PUBIiIO LAWS.
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ali Tre^..irr nofes ta . Je..o.nia»tiOa of
n..t .-...^nn^' mNT.v.t. b«
Isi »n-..f Api-'l M!.«.-»1PP«> to
j 4U.J iUc ^iirxc. akJ t^n^l the perioitJ *nd at th«
pl;.o.«f sf^f.id. the hol.lers of all ^ensury
aatox rffia// he >in(nr«‘ii to the Kim J in regio- I
i«r«l bonds, pAvabio liU yei**^ -iftcr their date,
hea'ini; inter«»st at the rsttt’ ot 4 per cent, per an-
nam, p'^ytMe on the 1st ot January and July of
each yoar.
Sko. 2 Tlifl '^flnr-'tary t>f rhe Treasury is her«?bf
auth iri*jJ to wue tlio bv>iidti required for the
fuii'lni:' proyiJod for in the preocdinjr seotiun,
anti u»;iii the btinds cuu bt; pruparcd he may i^sa
the
•hall be subjeot to a lax ol Siti p«r cent, on ev-
nrj d'^'iliur proiuiicd on th« fiuw thereof, fsaid tar-
to atraoh to said ooros wherev*»r circniAfed. and
saiJ b«jfeatt* b-' fiiudabie and rxohans'eable ti»r neiF
Trea-.ury aofes, m h«reiii nrovidcd, Mibject to
the (leduotioQ of said tuk.
n hoidinji j 25 per cent., nmdo (inring either of the years
Doreh r«roive«i leJ >rc fac tin»"!^ bcr?^io tx.d Tor . i •
ty or eftocta of anj kind, not eouinerated n
the preceding parajjraph, lietween the timee
named therein, 10 per cent.^ iu addition to
the tAX on Huch )>rofit« as income, under the
act aforesaid.
III. On the amount of profits exceeding
uiioV™w::.;:Vh»n; "Jw. .««• >'y “‘y '■“"t?'- i»‘“k;"g
day ot J uia&’y i865, U» m. d *h-i r.iua - i- G per
ceut biM'iia of the (.’oufedoraSe States, payublo 20
years att- r d;*fe, aud the :nt*3rest )*ayr.ble Ht^sui-
annukt'v But all Tn-asury notes roi’oivrd by
any Stale atter f.e tisae fixo.t f->r taxin_' tho sumr
^ *f*'re..>aid, phali l»c h-ld t«i havn hoen rccdivcd
dijjiiriished by ffiq -itnoan^ of s.ii ? tnx * Thf •?;-
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at*(j e'ni ■• ffubj. ef, simil bo —
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(?ertj6i’at>'s U' answr the i.urpvise. Such bondd I ” ■' 'iiJi, -.i,. .jujf-;! d.> vie*'iv
and o*’rfificH{rs hhail be rpueivable witiiout inter- i ••u(:l‘.e •J!k >, b’lt
tpt :ii Piviijent vif aIJ (y n’crrituent dues payable j -:r m.; ('•oit'-tii,';-;, . St-.i'
in tiie V'Mr^ I>3i, except export and import duficjj i >’ 'a; t oi •. tr “j
tKo 1. liiHtdU Treusury notos of the lfcnoaji | v«itb Mif 1 niftd b-a.';” the r
a.'irioa if a »f beunn>r interest, which shall j sn- t;iii‘'d 'Ci tLen *a *, !
no* t.'t prvri»ii reJ lor landing uadcr the ;>rovisiitii» , •^auuar^ of cuoh :irr-.^ * /ci v ye u-.
D? t/n> lj(* sceituij of this uor, Mbaii, friMU an*i after ' bKi; 1-1 1 :?j!f .ri- tiuc il iry i>i ;’.i
tiiu I'.t ut Af-ril 18W, oast o/the .Mississipui j b.-. uml h • i . borrl)^. uu-n
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nvr r. »ni the Isj Jay of Jufy 18ti4, west of t\o i -
'! c-as.' b*' receivable iu payuiCnt ot ! 
ptii lie (iiieo. ami -ai l i(’not so pre»iont. j a' i
rSar tin -, .shnli, iu u.}iiri.>n to iho Ux ol ;ioj
A'lif- i;ifu>so'i in I’le , ^..-fion of ihi* acf. ho
miL); o 1 to a f.ix jt l(» p^r ecut. per luonth u>1
Mt pr.scetid; wUieh t;»Xv> shall at.acli to *
and shall b. d. }uo:c i
‘ ^ “* n.-u-K ;»Ue:)ever pi f'',.'n:e ! ' ’ ‘i
.•'I . . I'!. ■?. or lu'f jod tftui n.>r»» I
. f ,x. 1.. II t v| • I .r r e r»oi» i:'H)ie cf ’I’resi j
■ ■ 't )viu-.i f -r in rhis act ' tK'
' i'■‘i’ ‘ U .-11 Tr« a^ury notoj finr ' Ir.-
t-in . i .r ..-f.i ifi ».;y,uout ol taxe8 At tftp datf>
. in the 1st sf-o'.ion ot t'ii>
act. (i t'v s. ..!| {„ !,-vL; J at trii.i diir. s ami pl-o
u t;; o; -tnts f*»r rr. rv drill:,r pro?nifc»>.i on
th'.? t'aco •{ su’.u iiot-'s; paid tAX Nhnll attaeh tj .saivl
f.utcti w‘-rjr, r circuhted, at:d shul! be culleetoa
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■uucr•.>•'the same ut the irea.'aury; it» .ie|K)si I >ulffr^-.c nc' in n.v cr,-.
ton-3 ar.J [,y c^lioutors, and by all Govern- ! I'-n! u--*. ^ in t?.e so.'-.M al and bv sue i otl or
lucj.t reeciviD;ij the sarua whenever p'-** ; ii.^»n-as .il a'a k. .uro in;o)otl: u.; pul.HcV--- ar i
tor paymeoi ftr for landina:, or in piyai-.-n' t-'S tJ-'ci .Ui v of War ami . r-'ta'v tl-.'
of bove-nui'Tit diu'«. or i.,r .^s.n . . ..i V ‘ ^
conipan3% insurance, canal, navigation, im
portiniir and exporting, telegraph, express',
railroad, manufacturing, dry dock, or other
joinf stack company of any doscription,
whetfjer iiicorpor-.ited or not, 25 per cent on
such exco^ip.
rfjcc. i>. The following exemptio.nn from
taxation u!u!or this act uhall be allowed,
t>\vir;
1. l*ri»|)erfy of each head of a tainilj to
tiio value of'^.^00; and for each minor child
>1 tlie laiiJ.ily to t!ie further value ut" $100;
aud for eucl* sun actually engaged in the
, ai*!iiy or navv, or \vho has died or been
'->j1 in-tlie ^iiiiitary »r naval service, And
who vv;i>s a monii)or ot‘ the family wiien lie
(. nterod the service, to the further value of
jI. I’ropt'i ty ()1 the widow of any officer,
sohLei:. saiior or marine, who may have
or hcerj killod in the military’ or tiaval
;-i rvic:'.*, or v\'hT;re there is no widow, then of
lht‘ f.iiiiily, Iteing minor children, to the
vr.hjf tf >>10t)0.
l*)ojH‘rty of every oliioer, sohlier,
(>r niuriiiu, affnally engai^od in tlie
■V or Tiuvai scrvi';«% or of such as have
j w;J^n ill Kllfdi aorYiftn t.% ri»n VMiue
( ot jjvKMM); j-rovHitru, that the above c*xoinp-
; I f l-.iii rioj a{:»!y to any person, whose
j ( i''|H;ity, t*.\ch’i*ivc ('f household furniture,
‘ i-rii! !ti jisse- cmI at a value exceotlingij^lOOO.
1\ . iiiut where {»roperty hsis been injured
i|t>lr->yt*'j by tlie enetny, or the owner
^ ha.-! i.oiMi toioporarily deprived of the
UM‘ HT*u.j.);i’i*v thereof, or of the means
, oi culiivatiii;^ the same, by reaM>n of the
I>ic .^:.(ro or the proximity of the enemy,
ho :lt•se^a^ue!^t on hucIj property may be
. ivuuc.. j, in j.rojjortion to the damage aiis-
! tainod i>y tiie owner, or the tax as^e&sed
in the eame ratio
on satisfactory evi-
the owner or sis-
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IX Of couaptraciM, or attempte to liber
ate prisoners of war h«ld by th^ Uonfwlerate
States.
> X. Ot conspiracies, or attempts or prepa
rations to aid tlie enem^.
XI. Of persons advising or indtii^ otiier#
to abandon tho Oonf^erata caase, or to re
sist the OoDtederate States, or to adhere to
the enemy.
Of .unlawfully barning, destroying
or injuring, or attempting to burn, destroy
or injure any bridge or railroad, or tele
graphic line of communkiation, or property,
with the 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 aririfl, or mnuitions of war, or arsenals,
foundries, workshops, or otlw .property of
the Confederate States.
Sec. 2. The President shall cause proper
officers to investigate the cases of all persons
60 arrested, or detained, in order that they
may be discharged if improperly detaHied,
unless they can be speedily tried in the due
course of law.
Sec. 3. Tliat during the suspension afore
said, no military or other officer shall be
c«)mpelled, in answer to any writ of hal>eas
body of any person or pei’sons detained by
him, by the authority of the President, Se
cretary of War, or the General officer com
manding the Trans-Mississippi'department;
btit upon the certificate, under oath, of the
charge of any one so detained,
tnac SUCn [nirsou I» lioiaincu o_y uim no a
prisoner tor any of the causes hereinbefore
hpecitied, under the authority aforesaid, fur
ther proceedings und6r the writ of habeas
corpus shall immediately cease and remain
suspended so long as this act shall ffontinae
i n force.
Sec. 4. This act shall continue in force for
ninety days atter the next meeting of Con
gress, and no longer.
L:a.sury, af any time bet'reen
cta'y 9
kV' I* atf'j the l«t of July, 1?(>-1, vTc?=t o(
e ,• river, and the Ibt ot January 18G'\
>o iu.-.-nU It., a-j(i exchu'ijfe nc^ Treasury noten
t T t: .- ta.-ue at tlit^ rate ot Gl)» cents oa the dol-
n-*tos of the denoncination of
i'iUO 4U.-.11 not be entitled to the privilege of
excha'ire; I*rosrh'J fhirthrr. that tbr> ri.rl,* .-,v
tund a
1 hs y.'Tri'f.-’rv
. iS:.d ;r 1
>n property laid
I'^irthe year 1864, shall l*e at^K^8sed as orj
“ e day «*t tJio pa.'^sage t>f this act, and be
collected on the 1-t dav of June
und acy of .-nid Ti 'asury noto«, after the latday | ^aii ast.
ih hereby.taken away: And l ^u.
^*1, I ^ upon aU stioh Treasury notes . •' ^ -”1 liilon d 'a
‘ ■ ‘ ’a ontstandfBg on the lst'd;ij of - - ‘
nhic’i m^.y rrruii
Janu'.ry 1,an-i t;liich may cot bo exchan;,'od I
lor n-
of l.'-il
C -w. »i-j of'*’';'rv !•; t'l' , .... ~\, ;
her:t*j. liM. v: iS:.d ;r : r».;j iirf-d. ^.»on tiiO ajipli-,
nf tbo lichl.rr f>i auv «nU ev t iiUenur, i it.ie an _ ^
'h' Qrht hr.}*ioa tt the act to pro/i.’c ior ?he ; next, or tia soon after as prac'ticable, allow-
;i„ vxrcnsiun of JK) day.! Wcet of the
■ Mitk-it>.*ip])i rivor The additional taxe« on
i incomes or profits for the ye;ir 1SG3, levied
y til is at:t, shrdl !>e assessed and collected
J *orthwith; atid t)ie taxes on incomes or pn*-
'Iiixtis for ih*f. cOi.i- i *■ f. year 18GJ-, fhall l>e iVs^e.-jced and
uUfn. :I,'fcuve -ji - -I'-jii./rt o/ Go-:»i .-‘rteuf. ■ *' ‘*^"^‘-’d according to the provision"* of the
fcuc. 1. T!ic C-'iivrt.-sf ,.f t|n; (J and afaH«'i>Mjient acts of 1863.
•. -re-i .larch 'ia.l w.s-, rer,u:n 1 o.
dc.^med to L= a b to ^o tsiicli
cl'lcr n b( f' I t’ ,r( fr.r n )n the
rn.: rr.ni.
tju-s A-!!-^‘oa r T! ;i! i;, ^ T. much of the tax act of the 24th
; tioM ti* the ta.*;ei lev.e.i b_v t.u^ ,.Ci • * > lav of ,\T)ril 1S03, as levies a tax on in-
1 t’a.x-s tor the C('nirno!Mh U' loe ai'-l carry *.M deri\ed from prt)perty or effects on
. 12vary nous, aa herein provided, a tax
is h.'reby imposed.
a’U'-?‘ ^ ' day of Apri’ ut xt.
ilo i Spcrerarv of j tl^e Governnietit of the .iito.|.*i-ut,- S:;>r -p '' H»U'*iint or value ot w'hich a tax is Uvied
- ter.~:.y, r'orokejr ‘tC o I l > ^ ' Ipt Section of said
tjs T;.-..cTy ir.^y, after that tiaie,'^ is«ue ne^ ! '>f tiiit, m:*, on liio •‘'ro ^ufpended for the year 1SG4, and
Trocjpory tjui.*-., in eaofe forci as heiHay prencribe i taxati .n hcrcaftt^r men! i ’ “^‘Stiinated rent, hire or interest on pro-
pajii* !. I- ,. aft»^r th? ratificatiou nf a trell^y I '-'’ery person, 'op;;, tla-.-- 'J'’ Tedit^ herein taxed ad valorem,
, ^he United Staffs, ^id ne.v is^ui^ ' «r c Tporat’-'u, li:>.!,!» t'a^r- ' u^-.sessed or taxed as incomes under
to be rec.ivaW, paymeat of ail tmblio dues ‘ ‘ "
to i-o
shall be liable to be pUo«d iu aerrice m the
field for the war, as if be were between the
ages of 18 aod 45.
Sec. 8. That hereafter the daties of pro
vost aud hospital guards and clerks, ana of
clerks, guards, a^Dto, emplojeee or labor
ers in the Commissa^ and Quartermaster’s
Departments, in the.,Prdnance Bureau, and
of clerks and empl )yees of navy agents, as
also in the execution of the enrollment act.
and all similar duties, shall bo performed
by persons 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 perforin active service in the
field, but capable ot performing some of the
above said duties, specifying which, and
when tliese ^rsona shall have been assi^ed
to th(we duties as far as practicable, the Pre
sident shall assign or detail to their perform
ance such bodies of troops, or individuals,
required to be enrolled under fhe 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
be assigned to those duties: Provided fur
ther, that nothing contained in this act shall
be so construed as to prevent the President
from detailing artisans, mechanics, or per
corpus, to appear in jMji’Son, or to return the^ sons of scientific skill, ti perform indispen-
hoHv nt «nv gablc dutjos in the departments or bureaus
herein mentioned.
Sec. 9. Tliat any Quartermaster or As
sistant Qnartermaster, Commissary or As
sistant Cotnmissaiy, (other than tru>s0 serv
ing with brigades or regiments in the field.)
in 111 l-lio Orlnarkoo or
Agents, or Provost Marshal, or officer in
the conscript service, who sUall hereafter
«*mploy or retain in his emploj'uient Sny
person in any of their said departments or
bureaus, or in any of the duties mentioned
in the 8th sectiori of this act, in violation of
the provisions hererof, shall, on conviction
thereof by a court-rnartial or military !bnrt,
be cashierec^; and it shall be the duty of any
department t»r ^district coinmandor, upon
proof, by the orath of any credible person,
that any such officer has violated this pro
vision, immA'diately to relieve such officer
from dnty^ and said commanders shall take«
prompt iDieasures to have him tried for such
offence; and any commander as •foresaid
failing to perform the duties enjoined by
this se^jtion, shall lipon being duly convicted
therorof, be discharged from the service.
Stjc. 10. Tl)at all laws granting exemp
tit/ns from military service be, and the same
ave, hereby repealed, and hereafter none
>jhall be exempted exoept tho following;
1. All who shall bo held unfit for milita
ry service, under rules to be prescribed by
the Secretary of War.
2. The Tjce President of the Confederafe
States, tho Thembers and officers of Congress
and of the several State Legislatures, and
SBch other 0mfederate and State officers as
the Preeidont, or the Governor of the re-
sjxictive Stiites. may certify to be necessary
for the pro|»er administration of the Con-
foderate or Strtte Governments, as the case
may be.
3. Every iifinister of religion authorized to
sxehf.Dgc lor old notes at t&« ^.te of
the new £>r 3 of the old itsaes,
doll ars o*‘
—, . —;a ...la
notes be surrendered for exehanga bj tbe holders
thereof, or be received into the Trcwury under
i3 T^rcvi^oas of this actj an'l the Loldera of .|he
Lew r ote-* or of the old a.te^j, except thoee of tJ^.c
’“-‘•'^tion of $100, aJ'fer they are reduced to
f ‘*i 0- nr*5 on tho dollar by the tax aforewid, may
.•oilmen the eame into c-il! certificates bearing in
i' c:t^at t'ic rate of -4 per cent, per annao), and
f :i>ao J i f?o y.;nr3 after a ratification of a
■ii pt^»cc with tho United Sutcs
c mvt^r^ed io*'o n«w notea.
Sun 6 Tbit to priy th-! exp.:n3es of the Ocv-
ty. taxes as follows, to-wit; i act of 1SG3.
I. 1 [;ou the valui* ot nroporfv, real, per- 8. That the ta.t imj>osod br this act
treaty
unless sooner
%alue ot tlie tax in jcind delivered tii(^r*'tVoi!). i on the saitie shall not exceed ilOOO
iis .«>s5e3ged liFid^r tlio i;\\v im]„.ein'>-it anj i 1» 1 ^ j II
•delivered t-.- th- 'n.>. ‘rM,„enV f
lat no credit •• ^cme^.
rcm:. " ' •>! ihe Constituti.-n of the Confed-
Tiiat
pt^r ct'ii
the Confed
a e 5»tat.js ot America provides in Article
II. On the value of jrold aud siivor 'varcs f 1, Seefi.
»e;re ot tlie writ ot habeas corpus shall not
aud plate, jewel
per cent
ju'-v^lry and watcutt, io
:rion y, Paragraph 3. that “the privi
•t the writ of habeas • ”
b^'. suspended unles-s when
THE MILITARY BILL.
Section 1. That from and after the passao^e
ot tliis act all white men, residents of tlie
Confederate States, between the ages of 17
and ,50, shall be in the military service of
the Confederate Sta^s for the war.
Sec. 2. That all the persons aforesaid, be
tween the ages ot 18 and 45, now in service,
shall be retained during the present war
with the U. S., infthe same regiments, bat
talions and companies, to which thev belono'
at the passage of this.act, with the same or
ganization and officers, unless regularly
transferred or discliarged, in acoo/^ance
with the laws and regulations for the gov
ernment of the army: Provided, that con>-
paiiies from one State, organized against
their consent, expressed, at the time, with
cegiments or battaliorvi from another State,,
shall have the privi.t^(ge of being transferred
to organizations tro*)ps, iu the same arm
ot the service,^ from the States in which said
companies "jtrer® raised; aud the soldiers fiom
one State, in tnimpanies from another State,
shall Us allowed, it they desire it, a transfer
to organisations from their own States, in
the saiRi® arm of the service.
Sei,;j. That at tho expiration of six months
Irom the first day ot April next, a bounty
of $100 in a six per cent. Government bond,
which tho Secretary of the Treasury is here
by authorized to issue, shall be paid to eve
ry MMr^o.ntnmI,j«ioiip.l nfficor, musiciun and
private who shall then be in service, or iu
tfje ev^jnt ot his death previous to the perit>d
of snch payment, then to the person or per-'
Sons who would lj« entitled to receive by law
the arrearages of his pay; bnt no one shall be
entitled to the bounty herein provided who
filiail at any time, during the period of iix
]Mrorisi»8, to be delivered by sneh persoi,
as aferesAid at equivalent rates.
3. Snch person shall further bind Limseij
to sell the marketable surplus of provision^
and grain now on hand, and which he uiay
raise from year to year while his exemj,tiot
continues, to the Government or to the fain
ilies of soldiers, at prices fixed by the Coja-
missioners of the State under the imprefc
ment act: Provided, that any person
empted as aforesaid, shall be entitled to a
credit of 26 per cent, on any amount of mem
which he may deliver within three montbs
from the passage of this act: Provided
ther, that persons coming within the provi
sions of this exemption shall not be deprived
of the benefit thereof by reason of havj,,.,
been enrolled since the 1st day of Fe'u.
4. In addition to the foregoing exein|..
tions, the Secretary of War, under the di
rection of the President, may exempt or de
tail such other persons as he may be satis-
fied ought to be exempted on accoi:iu If
public necessity, and to insure the pr .due
tion of grain and other provisions for r\x^
army and the families of soldiers. He ma,
also, grant exemptions or details, on si;-V
terms as he may prescribe, to sudi
seers, farmers or planters as he may he i-at.
isfied will be more useful to the coiuitrv in
the pursuits of agriculture than in the I'nili.
tary service: Provided, that «uch ex( nipti,„j
shall cease whenever the fanner, pluntvr nr
over:ieer shall fail diligently to ein|ilov in
good faith, his own skill, capital and labor
exclusively in the production of and
provisions, to be sold to the Govern?iieTit and
the families of soldiers at prices riot exceed
ing those fixed at the time for like articles
by the Commissioners of the State nnder
the impressment act.
5. The president, treasnrer, auditor a* d
superintendent of any railroad cotn| anvon
gaged in transportation for the Governinent
and such officers and employees thereof
the president or superintendent shall cmi^V
on oath to be indispensable to the etiic’eir
operation of said railroad: Pr..vide,j that
the number of persons so exempted by thl
act on any railroad shall not exceed one per
son for each mile of such road in actual use
for military transportation; and said excinpu
shall be reported by name and di;i5crij)ti*,ri
with the names of any who have lert the
employment of said company, or who may
cease to bo indispensable.
6. That nothing herein contained shali
be construed as repealing the act approved
April the 14th 1863, entitled an act to ex
empt contractors for carrying the mails «i
tho Confederate States, and the drivers ot
post coaches and backs, from niilitarj 3«r
vice: Provided, that all the exemptions
granted under this act shall only coariiiue
whilst tho persons exempted are a(;tujilly
engaged in their respective pursuits or «c-
cupatioDB.
Sec. 11. That the President be, and^he ia
hereby, authorized to grant detaild, under
?general rules and regulations to be isdued
rom the War Department, either of persons
between 45 and 50 y^fs of age, or from the
army in the field, in all cases where, in his
- - •
receipts o. any export djty hereafter laid /*n thf
value of ary cotton, tobacco, and naval
wiiioh srnli €Xf)orf*?c
State-, and the net
now I’ljJ. or so muca
to pay a:jnual!y the
ii-aatn )nz.,d, fro:xi time to ti-ne
tliO Wur, my f’ '
ly-Bor*" f,- -{Jir- It, to .sell cr
,...te for Treasury notof, .aid f«>nc]i, or anv
I - t ■ the n^st fertas he
of f.he necessitv of snc!i
and whereas tl'u i ieiident has a«ked
susnyT-,,.oii of the writ of hal>eas cor-
■ ■ conditions of
render tho suspension
measure proper f >r the public
»ind insurrection;
laontiis next after the said first day of April
bo absent from his command without leave!
bee. 4. That no person shall be rolieyed
from the operation of this act by reason of
having been heretofore discharged from the
shall th^e who havo furnished, substitutes
; ^ any long^jr exempted by thereof:
1 rovKied, tQAt no person, hore,tofore exempt
ed on ^coiuit ot religious opinions and who
has i»aid the t,ax levied to relieve him from
*t»rvice, shall be required to render military
service under this act.
preach aooorIingto the rules of his church, judgment, justice, equity and necessity re-
and who, at the pass^e ot this act, shali be j quire such details, and he may revoke such
regularly ^tTijJoyed in the discharge of his I orders of details whenever he thinks proper
ministoriiil diaties; superintendents and phy- Provided, that the power herein granted to
siciana of asylums for tho deaf and ^mb I the President to . make details and exeinp-
and blittd and af the insane; one editor for
each neiN^p apor being published at the time
ot thitf act, and such etnployees as said edi
tor thay c^.,rtify, on oath, to be indispensable
to the pablication of such newspai>er; the
pwblic pri-nter of tho Confederate and State
Goremnaents, and such journeymen print-
era as the sdid public printer shall certify,
on oath, to be indispensable to pertbnn tho
public prfjitiu^ one skilled apothecary in
each apothecary store, who was dcJing busi
ness as such on the 10th day of Oct’r 18t>2,
and has coatinued said business, without
intermission, since that period; all physi
cians over th(? age of 30 y%mrs, who now are,
aud for tho last 7 years h»ive been, in the
actual and regular practice? of their profes
sion, but tho term phyf;iciaat shall not in
clude dentists; all presidents and teachers
of colleges, theological seminaries, acade
mies and schools, who hiiV9 be«m regularly
21
tir- • !
la; IIJ IQ
aa^o I’ .'i
-■:i b
he can, so as to
aat
!;*■ fho circn-
=-*-^nry nt-tr:> ^uhlu reav,n&b!o
|*anW, and all other 1 i, t in
./ever,. Wn.i, '"'r’
•5 i»er cfint. ‘ i the Contederate States of
Am»rie» ,i., e„.„.r, TUat J,prosmit
I ..t the 0..iilc.inratu Slates, tlie priv-
and
'^r.e b^.cd.^ rirj^.ho
per cent.
property taxed under tiiis
etcuoti 6!iail 1,0 a.sses;?ed 'u.oii the b .- '-. ,,r
he .n.irk«t value of such propcr^v u/'tou
n.-:;aoorhood v/h,.re a.s^uss.vl, in such cur
ICJ/lcv’ 14« tutty ho in n\-.’-li u-ic f t •‘rn
purci^H-c aM-1 prtle of r-u^h pr *p:MT7, ;vt r’lo
time of “ ’
3. \jp.):i •aicoiint
. Silver coin, ^old ,i„ .
/9»-a'.ih forSM(\acdRh«ll ! ether held hy th.‘
benefit of this exeiuj>tioit shall extend to
thoso teachers only whose schools are com
posed of 20 students or'morou All ftuperin-
tendents of public ht^spitals, ^tablisiied by
law before the passage of this act, ^d such
physicians and nuisee therein as sAch su-
perintendonts shali certify, on oath, to be
'>rizi-d by the 6th seo-
. ti.-.y on rr>..:r ,^r jou
'■ '* r>Hrta>, tb -rg ^ .y
■ .■ :i'if ;'.;J tor ; a^h O^r.i'f U!id,'r
'J ' ; s I’lo S.'J rctiry ol th 5 Tf.-a.4ury
^-aU h : nr^rl artuM
>r of I
J'.i! I -in
•• re of Ihev/vaof habeas corpus be, and
1, ‘Tl“y ^'>vy to the cases of por-
Y i>i lent, Sec.ofarj of Wat-rox'Tne G'^iera^f
(v:ar.-r comaiuMdiu- tite Trans-Misi>issippi
•• .* L^oj.*ari , by the a’lthocity atul
iJii-tcr ili;i coiitrol oj tity President. It is
ic'-'j >y dvj',*laied that tho j»ur))ose of Con-
act is to provide
puj)lic safety by
jas corpus in the
tr,:.);: : 1
tr, r'l
for ;r jr'
shVJ h-'
•si ’ii'u;..
ol A ,ril
lU -fcjl t'^pT-,j;5
- notos into ?rhr U ‘»ie7 -rp '
^ bciorp tn0 uiq«
■^. .. ;w.iry noted, j;uc!) c.;rt,-fir,.f-... sha'I
0=17
«poa ,Hieir i’ C3,
1 nc>» Treasury note* a»-
(/P.jf-J'v,.' of
lasutu catil aft^r t»,f; fi„tday
e pl-ive 'vhere
11' })o,’i the aruouiit
aud t.f nil
‘-.isr pronuT
ruab'c in
■4 b
■Ui
0 Ih
r -c^
rr
1 ff.is'ir
on the boidq h r
by BO»QC
n, be agreed up
' - I.'
»o; I'... ,j; 1
&D
•lis.M-.'
iLe
s.
t.:e f,.. .(
prjn!
&B I t.'
.c - - ,
J Vat T
->rcvili.2 ? •’
(‘•rov ■'•A. iit yir. Pii.’or t’>
4He \i ^ ^ ^ Ootobor 186
do.
a. - *'•0 intnrcjt
>on^“, ^‘'•’-3 act^ Pro.
»:i J b-'riro the
P-r a'.'-il cejwe
J ,, ., f :,.y a,_>*03 ii rctoforc
‘S .?'> v.,o..itn:ic
•' due tuorc(.»f at i c'oni
le t;iv is p>ii(J, *
all solvent cre-
oiils and all other pa
pers !f'Poa ;vj cnrrency, ^^xchi iivo of non-
uiteioat Ijcaring (J )iii‘«derHte troasiiry m>;e%
aau riot eini>i,'yed i:i a rcj^ister-'d btiiincas,
t-ie iucoino dijriv^d froju w’licij. is ta.\e.i, 5
per T'snt.
Sec. 4. CTpon protitfi in :.r;i. lo and |
bnsiiieos, as follow\^: I
able efforts or
irsations to subvurt the govornmout of
»he (,'o! I federate Slates-
t [. Ol coaopiracies to overthrow the ^ov
r- i .i cMt, or conspiraciw to resist tho lawful
ant! onry „f the O.nfederate States
ill. 01 comlK.iiug t,. asaist tli« oieruy or
^ r'r ‘^'^d com-i'ort.
‘ .'"'^♦nspiracifl^, j)reparati.,T58 and at-
in'Uirrection.
t I'ortions or eucoura:'ing desor-
Sec ^ That all 1 . . I engaged as such for two years next before
ti,e C:utWora,o Stat^ of ' ‘'‘® I’rovidH, that the
17 and 18 and 45 and 50 years, shall enroll
tlKjmselves at such times and places, and
under such reguUtions, as the 'President
may prescribe, tkei time all«>wed not boint^
less than 30 days for those «aat, aud 60 days
auV^rLn | ceriny, o.. oaw, u. «.
Self, without a reasnnul 1 ®*iroll him- indisponsablo to tiie proper and efficient
be indeed of f
placed in service iu tho tier*rh ^ I exempt one person as
the same inauinbr ah tk i ® war, in I owner or agricaltiwst on each farmorplan-
twoen tho aees of IS aru/an** P I upon which tliere are now, and were
Provided, th.a on the 1st day of Ja«-y Isst, 15 able-bodied
constitute a reserve fWatiite' Si'S, aSd betw>jen the f^es of 16 and 50,
detail duty, .and siiall not 1^ required Jo conditfons:
periorm^rvice out of the State in svhich in ca^‘hrw3f‘Tt-grant^
they reside. j , m which t!tere is no white male
^ Sec. «. That all pcrwns roauirad l>v ,1.,. * :k.‘““ “‘8 farm or plantation not liable to
5th section of this act to earo?l themsJvps ^^'’•3^ service, nor onless the person claim-
.» IQA  ^®y of
tions shall not be construed to authorize the
exemption or detail of any contractor tor
furnishing supplies of any kind to flie Gov
ernment, by reason of said contract, unless
the head or secretary of the department ma
king such contract shall certify that the per
sonal services of such contractor are iudi«-
^nsable to the execution of said contract:
Provided farther, that when any such con
tractor shall fail, diligently and faithfullr,
to proceed with the execution of such cou-
tract, his exemption or detail shall ceat>e.
Sec. 12. That in ap|Jcinting local boards
of surgeons fbr tho examination of psrsone
liable to military service, no member cmui-
posing the same shall be appointed from tue
county or enrolling district in which they
aro required to m£^e such examination.
Post Offioe« Favetteville, N. C.,
October 3, 1863.
atiyg
:rfia
Jan’y 1864, either the owner and manager
toi or mixed cloll's, ha
ojiJ, iron, stool or-naiirf, at .aytijtiob'-
tvr-.3-.a the 1st of Ja.Uuiry i8G3, a;1d tho
Ol J ».nimry 1SC.">, ^ ^s.
3, w;;/OT.-5, harii-- reli
« ^ fKiru.,.2. J,fa Mi.pro«vj.i party, and ti.o subordinate
10
, , P'- cont, in add MO-,
.he “act to 1 *y Ui.-wf.rth^* eorni
ont
'lefp ace,
of t!ie
. 'il Hi, 1S»}3
pro.ite tuiuio ijv buvino-
otobor 186i, w.5»i oi I sLck^’3^! Voxehango-,
*ft.r ikr>\ tho, or obligations
ol »ny Isio-l, »nd aay tueichandi**
a'>l c
d ct-rv on the C-^overn-neut
to'J»ralK
Jl. On
***y nieichandjuie, proper-
Siiidi t>3 dismissed from otlice.
'/L )i »pies and other emi^isaries jf tho
>Sf‘C'iiy.
VII. Of holding corroiponlence or intor-
co!irv.o \vith tho enetny, without nocessitv
anI without the penniasion of the Confedi
rate.
. . passage there
^laya, if west of I plantution, but iu no c^e
into voluntary orsHaizationa I shall more than one peritan be exempted for
battalioiw w re^^m«ilu « 5 i companies, one farm or plantation,
oriicors; said oriwuiz/xtion'^tl I pewon shall finit execute a bond
existing law* and havtn^ ^ confonn to the payable to the Confederate^ States of Amer
tender theriervi«.i IL organized, to ,ca in such form, and witVi such security,
the war to thii Pr^ida^ In! jcretary of War
n«)w organiztjd aiKi deposit a copy thereof I depot, or such other * railroad
with the euroiliii^ oi^car of th«ir I k« . i . place
which
they
e^ent to be
taken i>ut of it. Those who do not so volun
themselves as
>re provided; aud inny, by the President,
equired to aasouiblQ at oduveaiout pla-
ot rendezvous, and be formed or organ
ized into compani^, bavttalioos and regi-
monte, under regulntion^ to be prosoribfd
by him; and sliaU have the right to ol^t
their company and regiti^outal Sftcers; aSTd
ijU troops organized un* or this act for S^e
defence, shall be ontiU ed, while in actual
service, to the same pf ,j allowance ^
troops now lu the field ance as
VIU. Of aulwful trading with the eue- Sec. 7. That »qt pa, ' I ^
my, and other olfeuces against the laws of I attend at tho olaoe orri *hall fail to
the, Co,.federate Sutes, e^cted to p^aote by the auSfonW tb
lh,yr eacce« in th* w«. ^
h the euro’iliug oiScer of their district, be diiW^d ^T.rT ^
icli shall be equivalent to enrollment, withirfamonfl Jn ?
vnaj, be .co.,t.d a. mia„te meo IbJ I of "of
vera
in pork, and 10 0 lbs. of
net beef (said beef to be delivered oi i foot,)
each able-boAed slave on said fa rm or
p antation, within tho above said ages, 'whe
ther said slaves in the field or ^t, w hich
^id bacon or pork and beef shall be i >aid
or by mo Government at the prices m ^od
by the Commissioners of tho State under t he
impressment act: Provided, that when tk e
person thiw exempted shall produce satia -
SchttbtU of the Arrival tmd Dtpartwre of ihf Ham tK int*
Offhe.
RA.LEIOH via AVERASSORO', Ac.
Arrivos daily, cxo«pt Saadaj, at 4^ P. M.
parte dail/, «xoept S^iardsy at 6 P. M.
RALSiaH via SU.\! VfERYlLLE.
Departs Taeadaj and Friday at 6 A. M.
Arriv«« Wedaeddaj and Sunday at 9 P. U.
WARSAW Tia CLINTON.
Ar^ves daily »t 12 nooa.
Departs daily »t IJ P. M.
OABTHAGE.
Arrives Tuesday, Taursday aa4 Saturday at 7 P. .M
Departs >fonday, Wedasjday aad Friday at 1 P. M.
CBERIW, S. C.
Ar'ives ‘Carsday, Thursday and Saturday at 6 P. V.
Departs ^aadaj, Tuesday and Tburuday at 1 P. M.
f AIR BLUFF v«a LU MBBRTON.
At'rived 7u«sa'>-y, Tiiarsday aad S.iiurd-ty ai 6 A. M
Departs Sunday, 2’>*ifad*y a...^ Taarad’ty at 1 P. M.
ROBBiOS’8 SLia,\8St^r'^^^-
Departs Moaday. Wedawday and Friday v
Amr«8 Tueaday, Thurdv *ad SuurdAr ai i ? '*•
£LlZABEfHr0WN via Ti$aKlllNT£[.
Arrives Afoaday at 6 P. M.
Departs sama day (Monday) at 6 P. M.
MAONOLtA via CTPRSdS CRJBJEK.
Arrives Tuaaday at 2 P. M.
Daparu «4ma day (Tuesday) at 2i P \f
S?riFT ISLAND via MOMTBOSB, COVISOTON a.d
P«WBLLTO*r
Arrives Tuesday at 6 P. M.
Departs Wedsasday at U A. M
tftriFT ISLVND via TROF.
ArrivM Taefldaj at 6 P. M.
DeparU Wadtwsday at 11 A. M.
AU maiU leaviaj Jr- 7^ A. >I . %ra -jlo^ed t!ie .Tea
ing before at 9 P. 11 leuerj to ba aim off fr..-n
taia office, otaar (iiaa by must be pa-d for a^ *f
^at by mail- AU drop letters ^^jold twj pre-r^id by
2 oeat stamps.
The office iHlI he on Soaiay ir^ 8* io 9J A
M , aad from 4^ to 5^ p. ’
® O’ODK, P M.
XiftB OlJLIfi PfiLlfffeii*
fiictory evidence that it has been impossible^ —^«
for him, by the exercise of proper difiirencGk )’
Wfarmsh the amount of meat tbm contract- |‘ bdUwi™ ".i. «b», » ,.r.rr^ „
or, and adequate supply for the I Ooapaay la all p«rt« o * h« iuu, and to
subsistence of those hnog on the said ferm I *• ^ Raleigi*.
Secretary of War elill 1 .jaw f
direct a oommutotba of tb» same, lo^
«ifceiiiaftio4liiidath«ioliagiai»wiii^iBlaek W«rmmUMl« al tkti«
lUTCTiL urs msfjAAi^ci: coAPim,
^OW in tka tt^h year of saoeesaful oparation, with
4 J Flowing capital and trmer kold apou pubtio ooa-
fidea^ eontinoas to insure tho lives of all healthy pei^
SOM flrom U 60 yean of age, toe oae year, for serva
W Bft—ill lift meiiiibers shAiiog iath« srofita
AU alaves from 10 to 60 yean of age are in&ured for
•'f ^or tva yaars for two thirds their value.
An losses are paaotuaUy paid witiua UO days after
proof is presented.
1>';|\TPD
r.ma
El IT
Pfi;^ for t.if S.
au'’P:ic«
For the V,>« ;5,
a^vaoi«
of 11 lilies 'iT V
Bnccee*lipjr pah'i
state the ni-rihe
te eontirii(>.{ tftj
Advpnisf>r.,fMt
vertlsem^n*-
Fr^ir. ;'.:i u
will bt er.fore-i
Ihe paper b*'
tl>«n s pn'5 f'l”
Suo!i of oi*r ol'
per on s.t-ste
reJrUti Cliff'S
Att
K
WILL attend
Ct-tfi'i er'.»Dd
ti^. )*t
•l>i)9e et-.trusi. d
Oct. 17, iX>'>.
tir Off t'
Jan’.T 10. l>«r.
aATtlA-f: A. KTEliM
A.
WflOiEsil.M
. April 20.
» ». w tVH.
WO
Coiamis^lQii
V7j
hyt. 1*1, 13 3
2,500
Persc-n»
Ike bigbest
at tke Merofa»iii \
ber at cur «M ntau
Hov. 6 1S62
A KM
I AM prers.r-^d
Harne.=s for A
give I'arivr
erden> u> me m ti*
seni oil' Id quirk ii
Ooldstoa p. 0.,
$IOO l&»». I
Oat. 1-';.
sy«u«Tiji«, et *t
Fe Vy IR. )8 14
Waia
^V«TEr.!J KA
r«w £
Gold 1 tr'ii’
Itorth OArclu
v»
County cf
Town )f r’lyi
GreeBS' • !
CoDfea—r>te
Coapcui of $
0/ T
•* cf ol
OcL 12. iaU3.
LSAD W.\NTE1>
Depart r sal
iitkee wiH ple>i“e ai
WWDJEji for 1 . p
C9-tf
Off
JTm]
PBItf*ON8 wfta
Tai w Vi h»T«
4*li«er ibe i-.rr.e
doe Btt«l^r!‘*e
for e»‘’ry 1- 0
April 186i 19 r“iiii
at a diet^'c of 071
tor excess o' ♦•a i s
12 i20.«r)
I%OTI€l
ST
WANTBD
at fajft'evi'V
toUable r't be-i'lii'
article on k ui t «i
w MUldcd so (1 ■ f ri>
be paid. Ap''iT ii
QO
F*7etteTiMtf
K§]
The andcfairii^
Coafedei-*te Ce
^inted )i»Dafr-n
and have ecterei i
mining asd %[liu|
in any desired qu:
be suppliea oTt Kbu
party is ouioaMe*i
Appiieatioos nay I
TiJle, SI. C., OT J*l
fayettevi'Wp, J w
WAJiTED, tor
‘pOtlTRV, Onicl
j7 the 8\ci Seville
these ^iTuclcs
tion tO'tbe eu'Obcrl
tvwtn’t Eay i