Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1864-01-26
GENERAs. ORDERS.

A LIT. & ISSis. GENERALS OFFICE,
/ IA RICHMoND, VA, Jan. IL, 1864.
General Orders
/ No 4.
II. AN ACT authozing the tax in kind bacon t.
be communicated by collection of salt pork as al
/ equivalent
That Assistant Cuartermasters and other agents en-
gagged in the collection of tax in kind may be author
lied under orders and regulations made by the Sec
/ retary OF War, to demand and receive in commpta
ton tor the fx IN KIND on bacsn equivalent there
| for in salt pork
Approved December 2sth, 1868.
| II, ihe foregoing act of Congress being now In
force the officers mentioned in the act are hereby
! horZed to demand and receive in eommutation for
the tax IN kind an equivalent in salt pork.
! In estimatg; what shall be equivalent reference
shall be made as tar as Practicable to the schedule
tes established by the appraisers appointed under
the fifth section OF ths act Of Congress relative to
pfessnents. Bat the Quart4rmaster General may d.
rect variation from these rates and settle others
such localities variation may be deemed ad yisa-
bic for the interest of the public service by order
(S;gned) S. COOPER,
Jan 10 Adjt. & Iusp. Gen'l.
A DIT. u lNsF.. G EN- NfsisAL's OFFICE,
~ RIcHMoNp, Jan. 9Th, 1864.
|. The following Acts of Congress and Regula-
lations are published for the information of all per-
sons concerned therein.
Substitutes In the military service of the Coniede
rate States.
The Congress of the Confederate States of America
90 enact, That person liable to military service
shall hereafter be permitted allowed to furnish
substitute for su ;h service, shall any substitute
be received enlisted, enrolled in the military ser
vice Of the Confe ierate States
[AppIoved, December 23th, 1851
AN Acr to put an end to the exemption from military
service OF those who have heretofore furnished Sub
Stltutes
int toir meta coffh
try, it requires the aid of all those who are able to
lear arms;
The Congress ofthe Confederate States of America
40 enact, That no person shall be exempted from nil
ltary service By reason of his having furnished
substitute but this act shall not be construed
to affect persons who, though not liable to render
StituteJ.
[Approved, January 5th, 1854.
H. Persons rendered liable to military service by
operation of the preceding Acts, are placed on the
footing with all others hitherto held liable by
acts of Congress.
III. Persons herein rendered liable to military
scripts, wthou delay. to the snroiling ofcers and
all who delay bey ond the Ist day of February 1864,
will be considered having renounced the privilege
OF volunteering. and held Tor assignment according
to law.
Nv. Enrolling officers will proceed as rapidlyi.as
practicable in the enrolment OF persons herein made
liable to military service Previous to enrolment as
conscripts, an such persons will be allowed to voun-
teer in compane in service the 10th OF April, 1S-
81, provided the companies chosen does not at the
time CT volunteer ing reach the maximum number al
lowed, and upon such company being selected, the
volunteer will receive from the enrolling officer GER
lcate to the effect that he has volunteered; and
no volunteer will be received into anv company ex-
cept on such .c..e. Persons who fail to make
selection the time of enrolment will be as
signed according to existing Tegulat ms.
V. Persons who report to the enrolling officers
viii be enrolled, and may be allowed fGriough of
ten days before reporting to the Camp of Instruction
VI. All persons, whether volunteers or conscrlp's
under this order, will pass through the Camp OF In
structon Of tie State to which they belong, and tie
forwarded thence to the companies which select
ed, or to which they may be assigned
VII. The Bureau of Conscrpton is charged with
this order.
VIII. All exemptions heretofore granted are SUBJ
iect to revision under instructions from the Bureau
of Conscrptan, ano if found TO be improper or un-
authorized BY law, will be revoked. By order:
{Signed) s. COOPER,
Jan l9. Adt. and Insp. General.