Washington telegraph., 1864-05-25

rr,nOR'S BUREAU OF CONSCRIPTION, J
hh' :prpAerMsxr TRANs- MISSISSIPPI, I
Marshall, Texas, April 9th, 1864.
,r>rRAL ORDERS No, g.
The following Act of Cougress'an Reg
ions are published for the information o.
III concerned;
n Act to Organize Forces to Serve
During the War.
That from and after the passage Of thi.
- al white men, residents of the Confeder
=, States. between the ages of IL aud so
t.u he in the service of the Confederate
o,,es during the war.
That all persons aforesaid between the
,., If IS and As now in the service, sha
= retained during the present war with the
lifted States, in the same regiments battal-
t.r, and companies to which they belonged al
-. na. sage of this act, with the same organi
atoms and officers, unless regularly transfer
sl or discharged, in accordance with the laws
md regulations of the army: Provided, That
.omsanies from one State, organized against
iA,r consent, expressed ut the time, with reg
t,snts or battaliOns from another Sta,e, shall
s,ye the privilege of being transferred to or
,,n rations Of tr ops, in the same arm of the
,'.,yce froE2 the State in which said cOmpl-
,is we're raised; and the soldiers from one
Sgle, in companies from another State, shall
he allowed, if they desire it, transfer TO or
,,nizations from their own States, in the same
,rn of the service.
g. Be il further enacted. That, al the eS i
,tiOn Of six months from the Isi of April
re1t bounty OF one hundred dollars in six
per cent Goyernmsn snt bonds, which The Seere-
Try Of the Treasury is hereby authorized t.
,,uC, shall be paid to every nou-commissioned d
oficer, musician and private, then in the ser
VIE in the event Of his death, previous TO
ne PERI Of such payment, then TO the per
80 OF persons who would he entitled by law
% the arrearages of his pay, but no one shall
tc entitled TO the bounty therein provided.
ylo shall at any time dnring the period Of 81 Y
months next after the sa first day of \ ril.
ts absent from his command without cave.
4 Be II fun th"r enacted, That no one shall
:, relieved from the operations of this act by
IsssoG Of having been hutetofo, dischar- ed
from the army, where no disability now ex-
h.s nor shall those VINO have furnished sub.
.tilutes be any longer exempted by reason
&ereot: Provided. at no uersCn heretofore
pImpted OF account of religious opinion s,
sal sho has paid the tax levied to relieve him
Il
VICE unsr this act.
5. BE 1t iurIher enrcted, That all white
nae residents of the Cnnfeder te States, be-
iSorn the ages Of seventeen and eighteen, and
arty-hTe aad fifty years, Shall enroll them
eives At such times anu places. aud under
nch regulations rs the Pre,Iiynt may pre-
Erbe, the time allowed not being les than
MIrty days for those east. aud sixty days for
boSs He-l al the Mississippi river anu any
pers0n who shall taIi tn So euroIi himself, witn-
at reasonable excuse therefor, be .jud. . ed
n by the President, shall be placed IA Sc vice
10 tie hrld frr the war, in the same manner as
hough they we're between the ages OF eighteen
aad Ieriy-fvc; Provided, That the person.
psnlioued in this section shall constitute u re-
'.rTe tor State defence and detail duty, and
sail not be required to perform service out VI
ur etlte III which they reside.
4 That sll persons e4ulred by the f tn sec
IN Of this net to enroll themselves may, within
Srty days OF the passa- thereof, east of the
AasslsslPpi river, and within .ixty days west
Of %d river. form themselves into voluntary
fganLAtons Of companies, battalIous or reg
i"ehtS, aud elect their own officers; said or
Sanzatlons to conform to the ex sting laws;
.nd having 20 org ,niEed, to tender their SER
'es IS voiun eers during the to the Pres
i'ent; and if such organizations shall furnish
proper muster rolls, now organized, and de-
p'slt copy thereof with the enrolling otic +
d their district, which shall be equivalent to
'rslment, they may be accepted as minute
1 "eh toI service in such State, but in
D. event to be taken GU of it Tho e
4 lo d' not so volunteer and organize, shalt
Il Aroll themselves as before provided and may,
'he Iresldent, be required TO assemble at
convenient plAce or orreGdezycus, and be form
u or organized into companies. battalons and
'sments' under regulations to be prescribed
! MN. ard hall have The right to elect their
""P4h! snd II ginentai officers, and all troops
S'h!1ed under this act fur state defence,
D''! De entitled to the same pay and allowance
f'Gps now in the field
i ., mat any person who shall FIJI to attend
me p'ace ot reud, xvpuS, as required by the
''herity of the President, without suff
asat excuse, 10 be judged OF by him. shall he
-, 100 e to be placed in the field for the war, as
] , he were between the nges of eighteen and
orty-fye years
. That hereafter the duties of provost and
sPal guards and clerks, and of clerks,
c"Hs agents, employees or Iaborers in the
Inlts4ry aud QUartgmaster' Department,
I"s Ordnance Burea Land cielks and en-
II ~
~ performed by persons within the ares
l II. eueen and forty-fve years, and who by
+ y.o,. report Of the board of army sur
s, go shall be reported as unable to perform
l .,.' service in the field. hut capab of per-
4 my some of the ahovesaid duties spcci-
= Huien, and when those persons shall have
rs. slgned to those duties as far as practi-
bssn "e President shall assigr. or detail to
aS,P P''iormance such bodies of troops, or
shk s, required to be enrolled under the
n II. AUG 1se'ioh OF this act, as may be needed for
~ of those duties; Provided, That
E,l,, between the ages of seventeen and
NPo,;s =, shail hot lie assigned to those duties
b, 'urther, That nothing contained in
n pn.i5a. man be 20 Construed as to prevent the
III tr.r.1u ifom detailing artizans, mechanics,
p,e.,nDS OF scientific skill, to perform indis-
b isa Mentioned.
%,r,a%l any .Quartermaster or Assistant
an,,, "S'ef Commssary or Assistant Com
hes - lo'her than those. serving with Brig
IL. n,t 'ginents in the field, or officers IN
hcvo,, lance =, Bureau, or Navy Agents, or
\ trrie. fshais, or officers in the Couscript
II hhs sn'.n VINO shall hereafter employ or retain
said Dar tinent any person In any of their
i duties ,i',lhents or Bureaux, or in any of tho
act in thooned ,;in in the 6th section of this
On ;v!aoon of the provisions hereof, shall
military nOn .at thereof by court martial or
the doic uft, be cashiered: and it shall be
mandtr ahy Department or District Com
Die per,orp pua proof by the oath of any credi-
eprov., mat any such officer has violated
srtror ~, in1m mediately to relieve such Off
h.," Duty and .uch con,,o.;,Io,..Lom -