The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1864-06-07
THE NEW MILITARY LAW.


| Adopted in February, 1864
THE NEW MILITARY Law.
| 4 Bill to organize forces to during the Var.
Seq l. That from and after the passage of this aot
all white men, residents of the Confederate States be-
the ages of II snd so, shall be in the military
service of the Confederate States for the war
| Sec 2 That all the persons aforesaid, between the
ages of Is and As: in service shall be retained
during the present war with the United States in the
same regiments, battalons and companies to which
they belong at the passage of this act with
organization and officers, unless regularly transferred
or discharged in accordance with the laws and regu-
lations for the government of the Provided that
| companies from State, organized against their
consent expressed at the time with regiments bat
taons 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 from one
State, in companies from another State, shall be allow
ed, if they desire it, transfer to organizations from
their own States, i'll the same arm of the service.
Sec g. 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 cent. Government
bond which the Secretary of the Treasury is hereby
authorized to ISSUE shall be paid to every
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 receive the
rearages of his pay bnt shall be entitled to the
bounty herein provided who shall any time during
the period of six months 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 act by Of
having been heret ofore discharged from the army,
where no disability now exists; shall those who
have furnished substitutes be any longer exempted by
reason thereof Provided, that person, heretofore
exempted account Of religious opinions and who
has paid the tax levied to relieve him ON service
shall be required TO 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 and 45 and so years. shall enroll them
selves at such times and Places and under such regu
ations 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 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 fortyre Proo'ded
that the persons mentioned in this section shall con-
sttnte for State defence and detail duty and
shall not be required to perform service out OF the
State in which they reside.
Sec g. 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 of said river form them
selves into voluntary organizations of companies, bat
alions regiments and elect their officers said
organizations to conform to the existing laws; and,
having organized to tender their services volun
eers 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 men
out of it. Those who do volunteer and organize
shall enroll themselves before provided and may,
by the President, be required to assemble at conven-
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 regimental 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
President. q
judged of by him. shall be liable to be placed in SER
vice in the field for the war; he between the
ages CT Is and As years.
Sec g. That hereafter the duties of provost and hos
pital guards and clerks and of clerks guards agents,
employees laborers in the Co1n1ssary and Quarter
masters Departments, in the Ordnance Bureau, and
clerks and employees navy agents also in the exc
cuion of the enrolment act, and all similar duties,
shall be performed by persons who are within the ages
OF eighteen and fortvfve years and who by the report
of Board of army surgeons shall be reported
bic to perform active service in the field but capable
of performing ofthe above said duties, specifying
which, and when those persons shall have been assign
ed to those duties far practicable the President
shall assign detail their performance such bodies
ot troops individuals required to be enrolled under
the 9Th section of this act, may be needed for the
discharge of such duties: Provided that persons De-
the ages of II and Is shall be assigned to those
d:ties ProOded further that nothing contained in this
shall be construed as to prevent the President
from detailing artzans mechanics, persons of scen
tiic SKILL to perform indispensable duties in the de-
partments or bureaus herein mentioned
Sec 9. That any Quartermaster Assistant Quar-
termaster, Commssary, istant-Commissary 10th
than those serving with brigades regiments in
the feld) officers in the Ordnance Bureau, Navy
Agents Provost Marshal officer in the conscript
service, who shall hereafter employ retain in his
employmen any person in any of their said depart
ments bureaus, in any of the duties mentioned in
the 9Th section of this act in violation of the provs
ions hereof, SHALL conviction thereof by court
martial military court, be cashered; and it shall be
the duty ofany department district commander, up
proof by the oath of any credible person. that any
such officer has violated this provisions, Immediately
relieve such officer from duty and said commanders
shall take prompt to have him tried for such
offence and any commander aforesaid failing to
perform the duties enjoined by this section SHALL upon
being duly convicted thereof be discharged from the
service.
IN REGARD 10 EXEMPTIONS.
Sec 20 Be il further enacted That all laws granting
exemptions from military service be, and the
hereby repealed. and hereafter shall be exempted
except the following: .t
l. All who Shall be held unfit for military service,
under rules to be prescribed by the Secretary of War
The YieePresident of the Confederate States the
members and officers of Congress and of the several
State Legislatures, and such other Confederate and
State officers the President, the Governor of the
respective States may certify be necessary for the
proper administration of the Confederate State
Governments, as the case may be-