The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1864-08-09
dopted in February, 1851.
THE NEW MILITARY LAW.


THE NEW MILITARY LAW.
n Bill to organize forces to during the War.
all white men, residents of the Confederate States be-
tween ages of II snd so, shall be in the military
service of the Confederate States for the
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, battalions and companies to which
they belong at the passage of this act, with the
organization and officers unless regularly transferred
discharged in accordance with the laws and regu-
lations for the government of the army Provded that
companies from State, organized against their
consent expressed at the time, with regiments bat
taons 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 fom
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 g. Be it further enacted That at the expiration
of six months from the first day Of April next, bounty
of one hundred dollars in six per Government
bond which the Secretary of the Treasury is hereby
authorized 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 to the person
sons who would be entitled by law to receive the
rearages of his pay bnt shall be entitled the
bounty herein provided who shall at any time, during
the period OF six months next after the said first day
April, be absent from his command without leave.
See 4. Be it further enacted That no person shall
be relieved from the operation of this by reason of
having been heretofore discharged from the army,
where no disability exists; nor shall those who
have furnished substitutes be any longer exempted by
thereof: Prouided that no person heretofore
exempted on account of religious opinions and who
has paid the tax levied to relieve him fl service
shall be required TO render military service under this
Sec 5. Be it further enacted, Thet all white male
residents of the Confederate States, between the ages
of II and Is and 40 and so years. shall enroll them
selves such times and places and under such regu
latlons as the President may prescribe, the time al
lowed being less than thirty DAYS for those east
and sixty days for those tho Mississippi river,
and any person who shall fail enroll himself,
without reasonable therefor, to be judged of
by the President shall be placed in service in the field
for the war, in the manner though they were
between the ages of eighteen and fortyve Provided,
that the persons mentioned in this section shall con-
stitne reserve for State defence and detail duty and
shall not be required to perform service out OF the
State in which they reside.
Sec That all persons required by the 5th section
ofths act to enroll themselves, may within thirty days
after the passage thereof east of the Mississippi river
and within sixty days. if west of said river, form them
selves into voluntary organizations of companies, bat
allons regiments and elect their own officers said
organizations to conform to the existing laws; and,
having organized to tender their services as volun
eers during the to the PRESIDENT and if such or
CARNATIONS shall furnish proper muster rolls, as now
organized and deposit copy thereof with the EN- 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 event to be taken
it. Those who do volunteer and organize
shall enroll themselves before provided and may,
by the President be required to assemble at conven-
lent places of rendezvous and be formed organized
into companies batalions and regiments under regu-
ations 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 now in the field
Sec 7. That any person who shall fail to attend at
the place OF rendezvous required by the authority
of the President, without sufficient excuse; to be
judged of by him. shall be liable to be placed in SER
vice in the field for the war; if he between the
ages of 8 and 40 years.
Sec g. That hereafter the duties of provost and hos
pital guards and clerks and of clerks guards agents.
employees laborers in the Commissary and Quarter
masters Departments, in the Ordnance Bureau, and
clerks and employees agents also in the exc
cuton of the enrolment act, and all similar duties,
shall be performed by persons who are within the ages
of eighteen and fortyv years and who by the report
of Board of army surgeons shall be reported as una
BILE perform active service the field but capable
of performing ofthe above said duties, specifying
which, and when those persons shall have been assign
ed to those duties far practicable the President
shall assign detail their performance such bodies
OF troops individuals required be enrolled under
the 5h section of this act, may be needed for the
discharge of such duties ProUtded, that persons be-
tween ages of II and shalt be assigned to those
duties: Provided further that nothing contained in this
act shall be construed to prevent the President
from detailing artizans mechanics persons of scen
tiic SKILL to perform indispensable duties in the de-
partments bureaus herein mentioned
Sec 9. That any Quartermaste Assistant Quar-
termaster, Commssary, AssistantCommissary 10th
er than those serving with brigades regiments in
the feld) officers in the Ordnance Bureau, Navy
Agents, Provost Marshal, officer in the cOnscript
service, who shall hereafter employ retain in his
employment any person in any of their said depart
ments or bureaus in any of the duties mentioned in
the 9Th section Of this act, in violation of the provis
ions hereof, SHALL conviction thereof by court
martial military court, be cashered and it shall be
the duty ofany department district commander, up
on proof by the oath of any credible person, that
such officer has violated this provision, Immediately
to relieve such officer from duty and said commanders
shall take prompt to 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 TO- Be it further enacted That all laws granting
exemptions from military service be- and the
hereby repealed, and hereafter shall be exempted
EXCEPT the following:
|. All WHIP shall be held unfit for military service,
rules to be prescribed by the Secretary of War
O. The Vice President 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 may certify to be necessary for the
proper administration of the Confederate State
Governments, as the may be.