PUBLIC LAWS.
ExAcrKO Fkb’y It), 18t)4.
An .4-' 'i} Ttx Ij>m!t the Carren i,
•SkCTH^V 1 1 h' * tin fft
S’l' K //’ Anf-r'yl 'f’> '» *'■'• PH it 111)'! T'*
all rr*i'Ury noff-i ileri t’tiiriHti »
n »c ir»r('r-'t. shni b ‘ u t.'t*
Itit J:i¥ '‘f east t the t>
lurj(i fh * smirt, aii'l Until tito pt*rioil' arm at th"
swt*-d, the h « .ill Tr«' >-iirv
notes shall be allowed f-> f’li'iJ thi in rei;i--
tercJ bonis, payable 'JO v-'-irs after t n ir
bearinj; interest at rite of 4 i»cr ootjf per n-
ou a, pjysible on the 1st Jaiuarv an I July of
each jear.
Seo. 2 Thu '^ocretary of the Treasury is hnr.’’'’T
authorieed to issue the binds required for the
t'undini provided for in the procedins
«a(i until rht’ bonds can b? prepHred he inav
oertifie.tto to nnswor the purj-oj^e. 8aeb Ito’i'is
and eertiti-Mfos .'ihall be rceeivublo without iotor-
est in t JylIl^n^ ot ail (r ivt'fiiueiit duos
Lu the year l''i‘>l,excoyit espv'rt and iiuii >rt i
SEC it all fve.jsuvy nofi's of tlie rioiio.M-
Ditioo "I SI** I. .ii»t b 'arit);' i itere-t. which l>. ill
noc bo r.rescnfpd f,*r I'lndiojt un ier tin* | rovuiuns
0*" the i>' Si’otion of this net. sh ill, froin ati t ;dti r
f‘ 0 I'f i! ly of \t.ril l'^t>4 ea^t'»* fhi- '>ippi
riv. r. ai. l r.i. Kt d.»v >-! J u y we^t ..i r o
Mis'i'si; : i, Cf.ie ti» be ; -ctiiv;:!)!;’ in piyiii^ :if ot
p :: lie viu.'->. utui 'aid notes, if not so prritMi^-'d ■
-hut tiiu.-, ^h,d:, i:i addition to the tax of jHJ
c>iit- laiv «ed lu the Irii s*'Cfion tbih aotl b ■ '
S!ihj-'Cu‘d :o n tux ui 10 per oeut. per it oiith un
ti. ' pr. sf.it'd; wbi.-b tuXfs shali ritt ich t '
notes vvht 'ovci otreU'aied, a’’*; shall l>e dci’U 'tevi
from till- f'ce nt' said n Tes vvhen, ver prt'eucl
till p.iy:u-!it or for hinJin^, anti j«inJ injrcj sL^il
not be I xohii»i:j:eiible I t the new i>'UC ol I r'.a-
Bury n -io> pr'j\>ded l' r in this aet
Skc 4. Thaf on nil ?aid Troa'^ury notes not
funded >.r us^jd in vayoi- nt ot faxes at tlie d«:os
and places prescribed in the 1st secrion of this
act, there sJiall be b'Vini at .'■aid dates and I'lac
shHll be snbjeot to a tax ot 83i pef oent. oa ev- Iv or effects of »ny kind, not enum«rated n
pron»i«(Ml /*n f*ioe tbnrrof, wrt tax the jn’ecediiig para^^raph, between the tiinW
*“»rv
to .If aeh (U “aid n-^tes wherever circulat»I, and nam»*d thereiti, 10 jMsr ceiit., in addition to
tlio rax on such protiM as income, uiiderthe
Met atwreNaid.
[IL. Oil the uDHkUitt of ]>rotit8 exceeding
25 |tercuiit., inaiie hi ring either of* the years
18f>3 aiiij 1''64, hy any* hank dr hanking
cotiipany, inoitratiee, canal, navigation, iiQ
a'di-ofesf« b'»tu dfible and xohaii f >r nc*
Tri n--uy HOI •>. urt U. r. in piuvid 'i, •(utijeef to
(tie Oi'»^ ii'fi •> O' Uix
'try
Skc U Ttin* any 8;aro hjldiaa
n >N s ree itl i t>«! *re rhe riii'C- b i "in tlx-.a Uir
(hxi.. -uid oitfes ill b • iilow.-i 'ill t* e
dty i>( J ■aii.*^y to fund fhf saiue i»i (j per - - . , ■ ■
eent b 'r.ts ..{ OjofoJerate States, payable‘20 !>"i tin^ huJ exporting, telegraph, «xpres9,
year- .ttt: r ■ ite, a'ld the inferesf payable leiui- r;iilro;ui, Mianufacruring, dry dock, or otfier
;iinnally. Bat all I'rea.^ary^ ujtes receive >y ' »t»ck Coinpfttiy of any description,
NOV ' (to ? :»') ;hp tiiyp flxej f,.r jix'n^ tli.'saoje wheiiier incorporated or not, 35 per centou
as at.j'*eM:Hi, «hnl! be held to havn been reoelvea ^ such excess.
d-min'siu i by ihe anQounr of paid Vix Th-' diii- Skc. 5. Tlie following exemptions from
taxation snder this uct shall m AlJoveed,
to-wit:
the
• :ii>■ f’ -i 'ii'r-r*-*!! th^ subject f
e- ^ tho'f not subji ef, shall be—
13. Th »t Treusury norcs herototor« is.^ucd
bonru ir \Tit-ri;vt hr ruie cf on ih«.i §100
per ant uiti. -bai! nn loiiL'''’r be received i»> pay-
nv n'^ .f l aMie but “^n ill be and
o-Mi'^id red b 'uds 4 tb ■ ('•'■tf. di'nte S:"! -s, :>!V i
’)! • r.v.' y ■i''tiT tilt' ra'. fie.t'i trt of a freaty •>'
p-a ■ w.f'i rt f rtii'- d " fe'. b-'» Ml r t^e lat.j ■')
i:4t'-r -t s; 'fiti'd 'i t!i'ii *i-e, :it» .bl',
.)iMillit (.lef; 4. i;V"!y veir.
14 T'.-r tno > e .-t.ry t>! fhe '
b'. ••'id >!•' i> h. rebv, ^lU b r z i. !:■ e.vi *
p.y th
ii:iy
^■iliitiL:
iitj. f. H‘i ul i r.’tj iiT''
I'U' i.e f.^: ;it, r wl
r tiie p>vs.t;;e •{ »b
in a c ri'tioi'.'-
■] !iy -aid S 'C: -f
b'nu as li’ Jli:iy J vill pni»-*r, p.-,. J.b'
n ratil:c^'if>) of a tr> p4'r of ;m le
' tii*( i bfarlrtt int. rest af tiie
p-'r cv ;.'. J- '■ payibl.
or i’o tfow.T i
d i!j ii!‘i I't' ::i>
codtrjef.M jtt»
t I r. e-i 'i t!i
} -bridne>s, ti> b‘ i^-u
1. Property of each liead of a family to
the value of $500; and tor each minor child
"f the fauiily to tlie further value of $100;
:ui(i tt»r end) son actu illy engage^l in the
army ‘r navv, or wiio has died or been
killed in the military or naval service, and
1-t jt meinher of the family when he
j*‘'.tfivil the eservicu, to the further value
•
IL Property of tlie widow of any *flicer,
'iiiMier, snilor or marine, who mav have
ti.»-l ur ht'eti klllod in the nrilitarv or naval
jifi'vicc, I'l where there is no widow, then of
ihe fiunily, )>ei?ig mmor children, to the
Vailio of ^lOOO.
III. Proptji-ty of every officer, soldier,
fuilor or marine, actually engaged in the
miiit u y or naval service, (»r of such as have
r •istirv
the . XI
to
.• •!« It
o aor,
ot iii
: ;n-"'’r lO^'f-ti’J t)v ft'C.-'M *■11
r ;iul I .■'[IS to be I -■‘•^erib'd by
tho 1 reu'urv, Hf t ^-lid e.Ttdic-jf
ry i'i hut'h
t v.i ye\;r«
wi'h ti e
rate of six
u' ;;nt!u-=!ly. i-n
he s'c'’rero ■ >; provided", that the above exemp-
^«;! all be oxenjpt »PPb’ to any person, whose
fru.u f.vHti..n in t.ritie:pa' and ,nterc-r. I pi’operty, exclusive of household furniture,
Skc 1'». I’i e S'oret irv oi f t 11. n^urv i.s au- he a.ssesped at a value exceeding $1000.
tboai.d to ii;crea 0 the liamb. r v>i’(]cr-..-«itViie.^ 0 IV. That where property has been injured
a'i ti> liteet the r:ij iirciu.*;iff" of this :u", aiid with or t.lt“stroy'ed by tlie enemy, or the owner
a tiux oi'3*J| cents tor every dollar p orui.sd on emplay ^uch .f the bat.ks of the sev. .tlu*reofhas hecn temporarily deprived of th©
the face of said not. s; said tax shall attach t-- said S;:r..is he pny ucom expedient ' use or OCCUpancy thereof, Or of the moanS
>f ciiUivatiiig the same, by reason of the
presence or the proximity of the enemy,
■Sec 17
notes wherever circulated, and shall bo collected
by deJuoting tbe Paine at the fea.>:arY, its deposi’
tories and by tux eollectors, and by*all (Tovcrn-
tuent officers receivic^' the same v,heae»ir pre
sented f.»r rayment or for funding, or ia paynieni
of G^overniuent dues, or tor p 'Statie. or iti es-
ehaose tor new notes, as hereimticr provided, and
said Tretisury notes shall he fundable in bonds as »
providtd in tLo 1st .seciiou of this act, niitil th,.^
1st day of January 18G-). of the rate nf Gfij cenf^
un the d-' llsr; and it shall be the «huv of the Sec
retary of the Treasury, at unv time between the
Xcr ot Wil and tbt 1st of Ju'.y, 1^01. we^t ol
the Missis.'ippi river, aud the 1st of Jacuaiy i Si>5,
to sub'titute and esobanffO neis Treasury iiovrs
fjf tho sa;uo at the rite of OfjJ ceots on tie th l-
. !ar: Pniviihti, That notes of- the denoniinatioa ol
jflOO shall not Le entitled to tho privih ire of 5:uid
exchaC'Te: l^rovnhd furih^r, that the light to
lund any ot said Treasury notes, alter the 1st day
of January 1865, is hereby taken away: AnOyio-
viiini further. That upon all such Tre:u«urv u t; >
whieh may remain out-»tanding on the 1st d y of
January I^Od, and w‘'ich may not Le exchaoj:! d
for ne.f Trea.'Ury nofe%, as herein provided, a tax
of luy per e>’ni. is hereby imoosed
Sec*5 T’ att*r the tir-'^ dav of April n*'xt.
C5KC U5 Tb' S V ret.iry ot the. Tn avury hiia!l
ro'thwith adv rtis-. 'h’s u ?f in ■ uth now^p!^per•^
•lubli-bvd in tb ■ ^ivoial 8'.2LleB, jtsd ly sue'-, other
n. a-i shjll S ' -'ue iinm'dia'.e publicity; and
tl-e Seen t.if'. of W'ttr no-1 the S’-'retarv of th*
IX. Of coDspiracies, or attempts to liber
ate prisoners of w»r held by the Confederate
States.
X Of oouspiracies, or attempts or prepa
rations to aid the enemy.
XL Of persons advising or inciting others
to abandon the Cimfederate cause, or to re
sist the Confederate States, or to adhere to
the enemy.
XII. Of unlawfully burning, destroying
or injuring, or attempting to burn, destroy
or Hijure any bridge or »:ailroad, or tele-
shall be liable to be placed in service in the
field for the war, as if he were between the
ages of 18 and 45.
Sec. 8. That hereafter the duties of pro
vost and hospital guards and clerks, and of
cleiks, guards, agents, employees or labor
ers in the Commissary and Quartermaster’s
Departments, iu the Ordnance Bureau, and
of clerks and empl >yees of navy agents, as
also in the execution i>f the enrollment act,
and all sirtiilar duties, shall bo performed
bv [mrsons who are wfthin tiie ages ot 18
graphic line of communication, or prop>efty, i and 45 years, and who by the repf>rt of a
a1. A. . J* • t • A.t. fk- 1 -2’ ^ n 11 Ka
with the intent of aiding the enetny.
Xm. Of treason'able designs to impair
the military power of the Government by
destroying, or attempting to destroy, vessels
Hoard of arinv surgeons shall be reported
as unable to perform active service In tlie
field, but capable of performing some ol tho
above said duties, sipecifyiug which, and
or arms, or munitions of war, or arsenals, when these persons shall have been a^sj^ned
foundries, workshops, or other property of to those diitic'^ ai far as practicable, the Pre-
the (confederate States. J sident shall assign or detail to their perform-
Sec. 2. Tho President shall cause pt»per j ance such bodies of troops, or individuals,
oflBwM’s to investigate the cases of all per8(>ns 1 required to be enrolled under the 5th sec-
>’.ivy 'hillI each 0
ral order for the
as-e-'i!
11
Skc.
btrv !jy
••a'i -ti
the «sseH;;meut on such property may be
ivJiu-ed, ill proportion lo the damage sus-
. L 1- taint'd bv the owner, or tho tax assessed
lU'O it to he n;i*)lishfca iii seae 1 , 1 1 ■ ..i
- , ' tlierf'ii ruHv be reduced in tfie same ratio
’ri^nriuamn ot ti;e army and • ,,1 1 ,1 .. j- .
^ , oy the uiefrict ci»liector, on satisfactory evi-
! dence ?wbmitte«l to him by the owner or as-
, 5‘ssor.
8kc. t>. That the taxes on property laid
the Tte£i? iry is f>r the year 1S»)4, shall l»e assessed as on
up-"*!: tbo ap} 'i tfie day ot the )*assage of this act, and l>e
Mf', whi ’h 'Jne ".iid ci>!ieoted on the 1st dav of June
J’he tJJ 'vction td' the net tbr ih-
arid eol! ctijo of taxr'S, spprrivcd M:iy
;}. I- L-re -y !i-;iea'ed
lb The Secretary of
sut’ r z^l fi!>l (A^'iired
I,*" f‘-.e 'u.. . r or :*nv call ea^iti
bv the first «cc.iuii ot tht: aot to pr.^viuf f >r the next, or as Soon after as practicable, allow-
iandici; nr.ii Junber i-s'jc of Tieafur) u 'tes, ap
pr.-ved M.iich 2od 'VHs re«^’iir.?d to *>*
therentf .i- mod t'> be a bo.-id, to i'-.;u.'> to su*‘b
bolder a buiid fnerefor upoa the terris proviued
•id
so arrested, or detainel, in order that the}*
may be discharged if improperly detained,
mdess the}' can be speedily tried in the due
course of law.
Sec. 3. That during the suspen9im afore
said, no military or other officer shall be
com[»ellod, in answer to any writ of habeas
corpus, to appear in person, or to return the
ImkIt of any [>erspn or persons detained by
him, by the authority of the President, Se
cretary of War, or the General officer com
manding the Trans Mississippi department;
but upon the certificate, under oatli, of the
_*** “ —"“er — ••'••••rA kt' an V ak ,
that such person is detained by iiiin as a
prisoner tor any of tlie causes hereinbefore
specified, under the authority aforesaid, fur
ther proceedings under the writ of halK^as
corpus shall immediately cease and remain
suspended so long as this act shall continue
in force.
Sec. 4. This act shall continue in force for
ninety days after tho next meeting of Con
gress, and no longer.
. THE MILITAKY BILL.
Section 1. That irom and after the pas.>age
of'this act all white men, residents of the
Confederate States, between the ages of 17
and 50, shall be in the military service of
the Confederate States for the war.
Sec. 2. That all the persons aforesaid, be
tween the ages of IS and 45, now in service,
slfcall bo retained iluring the present war
witii the L7. S., in tfie same legiment.s, bat
talions and Companies, to which thev beloug
at tlie pas.'iage of this act, with the same or-
ganizarion and ollicers, unless regularly
tran^l^rred or discharged, in accordance
tion of this act, as may he needed for the
discharge of such duties: Pn>vided, that
persons between tiie ages olf 17 and 18 shall
be assigned to those duties: Provided fur
ther, that nothing contained in this act shall
be so construed tvs to prevent the President
from detailing artisans, mechanics, or per-
s»ns of scientific skill, to perform indispen
sable duties in the departments or bureaus
iierein mentioned.
Sec. 9. Tfiat any Quartermaster or As
sistant Quartermaster, (^JInmi8sary or As
sistant (yommibsary, (other than those serv-
iitfr fvith Urifrai)^u rMj.rii|ieiltS lU the field,^
or offif*ers in the Ordnance Ikireau.or :Navy
Agents, or Provont Marshal, or officer in
the conscript service, who shall hereafter
employ or retain in his employment any
person in any of their said de{»artments or
bureaus, or in any of the duties mentioned
in the 8th section of this act, in violation of
tho provisions hereof, shall, on conviction
thereof bv a court-martial or military court.
provisions, to be delivered by such perBui,
as aforesaid at equivalent rates.
3. Such person shall further bind himselt
to sell the marJcetable surplus of provisions
ai^d grain now on hand, and which he uijiv
raise from year to year while his exemption
continues, to the Government or to the fam
ilies of soldiers, at prices fixed by the Com.
missioners of the State under the iinpro.«v;
ment act: Provided, that any person f-x-
empted as aforesaid, shall be entitU*d t ^
credit of 25 per cent, on any amount «.f
which ha may deliver within tiiree tuontbs
from the passage of this'act: Provided fu-
thor, that persons coming within the {>rov!
sions of tills exemption .^hall not be depr.'vsj
of tiie benefit thereof by i-eason ,.f havlrisj
been enrolled since the 1st day of Feb. l^^;4
4. In addition ti> tlie foivgoin^i: .-xeni v
tions, the Secretary of War, nude? tlu- 0:
rection of the President, may exe:n'»t »■ do
tail such other per.sons as he may he - itj,
fied ought to be exempted on accnuiit ot
public necessity, and to insure the j.n.dnc
tion of grain and otiier provision,-, fur thf;
army and the families of soldiers. He mav,
also, grant «3xemption3 or details. ..11 sii^l
terms as he may prescribe, to su;-!j liver
seers, farmers or planter.-i as he tnay he ^a*
isfied will be more ysefui to toe country in
the pursuits of agriculture than in tlie njj'i-
tary service: Provided, that such ext^tapriou
shall cease whenever the farmer, j»l;t!ireror
overseer shall fail dilij'ttntly to emui.tv In
good faith, his own skill, capital and lahiir
extilnsivtily in tlie production of grain and
provisions, to be sold to the Govermnent and
the families of soldiers at prices not exceed-
ing those fixed at the titne for like articles
by the Commissioners of the State under
the impressment act,
5. The president, trofisurer. anditur a;.d
superintendent of any railroad coinpauy en-
gaged ill transportation for the Govern incur
and auch officers and employees theieof a.
be cashiered: and it shall be the duty of any j the president or superintendent shall oertuV
iepartment or district commander, upon
proof, by the oath of any credible person,
that any such officer has violatetl this pro
vision, immediately to relieve such officer
from duty; and .^aid commanders shall take
prompt measures to have him tried for such
offence; and any commander as aforesaid
on oath to be'indispensable to the etfiuient
operation of said railroad: Prorided, tliat
the numl>er of persons so exempted bv thii
act on any railroad shall not exceed onV p«r
son for each mile of such road in aetu.'il usa
for military transjK>rtation; and said exetnp;,
shall be reported by .name and descripfioti.
with tlie names of anv who have .left ‘f
iiij; an e.xtension of 90 davs West of the
M i^si^^ipJM river The additional taxes on
incoiiioft or profits tor the year lStJ3, levied
by thi?j uct, shall he assessed and collected with the laws and regulations for the gov-
fbrtliwit!:; aud the taxes on incomes or pro- « nment of the artny: Provided, that com-
fit» tor the year 18^4, shall be assessed and
collected according to the provisions »f the
all au^h^rity herotof.>re itive-i to tbe Seeref ;rj A' tfi j « .v,.nniient of t’;ie (.-oiuederute States.'
A n A'jt to hjy iiUiiiorml To:r $ f 't-r tht corn
ih fetu\ Ktri.l of Goi:cruintnt.
;Se:“, 1. I’fie C’o;itriVr-s ..f the Confederate ' tax and^su^sessment acts of 1863.
?^tate.'. of A!iu‘! icn do i-n.icr. That in addi Sfx\ 7. So much of the tax act of theVtth
tion to t'lte taxes levit-l by the ut-t “to lav April lSt>;i, as levies a tax on in- to organizations of tro»»ps, in the same arm
fi\0' hw tilt* coiiimon delentj.i and to carrv on derived from property or efleet* on j of the service, from the States in which said
failing to fteMbrm the duties enjoined by
this section, shall upon being duly convicted ! employment of said company, or who rim>
; thereof, be discharged from the service. j cea.se to bo indispensable.
Sec. 10. That all laws granting exomp-j 0. That nothing herein eonr.iined »hai,
tioiis from military service be, and tlio same [ he construed as repealing tlie act appr.n^i
are, hereby repealed, and hereafter none j April the 14th ISfJo, entitled an act to ex
shall l>e exempted except tke following; j empt contractors for carrying the mails 0:'
1. All who shall l>e held unfit for milita-1 the Confederate States, and the drivers 0:
ry .service, under rules to be prescribe1 by | post coaches ami hacks, from inilitarv ser
the Secretary of War. , j vice: Provided, that all the exemptions
2. The Vice President of the Confederate
States, tho members aud c^cers of Congress
granted unler thi.‘ act shall only continue
whilst the persons exempted are Hctnallv
panics from one State, organized against
their consent, expressed at the time, witlb
regiinentrt or oattalions from another State, the several State Legislatures, and engaged in their respective pur.=uits or oe
sfiall have the privilege of l^mg transferred | snch other Confederate and State officers as I cupations.
the President, or the Governor of the re- Sec. 11. That the President be, and be i-
the Tr'asiiry to iss le "^reasi.irv ii-'fes J.ail be
is hero hy, revc.keJ: /VuyW •/, t^e .Secret:-ry ut
hi; T:e.,-ury niiy, a:ter th.it time, issue ne.v
Treiii'jry n'-tc^, in S'ich i *rm a« henny !--'^criKe
payable two ye:-*’-. r fhr- rat fieri fi ••t a rer -.
of pe2C-> wU!i thu lJ:d:od .Srare->. s tid jie.v i-- j \
to be reoei.-iblv? in nHy jiout of p l;iab i : ,
cxcept.rxp"rr and islJp.•r^ du ios. ^ u- d
exctta-t^e f ir ,\\' I;.» C- a' ■ e alt- >• 2 ■ iVe. ■'
the n T f,ir 3 f th- old is^Jies v ! .-b
Qores be surr .ndered ."or eic.b'>’'a:e bv t
thereof, t.r bv .-e ,-'veI ’ Tr-
t'ne provi-!on» of fbi? \nH ?ii. bol 1
new not**' *v of '*1- 01 oies. p- '•
denomina iou jf cr the^ irf'
6f>t ce&fs on r^e j )!l?.r bv -le rax »ior
:■ ■■Oi l : :
b-.td- --
- i.t -!J
0-e ..f t
'■•duCLMi iu
- ’1(1, in V
. :>|>r>>v:N! iHili ut A]tril l'''!3, ther^-»;iia!l lu*
1. from tii',* pos.sji:/*; of rb"? Ki:t, 0*1 the
- f f.i\a'i«*n hereafter m«*tifi >ne(J.
a*-'!; .--.-i fV'Oti ovory per>'*n, c>'>:•;,!•(n.-r-
^ .I)'. . >■ a*i-''i >r ci*rj» 'r;it’ 01, ! i >!v tlit-re-
f t ■'> ,;s t'.I’lo'.v-. t -'.vit:
I. I rbn va'ne of pr'»])or*y. real, por-
.Ill *ed, '.f "'.\TV kind and ile.scrip-
'■“U. n -T iiere iiHfJc'.'’(■xeinpred or fav.jtl h
diiTeren iti >\ :> per cenr.: Proviu-fd, Ti:at
f " -- n\ “ii l;ie \ .i!ui; nf j.i-Mji.-nv *011-
! ' i]|v -■ aii 1„. 'ilr.t'd tii'.-
11 ■ ifif f -.1) ^i;i,i .ie'ivvM-i-'l Ini*iviV.irii.
.i,' U'?.'(‘s-.cd wilder 'lie i.t’v i’nj; \\ an 1
vie.ivere: ;■» tht- G'v: rM’iiotu: Pr-jvided,
I lat iH.i (‘i>u:;t S'lHii ‘il.tfWod bevomi .0
p.- relK.
II. ' >n t:ic vhiiit* lit ^oiil ;i>)d silver wnres
.I'ol jt'Weiiv :w: 1 N\ati*iie>. ]o
i'-r t'r.-.
fli. lot* Vri'ue of T>r> •pi.*i; V Taxi*d under
■* ■''(.'ill lie a-'o'-od ••11 - hy !>asi- *d'
rn.irket ' a'lii- t!ij t-a lie. or niilar jni>-
y ill riu* O'ij’iiuoii u'imru .is.set*SL'l, in
vtar ImI'I, excejit in cases wiere land.
tbe amount or value of which a tax is levied ' companies were raiseil; and the soldiers from
hy this aJ;r, and also tiio 1st section of said > ^ne State, in companiei^ frt^iiKinother State,
ihall be allowed, if they desire it, a transfer
to organizations from their own States, in
the same arm of the service.
Sec. 3. That at the expiration of six months
from the first day of April ne.\t, a bounty
of ^10) in n rtix per cent. Ooveriiment f)ond,
which the Secretary of the Trea^-ury is here
by authorized to issue, shall l^e paid tt> eve
ry non-commissioned officer, mimiciati and
let, nn* suspended for tho year 1864, and
tiu estimated rent, hire or interest on pro-
!>»rtv or credits herein taxed ad valorem,
snail be asst^ssed t>r faxed as incomes under
th* tax uf'i of 1803.
Sill''. .S. 1 liat the 'ax impo»»ed by’ this act
on b"ids of tlie Confederate States hereto
fore issued, hIiuII 'u n.t case e.xceed the in-
■ eres' on the •jame, and such bonds, wlien
held hy or for minors or lunatics, shall be
spective States, may certify to be necessary
for the proper adminibtration of the Con-
hereby, authorized to grant details, under
general rules and regulations to he issued
federate or State Governments, as the case from the War Department, either of j-er-oijs
may be. \ between 45 and 50 years of age, or froni tbe
3. Every minister of religion authorized to army in the field, in all cases where, iu hin
preach according to the rules of his church, j judgment, justice, equity and necessity re-
and who, at the passage of this act, shall be quire such details, and he may revoke and
regularly employed in the discharge of his
private who shall tfien f>e in service, or in
ministerial duties; superintendents and phy
sicians of asylums for tho deaf and dumb
and blind and »f the insane; one editor for
each uewspajver being pubUshed at the time
til.
li. Vc^,
lasfd
Cof!(»tl >i
^ince t.’K-
t''>,lCCo
Lst dav »
i.ave ocell pi.r-
. ; i wliereilK, ill tlie opinion of tlio'c.mgre«f, the
.. vvliicl, tiis,.. iiic Ian.], c.itloii saf^,v requires the suspension of said
writ in the existing case of tfie invasion of
ao.- t‘M>aeC'» !,i» piiridi.ued. s'ih
It tiie lu'ice actually paiil tor
Qjiaverr tht, .«ime ir’. ^ 01.1 ueriifi-nt^be;ririi: i., •
teresf :t rlifi -•■»«» 4 oefit oer arin i o, jr:
payabl.. * rA ■ ■ ;fv, r u r i a -
of i^eace '.ffb flie U-p’-^d S:-«‘es. uo!. ^s -'o- r
'• •n7.-r od i-,? • II I'* \ *. ,
6fcC. '*■ Tp u D'tv ' e ejp i.if/t -t ij.'c
ernujcMif nor v)rber«?> • provi.. ’j .;r .. t .irv
of ihe Trea-'ury is br-r.-by aut onz-a »> h • - G
p’r cenf. b.snds to an ; 1 I’li-.r not excecdi-^ Sve
h’lnui'rd rtiiii'ou' of duU-jr.. the priucijHi ;r, 1 irj
tere>t where(.r ‘baJ b? 'ree frotu taxatian, at.a
f«.r the friyruent ^d iri;.?r- «t tb^rcon thu e.itirc not
receipts of any 'xpie. t du.y bi r. affer laid on th
value -'f any cotton, tobncco. - nd nav,ii s'or^
which shall be exported fr in tbe (^jn^eder^re
State--, and the net proceed of ifi;p.-rt dut: ■
now bxid. or Ko ujuch -herenf «s uiay t,e nece-v-arv
to t»ay ao rb - interest, are hcr-by spteia'lv
p edsr-d; / rothat the diries now biid 0“
itupert ar-j .. ti oy p!odir d ^nd sh II hcre.f
ter be paid i:- ■ ci-; „r ip srorliaj' oxehar,;^,- t«r
in couiinji. . f rt' ■ i bond*.
Si-.c. 7. Tbar. t.,c oe^retary of the Treasury is
hereby authorized, from rim.- to s.s, the
wants of the Tn-a ury may re.piire it, to sell or '
fiypoto -Cit f .r Trea-'j-y eo?.> said bon-;s, or anv
P’ir*. th rr.it, p .n the o-'st ter:ns lio eao. so as U) ■
ine-'t appro:.; ;:;M..ns i>v Corjt^r-'ss, and jit tbe s-u>k-
tinjo redueo and res.riot the amount of tbe cir.ra-
ia.-ion in frea uri- note.'? within re.Tsonable and
safe ;rriit=?.
^EC. 8. The bonds authoriz-'d .hy the ()th see. • ,
p™ Ci:r,i;r^.,tlT.-: ii.'" s«ere.„y »f w.r;or',he"oo„;;;ji
and ,h«, t,c e‘,ch („'r%il,' ,.i' J .r'S ! 3. L'l..... th„ ;,:,.„uiit ..f uli '7,
to-ItLr with tbe tv i M ^ of.ier Corp., Ju-reby declared that the purpose of 0m-
sucb fi.rm and of su •li'autbei' r I. n' ' •'!* eeiii.; and ujion gress in the passage of this act is-to provide
._m and of su h autbenticatu.n as th. Soe-1 all n.uney. held abroad, or np..n the amount; ni.re etiectually for the public safety by
writ of habeas corpus in tke
and no other:
or treasonable efforts or
subvert the government of
the Confederate States.
II. Of con.^piracies to overthrow the gor-
eraft^ S'ates of .\merica provides in Article ' time, dnritig the period ot six
I, .St eMoii ♦, P.irairrHpli 3, that ‘‘tile privi- the gaid first day of April,, printing; one skilled apothecary in
u-i:.* nf tne writ of habeas corpus »hall not i ^eave.
be r-uspended unlo-!* wben in case of rebel-^ That no person shall be relieved
I from the operatiou of this act by reason of
1
orders of details whenever he think.s proper:
f*rovided, that the j'ower herein gratuod tr.
the President to make details and cxf-mp
tions shall not be construed to authorize tiie
exemption or detail of any contractor fut
employe^ jw said edi-1 furnishing supplies of .nny kind to the G>iv-
reason of said contract, unless
secretary of the departtiient ina-
contract shall certify tliat the per
f such contractor are indi^-
j pensable to the execution of said contract:
on •ath. to 1)« indispensable to perform the; Provided further, that when any such con
tractor shall fail, diligently and faitiifully,
t>j proceed with the execution of such cor.
each apothecary store, who was doing busi
ness as such on the 10th dav of Oct’r 1>>62,
I'-n or iriv:uiou, tfie public safety may re- > »e operation ot tins act hy reason of j and has continued said biHiness, without Sec. 12. That in anpointi
(uire it;” and whereas, the power of sns-! een heretofore discharged from tho intermission, since that ]»e'-iod; all physi-i of surgeons for the examin!
■». 'id;n: the privilege ot said writ as recojf-! , disability riow exists; nor cians over the age of 3«j years, who now are, I liable to military service, n
n zed iu Kaid Article 1, is vested solelv ii. i furiiished substitutes . . . . _ *. . . . i
the
s-e. -2. On til.-' V ibi.‘ .,f ;t!l shares or infpr-
Csf-, lurld in any bar.k, bankin:x comuanv or
a.-"Ouiaiii>n, cjuial. r.av:j^utiii!i^ iiiiportinir.
exi.ifrfiiiir, jii.snrance, maniitacturii*^'’,' tele-
,i;rajtii, i-\pr.-,s, i-uilroad, utid drv-dock ciui-
patiie^^ and ail otiier joiur stofk companies
•d e\erv kind, wLetuer irif*orj>(»r;ited or not.
5 i>er ciMit.
the C.oigre^s, whieh is the exclusive judge i (*x«'iipted by reason thereof':
of the necessity of such siisnension: and ^ 'J** penson, her**tofore exempt
ed on account of religious opinions and who
has paiil the tax levied to relievo him from
bervice, shall be required to render military
Service under this act.
be assessed
he 8:i!iie by the.-,e States by the armies o,f the United
States; and whereas, the President has asked
for the suspension of the writ of hal>eas cor
pus, and informed Congress of conditions of
public danger whicfi render the suspension
of the writ a tneiisure proper for the public
del’ence against invasion and insurrection;
now, therefore,
The Congress of tfie Cofifederate States of
tract, his ej^‘mption or detail shall cease.
ting local hogrdh
examination of person*!
rvice, no member
anil for the last 7 years iiave been, in the I posing the same shall be appointed from flit*
actual and regular practice of their profes-j county or enrolling district in which they
sion, but the term phy. iciafi shall n>t in-1 are required to make such examinatiou.
elude tlentists; all presidents and teachers i j . _ ii
.\OTlCE.
mies and schocds, who have been regularly ‘ ONDERSIQNED, both haTiog cnwred the mfli-
of colleges, theological Veminaries, acade-;
mies and schocds, who have been regularly
^nr2iirAH .nc fiiipli for fici* vpuri? nAvf hpf)rrf>
detained by order of the
^ shall be taxed in 'b
for the Treasury n^tes in^a wbi
oertifi-r:tert ‘shall |
WT3 tl.at tiuie bear interest -tpoa onlv G63 cenfs ‘ l>e:iring t^mfed jr;ite tre.isiiry notes,
•r tivery dollar promt.sed upon tbeiV sce, and 1 einphned ! i a registered l».i.-.inedH,
la 1 t)c rp'bc(Q:iblc in new I’reasurv notes tt I incme derivovl from which is taxed, 5
lat rate: our iifiAr ^ •
■froTi tl
for
shal
that rate; but after the pfissy^e of this act no e dl ^
•» «-«j S-. 4.
Sec. It) That if any bank of drnodit shill '
t rz'„ z b" '"'“t '■ -.7
said bo .u Vr. .. ' .
hioh thev ar-'enr' Hitioiint of all K.dveiit cre-
verfible If converted bct -e the »ia,e lixJd foi ! 1’=‘-
is.sued Hb ciinency, e.\clu5ive of nm-
,:;ivf
iir.'-'
said de
I'poti profits inaie in trade ar»l
as follows:
I. ( >11 Jill profits made hy buying and sell
ing* spiritoiiB li(jiiors, flour, wiieat, (•M'n. rice,
siijjar, lU'dasses or Hinip, salt, bacon, pork,
hogs, beef or beef cattle, sheep, oats, hay,
fodder, raw hides, leather, horses, mules,
boots, siioes, cotton vHrns, wool, woolen, cot-
III. Of combining to assist the enemy, or
of communicating intelligence to the enerny
*r giving him aid and comfort. ’
IV. Of conspiracies, preparations and at
tempts to incite servile insurrection.
V. Of desertions or, encouraging deser
tions, of harboring deserters, and of attempts
to avoid military service: Provided, That in
c.ise d i*alpable wrong and oppression by
any subordinate ofiicer upon anv partv wiio
does not legally owe military “service, his
. • 1 1 fi 1 f I superior officer shall grant prompt relief to
t.,n .c imts, wiifrons, liur,u.ss, j ti.e «|,pressed party, «„d ll,e si,bord”nate
~ace.
emissaries of the
themselves at such tiuies and places, and
under such regulations, as the President
may prescribe, the time allowed not being
less than 30 tlaVs for those east, and f>0 days
for those west of the Mississippi river, and
any {lerson who shall fail s» to enroll him
self, without a reasonable excuse therefor,
to be judged of by the President, shall be
placed in service in the field for the war, in
the same manner as though they wore be
tween the ages of 18 atid 45: I’rovided, that
the persons mentioned in this section shall
coiwtitnte a reserve for State defefice and
detail duty, and shall not be required to
jurforin lutrvia^t ..nt *il" in nfiicfi
they reside.
Sec. ({. Thiit all perst»ns reqnire«i by the
5th section of this act ti. enroll themselves,
may within 30 days after the passage there
of, east of the Mississippi, and within f»0
days, if west of said river, form themselves
into voluntary organizations of companies,
battalions or regiments, and elect their own
-6-.- ‘^'■g^^f^'zations to conform to the
eminent, or conspiracies to resist the lawful J laws; and, having so organized, to
nilthority of the Confederate States. t»»ndpr fliAir Borvir.aa oa
1*17 8erri*e of Confederate States of .Amerioi,
cuciomert md frisuds,
Slftrr and John D
eya to collect either
due liem either by
M««ant or aot«, aud otber«u’e f.c aiieni to cheii- hu-
- , . J. , t. K „ 1 . 1 1 • 1 • J 1 I ■»*»««« feuerally duriag ttiCJr Ahsenoo. Taej respeet-
tendenfs of public hospitals, established by j folly a»k all pursooe ind#bttl to tiien to cail as promft-
law before the passage of this act, and such I b •• po««ble on their a^i vB-tke paya»ent.
- . J .Li 1 ! MTftTvr. *■ 'VTT.ri4\
pi>sed of 20 students or mo.-e. All superin-
'VILLI AMR
ss
jdiysicians and nurses therein as such su
perintendents shall certify, on oath, to be
indispensable to the proper and efficient Farther Sopplie^^ of Schodl Book^
management thereof*. 1 A^R OWN SPUuuiNQ BOJK:
4. There shall be exempt one person as I ^
1.^ • ^ . i. * 1 P^tps%r7 If?:
owner or agriculturist on eacii farm or plan- j
tatioji upon which there are now, and were ,
on the 1st day of Jan'y last, 15 able bodied i
field-hands, between the t-.ges of lf> and .'•O. ^
upon the following conditions:
1. This exemption shall only be granted j
In cases in which there is no white male j
Gr^oi u%r;
•* E’«m(*ntary Qr^nnma’’;
•• Priasr;
Biocham’a Latin O 'ammir;
^9» receive^ E. J. H,\LE % 80’^S.
Post Office, PayettevilieT^T^.^
p.;.'
pr.,-.
east
the .iii-
t'
II. On all
(.nation uf 5jr> .sb iil cnr,.ir:uc
payment of pub'ic duis, a.«
Jijd fund»ble at p«r undt-r thf
act, until ttie firjt of J dy, lyt>4.
'iitu tbe tirgt Oot«iber 1864 ws8» ot
-«PP-i ..I, .w
i
itj
and
and carry on the (i()vernment of the Con
federate States,” :i|)]>roved April 2-t, lSfj3.
j)rofit.s inaily by buying aud
correspondence or inter-
«nemy, without necessity
and withmit the permission of the Confede
rate States.
VIII.^ Of unlawful trading with the
! La^
pruuiwMt
belling motley, iT'dd,-.ilver foreiyn exchariw ' a/l traaing witfi the ene-
1 " It » exf.fidrij^ej, ^113% aiHi otJxer ulfeiiCBd t^A ftt
st^ks, notes, debts, credits, or obligations i the Confederate States, ©facted
ot anv kind, and proper-‘thoiraucceaaitt the war. -
tender their services as volunteers durin
the war to the President; and if such orgati-
izations shall furni.sh proper muster rolls, as
now organized, and deposit^a copy thereof
with the enrolling officer of their di.strict,
whicli shall be equivalent to enrolliHent,
they may be accepted as minute men for
service in such State, but in no event to be
taken out of it. Those who do not so volun
teer and organize, shall enroll themselves as
before provided; and may, by the President,
bo required to assemble'ft convenient pla
ces of rendezvous, and be formed or organ
ized into companies, battalions and regi
ments, under regulations to be prescribed
by him; and shall have the right to elect
their company and'regimental oflicers; and
all troops organized under this act for State
defence, shall be eatitled,. 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 plaee of r«adezvoas as required
by the authority of the President, without
« aofficie&t ezcose, to bo judged of him.
OCTOBEIt 3 1S03
adult on the farm orpTantati>n irotTrablTtO | o/th. Arrival and^Departur, of i/u MUU «/ thu
military service, nor unless the pof'son claim
ing the exemption was on the 1st day of
Jan’y 18fU, either the owner and manager
or overseer of said plantation, but in no case
shall more than one person be exempted for i
one farm or plantation. j
2. Such person shall first execute a bond,'
payable to the Confederate States of Am«;r-!
ica, in such form, and with sneh security, i
and in such penalty as the Secretary of War '
niay prescribe, conditioned that lie wi’d de- j
liver to the .Government at some railroad I
depot, or such other place or places as mav j
be designated by tlie Secretary of War, I
within 12 months next ensuing, IQp poundff |
ot bacon, or, at the election of the Govern
Officr..
K.\LEIOH ria AVERA8BORO’,
ArriTO* daily, except Sunday, at 4^ p. M.
Dapartfl dally, except Safarday at 6 P. M.
EALEIQH Tia 80.\fMERVILLE.
Departs Taeeday and Friday at 6 A. M.
Arrives Wednesday and Sunday at 9 P. M.
VfARSAWTia CLINTON.
ArriTes daily at 12 noon
Depwts daily at 1^ P. M.
CARTHAGE.
Arrives fuestay, T>uredav and Saturday at 7 P. M
Departs Monday. Wednesday and Friday at 1 P. M.
CHERAW, 8. C.
Arrives Ta^sday, Tbursiay and fiamrday at 6 P. M
Departs Sunday, Tuesday and Thuritday at 1 P. M,
f AIR BLUFF via LUMRERTON,
ArriTes Tu-sday, Thursday a»i aifurd^y at 6-A. M.
Departs 8un.J%y, Tuesday and T;iurad*y at 1 P. M.
R()BE.‘0,V’8 via EHZ^BEl'HTOWN.
ment, its eqi:ivalent in pork, and 100 lbs. of i Departs Maad*y. WHnesdiy and Pridav aV'e a M
on foot,)f* •
for each .iblebodied .lave on said farm orl ^ j.
fO lbs. of i DeP'
net beef (said beef to be delivered on foot,) f* Tuesday. Thurday and Satu^ay at 2 p. M.
^«rtn orl . . ®^^Z.ABETHTOWN ria T«REBISTH
plantation, within the above said ages, whe-;^^Dip*wi ^^^^‘(MJndty) at« p m.
ther said slaves in the field or not, which’r^ >*aonolia »ia cypRESS CREEK
said bacon or pork and beef shall be pai4,i Tuesda
for by the Government at the prices fi*fttl'* swi'ftTsl!^!)
by the Commissioners of the State under the
impressment act: Provided, that when the
person thus exempted shall produce satis
factory evWence that it has been impossible
for him, by the exercise of proper diligence
to furnish the amount of meat thus contract
ed for, aud leave an adequate supply for the
subsistence of those living on the said farm
or plantation, the Secretary of War shall
direct a commutation of the same, to the
ezteat of twc^thir tbtoiQof io g,raiA or otiwr
via MONTROSE, COVINGTON »ad
POWELLTON.
Arrive* Tuesday at « P. M
Depart* Wednesday at 11 A. M
SWIFT ISLAND via TROY.
Arrivea Toeaday at ft P, M.
Depart* Wedne^ar at II A, M.
All mails leaving befori> 7J \ SI., are elos^d the even
ing before at 9 P H All Utters to be eent off fro*
thi* offiee, other than by mail, mast be paid for as if
eent bv mall. All drop‘letter* should be pre-paid by
2 e'nt E'nmps.
The 0® aa vHB b« « «,u 9aiM«y ir«m to A-
1A& a, QOOKa P- M.
I
■M
PRINTEli
eoni
EDrio
Prioe for tJie .fe®
advancs.
For f^s Weekly f]
"wlvance.
fg^ADVEr.TI
of 16 lines for th(
ceeding publicalio:
half square f« chf.
for eajh sucoeedin
qiiebted to Slate
they will be oontln
ingly.
Advert iaenxHU t
verti4«meat^.
£
From an n.f ert
will be entered wU
paper be sent
ttmn >9 paid for.
SHch of our old
per on tLie syatera
remUtanoee.
WJU.
Attc
Fa
WILL attend th
Cnmberland,
ties. Prompt atte
elaims entrusted to
Oct. 17, 1859
GEO. W.
VI7iele«iale
ANDIMPO
liardwarcf and
HAT SI
July 2, 18til.
J o
€fro€rr an*i
FAYE1
Jan’y 10, 186S
B a WORTH.
WOl
Commissloii an
V
WIL»
Oct. 16, 18>.'i
JOHNSON,
W"E hare thirty (31
eaet of Wilmla
themaelves with sak.
A. Johnson, Jr., A|
manager at the work
FstyeUeTille, Nov
2,500
Persone haviog ti
tike highest Cash pric
at tke Merohant MiUi
ber at his old stand o
Nov. 6, 18t>a.
AR.Ul
1AM prepared to
Bamcss fur Armj
give good bargrtin«.
orders to me as th> y
■eat oS in quick dispi
G«ldBton P, O., Ch
300 IbK. «iia
f>et. 16.
SACKS for sal
Dec 22
J,]
1 Qi\ BOXES V1R(
J.^\/ for sale on oo
May 23.
I^le L
LBS-
AVUU suitable for
Fayetteville, April
w
ante
ESTERN RAIL
Bauk N.j(«e;
Gold -nd Silver;
Nurtn Caroliaa I
Goonty of Cnmb
Town of Fayette
Greensboro’ $1 i
Confederate 7 ai
Coupons ot $15,
of Towi
“ of old 1
Oot. 12, 18^.
Spiiii Catton
W
£ will give Spun
delivered at my
Jb.iKD Oll^—
Factory
BAIi A.1I* T
my Factory.
Fayeueville,
01
Lbad wantbd.-
DefiartiuaDt. Pt
tinea will pleaae app
POWDER for lU pau
69-tf
Palma
The Bubeeriber iri!
any qnantity of ]
I'
olhlNl)”
TAMNERS’ and L
I.AMP BLACK