Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1864-02-19


tary sarvice in the fell: ie Frcs;lcn. n.a;
detail such hodle, o; .rr,n! or iudrv.iu;.!s rn
1uirel to be enrolled urd..r The siy:h :cr!ior
Or thi5 n:t ih.;wtan IL ;rl 5U' 2, n.aT :.c
needed 70. t!c6ischargr uf suci: d;ltca Per
Sons between sevcTte9a ami ci:i:tcca 7,ar~
"t as" sha:i not lie ;..:isle 10 such duties
Tho President IS empowered IL t.s'ail .i:Ii
hana. nec!,a;sic1. Cr oeTSa!ia @f sc:"nri!i skill.
81 perform Indispensable GE.;"a in ii" &c
partr!cnta ar tuIeYux iCrcin lren.lr22i
S,n:ian q provides .t::.s ;.nY qua::eTn as;er
~ ::SHl::',ut qaa:te:'uast:r, rrnnIissn"v 'r ~
a!s,int c,Trlssa:Y. .oi:c- -han :!sr serving
With nrgnni*?tirn- it; the H.. oft.cr ~ he
"r!r%nrt !'uTcau, or IVY ;:g, It nrrlovost mar
! az iii:Cf II, he cpnstTip! seTS sc "ho aj"E
hereafter rrrail or cn,1IHy :ay ;crs,a s;i
.isct tn military tus., rs herein provided,
, shall be c..shertd
Section 10 rereals al ,ri5inS oEcmp pLior
lsws, ard excnh rts the following:
! l. Ali whU shall be he'd antit snr military
! service, under rules te nc prescribed by the
Secretary Of War.
! =. The Vice p:esi lent pf th3 Confederate
States; tho mcnlhe:s and officers If CoT-
g;ess, rf the several Si:,.': :rs si:taiurts Hlil
such other Coaleicrata and State Officer; as
! tho President or tho Governors O; the Tes pee
tive States maY certify 10 be n"cca :ary ior ihe
proper administrator Il tho Cor icderarc OF
! State Go1orrmca,s, ;ls the casa may be.
). Every minister of religion authorized to
! pr;;tcE according to the rules of his church.
and WIN, at The passage ci tbs a'5, shall he
regularly e.nplayed in the dis ;hargo of hi,
ministerial dutiCS: superintenCantS and pay
S clans Of ~ -Ylurs of the demf, dumb, blind aud
Insane ore editor 'or cacIl newspaper being
published AZ the time Of tho passage of this
: act, and such employees As faid editor may
certify cath 70 be indiS 2en~ahic to the pub
licatiUn Of such newspaper: ;hc public prin..
! Ter Of tue Confederate and Sta:a governments,
aad such .lourneyman printers rs the sid pub
liz printer shall certify on oatI ~ he iadisren-
-.hle TO perform the public printing: one
skilled aPn5Ecca-,Y i'll each nr";:,ecary ssolr
: who WI. doing bGs,iacs7 a5 sue! aio!herarg on
! the lOtn day Of O1tubcr, ISL. and ha. contir-
: ned Sai,i business. 'rithUu: iuterni.,on, since
rha. period all rhs.ici;i.s over ihe az, Of -
! wears who IRE row, and have been. for the las
ssven ycars, III the ,r!ctico o; their pro!rs on,
! bat the town phT-icIu Gil s'iul IA: include den
! tisss
! The cid iGw ess'r ,.overin. pros Ss2rs and
tcache,s
All supcrinten,cntl az nulr,ic lIvs ;,itaiS c.
! tlb!ishcu by aw boio-e 5he pasSag Ul THIS
;.,t, and such employees ~ tho aid supcrln-
! teidcnt shall certify on '::i to h7 essential to
tae management thereof.
! 4 Thero shall H. cy.mps crc person rs
! owner or ayrlcuclr st on caIh inrm or plaIr-
! ti0n upIn wh,ui tnurr are .irw an6 were, %
| the first day .: JI&GaTI las, b:tttu hDl"-
bglc. ticli bands ir:tw,ci, rho ages ol III nnd
! 81, upon tic .ulluw2ng cnuiti ims: ]. This
| end in
which there is no wIiIc m@a. a:utvn the iarm
or plaatstisa not liatuc 10 nElitary dnly, nor
uaiess the person claiming .hc cAcmpillnw WIS,
On the l,t d"y Of Januury, loG,l, rt;ac1 s"s
| owner and mdaagcr, ar over seer 0i "ad piaA'
| ta.ion, but in no ca:G ~ Il more iHGh one
rcrson be eyemp pted fjr one far:a nr rlnn:a-
| ton. -. Such person snal. nTst execute d
bond, payable 10 Jha C"ntt Gerato States o!
| America, III suc!; t0:Iu and Nr:tL SUCH securi-
| ty and iu such penalty ~ The Secretary o.
| war may prescribe, condiC0Iet that he wal!
| deliver b. the tipvrciu'ent "t sonlo Talir'ao
den1t, nr Silrh otht: place or places ~ mag be
| I.si snatcd by the Secretary IT War; "ith'i
| twelve mon;hs neXS c.frulns, ono hTndre"
! p0Gnd5 u! Ea:un, Ur at the elect On oi ihr u"V-
| ernrent its equivalent in Ip.k. :n enc huh
drcl pounds II E:tr hoCt, tsnd btcf t. be Ge-
livercd on foot, :Ur cG:h .2t:-puf-ei siayc Oh
| sllu I;irlu Nst.i.k W. "'''N ''N
aye., wnrtncc s,.,d si;!""' ar .U tho field D.
hot, which sa:u E%cJa, nT ?''rS ana n@"i S'i;::i
b, u4:d for by the GoycrDir"1t al t'c Pc
fixed by tho Com mnlissaii., oi inr s:::c s!shs.
| The IreSsmcrt act: Prrrni>2, :h..t rii'" '!!e
person thus exempted rral rcv:ucs 'n+i"i'..t'
ry lGence t!iiis it has )ech inpussiac Ter hl'''
siy the eXe-rIs. II urorr C!l c..icc. ~ thrill.
tie smour. OF aicai tuus c1Etrarted lJr '.i.l
!r;lv. in adequate su?piy tor the s"h'is'c;'V
Il t:usc !ivI:,:, oI. r..iu iirm. the S"9ro'""% :"
| Wax sauli GIrcGGa GuinmiJn'hn vi ~" raie =
the ,x;cn: Ot tso-toirGs i'vrc4t IA gram y:
other provisions, to Dt delivered by such pc"
sou Gs afIresal,: ii clu."a!ei1 i.!ies-
.. Suci, person shall furtarrnl0rc nlau niia
soil 20 seil mo marketable sar.lu5 VI pr9v'-
| slams ard grain Low Oil hand, and which -.
ma raise !ramI year To year, "hle meek
| emuson continues, 10 the uV7erhn"i'l "r !"
the families vi aoiiicrs, 1t rioG- i'Xcd y -
| c3mm!ssarles y! Iae STATE .nder the lni'E". $
ment set: Provided, Taat nuy l:fs'", a.
emrted "A a)rc6a.d, SHAT b2 e:iiI;':" - g
credit Of - per cent. on any anion"' G! III at
which he may deliver witit!g lhr;e m3ai'.
from the passage q this act: Provided iu7-
ther, Tuat persons coming within lho i.oii-
.ions OF this exemption s.!aii int b" 'cii'r4
Of the benefit thcIeu, by reason ui L;,7lni: """r
In addition IL tho foregoing cseEirIen-.
the Secretary of War A,af, under tic G'r-r
tion Of the President, exempt oT detail ,iIc"
otner persons as he mag 5c salts ed uush. to
be exempted on account Of public necessity
aad to insure the production or gram a ii
otkcr provisions for the army and ior N: t.n.-
J lie; Of soldiers jIo may also gfa:tt cx:rlr-
tions or Details, On such terms Is he may pre-
scribe, t. such Uverseers, iaimcrs or planters
i "a he may be satisfied Miil DO lnpro useful to
the country in the pursuits Of agriculture
than in the military sorsi2c: Prosiied. EhaT
such exemption shall cease whenever the tar
mer, planter OF cyerseer shall l"il diligently
10 employ in good faith his own skili, capital
and labor exclusively in the production OF
grain and other provisions, to be sold to The
! Goyernmant and tho families of soldiers at
such prices not exc.cding those fixed 1T the
tim; Tor the articles Ivy the conmissnries Of
the State under tho lnp-ess2lent A..
, The old law is ra-cnacLed relating u rail
roads.
L Nvtbing hrrnin contained shall b. car-
struei as repciling the act Hrn'oTrd Anr!i
| II, 1865, excnlp;lng contractors Tor carrying
tho mais OF ito Confederate Safes anu thc
{ drivers OF post coac!Ie- ;,nl hacks, from Gih-
, tary service: puridcd. that all the eSrmp-
tons granted undcr this act shall ,nly CO.
tinue while the persons 50 exempted arr ;,c.
u.ily ENGAGED in their respective pursuits or
occupations.
, Sec H. That th. President he, and ne il
hereby authorized 10 grant dstaii+, unVe7 s"u-
eta rules and re- esulA.iprs to bc issued ir..ln
the War Department, either ot pnr-o"s b
! tween Is aid 81 years Of a.e, or iron r's
army in the tieli. in 81! c;,srt .I'"rc, III tie
, judgment justice, equity aui rases.iry =.
Quire such detail, ard hs Ma: rev X, -"tii
orders CT details whenever h. ,h.. proper:
t Provided, That lh4 power Lercin grami.-d /"
the President to make details AMI ezenp-