Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1864-04-19
z ExsRpnOu sE the Georgia 0meIaIa.
From the Milledge7ills Union

ExEcgTIvE DEPARTMENT.
&iledgsylle, Ca, ApiH 8, 1864.

To the People OF Georgia
number Of letters are being received at this
department, inquiring what civil and military ocres Of
this State are examp: hon COofsdsE&ts eonscrip ion
which makes the labor Of answering each bardsnaoms
E1op. this mo9s of giving general reply The Con
Rress of the Confederae States prior 70 the session
the General Assamb lEss WintAr had by the aot lsf
10 the Legislatures Of the respective States to say what
stE1e cers saould be exempt from cOnscriptton ana
Il cur La gs Rgufe passed the following Joint res5Uion
which approved i4Ih December, 1865:
Resolved by the GssersI Assembly Og the State of
Georgia, In response to tbs law Of the COnfsdsra,e
CoDgrsst inviting the several States 10 specify what
eta officers sh-li be exempt from couseripi0n that
all eivl and military officers Of this State shall bs 80 az
snpt
NE Iats act Of Congress known as the military act
sxenBis the members II the Stats Legislatures and
sueh other Stass officers the governors II The respect
i've Stats may certify TO be Necessary fIr the proper
administration Of the State governments;
Ia conformity TO the resolution Of the easEAl Assem-
bly, have Garfield tc the sEesdsnt that claim
enDf 81 civil And military officers OF this State. This
sbrses the Judges cf he Eapreme court Of this State
and their eerS deFu clerk, rspOt ter and deputy
reporter; al Judges Of the suPgens courts and ona
clerk and deputy clerk each coanfY With one sheriff
deputy sheriff and ailor for sachrcounsy th
an eddiiiousi deputy for each county embracing the
lArgsr cities, II the sheriff vii; file his affidavit that the
ssrvcss Of such sscOnd dspsy aetuzly necessary
to enable hin 10 dsehATgs the duties Of Office faith
IA y and pronFyi the ltces Of he Inferior court Of
eseh county viii their clerk and deputy clerk tbs ord
nsI snd his deputy clerk all just Of the peace and
all lawful eonh sblss al tax collectors reesTer Of tar
returns. comfy trenrsr county surveyors and e0rou
ers all mayors OF cities and aldermen or eouuciluep
who made, by the act Of Incorporation eK ofiico
just Of the peace State ofeers; and financial
agents appointed b. the Governor to In caTryisg
into execution the laws Of the state for the sxpOrtson
of cotton and the impor sson Of clothing and other
supplies for Georgia soldiers in service, and the import
alton Of cotton cards aud articles necessary for the
pair Of the sLe road ths 1dgs, CLERK and sheriff %
each city court, aud al offcsrs and necessary en-
pioyeea OF the sts rosd; notary public for each
county Il appointed as the statute requires prior 10
this eats ali stats bOuse officers and the secretaries
and clerks employed in escn Department. The stAA
. 1gaN~a
ssectar general and b q sssstantE; the sd-dscamp;
the gIartsTmaster ard oemmissaT general and their
necessary AsszEnts tue officers and cadets Of the Gsor
gia Military Insttu'e ch0 together are made by law
tbs engineer corps Of this Sate the chief Of ordnance
aud the superintendent and employees Of he State
srmory under him; Rud all commissioned officers Of the
newly organized militia Of this STATE, including the
surgeons sppontsd under this act Tbs militia OfScera
as well IS ths eiv are protected from the date OF their
elscion The militia officers under the old Organza-
ton protected BY law, till their commissions
mspsndsH, whieh takes place Ia each senatorial da-
tret the ovsFner bis order 10 that sf
feet which to be fousin ten days after the
gAnizston in TIE district is completed. The officers
sqd guards OF the penitentiay; the officers and
poyses OF the cotton card factory in MiledgeviIls
II hsvs omitted any officer whom the law makes Il
my duty protect this fact viii be made public when
she OHis sion Is discovered
ignorance Of their duty disregard Of the orders OF
their sug rs assume 20 and the officers OF the
STATE, Ard to Sc in gneni upon the Legal Of their
commissions, al Ia sbov3 mentioned oceEs are here
by uutified shat the enrolling officers have urade-
ton over them and they will obey orders from sHy
C0nfederate OfdeeE. II thsy 1ed by force Rad
carried from thsir homes, they will notify Of
the fact.
Icon he d4rn4pd Of the enrolling officer Il viii be
the dny OF each State oicer to exhibit his commission
he has It with hin, not 70 get Il and exhibit It In
Reasonable time In case Of deputy sherifs, deputy
clerks Silurs sld constabss, the w provides sCat the
order Of appointments shall & Ms Ifuts the commission
The enrolling ocsra have Jurisdiction 10 try the
Legality Of commission issued from this department,
from he eSarL OF person in whom the Law vests the
Do 70 give cOmis ions. Ia any doubt arises
he Legality Of cummssiOn held by any person,
the enrolling ofeeF has reason suspect that Is Is
forgery that The holder is prastieing any other I'M
DOsion, such enrolling oeesr Is respectfully invited 70
ward statement OF tie facts to At shs place and
l viii inform him promptly whether tbs person claim
ing to be a. officer l. such IN fact and VIII afford him
ever facility my power to arrest any person who
msy have escsped under such false prsteEL II the
rolling officers will adopt this course, there vii be
reason fOr conflict misunderstanding.
In esss Of ths deputy shsrfs and deputy clerks
OF the several count e., the law not limit the
principal sheriff or csTk TO single deputy, but Au-
thoriEss hlm to appoint deputies" As am satisfied,
however. that one deputy Il quite sufleisnt In aay
county unless Il may be in the ocs Of sheriff In The
largest eiss znd that Eoms Of the counties maY not
need dspaty ~ all, have ihOught that carry out
IN its spirit 4 not in its letter, the resolution OF The
Legislature, when refuse TO protect more than
deputy for each clerk and sheriff la each county, eE
capt In Of shers Of the eoaniisS embracing the
largest eities tbsr oatbs, that second deputy
ia necessary as above provided
regret to issrn that able bodied young have In
been elected to Inferior county, district
Ml1H ou1teH tue S1ciu84oA olu men "
ill the plaees but the Constitution end laws give
no control the decisions OF the people IN such
and right to interfere with them in the exercise
OF the elective franchise, have discretion, but
obliged TO commission those who legally elected
and under thu general rue Of law obliged to extend
TO them toe protection which Is afforded 10 other
commissioned oficers ! know OF individual essea
where regret this necessity imposed By general rule
Of law. sad weuld give the ONCE 70 older men over
whom they have Succeeded End send them 10 TIE army,
II coud do In the Legal discharge Of my duty. But
must yield TO the chOiSs Of those VINO have the kht 70
make the selection. JOSEPH 4. BROWN.