The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1864-09-20
THE NEW MILITARY Law.

| THE NEW MILITARY Law.
| 4 Bill TO organize forces to serpe during the Var.
SEC. l. That from and after the passage of this
all white men, residents of the Confederate States, be-
tween ages of IT snd 3d. shall be in the military
| service of the Confederate States for the
Sec Q That all the persons aforesaid between the
ages of l8 and As, now in service shall be retained
during the present with the United States in the
| same regiments, batlsons and companies to which
they belong the passage of this act, witt the same
organization and officers, unless regularly transferred
or discharged in accordance with the laws and regu-
lations for the government of the Protded that
| companies from State, gained against their
consent, expressed at the me with regiments or bat
taions from another State shall have the privilege of
being transferred organizations of troops, in the
arm Of the service from the States in which said
companies were raised and the soldiers from one
State companies from another State, shall be allow
ed if they desire it, transfer organizations from
| their own States, in the same arm of the service.
Sec B. Be 1t further enaced That at the expiration
Of six months from the first day of April next bounty
of hundred dollars in six per Government
bond which the Secretary of the Treasury is hereby
authorized to issue, shall be paid to every
mssoned officer musician and private who shall then
be in service, in the Of his death previous
the period of such payment then to the person
| sons who would be entitled by law to receive the ar
rearages of his pay; bn shall be entitled 10 the
bounty herein provided, who shall any tine during
the period of six months after the said first day of
April be absent from his command without leave.
Sec f. BE 1T further enacted That no person shall
be relieved from the operation of this by of
having been heretofore discharged from the army,
where no disability now exists shall those who
have furnished substitutes be any longer exempted by
thereof: PrO0ded, that person, heretofore
| exempted on account of religious opinions and who
has paid the tax levied to- relieve him ION service
shall be required TO render military service under this
act.
Sec s. Be it further enacted That all white male
residents of the Confederate States, between the ages
of II and Is and 40 and so years, shall enroll them
selves such times and places and under such regu-
latons, 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
anG 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 were
between the ages of eighteen and fortyfve Provided
that the persons mentioned in this section shall con-
stitnte for State defence and detail duty and
shall not be required to perform service out OF the
State in which they reside.
Sec s. That all persons required by the 9Th section
of this act to enroll themselves, within thirty days
after the passage thereof east of the Mississippi river
and within sixty days. if of said river form them
selves into voluntary organizations of companies, bat
talonS, or regiments and elect their own 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, as 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 TO be taken
out OF It, Those who do not SO 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, batalions and regiments under regu
lations to be prescribed BY him. and shall have the
right to elect their company and regmenal officers;
and all troops organized under this 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 lS and As years.
Sec That hereafter the duties of provost and hos
pita guards and clerks and of clerks guards agents.
employees laborers in the Commissary and Quarter
masters Departments, in the Ordnance Bureau and
clerks and employees ofnavv agents. as also in the exc
cuton of the enrolment act, and all similar duties
shall be performed by who within the ages
of eighteen and forty five years and who by the report
of Board of army surgeons shall be reported as una
BILE perform active service in the field, but capable
of performing ofthe above said duties, specifying
which, and those persons shall have been assign
ed to those duties far practicable, the President
shall assign detail to their performance such bodies
o. troops individuals required to be enrolled under
tho 5th section of this act may be needed for the
discharge of such duties Prouided that persons be-
the ages of II and 10 shall be assigned those
duties: ProUidd rer that nothing contained in this
shall be construed to prevent the President
detailing artzans, mechanics persons of scen
tife skill, perform indispensable duties the de-
partments or bureaus herein mentioned.
Sec g. That any Quartermaster Assistant-Quar-
termaster Commissary, Assistant ommissary 10Th
er than those serving with brgades regiments in
the fed,) officers in the Ordnance Bureau Navy
Agents, Provost Marshall officer in the conscript
service, who shall hereafter employ retain in his
employment any person in aay of their said depart
mens 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 b. court
martial military court be cashered and it shall be
the duty ofany department district commander, up
on proof BY the oath of any credible person. that any
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 enoined by this section SHALL upon
being duly convicted thereof be discharged from the
service.
IN REGARD TO EXEMPTIONS.
Sec Be it fu rther enacted That all laws granting
exemptions from military service be- and the
hereby repealed and hereafter shall be exempted
except the follcwing
!. All who shall be held unfit for military service
under rules to be prescribed by the Secretary of War
2 The Vice-Presdent of the Confederate States the
members and officers of Congress and of the several
State Legslatures, and such other Confederate and
State officers the President the Governor of the
States may certify be necessary the
proper administration of the Confederate or State
as tie may be,