Washington telegraph., 1864-06-01

HD-QRs. Cow HASpAsr CsSscRIPrs.
Dis. Ark. Washington, May 80, 1894
The followin General Orders are published d
for the inform .ation ani guidance Of all con-
csrned.
B.F. DASLEY,
Con''dt Conscripts Dis. ARR.
HEADERS BUREAU or CONsCRIPTION, !
DEraRTEEsT T.Ass-MIssIssIrPL,
Marshall, Texas, May 9th, 1854.
General Orders,
No. 10.
i. So much of clause 2, of Par. III, General
Order No. 0, Gu rrent series from this Bureau,
as establishes places Of rendezvous for the Re-
serve Corps, is hereby revoked.
III. The enrolment of the Reserve Corps is
placed in charge OF the commandants Of the
several States. who win establish places Of rem
devious for adjoining counties or parishes at
such points will not require Of the members
NJ ihe corps more han three days travel.
The commardaRt~ will have 1T each rendezvous
a suitable officer enroll aul organize the me m
enrolled into companies; each Company to cor
sist If not les than sixty men. rank and file,
f1r cavalry. ana sixfy-foGr. rank ami file. for
Infantry Copies III the muster rolls Of the
companies will BE- forwarded by Tie comman-
Office to department headquarters In cases
where there are not sufficient men enrolled for
a company, they will be consolidated with men
from adjacent rendezvous to form \ COMPANY,
and when there Is an excess Of - company or
companies like consolidation will be made
Upon the completion of the company Organi-
saiions. the officers and men will be permit ed
to return 10 their homer. The time for the
enrolment and organization OF the corps in the
States Of Louisiana and Arkansas is extended
TO the 10th proKimo.
III. Enrolling Officers will keep accurate
descriptive lists Of all conscripts enrolled by
them, with full particulars of the disposition
made Of thcni; keepiHg those Of the Reserve
Corps on separate rolls AMI reports from those
between the ages Of is anil f5. They will.
without delay. ~ AXE the designations re 1uired
by clause 4, Of Par. iii, General Order No q.
aIl report them to the commanders, who will
transmit copies Of the reports to this Office
Nv. All persons, whether soldiers or con-
scripts. who have been or may be detailed from
department headquarters as managers or over.
seers Of plantations, will comply Immediately
with tho ith clause Of the 10th section of the
Act Of Congress Of lTth Of February last. by
fling in this Office the bond therein required.
executed according 10 the directions of clause
I of Par. ~. Of General Order No. g. Enrcl-
ling Officers will promptly reportto this off &C
the names of such persons as fail TO observe
this requirement, that their details may be re-
voked.
V. Persons who have been exeTarte.i or de-
tailed as overseers and mans gers Of plantations
hy Enrolling Oficers or by orders from ihi.
Bureau. pursuant TO the Act Of May Ist. 1865,
will al.c Immediately fle, in this Office the
bond required by the Act IF 18th February, In
n
exemption under said Act Of 18th Of February.
will date from 9ih April, 1864 AMI the details
OF snch are not entitled 10 exemption under
-ail Act will b. extended for twelve months
from ssid .ih April. ani those who fail "a
comply ut once with thi. requirement will "
reported 10 this Office by the Enrolling Officer,
that their exemption. or details may bc re.
voked.
vi The bonds required hy the " Par o
thi. order. in addition to the other condition.
prescribed by the Statute, will lie crnd:tione,
~ follows, viz that the person detailed " |
deliver the bacon or pork and beef required o.
the law within twelve months from the date 0
the detail. and annually thereafter, during IL
| continuance st such times IS the General com
manding the Department may designate. an,
those executed pursuant to the V. Par. will b
conditioned n addition to the other condition
of the Statute. that the exempted or detailc,
person will deliver the bacon or pork and bee
within twelve months from 9th April. 1868
ana annually thereafter. SO LONG A. the eremp
fiun Or detail may continue. n. such times A.
The commanding Gcneral may designate. Da
iSIls and exemptions heretofore Wi persons n.
owner. or orer-eors ~ less than , abe bliict
field hands between The ages of lG and 5u wear.
Will expire at the end Of twelve mouths f.Oa
.th April last
VII. The bonds given pursuant to thr tKt
preceding paragraphs. must lie -ccompanie,
with the afiidavit- Of the exempted or lctaile,
person. stating the number ~ slaves on ID,
plantation or plantations they we're exempted
or detailed 10 oversee, between the ages Of /,
aud so; whether they are in the field or not
and applications for exemption under the Ac
ef l7ih Ct February; must slso state distiI ctly
the number of such slaves on the pisntation.
VIII All persons detailed as agriculturali-t.
on the ground Of public necessity under th,
said Act Of 18th February, are subjected e
the same requirements and rules as those ex
empt.d BY the Ac; a. ownsrs or overseers O
siav 9
IX All bonis given by owners, orcrtccrs
aad ngricullurali>t, must be acknowledged by
the bliEor- before the clerk or the county ol
parish, and the sureties must make ililAvi
before aid clerk, thst they Jointly have prop
srLy subject u forced sale ~ tie value OF tit
penalty or the bonds. aud over aud above then
individual liabilities. which facts the cleri
must certify under hs hsnd aud cfiieial seal.
y General Order No. III, last series fr0n
this Bur-su. il hereby revoked.
By comRapl Uf
Brig Gen. GREER.
W. STEpHAs. 4. 4. Gen. lab