sec 4. That the Secretary of War may assign such
officers and CT ler the detail Of such commission
ed officers, musicians prvates and saamen, for such
duty they shall be qualified to perform. ifany such
officers uscians, prirtes and
lnen, shall be relieved from disability they shall be
ttorcd to luty in their respective commands.
sec $. That the Secretary of War shall make all
icaI boards aforesaid.
Sec g. That vacancies caused by the retirement of
officers under this act, shall be filled as in of the
death gnation of such officers.
Sec g. This act shall be in force from It's passage
Approved February II, 1864.
commissioned officers and pri'atcs for distinguished
skill or yalor.
Tie Congress the Confederate States of America
do enact That the President is hereby authorized up
an the recommendation of the general commanding
department or separate army IN the field, to I'll any
vacancy in the commissioned officers of a regiment
battalion. by the promotion to the same by and with
The advice ana consent ot the Senate, of any officer
non-commiSsoned [oficer] private who may have
distinguished himself by exhibiting peculiar valor or
Skill the battlefield: Provided That the officer
non-commissoned officer or private recommended
and nominated for promotion, shall belong the regi-
ment or battalion in which the vacancy may have oc-
CURED.
Sec 2. All acts and parts of acts in conflict With the
above provisions are hereby repealed.
Approved February II, 1854
An act to increase the efficiency of the army by the
employment of Free Negroes and slaves in certain
capacities
Whereas the efficiency of the army is greatly diminish
cd by the withdrawal from the ranks of abe-b bodied
soldiers to act as teamsters, and in various other
pacities in which free negroes and slaves might be
adrantageously emPloyed Therefore
The Congress of the Confederate States of America
do enact That all male free negroes and other
free persons of color, including those who are
II under the treaty with Paris of eighteen hundred
ahc nineteen, resident in the Confederate States be-
tween the ages of eighteen and fifty years shall be
held liable to perform such duties with the army or in
connection with military defences of the country in
te way of work upon Notifications in Government
oks for the production preparation of material of
war, or in the military hospitals, the Secretary of
War or the commanding general of the rans-Mssiss-
ippi department may from time to time, prescribe; and
while engaged i'll the performance OF such dutie. shall
receive ratonS and clothing and Compensation at the
rate ofeleven dollars month, under such rules and
regulations as the said Secretary may establish:
H.ded, That the Secretary of War the commanding
general OF the mississippi department, with the
approval of the President, may exempt from the one
raons OF this act such free negroes the interests of
the country may require should be exempted or such
as he may think proper to exempt, grounds of JUS
tice, equity necessity.
Sec. 2. That the Secretary of War ia hereby All.
thorized to employ for duties similar those indca
ted in the preceding section of this many male
negro slaves not to exceed twenty thousand, in his
judgment, tue wants of the service REQUIRE fur
rishing them, while so employed with proper rations
ana clonn under rules and regulations to be eStab-
lshed by hi and paying to the owners of said slaves
spch wages as may be agreed upon with said
for their use ana service and the event Of the loss
Of any slaves wbile EMPLOYED b. tho act of the
enemy, by escape TO the enemy or by death inAct-
ed by the enemy, by disease contracted wh;1a in any
service required OF Sad slaves then the owners of the
shall be entitled TO receive the full yane of scb
slaves be ascertained by agreement or bv annrais
ment, under the law regulating impressment to he
paid under such rules ard regulations the Secresrv
Of War may establish.
Sec 5. That when the Secretary of War shall be mn
department in sufficient numbers fer the necessities of
the department, upon the terms and conditions set
forth in the preceding section, then he is hereby
I2ofzed to impress the services of many male slaves
not to exceed twenty thousand, may be required
from time to time to discharge the duties indicated In
tas rfst section Of this set according to law. resals