PUSt. IC LAWS
iCuA-^-JTKn FkB Y It>, IrtW.
nhall bo snbj 'ot to a S3i per H;at on
An Ac/ lo A’'
i'CrTJorj ?
•S' ;
I . t' r. n' L’rnit C-trrtfrv v.
f/L, 0/ tk^ •'orifr,i-'r,7ff
tho aoi.if’rs oi
■ • ' r., ,uc •*! 1?
sh:»H be ftllowcd unti* tae
oi m H !•» p»i «. V- ev- j ty or ctFecta of any kind, not enmnyated n
I • -V IcMfir pr ci ieil n: t>:c fsor t.hcreof, tax | tho j>receding paragraph, betipi^-Wd times
I :o attach to s»id n'^tes wherever circuJatod, and named therein, 10 })OT cont., inj|||nition to
.said- bciundablr ixnd • s.c1i:*hfur new ,>j| such pn'Jitfl aa incoH^Mfcuer tue
TTca'>'!"5' rvotes. a? ht-riMn provi-t-'d, i«nbj'Ct to aforesiiid. .
the dcdocfinn of n:*(d ?ix
.fir-
■xtv
img
onii
au'l tt
. .,.■ ,1. pr.’-.-^urv i^" i'- ’■ ■‘ftV
t:!o Iwd'ds r»Hjfired I'or t]ie
uot
tof'-d .*>ouJ.-‘, p»)'-;bi. ‘M yt*'ira aff« r tiu ir u„.
bi.'a'irg iat(’rPr>r »• >^o nitr of 4 j>cr ecu?. P'.r h'''
oum, payable oo cho int oi Janu-ir;.' and July of
each year,
Sko 1? i'hi
anr , irizi^d to in-ii
»un iii!;; for in ?!;* prcot'dins ;>rctio
at;d I ••: rh.j imnC.i .'•ati be f;i_.-pared he taay is«u>'
cert;fie;ii. s ro r ^hc pufpOr*c. 8uo!i bou'l*’
and ofrtiScat('‘? i-lxal’ bo receivable without inf‘i*-
esT. 5n ua>'70onr id ail G. vc.riitnrn: duos pnvablo
iu til’ - fur eiccpt exp ert aud iaip.nt di ti(
Sec 3. Thar al! Tteaeury uotea o5'the Uono:^=i-
iiiin . jf .! hcarmii intero^i, 'which s^hall
:.ot bo presented for f'ln.iioi undei the provixio'is
nf ?} .- U : sc^iion -'t ’hi ' a';^-hull, froia and aitvr
luo i-t day Apri. litf.;. c±'toi t.*i- Mis^'-winpi
■ h' -r, und the 1st day of July 18HA, vest '-.o
.'Ii?iig3ippi, oeajje to be receivable ia pajMitxt ot
pubLe duos, aud said notes, ii' cot so presented at
:hat time, shall, in addition the tas of 8"i
cent? ioij oeed ia the -ith seuiion c'f tl i.-j aet, be
Hnbjccted to a tax of 10 per cent, per a'Onth un
til pretJCiited; which taxes shall attach said
iO'es wheroVTer circulated, and shall hi* deducted
’ • • 'P*-, ry
r«-M«
' -nio- i li'I I’ f*
(HM.i th-' s-irr«! in t> per
rate 8f-stes, j .•\yablo iJO
ii‘U'i>.'t payauio soni-
»»il i r osiiiy ri.vtiivod l>v
iio li:'ed -■.>.• f: tiio
b.. }-.eid to have bcou rooeivcd
' iji sc,iJ t-\x. /rhe dis-
c .. t'*i. r. 'i - •»>;'jci’J *.«• f^e ?
I n !;ij. ot, Misil b'*-—
t Tr, -;j,;.y not■^'5 hor.'fi'f.n-e issued
y-' r.'f' »d’?7 On the 51H) r ^..v. *v,.
1 ! ) 'ou, *: l>o^ icjcived in pay- ,.j- family to the further value of $I00;
bui >iu a 1m: deeinod j,„. onch son actn.illy 0njjjago4 in the
III. Oil tlio juiuMtnt ot j-
2r» jHjr cout., luaiie (lurin*^ either of the y^rs
I8»»a 18C4. by any hank or banking
4‘0nip;itiy, insiirniiee, ounal, navigation, im
porting liiul exporting, telegraph, cxprese,
railrund, inanutacturiiig, ilry dock, or other | or injnrii:^, .,r attei
joi::t coiiipuuy ol’ any «ie6cri],>tion, j or in'iuro an , hri.ii.
wliot.her inuurpoi‘;U!-*1 i>r not, 25 per cw»t on i
«*X( C6t'i.
Sko. o. Tlie following exemptions tVuin
^xation nndur tliid act rthall b«i alh)\vt5j,
I. Property of eacli he id of a lainily to
e ^nlIle of and for ea;h minor child
iiuy 1 >(»(.* H'
Hfi .sl ait
d'Tuioi i.' cd by '
o- . -I- ^ X
nnd th. M u > S I f
VI. Th.it
hearing y-
v.er ntiot?'’!, f
meat of i iMl
v-jr.-id rui L>uti.A3 .j{ me i ;er:it^ Sta^> s, paya- tjp.vy, or who Inis «fied~ or been
Wc Ac r.«hw,o.,„f » 0 j «ervic«, and
pea;>.‘ wuu the 1.iuh*h1 . be^trinijr the lato ot ‘ • ’
itit^rovl ctprc.ificd ■ n their i.ce. p^’.yiHlv 1st id
January Oi each and e’.ciy car ” r^"
Skc. It Tliat tiio ieoioiary >i tiie Tr» asury j ~
K, ;.!>d I '■ hoveby, aiuhonfed. in * ho oxi- j ^ roporty of the widow ot any officer,
al^cs i:{ ir. ' . vr ..0 ’ r ;cj!;lrc it, to j soldier, Riiilor or niavine,- who may have
dcL.r.i : • ri i ; r IT .iifor w’ao.so doLt i'lied or been krilcu in the ipiiitarv or naval
•d ‘‘lifl act,; service, or where there no widow, then of
■ ol in-I the family, heitii; minor children,. to the
s. c - -Ty ! 'kIi Vftlue of $1000.
iviiiuu ill y 'tuxvati. v aiivi
who wa8 a meniher of the faniijy^Miiioif he
! entered tlie Korvicc,. to tlie fnrtljer value of
pay f'l
V
.-Vi,.. ■
ieiutu- pv'^'lic
m'.’y t»c fCtit; .■j.cd o i
willing: h) r; c*-i\f 'i t- . • • i>
debti.*!Q', ««, fi> bo i-i'rv. J *'y
form 08 ho jnuy dei rn i V*'>’ “f,
nftrr r itiSca'ioii f'*
Uuitcd .Stitot, biiarin^
officer, Soldier,
111. Property of every
veL.rs
aciualiy engaged in the
•’ ; biiiht)
mar HU
i nuiitary or naval service, or of such aa have
at. x!!
! beeji dif*>*bied in nuch service, to the vahie
eaaury
riie heerci.vry^ i
f5K0.
• IX. Of crtnspiracios, or attempts to liber
ate prifeoners of war lield by the Confederate
States. •
X. Of conflpiracies, or atteinpta or prepa
ration • to aid the enemy,
XI. Of persons advising or inciting others
to ai>andon the Oojifederate cause, or to re
sist the Oonf.-l'-rate Stat!8, or to ivdhere to
the enemy.
XII. Of unhiwfiiHj burning, destroying
>r attein|>titjg to burn, destroy
V hri.igo or railroad, or tele-
gniphic. line couiinurn'cation, or property,
with th(' of ai-liiig tho enemy.
Xlil. O! trowopahle designs to impair
t!>e lailit '.ry i»o\v'cr .'f tho Government by
dfStro''ii!:i;, or alteitij'rin:^ to destroy, vessels
or iii' U'., '>r nuiniti !!;b of war, or arsenals,
fo'Hi'Iiies, w or *tho'- ^irojierty of
the 0'intV';io; ire Sl.aicej.
Sec. 2. Th«; President nhail cause proper
officers Lo iavctiiigate tho cases of all persons
so arrC'ted, or detiiined, iu order that they
mn^ be di '-charged if iiuprojierly detained,
thoy c;mi he speedily tried in the due
C(Hl,r«ij3. of hl A’.^
3. That »i;u.ing the susuensivm afore-
fealti, lu* tnilitriry otlier o^cer shall be
C‘»nij*elled. in uni'wer'tti tmy writ of habeas
eof^>ns, to u|.]>ean fn* persf.m, oi- to return tiie
w. ' ■■
id
ci
im
but upou
ioq>ns, to u|.]>ean fn* persf.m, or to return tiie
viflj' of any pel^otJ or psft.uns detained by
dm, by the aiitliority of the President, Se-
J, - — ^ V. , -
oi.ric«.‘r l':u‘in i; ch:ir;^e of any one so detained,
tliiit Kijch j-tu'soii is detained by him as a
;;r:^'oll;i^ any ot the »:unne5 hereinbefore
j ^p!ici{iod, un.ler the aul.hority aforesaid, fur-
funded or used io payment oi taxes a't the dates I-"*- The heerc..vry^ I ri - i v be assessed x'ahio exceeding ther jiroce ding:? under the writ of habetis
and places prescribed in the 1st section of thi.s thoriz^d to inciva c ji;! iiuiahor id (;ep. ;koriej so i whyi\j pro}>erty hftfi beon injured
act, there 3hall be levied at said dates and places w meet the rajuirciaec’ • i f this ai:t, end with j or destroyed by the enemy, or the owner
I of 33i ceata for every dollar proruiaed on . *hat view to employ s'.icti of tho hua.;, ->f t‘; ‘.si-v-1 thereof has been temporarily deprived of the
!aoe of said notes; said tax shall attAch ty said eral u.s he iuay Jetiu cx- vdicu.. - | use or occupancy theroof,
3 wherever ciroulatod, and shall he o^lleoted . {^EC! IG. The Secr:t;irj ol the TrcijUiy >hall : of cnltivatin.'j the same,
cducdcir the .same ftt f.hn frAuinrtr iti: forthwith advp'-tiue thi'i Aot in r.rvosT
act, there shall be levied at said dates and places
a tax of'"*
the iaoe
notes
by deducting the same at the treasury
tories and by tax coUeotora, and
inent offioero rcoeiviog the saiae
sent«d f jr payment or for iiiadiag, or ia payment
of Oovomment dues, or for p*>staf^e, or in ex-
or of the means
bv rciison of the
cui’i'ii shall innaediately cease and remain
suspejuied ho h ii^ at. this act siiull continue
in force.
See. 4. Tl.i’ ac; .ihuli t.'ontinue in Ibrce for
ninetv h>vs nft.'r the next 'oe -ting of Con-
shall be liable to be placed in service in the
field for the war, as if he were betw,;en ti..-
ages of 18 and 45.
Sec. 8. That hereafter rho dnMo‘ .f j*ro
vost and hospital guards and clerl».r>, :\Md ot
clerks, guards, agent ;, onij.'loyecs ■ iaf>0!'
ers in the Commissary and Quart';! tci 'o
Departments, iu the (,)i’dnanc(; I’urf-.^* . and
of clerks and em]>l>yeej of nuvy a*'; a -,
also in the execution of tiie cu; >u^..j.if ;-.ct,
and all similar duties, sli dl l.u;
by persons who arc witliiii' tiu! I
and 45 years, and who by the i-pori ;■
Board-of army'surgeons t-hall !*=; r-jf i
as nnuble to perform acti e .»crv’( ■ "i
field, but capable ot‘ perfonnln r ?o: lo ‘'i' :!r
above said duties, sj>ecii’ying u'iich, '
when thcbe personr^ sli.il’ h.;ve ' U''.'"
to those d'ltios iks far as pr.'ct‘c:‘i>! ‘. tl'
sidentsliall iV'?si;rn or ;!otn’'' to tiij - • .
twice such bodies of troo:;-;, - .r in
required to be enrolh"! und. !• '!v
tion of this act, n-i nv.xy 1>'? »i‘.-edod for tiie
discharge of bmcIi duties: i'rovid‘;d.
persons botwee»» the ages of IT rind !n hi.ll
be j\ssigned to those l^iovi;k'.d fi^r-
ther, that nothing cojTr ^h od in fh ; ■; .
be so con.-^lrued as; to )>r(*. ’;r,li.u *-*r ido’i'
froiu diitailing !iri''sa:; , ti.u'^diani-.. '>r ;• !-
sons of sscientilic t-kili, t'> : I rform in*]' >
sable duties in the departajents f - !'Ut>vMr
herein mentioned.
Sec. 9. That any Quarter master or A--
fiistaut Quarferanister. Coininis.-i:- o»- As
sistant Cutnmi^.siiry, (other than ‘ i‘;se t.erv-
ing with brigades or r«:-gin;enf. ' i t.'ie iifid,)
• . J y \ J ’ r-> ■* A-»-
Lrnc-
t>f
provjpioim, to he delivered by snch person
a;> ntorfv-..- : ^jquivalcjii rnti-5.
o. Sur-.!i jn'T-son (il)ail fnrtlier t)ind hinihelt
• S(t!l the marK>'r!t!>ie hiirplu-. >f ]»rv>visionr
and ; h in i, and which he tna'f
' T : -’c-t' '.yhlij iJs cx‘ni*.tion
I . ;i.e ♦ V -n ine]it -r ti*the fani-
;vt ori'-i ' li.xed by the 0-*tn-
' i.'t iinder the impress
i’l !’ t :;!(y |>ero*>n ex
. . -iiV r entitled Lo a
■ t ■ V ot'Mijat
'■■‘I: f; '
'•out' '•
liU'S •
'ill, ;
■mpi--
■■’li- :
i .
5t!i ,er
or ofBeers in the Ordnance Biu e;
•r !•
-1
said Treasury notes sball be fundable in bonds as n»Tj.
provided in the 1st section of this act, until the Sfco. 17 The 42d section .
1st day of January 1865, at the rat of 66} ceuis asscs.-'UK ut and ci ll.’ctioa of t
on the dollar; and it shall be the duty of the S*;tv 1^^ 1S63, i,s )i-roby n?pt^ai. «1.
retary of the Troosury, at any time between the' Sec 18. Tho Sccrjtary of the Trvasury ifi
1864, T7est of; hereby autliorijjd and rtquired, upon the appli-
. - passage
tpereon msy reduced in tho same ratio j of tiiis a"t all white men, residents of the
change for new notes, as hereinafter provided, and r«l orai*r for th»; ii' f.vn' -uiov f am y ^r.d i’ ^ i. ^ \ • i/ i i ^ a. ^ i ^ ’ i '
m .. I n . I by the di9tnct collector, on satisfactory evi-j Uonted*rate States, I'.etween the ages ot 17
are, licr
glial 1 ’ * (
1. All
»»io ac* tor til,, jhiiri by the owner or as-i •■ii’>d rxt, rhall be in tho military service of
rtn ! i ^’o: -;dc' ;iU: States for tho war.
1 Skc. tj. That-tlie taxes on property laid See. 2. Th )t all t he }>ersons aforesaid, be-
for the yenr 1804, shall l>e assessed as on | >'Vi*en the a!*es of 16 and 45, ipkvv in.service,
} . 7”.'— ”..vou V,. cwu uj^uj- tho d'HV of the )>as«age of this act, atid be i'•hall be retv.ined dnring Liio present war
the ^H38issippi river, atui the 1st ot January 1865, ■ i-*atiou ot the l.o\dcT ol nay cali (’crtiScai , which, i due ant! collected on t!ie 1st day of June ; ^vith ti«? S., in the same regiments, bat-
to fc^^titute and axchange new Trea?ury notes hy the hrst .-.ectiou of the act r,o pr> vide for the , ne.Y'.;., or as soon at\ev as practicai)le, allow- * Uilions :\r>.d cornp-iriies, t>> which fh»*y belon^'
iuading and 'ui’thi’r isiu? ol Tro£,.>ury nt)((*s, up ijij*; uii extension o^‘ iiO days West of the I itt '!ie s-aiwage ot' tliis act, witii the same or
al fit ► st! an nr.* k t e denomination of proved .>l'a.cu l^63, w.n required to he : Mississippi rivt-r Tlie additional taxes on ; jran.'z.iti .i a:; I oliicers, unless regularlv
!^Ztf “'r?; “ '■> ’r';! „r prufitc tor :he vo^r 18U3, iovici ! r.rred „>• .li^c!,:., in aocOT.lanco
exwiange. furiher, that the rieht tT noiuer n bond ther n•^cr^ lIio v ovideJ » „ n i " i i n . ’ ■ ...-f' i , • i i I *"■“ ”
fund any of said Treasury notes, after the fstdav by «aid r.et. ' ' collectea : NMtn tu-. uad regniations or tlie gov- I service,
of January 1865, ia hereby takou away; And pro- ' ~ ' ~ j incomes ov pro- •mu., ut nnny; i’r»vided, that com- j ti.,, c;,-
viti^d f\iTi\cr^ That upon all -uch Trefrjury note.-s
which n.-,«ty remain ouL.-Jtaiidirg ou the lat'd^y of
J4auary 1S65, and which may no» be exchnoired
tor 00^ Tr'?u.‘»ury notai, a.s herein {‘roviued, ■« t;i':
ot 100 per ceuc. la hereby ii>ir>,>-;ed.
Sii;? That al^er the £rSi Jay ci Arri! test,
Ml! aittuv^Titj heretofore given to ths Sccrctuiy of
the Treasury to ksue Treasury
is hereby, revoked: /V(>c!(
the Troaaary may, after
Treaatiry notc^, ii! Htioh form as he may i -’cscri^'' ) C t - ot ti'.X' :«■'> i>.' r' -' irc“ 'rri'*d i t i '
piraWc t.o yc»r, .iter tbs: af .re:'..;.; ■ .f , -r . r .-v c .i.r ,'r "‘“'’-'V" '"" T""-
of Doaoe w:ti the Uni:ed Sates. FUid new i^^auc- c ’ • •-v J..*], . ^ ^ ^ or
* ' • . .Ilf,. the tax act ot ISCa.
Si-x;. That ih-i tax im}KH-ud by thi-^ act
• \‘‘y' ! ',!j }K>nds >>: ‘lie Oonl‘'v!eiare. State.'' )>ereto.
i(Ti},K -'jj-rt si.ali in no case e>^ceed the in-
X t J J 7 J ’•, , o- , * 1S04, sh:d! be assessed and
^cttrUj ,,.l!ccted aJ.- : . n-* t-. thu or-vision. of the
:'r V ;r tav a::d a.s.>. .-nent acts of lb.«J.
^.,7'- t--o (,.‘oiaui:ra.e Sv.o. 7. So nuu-h the tax art „f t}i-i: ith
iost m ,f A].i;1 lS6^;. levies a tax ou in-
tli'l. ■ • i !■ !u i’5 1 V. I* ;»• tl'H ;.f*r ••tfi -iv J • 1 •
4 4 ' ' L L i.M , csjines derived troju j/ropertv or eiiec's on
ro tas csccrctury o\ ‘u'K*iue and ’ J carry on | t}.y value -f which a t:ix is levied
easury notes .^all be, and !v,f'^ ! by this act, «nd also the 1st section of said
the Socreiary cf J I'. y*’ *' i ^ ! act, are saspenoei for the year JS04, and
r t ume. issue acw — ^ ■- » its op the no estim.’ted rent, tiire or interest on pro-
of peaoe
to ue r‘ t ^
cioept export and l:apvrt iutioj, to be i i?ic'd ir
exohan;>:e for tdd ncf^is a« th
■' i \ t
r *1?^
xi")x r-'
of ii\\:
,.f il.
'('to ■ ’f-
’’ .
■n iaLl.
», faxe>
a3 i''Iio
I. r
.-f ‘’it-
' lal '
-nixed
V ;1. Ji ‘
•■‘.'IT'.'
'!here'll: into, 5
from t.',:3 :a.x ou
J'loye'^ i
'..do.' '
X I’l
M
.jP
rat of 2d'.,*
the new for a cf th« old is3uo;, Trhciher ^-Ad o!i
notes be .surrcrjered for exchange by th- iioidur.
tnoroof. or be received icio the T'rer»urv uiitio'
the proTTsioas of thifl acij and tL5 li^jldsrs ol the
oow notsti os ot tho ol-i note'?, except tLc c v '!>•
deaoiuinatson of ^100, after they :; v; i t_
t}6| ocnts on the doiiar by fhe t.ix ;ilortK.i;c, i]j >v
oon?orf rb»; aaaio laro -.'ai! c’. riC '
tercut uc tha rate of 4 per ce«t. j»cr aaau-.v, ■
payable two years after 9 r-.»ti£!>&iio» c! a -.i.j,.
of poaoe with the ITnltod H'lli.w %xti ■-
converted into new notes
Sic. 6. That to pay the expecsos of the Gt>v-
erament not otherwi.He provided for, the Sccrt^ry
of the Treanary is hereby atjthorijcd to i--jae 6
per cent, bonds to an amount not exj-eding five
hundred milliocs of do.ikra, the prioeiDai and in
terest whereof >.haii he tree fVoai tr
for the payment of interest thwrecc th.. ..wi.
rewiptfl of any oxporr -laty hcroJlsr kid ca the
value of any ootbori, tob&'30o, and naval stores.) c..ic>' t-k
Which shall be exported from the Ooafodcratc which we th
States, aud the aet •5roce
laid, or so caucc
u» pay annually the itit^rsst, arc hereby spec^aliy
pledged: that the dtitics no-r laid on 1 Sec. 2 f'
imports
a!ue oi orot'ojy^ rev,
. oi'overv u’lu d
ri>nr.‘: IVovIol/jU, TJiat
]>i;nu-i !ro"i
** ‘"r c ;c!
tU..
or^' ri!
M 1 :
•HH 1 '
I ’ .
I'-um thu
«.f i
;>"hic’‘ ti
dischai
and
: nnny
le State, organize*! against j ^ T!
exjircased at tl.e time, with j:
•;i’. almns iVoiu ;i!i..ther St::^.•, '
or.'.-'.’cgt ,,f l>‘ini^ translerre*! 'ourli
sanie arni
Agents, or Pri»Voct Al i'-h.ii
the fjon'icript service, v,d«* o
employ or retain in !■; err
porso!! in any of : ueii' said i
Imrer.iis, or in a y of the iu’
in the Stii socti(;. of t*ii^ ac% i 1 vi
the jmivisions hv.r-.* if. shall, on c
thereof by a cour‘ uy\
be ca-'iiered; a;id i*
lo])atttne:;i >r ‘ iet c>.:
}>roo{' ' V tlie o-*;ii • j' Hi.y
that atiy i,u;:h ha.- vi
vision. !J..nu’iiiitu!V f- r. ■
from diK -., and lid '
])romj>t mea nrc.- to ;.uve
.»{fen-o; ivi a’ly c-rU;...: »»'
failing t“ i)erfor;.i th - • ;*J
thi.-’6C‘ ‘ ■ >M. ;-hall - i o;,:.i:
thereot^ h; dii^c’.ar 1 IV .
Ser. • y -
ti>.!ns from :Hi]It;-ry \ % ;
I ^j'vv.vd. ‘
nv* : -p
no i..' i i i
nnd. .' Hi - ?o ’•
f \?ar.
P:- rd.- ■
r oiHcc
.;!! :;er :
j>ari -lea*
men: i
-.t'.
arv •-
:l 1 -
iv\ '.1
• • ilic
•o!! 'd’
i-MiV I'
M-r.,
lie 1
II
i a.i i
‘f f -n
■ !T*-!l ;
: n: '
ur s
u ' to
tiier
O^
H!) tlir,*e nioTithn
: I'rovided fur-
\ViL:; n the )>rovi-
’1 no; !h; dc-]>rived
• ■ . of having
, *r i^:b. ist;4.
, ■ v: e.xeni,
the li-
■; '■ ■ ;,>t or do
: IV be satis-
• a-:con;it of
.t:e t);U-j.troduc-
’• -vi'-i.itit? fjr the
ldi*.‘rs. He may,
' d = *ai;',
IMj-lJ*;, (>j‘ -l.rl-’;
.;'v Service: ‘
■I'lii CvMSC W' ‘ i
•'er>- cr f! 'li ' 'i
lod-tait h, )>'' =.v;j
^CiUsiveiy ia i.^e ;
»' n;
vr _
an\ i
n of
• ■ >;
r - 1
ieh
-.e UM‘. w- .
• :r :v
■ thy ( ' 'UMi:;;-- V
• i'
5. 'rue .*>.
: JC;
/v ; in i r;”' ;j ,
, vn such
.trl'H;, to s’'fh ;>ver-
•- i\ i h--. may lie i-aT-
i . ■ ■ ■ c -antry ifi
^ i; : " ■ in mili-
■ u.t ' eAuiU;;Lion
ii !.r, planter or
.. -utiv t ) I :i;|-lnv in
■ !i, ca’»itiii and labor
h:cliti!i Ilf grain and
‘ •■e jvernnicnt aiid
t ].> ■■■*. •• i!ot cxceed-
i i )f ir~e a)licles
■ ' ^ ■’i S'.ute under
•, 1?ca.U;ei' auuit'ir and
V i...]!' .vi conipui;y en-
;tiv;n forth:* Government,
‘i> urice’’s aiid c’nj
i -yees theieof as
!’btnt tihall certify
i'able to tlie ellicient
i! ^ of
M.-I .r , t -
'i '
r. f >l
?P'I
he*d bv or tor jnip-'i'S or Jnnaffcp. sf!aI^ t»e 1 l*r»wj»
luev-tuoi vr,y^...r^v evt-i^^vcmi^tfVojrt‘V • .V ..11 ■ - ’
1 , 4 - II 1*1:1 I
ficu- .iire slitMi t>e do.^nc od the ntereVt o: t) c
cti^
l:v.
’Vt red I
i iip'.' '
o'.n, j
a:.d V
por ccrji
111. Trjt-> vaiae of
thlt’. r.ec iotl sltitil IK;
ir^'.r'ret va'no 'yf tl
-i
V,.
i.\ in a!i ease- x'rlerc llie
»niesiiall not exceel ^tl^ *'•.
:l/* .'fu.i it f ike nr-io'hMi ttie U / 7
ff ilijftt-V' /'^‘Us {a y rtIi$!
V. Iierejk., iL.e (' >fistilaln>n ^.f tin (!.‘nfed-
erat'* Stat -> .>f A’uerica provides in Arti- ’»■
i J, Sectiun ;'.pb 3, tlnJ ‘‘the piivi-
j iege of ti; • w 't of habeas corpus sliail not
j he sr45j>ended uni.-^s when in case of rebel-
'•y /:•
• 1 troops', in th
i -ai iheStatt!sih wliicii said
• u’. od;nnd thosi'ldiers from
p'ltiie.- .'rotn aiu»ther State,
it ihev i-ieHiie it, n tranat'er
, ir. M il.-.M/' t:\vi! Stales, in
' -'crv ice.
t utu e.xoiration ol six nioutiis
ay *'\.i)ril n(;xt, a boun'v
ill;!' t-cnt. Government bond,
•t ry of ' .'.e Tieasury is hcre-
» iu>ue, wiiull be paid to eve-
■ '•!;od olUcer, musician and
Cl
le
the P: •
speeli^e t
for Hie ;;r
fed era.
tni'.v f .
3. Kv I
preach
and w:;*‘. l*'.« ’
regnlar'y I .y - ’ • :
minif".*!ia’lie-ies:v^i-
sicians of :-;ylnin;M‘e- i'- r- ■'
and blind an i • i th.= ir.s:;;,:?;
encli ne.vsjKiper bo •, r pnblis;
•y n
‘\>r
i;rr
(■ja
and 0
-U t. en be lu service, or in , qj'this net, and te.eh e Midoyecs as suid
u.:u.,i.t..i.Mijh.tl.up«,..d :ornm-ceriilV. on.r./l,v ' '
piv>penv ti'.xed under I mva-sion, the public safety i;;ay re-
iiP-cssed on ; he b;it;s t't twi\er,as. the ]>owcr of sus-
. ■ , , —• — V. J;o sau>.-, ur siinilur pr... | the privilcro of said Vrit an r-eog-
- ^ j perty in tiie nei^' nb>rtiOod 'tH? r^asst’^seo in j in said A-rticl*^ I, in ve-'^led soitjlv ^n
^ VSe^ct ^ hi ease’, where land,; Oougre.is, which i-. the exchwive judge
laid ca tile ‘>r t?c.vj lave Wm ))iH-,uecet.sity of sn-.-h sr..ipenRioir, and
aval Ptores duy of danuary 1362, of the Oongre;,s, the
arttiu trouj the Ooafodcrat«^!the ! land, rlav'o-^. o-ttoTi : I'^^d^'h-es tho suspeusion of g.iid
prooc3d= of the iiuport datics toba;co r>itr jr:ed. atitiil bo asse^isod : ^^ Jho existing case of tho invasioK of
J thereof n-ay he cecn'^sstry ; I^ricc "•‘itu' ’■ ';ai:i fo>-tiso f; .ue by | State* l*v tho armies of the Unitcl
i!it«r.38t, arc hereby specially ' -ic oV;-,io/ i Suues; aud whereas, tiie President h:te asked
(.tiat the dsitics no’v laid on j Sec. 2, (^i\ v;;ue o'i \.\\ .'jh;=r;'!j ' inter-' suspension of the writ of habeas cor-
^mports arc hereby pledged a-.d shdl i:er.af-! held I;. .,-:v bank bankin.^ co'nr«o,v nr
ter l»€ paid in apflcio, or in sterling oxchant?e or 1 ' • ■ ' >■
in coupons of said bouds. ^ cnual, nr.vig^.ti.ai imj>orting,
- — cxpo.-l-ojg, iricurrtnce, .Tuunufaei;mn!,% tele-!*
inter-' suspension of the writ of habeas cor
pus. fa.nd informed Ci.ngress of conditions of
public danger whie.h render the suspension
•f tho writ a measnro 2)i'0per for the public
I
lii'Ci ?■ ■
hi i.'.-Mr
Sec. -i.
f ‘?'l tl o
llJivi.Or
h: ;u\ V.;
•-ball ih 5
!)c anv j ,
p.-.
S*c. 7. That the aooretary of the rrea..,u-.r mcurrtnce, .niunufatiimn- tele- » measnro proper tor the public
hereby authorixed, from tlie to time i riuhoau, and dT-y-docic corn- ^gamst invasion and insurrection;
— • ■ ' ' r^cies, and ali (.'thor ioint .‘St vc t comup.nicJ I ”^^5’
» ^ i.v ixuiv^ %kj C4iv j •J'i
waata of lae Treasury may rei^uL-o it, to sell or | w
hypothecate for Treasury notes ■»aid h-nds, or any ^
part thereof, cpoa the bo3t terms ho caa eq za to' *
.'thor lomt .^t.vc t cotnpp.nio
every kind, whetfier incn-^.-rated or not,
per cent.
. ^ -1--—-.^ CtW uj ij-,,
meot ftporopuatiou5 by Ootigrona. nnd a:thcH;£^c *>t j ropor^-y t .x\
Uiae reduco and rostrict tho mrount of tho c'fca- > be a'tecsseti i ^ •
ation in Trivtsary cotes withiu roa;/inablc mo market value of huc.i -r,
neighb-..rhood wlieru
OiiO. 8. The bonds ‘
tion of this act mav b,
pen hondi?, as the parties
and thev be oxc lai:
■■T tOi^
asib oi
The Congress of the Confederate States of
America do enact. That during tho. present
invasion of the Confederate States, tlie pri-''--
ilogo ot the writ of habeas corpus lje, and
tlie same isJicrcby, H'.:c.ipendid; but snch su.s
. j {lension bhall apply only 10 the- casos of por-
1 cm
able cot ioc; than 30 ycfira from their dat«.
8eo. 9. All cjili esrtifieates shall be fur-(i?.ble
and shall be inxed in r!I ro?ueots m is -,r(,^idr.d
for the TuMury notog into whi^.h they arc con-
vortibic jf cocrertod. haforc tho time fired for
^lag the Tn .-wury !>ot’3, .such certifieatea Bhall
from that tiras iutevPHt upon only 669 oenta
for ever/ oohar pron?Lsod upoa iheir fa«e, and
shall he rodeamable in n«^ Treasury notes at
P»8sa;^e of tliia aot no caU
of Apriribw
^ of (i/-;p03it .shall ^,V0
*t4 uenc5;tors tho l^adu uuthgrized by ;ho trat
action of lhi act la eiclr*agc for their depo.sits
and si^cdyiug the same on the bonds Ly some
^tiactive mart or token, to be a^.reed upon with
tUv Score.ary ol the Treasury, then tho said do-
^itor ahah be entitled to redeve the amount of
w.d bouda in Treasury uotas, Ixwrin- no intercut
^d oute^nding at the passa-c of this aot: /v-«-
ti.0 9a:d bonds are pre?-ptjd before tho
prtviieee o( lauding 3--,d t.otoH ut r^r sLall cciii^
J heri’.in preacnbett
•Si''? ' I'hat all T
t Tf of £5 shall oouUi} le
i *“ P“/'aettt of p.jblio duos, aa
' Y’’!* ,'vt par coder the
^'OVi^ty.n. ...jis act;, uutil tl,e fimt of July 1864
PJIY- I * ~ ' , i 7
,tcix upon money abroad to l>e assoseed aud
collected according to the value thereof at
the placo whom the «^ax is paid.
II. lTpi>n the amount of all oolvent cre
dits, and of all banic hilh and all ottier w.-
pei-d issnod as currency, exclusive of non-
intereat bearing Confederato treasury notes,
and not employoc? »n a regi-ilerod Irasiness^
the incc'tae derived fro'u which ia taxed, 5
per ceiit.
Sec. 4. Ui.ori profits made in trade and
husinesc, jw follows:
I. On all ]j>rofit«s m;;dv- bj' btiyini^ and sell
ing spiii'o.'Jb ilquois. Hour, vi lieat, oq rn, rice,
HSgar, molasses or sirup, salt, bacan, pork,
hogs, boef or beef cuttle, sheep, oi.ts, hay,
fodder, raw iiidea, leather, horsea, mules,
boots, sho-is, cotton yarue, ’«700l, woolen, cot-
tjii or mixed cloths, hats, -wagoua, harnose,
coal, iron, steel or nail/,, at any time be
tween tho l?t of January 1S63, and the 1st
of January 1865, It) pfer cent., ia addition
to tho tax Oil such pr-Oiidts as iucou7o under
the “act to lay ta.xcafortJbo jommoadelenco,
an'f c'lri'^' on tiio Govommoat of tho Con
federate States,” app#- >vei April 24, 1883.
11. On all i>roliti ran.^« bv finvlnt? and
11. On all prolita. foad© by baying and
eolliag money, gold,! ^vor, toreiga exchange,
stoekg, notes, a«4>ta, or«di^ or obli|(ations
cf My kind,
under tlie control of the President. * ft is
hereby declared that the purp)so- of C.m-
grc3s in tho passage of this act is to provide
tnore elFectually for the jmblic safety by
sucpeiiding tho \/rit of habeas corpns in the
following cases and 110 other:
L Of treason, or treaaonablo efforts or
combinations to subvert the government of
the Confederate States.
II. Of conspiracies to ov^orthrow the gov
ernment, or conspiracies to resist the la^ul
authority of the Confederate States.
ill. Of combining to assist the enemy, or
of co.nmunicatin" intelligence to the enemy
or giving him ai«I and comfort. ’
IV^. Of conspiracies, preparations and at
tempts to incite servile inanrrection.
V. Of deaortiona or encouragiaig deser
tions, of harboriifg deserteVs, and of attempts
to avoid military service: i'rovided. That in
case of palpable wrong and oppression by
any' 'subordinate officer upon any party who
does not legally owe military service, his
superior ofUcor shall grant {iroiUDt relief to
tho oppressed party, and the subordinate
shall be dismiised from office.
VI. Of spies and othor emV^.qaries of the
oncmy.
VII. Ol holding correspondonco or inter
course witit the o.'je.'uy, without necessity
and v7ithout tho jx^rmisaion of tho Oonled«>
rate States.
Vltl. Of unlavviul tradi/4g with the ene
my, aud otiier offeucea agf»iast the laws of
the Ck>ofedorato States, ea«4tV> to promut*
tWr maMM V Hit |«
^?n to llio poraon or por-
■ (■ . =i‘h>d to roceive by law
1 ; o..'; '' tt no oMo;^hall be
\ iu, I provided who
I , cufii;!:: tiie period of six
ir' . ilie.- aNi iSi-t day of April,
h e :!inirt!id without leave,
'.at iio por.soii shall be relieved
■rr n.ia . .1 tiiid act by reai}on of
• :*>tA;fore discharged from tho
» disability now exists; nor
ji/’Vo taruiehed siubolltuioe
'Vi'e vo.iipted by r^sasioii thereof;
pi-rs'fii, tiercLoloi'e exempt--
t;d o;i d iv::igious opinions aud who
nat. pi'. ‘ ! j I.-:; I- , iod *:■> rolieve him from
service, bo rc uin;.i t.o render military
servi.jo u; -or this Kot.
bc j. 5. i’l’.a* , li white male residents of
tiie Ccr t; uc' - L' 6iate;-, between tho ages of
1* and lb and 45 and 50 years, shall enroll
theuiselvfs at srch times and places, and
U’l.lor buch r. 'rulatioii.-^, us the President
may prcsen tne time allowed not being
iesB ta;ui day^j ibr inose east, and 60 days
lor those west of the Mississippi river, and
any j>eriiou who shall fail so to enrol! him
sell, v.-ithout a rcooonable excuse therefor,
to b'3 ju.';'j'l o^' by the iVosident, shall bo
placed in service iu the field for the war, in
the S'.i’i’.o m:’,ni.er as though they were be
tween tfie ages of 18 and 45: Provided, that
the persons mentioned in this section shall
constitute a reserve for State defence auc
detail duty, aud shall not bo required to
portbrui service ut of tho State in which
thoy reside.
boc. (i. That all portion.^ required by the
5th soction ot this act to enroll tiiemselves,
may withiu 30 days after the passage there^
of, ea?: of tho Mississippi, and within 60
days, it y/,cst of siiid river, form tiiemselves
into voluntary organizations of companies,
battalions or regiment^., and elect their own
oiiicors; sa'd organ 1 ■nations to conforni to the
existing laws; atid, having so organized, to
tender fheu* seJ^'ices as volunteers durin>»-
the war to the Prosideni;; and if such Qjjgun^
izations siiall funiish proper muster rolls, as
now organized, aud deposit a copy thereof
with the enrolling olficer of their district,
whicii sliali bo equivalent to enrollment,
tuey m-.? be accepted as minute men for
ser^ico .u such State, but iu no event to be
taken oui-oi it. Those who do not ao volnn-
teer and organize, shall enroll themselves as
before provided: and may, by the President,
be required to asseisible at convenient pla
ces 01 1 en*.ezv^o'.i8, and be formed or organ
ized into compaiues, battalions and regi
ments, under regulations to bo proscribed
by liira; and ehall have tho right to elect
tUeir comptuiy and regimental otiicors; and
all lro(>ps or/>nizod under this act for State
defence, sh-\ll be entitled, wlnle in actual
servicc, to ttia same pay and allowance as
troops EU)W iu the field.
Soc. 7. That any persoti who shall fail to
attend at tho place of rendezvous as required
by the authority of tho Froaiden^ witlMat
« to of
ill*
’IK
1 I
■r'i-
.out
. .-■.tl
p. iita'■
1 i ivided f.
trar;tcr shul'
C Jr.:.- oft’ An..
il.i.
to the publicutitin of such 1
public printer of the O-snt'fd^
(■iovcri;J!ie';u';, :\,nd such j n.i; 1 .-I, ;,
ers as ttio said public pii ',cr ; ' r , j
on oath, to be i:idis)H;nsMb.. t * :• ' : ’ •' t'l
public printing; one i*;- bed
each apotbecarv btoiv, l.ii v a
ness as such on tlie loth d ;y
and has continued pnid ij> :•
intermission, since that p'Tii.ni; ail plivjii-
cians over the age of oO year.-', hu !u>v.' nr'‘.
and for the last 7 years have been, in tho
actual and regular jiractice of tlieir profes
sion, but the t«rm phy^.ician sliall not in
clude dentists; ail presidents and teachers
of^ colleges, theological seminaries, acade
mies and schools, who have beDti regularlv
engaged us such for tv;o years ucxt'^b'.;ibi-e
the p^sage of this act; Provided, that the
benefit of this e.xem[»tioti shall extend to
those teachers only whose schools are com
posed ot ^0 students or Tn>.'"c. All superir-
tendonrs of public hospitals, established by
law before the passage of thk act, and such
physicians and nurses theieiu as such su-
perintendenta'shall certify, on oath, to be
indispensable to the proper and emcient
management thereof'.
4. riicie shall t)e eAemj>t oue pereon as
owner or agriculturist on each farm or ])lau-
tation upou which there are now, and were
on the ls‘ day of Jan y last, 1*5 ablo-boilied
field-haads, between the r.gos of 16 ;r.id ,
upon the following coadilions:
1. This exemptii^n sliall only be grnnted
in cases in wliieh there is no white male i
adult on tho farm or plantation not liable to
militivry service, nor unless tho pcr3v;n elair-.-
ing the exemption was on tho 1st d.ay o '
Jan'y l-St)-^, either the owner and i.iana.'v^i’
or overseer of said plantation, but in no c'Xso
shall more than one person be exempted for
one farm or plantrtion..
2. Such porsoii shall Q.V6t e.xecaie a bond,
payable to the Confedei*aie States of Amer
ica, in sach form, and with sucii ..ee irity, |
and in such penalty sis tho Secretary of V/ ; •
may preseriije, conditioutja th!.>,£ he will de
liver to tho Government at r’o>.aj railro t-t
depot, or sitoh other jdaco 01 plac j z r > i;i:m'
bo designated by the Sc.;retary oi Vv>;r,
within i:i months next ensuing, 100 }." un i.j
of bacon, or, at the election of the Gov«;a
ment, its equivalent in jwrl:, and 100 lbs. of
net beet (^said beef Ui be d . li/u.-ed on t'oot,)
for eaca Hvie-bodied slave 0:1 said f.u’rn or
plaixtatiou, within tlio aoove wk;--
ther said slaves m tho 13ehi r :v»r, xihi*
said bacon or pork ind It-v' :
for by tlie (jkfvernmeiit at x pr;c-s lj.\
by tho C*>mmissio'ie *- 'i riij ,i.c uii-.'.
impressment act: iVovideU, taat iv; ;
person thrus ox.ompre i L^hall produce- - it : ;
factory oridenco tliat it l.as been imooc.:v.h-: ■ '
for him, by th.o oxorc-Je -.‘f proper di:;gouco, |
to forntsu 110 amouiii of meat tb .13 contrac t.- :
ed for, aud leave an adoqiiato diioply tor tiio I
subsistence oi tiiose living on ti;e said fi%rm *
or plantation, the Secretary W-.i shall
diiwt a^ooiomatation of n]^ cai.m, to tho
Ui^rgpfir^i^ -‘C
'■ O] -M
*>e !j iir^j.-
r ; ^ J r-ni-uad: Provided, that
t j :•... ;i r.i) exempted by this
'■ n> ' exc.*ed one per-
icli road in actual use
; I i - ^ exempts
.?• ' 'iption,
; w; iiave left the
. vrp ,i.y, r who may
■ ' ^ 'Oiitaiiied shall
! . ‘ % act approved
’ ■ ■■ .' ' 1.1; aat to ex-
■ “ ; the mails oi
: ^ dnvert* ol
- . •uilitary ser-
V ;c exoin]>tione
•;; .. . . viily e atinue
• • e. Ml, ■ a’-e • ually
1'^ ' i;r 'C-
’ - - he is
: > .*;t •’ v>UIs, under
. r ' ^ - be issued
r .-r fpersons
.i*.= • ■ - u* frotn the
y i: V. he»'e, in his
I ./ ai, ‘ ’ ecot;.dty re-
, nj.. revuke such
- .1" r?: .''links proj.*er:
^ .ii i gi-antcd to
’• -;T' .;is and exemp-
r ’ ; "■> authorize the
.r- . r-: fbr
V . - V { . .j t J tliQ Gov-
; ‘ iract, uuleSs
• • rv t’e dvj artmeut ma-
: ^ e- r ty that the pcr-
•e. e; f " .r are iudis-
iiu= I vn:t;on of said contract:
t lAt whe^i any such cou-
, d 'i:5? ntiy aud faithfully,
’ ' proceed v. ^ i uie i xecuiiou of such con-
tf.iCt, hi.'' \c='.ptio'i or uttail shall cease.
Sec. i*J. Hi.Xi la .) ^ninting local boards
of surge* •;!- t. ” v Kamiuatioii of persons
'iable to ni. i>- ; crvicc, 110 member com
posing tiio SLirdi i,^ - jlntad from the
county c-i enrol!*lig C; irlci. in which thoy
aie required to make euefi ex-m-nation.
Pa»c Ofio3, Fayettovias, Ii. C., |
OcTOB.f R 3, 1863.
■ii Dfj^. 'a.-.; of iAv' MaHt al t\u
Oiy.et.
t .* A SK.l.‘?!BOflO’, \c.
rr 1 . I., .iv, escepi oaaiajr, &(. i». M.
i’-p-ii-'s (Itti;;, cxct, ■ u P. M.
II i^jJJ.IMERV’^ILLS.
T i .- 'rijr ^Q,l F-.-^.lay at 6
•\rris s Wf * i-^sdjy .ad *i 5> P. 51,
•„’» i\Vv’?nLiKTON.
- -i.ti.y 1J i*. aJ.
OAKra.^GE.
A.-riii V iuCt- i i ga uriay it T^\ M.
-'cfari. , y via.'ii" '; ivxJ Friday at 1 P. M.
c :r.R v’v, t?. c.
-'T.v.’a Tac3ia7, TLarVi / uui da'uri^« at G P. M.
ou;> .y, T i ’sJ.j rtui i'r.u-~d»y at 1 P. M.
Fail!- liLlTi-’? Via LL'•i3£RT(»N.
A .-iv. 1 '.urdiJ^y aaJ t-i;uri.iy at C A. il.
L- \-"s .- >i>. .i ,% i’- t- IV i Ximr^irsy »t 1 p, M.
r :'!iC »>a. I. ulZ.iUK FIITOWN.
D. .Ti i .Mosaij. ’.upsiay a,,ri iriai/ at G A. M.
A '. ii 's lu.;3.1ay, liurdiy aai 8aturi’.y at 2 P. M.
Llii:: I'tEPIlTOtVN Vil Tr-BEUINTH.
' tjn * i7 f-.:, I* M.
U V -fiiae a.^y (AT at 6 P. M.
.\?AaN;oiii \ ri* ‘vpasas gp.csk.
■. ^r. h.
i‘ . .-t3 3-=:n; aay if uviJUy) a( 2i P. :>I,
Ifc’f ISL&KJ via MONIKO^E, COVINGTON aad
roWELUt’ON.
>-rn .-e ' Tat^ctUy iit ti P. M-
: I'p -ri3 vyoLi.oiay e.i U A. \L
aVTIFf liL.MtD via TEOY.
; i lajf at tl P. M.
“'‘r,''L'ec iay at 11 A. M.
I t .y.u : i M , are oloeed the even
' . I a;i I^ irrs to be seat off from
> ; I ii by b«i paid for as if -
..ia. lAjrop Sot t:i3 aaciild bo pro-paid bj
- -Tui ba .I'p-u on duaiay fro-a 8* to 9* A-
jas Q OOOK. P M.
Arri % I
•V
mri£f
snpply tt whialsMlt
.* fs -'OHS
’ 3urts
.' * .si!::.i>fa (tmPiNf,
. of sucoo>-; iful operatiou, with
. 1 £ vjcr hulct upoa poblio oon-
•c .'C hTi S ofaU hoaKliy per-
of • ;,r one year, for ser9a
■ nimatfcri taaring laiheprotitit
vJ ye-\Ti arc insured for
for two tkcir vaJut.
'ly paid witaiu 90 days after
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M 'I-.- - V va^ d.-atd, aai to
a. . T;.-I, i^forc; iry, K^leigh.
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ft ,eiu.*'?ilio, N. G
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