Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-03-08
ADJT AND INSPECTOR GENERALS oPFIoE,
RICHMOND, Va, March l. 1S64.
GENERAL ORDERS. |
GENERAL ORDERS.
Toe following Congress and regulations pubshed for
the information and guidance Of all soncerned:
A ViRsIxIAS.

AZ ACT TO oR0AsHE sslvs BuRiHo TIE wLA.
Tie congress Of tie Confederate States Of Amertca do enact
That from n: nS a1s as sss 81 ayes Of
ny shall be In the military service Of the Confederate
q That all persons Aforesaid the ages Of IS and
now services shall be retained during the present with the
which they belonged al the passage Of this act with hs
organization and officers unless regularly transferred or dis
Provided That comp Dies s.a organised against
their expressed at the time, with regiments batAions
70 Of troops in the sam. service
which said companies were raised and the soldiers
nom oue STATE cmpariss from another State shall be allowed
they It, transfer 10 organizations from their oWn state
in the same arm Of The service ,,,,
from the 1t Gay Of Aphlnex bounty Of eae hundred dollar.
sc PER cen issue be p 70
cer, musician ad private who snail then be In
such paymen tnen would be entitled
by receive tbs zreaag Of his psy but no one shall be
duTIns the period Of air alter the day April
be absent ftom his command without leave
b Of this act ), reason Of having been heretofore
charged from the army where no disability .os exists nor ias
rsaon thereof Prorided that person heretofore exempted
Of regos pnlons and who has paid the tx LEVIED
relieve him from seje shall be required TO render oay
Be farther enacted That all white male residents Of the
and rty ave ana hny years. enroll themselves such
and places and under sach regulations As the Predsnt
maV pres,se being thirty
those east and sky days for those west Of inc h,,i.,p
and any person Who shall f 80 q s1s9 himself wtaou
In service 10 The he for the war; IN the same
forty ave- roridsd that The psrso mentioned In hs section
shall for state defence and detA duy and
shall be required 10 perform service out Of The State In which
g. That all persons required BY Of this
on east Of tae sspp river, villain Ixy days.
said river form themselves into voluntary organisation Of com.
confirm TO the sxistnB laws and having 30
gsIz tender cir services volunteers during the war 70
rols organised and dePosit copy reof with the
euro Ing oce OF their DISTRICT which shall be equivalent TO
roman they accepted minute fr service In such
sas be taken Of Those who do net
volunteer and prs;ns aa enrol sS,sy, a: sstSrs Pro,
places Of and be iIGsi and organized into
him. and mall have The Right T. elect Se npsny
Andesmsnta officers and troops organ rsi under this &c.
for STATE defense, sha entitled, while In actual the
same psy and allowance troops now In the 6eid.
any who shall fail to attead al the psce Of
o,eeoi 50 be judged Of By HIM sh al be liable 10 be
sced tbs field for the be between
Thai hersans proves. hospital guard, and
clerks and of clerks guAra SCENTS snpo5ees or iAborers IN
clerks and employees navy agents. and all
similar be performed BY persons who within the
board Of army surgeons reported perform
active service In the ed but capable Of performing Of the
above said dues specifying which, and when those persons
assigned 70 those duties ~ far practicable the
President ha agn detail TO their performances such bodies
individuals required cnroed 9th
section this may be needed for the dnch,rgs Of
a: 4. s. . Ss. -.
tier nothing contained in this act sh esasrusd
tOPeven, the President rom detailing aan, mechanics Or
departments or bureaux herein mentioned.
msssry or Assistant oommsssry he than those serving with
brgades regiments In the hed officers In The Ordnance
Bureau Navy Agents. Provost Marshal ocer In the
conscrpt service employ retain In his
any person OF said departments
T yoaoS Of the provons hsro shs on conviction thereof
by martial military court be cssdered; and shall
by oath credible person. that such oce has
lated this provision 20 relieve sub nicer from du
tried such onence and any commander Aforesaid M
perform The duties erned BY t section lhs upon being duly
TO- TS.t al laws granting exemptions military ..rvc. be-
and the sane are nsfsSy rspsad ana hereafter none inan
l. All who hs DO held unnt Tor military service under rules
to be PRESCRIBED BY me sss,s g. o. war
and officers OF Uongres OF tne several STATE Lesssiure and
UyefnOrs Of The respective states certify 70 be Necessary
Of The Confederate State goyen
Every minister reg on authorized TO preach .ccodnrt
OF his church. and Who AZ the passage OF this shall
and physicians Of s,lams Of The deaf duab
blind insane editor newspaper being pubsd
az the lime Of passage act employees as s,id
editor mas certify eth be indispensable TO the publ
newspaper the public printer the Confederate and sits
printer shall certify sa 70 be indispensable to perform the
public printing one skilled apothecary In each spohecJ
OCTOBER 1861 and h, continued Isd business vaOat int rn
on since that period all physician over tie age OF 10 years.
10 the practice Of tner profession, bat the term physicians a
not Include dsnts all presidents and teacher. Of colleges The
oogca snaes academies and Schools who have been regu
larry such for years before the passage
this Pr0pidd, That the benefit OF this exemption shall
tend 70 those teachers only whose schools are
students mere All srperintsndens Of public hospitals
Abhed By law before the passage Of this sc and suoh employ
ses As me a snan serny on oa'n 70 &c essen
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