The Opelousas courier., 1864-08-06

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mandant of the camp, unless it be more conVe-
nient to forward them direct to their commands.
w. Each detachment shall be commanded by
one Or more commissioned officer OF the compa-
ny or companies from which it is taken, to be
selected by draft or other equitable mode, and
shall also be accompanied with a suitable num-
ber of noncommissioned officers to be chosen in
like manner.
V. Enrolling officers will give the officers in
command. of detachments in their respective
counties or parishes such information and assis-
tance as may be necessary, and will accompany
the detachments whenever their presence may
be useful. They will, from time to time, forward
to these Headquarters accurate descriptive lists
of the persons arrested and give the commands
to which the deserters belong.
vi. Officers in command of detachments will
promptly report to these Headquarters such en-
rolling officers as neglect or refuse to perform the
duties herein imposed upon them, and enrolling
officers will also report such officers commanding
detachments as are wanting either i'll faithtn-
ness, efficiency or yigor Inspecting officers will
be sent to each enrolling district, who will be
specially instructed to inquire into and report
fully the conduct of all officers charged with the
execution Of these orders
VII. Officers and soldiers who are absent from
leaves of absence or turloughs. OF without the
sanction of the Department or proper District
Commander, OF who lave been detailed by other
authority than by the Department or District
Commander and conscripts who have been de
tailed otherwise than by the Department Com.
mander, the Chief of the Conscfipt Bureau or
the Commandant of Conscripts for the State, or
who have been exempted by enrolling officers,
except in the cases provided for by Clause ].
Par. Nv. General Order, No. 8, Current Series,
from this Bureau, will be arrested and sent to
their commands or Camps of Insta.ction.
VIII. Eurolling officers will, after the 18th
inst, cause TO be arrested and sent to their COM
mands or to Camps of instruction, all able bodied
men between the ages Of Is and 45 years Tex
cept artizans,s mechanics andspersons of scien-
tiic skilD who may be found in tile employment
of Quartermasters, Commissaries, Ordnance Off
GERS, Navy Agents, Provost Marsilals and Off
GERS ct the Conscript Service, and will promptly
report to this Office such officers as may, after
said 18th inst, have such persons in their en-
pioy, accompanied with the affidavit of soma
credible person to the fact that charges may be
preferred against them according to the act of
Congress Details from no source whatever will
protect such employees from the operation of
this order. Assessors and Collectors of Confed-
ury, and employees of. the Nitre and Mining
Bureau and the Adjutant Generals Department,
will not be interfered with until they can be re-
placed with competent and suitable persons from
the Reserve Corps or those found unfit for feld
service. Nor will this order apply to the parties
of herders, droyers, &c, made up by the agent
of Ma. L. A. Howard, until such parties can be
lists Of them furnished to Depart
ment Headquarters for approval.
TX. Enrolling officers will also caass to be
arrested and sent to their commands or Camps
Of Instruction, all such persons as have been or
may be detailed or exempted for other purposes
than duty in the Staff Departments, who are. not
regularly in the performance of the duties or
prosecution of the business for which they were
detailed or exempted.
\. Persons liable to conscription, who are
acting as Provost Marshals, will at once be en-
rolled and sent to Camps of instruction.
BY command of Brig, Gen. GREER.
w. sTEDaiAN, A. A. G. [Aug. 6.-l0
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