Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1864-04-19
XII. DETAILS.
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XII. DETAILS.
Agricultural Details.
l. The officers of CONSUMPTION will give the mos
careful attention TO the provisions of paragraph Nv
e. O. No. 26. A. and T. G.. o.. current SERIES in con
nexion with the last clause OF the 4th article of tn
10th section of the act Of Congress cited.
# This paragraph embraces the whole system of de
tails provided by law to maintain the industrial pro
auctions of the country in view OF public defence
:, @ The Investigation Of every case PRESENTED mus
tanned by the enrolling Officer, with the cooperation
# of the temporary boards and all action must be ii
i direct view of the necessities indicated. Comm nd
ants will institute such modes of inquiry and report
: as will furnish the fullest testimony.
r The policy Of the law is to enforce the largest
amount of production in every in which the de-
tail is made The schedule OF terms hereto appended
WILL it is believed meet majority Of the that
a are likely to be presented Where it Is doubtful
whether the case is covered by the classification.
tommandants will In general decide by reference to
the plain intent of the law refer the matter to this
bureau, with full testimony and opinion In all de-.
tails there must be satisfactory evidence of the me-
cessity, expressed In General Orders No. rs,
rent series.
! Schedule of Terms
1 Where there are two more farms contiguous or
within five miles ofe ch other, measuring from the
homesteads, having on each five or, more hands, q.
mounting in the aggregate to fifteen hands, or where
one person has two or more plantations within five
miles of each other, having an aggregate of fifteen
or more hands, there may detailed one person as
overseer or manager OF the two or more farms white
male adult declared bv the enrolling officer and the
4 temporary board capable of managing the farms
with reasons bic efficiency not liable to miIitary
duty and provided the person detailed on tie
hrst day OF January, 1864 either owner manaa or or
overseer residing on one of the farms and provided
the owners of said farms shall execute Joint ard
several bond the terms prescribed for the owners
OF fifteen hands, except that such persons shall not
be allowed the privii ge of commutaton provided in
the 4th article of the 10th section of the act rected
| A. Where details are allowed to persons having
less than fifteen, and five, more than five hands
they shall enter into like obligation prescribed for
the owners of fifteen hands except that for
each hand less than Fifteen down to five, there shalt
be supplied i've pounds less meat, thus each of
fourteen ha nds ninety thirteen hands ninety
twelve hands eighty five; . sir hands, fifty
five; FIVE hands fifty.
less than five hands they shall enter into like obga
tons to sell all tEer surplus productions to the Gov
eminent. s-e4
g. A details herein prescribed to be allowed are |
subject to revocation by the commandant of con
scripts, the report of the enrolling officer that the
person detailed is not habituallY industriousiy and
in good faith engaged in the occupation for which
the detail is granted. Enrolling officers are required
to be unusually vgilant in supervising such details
Omission in this duty viii constitute grave derelc
top,
r Enrolling officers are required to exercise the
utmost caution In ommendiug details in the sclas
SEES enumerated. II is BY no intended to grant
them indiscriminately, but to limit them much as
is consistent with the public good All pertinent
circumstances Will be carefully enquired into. A /
mong these are fitness for the field; ability or apti
tude for the purposes of the detail condition. of the
family whether any. or how many in the militia
~ service public goed Justice, equity or necessity
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XIII. DETAILS FOR PUBLIC NECESSITY.
Applications for Details such as are not required
Tor the service OF any Of the military buresnx. or
ment, including seyice with contractors, will be
made, accompanied by descriptive list to the en-
rolling officer of the appropriate county district
md no tod nv tha fha
and other tsesimOny under oath.
The enrolling officer will institute minute and l.
searching pyestiga into al the circumstances of
the case the result of which will be sent forth on
separate sheet of paper.
The district enrolling officer may, if he approves
the application, grant detail for sixty days. and for
ward the papers, through the commandment, to the
bureau for its action.
If the application is refused the reason in full will
be endorsed and, in case of appeal the PAGERS
forwarded to this bureaus through the same channels
II the persons for whose deta application is made
are engaged in performing the duties account OF
which details are asked, these will be allowed to re-
main until final action. notherwise, they should be
sent to camps OF instruction.
XIV. DETAILS FOR PERSONS BETWEEN IS AND so, FOR
GovERN1EST WORK.
Applications for the detail of persons between for
tyfve and fifty years OF age, for service ia any
the military bureaux ia any of the departments OF
the government, will be made, accompanied by des-
criptye list to the local district enrolling off,
and it must set forth the nature of the dulles to
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period for which it is required. Ii
Thedstrict enrolling officer, after investigation
made and reported directed in preceding para
graph may, If he approve the application, grant a
detail for period MT exceeding sixty days, and for
ward the papers 20 the commandant, for his action.
An appeal from the action of the enrolling officer
and the commandant, may be taken to this bureau.
XIV. DETAILS ARTISANS, MEcHA MICS, ETC.
l. Applications for the detail for service in any of
the military bureaux for any of the depar sments
of the government tincluding contractors) of art
sans mechanics persons of scientific skill. to per-
form indispensable dnties, should be made with ts
criptive list to the enrolling officer The skill of the
party, the duties to be performed and why his ser
wees Indispensable and the period for which the
detail is required, must be distinctly set forth
Applications for the employees of contractors I
must in addition contain certificate from the off,
contracted with, the head of the department
that the services Of the particular parties requr
ed for the performances of Indispensable government
work. The district enrolling officer may grant the
detail for sixty days, and forward the papers, through
this bureau for its action. La
If the application is refused in full will be
end ,rsed and in case of appeal papers forwarded
Ifthe parties applied for are at work. they will be
allowed to remsin until action is taken. If other
wise, they shall be sent to the camp of instruction
Application for detail of contractors themselves
must also contain the certificates ofthe head of the
bureau required by the IIth section of the act.
XVI. All other applications for exem ton detail
other Use provided will be made to the enrolling
officer, and forwarded through the proper channels
XVII. Great care should be exercised in exempt
ing or detailing able bodied man between eighteen
and forty 70. IL
No case should be acted until after minute and
thorough investigation to the alleged private or
public necessity, advantage convenience justice
equity, and as to whether persons not liable to ser
vice IN the field may not be obtained.
XVIII. REPORTS.
T. Examining Boards in addition to the lists di.
rected in paragraph VIII, General Orders No. 26,
ind 1. G.. o. Current Series, will furnish district
rolling officers with lists of in their districts
found tit for Military service but unfit for service in
the field specifying each what duties they
capable of performing. Congressional District off,
to furnish similar lists to county enrolling OFF,
GERS, the object being to enable persons needing de-
tailed men to see who the subjsctS of DETAIL aad
to choose from them. IL
O. Enrolling officers will forward to the comman
dant of conscrpts, monthly, report of all persons
enrolled by thenn and the action taken each case
These reports will be consolidate by the comman-
dant with reference to the distinctions made In the
act Of Congress- and the regulations for its enforce
ment duplicate, copy of which will be forwar
ded to this bureau and kept on file in the office
of the commandment.
XIX ENROLMENT OF RESERVE CLASSES.
l. Ccmmandants of conscripts will proceed to en- |
roll all persons betw the ages of Seventeen and
eighteen and forty-fve and fifty years in execution
OF General Order No. %, a. and l. g. o., Gu rent
Series which Is herewith made part of this Circu
lar:
ADJT & INSPR GEMS OFFICE,
RIoHMoSD, Va, March 15.1s64 {
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