The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1864-11-08
TEE NEW MILITARY LAW.


adopted in February, 1864
TIE NEW MILITARY LAW.
4 Bill to organize forces to during the Var.
SEC. l. That from and after the passage of this act
all white men, residents the Confederate States be-
tween the ages of II snd so, shall be in the military
service of the Confederate States for the war.
Sec 3 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, battslions and companies to which
they belong at the passage of this act with the
organization and officers unless regularly transferred
discharged, in accordance with the laws and regu
atons for the government Of the army PrOUided that
companies from State organized against their
consent expressed at the tme with regiments or bat
alions 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 were 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, in the same 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 to issue, shall be paid to every nen-com-
missoned officer, musician and private who shall then
be in service, in the of his death previous
the period Of such payment then to the person
SONS who would be entitled by law to receive the
rearages of his pay; bnt shall be entitled to the
bounty herein provided, who shall at any tme during
the period of six months after the said first day
April, be absent from his command without leave.
Sec T. Be it further enacted, That no person shall
be relieved from the operation Of this act by of
having been heretofore discharged from the army,
where no disability exists; shall those who
have furnished substitutes be longer exempted by
reason thereof: Progidd that person, heretofore
exempted on account of religious opinions and who
has paid the tax levied to relieve him fl ON 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 II and Is and As and SO years. shall enroll them
selves at such times aad places and under such regu
latlons as 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 though they were
between the ages of eighteen and fortyfve Prortded
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 6. That all persons required by the 9Th section
of this act to enroll themselves 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
taonS, regiments, and elect their officers said
organizations to conform to the existing laws; and,
having organized to tender their services as Voun-
teers during the to the President; and if such
CARNATIONS shall furnish proper muster rolls now
organized and deposit cop! thereof with the en-, OIL
ing officer of their district which shall be equivalent
to enrolment, they may be accepted as minute men
for service in such State but in event to be taken
out of it. Those who do volunteer and organize
shall enroll themselves before provided; and may,
by the President, be required to assemble at
lent places of rendezvous, and be formed organized
into companies, battalcns and regiments under
atons 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
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; if he between the
ages of Il and 45 years.
Sec 8. That hereafter the duties of provost and hos
pal guards and clerks and of clerks, guards, agents.
employees laborers in the Commssary and Quarter
masters Departments, in the Ordnance Bureau, and
clerks and employees ofnay agents. also in the
cution of the enrolment act, and all similar duties,
shall be performed by who are within the ages
of eighteen and forty years. and who by the report
of Board of army surgeons shall be reported
BILE to perform active in the field but capable
OF performing oft above said duties specifying
which; and when those persons shall have been assign
ed to those duties far practicable the President
shall assign or detail to 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 Provided that persons be-
tween the ages of II and Is shall be assigned those
duties Provided further that nothing contained in this
shall be construed to prevent the President
from detailing artzans mechanics persons of scen-
fc skill, to perform indispensable duties in the de-
partments or bureaus herein mentioned
Sec 8. That any Quartermaster Assistant Quar-
termaster, Commissary, 10th
than those serving with brgades 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
employment any person in any Of their said depart
bureaus, or in any of the duties mentioned in
the 9Th section eff this act in violation of the provis
ions hereof, SHALL on 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 provision Immediately
relieve such officer from duty and said commanders
shall take prompt measures to have him tried for such
offence and any commander aforesaid failing to
perform the duties enoned by this secton SHALL upon
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 be- and the same
hereby repealed and hereafter shall be exempted
except the following:
/. All who shall be held unfit for military service
under rules to be prescribed by the Secretary of War
2. The VcePresident of the Confederate States the
members and officers of Congress and the several
State Legislatures, and such other Confederate and
State officers as the President, the Governor of the
respective States, may certify be necessary for the
proper administration of the Confederate or State
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