The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1864-10-18
TIE NEW MILITARY LAW.


TIE NEW MILITARY LAW
| Il Bill to 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
The ages of snd so, shall be in the military
/ service of the Confederate States for the war.
Sec q That all the persons aforesaid, between the
ages of Is and 40, in service, shall be retained
during the present with the United States, the
same regiments, battalions and companies to which
they belong the passage of this act with the
organization and officers unless regularly transferred
discharged in accordance with the laws and regu-
ations for the government Of the army Provided that
| companies from State, organized against their
consent expressed at the tme with regiments bat
talions from another State shall have the privilege of
being transferred organizations of troops, in the
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 to 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 a six per Government
bond, which the Secretary of the Treasury hereby
authorized to issue, shall be paid to every
msSioned officer musician and private who shall then
be in service in the event of his death previous
the period of such payment then the person per
soas who would be entitled by law receive the
rearages of his pay; but shall be entitled to the
bounty herein provided, who shall at any tme during
the period of six months next after the said first day Of
April, be absent from his command without leaye.
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; nor shall those who
have furnished substitutes be any longer exempted by
reason thereof Provded, that person, heretofore
exempted on account of religious opinions and who
has paid the levied relieve him fl ON service
shall be required 20 render military service under this
act.
Sec 5. Be it further enacted Thot all white male
residents of the Confederate States, between the ages
OF II and Is and 45 and so years, shall enroll them
selves at such times and places and under such regu
atons, as the President may prescribe the time al
lowed not being less than thirty days for those east,
and sixty days for those 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 fortyhve Propaded
that the persons mentioned in this section shall con-
sttne 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 oil persons required by the 9Th section
ofths act to enroll themselves, may within thirty days
after the passage thereof east of the Mississippi river,
and within sixty days if of said river form them
selves into voluntary organizations of companies, bat
talions regiments and elect their officers said
organizations to conform to the existing laws; and,
having organized to tender their services volun
teers during the the President; and if such
carnations shall furnish proper muster rolls
organized, and deposit copy thereof with the OIL
ing officer of their district, which shall be equivalent
to enrolment, they may b. accepted minute men
for service in such State but in to be taken
shall enroll themselves before provided and may,
by the President, be required to assemble at
lent places of rendezvous and be formed organized
into companies battalions and regiments, under regu-
latons to be prescribed by him; and shall have the
right to elect their company and regmental officers
and all troops organized under this for State de-
fence shall be entitled while in actual service the
same pay and allowance troops in the field
Sec T. That any person who shall fail to attend at
the place of rendezvous required by the authority
of the President, without a sufficient excuse, to be
judged of by him, shall be liable to be placed in
vice in the field for the if he were between the
ages of l8 and 45 years.
Sec 8. That hereafter the duties of provost and hos
pital guards and clerks and of clerks guards agents.
employees laborers in the Commssary and Quarter
masters Departments, in the Ordnance Bureau, and
clerks and employees navy agents. also in the
shall be performed by persons who within the ages
of eighteen and ortyre 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 Dlhe above said duties, specifying
which; and when those persons shall have been assign
ed 10 those duties far practicable, the President
shall assign detail to their performance such bodies
o: troops individuals required be enrolled under
the 9th section of this act may be needed for The
discharge of such duties: Provided that persons be-
the ages of and 10 shall be assigned those
duties ProUided further that nothing contained in this
shall be construed to prevent the President
from detailing artizans mechanics persons of scen-
tiic SKILL to perform indispensable duties in the de-
partments or bureaus herein mentioned
Sec .. That any Quartermaster Assistant Quar- I
Com mlssafy, or AssstantCOmmissary 10Th
than those serving with brigades regiments in
the feld or officers in the Ordnance Bureau or Navy
gents Provost Marshal, officer in the conscript
service, who shall hereafter employ retain in his
employment any person in aly of their said depart
ments or bureaus in any of the in
The 9Th section of this in violation Of the proyis
ions hereof, shall, conviction thereof by court
martial or military court be cashiered 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
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 enjoned by this section, shall upon
being duly convicted thereof, be discharged from the
service.
IN REGARD TO EXEMPTIONS.
Sec 10 Be it further enacted That all laws granting
from military service be, and the same are
hereby repealed, and hereafter shall be exempted
except the following:
/. All no shalt be held unfit for military service
lnder rules TO De prescribed by the Secretary War
2. The Vce-Presdent of the Confederate States the
members and officers of Congress and of the several
State Legislatures and such other Confederate and I
State officers the President the GoveIno of the
espective States may certify be necessary for the
roper administration of the Confederate or State
Governments as the case may be.