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'* Mi 1>« snbit'cfc to • ;ax ufSSJ pGr o«nt. on *v-
I , ,. i.'i promisfM on *ho 5^?« thereof, said tax
’ ■ w •’“‘J whorever oircui&ted, and
j ,„!] 1'* liMidahlo and cxchan^oable for now
. xrI usury uotcs, as herein provided, subject to
; >K' li' of said tax.
6: ^ l:i j’hitt !»ay StaSe holding 'lVe»8ury
io:s reeoived bef ore the tiaies borein fixea tor
, I ' Huid notes Hhall be ailutved tiU tho fii'&t
; {«U' V ».t V 18i)6, to faad tho eamc la 0 r
i .. . :u^i, ui the Cvjutcder.itc States, payable liO
] _; v^.iv. tK^r f,ad vho ii.iOiObt pa^abic seiai-
I ’’ u -'.1 Trc Mury uouts received
*, ■ ’■ 'J:no tii lor tux'.'tg th.; snmc
I ' ate ihMi) be hv'M, ti; I'.i.vi’ !>jtn received
I (-5 J>v ho ai'Jouut tax. The din
I • rv. -.i' >r, f the .-inbjoot to the Mx
; an.i I ' u .. ,si. subject, slisll be—
."'eo 13. 1 hat I'reariury notes heretofore LNHU(xf
'H'. i-.i ir liie rate o| ?7 8U on the ^K'O
j V iuai, oii.'t.i uu loiiifcr be reooivert in j»ay-
i cu piiuhe ilart>, but be dcemiHi ajd
j ; ■' ' -- i i’-iod-. *n bUc Coiiitderate Swites, pu^u
■ l.t' ciMUc.itiji; or u treaty of
.1 8hitc.s, bc.uiu^^ the i'atu oi
■n fhf'r Iv.a-., pajubie ]st ol
!'l every year.
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cf Ja'r’ -itjf
Vi?-; t A. :
fsjr a.
of ?C
a»n '..r
fche Tr. ' fy ir
iafe^dbj, , : v . L'
the Trea«a;y lu
Twt-?iry no?€»,
'• " il the 8eeroti*.-y of tho Trv»8ur;r
» hcrobv, ;iutharizc«i, in case the esi-
"'•c'^uv r:r.ue :S hhouU req'iire k, to
ut;* ‘!>:i (>r iiT>y public CTiKiitor whobe debt
u •» j Tr-i.,'.! :»‘u-r tM.> pKS:’3>^e -t this aor,
‘ ‘ r'lve tho sutuc in a certificate of in-
t' b : by Secretary ih auch-
'■ ■’• " s'- ■- ‘r^, ^ wnbie two y.-ir,.
: f i! ti. 3ty of ;‘f‘Hv^e '.vith tbe
• ' ■ ■ '■; ’ Ti.'s* ii th ' r ‘c «iy
I,"', p.'.j .•■t.'uii . aui.
r-r i si ('.•;! ’jnd-, r
■ • by ihe i^p;'retai-y ot
’ .■. rrinc-. bo 'ii*iupt
.'• r^i^icjpal End lutcra't.
’ ' • > .■■• tur? of il;c> Ttos>iury is au-
‘ ■ -i , rhc rii3?cb?r oi'depositories so
• i : ■ • r.yu>'-tnicat.-; 01' this act, and with
:r; . ; ■^uch t'thc banki^ cf the sov-
- i h may d^v.m ezpedient.
"* I i^ocr' tary of the Treasury 5haU
r;l-•thi.'^ at» in such ncwspaper.-
: .‘■e7oi-»i 3tat->s, aud by such otl.ci
- I uie i'UQiidiato publicity; and
t ir sf W *T- ati-l the l^ecretary of the
' I'j'a eauHO it to be published in gene
•»r fhe iriforoiatioR of the army and
T'i:; 42J .section of the act for th*
■ •t 3." .! cr'Ii* oti 'D of taxeH, approved ?l!»y
' f-.cr.n'p-.'H.’>u
^/'c.-erury of the Treasury id
. ] ind required, upon the appli-
: - " j hvl'.vr of any call certificate, which,
nf ttie act m provide ior the
t ' i i‘in:;CT j'i.'iue ui Trettsury notes, ap-
'J’lr'. h J-Sd wati required to be
r lo' Tued to be ;i bond, to i>8ue to anch
rheTvinr i-;en the lercis proTidtu
'V -a--J ;;c:.
.1: /'
•y,
f
»it U";C,
ftkjtihU IV. 0 _7>f.'V.i :
ofoaaee with tl Uai .!
to I® rec ’vaLb; in ut ul
•aeap? oir n;; ’ i: ;- ; rhx.iz
eaeiift!:^.; %.i oM u-: • •
Iii8 n*n . ; s ,f 1.1.- i ... .
aotca be «urrcndi,r- ■ \)c 3. — ^
tborotrf, or be reciiTcJ utuj th.
t- ’T’ovjgions of ;hLs ? . •,
Of «>} ■ .ic
doBoarina-ion v»f ‘*100, '
6>f C3r.f^ on tho I
eonvert the same c.-i;:
tsrest at tha rate of 1 p.:
payable two y --r3 4; '- :.
oi peacf wiih th? Uri;* J
•onverted in*io nev no:-.:^.
8io. 6. Thai to pay
wntQcnt Eoi .'then?'3 v:j
*( the Treasury i« b'f :t v
pw 6c*t. b.)nds to aa a:
nucdrcd mirion-! uf •’ >'lar-
*er«!t wk«x£cf V;; jtr-
fw psjrcs'U cf i =
Noeipi* oi %DT 'S'nor: ;.!!:•' v :
▼aloe ol Rijj cot:^:a, t^bacc
which ihall be czocvt^d ft
8t%ta?, a-’d the nor, proc"oj-
n«w kid, cr 30 rnuoh rhcrc.if t-. t- ^.
t« p»J aiinafillj rh • imeront, are\. r
trcu-v
da
ud ic
A t'l i:\y -vMltioyuil Ttxice^ for the coin-
:■ and ffupport of (iuvenunent.
i. Tliy ot tlie Confedoratc
-■ 15!'America do eaact, T!j>it in mMi-
'■» levied by tho act “tu laj
f* r tin* Cl initntiii delence :iinj tti carry »>ri
! G ' of t!ie (^''iifcilerate Statee,”
'•r'>v: “Ji*!! of A-Til there Hball i>o
r.:tn Jh.- ]»rt;f^rtge of this uct^ on the
s!]hjecr« of taxation hereafter ineationed,
Bn«i colleofed froin every person, cepartnei^
-('■ip. as?;x;iati(>t! or cor^xjration, liable tb«ru-
t", taxes as follow^, t'_»-vrit:
I. I p in the raluo of
IlOl!
tr or affscts oS aMj ki»4, not «nHmerat»d
the preceding pftra|pttpb, tho timea
Bamed theroiu, 1^ cent., iii addUioB tt»
the tax CD siich profits as i»o:>me, under tbc
act aforesaid.
III. On th® amount of jm^flts ex«©eling
25 per cent., made during either of the years
ISOo ami 18>4, by »uy bank or hanking
O'^.npany, iafiurance, canal, navijration, iJiJ-
j'ortin^ atid exporting, telegiapK, exprci-^,
raih-oad, inanufacturiug, dry dock, or otbcp
joint 8t.*ck eoinj>aiiy of any dcaoription,
v.'helhor incor)«>ratoil or not, 25 iH>r -.‘enf "H
sncli cxceHp.
8iio. 5. The tollowinu' e.xeniptioMH fi'oni
undor tUici act sbi»i! be a!!ou'tJ,
* t«vwit:
I. Property of oacli liead of a hunily to
the vnlue of ^500; and for each nn'tior cliild
of the fatnily to tlie further Valno of $100;
and for eacli son actually engaged in iho
army or navy, or who Imis *iied or bcH*n
killc*^ in the militar}’^ or naval Bcrvice, and
wlio was a tnonjber of the family wlien be
entered the nervico, to tlnj fnrthor value of
$500.
II. ProT»«rry of the widow of any ollicor,
sohlier, saiJor or inariu®, who may .luve
died or l»».‘«u killed in tho military or saval
serrice, or wuere theire iti no wid*wj then ol
the family, being minor chiidroH, to the
value of $10iW).
li'L Property of every (rlficer, s.ddicr,
BiiiliT oi* iui;riuo, actually engaged in the
:ui;icurv or naval tservicc, orof esuch huve
tn eiioi*
oi'$10t)0; pmrided, that the above
tions K^iull ’iot apply to jwiy pers on, wiiodo
pro)>oriy, e.xchisivo ol’ houfiehold furnitnre,
I'imll he iiscessed at a value exceeding ^.1^»0h.
IF. Tiiat whore property liafl been injurt'd
or destroyed by the enemy, or tbe otvuer
thereof hap been temjiorarlly deprived of the
1180 or occupancy thereof, «»r of tiie meau#
of cultivating the game, bv reason of the
j»re6ence or the proxiiHily of iko «neiny,
the afrbessmeiit ms eucli property may be
reduced, in proportion ^o the damage fluis-
ti’.ined Ijy the owner, or the tax naectseJ
thereon may be reduced in the tsame ratio
by the district collcct^r, on satisfactory evi
dence enbfnitted to him by the owner or us-
6t'!'t'.>r.
vSko. f>. That the taxe» cm pr»perty laid
for the year bhall Ih) a.~«eft8ed at* uii
the duy vd the paeagc of tiiis act, ami be
due tuid collected on tho 1st day of June
next, or as sov^n after ais practicable, allow*
iiig an e.\tent>ion of 9u dayj* West of the
Mit*56sifipi river The additional t4i\cs on
Jne#mes or pm^ts for the year lSf»o, levied
uy this act, shall bo dstsesiod nad collectei
forthwith; and the taxert ow incomes «*r pro
l3t.s for the year shall be as'etsseti an-l
collected according to the provisions of the
tax aad ar-&0(=sinent acts
Skc. 7. J; > much of the tax act of tho 24fh
day of April 1^(53, as levies n tax on in
comes derived from property or etTects on
tlio »?nount or value of wbicli a tax is levied
by thw :\t;t, and ylso tke Vit jection .d’ ou d
act, are snspendod for the year 1J04, ami
no e8timaie4 reut, hire #r interePt %n pro-
j»erty er credits liure’u taxed ad ralureui,
shall be asrt^ssed or taxeii as incAmt^ uiidor
thy tax aet of 1863.
Sfcc. 8. That the tax imposed bv this act
on bonds of the (Jonfederate t?tatoi hereto
fore iasned, shall in n* ca»ie oxccei the lu-
t«re«t on the snmc, .-aid «nch l)omla, wlioti
IX. Of coaspiraciM, or att«tBi)to to Hbttr-
ate prifiOHera of wnr held by the U«nttt4«rate
Stateu.
X. Of congpiraciofi, or attempts or propa-
ratiouB lo aid tlie enemy.
XI. Of peinons advising or inciting others
to ai)andon the Confederate cause, or to ro
uist tlie Confederate States, or to adiiere to
tlio enemy.
X-il. i)f unlawiuily burning, destroying
or iujuriug, or attempting to burn, de«ti'oy
or injitie any »)ridge or ruilTuavl, or tele
gnijjhic iioe of cv»niiimnicati0ii, or pruj)ei’ty,
.u)i rbe Infeiit of aiding tiio enen*y.
(Jt‘ tiea.'-ouablo depignb to iinj>aij'
the military }>ov.'er of Uio (.Toveminent b_>*
di'ritnrviiig, tir avleiopiin:» to de^tryy, veasel-
ur anii.a, or niuuitioii.-i of war, or ursenalti,
foU!idrie.s, AorksiuifH, or oth»' property of
the O'.'iif-i.lorate Stales.
Sec. 2. 'J'iu: i*rosideut ^hail cuu.-o proper
olHctjrd to invi'rtfig.ito Mie ca.s««r d* all pcr-=oiis
HO firrc.'>ied, ur dchi'tied, In order that they
may be di. charg-‘J if imjiuoj^ejly delaine 1.
uiue^ri tiiey can bo t^pee^iily ti ied in the due
couive of law.
tiec. y. T!iat during tlio su^7[)en^;ion af >re-
oaid, iiM miliiaiy or other oIJtcer rihail be
cviiiipeiletl, in answer to any writ of habeas
crpus. t* appear in perSv^n, or to return tho
ooJy (d' ly porvnoi or jieioonn detained Uy
iiliu, by tho authority (»f the [’resident, Sc-
CiCt::ry of V7..r, - .r ti.e t'4ene.ral otHcer c un-
mn:i .ill.j.'-tlio iVari-. Missi?sii)])i department;
!hi Ib. v-«M'i ifii- vi.!, uiiJor >f tho
ituwium: cijur^fc ul any ontj au Je.t.aiaeu,
iliht such pers-Ti is detained by him as u
prisoner for any of riio (rause^ hereinbefore
s)»*c;ned, under tiie authority aforej^iaid, fur-
tber ]-rv>ceedings under the writ of ii;ibeas
crpii.-; kIuvII iniiMcdiately cea?e and remain
siis[>cnded s> long iis this act shall continue
in tbrce.
Sec. -i. This act fihall continue in force for
ninely (lavs after the next meeting of Ccn-
gr«s«5, and no loiisjer..
Ctrl*:
ccat.
-zp.
8"t'i
, property, real, per-
.. 'I i. % i' I and mixe*!, of every kind and dopcrip-
..•r .vvid ! ; ’’i Mi, not liercinatter (*xcnipted or taxed at a
u .:d :r^ I d^irerunt rate, 5 per ccat.: Prorided, That , , , ,
iroti:z;j H!? Jer tr.nn This tax on tho value of property em- “•*“ “dnors or lunatic^*, shall be
tif th'- I ploved in it;cricu]tury sliail He deducted Uie fnnn the f;i.x in all ca«*s where t)u
vhIi'o of thy tux in kind lelivered therefrom,
?i3 jv^.seH^fid under the law iaiposing it, and
delivered to tlie Government: Provided,
allowed beyond 5
rivi-.-' 1 f,s
■' I may
i jr*.
epr:.!.,,, »•;.]
'1 a trciitj
I"!:;.;; sociipr
rr.
1 iC'
’.he (Jov-
^"crrta'j
^ (5
1 a'3d ia-
■' -I, a'ld
■ V re Pel
iwteruat t>n the same *hall n»t exce«d f^lOOO.
irri/
■h>
rai ?
.'Sledf
--'J
ate
daficb
. I
jin A Ui fU9p€.nJ ihi jn^vHe'je vf Th'
r.. I 11 u 1. » , . ' Ilih&iM Cifrvitu in aerUstn ca-nf-n.
x^t no c..dit eholl be allowed beyond 5 Wherea., the G-nstitntion of the Confed-
.. , 1. , 1 1 erate estates of Atr^erioa provid(58 in Article
i.. f.n t.ie valne ot geld and silver wares 1, Section 9, Paragraph 3, that “the privi-
otT c'nr jewelry aad watches, 10 lege of the writ of hai>o;w corpus shall not
pt co.i . ^ suspended nnle.^ when in case d‘ rebel-
b; property taxed under lion or invasion, the i.mblic safety mav re-
V ? t|^« j5asi3 of qnire it;” and wiiereas, tho power of sus-
-'Vi or similar nr>> ; pending the privjle^jre of said writ as roco;^-
whereaM^s«ed,in I nized in said Article 1, is vested solely in
“ y~^» ' oxcept in cases whsre land, the Congress, wliich is t.he e^ielusive judjfe
seceMity of such susp?nsion; and
TUE MILITARY BILL.
Section 1. That i'rom and after the passage
of this ^ict all white men, rcsidenr^ of the
Confederate States, between the ages d’ 17
and o'.», shall b'c in the military service ot
fhe Conft'derate Slater for ttie war.
Sec. ‘J. Thiit all the persons aforesaid, be
tv^f on tiie ages of 1^ aud 45, now in service,
shall !>o retained duriflg the present war
with tiie LL S., in the same regiments, bat
talions anl companies, tu which they bel >ng
ar die f.a.si,age of this act, with the same or-
gauLziiiioi! Hiid oflicers, unless regularly
tran&b rred or discharged, in accordarife
with tJie laws an«l regulations for the gnv-
ari'in- it «f the army: Provided, that cv»m-
paidvs fr-^m uiie Slate, t*rganixed again^t
their c >nat*Dt, c.\prt:^.sed at tho time, wit.i
re.'fimvnt^ or battaliojii from aiiotiier State.
.%hall have the privilege ^f being transferred
to >rgani.'5f.tioua of trooj«, in tiie .aumo arm
of thtt service, fVym th« Staiei in which said
cc.!iipaui*'« wtrc rai»«vJ; and tij« .- ddiers from
•lie S';‘5e, in Companies from another Stat»‘
-hall r>e allowed, it thcyde.^sre it, a transtVr j J
to organiSRtii^is from their own States, in
the -amo arja of the scrvic-.
Scc.3. That fit the expiration of si.v months
from t!ie first day of April next, a bi»nntv
o! '^!o>) in a six per cent, (-ruverninent bond,
which the Sjcrot.nry ot the Treasiirv is liere-
.'avca, cotton
J'-‘i8ud ;>ir>
pledged: /*A'!
i»puf:;i ara her. .Sy p 0 *
k« paid iu sp.^cic, or u
1* toupouM jf ardi bcnJr..
Sto. 7. T‘u:
i*r*bj aiJthc'’’)Tcd. 'r.. •,
watj( ->f the Tr: i ury K*ay
kypoiiio««f* f.jr f ■
pwi th?r?d. «jon th,:
a«#i apprcpr. ;‘i, -J* ivj,
tinia ri,.4t' htj-J rc-*- - • >-
kti.^a B> .,
•ait
81c. % r.a '.
c/ J A, : I,
|>«5 boar',, cc ponJn- •
IfecT r •'V s* ,
,v r. ^
i&ay p"c lOiHic. 'X”—r ».
boji-y.t- »T ••
fan-
*nd J .:: 'y
uhh pot'
Sso '3
aad 3ii - ;
■^r t*’,: i’
vertiliie.
tL
from
fcr 87' 7J
tlWl r ,
•f ,
■■■A
Q..'
sbJ
ez\
-'sr
Uid ."
licrcaf-
T
or tobacct» have b«*en pnr-
!Cf5 rho 1st day of January 1802,
and t .i^acco 60 purchased, sball be assessed
at the price actually paid for the aaine by
tho osv =-’■ -
Oeo
-.t, h
ex|.
1 !
cf the
J —, whereafl, in the opiaion of tho Congress, the
‘ I w. .c.i'crtse tho said »an d, oiavos, cotton public safety ruiuires tho suspension >f said
writ in tiio existing ease of the inva.^ijn uf
these States by tho armies of tho United
States; and whereas, the President has asked
for the sMspen^ioB ot the writ of habeaa cor
pus, and iuformed Congress of condlf!ons d’
puf)lie danger which render the susjiension
of the writ a measure proper for the jmblic
defence against invjkjion aud iusurrection;
n'nv, thorcforo,
Tko Coagros* of the Confederate States of
America do enaet. That during tho present
lBvasi«n of the Confederate States, the priv
il«ge of tho writ of habeas corpus be, and
tho tiame is hereby, susj»ended; but such sus-
poneioH i*biill apply oaly to the cases of per-
s-jna arrested or detainod bv order the
President, Secretary of V7ar,”or the General
Otticer commanding the Trans-Mississippi
7ri the value of all shares er inter
im hi any oank, banking company or
-?i. canal, aavigatioii, importing,
::g, insurance, .’nanufacturing, tele-
.-,1^ e.\j?ress, railroad, and dry-dock com-
^ M ^ >ther joint stock companies
, ^ -i' j'd every kind, whsthvr in'»rporated or not,
•, " '•■■'V I c per csnt.
.■!iu a! property taxed nul«r this
c’’- i' i assessed upon tlio basis of
rc':-J" ';i,, nad 1 ^ valne of Buch property in the
I where assessed, m such ev.r-
be in general use ther«, in tho
sale of such property, at tha
"tr \p'
:-j'v
' t
'..:u
;il.S
-dj
;.oi/
i::u:y
to of thi.-i :
.p'lTl
yj !
'n,..
pri>?ie
ar ; co.j*
?rcd for
■ • >.i .-s''-. -1 ■!
flf’* C'-.Hi’l
:■ cc, ;nd
OOtOB .■1.1.
no 0; ’;!
ifjj'/il i U'J J t, v/4 *u. OVylVOUt WlU'
ttTi'l of all bank bills and all other pa
issued cs enrreney, exclusive of nou
liutii sftor t^e Grat d.iy
10,
K‘i :
Bi A
.* I*iit if nay bti-Js of deposit e!
* :’,;0 bonds authorised >7 ;
.1 -hi: ict, in cxoh rjgo for ; j ‘tr
- th'^vr-tcj on tlao
itk f. r toks.'!, !;o r-r'.-':]
v.r th.:i Ir : t 'cn i'l') '
■;)V:
* ■ i«or gfcr-;' Vu ^nt’tlcr!
;’.ui bi trdy Tr-iiVi.; ■ r''^. - j c
a* : ^
tbr- Vor>.!: r ' * •
prinlcge oJ fVr-l'; = rr:*- , •
M presori'
11. ThAl
j»tsci i,r th) I04031£CIW^. „ v-i
.fo«‘iiviib’c in
PrOnd.-;», by
r.-
: a-
do-
. .d oi'
Orv:it
j:;
>?3 ihc
’i CC:. :
•'JV V'i IE.
and sale of such property
>’-6S'3«iinieut.
Cue. P'. Upon fhe ataoant ot all gold and
r (jpBt, gold -or silver bullion,
iiebi by the banks or other corpo
'■•‘i-Kis or iT;dividualrt, 5 per ecnt.; and upm
:n-r>ov^ hold abroad, or ujxjn the amount
of .i!l bills of exchange, drawn theroibr on
».reign conntrios, a tax of 5 per cent.; such
tux upon inup.ey abroad io bo asHCtised and
cjileetod according to tho value tl\ereof at
tii'; whoro tho tiv:c is paid.
if. flpon tho atuount of aid solvent cre
dits,
pers
interest biMring Cmfodcrato treasury notes,
and nut cin.ployotl in a register«»d lmsin©sc,
thj iucorao derived from which is taxed, 5
per tent.
4. Upon j)rolIts made in trade and
bnsiti'' ;s, as follows:
f> (/n all profita taado by bnyii^g and sell
ing ;-,piritou-i liquors, tlou.r, wheat, corn, rico,
sn-fir, laola'ises or sirup, salt, bacon, pork,
h->'i, boef or beef cattle, ahoep, oatj, hay’
^Ki ’or, raw hi les, leather, horses, mules,
boots, shoe'*, cotton yarns, wool, woK)len, cob-
b.v or L.vud cloths, hats,, wagonsi, harness,
ci; d, iron, steel or uaiy, at any time l>e-
t'vx in the 1st of January 18U3, aud tho 1st
Oi January lSt>5, 10 per cent., ia addition
Lo tho tax on mch protlts as income under
thy “act to lay taxes for the common d ofenco
carry on the Government of the Ooa-
fodorato States,” approved April 2-i , 1863.
IL On all profits made by buyi.ig and
liirilJ' tlll'ktmv (r .LI A : ’
previous t't the period
of suc.h payment, then to the person or per
sons who would be entitled to receive by law
thearrcariigcsof his pay; but no one shall be
eniitled to tiie bounty herein provided who
shall at any time, during the period of six
naonths next af^er the said fii*st day of April,
bo ai^ent from his comiuand without leave.
Sec. 4. That no portion diiali l>o relieved
from the operation of this act by re:ison of
having been heretofore discharged from the
army where no disability now exist;?; nor
s.'iall those who tiave furnished substitutes
t>« any longer exempted by reiison thereof:
Provided, tuat no porsm, fierot^fore oxompt-
ed on account of religious opinions ami who
hat* j.'sid the ta.x levied to relieve him from
service, shall bu rej[Bired to render military
service under this act.
Sec. 5. That all white male residents of
the Confederate States, between the ages of
li and 18 and 45 and 50 years, shall enroll
themseivis at such times and places, and
under such regulations, as tha President
tnay prescribe, tne time allowed not being
loss than 30 days for those eiwi, and 00 days
tor tliose west ot the Mississippi river, arid
any person who shall fail so to enroll him
self, without a reasonable excuse therefoj’,
Co be judge 1 of by tile President, siiall be
pbice-f in aerv ice tn tho lield for tiie war, in
the saiuo luannor ai though they were be-
twevB tho ages of 18 and 45: Provided, that
4/1aO . .S', ’a f•*.*»/rltiill ttiii5 mIiaII
c>n^jtiiuLc n r^iorvo tur StaUi deteace and
Jerr. I duty, and shall not oe required to
perfjna sarvico out of the State in which
they reside.
Soo. U. rUi’-t all p'jrsous required by the
W cf aai, J iv ISfll i 11- r uujri. ijr »au
'i u Go..-ji,ai- is>t
bat
1 of any kind, and u»^ tnaro^~dljii,‘y
Miliuiry Ooparttaeut, by tho autii'^rity and
under the cmtrol of the ProBidc’U. It i^
hereby declared fclxat t!i*> pnrpoao of Con-
gresi^ in the paf'sage of this *et is t^> prt'vid
ni-'ro effectually ft)r tha public safety by I »-*cti^>n of this act t«# enroll themselves,
snsponding tke writ of habeas corpus in the ' ^ ‘
follo>7ing cases aad bo #thor:
I. Of troaso?^, or treasonable efforts or
Combinations ta subvert the ifovernmont of
the Confederate States.
II. Ot eouspiracies Ut overthrow th® gov
ernment, o.* considracies to resist the lawful
authority of the Confederate States.
Ui. Of combining to assist tho enemy or
of eommunicatip^ intelli^ooo to the enetny
or giving him aid and corufort. ’
IV. Of coi^piracies, preparations and at
tempts to incite servile insurrection.
V. Of doijortions or encouraging deser
tions, of harboritig deserters, and of attempts
to avoid military service: Provided, That in
case ot palpable wrong and oppression by
any sub*>rdinate olHoGr upon any party who
does not legally owe military service, his
8iij»enor officer stiall grant prompt relief to
fche oppressed party, and the subordinate
shall be dismissed from olSce.
VI. Of spies aud other eiuisaarica of the
enemy.
VU. Of holding correspondouoe or iuter-
coi^ie veith the euemy, without necessity,
and without the permiesioa of the Oonfedo-
rate States.
YIIL Of unlawful tradiag witk the eae-
agaiiist Uie laws of
the OoQi«dei»to Stotos, omwted to pfomota
Ui«r BUooeM in kho war.
into voluntary organiaations of companies,
battaiioBB or rogiiaeata, aud elect their own
oilicei-s; said orgatiwations to conform to the
oxistin:'laws; and, having so organized, to
tender Tlioir stirvices as volunteers duriuw
tho Wrtr 10 the President^ and if such owati^
izations shall fiirnish proper master roils, as
uovv organized, and deposit a copy thereof
witii tho unrolling officer of their district,
%Yhieii shall be equivalent to onrollment,
they may bo accepted as minute men for
f^ervfico in such State, but in no event to be
t'lVoii out ot it. Those who do not so voluu-
ti-jr and organize, shall enroll themselves as
;>oibrp provided; a?id may, by tiie Presid jnt,
be requiroil to asseiable at coavoiiiont pla
ces ol reudewous, and bo formed or .>ri;an
Lied iuta companies, batt.*\lio?is and fieo'i-
laeiits, under regalaiions to be prescribed
by him; and shall have the right 10 elect
t:iolr compi>iiy iwid regimental otHcers; and
.^U troops orgaai:it3d under this act for State
d^icacc, ohali be entitled, while in actual
aorvice, to tho same pay and allowance as
troops aow in tke field.
SkjG. 7. That any parson who akall fail to
£tt6iii at the place ot rendezvous as required
by tho autharity of tho Freaideut, ^Sthout
» iaiSoittot exeoae, to b« jud^ of bj him,
shall be liable to b« placed ia s«rT)oe iu the
field for the war, as if he were between the
ages of 1ft aud 45.
Sec. 8. Tiiat hereafter tho dutie* of pr^
vost and hospital guards and clerks, and of
clerks, guanls, agents, employees or labor
ers in tho Commissary and Quartermaster’s
Departments, in tha Ordnancc Bureau, and
of clerks aud ompl>yees of navy agenta, as
jiUo in the ex».KJution of the fenroUment act,
and all siinilar duties, shall be performed
by persons who uie witliiu the ages of .1$
and 45 j eai’;^, aiid \vL« by the report of a
i Vard of army 8urgo.*nb shall be reported
as unable to perform active stfrvice in the
Ho'd. but capable td‘ performing some of the
ab.ive said duties, specifying which, and
wiuni thes*persons sh.-ill have been assigned
to rho;-'‘ duties iki tar as prhOticable, tlie Pre
sident shall assign or detail to their jjerform-
ance si;c!i bodies of troops, or individuals,
rcqniretl to bo enrolled under the 5th sec*
t:«M of this aet. ;vs iQMy be Jieeded for the
l;>charge of such duties: Providod, that
persons bet ween the ages of 17 and IS shall
be assigned to those duties: Provided fur-
tjssr, that nothing containeii in this act shall
be .HO construed as to prevent the President
from detailing artisans, mechanics, or per-
.->ns of scientific skill, to perform indisi>en-
s.able (?ut;es in tiie departments or bureaus
licrein mentioned.
Sec. if. Tiiat any Quartcrmaoter or As-
brt ant t^uartcrmas.tcr, Gominissary or As-
nistaiit Co’.nmi.s-'iiry, (other tisan tho.se serv-
iu,j: v\ itii briiiades or regimcTits in tho field,)
or *lli'*.erci iu the Ordnance liureau, or Navy
Agcmts, (.»r Provobt Mars.hal, or ofHcer in
the conscript service, who shall hereafter
employ or retain in his employment any
pei-son in any of their saii departments or
bureaus, or in any of the duties mentioned
in the Sth ^ectic.n of this act, in violation of
the provisions hereof, shall, on conviction
thereof by a court-martial or milrtary court
be cnshiered; and it shall be the duty of any
department or district commander, upon
])roof, by tlie oath of any credible person
that any such ^diicer has violated this pro
vision, immediately to relieve such ofSoer
from duty; and said commaaders shall take
prompt meiisureti to have him tried for such
oticnce; and any commander as aforesaid
failing to perform the duties enjoined by
thi» section, shall upon being duly convicted
tiiercof, be di.schaiged from the service.
Sec. 10. Tiiat all laws granting exemp-
tioHr fVoui military service be, and thesame
are. hereiiy repealed, and hereafter none
shall ^k; exempted except the following:
1. All who shall bo held unfit for milita
ry ser\ice, under rules to be proscribed by
tl e Secretary uf \tar.
2. The Vice President of the Confederate
St^fCr^, tiuMnetnbe.»’s and officers of Congress
an l of the several State Legislatures, aud
such other Confederate and State oHic«rs as
ithc President, or the G j\ernor of ih3 re-.
.■j}»«*ctive States, may certify to be necessary
f>r fhe pr-'per admini-t.’-ation of the Con-
r /^e or SMtc ''governments, as the case
may be.
3. Lver v miuister of religion authorizetl to
preach accor lingto the rules of his church,
and wh>, at the passage ot 'thiis act, shall be
regularly employed iu the discharge of his
niini.'terial luties; superintendents and phy
sicians «.*f asylums for the deaf and dumb
one editor for
ublished at the time
ees as said edi-
»r may certify, on oath, to be indispensable
to the publication of such newspaper; the
public printer of tho Confederate and State
Governments, and such journeymen print
ers as tho said public printer shall certify,
ill oath, to Ini indis}»enBabIe to perform the
public printing; one skilled apothecary in
each apothecary store, who was doing busi-
ne-^'i as such on the lOth day of Oct’r 1S^*2,
and luv*^ continued said business, without
intcrmi-’si.in. .since that period; ail ]diy8i-
cians over the age of 30 years, who now are,
and for tho last 7 years have been, in tho
actual and regular practice 01 their profes
sion, but the term physician shall not in
clude dentists; all presidents and teachers
td‘ colleges, theological seiniuaries, acade
mies and schools, who have been regularly
engag 'd as sucli for two years next before
the pa-'sage of this act: I’rovided, that tho
benetit of this exemption shall e.xtend to
those teachers only v,*hose schools are com
posed of 20 students or mo,*e. All superin
tendents of }»ublic hospitals, established by
law before the passage of this act, and such
physicians and nurses therein as such su
perintendents sliall certify, on oatfi, to be
indispensable to tho proper and efficient
management thereof.
4. There shall be exempt' one person as
>>wner or agriculturist on each farm or plan
tation upon which there are now, and were
on tho 1st day i>f Jan’y last, 15 able-bodied
Kleld-hands. between the r.ges of 16 and 50,
.upon ttio following conditions:
1. This i.xemj)ti«.‘n shall only be granted
in cases in wliich there is no white male
adult on tho farm or plantation not liable to
military service, nor unless the person claim
ing the oxemptiou was on tho 1st day of
Jan’y 1834, either the owner and manager
or overseer of said pl.iutation, but in no case
shall moro than one person l)e exempted for
one farm or plantation.
2. Such person -mall first execute a bond,
payable to the Confederate State« of Atncr-
iea, in such form, and with such security,
and iu su'*h penalty as tho Secretary of War
may prescril>o, conditioned that he will de
liver o the Oovernmenf: ac some railroad
depot, or such other place or places as may
l>o desiguatod by the Secretary of War,
within 12 mouths next ensuing, 100 pounds
of bacon, or, at fhe election ot the (Jovern-
ment, its equivalent in pork, and 100 lbs. of
net beef (said beef to bo delivured on f»x)t,)
for each able-bodied slave on said farm or
proviftiMM, t« be delivered 1i^ smeJu ]»orMi
M afercaaid at equivalent rates.
3. Sach pe«ou sliall further bind himeeif
to sell the marketable am plus of prov.'sioua
and grain aow on hand, and which he luny
raise from year t«^ear while his exejujrtiun
contiHuea, to the Governiuent or to the fam.
ilioe of BoldierB, at priceii fixed by the Cum,
missionen* of the State under the inii»re*j
moat act: Provided, that any pursou
emptcd as aforesaid, shall be entitled k, .
credit t»f 25 p«r cent, on an i auiouat ol ijt^
^yhicdi he may deliver within three
from the pasi^age *f thLs ao*; Provided f^r
ther, that persons cumiug within the j^iuri-
sions of thid oxeiiiplin shalj not be doprivvt.1
of the benefit there d' \y lea.svu ^f liarin.,
bciiu enrolled siuce the 1st day i*f Feb. lnj;4
4. In addition to the for.U.itig cxeiiin-
tioiis, tlic Secretary «*f Wa.»-, u^ jJr thy {]j.
r :;ction of the President, may t^.\enipt or
tail such other persons as he ma}- be patii^
fied ought to be exemj)ted oti account of
public necessity, and to insure the pro’iie-
tion of grain and other provisit^ns f^r tl>e
army and the families of soldiers. Re mav
also, grant exemptions or deuiU, on wieh
terms as ho may prescribe, to siicii ovt-.
se«;rs, fanners or planters an he may he siU-
isfied will be more useful to the couiitrv in
the pursuits of agriculture than in the mili
tary service: Provided, that sueu oxfctapti,^„
shall cease whenever the farnior, planter ^>r
(Tverseer shall fail di igently to einpioy n
go.xi faith, his own skili, capitiii ami
oxclusivoly in the produc jtt ..f
provisions, to be sold to the ioveniiufcui
the familitjs of soldiers at prices, nut oxcfed-
ing thc^o tixed at the tirue for artieb-
by the Commissioners of the State uuder
the impressment act.
5. Tue pve*id«nt, treesnrer, anditor and
snperintendent of any railroad o-jmpany en
gaged in transportation forihe (4-overnmeut
and such officers and employees ihere^jf aj’
the presidaut or superintendent ‘■iiail certiiV
or t^=aih t- be indispensable to the efibcieirt
openitiou «f said railroad: Pr»vidt,*a, tiiat
the tmajijer of persoufe so exempted bv thig
act on any railroad shall not ascaed one per
son for each mile of duch road in actual use
for military transportation; and said extuipts
shall be reported by name aiid deteriptioa.
with the names of any who have leti tLs
employment of said company, or who maT
cease to be iadispensable.
6. That nothing herein contained sha!.
be construed a« repealing the act approvod
April the 14th lSt>3, entitled aii aot to *\-
empt contractors for carrying the maii* ol
the Confederate States, and the drivor* ui
post coachcs and hacks, from military ser
vice: Prj(vided, that all the «s.eujptiou3
granted under this act shall only continne
whilst the persons exempted are actuAllj
engaged in their respective pursuits or oe-
cupatioQV.
Sec. 11. Tliat the Prosideut be, and he ig
hereby, anthoriced to grant details, under
genwal rules and regulations to be issued
from tho War Department, oitliwr of per?4u#
between 45 aud 50 years of age, or from the
army in the firld, iu all cases where, \u his
judgment, iu»tie-e, equity and necessity re
quire such details, and lie may revoke such
orders of details whenever ho thinks preper:
Provided, that the power hewjin granted to
the President to make details and exemp
tions shall not be consti’ued to authoriae tli«
exemption or detail of any contractor for
furnishing supplies of any kind to the Gov
ernment, by reason of said contract, unlec*
the head or secretary of the department ma
king such contract shall certify that the per
sonal services of such contractor are indis
pensable to the execution of said ooutraat:
Provided further, chat when any such con
tractor shall fail, diligently and faithfully,
to proceed with the execution of such con
tract, his exemption or detail shall c«Me.
Sec. 13. That in appointing local boardi
of surgeons for the examination of pwraous
liable to military service, uo member com
posing the same shall be appointed from tli«
county or enrolling distinct in which th«y
are required to make such examination.
Post 0£So9j Fa}rdtteTiile, itf. C
OOTOBBR 3, l»6ii
X^hcd’dc of ihe Arrivaf and Dfpanure 0/ the Maiit
O^ee.
fti LEIGH Tia AVERA3H0S0’, *0
Arrives diily, oxoopt Bundtiy, ai 4^ P. M.
djuly, except Snfurd.'y at 6 P. M.
RALBIGTI via SU.V \H:KyiLLB.
I>?part3 Tu«!»d»*r aa1 Friday at ♦» A M.
Ar-.Tcf WrdaesJay *aJ &uu4%y at J) P. M.
war;? \W Tia C1.IKX05.
. C., I
3. j
ii o thu
A|TiTcs> Itiily at 12 nooa.
eparta daily et 1* P. M.
CARTHAGE.
ArriTca Tuesd^^y, Taarbday and Bat^irday at 7 P. .M.
Dopane .Monday, We-lnesday aad Friday at 1 P. M.
CHEaiW, S. C.
Ar.-ivas Tufeday, Thursiivy aud 8ai urday at 6 P -M.
Departs Sanday, Tuesdiy aad i’hurgday at 1 P. M.
FAIK BLUFF via LUMBKftTON.
Arrivea I'ucsday, riiur2!)»y aud Siiurdi»y at A. M.
D'^yii.-t.a iund-i?, Taa^day aad T.iar3d.ky at 1 P. M.
tt=jBj3s6N’5 Tia ELiaABBTHTO^f!•
l>p;r-»rfe .MonJiy, 'Wcdaosday aad Friday »t 6 A U.
Ax.'irf>3 T’id3ii>y. and t'ofnrdif? M S !’• Si-
‘■.iilZAD3 £uTOW!i' vi* f HdEBi.s 11'.
‘rriTea .Moai»y at ft ?. XI.
Ucpcris same d^f (MouJay) at 6 P M.
.\IAGNOLlA^^ia UlTHSSS CliBJPSL.
ArriTes Tue.sday ai. 2 P. M.
Departs ct^uic oay (laedday) at 2^ P. M
SWIt'T ISLAND Tia MONTROSE, tJOVIMOrOS
POWBLLTOii.
Arrives Tuesday at ti P. M.
D«f %rL*? WTi'dHeaday .at 11 A. JVI.
WIFT ISLAND Tia TROT.
Arrivos Tuesday at ti P. M.
Mt^ V^eanwidsy at 11 A. M.
A.1 iaiviaj A. A , ars
ing be fora at v' P. ,.I All iettar.^ t j tw seat off ®
•-hi* ouioB, oths“ tUaa by tq.iiI, mast *>« piid ^ot W
t ent by laaU AU drop leu^ ahoaid tHJ pre-p^i'i
2 o?Qt stamps.
Tae ofliec will b© op*ji oa 8onday frjin 8j| to f J A
M , and from to F. M.
JA3. Q. C03K, P M.
plantHitioit, within the above said ages, whe-
thor stiid slaves in the field or not, whicli
said bacon or pork aud beef shall be paid
for by the Governmaat at tha prices nxed
by tha Commissioners of tha State under the
improsaiaont act: Provided, that when tho
l^rsoa thus exempted shall produce aatis-
facbjry evidence that it has been impoesiblg
for him, by tho oxerciao of proper ditigcnce,
to furnish tho amount of meat thus contract-
od for, and leave an adequate supply for tho
subsistence of those living on the said farta
or plantation, tho Secr-atary of War shall
dir^t a^aunatatioa of the same, to the
oxiMt oflw(>>thiKlA tharoof in grain or otfer
70 8 ta-
T »> vl
TMif: dixie: Fai.Tiistt,
TOp|^!y
THE iirOitTH C l
.UCTOAL UPK I.^SUai.'tOli C03l’19il,
NOVf in tho tenth year of sueMssfuI ©peratioi^
growing oapitai aad firmer hold upon pabSc con
fidence, oontiaued to ioauro tho iives of all healthy
BOOS from 14 t* 60 JQVS of age, for one year, seri®
years, and for life—allnfe members sharing m the
All Blavee from 10 to tiO yeats of age are ios^tJ^ ^
one year or for ftve je-Krs for two thirds their vahie-
AU looses ar» puacioai^ paid witai& 80 daya
satidfictory proof is pradaaiei.
For farther inforataeiaa tao pobiiQ is referred to
Ageata of tho Oompaay ifi atl parts a * the dtiuo, and to
». H. BAfXLB, d«oretary,
• B. J. ^IAL13, Agent at
Jma’j 18a».
Qi&ik MT«?Tjiar^a?Hr far at ttctf
rrt'N’TF
vpv
£1'
tVi» Tor the
advic :«
For th •
advance
t&r -iDVL
of 12 linea ■'si
•ncpp^.Iipjr pu
•fate the num
be or .If InupJ f
Aftv^rti=,-
T*rtjf««rrieD
From %u
will b« en 3rsd
the paper be s*
thfin is pt.. 1 fo
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April 20.
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Oommiaslsm
Oct 1(5, 18^3
2,500 f,S
Persons h»»Ti
the highent Cbb!
*t the Merchant
ber at hu old h«
Not. 6. 186:i.
Al
I AM prepurH
Hamefs for
jiTe jrood barza
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Geld >nd 8
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Town of r'i
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Coupouri 0!
•• of
of
Ooi. 12, 1B63.
Ban
1'HE Ann'iai V
Will bs hf'd
moroina the 2d
82:t
600
Jll.t is
l.iis Cl
H(Kt I f*.
700 lb«
May 16.
Lead wanti
Dspariraeu:
titiw will ple»*e
POWDKK, for I a
69-tf
WANTED im;
&i f iiyelte^
Bailable for be ii
artiole on ban 1
wounded ao'd’Ri
be pa*d Ap; i]
Fayett^viU'
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The anders'.^t
Confederate
poiated \2anr.i;a
and bare entere
laining aad ecHi
in any desired
be supplied oi> >.
peny is undorbi
Ap|iiioaucn« >-'.a
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Fav^UeTillw.
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