The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1865-03-28
THE NEW MILITARY LAW.

= Adopted IN FEBRUARY, 1904
THE NEW MILITARY LAW.
4 BiVto organize forces during the Var.
SEC. l. That from and after the passage of this act
all white residents of the Confederate States, be-
tween the ages of II snd so, shall be in the military
service of the Confederate States for the war.
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 same
organization and officers unless regularly transferred
discharged, in accordance with the laws and regu
laons for the of the army ProUided that
companies from State, organized against theE
consent expressed at the time, with reg iments or bat
taons from another State, shall have the privilege of
being transferred to organizations of troops, in the
of the service, from the States in which said
companies were raised and the soldiers from one
State companies from another State shall be allow
ed, if they desire it, transfer to organizations from
their own States, in the same arm 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 oag hundred dollars in six per cent. Government
boHd Which the Secretary of the Treasury is hereby
authorized issue, shall be paid to every nen-com
missioned officer musician and private who shall then
be in service or in the event of his death previous to
the period Of such payment then to the per-
sous who would be entitled by law to receive the ar
rearages of his pay bnt shall be entitled to the
bounty herein provided, who shall at any time, during
the period of six months next after the said first day of
April, be absent from his command without leave
Sec 4. BE it further enacted, That person shall
be relieved from the operation of this act by of
having been heretofore discharged from the army,
where disability now exists; shall those who
have furnished substitutes be any longer exempted by
thereof Provided, that person. heretofore
exempted on account of religious opinions and who
has paid the levied to relieve him fl ON service
shall be required render military service under this
act
Sec 5. Be it further enacted, That all white male
residents of the Confederate States, between the ages
of II and Is and As and 80 years, shall enroll them
selves at such times and Places and under such
lations, the President may prescribe, the time al
lowed being less than thirty days for those east
and sixty days for those west of the Mississippi river
and any person who shall fail so to enroll himself
without reasonable therefor, to be judgee 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 fory-ve: Pr0pded
that the persons mentioned in this section shall con-
sne for State defence and detail duty and
shall not be required to perform service out OF the
State in which they reside.
Sec G. That all persons required by the 9Th section
Of this act to enroll 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 panies bat
tallons regiments, and ec their officers said
organizations to conform to the existing laws; and
having organized tender their services volun-
teers during the the President and if such
CARNATIONS shall furnish proper muster rolls now
organic ed and deposit copy thereof with the OIL
ing officer Of their district which shall be equivalent
to enrolment, they may be accepted minute men
for service in such State but in to be taken
shall enroll themselves as before provided and may
by the President be required to assemble at
lent places of rendezvous and be formed organized
into companies battalions and regiments under regu
ations to be prescribed by him; and shall have the
right to elect their company and regimen,al officers
and all troops organized under this act for State de-
fence shall be entitled while in actual service the
same pay and allowance troops in the field
Sec 7. That 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
vice in the field for the war; if he between the
ages of IS and AS years.
Sec s. That hereafter the duties of provost and hos
pita guards and clerks and of clerks guards agents.
employees aborers in the Commissary and Quarter
masters Departments, in the Ordnance Bureau and
clerks and employees navy agents, also in the
cuton of the enrichment act and all similar duties,
shall be performed by persons who within the ages
Of eighteen and fortyFe years. and who by the report
of Board of army surgeons shall be reported
BILE to perform active service in the field but capable
of performing ofhe above said duties specifying
which, and when those persons shall have been assign
ed TO those duties as far practicable the President
shall assign detail their performance such bodies
O. troops individuals required be enrolled under
the 9th section of this act, may lie needed for the
discharge of such duties Provided that persons oe
the ages of II and shall be assigned to those
duties Provided further, that nothing contained in this
act shall be so construed to prevent the President
from detailing artzans mechanics persons of scien
tifc SKILL to perform Indispensable duties in the de-
partmentS or bureaus herein mentioned
Sec 8. That any Quartermaster or Assistant Quar-
er than those serving with brigades regiments in
the feld) officers in the Ordnance Bureau, Navy
Agents, Provost Marshal, officer ia the conscript
service, who shall hereafter employ retain in his
employment any person in any of their said depart
ments or bureaus or in of the duties mentioned in
the Sth section OF this act in violation of the proyis
ions hereof, SHALL conviction thereof by court
martial military court, be eashered and it shall be
the duty otany department or district commander, up
proof by the oath ofany credible person. that an
such officer has violated this provisions immediately
to relieve such officer from duty and said commanders
shall take promps measures have him tried such
offence: and any commander aforesaid FILLING to
perform the duties eoined by this section shall uEon
being duly convicted thereof be discharged from the
service:
IN REGARD TO EXEMPTIONS.
Sec 20. Be it further enacted That all laws granting
exemptions from military service be- and the same
hereby repealed and hereafter shall exempted
except the following:
l. All who shall be held unit for military service
under rules to DE prescribed by the Secretary of War
2. The Viee-Presdent 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 be necessary for the
proper administration of the Confederate or State
Governments as the case may be.