The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1864-04-05
opted in February, 1864. ]
TIE NEW MILITARY Law.
4 Bill to organize forces to serre during the w


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
Sec 2. That all the persons aforesaid between the
ages of Is and As in service shall be retained
during the present with the United States in the
same regiments, battalons and companies which
they belong at the passage of this with the
organization and officers unless regularly transferred
discharged, in accordance with the laws and regu-
atons for the government of the army Prouidd that
companies from one State, organized against their
consent, expressed at the time with regiments bat
atohs 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 raised aud the soldiers fl ON one
STATE in companies from another Stase, 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 further enacted That at 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 to issue, shall be paid every
missoned 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 receive the
rearages of his pay; but shall be entitled the
bounty herein provided who shall any time, during
the period of six months next after the said first day of
April, be absent from his command without leave.
Seed Be it further enacted That no person shall
be relieved from the operation of this by of
having been heretofore discharged from the army,
where disability exists shall those who
have furnished substitutes be longer exempted by
reason thereof: Propdcd that person, heretofore
exempted account of religious opinions and who
has paid the tax levied to relieve him Fl ON service
shall be required render military service under this
act.
Sec 5. 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 at such times and places, and under such regu
atons, 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 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 forty ProUded
that the persons mentioned in this section shall con-
stitnte for State defence and detail duty and
shall not be required perform service out OF the
Statein 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 said river form them
selves into voluntary organizations of companies bat
aions, regiments and elect their officers said
organizations to conform to the existing laws; and
having organized to tender their services voun
eers during the war to the President and if such or
ganzatons shall furnish proper n1uster rolls
organized, and deposit cop. thereof with the en-, OIL
ing officer of their district which shall be equivalent
to enrolment, they may be accepted s minute men
for service in such State but in 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
lent places of rendezvous and be formed organized
into companies battalions 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 for State de-
fence shall be entitled while in actual service the
same pay and allowance troops 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 placed in
vice i'll the field for the war; if he between the
ages of IS and 45 years
Sec g. That hereafter the duties of provost and hos
pta 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 ofnavy agents. also in the
cuon of the enrolment act and all similar duties,
shall be performed by persons who within the ages
of eighteen and foryhve and who by the report
of a Board of army surgeons shall be reported
bic to perform active service in the field but capable
of performing ofthe above said dntes specifying
which, and when those persons shall have been assign
I'd to those duties far pracca ole, the President
shall assign detail their performance such bodies
o. troops individuals required be enrolled under
the 9th section of this act may be needed for the
discharge of such duties Prouided that persons be-
tween the ages of II and Is shall be assigned those
duties Provided rer that nothing contained in this
act shall be construed prevent the President
from detailing artizahs, mechanics persons of scen
tc skill, to perform indispensable duties in the de-
partmeuts or bureaus herein mentioned.
Sec 9. That any Quartermaster or Assistant-Quar-
termaser Commissary. or MISUNDERSTANDING 10Th
than those serving with brigades regiments in
the feld officers in the Ordnance Bureau, Navy
Agents Provost Marshall officer in the conscript
service, who shall hereafter employ retain in his
employment any person i'll any OF their said depart
ments bureaus or in any of the duties mentioned in
the 8:h section of this act, in violation of the provs
ions hereof shall, conviction thereof BY court
martial military court De cashiered and it shall be
the duty ofany department district commander up
proof by the oath of credible person, that
such officer has violated this provision, Immediately
to relieve such officer from duty; and said commanders
shall take prompt have him tried for suchl
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 10 Be it further enacted That all laws granting
exemptions from military service be, and the
hereby repealed and hereafter shall be exempted
except the following:
l. All who shall be held unfit for military service,
under rules to be prescribed by the Secretary of War
2~The VcePresident of the Confederate States the |
State Legislatures, and sHch other Confederate and
State officers the President, the Governor of the
respective States, certify to be necessary for the
proper administration of the Confederate State |
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