The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1864-03-08
TIE NEW MILITARY LAW

dollars.
Adopted in February, 1864
THE NEW MILITARY LAW
4 Bill to orgdnize forces to serre during the Var
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 war.
Sec 2. That all the persons aforesaid, between the
ages of Is and As, in service, shall be retained
during the present with the United States, in the
same regiments battalions and companies to which
they belong at the passage of this act, with the same
and officers unless regularly transferred
or discharged, in accordance with the laws and regu
latons for the government of the army Provided, that
companies from one State, organized against their
consent expressed at the time with regiments bat
taons from another State shall 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 fiom one
State, in companies from another State, shall be allow
ed, if they desire it, transfer to organizations from
their own States, in the 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 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 or in the event of his death previous to
the period Of such payment then to the person
sous who would identified by law receive the
rearages of his pay bnt shall be entitled to the
bounty herein provided who shall time, during
the period of six months next after the said first 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 of
having been heretofore discharged from the army,
where no disability now exists; nor shall those who
have furnished substitutes be longer exempted by
reason thereof Prouided that person, heretofore
exempted account of religious opinions and who
has paid the tax levied to relieve him from service
shall be required render military service under this
act.
Sec 5. Be it further enacted, That all white male
residents of the Confederate States, between the ages
Of and o,1 n shall IN,
selves at such times aad 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 west of the Mississippi river
and any person who shall fail to enroll himself,
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
between the ages of eighteen and forty Provided
that the persons mentioned in this section shall
sttute 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 west of said river form them
selves into voluntary organizations of companies, bat
talions 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 ora
CARNATIONS shall furnish proper muster rolls,
organized, and deposit cop! 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 be taken
out of it. Those who do not volunteer and organize
shall carroll themselves as 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
lations to be prescribed by him; and shall have the
right to ee ct their company and reemental officers
and all troops organized under this 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 be placed in
vice in the field for the war; as he were between the
ages of Is and As years.
Sec g. That hereafter the duties of provost and hos
plta guards and clerks and Of clerks guards agents.
employees or labores in the Commissary and Quarter
masters Departments in the Ordnance Bureau and
clerks and employees ofnavy agents. also in the
cutlon OF the enrolment act and all similar duties
shal De performed by persons who within the
of eighteen and forty years and who by the report
OF a Board of army surgeons shall be reported
BILE to perform active service in the field but capable
OF performing some of the above said Duties specifying
which, and when those persons shall have been assign
ed to those duties far practicable, the President
shall assign detail to their performance such bodies
OF troops Or individuals required be enrolled under
the 9th section of this act may he needed the
discharge of such duties PROVIDED that persons be-
tween the ages of II and 10 shall be assigned to those
duties Provided further that nothing contained in this
act shall be construed prevent the President
from detailing artizans, mechanics of scien
tihc SKILL to perform Indispensable duties in the de-
parments or bureaus herein mentioned.
Sec g. That any Quartermaster Assistant Quar-
termaster, Comolissary Assistant 10th
er than those serving with brigades regiments in
the hed or officers in the Ordnance Bureau, Navy
Agents. or Provost Marshall officer in the conscrpt
service who shall hereafter employ retain in his
employment any person in any of their said depart
mens or bureaus, 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 DE cashiered and shall
the duty ofany department district commander up
on proof by the oath of any credible person, that any
such officer has violated this provision, Immediately
to relieve such officer from duty and said commanders
shall take prompt have him tried for such
offence: and any commander aforesaid failing to
perform the duties EN- joined by this section, shall uron
being duly convicted thereof be discharged from the
service.
IN REGARD TO EXEMPTIONS.
Sec 10 Be it further enacted That all laws granting
exemptions from military service be, and the same are
hereby repealed and hereafter shall be exempted
except he following:
/. All who shall be held unfit for military service
under rules to be prescribed by the Secretary of
g. The FicePresident 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 the
proper administration of the Confederate or State |
Governments, as tie case may be.