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FT7BI.IC LAWS
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SbctION I. 1 hf Ooni^re»* u/ the
Slate* of Aituri-a L> enact, Tlui tLo ■*
sU Trciwu’7 notes above ihe dcu-iuiiuaiiou ol'5’>,
out be«riag interciiC, shall bu kiiowed uutil tlio
1st ot Apnl l^Ul, east oi the Miosid«ippi, to
tbe daiuc, ^nJ uacil the pcriotiii uud at th?
places statod, the holders J all euoh Troa'jury
ooco6 ihall be ailoNfod to tiiuJ tho ^iU' in
t«r«d boods^ payable 20 yoars atu;r lh«ir dare,
boaring iotcPcwt at tho rau tvi 4 p^r cent, per av
aam. p&jit'lo oa tbe 1st ol Jauu£.ry aivl July of
oftoh jear.
Sen 2 Thi* *^ori’tary tho 'I [ Kcurv i;- Lorf'iiy
atitiii.rixt-Hj to the ^ r»}i|uirc'i lor 'lu*
ftiiidiui' ir >viJcd t'"*!* io t.‘,t' pr-=> \m: s t>, ,,
and ur cii ihc boad^ ca-- bo pfcj-an'd hi >. . ir,
oertitto.itfd to answer the purjio.'
•ad certiiicatf^s stiall he icjcivaU! >•
est «n pa^ment of iiii Gover-.u.;nr
in the »car ISiil, t*xc»*pt oxp- rt u>iu in
Sec 3. 'n>«t all rn>.i.-)ury nt»;- jt
nation .)« IIOO. au« b. dnu^' i.iUi= 4,.
QOt bii ;>rosen»cd for l.u’Jui:r ’'n v-;'
ot the 1st sootiou i>i tht.- act, .-IkiU, li
the 1st dny ot Vpril 1SG4. oi-foi Mi.'
rivor, and rhi; l,-.t u;i_y '♦ ,?i.\ i i! !,
Misfiissipj^i, c-a?!«; i
pabliu uutv, liiid faid ii i: r.oi >o
that time, shall, u, t': ■
o«nU* nup(.sed ui the It’- hm iio ■
snbject ;d to a LiX 1 l'.> pet v. : ’
til 80 pn'cooted; which tnxc ;h l
aotes whorcTcr ciro!i(at!., un.J -,h .11 i
from I he l^co of n>ri'> vt r j.;'- ' n , [■' ’
toi pHymcrit nr *’oT :'w ^'u aMi Kt;.i ::t ! ail
not be exoharn-'itMi 1 r t!^; Lew i. ; • »( 'I . a
sory note-* iirovidod ;i x'- .i i
Skct 1 Th.if on i.f. s.\ld '' a. -: «. i. >■ ' '
fundt'1 uf U-. d in puj it PT . > ■ '> ' ' *
and plact'9 prt-Korib. d ’ it ’i li i
act, there shall be U riod at ^«id ^ i >ii!«l ; !a.
a tax ot ocnts ft»r y pro; i m; - »•
the face of said notes; s.iivi t-iX j ■ ■: > s ad ’
notea wbcrevrr oirculii; 'i, d . i l-i; e ..: v '.li • -
by deducting the sani' at 'he trfu ury, .t. j- ^1 •'
lories and by fax oolle;;r! =-, o ■ : v , 'i (t - ■ ; »;i
inent o£5corB reoeiviui: rh- SHim v»lu i. v r • c
aented i)r payniei»f or for iiindiuir, or iu f-iv-' -.’ut -
of OovemmeDt dui s, it }L>r p ^ .>•, 'f '■ i > j
change tor Qew not;.j, h, ;■ il; >-cr -vi-.ic ’ ;»ad >'' •'
iaid Treai»ary nute,s ^luii he la bo:..‘ s.-
roTi(l*'d is the 1st , rfion >t this
f^uall be Kubjetji to » ot 83* Mr went, oo «▼- j ty or ei^ts of aay kind, not ©ounaeraW n
' «rj df-'- •' pr >nii»nd on the faoe thcnjot, said tax th« preceding paragraph, between the times
' tu auaoa io said unites wherever oiroulated, and ! named therein, 10 per cent., in addition to
I ud-oi* 'to bclundablu iu»d t xchKugcablelor new I profits as income, under the
' T;\ a-'iy7 ni OH, aa ): rciu prcvrided, suLjeot to {jjct atbreeaid.
fhij ictioii el naid tax.
Ill, On the amount of profits exceeding
"he years
1863 and 1864, by aoy »»ank or banking
: ‘;c IJ That any St.it« hjdia« 25 per cent!, made daring either of the years
any st.tt«; h
i: r ev ived Wf .n; rho tirjcs hei'^ia
uxiug Haid uotcd shall b. :.ilowea till the 6.-^t juaurance, canal, navigation, im-
du) 11 dauuavy 1860, lo lund the diciu la (J per } tolAvr&nh esnmcifl
,.l tl,„ itu,ro,« ^.blo ra Iroad,
it. t ail Troivvarv nvla K«iv.,d i-» jomt st.)^ aampm^ of .my dMmption,
.bo 1.1„. Ivr i^kxmi, tUo wiiii whether incorporated or not. ii per cent on
uiu'f aiivl
fill ‘;
:s ..‘,>1,;::^,.;. .o'li i.» ua\ti been roccivcd
I’-jiju 0^ iK, att, ..f :>aid tax Tha di'
' . 'v V’. . I.',-, .la'.-is tj the t-iiX
a;id i •' s»> bUL>j cf. sih;»ll be—
iSxc i,'{. That ■f ifsurjr' liOtOi* hortitolore isaued
■ ' ur. at uii ul 67 3it on .tie 6lt»u [1,^ vahie of $500; and for each minor child
;• . a . . ... i.ail m> lo i.;i r be rcoeivt d iu pay- family to the further value of |100;
■■ ij- ■■ ' . ’!.'! ' I’lfs, I'jt .siiuil bo deemed and go^ actuully engaged in the
' ’ * ■ 11 s o' tiie Stares, paya- navv, or who has died or bCen
. IS ..fu! li.o raiitioatioH of a tr«'aty of
i f S'a.c>. bcufiQt: I’.o 'af- of
snch excees.
Sko. 3. The K>llowing exemptions from
laxHtion undei* tiiis act shall be allowed,
to-wit:
I. Prof>erty of each head of a family to
.V .^...1*..^ avwi i\\r iniTw^r
'llji.U
c^eh 1
ta-ir Uji;,
every \vjar.
pay
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i 'iv
IU
i -;y v' f
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, ft'.
= 'i Jununry - ,tS,
I res 'iiy noter>
cfQtri on thf d.)i-
deDOiXiin;»ti' •» oi
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‘f ■
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ul J. dor-^rrj
whothcr s.iii uld
r»^»» r* ^V'-. f
T- -i?iry un-itT
h„' icr.3 't the
P
1st day of Jau'jary i: .i,
on the dollar; and it oil 11 b r‘
retary of the rri-a.sury, at
Iflt ot \pril and the lat of Ju.
the Mississippi river, vrid the
to subfititauj and t;x.chai>i:- r.
for the same at the rate ot o6|
lar: Pruoided, That notea of rh
JlOO shall not be entitled to the privilege of i-u;d
exchange: Frocidpxi furthrr thut tho right t->
funil aiy oi said Treasury notca, after the ■
of January io6o, is hereby taken away; ,4-.
xnded i'urth r^ That upon all suo!. Treamr} f" ft >
which lEay remain outstanding n the l t d y cl
January l^h5, and w^.ich may not bo d
for ne# Treasury notes, as h. rein provi;: d, unv
of 100 par ccnt i- hrn:hy imp.»s- d
Sso 6 That after the first dsy ot \r>r * n- y.r,
all auihsriiy heretofore ;^iven to the See. cr-ir-. '
the Treasury to issae Trca«ury notes shall Iau i
is hereby, revoked: l^'jvidfd, the Secretary u!
tho Trea-ury may, alter tt.nt "ime, i^a-. new
Treaeury notes, in such form he iua> , r- \
payable two years alter ih. •
of pe% ;e wi h t’-;p - ■ i ‘
to DC rec‘^iva^>lo in p;iy;ner>t
except oxfort and iajp,vt dy
exohan^e for old no ten at *^f
the new tor 3 of the oid
aot«8 be surrendered for exehsn;
thereof, or be reocived into the
the provioions of th s ;-.ot; and th
jjew uotfts or of the gld nvtc^, cs*2pt o‘ the
(loEomination of 8100, afrer they l; e red^ce-i to
86t cents on the dollar by the tax sforfssaid, in*iy
oonvert the SAtQo ’nto eal! certificate-)*bearing; in-
torost at the rate of 4 per cent pe' annar.i. ari.!
payable two yoars af\or s ratiS-mtion ol a troaty
of peace with the TTnit«,d Stitsc, atliy^s eot.-.-. r
converted into now no-w
8*0. «. That to p-.y tho -f.3 -sf »he ;ov
erament not otheiwi ’•io''’d»’ 1 t-^r, =;.e * *v
of th-Trjf.'ury ia h>»r-h'.7 auth'-'i’^i i.. -j.nc r‘.
per cen^ I • n*^« .:o ?n ;
nandr- d rnii’>.)n# -it i.
terest tirhff Im'! h*> !-•
for the r.'wtuent ot .af'T-st
receipts o; ny cxy-nrt d ir^ ' »r>'
value 'd aaj oottun, to')an!,
which shall bo er::-rted ♦
States, and the net rn.o/’cd^ '
DOW laid, or so tnuct •■h
to pay anm?Jly th-' i-jt -r. ;»
ple«Jged: hrnr„d^)^ th^,
importii arc h-r-by
ter be pai'f n -p' ■ ■
in eoup..^o r>f sa:«i 6.. .•
Sac. 7. Thaf th''
hereby autliorizod, fr • ;i
waatH 'if the Treasury wrj
hypothecate t.-.r Tren-ury
part thiTooi, npoa ^
meet app^lJpr^'5»'■r■:^ •’ ^
time reduce •»ni f. ,r
latioD ia Trey 'I V i;,.;
■ate limits
_ Snr. y. Tl-o bo-.l, • :,r
tion 1)1 th:.j >i;f 73IV h
pon bonds, ar, iho rr
and they m.»y l-..
»»ch rG^u.'i a-i ifr;
maypr- ir'bo. Ti .y v
together with the '*)upv
•uch and suoh -
«ttr, of
5 T : >"i"iy on the f- r r,- -
■n uJy ;q urinoiD»l sliali be pay
»blo not less thin ao yoara IVow th-ir dwrc.
oBO. 9. .-V,!] uf (I oertiScHt^4 be fii” 1 hi''.
_ir'
Se/-
has
killed in the military or naval service, and
who w:is a nicmbor i>f the family when he
eiitorod tlie servkje, to ti»e further value of
II. Property of the widow of any ofScer,
-olilior, sailor or marine, who may have
liitfti or been killed iu tlie military or naval
.m-.vice, or where there is no widow, then of
til'! fjiinily, being minor children, to the
value of $10l>0.
III. Property of every officer, siddier,
sailor *r marine, actually engaged in tho
, iiiilitary or uaval «ervico, or of such as have
luHMi (IiHMbled in such service, to the V4ilue
«if|>l(H)0; provided, that the alx>vo exemp
tions t»hall not apply to any person, whi^be
|jro|)crty, exclusive of household furniturrt,
uiial! iwassesecd at a value exceeding |ilOOO.
IV. Tliat where property has been injured
I or {cs»tn»yed by the enemy, or the owner
; thereof has l>een temporarily deprived of tJie
I use or occupancy thereof, or of the means
cuhivating tiie same, by reason of the
i presence or the proximity of the enemy,
the aHKessment on such property may be
reduced, in proportion to the damage sus
tained by the owner, or the tax assessed
thereon tnay be reduced in tho same ratio
by the district collector, on satisfactory evi
j denee enbmitted to him by the owner t>r a^-
■ sessor.
Sko. 6. That the taxes on property laid
for the year 1864, shall be assessed as on
the day of the passage of this act, and be
! due and collected ou the l^t day of June
the aot to provide for the j next, or as soon afW as practicable, allow-
itiiT sn extension of 9u days West of the
: Mississippi river Tlie additional taxes on
I incomes or profits for the year 1803, levied
I by this act, shall l>e assessed and collected
j forthwith; and the taxes on incomes or pro
fits for the year 1864, shall be assessed and
i collected according to the provisions of the
; tax and assessment acts of 1863.
I 6eo. 7. So much of the Uix act of the 24th
i day of April 1863, as levies a tax ou in
comes derived from property or effects on
the amount or value of which a tax is levied
. . ^ , by this act, and also the 1st section of said
Ol Af>ril lb03, there shall be jj^t, are susixjnded for the year 1864, and
Irofn the pas?Ri/e of tl ’s act, on the j estimated rent, hire or interest on pro-
I "t ^Hxation nercaf‘.^r mentioned,, credits herein taxed ad valorem,
•ft-Hi troiii - vor\ persoii, copartner- ; be assessed or taxed as incomes under
the tax act of 1863.
Sec. 8. That the tax irnpooed by this act
on Ix.cidh of the ConfodorRfe Stat»iS hereto-
' 1 . .t p.v ^fX-OKiry tht 'I’rciisury
. i- i i'i diitiio''i2^d, irj ca^»' rue (Xi-
! . . -t .'lu>uld rcijK.ir- it, to
•;:1 -I a: J pu! lie. cn“*.litnr vh-i c lebt
1,iCtr l 0 '»! tin ucf,
> i' * iti ^ 0v^rtiiiCH*e i«i ifi
.. ■ b“ ■.s.-^ jt'd by oaiu t'l u: clary it»:,m h
• '.Mv 0 ’.ii i.i-i jCV, ayable '«.» yjais
iu: . !* ;. a iioati. '.i b the
;4ttc-s, hourili^ Jjicri.st Ut mo TUtO Ol MIX
I ^ ot.iiii nu'l
L . rpe^iul c-ud-'r iin at, utidi'i’
,. . . . . i\b'd by the So Tt*-rv ol'
:■ i sna.ll l";i X«.iupt
f ■■-ji:.! .u.»i iritcic.-i.
. :y ol ’he 'i'”easury i.s au
. . t r • tiiib r .tf.itpr .toric so
u !ii: iir-. of thi.s aor, id wiih
. ui'ii i.y t .it banks of the ot:v
.y J(0:j c:.' 'diiui.
crotjiry oi the Tr. a-ury ph ili
■ 1 Lc this dct io such noW'paper'
J in t’ ‘ H-j7.;rd! States, and by ■uch other
hu!! ii -jrc '•'Jiiu.'di-ite publicity; and
ii iry jf War the Secretary of the
dl orjch ou jH.‘ it to be published in fcene
formatio* -f the army and
;r
T' I- l2d si'oiioii *>f tho aot for th^
- .11 : >:l'ctii,ii ul taxes, approved Muy
■ : ! !•■{. , li.>rt Lv r^‘iie:i!id
*' r 'i’^w '^rir.‘*^ary of the Treasury i.«
: ■ .. it. ] :'.r.'d rciuir».'d, upon the appli-
■: 'L.‘ ;.ol«w:r of ;«ny Oill certiScaie, which,
= V th. tir^it -:"''i:!loa ot
. ind n -ind lurthcr i .i ue of Treasury Hotoe, ap-
r-r. vL.l ^larch :i3d lSt33, was required to he
!:.. r. :it = • lo be a bond, to issue to such
b- :d; r : b '-d rhtT^for upon the terms provided
IX. Of oouapiraeies, or attempts to libw-
ate priaondrs of war held by the Oanfederate
States.
X. Of conspiracies, or attempts or prepa
rations to aid the enemy.
XI. Of persons advising or inciting other*
to abandon tho Oontederate cause, or to re
sist the Confederate States, or to adhere to
the enen^.
XII. Of unlawftilly buraiug, destroying
or injuring, or attempting to burn, destroy
or injure any bridge or railroad, or tele
graphic line of «ommunication, or property,
with the intent of aiding the enemy.
Xm. Of treasonable designs to impair
the military power of the Government by
destroying, or attempting to destroy, vessels
or arms, or munitions of war, or arsenals,
foundries, workshops, or othe*" property of
the Confederate States.
Sec. 2. The President shall cause proper
oflicers t«> investigate the cases of all persons
so arrested, or det:iined, in order that they
may be discharged if improperly detaino>i,
unless they can be speedily tried in the due
course of law.
Sec. 3^ That during tho suspension afore
said, no military or other officer shall be
compelled, in answer to any writ of habeas
corpus, to appear in person, or to return the
body of any person or persons detained by
him, by the authority of the President, Se
cretary of War, or thtj General officer com
manding tho Trans Misi»lssippi department;
but upon the certificate, under oath, of the
oo «*tof tAi ik^'i y
that such pei'son is detained by him a
prisoner for any of the causes hereinhel’ore
«»pecified, under the authority aforesaid, tin
ther proceedings under the writ of habeas
corpus shall iuimedlalely cease and remain
su6j)ended so long as this act sht^ll continue
in force.
Sec. 4. This act shall continue in force for the provisions hereof, shall, on conviction
ninety days after the next meeting of Con ’ " ’ ' ^
gress, and no longer.
ahaU be liable to be placed iu service iu the
field for the war, aa if he were ~
agea of 18 and 45.
Sec. 8. That hereafter the duties of pro
vost and hospital guards and clerks, an d of
clerks, j^ards, agents, employeea or labor
ers in the Commissary and Quartermaster’s
Departments, in the Ordoance Bureau, and
of clerks and employees of navy agents, as
also in the execution of the onrQllment act,
and all similar duties, shall be performed
by persons who are within the ages ot |18
and 45 years, and who by the report of a
Board of army surgeons shall be reported
as unable to perform active service in the
field, but capable of performing some of the
above said duties, specifying which, and
when these persons shall have been assigned
to those 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 the 5th sec
tion of this act, as may be needed for the
discharge of such duties: Provided, that
persons between the ages of 17 and 18 shall
be assigned to those duties: Provided fur
ther, that nothing contained in this act shall
be so conalrued as to prevent the President
from detaih’ng artisans, mechanics, or per
sons of scientific skill, to perform indispen
sable duties in the departments or bureaus
herein mentioned.
Sec. 9. That any Quartermaster or As
sistant Quartermaster, Commissary or As-
aiotuat Couiinjiijjary, (othor than those Serv-
with lirifi;adH& or rejj^imeiits in the field,)
or officers in the Ordnance liure.iu, or Navy
AgLMits, or Provost Marshal, or officer in
I lie conscript service, who shall hereafter
employ or retain in his emjilojment any
persm in any of their sa\d departments or
Imreaus, or in any of the duties mentioned
in the 8th section of this act, in violation of
ervioe iu the i provisions, t* be delivered ];»y sowh peraoa
between the! as aforesaid at equivalent rates.
V
i ti-
tui^Utior^d Itucex /l/r tfie cam
ituj>^H>rt of Govenii/uni.
^.ntrrcty of the Contederote
‘ . • -ca S t onuct, That in addi-
tiitn ti, ■
faX'.rt i
the {■f.*vtTM!iit*nt
ROMr.'v.d ‘2?tl
levie
t'.x.tj 'evifd by ihe act “to lay
>r t.iu c ,‘iiunoT. jMtence and to carry on
•r tlu^ C(»nfederate States,”
>r ct)n!t>rat:ou. liable there
X'-\ J •• f-■>UiCr'. ! ,-wit:
1. , t- ^ vh'u -f ■ ‘''perty, real, per
' ' ' kind and d iecrip- ’ f,,re issued, shall in no cace exceed the in-
r>, i!"t i.crt-ui'-. iu[)ted or taxed at a , game, aud suck bonds, when
i rovided, That i miaon* or lunatics, ahall l/o
oil lni vaiiie of property ern-
ulL’ire ^!.aU be deducted tho
X :ii ivitid delivered therefreiii,
vi';;' law iuiiK'tsinif it, aud
the v/overnmenl: Provided,
t tjfriii Ih* allowed beyond 5
THE MILITARY BILL.
Section 1. That iroin and after the passage
of this act all white men, residents of the
Confederate States, between the ages of 17
and 50, shall be in the military service of
the Confederate States for the war.
Sec. 2. That all the persons aforesaid, be
tween the ages of 18 and 45, now in service,
shall be retained during the present war
with the U. S., in the same regiments, bat
talions and companies, to which they bel*ng
at the passage of tiiis act, with the same or
ganization aud officers, unless regularly
transferred or discharged, in accordance
with the laws and regulations for the gov
ernment of the army; Provided, that com
panies from one State, organized against
their consent, expressed at the time, with
regiments or battalions from another State,
shall have the privilege of being transferred
to organizations of trov>}»s, in tiie same arm
thereof by a coifft-inartial or m’litary court,
be caphier^d; and it shall be the duty of any
department or district commander, upon
proof, by the oath of any credible j>er8on,
that any such officer has violated this pro
vision, immediately to relieve such officer
froni duty; and said commanders shall take
prompt measures to have him tried for such
offence; and any commander as aforesaid
failing to perform the duties enjoined by
this section, shall upon being duly convicted
thereof, be discharged from the service.
Sec. 10. That all laws granting exemp
tions from military service be, and the same
a;e, hereby repealed, and hereafter none
shall l)e exempted except the following:
1. All who shall be held unfit for railita-
3. Such person shall further bind hiius»jif
to sell the marketable surplus of provisioub
and graia now on hand, and which he may
raise from year to year while his exenif.tiou
continues, to the Gfovernment or to the fata
ilies of soldiers, at prices fixed by the Com
missioners of the State under the impry^k
ment act: Provided, that any person e*
empted as aforesaid, shall be entitled to ^
credit of 26 per cent, ou any amount of meat
which he may deliver within three moatfi*
from the passage of this act: Provided fu.>--
ther, that persons coming withiu the provi
sions of this exemption shall not be deprived
of the benefit thereof by reason of havini/
been enrolled since the 1st day of Feb. 18t;4
4. In addition to tho foregoing exemu'
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 account oi
public necessity, and to insure the produc
tion of grain and other provisions for the
army and the families of soldiere. He mav
also, grant exemptions or details, on sud!
terms as he may prescribe, to such over
seers, farmers or planters as ho may be sat
isfied will be more useful to the country iu
the pursuits of agriculture than in the mili
tary service; Provided, that such exemption
shall cease whenever the farmer, planter or
overseer shall fail diligently to euibloy iu
good faith, his own skill, capital ana iab«jr
exclusively in the production of gmiu and
provisions, to be sold to the Government and
tiie families of soldiers at prices not exceed
ing those fixed at the time for like article*
by the Commissioners of the State under
the impressment act.
5. The president, treasurer, auditor and
superintendent of any railroad company en
gaged in transportation for the Government
and such officers and employees thereof as
the president or superintendent shall crt-tifV
on oath to be indispensable to the efficient
oj>eration of said railroad: Provided, that
the number, of persons so exempted by thia
act ou any railroad shall not exceed one per
son for each mile of such road iu actual use
for miliary transportation; and saidexeuipta
shall be reported by name and description,
with the names os' any who have left the
employment of said company, or who maj
cease to be indu'peusable.
6. That nothing herein contained shali
be construed as s t uealing the act approved
April the 14th 1863, entitled aa act to ex
empt confractoi’B for carrying the mails of
the C-onfederate SUitti, and the drivers of
ry service, under rules to be prescribed by \ post coaches and hacks, from military ser-
the Secretary ot War. j vice: Provided, that ali^ the exetnptiouB
2. The Vice President ot the Confedeiato I ^i.ited under this act siiail only continue
States, the members and officers of Congress i whilst the porbons exempted are actually
and of the several State Legislatures, and . engaged in their respective pursuits or oc-
such other Confederate and State officers as cupation*.
..,1 - . *i . • 1-1 J ' President, or the Governor . 4' tlt'i ic Sec. 11. That the President be, and be is
of the service, froin the btates in which said | gpoctive States, may certify to be nt uv.^ary , hereby, authorised to grant details, under
(xfmpauies w^rerai^dj ar^d thesoldi^^^ proper adminiatr^ition of lUe Con-1 getieral rules and regulations to be iasued
one State, iu companies from another State,
shall be allowed, if they desire it, a transfer
to organizations from their own States, in
the same arm of the service.
Sec. 3. That at the expiration of six months
from the first day of April next, a bounty
Ir. I tii's i;iA
- f cd ,ii .
‘.iiu- A '.i ?•
5u « .;:•:*:ie1 ■'*
•i:.''.'erei to
I ';-it r!-=
]'
T f On tLu- VA-
:ir; 1 j;!ate, jewel
•|0
Ji 1.
an»
• itars. rh
•*
eTCi i
r to*
I held by or for miaon* or lunatics,
exempt from the tax in all cas«b where the
interest on the same shall not exceed $1000.
An Act to fufpend the*privilege of the
of Haheaa Corpus in certain cnutes.
Whereas, the Constitution of the Confed-
I ;rate Stales of America provides in Article
of ard silver wares.,^’ Section 9, Parf^aph 3, that “th« urivi-
V and watches 10 ' hal>eaa corpus shall not
’ I iHJ suBj>eudei unless when in case of rebel
lion or invasion, the public safety may re
quire it;” and whereas, the pownr of sus-
]tending the privilege of said v^rit as recog
nized in said Article 1, is vested solely in
federate or State Governments, as the case
may be.
3. Every minister of religion authorized to
preach according to the rules of his church,
and who, at the passage ot this act, shall be
^ , r : regularly employed in the discharge of his
^ I o cent. Government bond, ^ luinisterial duties; superintendents and phy-
which the becretary ot the Trea*,ury is here- Lieians of asylums for the deaf und dumb
by »uth->r..cJ to iwiie, shall be paid to eve- j ui,„a anS of tbe insane; one editor for
ry non-commissioned officer, musician aud i e,ich uewspajier being published at the time
I of this act, and such employees as said edi-
i tor may certify, on oath, to be indispensable
j to the publication of such newspaper; the
in )ior:\ taxed under
«‘Ti the ba^is of
iti‘. Kaiiie, or siraihir pro-
.1.
M.o;i \r. er.'UMOssed, in , . , , . . -,
1, f-HBOS where land. ‘ Conj^ross, which is the exclusiyo judge
i^'CK li:ive fieen pur- nocet>jity
iM'i lijt dav of January 186‘i,
land, f.lavcp. cotton
"beret.f h-
■*^rv ■!
:-f:all be a.*«oj?8ed
for the same by
al! ijharoa or intor-
•n
1 a.
■i;, i;avi^an.Jn, importing,
inaiiuiacturinsf, tele-
raiiroad. and dry-d-Ktk com
liiier joint stock compuiiiei«
ifiil, whetiier incorporated or not,
r- • oa,
! t-.
tl'
,t r!.
.* '■i-.'i :is
:-ri V:; th
!
fill' r
V, ■' •
i’.or
a'i Hi
in all rcnrect'1
I'lr
•nd shall ^0 tr^xo
fcr tho Tr:i^if:iry aotti into wiuo'i
^erible. ff cunvviicd :i ’'-'"'o tii" i- iiv
^xing the Trea noton. su» h or'.''!;;-
frotn *hat timo bfar interf“st upon
for ovcry dollar prom!M ;•* apua ^
iha!! he rfi'IrtCTiab’.o .in ucw T-o-
^at nto; bat at»er the ■ •.
5*rtifioatos ‘•hall b« iu^ui’id 'ivis ii.;r
of April, 1864.
Sko. 10. That if nt j j-K-vii |
Ha depoBitorj the bcn-i^ .-mfho-iied oy the £“dt
■•ction ol this act. in e*. ’ jiro for t*ie
i i:r
.hall
snd
'lus
v.!.'aj d' ijroperty taxed un-ier thia
!■ ' . b! liaseiisod upon the basis of
' •!-;t vaiuo »i such |)ro|)erty in tb-r
d v/!u*re ae^'^o^scl, in such cur-
4^. ;r>-«v b«! in goneral S oe then., ;/i the
.;> an-1 '>f pr >|)erty, at rjie
3. Up' n tho amount of all j-dd i>ud
: M, • 'J frTof.i or sitilvor bullion,
•r • M oy t'ln banks or other C';rpo-
(;•' iiidiv'dn U^., 5 per cent.; aud ujx)n
“ heiii abroad, or upon tho amount
' r cAOiaago, drawn fheretbr on
5*; ; Cour.’tri ;s, a tax of 5 per cent.; sach
ta.' i!j ;t.i i.-(kney abroad to bo :'fsscr,ij0d and
colloftc' ii:.;cor i'ii to the vt.lno thereof at
'> titc tj>'^ .'s pai-d.
Ii. i ' on the ',!• .-.'.unt of all solvent cre-
d.‘ • I'.tid )t f“*i t,;tMk bills and all othor pa-
jx.i-'i ■ .1” . curr\)'V‘y, exciusive of non-
itiri;'- i beai'iug Confederate treasury notes,
' r.'^ II it employed in a registered business,
*^!ie inr.^u.e de.rivud from which ia taxed, 5
r
.Sec. 4. tfivDn proflt.'j made in trade and
I. 0.'-!%iii pi'vitiLo ina io by buying and sell-
in./ ^’piritaaii i’l^uors, flour, wheat, corn, rice,
of the necesjity of such suspension; and
whoretw, in the «.*pinion of the Congress, the
public safety rejuires the suspension of said
writ in the existlnjr case of the invasiim of
these States by. the armies of the United
\ t.tates; and whereas, the President has asked
■ for the suspension of the writ of haboafftjor-
, . „ ! i)us, atid informed Congress of conditions of
:inkni:r coinuanv t)r: ' , i- i i • i j
■ public danger which render the suspension
1 the writ a measure proper for the public
• 'ctence against invasion and insurrection
ni?'A-, therefore,
The Congress of the Confederate States of
^ cuierica do enact. That during the present
invasion of the Confederate States, the priv
of the writ of habeas corpus be, and
the same is hereby, suspended; but such sus
ponSMMi shalt apply onlj^ tJid is64es of per-
•^'ins nrrested or detained by order of the
I’re^ideiit, Secretary of War, or the General
Officer commanding the Trans-Mississippi
Military Department, by the authority and
uadcr the control of the Pr^'dcnt. " It
hereby declared that tha purpose of Con
gress in the passAj^'e ot this act is to provide
more efiTcctually for the public safety by
St •''.ponding the writ of habeas corpus in the
lollowing cases and no other:
I. Of treason, or treasonable efforts or
•combinations to subvert the government of
tbo Confederate States.
II. Of conspiracies to overthrow the gov-
private who shall then be iu service, or in
the event of hit death prev-ious to the {>eriod
of buch payment, then to the persou or per
sons who would be untitled to receive by law
the arrearages of his pay; but no one shall be
entitled to the bounty herein provided who
shall at any time, during the period of six
moutlis next alter the said first day of April,
be absent fmm his commaud without leave.
Sec. 4. That no person shall be relieved
from the operation of this act by reason of
having been heretofore discharged from the
army where no disability now exists; nor
shall those who have furnished substitutes
be any longer exempted by reason thereof;
Provided, that no person, heretofore exempt
ed on account of religious opinions and who
has paid the tax levied to relieve him from
service, shall be required to render military
service under this act.
: siio for t*ieir dopot^it.s : , - • ,
*nd_ spscitjiag tuo sa-.o oa thu honJs by somo! «iirup, salt, bacon, pork,
^tinotive mark or ^.ken, to be agreed upoii tvitti beef cattlo, sheep, oats, hay,
the Seoretary of tho Trcu.«>ury, th'i:* the 9n'u[ ,o-i I->ddcr, r U7 ni-!fjrt, leather, horses, mules,
pmtor ahall be entitled to i«oiova the amount oi'j ooots, shcos, cotton yr.rne, wool, woolen, cot-
notefl, beaiinsf no inter- ,t toi> or rnixod clothH, hats, wagons, harness.
‘hi-* /Vh.
tho sa^id bori.is are prescnr bcPr.tc tho
privilogo of funditm>
M berciQ prescribed
ho:-«fof..re
io^ZTk''* ' pay'nont of puhlie dues, a^
provided b«r i««r iuadablc at »ur under th
coal, iron, Bteel or nails, at any time be
tween the 1st of January 1863, and the 1st
ofJantiAty 186-5, 10 per cent., in addition
to the tax on such profits as income under
fhe “act to lay taxee for tho common defence,
and carry on tho Governiaent of tne Con
federate States,” approved April 24, 1863.
IL. On all profit‘d made by buying and
r^ifi • V , V ^ ‘^^’‘whcr 1864, w«at of ] «®i^jt‘gwioney, gold, silver, foreign exchange,
eiffi j stocj/.*, notes, debts, credits, or obligatioas
of ttaf fctfid, and viy mtrohuidiit, proptr-
eminent, or conspiracies to resist the lawful
authority of the Confederate States.
III. Of combining to assist the enemy, or
of coiumuaieating int-elligence to the enemy,
or giving him aid aud comfort.
IV. Of conspiracies, preparations and at-
laii^ts to incite servile insurrection.
V. Of desertions or encouraging deser
tions, of harboring deserters, and of attempts
to avoid military service: Provided, That in
ca.‘ e ot palpable wrong and oppression by
any subordinate officer upon any party wfio
does not legally owe military service, his
suj)erior officer shall grant prompt relief to
the oppressed party, and the subordinate
shall be dismissed from office.
VI. (Jt spies and other emissaries of the
enemy.
VII. Of holding correspondence or inter
course yith the enemy, without necessity,
and without the permission of the Oom^de-
i'ato States.
VIIL Of unlawf^il trading with the ene
my, and other offences against the laws of
the Ooniederate States, enftoted to fwomota
tluiir siuioMi in tiM ww«
•Sec. 5. That all white male residents of
the Confederate States, between the s^es of
17 and 18 and 45 and 50 years, shall enn>ll
theinselvos at such times and places, anc
under such regulations, as tho President
may prescribe, the time allowed not being
less tlian 30 days for those east, and 60 days
for those west of the Mississippi river, and
any person who shall fail so to enroll him
self, without a reasonable excuse therefor,
to bo judged of by the President, shall be
placed in service in the field for the war, in
the same manner as though they were be
tween the aijes of 18 and 45: Provided, that
the persons mentioned in jtiis section ehaU
constitute a. rosorve for State defeuco and
detail duty, _and shall not be required to
perform service out of the State in which
they reside.
Sec, 6. That all persons required by tho
5th section of this act to enroll themselves,
may within 30 days after the passage there
of, east of the Mississippi, and within 60
days, if west of said river, form themselves
into voluntary organizations of companies,
battalions or regiments, and elect their own
officers; said organizations to conform to the
existing laws; and, having so organized, to
tender tlieir services as volunteers during
the war to the President; and if such organ
izations shall tj^nish proper muster rolls, as
now organized^ and deposit a copy thereof
with the enrolling officer of thoir diatrict,
wfilcn snail bo equivalent to enrollment,
tuey may be accepted as minute men for
service m such State, but in no event to be
taken ont ol it. Those who do not so volun
teer and organize, shall enroll themselves as
before provided; and may, by the President,
be re^aired to assemble at conve'nient pla
ces ot rendezvous, and be formed or organ
ized into compawes, battalions and regi
ments, onder regulations.to be prescribed
by him; and shall have the right to elect
tfieir company and regimental officers; and
all troops organized under this act tor State
defence, shall be entitled, while in actual
service, to the same pay and allowance as
troops now in the field.
8^ 7. That any person who shall fail to
1 attend at the place pt rendezvous as required
by the aathoritj rf the Preuden^ '
*1 “
mfflwiwut MQQM|
public printer of the Confederate and State
C^vernments, and such ionrneymen print
ers as the said public printer shall certify,
on oath, to be indispensable to perform the
public printing; one skilled apothecary in
each apothecary store, who was doing busi
ness as such on the 10th day of Oct'r 1862,
and has continued said business, without
intermission, since that period; all physi
cians over the age of 30 years, who now are,
and for the last 7 years have been, in the
actual and regular practice of their profes
sion, but the term physician shall not in
clude dentists; all presidents and teachers
of colleges, theological seminaries, acade
mies and schools, who have been regularly
engaged as such for two years next before
the passage of this act: l*rovided, that the
lienefit of this exemption shall extend to
those teachers only whose schools are com
posed of 20 students or more. All superin
tendents of public hospitals, established by
law before the passage of this act, and such
physicians and nurses therein as snch su
perintendents 'shall certify, on oath, to be
indispensable to the proper and efficient
management thereof.
4. There shall be exempt one person as
owner or agriculturist on each farm or plan
tation upon which there are now, and were
on the 1st d.t/ of Jan’y last, 15 able-bodied
fiald-hands, between the t.ges ot 16 and 50,
Uj»on the following conditions.
1. TIhs exemption shall only be granted
in cases in which there is no white male
adult on tho farm or planta.tion not liable to
military service, nor unless the person claim
ing the exemption was oo the 1st day of
Jan’y 1864, either the owner and manager
or overseer of said plantation, but in no case
shall more than one person be exempted for
one farm or plantation.
2. Such person shall first execute a bond,
payable to tho Ci>nfederato States of Amer
ica, in such form, and with snch security,
and in such penalty as the Secretary ot War
may prescribe, conditioned that he will de
liver to the Government at some railroad
dopot, or such other place or places as may
be designated by the Secretary ot War,
within 12 months next ensuing, 100 iK.uuda
of bacon, or, at the election ot the Govei-n-
ment, its e(][nivalent in pork, and 100 lbs. ot
net beef (said beef ti delivered on foot,)
for eacn able-bodied slave on said farm or
plantation, within the above said ages, whe
ther said slaves in the field or not, which
said bacon or pork and beef shall Iw paid
for by tfie Government at the prices fixed
by the Commissioners ot the State ander the
impressment act: Provided, that when the
person thus exempted shall prodac* satis
factory evidence tnat it has been impcssifWe
for hitn, by tho exorci^ of proper diligence.
to furnish the amount of moat thua contract
ed tbr, and leave an adequate supr>ly for the
subsistence of thi>se living on the said farm
or plantation, ttie Secretary of War ^hnll
: uw Jn^deaL liithout dir^ A^oonunatation of the same, to the
to Dt jadfcd M bj hia,|e**i«ioilwo4hirda AweoiingnuBoretiier
from the War Def*tirtment, either of persona
between 45 and 50 years of age, or from the
army in the field, in all cases where, in hie
judgment, justice, equity and necessity re
quire such details, and he may revoke such
orders of details whenever he lihinkg proper.
Provided^ that the power heiein granted to
the President to make details and exemp
tions shall not be construed to authorize the
exemption or detail of any contractor for
furnishing supplies of any kind to the Oov
ernment, by reason of said contract, uoIom
the head or secretary of the department mit-
king such contract shall certify that the per
sonal services of such contractor are indis-
>ensablo to ihe execution of said contraoi;
rovided further, that when any such cou
tractor shall fail, diligently and faithfallv,
to proceed with the execution of such con
tract, his exemption or detail shall oease.
Soo. 12. That in appointing local boards
of surgeons for the examination of persons
liable to military service, no member com-
}x>Sing the same shall be appointed from the
county or enrolling district in which they
are required to miue such examination.
Post Offlooj Fayetteviile, C.,)
OOTOBKR 3, 1863. )
SehtduU of the Arrived and Departurt of tke MaU* at ihu
OffiM.
RALEIQH via AVEBA8B0B0’, &o.
Arrirra daily, except Suads/, at 4A P. M.
Departs daily, except Saturday at 6 P. M.
, RALEIGH via SUMMERVILLE.
Departs Tuesday aad Friday at 6 A. M.
Arrives Wetiaet»day and dunday at 9 P. M.
WARSAW via CLINTON.
Arrives daily at 12 noon.
Sparta daily at 1| P. M.
GARTSAQS.
Arrives Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday at 7 P. M.
Departs Monday, Wednesday smd Friday at 1. P. M>
CHERAW, S. C.
Arrives Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday at 6 P. M.
Departs Sunday, Tuesday and Thursday at 1 P. M.
FAIR BLUFF via LUMBERTON.
Arrives Tue»i«y, Thoraday aad Saturday at 6 A. M
Departs Suaaiy, Tuesday aad Thursday at 1 P. M.
RUBtiSOM’S via BLIZABETHTOWN.
Departs MuuOlay, Wedn««d»y aad Friday at 6 A. M-
Arrives Tu«»^ay, I'horday and Saturday al 2 P. M-
ELlZABUrHTOvyN via TEREBINTH.
Arrives Muu^tiy at > P M.
Doarts same day (Monday) at 6 P. M.
MAQNOLIA ?i» 0TPRB3S CBBKC-
.Arrives Tuesday at 2 P. M.
Departs same day (Tuesday) at 21 P. M.
dWIFT ISLAND via \f()NTB0SE, C07IN8T0N
PyWELliTON.
Arrives Tuesday at P. M.
Departs VVednifbday at 11 A. M.
SWIFT ISLAND via TROY.
Arrives Tuesday at 6 P. M.
Departs Wednesday at II A. M.
All mails ieaviaj i>ef .ir« 7^ A- M , are oioscd the
tag oefore a:- 9 P. ‘-d AU listters to be sent off fro*
Lhis offioe, other than by mail, mast be paid for as if
eat by mail. AU drop letcera shooid be pre-paid by
2 of^at stamps.
Tne offije will be opitn on Sunday from to 9^ ^
M , aud from to 5^ P. M.
JAS. O. COOK, P M.
xpc oi^iLfE paiddi)
^ Uitti* \ ^rtiier supply at wooleeal*
•• • 1 Far.-* a
THE iVOUfa CaBOLl.t.^ .
MUTUAL UfK ii)ISURli«C£ VO.HriIII,
NOW in the tenili year of duooessnil operauoi^ wit*
grewing capital aad Hriaer hold upon publio eon*
fidence, conimues to insure Lhe lives of all healthy
sons from 14 t« 60 ye|rs of »ge, for one year, for sets*
y eo^'i, an J for life—all Lie members sharing in the
siavas irom iO to bO years ox age are insured tot
ona jtM «t for live years for tw>» thirds their
\il losses arc puaciually paid witMn 90 days ***"
Batiafaotoi;; ptoot w pr«i:jt!atel.
For further inforui^iion the public is refar*»® "
A£nntt> of the Oom^aay la all part* o * (ha State, aiM t*
a. a. BAirLE, Seoretary, Baleitfh.
B. J. HAJLE, Aieat at
Jaa’y I860. fayeueviUe, N.
Biaftk for «t tiua
f'HINTJM. VO'
KDWm
\ EDIToK
Prt fi)i tiif .Sf ni’-
Hdvanct?
For Ihe Weekly On*
advance.
i^rADViiRTIS
3f 12 linea or 1pc>s
sucPOf.iing puhlicaf’
state the number o
be coutluued till for
Adviei tisemeots
vertist-nieun.
SP
From an i«»rth
irill be euterwd
Ihe {•ap'*r bp sect
than is paid for
Such of OUT- old 8u
per on this s_v ■ -
remittances.
AttO
Fa y
WILL attend ij
Ci»tnber!'=.mi,
ties. Prompt htie
elair>i8 ei'irus?^-! t j
Oct. 17. 1.859.
J
tJt'oier (ttifi
FAYE
Jan’y 10. 1 -Ui
N4TH1N A. sTT;i.MAi;.
IV. A.
iruoLi^:siLE
.lo.
April 20.
B. 0 W'- ETn.
WO
Commissi on
WIL
Oct. !}. 18-;;?
JiUShE
I’erfioas bavin?;
the highes' C.-ish p
at the Mci'cbant M
ber at hi.-? vll i
Nov. 6, 186;:.
AK
1AM prcpareu i»
Haruc8.*f for Ar
five good bargaip ■.
«rdt5Tfl to Oit; an Lh'
Bent oti in ii-'i. '-
GoU‘sti>n P 'I.e.
Fe*.’y 1
w
K- 1
Waul
EMTEKN
f’.ai k Mol- “
(*Oli! ill'll Silv
Norwi 'V oiiM
(’ouut_y cf Cu
Town of Kay
Greeust-oro’
Confederate
Coupons of (
of T
of V1
OcL 12 18G3.
Lead w.anted
Department,
titles vrill please i
POWDKH for 10
o9-tf
rsoTic
WAN"’Bl> iai^«
al Ft.y
suitable fo: be ' J
krtioh on b^nU
wauadci: ■^o .liora
be paid Appiv
Q
Faj-eUev’lIe *
THL anders!g0‘
Confederate
pointed Manae«
uid have entered
nu&ing and s««IU~
ia auy desired
^ BuppIicO on
perty is undoubt
Applioatious may
vilJe. N. ('. , or I
Fayctieville, J
WiLNTED, to
F>ultry, cw
tliQ sick Sold
UtOHe articles oa**
Uou to the subso
Powern’s oa liay
♦hit. 'iS.
1> AN AWAY fr
i negro boy,
and weigh .1 abo
cwnere on the R
auy ot their ho
his appreheas'
can get him.
Fayetteville,
The Fa
BMAM for 1864.
21.