The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1864-05-03

If an oreer or ariculturaist under the 4h article
section 10 of said shall be taken by the enrolling ot
Ger of the county district in which such party resides
with the advice and assistance of the temporary BoarC
aforesaid 1t shall payable to the Confederate States
of America. in penalty double the estimated value OF the
products be delivered to the government and condl
toned fo the faithful performance of the requirements OF
the 4tl article of the 10th section OF the said act The
Of tho said products shall be assessed by e i1ro
ling officer Shall take the said bond with the assist
ance of the said temporary Board according to the market
value thereof at the time and place of assessment: .
The said bond may be secured by a deposit OF the
amount of the penalty thereof in notes issued rom the
Treasury Department of the Confederate States with any
of the deposares the said Treasury by personal
cury the nature of the security to be at the oPnon OF
the principal oblgor in the said bond Should the person
exempted elect to give personal security tne surets
rendered by him shall Justify their suciency under oath
before justice of the peace but shall not be accepted
unless the Enrolling officer taking the said bond under
the advice the said temporary Board shall deem them
sufficient Such bonds shall after due execution, be trans
mted the Commandant Of conscrpts for the State tor
file in his office, to be surrendered to the oblgofs When
the conditions thereof fully complied with and the re-
ceipt OF any Seuarern'"er or commsSy, SPECIFY ny t
the amount produce required by the bond has been duly
delivered and accepted will entte the person to nave the
bond canceed; and copies OF such receipts should be
forwarded the Commandant of conscrps to be by hm
forwarded to the Quartermaster General through this
! Bureau.
TX. EXEMPTION ON ACCOUNT OF RELIGIOUS FAITH.
Persons entitled to exemption as provided for in para
graph XII General Orders, No. 20, A and e. " cur
rent SERIES WILL application receive certificates thereof
from the Congressional District Enrol ling officer on pro
ducng satisfactory evidence that they have complied with
the requirements of the law.
X. EXEMPTION OF OFFICERS OF CONFEDERATE AND
STATE GOVERNMENTS.
Certificates of Exemption for officers of the Confederate
and State Governments will be given by the Command
ants of the States.
XII INVESTIGATION OF APPLICATIONS FOR EXEMPTION.
L. All other applications for exemption shall be made
in writing to the Enrolling officer of the county or district
affidavit and other testimony and dealt with
cordng to the provisions OF paragraph III OF OeneTa Of-
ders, No 26, A. and l. G. o., current series.
2 Every application for exemption should be carefully,
mnutcly and thoroughly investigated by the local Enrol
ling officer. with the aid of the temporary Board to be Or
ganzed under the 2d clause of paragraph II of this Cir
cular and be thereafter transmitted to the Commandans
of cOnScrps for the State, with report OF facts and their
respective opinions the merits of the application
The report of facts should be somewhat in detail setting
forth in regular order the facts developed in the nvestg-
on giving briefly the for the opinion expressed,
and instead OF being put in the form of an endorsements
will be made separate sheet of paper.
The investigation should not be confined to an examin-
alton of the application and the papers that accompany it.
or merely into the truth of the statements therein made
but should be directed with view of ascertang all the
facts and circumstances of the case, and the exact cond
ton of the parties with relation thereto.
XII DETAILS.
Agricultural Details.
l. The officers of conscrption will give the most
ul attention to the provisions of paragraph ~ g. O. No.
26 A. and l. G. o. current series, CONNECTION with the
last clause of the 4h article Of the 10th section of the Act
OF Congress cited.
This paragraph embraces the whole system of details
provided by law maintain the industrial production Of
the country. in view of the public defence.
2. The investigation of every presented must be
the most precise and accurate which be attained by
the Enrolling officer (wh the cooperation of the tempo
rary Boas) and all action must be i'll direct view OF the
necessities indicated. Commandments viii institute such
modes of enquiry and report will furnish the fullest
testimony.
The policy of the law is to enforce the largest amount
of production in every in which the detail is made
The schedule Of terms hereto appended WILL it is believed
majority of the that likely to be present.
ed Where It is doubtful whether the is covered by
the classification Comniandants will in general decide by
reference plain intent OF the law or refer the matter
to this Bureau with full testimony and opinion. In all
details there must be satisfactory evidence OF the necessity
expressed in General Orders, No 26, series
Schedule Of Terms.
g. Where there are two or more farms contiguous, or
within five miles of each other measuring from the home
Steads having each five hands, amounting in
the aggregate to fifteen hands, where person has
two plantations within FIVE miles of each other
having aggregate of fifteen or more hands, there may
be detailed person manager of the two
farms provided there is neither ofhe farms
white male adult, declared by the Enrolling officer and
the temporary Board capable of managing the farms with
reasonable efficiency, not liable to military duty: and
provided the person detailed was the first day of Jan
uary 1854 either owner manager residing
OF the farms and provided the of said farms
shall cute joint and several bond, the terms pre-
scrbed tor the OF fifteen hands, except that such
person shall not b. allowed the privilege of commutation
provided in the h mticle'ot the 10th section of the
rcctcd
l. Who're details are allowed to persons having less than
fifteen, and FIVE than five hands they shall enter
into like obligation crhad for the owners of fifteen
hands, except that for each hand less than fifteen
down to five, there shall be supplied five pounds less meat
thus: each of fourteen hands ninety thirteen hands,
ninety twelve hands, eighty-ive; six
hands, fifty-fve; FIVE hands. fifty pounds.
5. Where details allowed persons having less than
five hands they shall enter into like obligations sell all
their surplus productions 70 the Government
&. All details herein prescribed to be allowed
subject to revocation by the Commandan of conscrpts,
the report of the Enrolling officer that the person
detailed is not habiually, industriously and in good
faith engaged in the occupation for which the detail
is granted Enrolling officers are required to be unu-
sually rgilant in supervising such details. Omission
in this duty Will constitute grave dereliction.
Z. Enrolling officers required to exercise the ut
most caution in recommending details IN the classes
enumerated. 1t is by means intended to grant
them indiScrimnatey but to limit them as is consist
with the public good. All pertinent circumstances
will be carefully enquircd into Among these are fit
ness for the field ability aptitude for the purposes
OF the detail; condition of the family; whether any,
how many are in the military service: public good,
justice, equity or necessity, &c, &c.
Alll. DETAILS FOR PUBLIC NECESSITY.
Applications for Details such as arc required for
the service OF any or the military BnreauX, for
wee IN any OF me Departments of the Government in
Gliding service with contractors will be made,
panied by descriptive list, to the EnrolinC officer of
by the affidavit of the applicant other testimony
under oath
The Enrolling officer will institute a minute and
searching investigation into all the circumstances of
the case, the result of which will be set forth sep
arate sheet Of paper.
The District Enrolling officer may, if he approves
the aDplicatOn grant detail for sixty dayS and for