Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-03-10
ADJT AND INSPECTOR GENESATs oFyICE,
RICHMOND, Va, March !, 1854
GENERAL ORDERS,
No. 50.

No. s.
Tie following act Of Congress regulations published
| the Information and guidance OF all conee 'atd:
ISAcF TO oRdASHz JRIS0
The Congress Of tie Confederate States Of AEs'cd do enact
That from and alter me passage Of tis ac al Will resi-
dents Of Confederate States 5eWee the ages Of seyentsen
y, shall be in tue military ssrTce OF the Coderate
That ali persons Aforesaid bstwsea the sgs Of IS and IS
United stAei regiments b4ttSions and companies
70 which they belonged the passage OF This act with the
orEanIE o6 ocers, unless Ieaulsry transferred dis
charged accordance with laws and regulations ofhe
Provided That companies IRON Safe, organized Sganst
their the ume with regiments tsons
from any state, shall pygsoi bng
o5gAniIuS ofrooP in the SAM arm Of the ss.ves FROM
the sIaGe ia companies and the soldiers
from sate mPAnisI from another stat, A be allowed,
they desire T. an.e, 10 rom he eva state
g. BE G1rler enacted Ma. a. the expiration Of liz months
fst Of AplneHa bounty OF ens hundred dollars
per ceH tond, wieh the s:essary Of he
Treasury hefesy authorized to ISSUE shall be paid
onoer maican and pSate who shall then be In
service the Of his DEATH previous le Eend II
By Law receive OF his pay bat shall
entitled the bOuny herein prOsiisd who sha At aey line
be absent fom his command without leave
BsI further enacted, That sfal be relieved from
this Of having heetoors dis
Sav Iubssutes be aSy ony.r bv
thereof Pr0Uided that heretofore exempted
reigos opinions and who hiss paid the a1 levied
relieve him from service shal b. required 70 render military
s. Be further enacted all white male residents Of the
NAt:S the ages Of aad eighteen
and forty and atty years. shall enroll themselves
tine, And places aad under sach regulations a. the
may pess7e the Ime allowed not being les than thirty days
river any person shall f enroll himself without
shall be placed service 10 The adj war; the
as sS s.s s aSs. o. sSs . sS
constitute FOR State defence and dela dny and
he required perform service out CT the State In which
they reside.
enrol may EIHin hy after the passage there
Of toe Ms Ssppi rve and within ixy Gays west or
said rYe form hemssVss into voluntary oEganE Of
pan battAOns regiments and elect the osn officers said
organizations the exIag laws and having
70 tender their services vountets during tbs
ter rolls as organized, and deposit copy with
carol ing Ihelr district which shall be equivalent
STATS event DO skea out Of IT, Those who do
volunteer aud prg.n sh1 :nso Themselves As before prev,
Of and be oIae and organized inO
comp tnis b.Aen and regent under regulations pre-
Sc1ed By him and right ,npany
emsnal officers and all troops organEs under this act
for deSni shall be entitled, while actual service 10 the
same pay and allowance a. troops NV il. TIE Asld.
That any who shall fall 10 attend at the pllce OF
devious Isqa D. authority Il en without
uceoi ex us to Judged Of by him. shaa De liable 70 be
p in the field for the II he between
That The 0uisI and hospital guIr and
the oOmmlsslry and QIastaa Depsrme- the ord
bureau and clerks and employees navy agents. and Ill
duties al al be performed by who within the
Of eighteen aud iorhe years and who 81 The report Of
board Of surgeons shall be reported ~ unable perform
above said duties spe flying ehlch those persons
have asgaed 70 thoie duties FAR practicable the
ofoopI individuals required be enrolled the hh
section Of as As S DC needed ~. '1s dcsss 81 ;Ssa
eisheen shall tie asgaed to III se dass Pr0vtde fur
tier, That nothing contained IN this AcI shall be
prevent the President from detailing arEaas mechanics
persons ofscenhc s TO perrra Indispensable daes In the
departments or eu'eauI hsrein mentoasd
missAy, Assistant commsary (uther than those serving
Bureau Navy Agents. Provost Marshal officer
sonscpt servee who shall hereafter employ retain 10 his
poyuenI personn any Of 9e said departments or bureaus
any Of the due sntoned In the th section Of l act
violation the provisions hereof shall conviction thereof
BY court martial or military court be oasheredi and Il thal
be the duty Of departments upon proof
by credible person. that Such ooer has Vo
lated this provision, Immediately relieve 81 h cer rom duly
and said commander shah take prompt measures 10 hare him
tried for such offence; and comnander Aforesaid f Ing
perform the duties eroned BY this section Shall upon being duly
convicted thereof, be discharged rem the service.
TO- That al laws granting exemptions from military terylce be-
hereby repealed, and hereafter shall be
exempted except the following:
l. All who sh be held unfit for military Service under rules
TO be prescribed By the Secretary Of War.
The President Of hs Confederate States the members
and officers Congress- Of tie several State Legaure and
other Confederate and State cer the President tue
for The proper Of the or state
g. Eyery minister relg on authorized TO preach sceodngo
The rules his church. and Who at the passage OF this act shall
regularly employed In the discharge Of Lila ministerial dute
and physicians Of sslums OF t6e deaf dumb
bind and insane one editor for each newspaper being
the time OF the passage this act and employees said
j, such newspapers public printer State
governments and such journeJmsn printers a. the SAID pu nc
printer shall certify On oah to b indispensable 70 perform the
printing skilled spothecay in each spohecsry shop.
doing busoes apothecary en- me ION GAY Of
october 1862 and has continued said bune vaout Int INNS
ioR since that period all over tie aga or W years
the practice Oer prOfssson bat e term Physicians ihan
lot inc ude dentists all pFesiient, and teachers Of
semnae academies and Ehoo who have been retu
before the passage 81
ProUided that the benefit Of this exePtou shan tx
only vhnse SCHOOLS are comPsed Of
or mre An srperintendents Of pub hospitals e.
By law btle passage Of this act nd suc1 employ
as the Ssd shA certify on oath to be
la 10 the management thereof
T. There shall exempted person as owner or agcuiu
on plantation upon which there are ow and
ere on the day OF January last, fifteen abebodied hd
between Of l6 and 90 the following cond