The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1864-05-03
Iopted in February, 1864.
THE NEW MILITARY LAW.
4 Bill to organize forces to serve during the u


Sec l. That from and after the passage of this act
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
! Sec 2 That all the persons aforesaid between the
ages OF Is and 45; in service shall be retained
during the present war with the United States in the
same regiments, battalions and companies to which
they belong at the passage of this act, with the
organization and officers unless regularly transferred
or discharged in accordance with the laws and regu-
lations for the government of the army PrOUded 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 fl ON
State in companies from another State, shall be allow
ed, if they desire it, transfer to organizations from
their own States, in the same arm of the service.
Sec 3. 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 issue, shall be paid every
missioned officer musician and private who shall then
be in service in the Of his death previous to
the period of such payment then the person per.
sons who would be entitled by law to receive the
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 day
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 reason
having been heretofore discharged from the army,
where no disability now exists; nor shall those who
reason thereof Ir0ri0ed that person, heretofore
exempted on account of religious opinions and who
has paid the tax levied to relieve him fl service
shall be required 30 render military service under this
Sec 5. Be it further enacted, That all white male
residents of the Confederate States, between the ages
Of ! and Is and As and 80 years. shall enroll them
selves at such times and places and under such regn
lations, 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
who shall to
without reasonable excuse therefor, to be judged of
by the President shall be placed in service in the field
for the war, in the same manner though they were
between the ages of eighteen and fortyfve Pro0ided
that the persons mentioned in this section shall con-
stitntc for State defence and detail duty and
shall be required 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 east of the Mississippi river
and sixty days, if west of said river, form them
selves INTO voluntary organizations of companies bat
alions regiments and elect their officers said
organizations to conform the existing laws; and,
having organized tender their services volun
teers during the the President; and if such
CARNATIONS shall furnish proper muster rolls; 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 minute men
for service in such State but in to be taken
out of 1T. Those who 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 battalions and regiments, under regu-
latlons to be prescribed by him; and shall have the
right to ee ct their company and regmental 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 troops in the field
Sec 7. That any person who shall fail to attend at
the place of rendezvous required by the authority
of the President without sufficient excuse, to be
Judged of by him, shall be liable to be placed in SER
vice in the field for the war, if he between the
ages of Is and As years.
Sec s. That hereafter the duties of provost and hos
rl-, n1o
employees aborers in the Commissary and Quarter
masters Departments, i'll the Ordnance Bureau, and
clerks and employees Ofnavy agents, also in the exc
cution OF the enrolment act and all similar duties,
shall be performed by persons who within the
of eighteen and foryve years, and who by the report
OF Board OF army surgeons shall be reported as una
bic TO perform active service the field, but capable
of performing some ofhe above said duties specifying
which, and when those persons shall have been assign
ed to those duties as far practicable the President
shah assign detail their performance such bodies
OF troops individuals required be enrolled under
the 9th section Of this act, MAY be needed for the
discharge Of such duties Providd that persons BE-
the ages Of II and IS shall be assigned those
duties Provided, turher that nothing contained in this
shall be SO construed to prevent the President
from detailing artzans, mechanics persons of scien
tifc SKILL to perform Indispensable duties in the de-
partments or bureaus herein mentioned.
Sec 9. That any Quartermaster Assistant Quar-
termaser Commlssary, or Assistant Commissary 10Th
than those serving with brigades regiments in
the 6cld) officers in the Ordnance Bureau Navy
Agents. Provost Marshal, officer in the conscript
service, who shall hereafter employ or retain in his
employment any person in Any of their said depart
bureaus or in any of the duties mentioned in
the 8th section of this act in violation of the provis-
ions hereof shall conviction thereof by a court
martial or military court be cashicred 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 provision, Immediately
relieve snch Officer from duty; and said commanders
shall take prompt measures to have him tried for such
offence: and any commander as aforesaid failing to
perform the duties enjoned by this section shall upon
being duly convicted thereof be discharged from the
service.
IN REGARD TO EXEMPTIONS.
Sec 20 Be 1t further enacted. That all laws granting
exemptions from military service be, and the
hereby repealed hereafter none shall be exempted
except the following:
|. All who shall be held unfit for military service,
under rules to be prescribed by the Secretary War.
The Vice President 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 or State
Governments, as the may be.