The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1864-03-01
THE NEW MILITARY LAW.

Adopted in February, 1864
THE NEW MILITARY LAW.
4 Bill TO orydnize forces to during the Var.
SEC l. That from and after the passage of this act
all white men, residents of the Confederate States be-
The ages of II snd so, shall be in the military
service of the Confederate States for the war
Sec 2. 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, battaons and companies TO which
they belong at the passage of this act With the same
organization and officers unless regularly transferred
or discharged in accordance with the laws and regn-
laons for the government of the army Provided that
companies from State organized against their
consent expressed at the time with regiments bat
talons from another State Shall have the privileges of
being transferred to organizations of troops in the
arm of the service from the States in which said
companies were raised and the soldiers fl ON one
State, in companies from another State shall be allow
ed, If they desire it, transfer 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 every nen-com-
missioned officer musician and private who shall then
be in service in the event of his death previous to
The period of such payment then to the person per
sons who would be entitled by law receive the
rearages of his pay; bn one shall be entitled to the
bounty herein provided, who shall any time during
the period of six months next after the said first day Of
April, be absent from his command without leave.
Sec 4. Be it further enacted, That no person shall
be relieved from the operation of this by of
having been heretofore discharged from the army,
where disability exists; shall those who
have furnished substitutes be any longer exempted by
reason thereof: Frouded. 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 rendsr 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 l8 and As and so years. shall enroll them
selves at such times and places and under such
lationS. the President may prescribe the time al
lowed not being less than thirty days for those east
aud sixty days for those west of the Mississippi river
and any person who shall fail to enroll himself
without reasonable therefor, be Judged of
by the President shall be placed service in the field
for the war; in the manner though they were
between the ages of hteen and forty five ProUtded
that the persons TONED in this section shall
stnte 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 5h section
OF this act enroll mSeves, within thirty days
after the passage thereof, of the Mississippi river
and within sixty days; if of said river form them
selves into voluntary organizations of companies bat
talonS or regiments and elect their officers said
organizations to conform to the existing laws and
having organized to tender their services voun
teers during the to the President; and if such
CARNATIONS shall furnish proper muster rolls
organized, and deposit cop, thereof with the oil
ing officer of their district, which shall be equivalent
to enrolment, they may be accepted as minute men
out of it, Those who do volunteer and organize
shall enroll themselves before provided and may
by the President be required to assemble conven
lent places of rendezvous and be formed organized
into companies battalions aud regiments, under
latlons to be prescribed BY him. and shall have the
right to elect their company and regimen'a 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 rs sroops irr the field.
Sec l. That any person who shall fail to attend at
the place of rendezvous required by the authority
of the President, without sufficient excuse, be
Judged of by him, shall be liable placed in
vice in the field for the II he between the
ages of l8 and As years.
Sec g. That hereafter the duties of provost and hos
pal guards and clerks and of clerks guards agents,
employees or laborers in the Commissay and Quarter
masters Departments, in the Ordnance Bureau, and
clerks and employees ofnavy agents also in the exc
cutlon OF the enrolment act and all similar duties
shall Inexperienced by persons who within the ages
OF eighteen and tortyve years and who by the report
of a Board of army surgeons shall be reported
BILE to perform active service in the field but capable
of performing ofthe above said duties specifying
which; and when those persons shall have assign
ed to those duties as far as practicable, the President
shall assign or detail to their performance such bodies
o: troops individuals required be enrolled nnder
the 9th section of this act be needed for the
discharge OF such duties: Provided that persons be-
the ages of and Is shall be assigned those
duties Irortded furthr that nothing in this
act shall be constfned to prevent the President
from detailing artzans mechanics persons of scen
tifc SKILL to perform indispensable duties in the de-
partmentS or bureaus herein mentioned
Sec 8. That any Quartermaster Assistant Quar-
Commssary, Assistant issary 10th
er than those serving with brgades regiments in
the field or officers in the Ordnance Bureau, Navy
Agents Provost Marshal, officer in the conscrip,
service, who shall hereafter employ retain in his
employment any person in any of their said depart
ments or bureaus in any of the ddtes mentioned in
the 9Th section of this ac in violation of the provs
ions hereoT shall, conviction thereof by court
martial or 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
to relieve such officer from duty; and said commanders
shall take prompt measures to have him tried for such
offence: and any commander as aforesaid failing to |
perform the duties eDoned by this section shall upon
being duly convicted thereof be discharged from the
service.
IN REGARD TO EXEMPTIONS.
Sec 20. Be it further enacted. That all granting
exemptions from military service be- and the are
hereby repealed, and hereafter shall be exempted
except the following:
/. All who shall be held unfit for military service
lnder rules to be prescribed by the Secretary War
2. The VcePresident of the Confederate States the
members and officers of Congress and of the several
State Legislatures and such other Confederate and
State officers the President the Governor CT the
respective States, may certify to be necessary for the
proper administration of the Confederate or State