Washington telegraph., 1864-03-23

| KEADQUABTERs TRANs-NIss. DEPARTMENT, !
| Shreveport La, Feo. 8, 1864
General Orders No. 4.
l. The following order. issued fr M the Ad
Jutant and Inspector Generals Offcr. is pub
hshed for the information of all concerned:
ApJqTANT AND INSPECTOR GExERaL's OFFICE, !
Richmond, Jan 9Th, 1864 I
GENERAL. ORDER
No 2.
|, The following Acts of Congress and Reg1-
lalions are published for the information of all
concerned therein:
ACTs
AN ACT to prevent the enlistment or enroll
nent of Substitutes n the milit, ~ service
of the Confederate Stats
The Congress of the Confederate States of
America do enact, That no person liable tu
military service shsll hereafter be permitted or
allowed to furnish a substitute for such service,
nor shall any substitute be received, enlisted
er enrolled in the military service of the Con-
federate States.
[Approved Dec. 2Sth. 1868
AN ACT to put an end to exemption from
military service of those who have heretofore
furnished substitutes
WHEREAS, In the present circumstances it
requires the a1 of all who are able to bear
arms.
The Congress of the Confederate States do
enact, That no person shall be exempt from
military service by reason of his having fur
nished substitute; but this act shall not be
so construed as 10 affect persons who, though
not liable to render military services, have,
nevertheless. furnished substitutes.
Approved Jan. 5th. 1864
ii. Persons rendered liable to military ser
vice by operation of the preceding Acts are
placed on the same footing with all others
heretofore held liable by Acts of Congress.
III. Persons herein rendered liable to mill
tary service are required to report as volun-
teers or conscripts, without delay. to the en-
rolling officer; and all who delay beyond the
first day of February, 1864. will be considered
as having renounced the privilege of volunteer
ing and held for assignment according to law.
". Enrolling officers will proceed as rapidly
as practica BILE N the enrolment of persons
hereia made liable to military service. Previ-
Gus to enrolment, as conscripts, all such per-
sons will he allowed to volunteer III companies
in service on the 18th of April, 1862, provided
the company chosen does not, at the time of
volunteering, reach the maximum number al
lowed, and upon such company being selected,
the volunteer wlll receive from the enrolling
officer a certificate to the effect that he has So
volunteered, and no volunteer Will he receeed
into any company except on such certificate.
Persons who fail to make their selections at
The time of enrolment will Re assigned accord
ing to existing regulations.
Y. Persons vino report to the enrolling Off
Ger will be enrolled, aud may be allowed fur
Tough OF ten days before reporting to the Camp
of instruction
VI All persons whether volunteers or con-
scripts. urder thus order, will pass through the
Camp of Instruction of the State to which they
helong. and be forwarded thence to the compa-
nies which are selected, or to which they may
be assigned.
VII rhe Bureau of Censcriptiun is charged
with adopting pr"per regulations t'r the en-
fcrcemeut Of this order
VIII. All exemptions heretofore granted are
subject to revision, under instructions from the
Bureau of ConscriPuon, and if found to be i'm
proper Unauthorized hy law, .iil be revoked.
By order
(sisns S COOPER.
Adjutant and Inspector General.
IL. Paragraph III of the above orier Is so
mortified rs t. read as follow-:-.-PrrSOus
herein rendered liable to military service. are
IT quir, Il to report volunteers or c1nscr.p pts,
y ithout delay, to the enrolling Olfcer;. and ali
who. delay beyond he first day vf March,
Is64, Will be eon>i lerei having Ienouneed
the privilege of volunteering. and held tor as
sisniuent. nccpr ling to law"
Ill Paragraph " of the above order is so
modifie as g allow persons herein rendered
liable To military servica. TO volunteer 10 organ
izati ms must rel and accepted previous to the
f. rst day of Juy, 1853; and no volunteer Will
be received i'll any organization not serving in
this department.
". Enrolling Officers in this department
will proceed at once 70 enforce rigid execu-
tinb ot thu. forprDiuV orders
by command of
Lieut-Gen. L. KIRBY SxITa
:. 5. ANDERSON.
Assistant Adjutant General
ShreNennrt. ErhruarY u. 1S6I. 5 IT