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PUBLIC LAWS. Fm’t 16,. 1664- shall b« •Qbj0ot to s Jax of cent, ery dollar promwed on th« §kci * • — _ Enacted An Aat to Fund, Tax Limk^tke CurrMejf. HxvviOif 1 VanjfTM* o/ the Vt>nffAerat»^ Utilfft 0f A marisa *A» fllAt ttl6 hoWorS of •11 Dpfos aboTfttlle deDomiostioD of f6, not sbsn be allowed until the ist of A§ril 1804, east of th« AIi«sis«ippi, to Kand tho aad until thM periods and at the places At'Alk’d, th« boldertt of all such Treasury notes shall be allowed to fund the same ia regin* terod bonds, payable 20 years aft«r thoir date, bearing iatert«t at the rate of 4 per eeat .per a«- | any ^?ter the time fixed for taxinx tho same DUtn, payable on the 1st of January and July of i «« Alorcsaid. shall Le h«ld to have boen received on ev- ^ ‘ce thoTQof, said tax to «aid noten wherever circulated, aod luud DOtcBto be fundable and exchangeable tor nt^w Treasury notes, as herein provided, subjeot to th« dcdnotion of sa;d tax ■See That any. ijfeatc holding Ti’easary notes rcooived before the timoa kflr‘in fixed lor taxinK Haid notes ahall be 'aUowed ti& tlte first day 01 January 1865, to fond tbu same in 6 per cent, bon^s of the (3oniederate States, payable 20 yeai^ alter date, and the intorest payable aemi- aunuall;y. Hut all Treafiury notea received V>y si.nv t.im^ fivAj) Tat ^ayidct t.liA SLArtid tlfl Saeretary of the Treasury is hereby authoriitiJ to issue the bonds required for the funding provided for in the preceding eeotion, and ufltil the bonds can be prepared lie may issue certitioatoe to answer the purpose Such bonds and ocrtilioat^ja shall be receivable without inter- o:it in payment of all Oovernment dues payable in the year oxoept export and import duties. iEO. li. That all Treasury cotes of the denoini- oation ot 8100, not bearing interest, which/hall not be presented for funding under the provisions of the lf»t section of this act, shall, from and alter the 1st day ot April 18ft4, east of the .Mississippi rir-’T, and the Ist-day of July 1864, west oi#tue Mitwwsippi, cease to be receivable in payment ot public duvt, and said notos, if not so prOsen>ed at that time, shall, in addition to the tax of 33 ^ ceiits imposed in the 4th section of this act, be snbjectod to a tax of 10 |^r cent, per month un til so presented; which taxes shall attach to said uoteu 'wherever oireuUted, and shall be dedaoted from the face of said notes whenever presented foi pajmant or for funding, and said notes shall not be exohani^edblc for the new issue ot Trear luvy notes provided for in act. • $EC 4 That on all funded or used in pa^lle^^^^BWi at the dat^ and places prescribed in*tlW^R ll^tion of this act, thvre shall be levied at said datw and plaices a ux ofa8^ cents tor every . jjjiUar prouiised on the faoe of saii notes; said AK^all attach to said notes wherever circulated^[l4''shall be collected by deducting the «£me if the treasury, its deposi tories and by tax oolleolbrs, and by al! Govern- uiunt offieer* reoeiving the same wlvenevcr pre- st'nttd for pigment or for ftrn^lfng, or in payment ot Government duos, or to» postage, or iy ex- ahauj^e for new notes, aehWfinafterpro'Vide-d, and ‘■aid Treasury notes shall be fundable in bondis as p^vided in the 1st >section of this act, until tho Isi day of January at too rate of tilil ccnt« on the dollar; and it shall bo the duty ol the Soo- ictavy of the Treasury, at any time between the 1st ol April and the 1st of July, lS^>4, ^est of the Mississippi river, and the 1st of .lanuary to substittft« and exchange new Treasury notes for fhc’sanje at tKe rate of 6G§ cents on the dol lar: That notes of the denomination of 8100 shall not be entitled to th^ privilege of Kiid exchange: Provided further, that the right to fund any of said Treasury notes, atter the 1st day of Jintxary is hereby taken away: And pro vided further. That upon all such Treasury uotes which may remain outstanding on the 1st day of January 1^65, aad which may not be cxchanj^cd Pjr new Treasury notes, as herehi provided, a tax ot liM) per Gont. ia hereby imposed. 5. That afler the first day of April next, all aut"h»rity heretofore given to the Secretary of the TteMury t« issue Treabury notes shall be, and I is hereby, revoked; F^jvuM, the iSecretary of the Treasury may, after that time, issue new Treasury notes, in such form as he may prescribe, payable two years after the ratificatipn ot a treaty ot peace with the Umted States, said new issues to be receivable in payment ot all public 4a««, except export and import duties, to be issued in exchange for old notes at the rate of 2 dollars of the new for 3 of the old issues, whether said old notes bo stlrrendered for exebange by the holders thcraof, or be received info the Treasury under • tho provisions of th*s and the holders of the ' new notes or of tue old notes, except those of the Of conspiracies, or attempts-to iiber- s(»nora of war held hy the Confe»Iorat(j dimiaished by the amount of said tax. The dia- criToinfit-ion bf»tw(»on tho notes subject to the fc:»x and thvwo not so subject, shall be— Sso. 13. That Treasury noteK heretotor» issued bearing interest ai the rale of S7 30 on the $lUO per annum, shall no longer be received in i*ay* ment.of public dues, but 'shall be duvmed and eotl.‘u4ered bonds ol the Confederate States, paya ble two years after the ratification of a treaty of pea.^c with tho United States, bearing the rate of intereKt specified on their (ace, payable 1st of January of each and every year. Sec. 14. That the Secretary of the Treasury be, and he is hereby, authorizod, in case the exi gencies of the" Oovernmeat should refuire*it, to pay tho demand of any public creditor whose debt may be oontraotod after tho T>a>e3ge of thii a«t, willing to roc-ive thv in a c.-rtiticate t»t in debtedness, to Le is ucd by said 8'«retaijr'in sach lorm as he may deem proper, payable two yeurs alter a ratification of a treaty ot peace with the .United States, bearing interest At the rat.o of six per cent, per annum, payable st^iui-HQuuHlij, and trduiitcrabie only bjt special cndorsenient, under reguiiuiouB lu uc presclriuCu oy (ue oq^rotaiy ui the Treasury, and said certificate's ahall be exoinpt from taxation in principal and int«;n^4t Sko. 15. The Saoretary of the Treasury is au thorized to increa‘-'e the number uf depositories so as to meet tho requirements of this act, and with that view to employ such of the banks of the sev- 'eral State's as he may deem cspediunt Si;«- 16. The Secretary ol the Treasury shall forthwith udvcttise this in sueli nfwspapers publu^hcd in the several Stnt*^, and by Kuch other n.,‘ans ae shall sceare immodiatti publicity; and the Secretary of War and the Secretary of the Navy shall each caud>. it to be published in gene ral,order for the information- of tho army sod navy. Sec 17 The t2d section of the act for the assessment aod ooUeotion of taxes, appVoved May 1st lfrt.‘i, is hereliy repealed Sec lt Tho Secretary ot the Treasury* is hereby authorized and required,*upon the appli cation of the holder of any call certifioato, whioti. the tax on «nch profits as iuuotne, under the act aforesaid. 111. On the amount of profits exceeding 25 per bent., tuad« during either of the years 1863 and 1864, hy any bank or banking company, insnratice, oaaal, navigation, iiu- porfing and exportitig, telegraph, express, railroad, manufacturing, dry doek, or other joint akock company any description, whether incorporated or not, 25 por cent on suck excess. Sw. 5. The following exemptions from taxation under this act bUall be allowed, to W'it: 1. Property of each head of a family to the value of |;5U0; and for each minor child of the family to tlie further value i>f $100; and for each son actually engaged in the army or i»av^, or who has died or been killed in ^lie military or naval servicej and who waF ‘i iiember of the family whtn lie if?ntiro(! t- y h!*rnce, to the further value'of ! $50C. * 11. .:y of the widow of auy officer, soldier, sailor m- marine, who may jiave died or been kii|.?d in the military or naval service, or where there is no widow, then of the family, being minor childre/t, to the value of $1000. ill. Property of every officer, soldier, sailor or marine, actually engaged in the military or naval service, or of sueh as have been disabled in such service, to tho value tions shall not apply to any person, wiioso property, exclusive of household furniture, shall be assesstid at a value exceeding^lOOO. IV. That where proj>erty has been injured or destroyed by the encniy, or the owner thereof has beeu tMUiporarily deprived of the use or ctccttpancy th«ire«.»f, or of tho means of cultivating the samie,, by reaeoti of the presetioo or the j>roximity of the enemy, the assoMmerit on euch proj»erty may' be reduced, in proportion to the damage sjis tained by the owner, or the tax iwsessed thereon may be reduced in the bame ratio by thti district c^dloctor, on satisfactory evi dence subtiiitted to hi(n by the owner or as sessor. Sko. 6, That the taxes on property laid for the year 1864, ahall be assessed aa on the day of the passage of this act, and bt due and collected ou the 1st day ol Jum IX ate prisoner States. * » X. Of conspiracies, or attempts or pre]>ar rationn to aid the enemy. XI. Of pe/-8ons advising or inciting others ti> abaudon the Confederate cftuse, or .to re sist the Confederate States, or to adhere to the enemy. XII. ()f unlawfully burning, destroying or injuring, or attempting to burn, destroy or injure any bridge or railroad, or tele graphic line of couimnnication, or jtroperty, with the intent of aiding the'enemy XIII. Of trea.sonablc designs to impair the military power of the Government by tlestioying, or attempting to destroy, v.esselA or arms, «>r munitions t;f war, or arsenals, foimdrie.s, workshops, «.»r ither property of the Confti'lerate lSt:ite3. Sec. 2, The President shall cause pioper officers to investigate the cases of all persons so arrested, or detained, in order that they may be lischarged if improperly detainc' unless they can be speedily triud in the due Course «>f law Sec. ?i. 'I’hat ilurinj' the'suspenslon afore- i saiil, no military or other ofKcer shall l>c compelletl, in answer to any writ of baboivs corpus, to a[)j»ear in person, or to return the bod}’ of any person or persons detained by him, by the antho/ity of the President, Se cretary of War, or the General ollicer com- matnling the Trans-Mia.'jissippi department; but upon liie certificate, under oath, of the ofiicer haviiig charge of any ont^ so detained, il.^ wnnli licroou is tletained by him as a prisonwr f»r any ol tiie causes irerelnbctore specified, under the anth»rity aforenaid, fur ther proceedings nndtjr the writ of hal>eiis corpus shall immedi:itely cease and remain suspended so long a:^ this act Khali continue ii force. Sec. 4. This act shall continue in f«trce for ninety hiys after tlie nuxt meeHng of CJ(;n ;ress, and no longer. shall be liable to be ]>laoed,in sgrvipe in tjio field for the war, as if he wQre b«tween the asos of IS and 45. • Sec. 8. That hereafter the duties of pro vost and hospital guardai and clerks, and of clerks-, guards, agents, employees or labor- **1.^ ^ «an/t (^iiQ rtAi*tnoutn%»^a ers in the 0>tnmissary and Quarteruiaatets Departmoucs, in the Ordnance Bureau, and by the first section of the act to provide for the j next, or as sotm after Jis practicable, allow funding and farther issue of Treasury notea, ap proved -March 23d I860, was required to be thereafter deemed to be a bond, to issue to such holder a bond therefor npoo the termp provided bv said act. An Act to l-ay ad*iitlonal Taxes for the cotn- nion ihfen4^t aiui of Gintennnent. Sec. 1. The Congress of the Confederate Stiitos of Ameriea do «inact, Th;it in addi tion to tho taxes levied by the act “to lay taxes tor the common defence atul t»> carry ou the (f«)Vernment of the Confederate States,” apj>roved *i4th of April 1863, tho^e shall be levied, from the |>assage of this act, on*the BubjecU of taxation hereafter mentioned, and collectftd from every person, copartner ship, association or corporation, liable there to, taxes Jis follows, to-wit; I. T’pon the value of property, real, per- Ho-ial iuid mixed, of evory kind and descrip tion, not hereinafter oxem])ted or taxed at a different rate, 5 j>er cyut.: Provided, That fro?n this tax on tho value of*^ property em ployed in agriculture shall be dedueted the , value of the tux in kind delivcrotl thcrt^oni. aenomination of 8100, after they are reduced to ■ h3 ap.^cs>ed under the law imposing it, and on th^ K„ i j ^ho Government; Provided, That no credit shaii be allowel beyond 5 ^r ceut. II. Ou tlie value ol gold and silver wares and plate, jewels, jewelrr aijd watches, 10 per ?euT. III. Tlie riilue of pruptiity taxed under 'Ilia section pliail be asaeoaed on the ba.sis of lie murKrt vaiue oil the same, or similar i>r c«nts on the dollar by the t«i aforesaid, may convert *he same icro call certificates bearing in- tere.'it at the rate of t per cent per annum, a«d payable two years after 3 ratificatiou of a treaty of »^eaoe with the United States, unless sooner t'onvQTt'id ifjto new note*. • S£C. o. Th*t to ^,uy the = xpenses oi'tbe G«v-. ernmeat act ^-therwiae provided fof, the Secretary ■»f the Trexiury is hereby authorized to- issue 6 pei cea-^. ^ond« lc> an .amount not u^cvcdiug five ^undred tuy tobacco, and naval store*, which. be exported Irom the Goniederate otatds, and tho net proceed.-^ of th« import duties now laid, or so much thereof as may be necessary ' to pay annuahy the interest, are hereby specially pledged: trvolded, that the duties now laid on impx>rts are hereby pledged aod shall hereaf ter be i^uid in spioie, or in aterhng exchange, or in coupons of said bondb/ S*c. 7. That the Secretary of the Treaeui^ is hereby authorized, from time to time, as tho w&nte of the Treasury may require it, to sell or hypothecate for Treasury notes said bonds, or any part thereof, upon the best terms bo can, so as to iseei apprupriations by Congress, and at the same timo reduce and restrict the amount of the circu lation in Treasury notes within reasonable and safe limits. Sso, 8. The bonds authorized by the 6th soc- tion dJ this aot may be elth^ registered or cou- {«n bonds, as the parties taking them may elect; and they may be exchanged for each other under such regulations as the Secretary of the Treasury may prescribe. They shall be for 8100, and shall togotber with the coupons thel^to attached, be in such fono ami of such authentication as the Sec retary of the Treasury maiy prescribe; the interest shell l>e payable half yearly on the first of Jan’y and J uly in each year; tho principal shall be pay able not lens than 30 years from their date. Src. V^. All oaU oertificatOB shall be fundable, and shall be taxed in all respects as is prpvided for the Tri'AHury notes into which they are con vertible. If converted before the time fixed for taxing the Treasury gotes, such certificates shall ffom that time bear interest upon only 66} cents for every dollar promised upon their face, and shall be redeemable in new Treasury notes at that rate; but lifter the passive of this act no call eertificates shall be issved until af^r the first day of April, 1804. Sbo. 10. That if any hank of deposit shall give its depositors the bonds authorised by the first ■ection ot this act, in Exchange for their deposits and Kpecifying«the same on the bonds by some distinctive mark or token, to be agreed upon with the ScCTetary of the Treasury, then 'the said de positor shall bo entitled to rccieve the amount of said -bonds in Treasury notes, bearing no interest and outstandine; at the passage of this aot: /Vo- mtded, the said twndB are presented before the pTltilego of fundicff not«e at par shall eease as herein prescribed 8*0. 11. That n)\ Treasury notes heretofore issue J of th« dfjnomi nation of. $5 Hhn.ll continue] hi be rosoiTible in poymfnt »f public dwee, as provided ’md fuudablc at p«r under the provif»*»»* ^ tfcln until the first ot July, 1864 daftt, 9^^ ^ ^ the in which :a«e the riaid land, slaves, cotton ani tobacco so purchased, shall be assessed at the price actually paid fof th« same by the owner. Sec. 2. On the value of all shares or inter ests held in any bank, banking company or association, caiuxl, navigation, importing, exporting* insurance, manufacturing, tele graph, express, railroad, and dry-dork com- panics, and all other foitit stock cotnp.inies I now, the of every kind, whether incoq>orated or not, j. The Con '»?*r 3t October 1S(M, west of I but after that time they 5 per cent Tho value of property taxed under this section ehalf be >w»e«jcdl upon the basis oil the market vahie of such property in tti« neighborhood where assessed, in Ruch eur- rencj as may be la general use there, in the purchase and sale of such property, at the time of asso8®mt»t»t. _ _ See. 3. Wpon the amount of all fyoW •ilver coin, gold dust, gold or silver bullion, wtether lield by the banks or other corpo rations or individuals, 5 per cejit.; and upon all fuoncys held abroad, or upon the amount of all bills of exchange, drawn therefor ou foreigtt countries, a tax of 5 per cent:; such tax uporr money abr«ad to 1>« assessed and collected according to the value thereof at the place where the tax is paid. II. Upon the amount of all solvent cre dits, ana of ail bank bills and all other pa pers iftsmnJ currency, exclusive of non- iutorest beariug Confederate treasury notes, and not omjdoyed in a registered business, the income derived from which is taxfid, 5 per cent. Sec. 4. Upon jdofits made in trade and business, as follown: I. On all profits made by buying and sell ing spiritous li^uors, lioiir, wheat, corn, rice, sugar, molasses or sirup, salt, bacon, pork, hogs, beef or beef cattle, sheep, oats, hay, fodder, raw hides, leather, horses, mules, boots, shoes, cotton yarns, wool, woolen, cot ton or mixed cloths, hats, wagons, harness, coal, iron, steel or nails, at any time be tween th« 1st of January 1863, and the 1st of January 1865, 10. per cent., in addition to the tax on sach'^ profits as income ander the *‘act to lay taxes for the couimoa defence, and carry on tho Qoverament of the Ooa- federate States,” approved April 34, 1863. II. On all profits made by buying aud selling money, gold, silver, foreiga exchange, Btocks, notes, aehta, credits, or obligations of any kind, aud any merchandiEQ, propw- ing ati extensii>n of days West »>f the Mis()isfli})pi river The additional taxes on ino>mo« or profits for the year 1803, levied by this act, shall be assi.'^aed and collected fbrthwith; and the taxes ou incomes or pro fits for the year 1864, shall be Jissessed and collected according to the provisions of the tax and assessment acts of 18t>U. Sko. 7. So much of the tax act of the li4th day of April 1863, os levi«s a tax on in comes derived fVt»m pro[>orty or effects oti tho amoutit qj- value of which a tax is leviel l)y this act, aud :ilso the 1st section of said itct, are suspendea for the year 1S64, .’ittd no estimated rent, hire or interej^ ou pro- j>eitT or credits herein taxed ad valorem, shall be assessed «»r taxel as iuc«>mos under the tax act »f 1863. Sfci\ 8. That tho tax imposed by this act on bonds of the Confederate States hereto fore issued, shall in no case exceed the in terest on the same, anl such- bonds, when held by or for minors or lunatics, shall be exempt from the tax in all cases where the interest on the same shall Hot exceed $10'K*. An AH to ^>iMj)end t/is of the Wrii of II>ih€4‘M Corpus in cert'fiin case*. Whereas, the Constitution of the Confed erate States of Aijierica provides in Article 1, Section 1#, Paragraph 3, that “the privi lege of the writ of habeas corpijs shall not be ausjxinded unless when in case of rebel lion or invasion, the public safety may re quire it;” and whereas, the power of sus pending the privilege of said writ as recog nized in said Article I, i.>^ vested solelv in the C^.^ng^ess. which is the exclusiv'e judge of the necessity of such suspension; and wheroas, in the opinion of tho Congress, the ptiblic safety requires the suspension of said writ in the existing c*ase of the invasion of theie States by the armies of tho United States; and whereas, the President lias asked for the suspension oT the writ of habeas cor pus, and informed Congress of conditions of public du \2'#»r which render tho su8[>ension of the wr ‘ measure proper for the j)ublic defen''C' invasioji and insurrection; •4 ’ Hi, ! >f the Confederate States of America do en-!cf. That during the present invasion of the Corffederate States, the priv ilege of the writ of habeas corpus bo, and ! tho same is hereby, susnended; but such sus- ‘ pension ahall apply only to the case.q of per sons arrested or detained by order of the President, Secretary of War, or the General Officer cohirnanding the Trans-Mississippi under the control of the President. It is hereby declared that the purpose of Con gress in the passaj^e of this act ia to provide mofo effectually lor the publi! safety by snspending the writ of habeas corpus in the following cases and no other; , I. Of treason, or treasonable 'efforts or coiubiuations to subvert the governmeut of fthe Confederate States. II. Of conspiracies to overthrow tho gov- umeiit, or conspiracies to resist th« authority of the Confederate States. erument, or coi»6|)iracie9 to reaist th« lawful I'll. Of combining to assist the enemy, Or >rity . Of. niu Qg 1 Of conspiracies, preparations and at- of commiiBicating intelligence to the enemy, or giving him aid and eomfV»rt. IV. Of tempts to incite servile insurrection. Of desertions or encouraging d#'_^ 1 • • - tions, of harboring deserters, and of att empts to avoid milit^iry service: Provided ^That iu case of palpable wrong and opp'i-esaion by any subordinate officer upon a»';iy party who does not legally owe milit?'.ry service, his superior officer shall grant, prornjH relief to the oppreiied party, ar^d the subordinate shall be dismissed fro*:^ office. YI. Of spies and other emissaries of the eaemj. * YII. Of holding corfesptodence or inter- oourse «rith the euexij, without necessity, and without the permiAsioa of the Confede rate Steates. yill. Of tmlawful trading .with the eae* my, and Qther 'offaaeea against the haws ef the Oou£»derate States, eoa^:ted to pro(mot« their bucoqm ia the w«r. THE .’•IIUTAUV DILL. Section 1. That after tlie ot this act ail white men, residents 0/ the Confederate Stales, between tlie ages of 17 and ;>(*, shall be in tJie niilitnrv surviee of tlie Contederate Staffs for tlie war. Sec. 2. Jliat all th« persons atbresjiid, l»c tween ti.e ages of and 45, now in service, shall >0 retained dur?tig the presetit war witn tilt; Ij. s., iiL ttni same regiment^. bat talions and cjmpanii»«, to which they ])eion^r at the passage of tl.is act, with the same or- gfttiiziUion ami oftieers, unless regnlarlv transferred or dischaiyed, in acconlance uith file laws and regulations for the irov- ernniunt of the annv:' Provided, that wm- pum-s from one State, organized ag;iinst ilieir Consent, e.xpressed at the time, »vith r«giiueuts or battalions fiom another Stwtv, ahali have the privilege of being transfeiTed to organ./^tions of tro..ps, in the same urni ol tij*» service, Iroia the States in which said companies were raised; and the soldiers fb>m one btate in coinpHfiies froni another State, Bilall be al.ow^id, it they desire it, a trans.fer to organizations from their own State.^ in tlie same arm of Uie Service. Sec 3. I’hat at the expiration of six month-; from the first day of April next, a bo>intr f Oovernniont bond Wjncli ,1,^- yecrrtnrT of the Treasury is here ' by authorized^ to i^suo, shall be paid to evc- musician and J nvdtc who jibnll tnen bo in servioe, or in le event *f his death previous to the period ol such d,0„ ,,0,„r ,,er 8U.IS who would be entitlmi to i«ceive by law one shall W. cut Jel to the bounty herein provided who siiall at any tune, during the periKi of six monjhs ne.xt aller the said first day of April, >0 absent from his command with(mt leave. ftec. 4. lhat no,.-|,erson shall be relieved harln 5»y reason of itaving been heretofore discharged fV..,n the shall those who have furnishe.l substitutes J m Ided, that no person, i.«retotbre exenipt- hcte paid the tax levied to relieve bkn from serv ice, shall be required U. render military eervice under this act. ^ u ‘■esidenta of the Conlederate States, between the ages uf ti.e nselves at such tinu^s and places an.i nulor »,.d. ions US .l,c‘l>.-cai,le,U may pi-escnbe, the timo allowel not bein- Jess han So lays tor thos^e east, and 60 days lor those west of ti*e Mjs-sisslppi river, and .my persiMi W140 shall fail: so to enroll hini- Belf, Without a reasonable excuse therefor, fo be jiidged of by the l*reHident, shall be placod m service in the fiehl for the war in the same manner as though they were be- t^eeu the ages of 18 and 45: pfovided, that ttie persons mentioned in tltis section shall constitute a r«ierve for State defence and "i»t 1)0 reiuired to they reside, “ -UwO. may within ir I f themselves, of of tJ'ere- days ifSvesf f i»id within 60 i«w voiuX; ‘""I.' ‘i'em.oives battalions or roffinieLts . «^'upauies, officers; sai^l orr«ijjV|>.-’ tl^eirown existing laws- au-' “*tions to -conform to the tender their organized, to tlie war P- .1 ‘^8 volun teers during izatiou-u i^4- •• “^uch orgari- now Innnsh proper muster rolfs, as w-'.H deposit a ^•opy thereof 1officer >f thoir district, which sUa l be equivalent to'tfwrolhnent, they may be accepted as -aiinute men for service m such State, but iu no event to be taken out ot it. Those who do not so volun teer and organize, shall enrol l themselves as before provided; and may, by the President, ^ required to assemble at ci vivjnient pla- c^of rendezvous, aud be fori, led or organ- mto companies, battalion’s- aud regi- br be prescribfd by him; and shall have the rig -ift to elect aal regimeatal ot^cers;,and ^ troops organized under this act for Sute st?:r’to1?i whife i4.ct^ll by the mtbotity of tli« , .•afflii«ute*««8e, to b. of clerks and empl jyces of navy agents, as also in the execution of the enrollment act, and all similar duties, shall be performed by persons who are within the ages of ,18’ and 45 years, and who by tho re[>ort of a Board of army surgeons shall bo reported as nnablo to perform active service in the lield, but capable of })crforming some of tiie above said duties, sj>ecifying which, and when thc'so ])ersons shall have been aesignetl to those duties as far sis practicable, the Pre sident shall assign or detail to their ]>erform- auce such bodies of trt^>.)ps, or individuals, rejuired to be enrolled under the .5th sec tion of this act, as may be needed for the discharge of such duties: Provided, that persons between the ages of 17 and 18 shall l>e assigncjd to tlR*se duties: Provided fur ther, that nothing contained in this act shall »e so construed as to j>r&vent the President :Vom letailing artisans, mechanics, or }»er- soiis «»f scientific skill, to perform‘indispen- ;i\)le duties in the departnients or biirea\i htMcin mentioned. Sec. {^. That any Quarterin:ister or A.s- sistaiit Quartermaster, Commissary or ^ j- .sistant (vommissary, (other than those serv ing with brigades or regimeiits in tho field,) l>r oRi‘*ers in the Ordnance liureau. or Navy or MiVfishaH “I’ .>fllCer ill the conscript service, whi» shall hereafter employ ur retain in his eniplo^'inent any |»erson in any of tiieir said dej>artments or bureaus, or in any of the duties mentionel j in the 8th sectioii of this act, in violation of the provisions hereof, shall, on conviction j tiiereof l>y a court-martial or military court, l>e cashiered; and it shall be the duty of any ! de|»artment >r district commander, upon proof, by tfie oath of any credible person, tfiat any such officer has violated this pro vision, immediately to relieve such officer from duty; and .said commanders shall take prompt mca^iurus to have him tried for such offence; and any commander as aforesaid failing to perform the duties-enjoined by this section, shall upon being tluly convicted thereof', be discharged from the service. Sec. lo. That all laws granting exemp tions froiu military service be, and the same are, hereby repealed, and hereafter none shall be exempted except the following: 1. All who shall be held unfit for milita ry service, under rules to be prescribed b\' the Secretary of War. • 2. The Vice Piesident of the Confederate States, the members and officers of Congress ainl of the several State Legi.^laturesj attd such other Confederate and Stute oflicers as the President, or >he Governor of the re sjKjctive States, may certify to be necessary for the proper administration of the Con federate or State Governments, as the ca.se may be. S. Every Jiiinister of religion authorized to j>reach according to the rules of his church, anti who, at tho passage of this act, shall be regularly employed in the discharge of his ministerial duties; superintendents and phy sicians of svsylums for the deaf and dumb and blind and of the insane; one editor for each newspaper being published at the time of tikis act, and such employees as said edi tor may certify, ^>n oath, to be indispensable to tho publication of such newspaper; the )>ublic printer ofthe Confederate and State CTOveriiments, and such journeymen print ers as the said public i)rinter shall certify, on oatii, to be indispensable to perform the public j)rinting; one skilled apothecary in Ciic4i apothecary store, who was doing busi ness as such on tho 10th day of Oct’r 1862, 'and has continued said business,, without intermissiiMi, ginco that jieriod; all physi cians over the age of 30’years, who now are, andibr the last 7 years have been, in the actual and regular ]>ractice of their profes sion, but the term physician shall not in clude dentists; all presidents and teachcre of ct>llegcs, theological t-eminaries, acade mies and schools, who have l>een regularly engaged as such tor two years next before the psis.sage of this aq|: I’rovided, that the benefit of this exemption shall e.xtend ti> those teacfiers only wfiobi3 schools are com posed of 20 students or mo.-e. All superin tendents of public hos])itals, established by law before fhe passage of this act, and such pli3’sician$ and tiurses therein as such su ]>erintendents shall certify, on of*‘‘ *' indispensable to the. proper qj^d jnanagemeiit thereof. 4. There shall be e.xempt one person as (►wner or agriculturist on each farm or plan tation uj>on which there are now, anl were j on the 1st day of Jan’y last, 1~> al>]o-lKKlied > field-hands, between the i.ges of 16 and o*», * up->ii the following conditions: • 1. This exemption shall only be granted «afuis iu which there is no white male adult on the farm or piauca.Uoi» not i^aVjitrto military service, nor unless th» person claim ing the exemption was on the 1st day of Jan’y 1864, either tlie owner and manager or overseer of said plantation, but in no case shall more than one person be oxetnptod for one farm «r 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 niay prescribe, conditioned that he will de liver to the Government at some railroad lepot, or such other, place or places as may be designated by the Secretary of War, within 12 months next ensuing, 100 pounds of baft^n, or, at the election of the Govern meut, its equivalent in pork, and 100 lbs. of net beef (said beef to be delivered on foot,) for each ablB-bo iied slave on said farm or plantation, wituiti the above said ages, whe ther said slaves in the field or not, w>liich provisiotis, tV>e deliv^-ed by such pors-.t; as aforesaid at equivalent rr»t!*s. S. Sucb person shall further hiuisolt to sell the marketable toirplus «>f provisj,,.n, and grain now on hand, and wliich he raise frcun year to year while his exeiuptiuu continues, fo the Government or to the fatn ilies of soldiers, at prices fixed by the Com missioners of the ^ate under the iuipres.s- ment act: Provided, that any j>ersort ex- empt««l as aforesaid, shall be entitled i, j, credit of 25 per cent, on any amount of m.-tif which he may deliver within three inonthp, from the passage of fclris act: Provide! fuv ther, tluit persons coming within tho. provi sions *f this exemjttion shall not be depui veti of the benefit t)iere*f by reasp?* of luivinu been enrolled sint^i*. the 1st day of Feb. 4. Ifi addition to the foregoing exeuij, titms, the Secretary of War, under the di- rection ofthe President, may exempt or de tail such other ])ersons as he may l>e eatis- fied ought to be oKempted on account of public necessity, and to insure the pn»dnc tion of graiji and other provisions for the army and tho families of soldiers. He may, als»>, grant exemptions or details, ©h siu-li terms as he may prescrilje, to such ovtr- seei’b, farmers or planters as he may be sut isliel wilt be more useful to the country in tho pursuits of agriculture than in the uiili- ocrvice: Provided, that such exemption aliuil cease whenever the farmer, planter oi overseer shall fail .diligently to emplov in good faith, his own skill, oapital. and lahur exclusively in the inoduction of grain ami provisions, to be sold to tlie Government aiul the* families of soldiers at prices not exceed ing those fixed at the time for like articlci by the Commissioners of the State uiulof the impressment act. • ^ 5, The president, treasurer, auditor aii.J superintendent of any railroad coinpanv en gaged in transportation A»r the Govennneut, and such otiicers and employees thereof the president »r superintendent shall certitV on oath to be indispensable to the ettieiem 0)>eration of said railroad: Pi^vided, that the number of pei*sons so exernjited by this act on-any railroad shall not exceed or^e per son for each mile of styih road in actual use for military transportation; and said exempt: shall be reported by natue and description, with the names of any who liave left tlib employment of said company, or why mar cease to be indispensable. 6. That nothing herein contained sLal; be construed as rej>ealing the act apprfvuti Ajii il the 14th 1863, entitled ati act to ex empt contractors for carrying the laailb *>1 the Confederate States, aud the drivers ot post coaches and hacks, from militarv ser vice: Provided, that all the exeuiptioss granted under’this act shall twily continue whilst the persons exempted are actualij engaged in their respective pursuits er oc cupations. Sec. 11. That the President be, and he is hereby, authorized to grant details, under general rules and regulations to be issued from the War Department, either of persono between 45 and 50 years of age, or from the army in the field, in all cases where, in his judgment, justice, equity and neceasity re qnire such details, and he may revoke such orders of details whenever he thinks ]>ropfcr; Provided, that the power herein granted to the President to make details and eieiap- tions shall not be construed to authorizethfe oath, to be eincient exem]>tion or detail of any contractor for furnishing supplies of any kind to the Got eminent, by reason of said contract, uuUis the head or secretary of the department nna king such contract shall certify that the per sonal services of such contractor are iudis- pensable to the execution of said contract; Provided fdrther, tliat wFien any such con tractor shall fail, diligently and faithfolly, to proceed with the execution of such con- tract, his exemj^tion or detail shall cease. Sec. 12. That in appointing local boards of surgeons for tne examination of }>eraoi39 liable to military service, no member com posing the same shall be appointed from the cojinty or enrolling district in which they are required to make such examination. said bacon or pork and beef shall be paid for by the Government at-the prices fixed by the Conamissioners of the State under the impressment actr Provided, that wften the person thus exempted shall produce satfs- factory evidence that it has been impossible for him, by the exercise of proper diligence, to furnish the amount o^ meat thus contract ed for, and leave an adequate supply for the 8ubsist6Qce of those liriag oa the said fartn or plantation, the Secretary of Wm shalh direct a.oouuaatatioQ of the same, to the i = — . extent oftifo>Uujr(ii th«re(tf in grua or oUmt | for th'* Otfi#* Post Office, FayetteTlUe, N. C.,) October 3, 1S63. | Schedule of the Arrival and Departure of the Mails at tkit Office. RALEIGH via AVEBA8B0R0’, &o. Arrives daily, exoept Sunday, at 4J P. M. Depart« daily, exoept Saturday at 6 P. M. RALEIGH via SUMMERVILLE. DefiU’ts *Tuobday and Frid%y at 6 A. M. Arrives Wednesday and Sunday at 9 P M WARSAW via CLINTON. Arrives daily at 12 noon. I>epans daily at 1^ P. M. CARTHAGE. Arrives Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday at 7 P. M Depai'i.d Monday, Wednesday and Friday at I P. M CHEBAW, S. C. Arrivee Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday at 6 P. M. trig Sunday, Tuesday and Thursday at 1 P. -M. F:\1R BLUFF via LUMBERTON. .irrires Tuesday, Tkarsday aa4, Saturday at 6 A. M l>eparM Sunday, Tuesday and Thursday at 1 P. M ROBK.SOlf’S via ELIZABETHTOWN. Departs Monday, Wednesday and Friday at 6 A. M Arrives Tuesday, Thurday and Saturday at 2 P. .M ELIZABETHTOWN m TRREBINTU Arrives Monday at 5 P. M. Departs same day (Monday) at 6 P. M. MA3N0LIA via CYPRB8S CREEK Arrives Tuesday at 2 P. M. Departs same day (Tuesday) at 2i P. M. SWIFT ISLAND via MONTROSE, COVINGTON ui POWBLLTON. Arrives Tuesday at 6 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 maiU leaving befora 7| A. M , are closed the eve> ing before* at 9 P. .M .411 letters to be sent off tros this difiaa, other tbaa by mill, muac be paid tor as if sent by lAail All drop letters should be pre-pfti*f ^7 2 oent stamps. ^ The office will be opoa oa Sunday 'from 84 to A .M , and from to P. M. JA8 O. COOK. P M. THE oijLiE piumeR; ‘He LiiU* WMk* ♦ *urt%«r snoply '1 .■ •v J T ''.•y' THE mOBTH CJ%R»Lint* „ HUTDIL UrS UfSDRidCB C»»rill(> OW ia the teath year of sueoessful operation, _ . growing* o»pitaI an4 firmer hold upon public con- fideaoe, oontiaues to insure the lives e'f all healthy per- 80M firom 14 t« 60 yean «f age, for one ye»ri »#»*■ yewa, aad for life^all liiCs otembers sharing in the profits All, sl^vea from 10, to 6# years of age are insured for one year or for Ive years for two thirds their value. Au loMes an puaetiwUy piuii withia #0 days after saiiafaotery jwoof ia present^. For /orther iafomatlea the pabK'' Is referred Aj^nta of the Company ia all parte e' tha State, Md te K a. BAttliJB, Seoretary, Raleigh. «. J. HALE, Agent at \ ( PKINTE EDW EDI Price for fhe advance Por the Wftckl' advance. f»“ADVER, of 1ft lines for ceeding publica ^alf 8inare (eie for ea3h succee qneste l to state they will be con ingiy. Advertisenien vertisenicnKj, From an .te will he entered the paper be tiian is paid for. Such of ocr ol per on this syste remit tauoes. •fVt WILL^ attend Cumberlan ties. Prompt a claims entrusted Oct. 17, 185U GEO, \ WIioiCMa ANU IM tt&rdivare HAT July 2, lb*il. J tirofrr a~ FA Jan’y 10, 1863. B O WOKTH WO Commlssioa WI Oot. 1«, 18(13 "thos. j. littieral roniioi \vi Prompt auenu our haadd T. J. JOdMSON. of Fayeit«viUe Jan’y 8 2,500 S' Persons having the highem Caeh p at the Merchant ber at his old stand Nov. 5, 186:;. ar; I AM prepared Harness for Ar^ give good bargains, orders to me af th Mnt o§ in quick d' Goldston P. O., 200 lh». a Oot. 16. 190 May 23. BOXES VI fr-r Bale on the Fayetleville, or at n Feb’y 16, 1864 W Want E8TERN RAI Bank NoteH; Gold and Siiv~ North Caroliu Vounij cf Cu Town of Fayet' Qreenef-oro’ $1 Confeacratf^ 7 Coupons 0^ J16- “ of Tow of old Oot. 12, 18ti3 0 Lead WANitu. Departoaent. 1‘ tities wiH please a)| POWDER for 10 pou 69-tf Palma The subscriber wi any qnan^ity of F^f*tt«vill«. Oot. I WILL pay the i'i of good COW i Cows; also, DRIAR to me. FaretteviUe- Pfh' The sociation, comfort of our briivo the ooant; and towi Peas, Potatoes, Dric to be packed in boz' Army by Dr W loh, ^-^eident of i" fprloTeii an I desire to I _ Gloves and 10,« he thaokfnily reoeiv iuk'j 11.
Fayetteville Observer [Semi-Weekly, 1851-1865] (Fayetteville, N.C.)
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