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sh&ll be aubjoot to a tax ol 33i per cent, on t*v- ty or etfecta of any kind, not enumerated » ftry .If JUr f>roniwel .in the face thoroof, said tis ^ tJie prece(ting j>aragraph, between the times to »t»*ch to said notes t^hcrcvor oircuiatrd, and i named tliereiii, 10 per cent., in addition to PITBLIC LAWS Kxaci'ku Fkb’v 16, 1804. ill ? \> Fi»,f Tax (in i Limit the Currcnru | 1 tbe tax on snch profits as income, nnder the ■ I, lax ont ^na horciu pvovidod, !»abject to j ’ ' ;''riiN I i h' * on^/ress of the (^tnt.dtra/f ' , . Riuresaia. ... ^ n. , , „*■; the deduction ol rfairt mx. ./ A'.‘if'rtrii do ••txict, That the holders ot -^u'y iite:! abi'vo tho dcnoruia.ition ol 5?'^ a!l i'.' oea iV Sko 1- Thut rev.- 'ivt(U o ji >i ,, III. On the amount of ])rofita exceeding ' y ^ '^•'asiry percent., m ad e d ii ring either of the yeai’s , ,, , ,, j . uor>'% rev.- ivtfu oji >ie »uc haies hereia nsod iuri,^> , i i i , , , o i be allow.d m11 the fir.t' bank or banking rl ;/trd 1.1 « i JanuHrv lH(i5, to fund the same in 6 per ! coiiipa.iy, insurance, canal, navipt.on, im- ' • c s tv rVh ? ‘Tsach Treasury bon-Js of'the Confednratc States, payable 20 j and exportnijj:, telegraph, express, a >t> -\lih' n' j'!d th/* sam-in re:ji« ^ th® interest payable semi-1 J ailio.id, inanufrtctnring, dry dock, or other a>t - nail be all .vf^.J f > fund the sam- iQ rcjsi. J .j u„ Jr.M.r r.,..n.»unv nf Rnv tcrod oonds naMble years after tb.3ir data, aurnwii.V. Hut nil Treasury notes reaoived bj ijo'iit Bfock company of any description, bcar’*ticv intorcs' if the nito of 4 per coat, per um alt-v the time fixed for taxing the same I whether incorporated or not, 25 per cent on i.am, payable oo'the 1st of Januirj and Julv of’“s ajorc-iaJd, ^jhall be hold to have beon reeeiveu j such excess. ■ ■ ' diminished by the amount of said t;\x. Thu dis-, Sioo. 5. The following e.xemptions from crimiaarjor. between th^ ootes -«bjet*t the tax \ taxatiou under this act shall be allowed and thiHO uuf. so subject, shall be— j to-wit: Sec is. I hat i r*.*usury aotes^heretcfore i.saucd Prouerty of each head of a family to iH'aring ititor-;sc iit the ruit: ol i, oU on the 81U0 i of §500; and for each minor child per anuam sbul no loader be received m pay- ^ rnenr of public dues, but sfia 1 be deemej and ;.T th* M)nsidrrtu hoDus of the C/>nf'etlcra!c bj caclf year. ‘J The -*oretary of the Treasury is hor^bv authorized to issuo the bonds required fur the lunJHsr proTided for in the preoedins section, an. until the bonds can be prepared he may issue ■J. '^elites to answer the purpose Such bond:* .nuii oertidoates shall be recaivablo without iator- e-t lu payment of all Government dues payable iu the year 18fV4, exeept export and import duties aiul fur each sou actually engaged in the i arniy or navy, or who iias died or been e two years after the ratification of a tr.raty ■ . j Sec. 3. That all Treasury notes of the deno:ui-. poa v with the Tfnited Stare-», bearinj' tlie ratu of ! military or naval service, and nation of $100. aot b#*aring interest, which shall interest specified on t!»eir face, payable 1st of j a member of the family wh^ he not be pre.sented for lunding under the provisions i January of each and every year i *-'nteied the service, to the further value of of the 1st section of this act, ahali, from and after I 14. That the Secretary the Secretary of the Treasury ^o^K). the Iwt day of April ISt^, east of the AIi9«ii»sippi j ht*, and ht> is hereby, authoiized, in c iso river, and the 1st day of July 18ti4, west of t:»e S^'nciea of ^he Goverume it should reqai Mis.!iisiiippi, cease to be receivable in payment ol i P“) douiund of any public creditor wl II. Property of the widow of any officer soldier, suilor or marine, who may' have 0 the i si- ire it, to payment ol i P“^ uemuim or any puoiic crc^iior whotse debt j died «.»r been killed iu the military or n&v& public dues, and said notes, if not 8o presented at i be eontrjcf?d after the passage ot this act, j service, oi where there is no widow, tlien of that time, shall, ia addition to the Ui of 38i to iocme the caruc in a certificate of in- the family, being minor children to the cer>ts iuiy >sed in the 4th section of this act, be j debtodnc'^, to he i^s.^ued by said Secretary in sucL ' • - - ’ snbj eted to a tax of 10 per cent, per naontb ua-1 ^orm as he may deem proper, payable two years tii So prescii? d; which taxes shall attach t^ said fif-er a ratilie:.:i'. j of a treaty of pence with the United State?, l>caring interest at the rate of six |>cr «Ami «kM4j| trinsfcrabie only by bj ecial cndDriemenf;, under rcgulijij? to b? |.(t;>onbtd by the Secretary of notes vflierevor circulated, and shall be deducted from the i«ce of paid notes whenever prcsenrcil I lot p iyment or for funding, and said notes shall i not ht exchanecable for the new issue of Trea- j sury i.iites provided for in this act. j 4. That on all said Treasury notcp not I x’urc! d t*r used in payment of raxes at the datjs ! ani placcs prencribed in th« 1st eection of this! itt^rized to increa-e the number of depositories so ac., tLcre shall be levied at said dates and places | mee t the requirements of this act, and with H tax of8o;i Cents for every dollar promised on ! that view tu employ o«ch of the banks of the sev- the fic;. of said notes; said tax shall attach to said • States as his may deem expedient notes wherever circulated, and shall be collected j 'fbe Secretary of the Treasury shall by deducting the same at the treasury, it.s deposi-; forthwith adverti.'^e this act in such newspapers t'M i' F ;>nd by tax o'ullectors, and by all Govern- publi»licd in th-j several Stites, and by such other oCicrrs receiving the same whenever pre- : ui-aD'- as shall seeuse i:wuedi3te puolierty; and ^ - 1 .Ll - I- nr 3 .1 r, . in I'cne ar my and value of $1000. III. Property of every officer, soldier, sailor or marine, actually engaged in the military or naval turvif.fl. or of such as have been disabled in such service, to the value of ^1000; provided, that the al>ove exemp- ir i f.’r payascnt or for funding, or in payment! ^be Secretary of War and the Secretary ■J'lr riiricnt dues, or for postage, or in ex- f-hall each cause it to bo published i e_.i I new notes, as hcreinalt?r provided,’and ' "‘‘1^for the infonnation of the • • ui'y i^ctes shall be fundable in bonds as , navy. in the 1st section of this act, until the! ^’bc 42d .»;..‘Ction of the act for = 0 't day the Tvca.ury' and said eerriticat>,i ^^ail bo exempt | from tasariofi in principal and interest. j exclusive of household fnrniture. Sec. 15 The Secret,»ry of the Treasury is au- i shall be assessed at a value exceeding $1000. IV. That where j>roperty has been injured or destroyed by tlie enemy, or the owner thereof iias been temporarily deprived of the use or occupancy thereof, or of the means of cultivating the same, by reason of the presence or tlie proximity of the enemy, the assessment on such property may be reduced, in proportion to the damage sus tained by the owner, or the tax assessed thercMi niHv be reduced in the same ratio by-the district collector, on satisfactory evi dence submitted to him by the owner or aa- -h,; >l‘ Jdiiuury at the rate of tJtit cen^' and i; shall be thednty of the Sec- r.-rar or ^’*e Treasury, at any time bctwccu the ist ; and the 1st of July, we-t of t>'e ipp; riv. r, and the Ist'of January IbO'), 0 ‘•-.r.sti-ufrt and exchant;e aew Trex>>ury uotcs » ■ t*‘0 saiiio at the rate of Cdj cont>» on the del ‘^ ' -i id J, lhatuutes of the dcnouiination of ;:l. *!1 noi earifkd to th« privilege of said K'fir V • ,/ that tho right tu U'i‘; . ’ ,.{ s .i.i J rer4.-ur5 notes, after tbe lstd;.y jr Ja.! J iry iSo j. i.s iiereby taken awav. .-1 r,i •' /■ f? h,r'h’ r, That imon ali such Tfcisur? not>s which I’lay r>.'iEa:n-out-Jtanain^ on the 1st d ;y of .'anuiry l‘6r>. «nd wi.ich may not be excha'i'ircd lor n-.v Trsasary notes, aa h»retn provided, tax 't lOil per ccut. is hereby impo?ed.’ SEf' :> That afLer the first day of April uext, all anrh>^nty herotafors given to the Se'’re»!ir'' ttif- assc.^^'Uient and cullr>Lion of taxes, approved May • ser^sor. i;o. 0. That tho taxes on property laid ! l8^ is hereby repealed Skc 1^. The Secreiary ot tie Trt'asury is j for the yearl SH4, shall be assessed a# on I h..r,.uy v>rii- d ;.a I required, upon the Epp’i i the day ot the passage of this act, siad be 1 l ation of the » ol-t r I: : ny eill, •crtitic’ite. which.! due and collected on the 1st day of Juno , oy tb^ hrst. of f.he aot to provik for the ■ next, «»r a'? Soon after as practicable, allow- !ii.^!.r and tn'-rh.jr i v-jue of Treji^ury nutes, ap ( iu^ an e.vretwion of 90 davs West of the r.no' 3Iarch J-id was required tj be j i-ivyi- 'I’lio adilitional taxeH on , thercat^or de, m.a t.. !.e ^ bund, to i.s.u’ to ^uoh {incomes or prulita for t le vear 18^J3, levied b a..r V lliis act, shall Iw nssWed »nd cllected ‘ ' ‘orthwitli; and the taxos on incomes or pro- f r), >vl>rtt'\onjtl Tue^ fur the com 1^04, thall Ije as'^ssed and : vi(m iirfmc -nHl Hanport of Gao^rnment. j c«l''i-t»-d according to the provisions of tho .Sec. 1. Tiit^ '‘..n State> of Aiiiericu rn-'S of the Confedenitc ’o enact, i’fint in addi I ta.x atid assessment acts of 18t]3. Skc. 7. So much of the tax act of the 34th of pesee 'rith «r>e Loited States, :o oe »• ■xcep’ , the Htf,? n-'iros I. the-i uf' the ]-r >v now Df't- treaty .^aiif nc'.f i'sues ao.e I’ pay-Pent of all public duos and import duti.'.-, to he i>-uei i„ : . r Oiu n >-?. it r! ■ rat- -A - Juli ,.f >r ■; tho. old yhether ^.i.f old ■ irrendered for exehav^'e by th^ hoi'd-r-! ‘ into th-' Trea«u^y uru,^ ' .-in.^ vI fhi" act; and tho hoid.-rs of ' ■T ol f'n-: r.olc:?, .‘xc.'p. tho.-e ■ ■^‘-7 re'^oct.i to -I "l i >!;ar b;' !hc:a.'-. .^forv^.iti, .’ 0 ■'’f.. e ii certiScsfe ^, 'f per C( at. ■ • . ;T 3 rst\>’., tion t.. ih. t:i\u3 levied bv the act -t.. lay I April 18^8, as levies a tax on in- ta\(>s |,.r fiKicoijitnon detencthiJid tocarrvoii I ^'■otn property or etlects on t?io (:»ov«.Tiinii.;it. >t tl;o Confederate .States,” i amount or value • f which a tax i» levied bo I ^3' 1**^ section of said act, are nuspended for the year 1864, and no fstiinated rent, hire or intereat on pro perty or credits herein taxed ad valorem, shij, ■ or corponitiun. Hahle there- |’*^hall be assessed or taxel as incomes under to, t:ix.-> I.-J to-wit; j the tax act of 18«J3. !• the value rty, r»>ai, pur- I’hal tUe tax imiKwed by this niixed, of ovt^ry kiti i an! descri|>-,bonds ol the Cmtederate States heroto- i'. ri, I iK rt' tKiiier evenij.iNjd »r t,i\; J at a ; is^'Ued. sl^t!! it; no case t*iceed the in- 5 iH*r cent.: I’rovi.it*d, Ti at ^cie-t on the* same, and such bonds, when helfl bv or for minors or lunatics, sluill l>e rn -iy x- rirt: iij p jT di.’tmui, an • 'I’l >-i of u rrer-y rates., unl-*> soom r ti di.^ren ironi I'l ployt-i vjilne doli vi-r- i[ r;lt4 0(1 t:u* vnliie of j»r-por(y ein ji'i'.'u'tiire snail In-* i|*‘iiiicfed tJu* ^ trom t.he tfi.’C in all casf*"s where the It; t:ix in kiri'i lielivercd therefrom, . interft oti tlie same shall not exceed $KH>0. yuidcr imposir^ it, tmd j Act I. tUpriviUgeoftfu Writ p . - I-,u"' ' ^ ; (;t ICnrpHM in certain cams. er cent the Constitution of the Confed- ' 71*'/.' ,1 • 1 1 I -''an* States of America provides in Article .1, (>., V.„„, .,,l„ ,.„d e.ivpr war... | i, .SooUon !., 3. tl, ]'a-.-, jewels, jewelry and watclies. in IX. Of coDspiracies, or attempts to liber ate prisoners of war held by the Confederate States. X. Of conspiracies, or attempts or prepa rations to aid the enemy. XI. .Of persona advising or inciting others to abandon the Confederate cause, or to re sist the Confederate States, or to adhere to the enemy. ,* XU. Of unlawfully burning, destroying or injuring, or attempting to burn, destroy or injure any bridge or railroad, or tele graphic line of communication, or property, witlPthe intent of aiding the enemy. XIII. Of treasonable designs to impair the military power of the Government by destroying, or attempting to destroy, vessels or arms, or munitions of war, or arsenals, foundries, workshops, or other property of the Confederate States. Sec. 2. Tho President shall cause proper officers ti investigate the cases of all persons 80 arrested, or detained, in order that they may be discharged if improperly detaineif, unless they can be speedily tried in the due courae of law. Sec. 3. That during the suspension afore said, uo military or.other officer shall be comjMjlled, in answer to any writ of habeas corpus, to appear in person, or to return the body of any person or persons detained by him, by the authority of the President, Se cretary of War, or tlie General officer com manding the Trans-Mississippi department; but upon the certificate, under oath,,of the officer flavin^ charge ui'any one bo Uutained, that such person is detained by him as a prisoner for any of the causes hereinbefore specified, under the authority aforesaid, fnr- ther pi-oceedings under the writ of habeas Corpus shall immediately cease and remain suspended so lon^ as this^ct shall coutinue iu force. Sec. 4. Thii act shall continue in force for ninety days after the next meeting of Con gress, aud no longer. riv I.I'l. 'i h. xp -r.scs '.1 «ti: ..‘'erwi>, i.fori.ied f\T, *tio S‘-crc;ar- '•V is -;uy autf*orizr*d to issiif ii 'i-i '0 an rnaount cot ex.eeding live in;, of ddllar'i, tho priauipuf i.iid in- (>.) tl;f vaitl ;r ’ per cent. nr. The vhIiio of i.rupcrty taxed under tills ■■section sliiiil be usse^oed uii the I tlic Mjarket yaliie of the same, or simil'ir pro- F*crty in the nei^iib'irliood wliereHP.iessed,in bij rrt,e fmai taxat’^n, and ‘ tiio year excei.t in caset. wliere land : pivmcnt of >uter -tf>.ereonthe ntire net ‘ slave.^;, o.fron or t.'.Imceo liavv been i.;ir- . ot any exp.rt auiy hereafter laid on th-. , ciKt^od since the 1st dav of .Junuarv 18t;i> >1 cotion, tobacco, and naval stor's, j in whicdi tiin "ti 1 *l>j» 1 i ' * «hHlI be exported from the (^ontcder.tr I ‘ cotton and tho net pr.>ceed:, of the imn„rt duties i 'H »>e assessed ‘ ri au.irst at tlio price fictnally [>aid for tht» game bv the owner. S(tc. 2. Dn the valiujof all t^haree or inter hr reoei’ valuj 1 now ],tid, or so much thereof ests held in any l»ank, !»ankin^ eomjmnv or association, canal, navi«^ution, importing. as may oe necessary ■ ; y aanuaily the interest, are hereby specially J, ; I r'jouhd, that the duties now laid o- iniports are hcr% pled-ed and shall hercif- ter 00 paid in sp-cie. or in sterUn- exchaa^^c or in coup m- ol said bonds. *’ j exjx.rtin^', insurance, manufacturin’jr, tele- 1 of the Treaj5uiy is j exj»ress, railroail, and dry-dock cnm- wnM'* ‘ T***" ’ timo, as the j I’^nies, and all other joint stock companies hrp,,w. L';,, '"“■"■1'"™''='' lucjiai.i'ro/riEsbicol^^^^ * !'® '■■‘i'j'' .'■I'rr.>|>erty taxud under this time reduce aud restrict the’ao'Annf c he afese,sned upon the basis of r'r r sale I'iiirq. i noiirhburliood where assessed, in such cur- &i;c. h. The bonds authorized by the fith see. general use there, in the tioa oi this ^ict may he either ren'istered or en I P^rcliase and Kale of encb j»roi>ertv, at the ,L°" ?' P*"*'" thrm fUc.^ i , Changed for each other under J •*- '^pon the anmnnt «.f all ^oll anti the Seeretary of tbe Treasury i silver bullion, «,» ok„ii L-.£. . . wKetiicr held by the bank;* or other corpo- rutioiiB or individuals, 5 percent.; and upon all moneys held abr»ad, or upon the amoiHit oT all bills ot exchange, drawn therefor on foreijru countries, a tax of 5 per cent; such tax upon money abroad to be assessed and colkcted accordrnj. to 11,e value fhoreol' at iT^ '''fit're.tho tax is paid 11. Upon the amount of all lucVl^r'^ exchanged for each other ua7er such rrr^uU ,0^, as the Seeretary of tbe Treasurv t W ""A® '5100, and shaft surh f .roT V e thereto attached, be in -f .r -"iof ”'»ch authentication as the Sec- • ^-*0 of the Trewury niay prescribe; the interest 1 , , Payable half yearly on the first of Jan’y atii .July lu cash year; the nrineir.Kl «hnli , , - yearj tho priocip&l shall be pay- ab.o «ot less than 30 years from their date. Skc 0- All call certificates fihall be fundable, a-id sha ! be taxed in all respects aa is providod .0! h. Irc9sury notes into which they are con- Lf converted before the time fixed for .... „t. t '-x„..-ho T:-asary note.s, such cortificatca shall currency, exclusive of non- ^'ontecWe tre:;:u.T n / I ‘^leir face,.^ ®'''P^'».Ved in a regi^terod business ' _ I'^c.^iable in t»ew Treasury notes at derived from ’ ' pa'ssage of this act no call . amount of all solvent crp- „!.5 t”i“! «» otl,er pa- ipn i5, that “the privi- leire ot the writ of habeas corpus shall not be »uspenled onle-s when in ca^e of rebeb . lion or invasion, the public safety may re- i.f (juire it;’’ and whereas, the power of sus- I«.ndinjj; the privilege of said writ as recog nized in said Article 1, is vested solely in the Con^rof»s, which is the excln.^iive judge of tne nt*ccv.-^i;y j>f such suspension; and whereas, in tho opinion of the Congress, the I)ublic safety reipiires the suspension of said writ in the existing case of the invasion of these States by the armies of the United State.'; and whereas, the President has asked for the suspension of tho writ of halieae cor- pu.s, and informed Congress of conditions of public danger Vhich render the suspension of the writ a measure proper for the public defence against invasion and insurrection now, therefore, The Congress of the Confederate States of America do enact. That during the present invasion of the Confederate States, the priv ilege of the writ of liabeas corpus bo, anc the same is hereby, suspended; but such sus pension shall apply only to the cases of per sons arrested or detained by order of the I resident. Secretary of War, or the General Olhcer commanding the T^rans-Missisaippi ty th4^ and under the control of the President. It is herQi>y dsclared that the purpose of Con gress in the passage of this act is to provide more effectually fi;r the public safety by suspeiidiiig the writ of habeas corpus in tho following cases and no other: I. Of treason, or treasonable efforts or combinations to«ubvert the government of the Confederate States. II. Of conspiracies to overthrow the gov erunient, or conspiracies to resist the lawful authority of the Confederate States.' III. Of combining to assist the enemy, or A-ririTOl'' ‘ b,"i'- **«««I anth(yized b tiiid act, in exchange for -> I i \ ? . 'vliich is taxed, 5 l»er cent. • ’ 'Sec. 4. Lj)on j.iolits made in trade and busme.ss, as ibihnv.-;: IV,., . . ‘‘'i mado by buying and sell- tb hrst.j iiiu'; lifpiors, flour, wheat, corn, rice, J»or sirup, salt, bacon, pork, P'«"--iage of !.,is act: y-Vo- '•10 pr, .i.ed before the at p‘»r shikll ocase —sarj, heretofore *ou of $5 sh.i!l I'l- pr*Jvwiourt ot t and un; coal, iron, f.teel or nails, at any time be tween the 1st of January 1S63, ajil the 1st of January 18»;r>, 10 per cent.. In addition to tho taxj)n : ncli -.rofits as incouie u’lder the “t'.ct to lay t. for tiie common defence and carrv or» . >0 Tr,vornniijnt of rlie Con- federatrs Suue.,,” aot)rovei April 24, 1863. - Uzi all profits made by buying and selbng money, g.dd, silver, foreigrj exchanjre Ti.'.tria ■^''bts, credits, or obligations aoy m^prchsm^iza, proper- I'"' of public dueriH I- ' •n lu„a.Me .. >>« *ftor that obligati^,'; “•Jlofan, tand, aod anj merchimdiza. nrnn... of communicating intelligence to the enemy, or giving him aiu and comfort. IV. Of c(mspiracies, pre})!irations 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 case of ]>alpable wrong and oppression by any subordinate oflicer upon any party who does not legally owe military service, his supei*ior officer shall grant prompt relief to the oppressed party, and the subordinate shall be dismissed from oflice. VI. Of spies and other emissaries of the enemy. Vli. Of holding correspondence or inter course with the enemy, without necesaity. THE MILITARY BILL. Section 1. That from and after the passage 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 18 and 45, now in service, shall be retained during the present war with the U. S., in the same regiments, bat- talf«^iis and companies, to which they belong at the passage of this act, with the same or ganization and officers, unless regularly transferred or discharged, in flccorianc*e witli the laws and regulations for the gov ernment of^ the army: Provided, that com panies from one State, organi/el against their consent, e.xpressed at the time, with regiments or battalions from another State, shall have the privilege of being transferred to organizations of troops, in thy same arm of the service, from the States in which said companies were raised; and the soldiers from one Stale, in companies from another State, shall be allowed, if they desire it, a transfer to organizations from their own States, in the aarne arm d’ the service. Sec. 3. That at the expiratiofi of six month? from the first day of April next, a bounty *>♦ (1*100 in r» oin po_r ccut. Owverilllietit Ifi/iid, which the Secretary of the Treasury i« here by authorized to issue, shall be paid to eve ry non-commissioned officer, musician and private who shall tlien be in service, or in the event of his deatfi previous to the jieriod of such payment, tiieai to the per>on or per son» who would be entitled to receive bv law the arrearages of his pay; but no one shall be entitled to the bounty herein provided who shall at auy time, during the period of ?six montiis next after the said first day of April, bo absent from his command without leave Sec. 4. That no person shall be relieved from the operation of this act by reason of having been heretofore discharged from the army where no disability now exists; nor shall those who have furnished substitutes be any longer exempted by retuson thereof: Provided, that no’person, heretofore e.xempt- ed on account of religious opinions and who has paid the tax levied to relieve him from service, shall be required to render military Service under this act. Sec. 5. That all w’hite male residents of the Confederate States, between the ages of 17 and 18 and 45 aud 50 years, shall enroll themselves at such times' and j)laces, and under such regulations, as the President may prescribe, the timo allowed not being less than 30 days for those east, and tJOjiays lor those west of the M.ississippi river, and any person who shall fail so 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 were be tween the ages of 18 and 45: Provided, that the persons mentioned in this section shall constitute a reserve for State defence and detail duty,»and shall not be required to perlbrm service out ot the IState in which they reside. Sec. 6. Tliat all persons required by the ^th section of this act t") enroll themselves may within iiO days after the passage there of, east of the Mississippi, and within 60 days, if west of said river, form themselves .into voluntary organizations of companies battalions or regiments, and" elect their own ofiicers; said organizations to conform to the existing laws; and, having so organized, to tender their services as volunteers during the war to the President; and if such organ izations shall furnish proper muster rolls, as now organized, and deposit a copy thereof with the enrolling officer of their district, which shall be equivalent to enrollment 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, be required to assemble at 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 aud regimental officers; and all troops organized under this tfct for State defence, shall be entitled, while in actual 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- v'ost and hospital guards and clerks, and of clerks, guards, agents, employees or labor ers in the Commissary and Quartermaster’s Departments, in the Ordnance Bureau, and of clerks and empl jyees of navy agents, as also in the execntion of the enrollment act, and all similar duties, shall be performed by j)ersons who are within the ages of »18 and 45 years,* and who by the report of a Board of army surgeons shall be reported as unable to perform active service in the field, but capable of performing some ot the above said duties, specifying which, and when these persons shall have been assigned to those dutie-4 as far a-s practicable, the Pre- fiident shall assign or detail to their perform ance such bodies of troops, or inlividuals, required to be enndled under the 5th sec tion of this act, as may bo needed for the dischai'ge of such duties: Provided, that persons Ijetween the ages of 17 and 18 shall i>e assigned to those duties: Provided fur ther, that nothing contained in this act shall be so oonslrued as to prevent the President from detailing artisans, mechanics, or per sons of scientific skill, to perform indispen sable duties in the departments or bureaus herein metitioned. Sec. *J. That auy Quartermaster or As sistant Quartermaster, Commissary or As sistant Commissary, (other than those serv ing with brigades or ro|^imentS ill the field,) or officers in the Ordnance Bureau, or Xavy Agents, or Provost Marshal, or officer in the conscript service, who shall hereafter employ or retain in his enijiloyment any person in any of their said departments or bureaus, or in any of the duties mentioned in the 8th section of this act, in violation of the provisions hereof, shall, on conviction thereof by a court-martial or military court, be cashiered; and it shall be the duty of any department or district commander, upon proof, by the oath of any credible person, that any such officer has violated this pro vision, immediately to relieve such officer from duty; and said commandei*s shall take prompt measures to have him tried for such offence; and any commafider as aforesaid failing to perform the luties enjoined by tills section, shall upon being duly convicted thereof, be discharged from the service. Sec. 10. That all laws granting e.temp- tions fi*om*military service be, and the same be construed as repealing the act approved are, hereby repealed, and hereafter none April the 14th 1863, entitled an act to ex shall be exempted except the following; 1. All who shall be held unfit for milita ry service, umler rules to be prescribed by the Secretary of War, 2. 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 as the President, or the Governor of the re spective States, may certify to be necessary f^r the proj»er ailministration of the Con federate or State Governments, as the ease provisions, to be delivered bv such pers., as aforesaid at equivalent rates. " 3. Such person shall further bind hitn^ol. to sell the marketable snrplus of j.rovisio;,' and grain now on hand, and which he ij ' raise from year to year while his exeniptio; continues, to the Government or to tho I'arn* ilies of soldiers, at prices fixed by the ci.tr missiouers of the State under tlie iiii'trt J ment act: Provided, thatk any person empted as aforesaid, shall be entitled r,, . credit of 25 per cent, ojj any aiuouiit ..f me • which be may deliver within three iiionti' from the passage of this ict: Provided hj' ther, that persons coming within the pr.jV' sions of this e.xernption sliall not be debriv^j of the benefit tlierecd' by reason ot hjtvn!, been enrolled since the 1st day of Feb. 4. In addition to the toregujf,^ exeim tions, the Secretary of War. under the ( rection of the President, may exetnpt tail such other persons as he may he fied ought to be exempted on account 4 public necessity, and to insure the j.ro.inc tion of grain and other provisions h,r tiif^ army and the families of soldiers. Ho also, grant exemjjtions or details, on 3U(.i terms as he may prescribe, to sncli ovei" seers, farmers or planters as he may he su*. isfied will be more useful to the countrv i, the ])ursnits of agriculture than in the mii. tary service: Provided, that such exemption shall cease whenever the farmer, ]>Ianreru- overseer shall fail dih’gently to eaii»!uv gotxl faith, his own skill, capital and la!^,r exclusively in the production of grain an] provisions, to be sold to the Government an.j the families of soldiers at jirices not exmMj. ing those fixed at the time for like artidei by the Commissioners of the State und. r the impressment act. 5. The president, treasurer, auditor an,j superintendent of any railroad company en gaged in transportation for the Govermnent and such officers and employees thereof the president or superintendent shall certify on oath to be indispensable to the efficif-m oj>#ration of said railroad: Provided, tha: the number of pei*sons so exempted hy thi, act «n any railroad (^liall not exceed one jier- son for each mile of such road in actual nse for military transportation; and said exeniji'.s shall be reported by name and description, with the names of any who have loft tLe employment of said company, or who ma? cease to be indispensable. 6. That nothing herein contained empt contractors for carrying the niailc the Confederate States, and the drivers ut post coaches and hacks, from iniiitarv ser vice: Provided, that all the exemption: granted under this act shall only co:.tin;;e whilst the persons exempted are actua’.'v engaged in their respective pursuits or .jc cupations. Sec. 11. That the President be, and lie hereby, authorized to grant tletails, uinler general rules and regulations to he is^ucc fi^pm the War Department, either ct'persons between 45 and 50 years of age, or iroin tin may be. :3. Kvery minister of religion authorized to army in the field, iri all cases where, in hL preach according to the rules of his church, judgment, justice, equity and neces^itv re and who, at the passage of this act, shall be quire such details, and he may revoke suci; regularly employed in the discharge of his orders of details whenever he thinks prupci: mtnfsterial duties, Buperfntendents and phv- sicians of asylums for the deaf and dumb and blind and of the ingane; one editor for each newspaper being published at the time of this act, and such employees as said edi tor may certify, on oath, to be indispensable to the publication of such newspaper: the public printer of the Confederate and State Governments, and such journeymen print- IVovided, that the power herein granted tj the President to make details and excuip tions shall not be construed to authorize liie exemption or detail of any contractor for furnishing supplies of any kind to the Gov- ‘ ernmelit, by reason of said contract, iinle« the head or secretary of the department nia king such contract shall certify that the jier- sonal services of such contractor are indis ers as tho said public printer shall certify, pensable to the iexecution of said contract: on oath, to be indispensable to perform the I Provided further, that when anv sucii con- public printing; one skilled apothecary in j tractor shall fail, diligently and faithfullv. each apothecary st.>re, who was doing busi-1 to proceed with the execution of such con- ness as such on the 10th day of Oct r 1S62, tract, his exemption or detail shall cea?e. That in appointing local boards and Without the permission of the ConfedeU same pay and allowance as rate States. troops now in the field. VIII. Of unlawful trading with the en«- *“7 Person who-shall fail to my, and other offences against the laws of attend at the place 011 the Confederate States, euacted to promotj their tQCQQw in th» w«r. attend at tbe place of rendezvous as required by t^ authority of the President,, without & •offlcient excMe^ to b« jad^ed ol bj i»im^ and has continued said business, without intermission, since that period; all physi cians over the age of 30 years, who now are, and for the last 7 years have been, in the actual and regular practice of their profes sion, but the term phytdcian shall not in clude dentists; all presidents .md teachers of colleges, theological e.eminaries, aq^de- mies aud schools, who hjive been regularly engaged as such for two years next before the passage of this act: I’rovided, that the benefit of this exemption shall extend to those teachers only whoso schools are Com posed of 20 students or mo.-e. All superin tendents of public hospitals, established by law before the passage of this act, and such phj’sicians and nurses therein as such su perintendents shall certify, on oath, to be indispensable to the proper and efficient management thereof. 4. There shall be exempt one person as owner or agriculturist on each farm or plan tation upon which there are now, and were on the 1st day of Jan’y last, 15 able-bodied field-hands, between the i-.ges of 16 and 50, npon the following conditions: , 1. This exemptiim ahall only be granted in cases in which there is no white male adult on the farm or plantation not liable to military service, nor unless the person claim ing the exemption was on the 1st day of Jan’y 1864, either the owner and manager or overseer of said jHantatioii, but in no case shall more than one person l>e e.xempted for one farm or plantation. 2. Such person shall first execute a bond, payable to the Confederate States of Amer ica, in such form, and with such security, and in such penalty as the Secretary of War may prescribe, conditioned that he will de liver to the Government ac some railroad depot, or such other place or places as may be designated by the Secretary of War, within 12 months next ensuing, 100 pounds of bacon, or, at the election of the Govern ment, its equivalent in pork, aud 100 lbs. of net beef (said beef to be delivered on t^t,) for each able-bodied slave on said farm or plantation, within the above said ages, whe ther said slaves in the field or not, which said bacmi or pork and beef shall be paid of surgeons for the examination of jiersons liable to military service, no member com posing the same shall be appointed froin tiie county or enrolling district in which they are required to make such examination. JVOTICE. The undersigned, boCh having entered the mih- tarj Bervioe of tke Confederate States of Amerioa, hereby give notioe to their old oustomerE and frieuds, that they hare appoiat«d John D. Starr and John D Williams, of this pla«;e, cJieir attoraejs to ooUeei either eeparatelj or coqjoiatlj all inone/s due them either b; aeeeant or note, and otherwise to attend to iheir bu- ■inoM ganerallj daring tbeir absence. They respect- fhllj ask all persons indebted to thee; to call as prompt ly M possible OB tbeir agents and make STARR * WILLIAMS ic it»«1 •W^ tf Forther Supplies 9t School Booksi OUR OWN SPELLING BOOK; Our own First Raider; “ “ Primary Arithmetio; “ “ “ Grammar; “ •' Elem8oCar3r‘Grammar; “ Primar; Biogham’s L'^lin G.aaimar; Just reoeiYeJ. E. J. HALE & SONS Post Offlcei FayettevlUe, \ OoroBKB 3, 1863. ) ScheduU of the Arrival and Defvrturt of (ht Mailt ut thu • Oflee. RALEIGH via AyERASBORO’. Ao. Arrives dallj, cxoept Sunday, at 4i P. M. Daparta dail/, exeept Satnrdajr at 6 P. M. RALEIGH Tia SUMMERVILLE. Departs Tuesday and Friday at 6 A. M. Arrives Wednesday and Sunday at 9 P. M, WARSAW Tia CLINTON, Arrives daily at 12 noon. Departs daily at 1} P. M. CARTHAGE. .Arrives TuoS'tay, Thursday and Saturday at 7 P M Departs Mvadaj, Wednesday and Friday at 1 P, M. CHERAW, S, C. Arrives Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday at 6 P. M Departs Sa|day, Tuesday axd Thursday at 1 P. M. FAIR BLUFF via LUMBERTON. Arrives Tuesday, Thursday nd Saturday at 6 A. .M. Departs Sunday, Tuesday and Thursday at 1 P. M. ROBESON’S via ELIZABETHTOWN. ^1^8 Monday, Wednesday and Friday at 6 A. M Amvee Tuesday, Thurday and Saturday at 2 P. M. ELTZ4BETHT0WN via TEREBINTH. Arrives Monday at 6 P. M. Departs same day (Monday) at 6 P. M, MAGNOLIA via CYPRESS CREEK Acrives Tuesday at 2 P. M. for by the Government at the prices fixed swiF'?7H?\“vn^^ i.„ *i:_ ^ _ Cl.A , tiWlFT ISLAND via MONTROSE, COVINGTON sad by the Commissioners of the State under the impressment act: Provided, that when the person thus exempted shall produce satis factory evidence that it has been impossible for Jiim, by the exercise of proper diligence to furnish the amount of meat thus contract-* ed for, and 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 «xtoQt of two-thifdi UkoiQof in grain or other i POWBLLTON Arrives Tuesday at 0 P. M Departs Wednesday at 11 A. M. SWIFT ISLAND via TROY, Arrives Tuesday at 6 P. M. Departs Wednesday at 11 A. M. All mails leavia; before 7^ i M., %raw)l)3sl tha even Inf before at 9 P. If All letters to ba sent off tran thfa olBoe, other than by miUl, must be paid for as if seat by naU All drop UUws should be pre paid by 2 e*at Mi,amps. Tbe odloe will be »2?n o i 9unl.y 8^ to 9i 1- M., Md fitoa *0 61 p. M. JA0. €U COOK, r. li ve) I PRINTPD ROWA Kl Prioft for tfte 9f^r advance For the VV.*ekly O advance. I!ia?-AI)VEIITI of 10 liuea for th o>eilinff publ^'vi*. half nmsfir'"* for fas’ll siueoee'li questf'd to «iate t they win be cnnti ingiy. AdTert.ifi.jjm Tertispmpa' From »u ter will be ejitcie-i w the paper b.-ui than is pai'J fur. Suck of our oV per OB this syste remittances. H\fi. Att 1* WILL attend t' G%mb‘rian'l. tif*. Prompt att claims entrusted t •Jet. 17. 1869. KEO. W. %Vlaole«ale AND IMP Hardware an HAT s July 2, J o hkvocer and i?AY Jan’y 10, 1»6S B O WORTH. %VOI Commission an I WIL Oci. Irt, 18''3 TUDS. J. General CouiiBiss 46 O WIL PROMPT r.; ■!>(=□! our Jft J()[iNaoN, J o^ F>*ye'ievill.' Jftny 8 T J , \ 2,600 PertiouM hiivitig t tfae highest Cafin pri at the .Herohuut Mil ter at bill old i;t».i>d Nov. 6. IStiL AKii iAM p^eI^ar^d #o HarnesB for Am give good barp.'i:P‘^, erders ic me a.i t;- ; fetil ia 4uiftW .Us 6o5dnt„; P O C Uet. !6 t VA'' Kf- 'O' R« I QA BOSes VI] Xa/V fnr sale on i .May 28. pay lae Fayetteville, or i Feb’y 16, 18’i4 Waiil E8TE14N K\l, Batik ; Qoll and Bi v Nori'- (Jfiroltn W Count,; - f (.’ui Town of Ft*y0, Greens >ro’ $ (’.t.nfoill'r." 7 CoHp.jna Oi SI Of Tn “ oi i>l> Ocu 12, 180-3. W Spon Cottoi E will give rii*! deUverftil M t t.AK3» »l t. Factory BAH my If'acl 'rj-. LK.iD W.VNTtU I>epur( miui. titiee wiil pl.-.ikse a POWDER f r 10 |! f t*alii] The aab»»^ribci ' any miaiui/ c Oil A'u nui 1 LAMP 8u,\v: MendiTi
Fayetteville Observer [Semi-Weekly, 1851-1865] (Fayetteville, N.C.)
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