The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1864-06-14

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THE NEW MILITARY'LAw.
Il Bill TO organize forces to during the War.
Sec. l. That from and after the passage of this act
all white men, residents of the Confederate States be-
tween the ages of II snd SO, shall be in the military
service of the Confederate States for the war
Sec q That all the persons aforesaid, between the
ages of l8 and 49, in service shall be retained
during the present with the United States in the
same regiments, battaons and companies to which
they belong at the passage of this act with the
organization and officers unless regularly transferred
or discharged jim accordance with the laws and regu-
ations for the of the army Provided that
companies from State, organized against their
consent, expressed at the time with regiments bat
alions from another State shall have the privilege of
being transferred to organizations of troops in the
Of the seryce from the States in which said
! companies raised and the soldiers from one
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 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 issue, shall be paid to every nen-com-
missioned officer musician and private who shall then
be in service in the event of his death previous
the period of such payment then to the person per-
sons who would be entitled by law to receive the
rearages of his pay; bnt shall be entitled to the
bounty herein provided who shall at any tme during
the period of six months next after the said first day
April be absent from his command without leave.
Sec 4. Be it further enacted That person shall
be relieved from the operation this act by reason
having been heretofore discharged from the army
where no disability now exists shall those who
have furnished substitutes be any longer exempted by
reason thereof Provided, that no person. heretofore
exempted account of religious opinions and who
has paid the tax levied to relieve him from service
shall be required to render military service under this
act.
Sec s. Be it further enacted Thst all white male
residents of the Confederate States between the ages
of II and Is and As and so years. shall enroll them
selves at such times and places, and under such regu
ations, as 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
and 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 manner though they were
between the ages of eighteen and fortyve ProUided,
that the persons 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 6. That all persons required by the 9Th section
of this act to enroll themselves, may within thirty days
after the passage thereof of the Mississippi river
and within sixty days if west of said river form them
selves into voluntary organizations of companies, bat
alions, regiments and elect their officers said
organizations to conform to the existing laws; and,
having organized, to tender their services volun
teers during the to the President; and if such
CARNATIONS shall furnish proper muster rolls,
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 and organize
shall enroll themselves 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
ations to 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 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 Is and As years.
Sec g. That hereafter the duties of and hos
pita guards and clerks, and of clerks guards agents.
employees aborers in the Commissary and Quarter
masters Departments, in the Ordnance Bureau, and
clerks and employees navy agents, also in the
cuton 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
BILE to perform active service in the field but capable
of performing ofhe 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 individuals required to be enrolled under
the 9Th section of this act may be needed for the
discharge of such duties Provided that persons be-
the ages of II and Is shall be assigned to those
duties Prouided FURTHER that nothing contained in this
act shall be SO construed as to prevent the President
from detailing artizans mechanics persons of scien
tifc SKILL to perform indispensable duties in the de-
partments bureaus herein mentioned
Sec 9. That any Quartermaster Assistant Quar-
termaster, Commissary Assistant 10Th
than those serving with brigades regiments in
the fed) or officers in the Ordnance Bureau or Navy
Agents. Provost Marshal, officer in the conscrp
SERVICE who shall hereafter employ retain in his
employment any person in any of their said depart
mens or bureaus, or in any of the duties mentioned in
the 9Th section of this act in violation of the provis
ions hereof, shall, on conviction thereof by court
martial or military court be cashiered and SHAH 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 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 TO- Be it further enacted That all laws granting
exemptions from military service be, and the same are
hereby repealed, and hereafter shall be exempted
except the following:
/. All who shall be held unfit for military service
under rules to be prescribed by the Secretary War
2. The ePresident 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
States may certify be necessary the
proper administration of the Confederate or State |
Governments, as the may be-