PI7BL1C LAWS.
• JKnacd'Id Fk*’y 16, 1864.
•hftll he Hutjeot to a tax of B'Sk per oent. on
ery loHw oromiaod on the fkce tbcircot', said tax
to att»cb to said notes wherov«v circulated, and
said t.ot«»to be tundable and (’XchaH«iable for new
Trwwtiry notes, as horiv.n provid“l rubjcct to
the deduction of said
Skc 12 Tha' an)’ (''••jasurv
notes r‘ioeivu'i bet ire th. tliDe^ Qxi-ii lor
taxing iiid notes shall be fill t>ie first
dcy oi J:inuary 1805, to tund th" i'l tl ner
An Jef to Fnwt, Tax and Limit the Cnrrencv-
SEOrfON 1- Jh^ i'omTves* ot t\f iJonf^lera^
S!at '» Of Amrrie-t do fU'tct, That the holder* of
ali Trt’a^ury nntes ahore the denomination of
iii»T ht'tr'nij inter«8t, •^hall bo aIlow?d until the
1*1 day ot April 18t^, east of the Mississippi, to
(u’l'i til a same, and until the periods and at the j _ . .
pl^oos Ht«tod, the holders of all suoh Treisury | bc-nds oi tho Oon!cdi'rt:o St-itos, osiyabb-20
QOtcs shall Ihj allowed to fund the satai in rc?ia-j yoar» att-jr dit-;, ;md riic ^nt'.ract payabis s' tui-
rnrrd ootids, payable ycar alter their date, j araiiullv But all Tri”i-^ary tiot'i? r'ifcivi'd by
t»o, V ' iaforo^t at (he r»(c oi 4 pi'r cent, per an- j ‘*°.V State nlfcr the lirae fixed I’t.r tHXtn; the namo
rui -.ayahl.' ,*a the 1st of January and July of* >'l''rr*-:aid, shu!) be iicl ^ ic >.c'’u rcoeivcd
yojir. I dijciiiishei by tKo a'i;oun' ot’ .-aiJ '>*. a he dis-
2 '*'hc >»-*cr-t iry of fbe 'I’rivisurv is hereby '^I'jro^i'^rion *h.~ n:.f uSj-vf t> the fax
IX. Of conspiracies, or atte!ii()t8 tu liber
ate prisoners of war bold by tiie Omfederate
States.
X. Of couspiracies, or attenjptn or prepa
rations t** aid the enemy.
XL Of persuns advisinw ,>r incitinjj^ others
to abandon the Conftiderate cause, or to re
sist the 0»nfed«^rate States, or to adliei-e to
the enerur.
shall be liable to be placed in service in the
tield for the war. as if w.M-e between the
a;^es of 18 and 45.
Sec. S. Tiiat hereafter the duties of pro
vost and hospital j^uards aiid clerks, and ot,
cierk.'J. {guards, «!Lfents, employees or lal>or-
ers ill the Cornniissarv and QuarlertnasterV
Jiepartnients, in the Ordnance Bnrean, and
of clerks and empi >yees of nav\* ajrc-nts, as
also iti the ox.ecntiou of tho enrollsnent act.
, . , r-“y- i
s:. 1 V ■ 'ava»cs sh;iil be reooi\^able wirbout inter-I pubiie .jufs, but n'lali b-i lecmod iiud j
••^r ;n p; yni«''!t »if afl (rovernnient dues paynMi' i '‘on'*!d''rrd bonds of tbe (^»;ih'bTatr Stitoa, p:*ya I
•I) the year iN'it, esc.-pf export and import datits. ' yt :irs nif-'r tb.' ratiiic.-ition of a treaty oi
Skg 3. Thnt ail Treasury notes of the deno iii-1 P'i»'’o w'tb the I’nit^cd Siute.-', boariri'r the rate of
>'ion i 6100. .iL't bi’arin'i interest, which shall i i'*t' rest .specified on tl.eir ^ncc, psyibb- 1st ol '
i*wt h« presentfd I'or funding under the provisions ! -January of ench and '•rvory your
t the 1st, socr'io’i of this act, shall, frotu and after ' ^'EC. 14. 11 at tuc S'e’- i*tary
the 1st d *y ol April 1S(U. easto^ tbe Mi-sissippi * =>»d he ?> her^'b
riv'r, :iT)d (W 1st day ol July IStU, west ol t .o i rcueies ol 'he QoveriUii*
tr or eifocts of any not enumerated n
tlie preceding paragraph, between the times
named therem, 10 per cent., in juldrtion, to
the tax on each profits as income, under the
act aforesaid.
111. On tlie amount '*f prt>tits exceedinfr
25 per cent., made during either of tlie years
1S63 and 1864, by any bank or bankini?
conij'anj, insurance, canal, navijratiun, im
porting and exporting, telegrapii, express,
railroad, rnanufactnriu^. drv duek, *r other
j\>int stock compauv o}’ any descrij>tion,
whether incorp^^rated or not, 25 per cent on
such exc»38s.
Seo. 5. The following exemptions jVom
tjtxation under thi-- act 'iliall l»e allowed,
to-wit:
I. Property of each liend of a Jauiilv to
the value ok’ $5u"; and tor each
of the family to the further value .-r |jf)0;
and tor each son actually cmr.igc;,! in .hoj Sec. 2. The President sl#il cause [proper
anuy or navv, or wiio has died »..r l>ce;i | oSicers to investigate the cases of all per^^ons
killed in the military or naval service, and | so armsted, or detained, in onler that they i tion of tiiis act, as may he nee led f-r
XIL Of nnlawfuUy burjung, destroyijjg
or injuring, or attempting tv> burn, destroy :uid all similar duties, shall he perfornn*'!
or injure anv bridire or railroad, or tele- bv peroons who are within the age= of
ijure
graphic line of communication, «>r pro[>erry,
with the intent of aiding the enemy.
XIII. Of treasonable designs to itnpair ^
tiie military power of the juvernrneiii by i Ijeld, but *upabl
by pel
and 45 years, and wlio bv tbr
Bourd of army HurgcorH shall
as unable ti> per!
ropwrr, a
!»e reDortC'd
!ho
Tiie
lestroyinjx, ur allemptiii'^r to destroy', vessels
j or arms, or innnitinis oi’ war, or arsenals,
I fouudries, work^boi.-i. or oth*-" ,^roperty ol
’ly Oontederate Stales.
*ve said dui.ie'
of the Treasury
iitlj:Hiz!'d, i'i c>>?e the fxi-
ahuuiii r>’tiuire it, to
who wad u inember ot' the family wlien he
entered the service, to tiie furtliei' value ol^
II. Property of Llie widow of any uliicer,
sobjier, sailor or marine, wln> may hav’e
•Misii-.pippi, ctav'c t.o b-' rocfivable in paym -nt ot j tb den: I of any public creditor whoMe debt j died or iiecn killed iii the military ur naval
dui s, an j :dd uotes, if not so presented nt j be eoTiir^cted af't'r n e p:i."vajre ol i.bia act,
time. sbi'.U, in addifion lo the tax of { wdliii? to rcc-ne ^bc -.'mic ui a o rtificate ol in-
to f>-.‘ is-u>. li tiy - iiifi S-orotary in hucb
that
ci-nrs iMip ised m tbe 4th section oi this act, b^
s:iVj‘ e'-d to a tax j{ lU per cent per nfonth uii-
:ii s. p; seated; vrhieh faxes shall attach t> said
• >ti-s whtiTi'Wr c:reii'at«‘J, >nnl shall bo Jeduofed
m the t-.e?* ’t -i.«’i n'^itfs whenever nre.'-'oufed
Hi itr lor iu>idiu;r. and s^ail notes slia!!
^ ‘ I; ! > (ur.v i:fc>a' I'f Tr> a | '‘■•irifia ioii-« ‘ii b-.* pi' ?()•
! r-'Vi b ii lor i;i ttii.'S act j f-"-' 1 r»- i tirv, ar o -i-t U i
4 I !\h' on 'il! sa'.'.J Treasurv ruitts net ! tayafinii i*i an*! nne\'
•r II ■-i ii! i jv>n-!if i*{ raxrs at ‘be -J:'.' ' : I':' :Mary ot *‘,e TvcHi’iiry i- a’l-
pr;-.ti I... the 1st -iccrion ol t> i^{ ' ’ ori/'.’d u inc'-e the 'luiubf *• .ii'aep.t.sitAries‘’o
iorui HS be iiay dc^.n j.n>per, payable two years
ahor a r«!iiie.ition ai a treaty ol poaco with the
I'oitetl States, ht.'iinn;; intcrr-it at t/ie mre ;l six
| T.vn. ..ir .....M.u., p,vai* s„mUn„na'ly, | ,„vice, tn till' V
-V -I exucilli-
'V rtt
service, or where there is no widow, then of
the family, being ininor children, to the
value of
Ill, Projierty of every oflicer, soldier,
tsailor or uimMF«^. qomiu]).v 4itir«umd in the
military or naval service, or of such as iiave
iilue
of provided, that tiu’
mI hi dates au'
U ! v 'il,‘ k>c ! • LJ' , ni I • , ,1 1 I i I
, •, ! 1. : ■ . tKMis shall jiot ai»j>lv to unv person, wbose
iiica-ix-* r«naU oe exempt , ’ ‘ • .. , ' i i-i .■
^,1 r i property, exclusive ot htniseliold lurnitunj,
ji'i > . • , » . • w
shjiil l)v3 at a value execoiliii^ A
IV . That where property h.is been injured
■If to
the r-.juir !K, i *'.. ! this ,ct, and with iby the enemy, »r Ibe owner
fuipiL-y of the banks of the stv- thereof tuis temporarily deprived of tbe
■nn. ’
t i.x i>r -'.Ai tor evi-ry u.)llar pvoo’ised ou ! ^bat vu
the ine? «-! siiu noits; said tax .shai! attaeli tu said { t’ral v^'atos a.*, ii ' uay difui expedient. ! use or occupancy thereof, or of the means
iiOi- -- wl.c-revtr eirc'alat. d, arid shall bo collccted I isKO lb Tin- ^ecri-f.irv ot the Treasury HOall j of cultivating the same, by reas»n of the
by utductiuj: me same &t the trea.^ury, its deposi- torthwith advertise thi« ac^ in such newspapers j presence or the proximity of the enemy,
tones and by tax collcotorB, and by all (jrovern- pubh>bed in the several Stiit**s, and by such other the assessment on stich property may he
m-u ..ficers receiving the same whenever pre- u.«aDs as .shall seeure itu|uediate publicity; and reduced, in proportion. t,> the dama:re bus
?*«atca tor pajuicnt or lor funding, or in payment j ”>6 Socrotary ot W nr afHi tbe Sccrctar}’ of the . » - - ■ •
of (.Toverniuent due^, or for postAge, or in ex Navy shall cueh cau=e it to bu published 'n ijene
change ior new notes, as hereinafter provided, and I ral order for the informatioa of the army and
s.'.id Treasury notes shall be fundable in bonds as I navy.
provided in the 1st section of thi.s act, until the j j'EC 17 The 42d section of the act for the
tained by the owner, or the tax assessed
tliereon may he reduced in tiie same ratio
i>y the district o^)llector, on satisfactory evi-
denee submitted to him by tliv owner or as-
Itt day of January 1865, at the rate of 66f cents j assessuieut and eoUt ction of taxes, approved May '
on the dollarj and it shall bu the duty of the J^ec i 1st is hereby repeab'd I Skc. t>. That the taxes on property laid
retary of the Trea*ury, at any time between the i Sf,c 18. Th>» Secretary of the Treasury is i year 1864, shall i.Ki iissessed jis on
1st of April and the 1st of July, 1861, west ot. hereby autliorizi d nnd r. -jairod, upon the appli- j the day ot the pit^sage of this act, anl be
tne Mississippi r.ver, and the 1st of January 1865,1-ation of the holder of auy call certificate, which, due and collected on the l>t day ol dune
to s^atitute and exchange nevf Treasury notes | by the first section of the act to provide for the next, or as Soon.after as practicable, allow-
or the saaie at the rate of 66f cente on tbe dol-1 fu^diu^ and farther issue of Treasury notes, ap- ini; an extension of ih» lavs West of the.
iYnn TiT be I Misaisajppi river Tb# additional taxes on
exchan-e^ /pnydcge of said i t^herealter deemed to bo a bond, to i.^sue to such incomes or profits for the year 1S63, levied
excnange. t rftvid^a further, that the risht to bolder bond therefor a;>*3n me terras nrovided ! tl,:.. -,«f «i ,ii i . . “ i j ii « i
1.1T..1 any o( f ,id T-,-a..urj noto, ahor .he 1,1 day i by said act. ' I ‘-V. .f ’ '' ‘
Of Jaiiuary 1865, i= hereby taken away: AmiprL ! - I '*»> nicomes or pro-
•iied furtiur, That upon all such Treasury notes i ^ W fidditwtyil Taxes far tke ctnn- j li^64, siiall he aa-:essed and
which may remain outstanding on the 1st'day of! nnfl mj>/>ort of Gmyernmttxt. \ c*>lJected according to the provisions of the
January 1865, and which may not be exchanged ' Sec. 1. The Ooiigresri of the Couf^derate i iu»sessmont acts ol 1863.
tor ne,v Treasury notes, as hereip provided, a tax ' States of Atnerica io enact. That in addi-! ’“"‘-‘I' act of tiie 24:.!i
of JOG per cent, is hereby imposed. .tion to the taxes levied by the act‘to lay | April 1863, tw levies a tax on in-
OBO 5. That aflPT the first day of April next, taxes for tbe common defence and Uxu'urv on comes derived from property *r etfeet.s on
* * auihenty heretofore ^nven to the Secretary of rhe GoveHimeut of the Confederate S^-ites ’’' Hniouiit or value of which a tax is levied
»W-oved 24.1, o,-A,.ril there slu l lle , 'o’ »«- “'"I "■'* Sf.tion ..f „ai.l
:V.rTrA;;4 ™,- «'■ ,l,e l »«. ,1«.| ,l,e your ImH. u„d
Treasury notVs in.such form as he may pres^criL,!®”j^'^^.^ taxat'on hereafter mentioned, ‘“/e or interest on pro-
the ratification oi a treaty ! * . C'^Hected fr.Ma every j)ergoa, cpartner- credits herein tj
d States, said new issued association ..r corjMjration, liable there- * assessed .>r taxetl
mcQt of all nublic d«p.3. 1 taxes Jis follows, t»-\vit; tlio tax act ot 1H63.
payal^- two years after the
•>f peace with the United
to be receivable in j>aymcQt of all public dues,
exocpl export and import dutio.% to be is-sned ic ' the value
exchanire ibr old notes at the mtc of 2 dollars of I and mixed, of,.
no eetimated
perty or credits herein taxed ad valorem,
as incomes under
pr^)pfrrv’, recil, per- i '^^'at tlie tax imp'>sed by this act
rv ki'nJand delerii,- bonds of the Confederate Stat^is hereto-
tne provLsi- ,s of this act; and the holders of the ployed in agricnlture shall be deducted the *'I*"'’'*! ^ax in all eases wlierivthe
^V 8101 except those of the valae of thelax ia kind delivered therefrom on the same shall not exceed $lUOO.
- - ’ -s on“L dollar bV the tlx rforS may ' "“I'"" li''' and \ An Act U, su^/mid theprimhge oftfie Writ
rhe Bame into call^ertificates bearing b-1 ^ ‘ - Provided, ; _of Chrj^Jin ceHain case..
credit shall I r- allowed hevuad 5 j Whereas, the'c>‘nsUtutioivuf the Confed-
, |erate States of America provides in Article
id arid siiv r wares | 1, Secti**u Paragrapli 3vthat “the privi-
-V cho rate of 4 par cent, per annum, and i , __
payable two years after a ratification of a treaty ^ i
of peace with the United States, unless sooner 1 , '^aine ot ^ .i-i ana siiv r wares
converted i^t-? now not^. . | v and wat».he., lu ; lege of the writ of hahea.. corpus shail not
cr u !■ ■0 expenses of the Gov-1 I ‘| ho su^jiemled unless wlnjn in ca.se of rehel-
^ provided for, th^ The value of proj.erty taKod under | lion or invp^^ion, the puh.-c :=afetv mav re
, ■ . V hereby authorized to issue 6 I secti-.n shall ho assessed on the l.-asis of nuiro if” and wherein the ouw.t of%ii
. ? andiD-;?>srt> ui the ne.^d.borhood where assessed, in . nized in said Article 1. is vusted
may be disciiarged if improperly detaine I,
unless tliey can be speedily tried in tlui due
course of law.
Sec. 3. That during the susjiension afore-'
said, no military or other otHcer shall be
cmpelled, in answer to any writ of haHea.s
corpus, to apjiear in person, or to return the
boly of any person or persons {etained by
him, by the autiiority of the President, Se
cretary (d' War, or the Genei-al otUcer com-
luundin^ the Trans Mississippi «]t;jKirtinent;
but U{»ii me ceriioc;ni;, umid oin!i, oT tin;
otHcer liaving charge of any one so letained,
tiiat *iich person is detained ijy him as a
prisoner for any of tiie causo.^ hereinbefore
8})eciiied, under the authority aforesaid; fur
tiier j>roceedings umier the writ of ha»»eas
corpus shall ijiimediarely cear*e an 1 remain
suspended so long jis this act shall contiuiie
in force.
Sec. 4. This act shall continue in buce for
ninety days after the ne.vt meeting of Con
gress, and no lonijer.
discharge of Huc-ii oiitii*-!:
persons between the tiires o
n active service m
‘ p>jrf »rmir:;r somi> ol
,sj)ecityini; whie!!. at'd
wheJi the-;>t person^ shall have been a.'sig:;ed
to those duties as far pructic:ibh*, t]ii*..Pre-
si'leiit shall a.'sign or detail to their pcrjorni-
ance such bodies of troops, or ijidiv'd’ijtl-^.
retpiired to be enr.)lled under rh»; .5in sec-
' ' I’-r v!i«*
Provided, that
I 7 an'l 1 s >h-ti!
Ue assigned to those diitit -: Provdei tnr-
tlno-. that nothing contuined in thi^ I'Ct 'sh'iii
be so cousirue 1 as to prevent ti' > I're-^i.ifMit
from detailii'-iT :uiisans, m-ctianic". or p.*r-
sons »f sc.ientilic skill, to pert’orin in>iii|ien-
:=a!*le dutie.j in llu* tlcp.ii tuients o:’ liiiri^au-;
li.>rciii mentioned.
Sec. ii. riiat any (^uarrerniti-ter or A-
sihtant tjn.irterinast(*r, {)o:nnii,-;.-^ar> or .Vs-
tJotiiinirirtu,i-y, (otiitu- Lliaii tbose SorV-
int; with b! i^;ades or r.-_;iine)i»-> iii the iieid,^
or o|li*ers in the >ilnaiict' [jnrean. or X ivv
A;jeiitt;. or Provo.-,t .'Luvh.il. or oilicer in
tiie conscript service, \vlio stiall hereafter
provisions, to be delivered by such jxMsot,
as aforesaid at equivalent iHites.
3. Such person shall further bind hini..;(.l:
to h;ell the marketahle surplus fd' jjrovisji.p.
and grain now on hand, and which he
raise fnim year to year while his exe!n»tioi,
Continues, to the Government or to tlu-Van
ilies of soldiers, at prices lixed by the
missioners of tlie State under the injprcts.-
m ;nt act: Provided, that any jterson
emoted as aforesaid, shall be entitltd t ~
credit of 25 per cent. «,)n any arnoniit otiiH-a'
whicii he may deliver within tbrot* niotiti,
fioni tbe jni'^sage of this act: Provided I'pr
trier, that jior^ous coming within tin* pj.,,..;
sioiis of thir^ exemption shall noi be lie' rivtij
*l' tltc ’.ciiviit’ tht-re- i’ bv le-t'j'.n r f ; .
bet'll ceirolh'd suice t i- ] i!:iv o'* i*’#-:). ] ,,;j'
4. iti :i.dditi'>;i to tlic tort'g'Cii'iiC'
tion^. t!ie Secrt-r.M.-v of War. uii'i.,T ti e
rection of ;-he Pie-id“n*. m iv evis
tail
fie^
a^
siicii other p'.'iv
ouirht to bi> exeifioted
lie ticee.'sir\. j.inl It. iii-;
t;. •
'.a\.
tlct,
liLjfJCC
emptiy or re'ain in ms einplovment any
j j>er.-itn in any of their Siiid ileparlments or
■ bnieaU', or in any ot tiie dwtier; meiiiioncd
j in the .>th section of this act, iii violatio’i ot'
[the provisions hereof, .«-hail, on conviction
I tiiereof i>y a court-martial or military court.
I be cashiered; and it shall be the ilnty of any
TiiiTuTr TTJ pv TirT T ; department or district coLomander, upon
. A11^ JllLllAlii iilLL. j prool', by the oa^li of any credible person,
bection 1. liiat ironi and alter tiie passaire 1 that anv such oflicer tuis violated t)>is pro
of tins act all v/hitt* men, residents of the , vision, irnrnediatelv to relieve suidi ofHcer
Confederate Stateo, between the ages o} 1 ij f;-,,,,] fJnty; and said corn^nanders piiail take
and .)U, shall be in tiie inilitary servi;e of j,ronipt measures to h;ive him tried tors!i-h
the Conlederate States for the war. j r.tfence; and any co;nm*and«.‘r ;is aforesaid
Sec. 2. lhat all the persons alorejiaid, i>e-| fj;j{j|,nr porform tiie duties- enjoined bv
tueen the ages of 18 and 45, now in service, j iifction. shall upon oeing iuly convicted
huall )e retained during the }>resent war ; be discharorei Iroin the service,
with the U. in the tame regiments, bat- , Sec. K'. That nil law- .rrantin^ exe-ni.-
taiuMisand com,.ui.es, to whirl, thev belong ! militarv scrvie-i.e, and the sa:ne I be eonsM ued a. rePcaiin^ tne act .nr rove,i
.-ini'Atil^'^^nl tl!^‘! bereaffer none! April the I4lii iV:;;. ,-iititicd an acVto,-,
Fr ii sttrr I fi r b , / ! j sh.all be exempted except tlie tbllowing: j eu, pt contract .;s for carrviuL- tn.,-
transtened oi d.schaiged, in accordance! p All who shall be held unlit for tnilha-1 ri„.('..nf.iorav. Slates ana tb»* dnwr
with the laws and regtdations b^r the gov- ■ ,-y service, under rules p. be pr^'scrib.Mi ' '
ernment ot the army: Provide*!, that corn- | Socretarv of War.
■1 'It
UKty he- sati.
>11 ,,
piiPlic ticressjiy, j-n.t p, ri.c |ir.. j..,.
lion of i;r;nn ami other provision-, f.j
armv a’ld ; be families soid;,‘!’.-. Ijo >
a!-o, t;'r":oir eY'-iojition or detai!-.
■i-rms a-: in- may p'escri!>c. to uvi-r.
seer-. :'.;rme.‘s or ’/;ap.fers as iie niav i.i-
islieii v. il! l>e more ii-eful t .- the coii'urv i;,
the piir.sniJs >f airrlcnlture than iti the
tary service: Pi’ovidcd, that such OKe;n;.f ,,t
shali cca.e whenever the fai'mer, jilaraer ..i
ovcrsc-er shall tail diiiir‘intly to i.-iui.lov n:
good tk'th, hLs o vn skill? capital and Ub-.r
exclusively in th- production vri-ii.j
provisions, to b-e sold to the GuVc-i inueut an.'
the ta'nilies ol st.'idierc :it price- iiol c.xceci-
i;ig tiio.-»j ti.\ed at t’oe l;m,^ tb;- like ariicies
by tiie Commissioners of tine Slate
the imprcs.'ment act.
ij. iitu )>r«;siie:!t, treysarer. auditor ajuj
su]>erin:enIent of any r.ulroad eoni!>anv t'
irageO in transportation for the Gi.vonMni’i;
and .s.nch etiicers and etuployees tiiert f n~
the president or superintendent si.all certiiv
on oath to \,a indispensaiile to ilie effiridit
op-?r;ition of .-aid railroad: JVovided, tliar
tiie iiU!a:>er ->f per.5o;is so ex'*r.')!>?ed bv tir^
act on any raibojid sliaH iMt exceed one pel
son f'T each ndle of puch road in actual n^..
f..r niiitary t.-ansportation: and said cxesnpr.-
'Ii,
the
.;!>iployment of said cfnn]>anv. or wii.. tna,
ce.ase lo be indi.^pensable.
6. Tnrl.^ siotlii?!:.: berein C'>!'t:iiii(;d
• ..•».* v/.j. ACUJjPi
.sluid be rc[>orted by name and do.Jcriptluii
v.’irii the names of anv w!io havt^ jiijt tL
I {) )st coaciic^ and
'ci ; tb-ovid -d.
er
panics from ..ne SUite organized again.^t , .j The Vice President -f the Confcitrate ! .^raMtcd uno
tueir Consent, expressed at the liine, with j
regiments or b:iLtalions from another State, j t},^ State Lo-isla:nros,''and
shall have the privilege ot being transferred j „ther Confederate and S-.ite o.Oi.^ers as cuuationa
to organizations ol troops, in the same arm | President, or ' ' ’ ’
h;»ek.s, from niiiiuirv sei
! i i :
this ar^
id tiie exeri;jjfioiib
Siiail only i'iiiriniitj
wiii.st tile r.roons exempted are acrr.aiiv
engaged in tfieir re-r)ect!ve pii’s:iili m oc
of the service, from the States iii which, said
I Se-. 11. liiTit the i‘retiideni i>e, jiiid lie
spe‘tive States, may certily to Ijc iic'essarv | hei'eOv. authorized to
rrant details, und^:
le in-ane;
tlOi/a
1 ^ eve- I blind and
ry nun-cotiimissioned otncer, musician and i i i i- i j . •
privH.c who 91,..II tlK-u l,e ii. se.vtco or !„ Ti
tho event of his death previ«»us to the period ■ . c , . n ^.icn
--■•'d shall he frte from taxation, and | the year 1.86", except in c;uses where hi
r toiiacco have been }»ur- of the necessity of such .suspension; and
ol
^5 D*l ',
f
irtil
r,jl. ;
“ ’}U'
ihe ov,’!U!r.
Sec. 2. On the value
•' of interest thereon the entire net | slaves, c. -tton ..r tol
v,’a;:,“;„7coT=:‘ iv': I ‘'-t •«
w:iP0U .0 ciporicd Itom tho Oonlcdcruc 1 '
ocate:>, and t!ie ne? procccdd of th« import dnties ' '
cow Uid. or .) maoh thereof as m-ay be tieCor.-arv
' y’thc interest, are hcr**by specially
• ‘'ff'/, that the dutioH now luid o»
- r*>y pledged and ihal! bereaf
. p-C!e. or in sterUns' exchao^e, or
.»id bonds.
i i? the Secretary of the Trrasury is
inzed, from Hme to time, a« the
l>r.,perU- ta.^d un.lcr t),i,
J™:;;:'i ■■■“" •"
Bate U ■it..
>lely in
ind, |-ihe Congress, which is the exclusive jud>;e
-- pur- ot tiie necessity of such .suspension; ^and
January 1S62, ■ whereas, in the «»pinion of tho Congress, the
■Slaves, cotp.n-i public safety retiuires the suspension of said
at the\Tr^'ft*T/''‘ii I f '» existing case of rhe inviwion of
ti ..y actually paid tor the same by ' these States by tho armic*s d’ the Unite-i
, . 1 States; and whereas, the President luts a.-»kc
I all shares t)r inter- * for tho suKiiension of tbr.
iiaving been herotot'ore discharged from the
i»rmy wl^ero no disability now exists; nor
shall those who iiave furnisiicd ^iibsiitute^
l>e any longer exempted by reason thereof:
Provided, that no person, heret.dbre exempt
ed on account of religious opinioris and who
ha» paid tho tax levied to relieve iiim tVom
service, shall be required to render military
service under tiiis act.
Sec. 5. That all white male residents of
the Cmiteilerate State-^. between the a-'es of
Ihe Congress of the Confederate States of
j America do enact. That during the present
invasion of the Confederate States, the priv
f ■ .1 ' of the writ of habeas corpus be, and
I 1 .1 , ^ property m the . t ne name is hereby, 6usi»en'Ui«4^
1 )o( loot wnere as-^esse I, in such cur- j pension shall apply only t«.» the cases of per-
pr«)perty, at tho i President, Secretary of War, or the General
time of assessment, ■ ' . .
bee.
I the amount of all gold and | Military Department, ,
1 vcr coiri, jrold dust,^oli silv^cr Kallion, f under tho control of tJio President.
I'OlHcer commanding tho Trans-Mississippi
1 Military Department, by tho authority and
ll'li ^ ilii ^.4 X 1/1/111! V./1 •-
Mrfcetiier held by the banks or other corpo-1 hereby declared that the purpose of Con-
ra Ions or individuals, 5 per cent.; and upon | gress iu the passage of this act is to provide
^ . ^|,cld abroad, or upon the atQount i: aiore ert'ectually for the public safety by
o ab tiuls ot exchange, drawn therofVir on pauspeading tho writ of habeas corpus in the
oreign countries, a tax of 5 |>er cent.; such following ctises and no other:
tax upon money abroad to bo as^os.sed and I. Of treason, or trea.sonable dforts f>r
tio^Tf auth.ri-i,d by the 6th sec- ,:^«"erai use there, in the i a.ns arrested .Ir detaine.l !,v order of tho
tion .,,11 act may be either rca;iBtered or cou l*^‘'^clui.se and sale ol such . J
pon b-md., a. tho parties takic^ them may elect:
M . .y m^^ be-cxcimnged for cach other under
such regulations a.s the Secretary of tho Tro»eurv
...diLnbtL'odrra'if'*‘“““'’“‘'
far th. V “ re.spocts as b provided
Ztitl arc
faxia ' the ®
from that eertificatca shall
for every dolL interest upon only 66§ cents
«hall be red»ir^aSr“
• ‘tat rate- Treasury at
•ertiacSoa sh call
its'd^no!:?. ‘[*”7 of deposit shall jrive
»nd SDc-ifvin A’ for their deposits
di«tiucti;eulrk L%T°
the ScercU.ry ol th. ^ be agreed upon with
positorshalUe cXjiT
«id hands in Treasa^^'®T®-‘^®
»nd ontdtanding at interest
tho said bonds
FHvilogooffandingtid noKr^''
*• heroin prescribed ®
8*0 11. Thttt 111
’"•ued of horetofore
^ ho receivable in nan f continue
provided by Uw. W fun ?“ki *«
*‘'■0VuntilOi
4 8t (w
collected according to the v^alue thereof at
the place where the tax is paid.
II. Upon the amount of all solvent cro-
dit«, arul of all bank bills and all other pa
pers iftsi^d as currency, exclusive of nuu-
intorest oearing Confederate treasury uotes^
and not employed in a registered busiutiss,
the income derived troin which ia, taxed, n
per cent.
Sec. 4. Upon profiti^ laade in trade and
business, as follows:
I. ()n all profits lyiade by buyinig and seli-
ing spiritous li(|or>rs, flour, wheat, corn, rice,
sugar, molasses or «irup, salt, bacon, pork,
bogs, bent or beef sittlo, sheep, oat», hay^
h>ddor, raw hid^is, leather, horses, mules*
boots, shoes, cotton vrarns, wool, woolen, cot
ton or mixed cloths, hats, wagons, harness,
coal, iron, steel or nails, at any time be-
tween the Is* of Jtrruary 1863, and the 1st
or Janaary l8f>5, lij per oent., in additisjn
to tae tax ou such, profits as income under
the “act to lay tares for the common defence,
and cairy on thfj Government of the Con
federate States/’ approved April 24, 1863.
II. On all prrotits made by buying and
cnubiuations to-subvert the government of
the Confederate States.
II. Of conspiracies to oeerthrow the gov
ernment, or conspiracies to resist the lawful
authority of the Confederate States.
III. Of twmbining to assist the enemy, or
of communicating intelligence to the enemy,
or giving him aid and comfort.
IV', Of conspiracies, preparations and at-
incite servile insurrection.
V. Ot desertions or encouraging deser
tions, ot hnrboring deserters, aitd of attempts
to avoid aiihtary service: Provided, That in
C;we of palpable wrong and oppression by
any sithordinate ofHcer upon any party who
docs wot legally owe military service, his
snpeinor officer shall grant prompt relief to
the oppressed party, and the subordinate
shall be dismissed from office.
VI. Of spies and other emissaries of the
enerat.
Vil. Of holding corrospondeace or inter
course with the enemy, without necessity
and without the permissioa of the Oonfede^
rate States.
HGllinvtw.^n^«-‘ 1^1 e —■'"T V'lIL Of Unlawful trading with the ene-
’ Kold,8.1ver, foreign Mohanga, my, a„d othar offences aga&t the Iaw3 of
the Confederate autee, ^ted to promoti
01 any iDnd, ^ any merohijmdiae, proper- • th^ aaooeM in th« wii.
tor those west of the Mississippi river, aTid
any jierson who shall tail so to enroll him
self, witluuit a reasonable excuse tiiercfor,
to be .judged of by the President, shall be
placed in service in tho tield tor the war, in
ne isairio they were be
tween the ages ot 18 and 45: Provided, that
the persons mentioned in this section shall
constitute a reserve for State defence and
detail diity,_aud siiall not bo rcijuired to
perform service out of the State in which
they reside.
Sec. b. Phat all [lersons reipiired by the
5th section of this act to enroU them.seivres,
may within 30 days after the passage there
of, east ot the Missi»sip}>i, and within 6f>
days, if west uf said river, form themselves
into voluntary organizations of companies,
battalions or regiments, and elect their own
officers; said organizations to conform to tlie
existing laws; and, having so organized, to
tender their services as volunteers during
the war to the Prc.sident; and if such organ
izations shall furnish proper muster rolls, as
now organized, and deposit a copy thereof
with tho enrolling officer of tiieir district,
which shall be ei^ui valent, to enrollment,
they may be accepted as minute men for
service iu 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 at convenient pla
ces ot rendezvous, and be formed or organ
ized into companies, battalions and regi-
ments, under regulations to i>e prescribed
by him; and shall have the right to elect
their company and regimental officers; and
all troops organized under this act for State
defence, shall be entitled, 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 place ot rendezvous as required
by the authority of the President, without
a snffideat to be judged of by him,
be runsinied to uutiiorize the
exetnption or uei;iii of any coniractor Jn.
nployees ;is said ' ui- i lip-nitjhinL: biipj^litiS ul .iiiy kind to the Gov-
>f such payment, then to the s.erson or per- i | onitneut,' -y re^^-^on of cortract, mile-
sons who would be entitled to receive bv law ! ‘ r new,.pup-or: tiio , tue head or .~ec-relary oi the .lci>artnient ms
the arrearages of his pav; but no onehhall be tlie Coiiu iorate and St ite j king siichcontract siiuil certify that the per
entitled to the bounty herein provided who and sucn j.»urne:. men pnnt- j sonfi! services . f such conrructor are ii.di^
shall at anv time, during, the period of .ix j !.;ens:ible to the excciitiou of saul coritnict;
montnsne.x'; after the said first dav of -Vorii u.di>pensa :,e to perf-rm .bej provided furm.-r, that wiien ;iny suchcon
be a!>>ent from his command withoui leave'i aj'-tnecary -n tractor siiail fail, diligently and _ faithtulh.
S«- 4 Tiiat no .it,.ill I. > .. 1' • i aj'o.hecary store, v.-bo war^ do;!!.; l.nsi- to proce^id witii tne o’.ocution of such c>n
lyJTthtu r? r ,
h;i" continni‘d did Sen. 1^, 1 n;it in ajMioUitUig lucni Woiuiic
inter tii.-ision, since that perioil; ail pbv:-1 of sui.reoii.' tor the exaniinatioii of perstib
cians over tiie age of SO j’>iars, who no-.v .tre. i Ii;ible to military service, no nicnfner cuUi-
and lor tiie last 7 years have bt‘.-n. in lijc j posing the same siiall lie aj>pointcd from the
actual and regular practice ot their proles- c lunry or enrolling district in which tbev
si(>n, biit the term jiby? ician shali not in
clude dcntisis; all pre^idents ;uid teachers
of collcijes, theoloirical ^ciuinar;es, acade
mies and gclioijls, who have bec-ii regularly
engaged ;cs such for two years next bei’ore
the passage of this act: J'rovided. tiiat the
licnetit of this exemptiini shall extend to
tliose t.vvclier.-^ onlv wb 'se schools are com
posed of 20 students or more. All superhi-
tendents of puldic hospitals, established hy j
law before tbe pasf-aije of this act, and such |
physicians and nurses theicin as such su-1
perintentlents sliall certify, on oiitti, to be |
indispensable to the projier and efficient
management thereof.
4. Tiiere shall be e.xenipt one person as
owner or agricuituri-t on eacli -farm or plan-
Latiiui upon which there are nov.% and were
*n the ibi- Oiiy oV J1-I u.ble bodie’l
tield-hands. between the j.ges ot 16 and 5o,
upon tho following conditions: j
1. This exe!n}>tiuii shall only be granted I
in cases in which there is no white ma!.e I
adult on the farm or plantation not lial>le to I
military service, nor unless the pei'son claim-1
ing the exemption w.a^ on tbe !st day of
Jan’y 1864, either tho owner and manager
or ovenseer of said plantation, but in no ease
shall more than one ocrson be exempted for
one farm or j)lantation.
2. Such j>erson sli.vll first execute a bond,
pay;y)le to the Confederate States of Amer
ica, in such form, and with such security,
and in such penalty as the Secretary of War i
tnay prescribe, conditioned lhat he will de
liver to the Govornment at some railroad
are rcjiiirid to make sucli examination.
?G3t Gdica, fayettevilie, Itf. C., I
tJcroHKH I860. )
Sc'it‘i:.U of t!if Arrif'al tirid Dfpartnrf of tkf Mail* at ihu
HALFIGII ri.i \VKr;^t!BOKO’, tc
- isilj', ' xo- p( -I'uni j. -Ij i*. -M
1) .? .t'Uly. I'Sfi'pt S -.ini f H P. M.
vi.v -iU .!CRVIL,L.E.
O.'-i'irta T iictii/ 't.
\r!*iv Wrd'i--»dty C3;i'>-i»y At *.* I’. M.
W.»K- \ -'i ,-ir. I'l.lNTON,
.;\r ’!»"3 uiiiy rtt 12 uo.-n.
Uapnrm 1 ku> at P. >1.
O.-tllTHAiiK
\r'."v. . •■' j.’si.j, T '•.ra J iy -.u i at 7 P .'1
L> jj ii (Ipni tj, W' Jiias i .y 'v ;i Fri'J *y at 1 P. M.
CilETiAW, S.
Til i’.-.ur.-ij t.. .»iia Sa'urlay H F M
b jur:s .•3.1Ui .y. Tt ana J'liursd^v nl 1 P. M
FlIR ULUfF LUvlBEilTON.
depot, or such other place or places as may 2
be designated by the Secretary of War, |
within 12 months next ensuing, 100 pounds
of oacon, or, at tho election of the Govern
ment, its equiv.'Jent in pork, and 100 lbs. of
net beef (said beef to lyj delivered on toot.)
for each able-bodied slave on said faim or
plantation, within the above said ages, whe
ther said slaves in the field or not, which
said bacon or pork and beef siiail be paid
for by the Government at the prices fixed
by the Commissioners of the State under the
impressment act: Provided, that' when the
T S’ "— iiy. i 'mrjii'iy ^rj.i S^Juriiy at G A '1
u .• ‘'.y, i'-i >-i jy ».i 1 T lUTit J »t I P. M
K .iziBsrwrowN.
i)‘.p»rr.d >i >i.t ly. .> »ti: .ijiy ail Frj-liy ai ti A. -M.
Arr)..:-i f'iUT‘i+> auJ S»tarii»y at 2 P. M.
K.f Z\B£-JiFi) v:* i iUlEBINrH
A.-rirrtd .»I q 1 ly ,i ^ V M.
L* !p*ri5 tJiy at. > P M.
.M,VJN >LI V V.-. oyPiiCSS OHEKK.
Irris.'*} Tue;li.y at 2 P. i\l.
f.» •"t.’i J -i.fr:» iiay (Tins,i*r) i^t 2^ p. r*I
S^TiFr ISLAND Ti^ MONTP.J.SK, COVISQTON *vl
PvJVVELL rO!^
-\r-iTPs Ta -='Jiy ar, 6 P. ,%I
lJ?part9 VYo-la.^uJ-xy at tV A .M.
SWIFT !;^LAN’0 via TllOV.
ArrivcH I’aiidl i/ at (» P. M.
O^ipi'tx Wc'ln.:"'i.'%y ."tt 11 A M.
AH V »-> »» o
iUj^ 'J 1*. i 111 l-'ttr-j £)(, gyj,, gfj froai
•ii'd .jdic'. J -I !«a7 sui.i, 'au^;. pail i'i>r a? >f
b/IS . S \ii d.'i'i i»f ..f^ .hi .J; i {T-isid by
If d 1 O i>^.
.itfij-j w!l 'J -.D-a a
1 4^ 10 .)i p Si.
J.AS O v.OJK. 1» M
:>e ['i
from to !*J
Tii95-i>axii5 pajTiKa,
V » ■ .. :.c.rl7 S*
TiftK ^oiiTfi i;\aoLi:v%
MTiJAL Lli?iS €0»JP1XV,
NO>V -a the tenth year of sucoeitsfjl opervion, w.'i*
growing oapiial and firmar held upoa public con-
fttlbace, coniiauos to insure tb*/live? of ail health j pw
soaa frota i4 to 00 years of Ace, for one year, for seTfo
iiupi aooiuoiib tuiiy. 1 Y w iiou luo ycftrs, aad for life—all life iztenibcrsBaftriag id the profits
person thus exempteu shall produce satis- Ail BlaTeu from 10 to GO years «f aire are iaburei lot
factory evidence that it has been impossible
for hirti, by the exercise of proper diligence.
to furnish the amount of ineat thus contract
ed for, dnd leave an adequate supply for the
subsistence ot those living on the said farm
or plantation, the Secretary of War shall
direct a commutation of tUe same, to the
extent of two-tlurde thereof iu grsia or other
for
one year »r for five yaarn for two tbir'ds their
All laesea aru punoiually paid mthin 90 days afl*r
sallsfiMtory proof is i>re?juied.
For further laformation the pubii's referred to
Ageats of tbe Compaay ia all partd c * h« Stace, aai to
R. H. BATTLE, deoret'iry, Raleigh-
fi. J. H.'VLU, ^geat at
J**'j 1869. FaveMiflTifie. Nj ”
Blauk >¥«urr»QUaa\« fi)r
#■
\L
i:e>w
FI n
Pri -.p *fT the
» Uancp
B^or I fio
B
f^^TADVER';
of t '■ tiiii'h for !
eee !ing pHUIio.it
hat' square (ei^
for ca?h sucoew
quet Ini to slate
they will ,.,,n
Ingly
Advmisf „.n
*ertitieu}(>m
From au i«
irill 1 •e t*n»ertJ
the p.iper bv sea
tbtO) I** for.
Su‘h ol oisrijf
per on thi.s.sysn
remitui:.;*'!-
«IVfJ
A
Wll>L a(t^ud
Cu>»i>erliiu
tiM. a
elalmH eti'i-iistfJ
Oci. 17, IS6'(.
J
jdt'acrr' nn
KA
Jaii'y to. Ho'
NAlHiN i sTKKil
I\.
UHOLi:SAL
April I'u
B 6 w >ktr;!.
WCJ
Comiuiaiilon
vvil
Oct to.
2,500
UU.Sl
‘^Pert“'nM t.aTid
the kigliori. Ovibii,
at the M u.ch lui
ber at b;« nli
Nov. 6. ISU:.
~~ A IS
1AM I r p«rtfd
Haruei*!^ for A
givt gO>d bbi gait
orders to ii*e ae
■«nt ofi in quick
Qold>'on P 1.
4041 ttim.
Oct. } o
Payettflvilla, or
FeVy li. \s>:i
Wail
ESTEKlS kj
lk,i-ii No’f-;
Ovid Aud 8i
North Carol
w
County ,f 0
Towb of ^ y
Qri-PUrti.oru
Oocfeieraie
Ccaj-»ue of 1
of'
.,f
Oot 1*2:
Lead wANfEi
Deps rtni^nt.
tities If iii p\ja>te
FOWDBR 1 .r 10
««-tf
Pnlii
The Bubt-eribcr
aaj qui>.utiM
vif.B. IK
1W1LL pay the
of good 00 W U
Cowt; ftlao, BRl^
to me.
FavBtt**®''!.
_
which ia a )rr»M.
a Bufi&oieut ^upplj
QMity to resur. i«
frieods oi it ■ Oli
ap and briag to I
We have no iiine
but Mehiire. Ui'O
this tov*n of Mr.
Ikem.
r«b’7 15
.\or
TaBABnnaa’s Or
Books for for
of tLl^ Cc-'ip
All pcrHoiiB d«
miUrprue oaa foi
the amcuct itey
OMh by souit! t.u
forward ('eriifica
Shares ^>00 ei
Ekid in Uieir tab
eat moaicai
12-I»ipdl
I'lie Far
raaBa« for 1804
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