Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-03-09
ADJT AND INSPECTOR GENERALS oHnoE, |
RICHMOND, Va, March l, 1854
GENERAL ORDERS, I
No. &c. !

Toe following and regulations pubnhed for
4 the Information and guidance Of all concerned: r..
AHAcr TO DURING
7As Congress Of Confederate States Of ADsoo do enact
That from and alter the passage Of this ac ali white men, real
aud hJ, shall be In the military sViceof the cofsdsate
i states for the
services shall bs retained during the present With the
United States In the same regiments bataons and companies
belonged ~ the OF this act with the same
organisation and officers unless regularly Transferred or dis
CHARGE In I me ss ns s,
expressed at the time with regiments or bAtsons
from Apy her sate shall the privilege being
TO OrgsnIltols ofoop In the Of the service, from
State ia which said companies we're raised and the soldiers
In mPanies from another State shall be allowed
they desire transfer organizations from their own State
Be Il Irlsr enacted That the expiration
from the l day Of APh nex bounty Of one hundred collars
sD cent GovsrnmsGt bond which the Secretary Of the
Treasury hereby authorized ISSUE shall be pd every
commissioned officer musician and private who shall then be
Service the event OF his DEATH previous 70 t9e period
such payment nen would be entitled
By receive IN n his but shall be
during period rx onh after the hrst dag Of April
be absent from his cOnmaud without leave.
Bet enacted That person shall be relieved from
operation Of this act By OF having besa heretofore dis
char Sba p Sny. 1sSe Be aSy ons .sapsa By
thereof Provided hIi no person heretofore exempted
70 relieve him service SHAH be required 70 render military
further enacted That all white male residents Of the
states between The age, Of ssy.n.en ind eighteen
timer and places aud under sach regulations President
may pTescos the time allowed not being le than thirty days
y, and any person Who shall ian 50 70 enroll himself taoui
reasonable excuse therefor TO be judged Of BY the President
though they we're between toe ages Of eighteen and
Sa constitute reserve for state defence and detail duy and
shall not he required perform service out Of the State 10 which
g. Thai all psss required by the anh section Of this
may within hrty day. after the there
said river firm into voluntary organisations Of
SCns and isei SsT 0sn , a
70 tender taer services As volunteers during the war 70
ter rolls as now organised and deposit copy rsOf the
enrol ing oeer Of their district which shall be equivalent
but IN no event 70 Be- sfsn out IL fhos. who do not
volunteer organise Eha enrol themselves before proV
Vennt peeI 1ous and be organized
companies bai'Aons and regiments under reguaSn. TO Be pre-
ofeer, and all troop, organ sci under this act
. / same pay and allowance troops n ~ In field.
That any who shall fan to anend al the place rem
Iequ the authority q the President without
sueat ex,use be judged Of BY him. aha. be liable 10 be
placed in thu nd for the he between
ne ages Of eighteen and irty Ave years Of age.
That hereafter The aute, Of provost ana hospital guards and
81. oomnsy and Sspainsst in The ord
and clerks and employees navy agents and al
ages Of eighteen and Orgne years. and who BY the report Of
shah be reported unable perform
above said duties which, and when those persons
shall have assigned those duties far practicable, the
detail their performance such bodies
sfuoops individuals required be enrolled under the nh
Of 1 may DC NEEDED s ne ne .. .sen
eRhteen shall be assigned 10 those daes: Preceded &
TIER That nothing this shah be construed
prevent the President from detailing artisans mechanics
ofcndhc skill 10 perform indispensable dnies In the
departments or bu-eaux herein mentlooed.
= That aDy ousrtermasier or Assistant oulernase Com
msslry or Assistant oOmmssary lher than those serving with
Bufeau or Navy Agents. Provost MArsnA oesr
concrpt service shall hereafter employ retain 10 his
any the duties msnOned in the eighth section Of this act
nv souT Isr or military cou be eS.hsred and ,hS
be the duty department district proof
lated this provision sdatey relieve suh nicer from duty
commander shall take prompt 70 have him
perform he duties eroned BY section shall upon being duly
convicted thereof, be discharged rom The service:
al granting exemptions from military service be,
and the hereby repealed and hereafter none shall be
l. 1H who lhal be held military ssvl,s under rules
| 10 be prescribed By the eecreisry OF War
The Confederate states the members
and ocer Of Congress- Of the several State legislatures
Confederate and state officers The President tie
Governors the respective States certify 70 be Necessary
proper administration Of the Confederate State
| uentI as the case may be.
Every ofreg authorized preach accordngo
the rules q his church. ana who a. The passage OF this act ,han
supsnt physicians aylums deaf, dumb
blind and insane eotO for each Newspaper being published
lime OF the this ac and employees said
editor msJ certify TO indispensable publ c.ton
suh newspaper the public printer the Confederate and stste
Snt.r shall certify on cssh 70 Indispensable to perform The
public printing; skilled apothecay each spotheca shop,
OCTOBER se2 and has continued ss business without int rs
I since that Gsrca all n!, S over NE age o. 80 y:s
not Include dentists all preilents and teachers Of colleges the
larry years the passage Of
this Preceded, That this benefit Of this exemption shall
ty students AL sIperinendens Of public hospitals
bhd BY law before the passage Of this ACT and such employ
the said superintendent shall certify oath 70 be
| taI to the management thereof
There shall be exempted person aghcu u
rs each farm plantation which there and
on the lst day OF January last fifteen ablebodied h
Ih exemption shall only granted which
there white male Adalt plantation
the LIST day Of January, 1854 % the and
g or ovesssr Of sad Ian,G,n, b.. IN no case ,h, more
geraOn ,h. a.t excite bond to the oOnfsdsa.s
he viii deliver the Government al railroad depot such
War; within twelve months ensuing hundred pOads Of
bacon orr at the election Of TIE It's equivalent In
for each able bodied slave salt farm plantation
no. which said pork beef shall be yald for b. the
Government the price fixed BY the Commissioners Of toe State
sus%p ss evidence
impossible for him. BY the exercise proper TO furnish
supply the Subsistence Of those g said farm the sesre
tsy Of War shall direct nmut,isn Of ihs same % The sIeHi
by such person as aOIed a. equivalent rates. Such peo
provisions grain haad and which may from
year year. while the exemption continues the Cove nmtnt
State under the improvement Provided That any
person. eEenp ed 4, Aforesaid .h: b. entitled to credit o.
three months from the passage Of h sc Provided further
That n coming within the provision OF ths exemption shall
dpV the bsneht thereof by fhayng been
enrolled since the Is, day ofRebruary 1854.
In ADDITION 70 he 9ssss1 e. Is@Ssns The Secretary q
other be satisfied OuEh: be exempted
public necessity insure the production Of e.
and other the and for the families
he may grant exemptions details terms
elcbe psnte a. he may
be saned viii be useful 10 the country pa u
thai n me %Sry bs s'fSs Ps.a.
shan fl diligently 70 employ In good faith hi, Own .k capital