, 1864-02-29

II. ~ eonsp1fae1es OF attempts to llbcEato pris-
Z: ofconspizacies, Or attempts OF preparations
| q, ofpcFsoas aiding or melting others to aban-
don the CCniedczata cause to resist the Copfed-
| crate States, OF to adhere to the enemy,
Al. or uniawfhlly burning, destroying or In
| juring, or attempting to burn, destroy o. lnjure
any bridge or railroad, or telegraph line Of CON-
m4nteatton, Or othcs property, with the intent Of
XII. Unreasonable designs to impair tho mill.
tiens ofwar Of arsenals foand1ies, workshops l Or
E saa sas
to investigate tie cases Of all persons so arrested
GE detsincd u o5dsr that the{ may be dischaeed
tried IN the due course Of law. ~'41 ''''oA5
ses T. That ,i during the sugpension Aforesaid
answer to any writ OF ha1das corpus to appear in
iained BY him By the authority Of Tie President,
Secretary Of waF, q The general officer command,
the certificate, under path, oi the officer having
charge Of eny one 80 detained that surh person q
detained BY him as prisoner under the authority
hakeas eefpus shall Immediately cease and remoin
Suspended 20 long as this act shall continue IN
force.
Fec. 4. This act shall continue in force for ninety
days after tho next meeting Of Congress, aud no
longer.
TIE nEBEL coEscIRT1oN ACT JUST ADOPTED.
sgction provides that ali white men, residents
Of the Confederate states, between the ages Of
seventeen and fifty, shall be in the military ser
vieo Of the Confederate states daring The waf. ~
sEc = Ptoyidssl that al between the ages Of
pss:s sss
Gnnsierred Companies nom one sate VIZ Weee pe
put into organizations IRON another State shall be
transferred, provided they expressed their dissent
Individual soldiers Are allowed the samo pri1iieea.
SEC. g. Providee that at the expiration Of III
months from tho 1st OF April next, bounty oione
bond shal be paid 10 each Maoneommtsstoaed M @ al.
Ger ard private then. In the service.
from the operatoh of his aef by reason Of hayi1e
been discharged. where no disability now a1istss,
but no peraon Who has 6eretoIors becn
On account of ofreleious opinions, md paid the r.
apEfa ee4 ta1' snau DC required to render military
9ertion spnovfaaa that ot, ba+xr.., ~ o,d ia
years and Is md 81 yes1n ar nSa sis1i form ma 70 20
eerye corps not to sefye ont Of lie State In 1ich
my ssctian pov,aes that the ,aat psn,a n,rson.
ehsil elect their own regiment md comnanV az.
sss .n BE- ent,lsd it 3D. t. he same and ow
Section Provides TINT anv nersnn ocf thu 1.at
named falling to sttoud at Tie piace q Sanczyans
within Thirty days as requested by tic Pfesident.
IN he feld dasine the War. 'A4' 10 Ae ~ serve
section Provides that ali the duties oflp.oyost
F a IN o1
nnnee bureau and Navy Department % and al similar
claEed' bY = bond Of surrc9ps' as Unable to ner-
form military sarytce IN he f3e)dl The Fres;dent
sf sas 5Sais 9
act {betyeen the oscs Of fortY-aTe md disy} as
NAV be needed for fhe lischa2se Of such d'iies q
LEI e ~ p 9nd a. ~ egnee9 yesFT p.
TTesideut is cmpoWerrd to detail artisans. me-
cha1tce or PERSONS Of scientific skill. to perform
herein mentioned. F''' ~'1'~1''1 '''' s''''A
SEQ: .; Provides that any Qnartermaster. or As
eistaut QuarteImastert. ComnaisEary, Of Assistant
ganizations III tho field, or other officers in the
0rdnanse Bureau, or Navy Agent, or Provost
shall Teaa o. 5t empIoy any pefson
be eashiered. M ~
and exempt the following:
]. AL who shall be held unfit for military ser
yce under Eules to be prescribed By the Secretary
2. The Of the Confederate States,
tho members and officers of Congress, Of tho sew
sEai M stats ,LegtsatnEes a9a such other confeder-
ernoEe OF re respective states may certify to be
Necessary n for the proper administration Of the
Confederate Sa Or State Governments, as tho case
3 Every minister Of religion authorized to
preach according to he rules OF hig church, and
HnU3 ~ A5 pRs ssott y! +n1h act at11A ~ lHrulhty
employed IN the diech0rEe Of his ministerial du"
ties; sEper1ntenqeut8 and phyetclans Of asy!ums
OF the deof, d11nb, blind and Insane; one editor
1or each newspaper being published at the time
Of tne PASSAGE Of this oct, and such employees as
sa3d eaidoI .,s NAY ceftny o9 oain 10 De ndlspsn-
p' ea9ls 10 tne pue1eauon ol 5aca neEsPaper the
pnpEe pi1ntes or & lne EomedeEatc ane state Coy
t5 a auu saca 1GMotneyHea pslnsets aa me
I'LL ELL RuuhhI pk.aes saaa sessly ~ oatn 70 DC N
st3fed ~ LAZY ohe
Esna o1, m ~ se ss4se WV
.T ~ ncfobar 1ssS 20 o., a pn ~ ~ tas A
,asa " h4t ~ mas sea ts so pas1
ar .Sn a ~ ehit t4a. pes1gu' ~.
n2g a,,d hsq 49,. ae ~ ioet yeta M4o IT.
.ese+fen ~ +h" - ~ .ot eesgn ~ 1sts u .ns
4sin Ell ~ ~ tuen pus 'ne tesn Pnss
'e'Ir TT1 n1.a1 ~ ~ -. a4ea st aai4g
Ano o!H ID" e41sls covering p1o1essoEsAno
teocaets.l 49,
:. All supertntendents Of pnbltc hospitals estab-
lished by law betore the passage Of this act, and
such employees as the said superintendent shall
certify on oath to be essential to the management
thereof;
4. There shall be exempt one person az owner
or agr1culturalfst on each farm or plantation upon
which there arc now and were, on the first day Of
January last, fifteen abe-bodted ucld hand5 be-
tween the ages Of elxtcen and dftr, upon the fol-
lowing conditions: 1st, This exemption ehall
only BE- granted II cases in which there Is nowhite
male adult on the farm plantation not liable to
military duty, nor unless the person claiming the
exemption was. On the list day Of Januarg, 1854.
either The owner and manager or oTefseer Of said