The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1864-03-22
THE NEW MILITARY LAW.

| THE NEW MILITARY LAW.
Il Bill organize 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 80, 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, battalons and companies 10 which
they belong al the passage of this act with the same
organization and officers unless regularly transferred
discharged, in accordance with the laws and regu
ation for the government of the Prouided that
companies from one State, organized against their
consent, expressed the Time with regiments bat
talions from another State shall have The privilege of
being transferred to organizations of troops in the
arm of the service from the States in which said
companies raised and the soldiers tlOm one
State in companies from another State, SHALL be allow
ed if they desire it, transfer to organiZalio from
! their own States, in The same arm of the service.
Sec 3. Be further enacted, That 1T the expiration
OF six months from the first day Apri next bounty
of hundred dollars in six per cent. Government
bond, which the Secretary the Treasury hereby
horzed to issue, shall be paid to every nen-com
mssioned officer musician and private who shall then
be in service in the of his death previous
the period of such payment then the person per-
sons who would be entitled by law to receive the ar
rearages of his pay; bnt shall be entitled to the
bounty herein provided who shall any time during
the period of six months after the said first day of
April, be absent from his command without leave.
Sec 4. Be it further enacted That 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
thereof Prorided that no person, heretofore
exempted on account of religious opinions and who
has paid tue tax levied to relieve him fIO service
shall be required 10 render military service under this
act.
Sec 8. Be it further enacted, Thst all white male
residents of the Confederate States, between the ages
of II and Is and As and SO years. shall enroll them
selves at such times and places and under such regu
ations, the President may prescribe, the time al
lowed not being less than thirty days for those
and sixty days for those west of the Mississippi river,
and any person who shall fail enroll himself,
without reasonable excuse therefor to be judged of
by the President, shall be placed in service in the field
for the war, in the same manner though they were
between the ages of eighteen and fortyfve Proridd,
that the persons mentioned in this section shall con-
titnte for State defence and detail duty and
shall not be required to perform service out of the
State in which they reside.
Sec s. That all persons required by the 9Th section
of this act to enroll themselves, may within thirty days
after the passage thereof of the Mississippi river
and within sixty days if west 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 tendertheir services volun
teers during the to the President; and if such
CARNATIONS shall furnish proper 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
for service in such State but in to be taken
out OF it. Those Tho do not volunteer and organize
shall enroll themselves before provided and may,
ny the PRESIDENT be required assemble at conven-
ien places OF rendezvous and be formed organized
into companies battalions and regiments under regu-
Iations to be prescribed by him; and shall have the
right to elect their company and regmental 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 as troops in the field
Sec Z. 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 be placed in
vice in the field for the war; as if he were between the
ages of Is and is years.
8. That hereafter the duties of provost and hos
pta guards and clerks and of clerks guards agents.
employees or laborers in the Commssary and Quarter
masters Departments, in the Ordnance Bureau. and
clerks and employees of navy agents also in the
cntlon OF the enrolment act, and all similar duties
shall be performed by persons who within the ages
OF eighteen and years, and who by the report
OF Board OF army surgeons shall be reported una.
BILE to perform active service in the field but capable
OF performing of the above said duties, specifying
which, and when those persons shall have been assign
ed to those duties as far practicable the President
SHAH assign or detail to their performance such bodies
o. troops Individuals required be enrolled under
the 5th section of this act may he needed for the
discharge of such duties Provted that persons oe-
tween the ages of II and Is shall be assigned those
duties: Provided further, that nothing contained in this
act shall be So construed to prevent the President
from detailing arzans, mechanics persons of seen
tihc SKILL to perform indS pensabe duties in the de-
partmentS or bureaus herein mentioned.
See g. That any Quartermaster or Assistant Quar-
termaster, Comnissary, Assistant missary 10Th
er than those serving with brigadeS regiments in
the fed or officers in the Ordnance Bureau or Navy
Agents, or Provost Marshall officer in the conscrpt
service, who shall hereafter employ retain IL his
employment any person in any of their said depart
ments or bureaus, or in any of the duties mentioned in
the 9th section OF this act, in violation of the pro,s
ions hereof, shall, conviction thereof by a
martial military court be casheed and it shall be
the duty ofAny department district commander up
proof by lie oath Of any credible person, that my
such officer has violated this provision, immediately
to relieve such officer from duty and said commanders
shall take prompt measures have him tried for such
offence and any commander aforesaid failing to
perform the duties enoined 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 laws granting
exemptions from military service be, and the same are
hereby repealed and hereafter shall be exempted
except the following:
!. All who shall be held unfit for military service
under rules to be prescribed by the Secretary War
2 The VicePresident 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 of the
respective States, certify be necessary for the
proper administration of the Confederate or State
Governments, as the case may be.