Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-02-19

were between the ages OF gnteen atu io'y nte ~
dd that the persons mentioned in this SECTION snal
ost;tnta reserve for Safe defence and detail duty,
and sha not be qured to perform service out oil the
State in which they reside.
A That all persons required by the nlsh etcuon VI
this act TO enrol themselves may, within thirty Gays
after the passage thereof, east Of I9s s. hou,
and within sixty days, IL west OF said rver form tIe
selves into voluntary organizations oil companies, Oa
taliops or regiments, and elect their own omosi SAa
organizations to conform TO tie ex sung laws anu
having 40 organised tender their services as voun
teera dnring the war 10 the President; and II sush
iona shall furnish proper muster oils, ss now
organised and deposit copy thereof Win ihe enrohhS
officer of their district which shall be equivalent 10
enrolment they may b, accepted as minute men loI
yics in eucn State but In no event TO De TAKEN OUT
of it. Those who do not % volunteer unu OrsAuiA
sball enrol themselves as before proVded and may BY
the President be required to assemble at convenient
nacea of rendezvous and be formed or organized into
companies battaions and regiments, unoer regulations
10 be prescribed By him; and shall have inc n8ns 70
elect their company and regimtntal officers; ana al
troops organized under this act for State defence sGA
be entitled while in actual service to the same pay ana
allowance as troops now in the held
= Tha. any person wi o shall fail to attend at the
mace of rend Ivous required BY the authority OF the
President without sufficient excuse, TO be judged OF
nv him rhal be liable to be placed in service IN the
field for the war; as II he we're between tue ages OF
eighteen and forty.hVe years of age.
That hereafter the duties of provost and hospital
guards and clerks and OF clerks, guards, agents,
EMPLOYEES or laborer5 in the CommGary aud Quarter.
masters Departments, in the ordnance bureau, and
clerks and employees OF navy agents, and ell similar
duties shall be performed by persons who are within
the ages Of eighteen and forty-fve year, and who BY
the report Of board of army surgeons sha be report
ed as unable to perform active service IN the field, but
capable Of performing some OF the above said duties
specfyipg which AID when those persons shall have
been assigned to those duties as far practicable the
President shall assign detail TO their performance
such bodies OF troops individuals required 10 De en-
rolled under the fifth sec ion of this act, As may be
needed for The deoJArge OF such dutes Provtdsd that
persons between the ages OF seventeen and eighteen
ehsllbe assigned to those dutiee Provided further,
that nothing contained in this act shall be construed
AZ 10 prevent the President from detailing GrtiHIrs,
mechanics or persols of scientific SKILL to perform in.
dspenabe duties in the departments or bureau1 herein
mentioned.
. That any Qulrtermaster, or Assistant Quarter
master, CommissAry, or Assistant Commsssry (other
than those serving With brgades cor regiments in the
6eld) or officers in the Ordnance Bureau, or Navy
Agents or Provost Marshal or officer IN the coOtcrpt
service who shall hereafter employ or retain in his en-
poynent any per.on in any their said departments
or bure.u3 or in any OF the duties mentioned in the
eighth section of this act in violation Of the provisions
hereof shall on conviction thereof by court-mArtal
o. military court be cashered and It shali be the duty
of any department district commander, upon proof
by the oath of any credible person. that any such Off
such officer from duty and sAi commln shall take
prompt mea ures to have him tried for such offence
and any commander As aforesaid failing to perform the
duties eDjoned by this lection, shall, upon being duly
convicted thereof, be discharged from tne service.
10. Inst ell laws granting exemptions from military
service be- and the hereby repealed and hero
sitter none shall be exempted except tie following:
l. All who shall be held unfit for military strVicS,
under rules be prescribed by the Secretary of War;
= The Vc:-Prgsident of the Confederate States; the
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legislatures and such other Confederate and Stae off
GERS as the President the Governors OF the respective
States mar certify DO necessary for tbs proper sd
muistration of the Confederate or State governments
a. the case may be.
Every minister CT religion authorised to preach
according TO tae rules of his church. aad Whc at the
passage of this act shall be regularly employed ia the
dschs ge of bis minis etsl duties superintendent and
physicans of asyums OF the deaf dumb, blind and in
ga ono editor for each newspaper bsiOg 1lbshedat
the time of the passage Of this act and such employees
As said editor may certify on cath to be Indispensable
TO the publication Of such newspaper; the public prn-
ter OF the Confederate and State governments, and
such journeJ man printers the said public printer
shall certify on oaLh be indispensable to perform the
public printing skilled apothecarJ in each apothe-
cary store who doing business As Iu,h apot1ecary
ON the 10 day of October, 1862, Aad has continued
said business without intermlssiOn sicoe that period
all physicians TIE ego of 30 years who are now,
and have been for the last seven years. IN the practice
of their profession, but the term physicians shall not
include dentists al presidents aud teachers OF colleges.
thu illogical semnaries academies and schools, who have
been regularly engaged such for two years ext be
fore the passage Of this act Provided That the benefit
of this exception shall extend 10 those teachers only
whose schools composed Of twenty students or more
All superintendents of public horpitalS established
by law before the passage Of this act and such em-
poyets the said superintendent shall certify on oath
70 be essential to the management thereof.
4 There shall be exempt one PRISON as owner or az
rculturist on each farm plantation upon which there
are nov and Were the LIST day OF January last fifteen
bod field hands between the ages of 10 and 30,
upon the following conditions: l. This exemption shall
only be granted in in which there is no white male
adult on the farm or plantation net liable 10 military
duty nor uness the person claiming the exemption was,
on the LIST day of January, 1854 eli her the owner aud
manager oVersoer of said plantation, but in no case
shall more than person be exempted for one farm or
plantation. Such person 81 all frat execute bond,
payable TO the Confederate StUes Of America, in suca
form and With such secufy and 10 such penalty ss t1e
Secretary Of War may preecbs conditioned that he will
deliver 10 the Governments at some railroad depot, or
such other place or places as may be designated by the
Seer etary Of War; within twelve months next ensuing
ore hundred pounds CT bacon or at the election OF the
Government il equivalent in pork, and one hundred
pounds of net beef (Said beet to 5e delivered on ioot
for each able-b5ded fave said farm or plantation
within the above said ages whether said slaves in
she fed or MOI which said bacon pork and beef shall
be paid for by the Government at the price fixed BY the
Commissioners of the safe under the impress uent act:
Provided that when the person thus exempted snail
produce satisfactory evidence that il has been imposs-
bic for him. by the exercise OF proper digerce to fur
nsh the amount of meat thus contracted for and leave
an adeq late supply for the Subsistence of those living
on said farm the Secretary of War shall direct com
/ mutation of tina same to tho extent OF tWo-thirds
thereof in grain or other provisions 10 be delivered by
/ such person as aforesaid at equivalent rates
s. Such person shall furthermore bind himself TO sell
the marketable surplus Of provisions and grain now on
haud and which he may raise from year to year, while
the exemption continues to the Government or 70 the
families OF soldiers prices fixed by the Commissioners
Of the State under the impressment act Provided,
That any psIson exempted Aforesaid shall be ent-
tied to credit OF rs per cent. on any amount o. meat
which hs may deliver within three months from the
passage of this act PrO'i1ad rth'r, That peFsoI
coming within the provision OF this exemption fhall
not be deprived of the benefit thsreof BY reason Of
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