The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1864-09-27
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 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
Sec q That all the persons aforesaid, between the
ages of Is and IS, in service, shall be retained
during the present with the United States, in the
same regiments, baualions and companies to which
they belong the passage of this act, with the
organization and officers, unless regularly transferred
or discharged in. accordance with the laws and regu
lations for the government Of the army Prorded that
| companies from State, organized against their
consent expressed at the time with regiments or bat
talons 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; and the soldiers fom
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 SIhese.
Sec 3. Be it further enacted 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 non-com-
mssioned officer musician and private who shall then
be in service in the event of his death previous to
the period Of such payment then TO the person per-
sons who would be entitled by law to 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.
Sec 4. Be it further enacted That person shall
be relieved from the operation of this by of
having been heretofore discharged from the army,
where no disability exists; shall those who
have furnished substitutes be any longer exempted by
reason thereof Provided, that person, heretofore
exempted on account Of religious opinions and who
has paid the tax levied to relieve him from service
shall be required 20 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 10 and 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 of the Mississippi river,
and any person who shall fail so enroll himself
without reasonable excuse therefor to be judged of
by the President shall be placed i'll service III the field
for the war; in the manner though they were
between the ages Of eighteen and fortyfve Proridcd
that the persons mentioned in this section shall con-
stitHtc for State defence and detail duty and
shall not be required to perform service ont 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 east Of the Mississippi river
and within sixty days. if west of said river form them
selves into voluntary organizations of companies bat
taions, regiments and elect their officers said
organizations to conform to the existing laws; and,
having organized, to tender their services volun
tecrs 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
for service in such State, but in be taken
out of it, Those who do volunteer and organize
shall enroll themselves before provided and may,
the President, be required to assemble at conEen-
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 regmental 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 SER
vice in the field for the war; as if he were between the
ages Of s and Is years.
s. That hereafter the duties of provost and hos
ptal 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 navy agents also in the
cution of the enrolment act, andal similar duties,
shall be performed by persons who are within the ages
of eighteen and fortyve years. and who by the report
of Board Of army surgeons shall be reported
bic 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 as far practicable the President
shall assign detail their performance such bodies
OF troops individuals required to be enrolled under
the 5th section OF this act, DC needed for the
discharge Of such duties ProUided, that persons be-
tween the ages of II and IS shall be assigned to those
duties Proyided trher that nothing contained in this
act shall be construed to prevent the President
detailing artizanS, mechanics persons of scien
tifc skill, to perto Indispensable duties in the de-
partments or bureaus herein mentioned.
Sec 0. That any Quartermaster Assistant Quar-
termaser Commlssary, or Assistant ommssary 10Th
than those serving with brigades regiments in
Agents, Provost Marshal, officer in the conscrPt
service, who shall hereafter employ retain in his
employment any person in ANY of their said depart
bureaus or in any of the duties mentioned in
the 8th section Of this act in violation of the provis
ions hereof shall, conviction thereof by a court
martial or military court be cash;ered and it shall be
the duty ofany department district commander, up
proof by the oath of 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 20
perform the duties enjoned by this section, SHALL uron
being duly convicted thereof be discharged from the
IN REGARD TO EXEMPTIONS.
Sec 10. Ee it further enacted That all laws granting
exemptions from military service be, and the
hereby repealed, and hereafter shall be exempted
except the following:
/. All who shall he held unit for military service
under rules 10 be prescribed by the Secretary fWar.
2. The NcePresiGeni OF the Confederate States the |
members and officers of Congress and of the several
State Legislatures, aud such other Confederate and
State officers the President the Governor of the
respective States may certify to be necessary for the
proper administration OF the Confederate or State