UB1.IO I.AWB.
KsAcrEu 16,1864.
. i'l.nii, Tuj. Limit tkf. (h*rren'v.
X i oD^rcu oj ik^ i-onfrdera'K
' •«. ".I /// • . T'lat ♦he bolvlcrs cf
 io L-Mvc rJxi denomination of ♦o,
■c '. '. test 'jS jII b« 4llo»»e l OPti! til:e
•^j fu L> 4. v;cii, of tlie Mi^'^itnirpi, u>
' i ,0. ‘1(1 j.iif ! tl't per\;.'is and ikt t!
Tvoaaury
•hall b« sab|eet to a tes of 88i per o«at. on ty or effects of any kind, uot
ery doUar promitod on tbe fWc« hereof, said ibaz j the preceding paragraph, be^
to attach to said notei whorever oiroalated, aud : named therein, 10 per ceatL, in
•aid i.ouiato be fundable and exchangeable for now ' the tax on such profits as ii
Treasury dotos, as herein provided, sabjeot to I aforesaid.
the d«dMtioD of ..idt« , I III. On the nmonnt of pro«l* «oeeding
t 25,wcent.,madednringeitheroftheyears
QOtes reoeivcd before the timoa herein fixed i i u i-Kani»:n»
be tiU tha Sntll*®* .1®“' by any bank ot Unking
viuy ot Jancaty 1865, to fdnd the same in 6 per co»»Pany» ine»rai»ce, canal, navigaUon, im-
ceut. bonda of ihe iJonled^rate States, payable 20 i Parting and ex}.>orting, telegraphy express,
times
et the
■I • -!.ai.
I li-u f Of '
b‘ n>' t-
O-UU S 1
»r.
ijoint Btoct company of a!»y doecription,
aay Stat! attcr the time fixed fur taxing the same ! v/hether iucorporatod or not, 25 per cent on
AS aiore^i4, shall be held to have been rcoeived ' Buch excess.
The dis-
■ !j.* il i *llc i interest payabfe semi-1 railroad, manufacturing, dry dock, t^her
:^i) yoai> After iUir i Treisury notes received byjjoint stocb company “ ‘-““
\sl a» the ot 4 per oi-nt per a-
'■ l-»i »*«xnuary nnd Ju>. v^f, mi ^ ,, .
I dimtni'^hed by the amount of said tax. The dis- j oso. a. The followmg ezcmptioud from
 . . ■-) ih, Tn*?. urv h. r>l v i cjRiiniitioT! between the notes subject to the t»x I tHxation under diia act sliall ^ allowed,
thu rcq.jir.va for tiM I to-wit:-
rcp.Mi-,' r^^c? OM,! Sec. r^. TL'^ Tre^-r-y s i|o^i^heretofow issned I. Property of each iMwa of a family to
■J h. lu. i >. -u(' i i ui, f ■»> i'jt- I.* 57 oU on the 81UU i value of $500; and for each minor child
11 u J family to the further viiluo of tlOO;
fb ennh son actanlly euiraged iu the
f :,ii ; r.,.ut Cu-.fiV-'j’ i S««, piy^^ ^ I
' • ' tl«» tv) Tears atter the ratifioatioD of a treaty of , . , r* i • j
with the llnitcJ duten, 1,earing the mto o^
IX. Of •ooipinwietj w attemptB to liber
ate priionw* of war hM by the Confederate
States.
X. Of conspiracios, or attempt* or prepa-
rationi to aid the enemjr. ...
ia. Of persons advising or inciting others
to abandon the Confederate cause, or to re
sist the Confederate States, or to adhere to
the enemy. ^ .
Xn. Of nnlawfully burning, destroying
or injariog, or sttempting to bnrn, deetroy
or iniure any bridge or raili-oad, or tele
graphic lin^of commuttication, or property,
with the intent of aiding the eneray.
XIII. Of treasonable designs to Impair
the military power of the Ooveroiiieu hv
O'*’!* .I
' sr in tf ■ j
•: ft!'0 l>, V?.'i
■ . ! h* f . r ■
. 'Vi
-.r? * ivn^er bo received
ie rhUout iut^" j nuMie dues, but
iau Ui'.p *n tintips
■{ ' ■ i. 'ifttcH O' {5’,e tii^rn.aii-
•t' • : s i ' ..Mf, u Vriacli sJiail
■ ■■i.d lu)’ luti'i'B'jj unti i Jj*) ..rovistous
• f ! . t scjf jtiu 1^1 act, hli.ili, truui »al after
l:«. uv/ o1 Ai'rjl tlic ']ia.sisiippi
na riui i.it *i>.v oi 3niv v oi t .e i
shall be liable to be placed in seryiee in the
field for the war, as if he were between the
ages of 18 and 46.
See. S. That hereafter the dutiee of pro
vost and hospital gnards and elerks, and of
clerks, guards, a^nts, employees or labor
ers in the Commissu^ and Quartermaster’s
Departments, in the Ordnance Bureau, and
of clerks and employees of navy agents, as
also in the execution of the enrollment act,
aud all similar duties, shall be performed
by persons who are within tHte ages of .18
and 46 years, and who by the report of a
provisieos, to be delivered by such person
as aforesaid at equivalent rakes.
8. Such person shall further bind himself
to sell the marketable surplus of provisions
and grain now on hand, and whi^ he may
raise from year t^ear while his exem|»tion
continues, to the Giovemment or to the fam
ilies of soldiers, at prices fixed b^ the Com
missioners of the State under the impress
ment act: Provided, that any person ex
empted as aforesaid, shall be entiled to a
credit of 35 per cent, on any amount of meat
which he may deliver within three months
Board of army surgeons shall be re|»orted | from thd presage of this act: Provided fur-
as anable to perform active service in the ♦•her, tba* porsons coining within the provi-
field, but capable of performing some of the | bious of this exemption shall not be deprived
pea-H;
i)ter«t sMciScd ou tlu-ir face, p.,.bU l.t „i' wh. WM a member of the family when lic
Jwiiarj of Mch and every ynr. ' ontcred the 8en.'ioe, to the further value oi
Sec. 14. That the Secretary of the Trensury '
be, and ho is hereby, authorize i, in esse the exi- i 11; i rojwrty ot tlie widow of any oiSct^r,
eenciea of the Ooverame it shouM require it, to i B'lUHcr, sailor or marine, who may have
s
tii Co i*:t‘8ei!tted) v.bifu tiis-cH ehttll dttncb tn paid
\ \p.i -v'r c'.rcniaf.r J, nnd !«hall be dcductd
33 '.! ■« whi'uevcr prcMtir.??d
if ter H rdti£oatioo of’« treaty of poace with the
United States, bearing interest &t the rate of pix
i; .tt. 1 iHCi ,»{ 33 • *. ’in R-houevcr j P®’’
.Oi or fur ,u'.; li05. .nd .lUd notes .'imll r.r»le™ble oaly by .p«ud endorse,ucat, under provided, that the above exemp-
j« f 1.- cxchauceal>?e f the new iwue of Trca-' regalanoaa t^j bo preaonbcd by the Secretary of .. ’ii^ i. i . i
ea^ pro .dr d for in th?. act ' the Tre^uiy, and said certificitea shall bo exempt
Sir. t. Thpr on all'-said Tjawai? notes not' principal and interest. | property, exclnsive of household lurnitura,
cf taxes at thri dat^a ' Seo. 15. The Secretary of the Treasury is a:i-! at a value exceeding $1000.
ao arrested, r>r detained, in order that they
may be discharged if improperly detainer,
unlesB they can be speedily tried in the due
courS‘3 of law.
SoG. 3. 'Iliai during the suspension aibre-
said, no military or other officer shall l>e
compelled, in answer to any writ of hal>ea8
s, to appear in person, or to return the
of any perseu or persons detained* by
by the authority of the President, So-
^ jotar^ of War, or the General officer com-
sallor or marine, actually engaged iu Bi® j nrmnding the Trana-Mississippi department;
military or naval eervico, or of bach r.s ^lave but upon the certificate, under oath, of tiie
/*■• _1 ___? M A., ft
the C«nfederate States. sidont shall assign or detail to their perform-
Sec. 2. The President.shall cause propec auee each bodies of trooj*, or individuals,
officers to investigate the cases of all pornons required to be enrolled under the 5th scc-
' tion t>f this act, as may be needed for the
Provided, that
bsen disabled in such service, t» the value
r csf'd n i: ;V’
n-
fandt
»D pJat.pi'vscrOiua :a the 1st eection of this ;
ac*, i: ra phall Le Icvic^i at said dates and places ’
a i:.! 01 o3i fonts for every dollar promised on
tb:: ik '^c of sai'i cotei.i; ®iiil tar shall attach to aaid
uot».v. vsherever c’rouUttJ, and shall be collooted
by leuucting the »t the treasury, its depoai- j forthwith advertise this act in such newspapers
io~ "s nnd by tux collector?, and by ail Govern- ■ published
thorised to increa^ the number of depoBitoriea so j That where property has been injured
as to meet the roc^uirements of this act, and wiil' '■ '>** destroyed by tlie enemy, or tiie owner
that view to employ such of* the banka of the sf v- therec*f has bsen temporarily deprived of the
eral Sutea as he may deem expedient. : ate or occupancy thereof, or of the means
Sjbo. 16. The Secretary of the Treasury shall | of cultivating the same, by reason of the
-J I *1..- 1. • proximity of the enemy
r ♦ uffioeTs rocciric^ the same whenever pre- j meaas as shall secure immediate publicity; and
t ir payweai or for funding, or in payment • the Socrotary of War a ' ‘ ^
m
ee
ot Q->veri.inect dues, or for p>fit3gc, or in ex-
chfio^^e for opk notes, as hereinafter provided, and
saivt ^ ;easury notes shall bo fundable in bond^ ae
pru'^iucd ia the ls» section of this »ct, uniil the
l.’t e?" ‘ i Janufiry ISfio, at the rate of fH5j cear^
on ^.0 d :\nd it shall be the duty of the 3ec
retary ol ’-q Trca»*ury, at any time between the
Is^ 01 April nnd the Irt of July, 1864, woet
and the Secretary of the
Navy shall each cau^e it to be pabliahed in gene
ral order for the information of the army and
aavy.
Sxo *17- The 42d section of the act for the
asaes-sment and oollection cf taxes, approved May
1st 1863, b hereby repealed.
Sxo 18. The Secretary of the Treasury w
hereby authorixed and required, upon the appli-
th £ .'w.w.^sipp; river, ood the 1st of January 1865, i cation ol th« holder of any call certificate, which,
to ib' titute Aad exchange new Treaaary cotes j the first section of the act to provide for the
funding and further issue of Treasury notes, ap-
fcr ttie ^me ai th** rate ci 66| c-uts cn the dol
lar- 'J hatcotc!> of the denonjination ol
civ*') ahaji not be catitled to the privilege of said
excas.r.i.te: Prr/yiihd furfhrr, that the right to
iua 1 an - cd bj^id Treatury notes, after the 1st day
ol Jaar. '-’-y 1?>55. is hcrr.^y taken away; And pri-
i /nr her, i'hat upon all such Treaaury notes
Wuich Tjiy roaisiio oTitst'iTiding on the 1st day of
January i860, acd wbieh may not be exchanged
for rio^^ Tr-:g»9ury notes, aa herein provided, a tax
of 100 per cent, is hereby imposed,
ft. That af\cr the first day of
proved March 2^d 1863, was required to be
thereafter deemed to be a bond, to issue to such
holder a bond therefor upon the terms provided
by said aet.
in the several Statra, and by such other j the assessment ou such property may V»e
reduced, in proportion to the damage sus
tained by the owner, or the tax assessed
thereon may be reduced in the same ratio
by the district collector, on satisfactory evi
dence submitted to him by the owner or a«-
eessor.
Sbo. 6. That the taxes on property laid
for the year 1S64, shall be assessed as ou
tlie day ot the passage of this act, and by
due aud collecrted on the 1st day of Jiuie
next, or as Eoon alter as practicable, allow
ing an eites:biuu of 90 days West of the
Mississippi river The ftdaitional taxes on
incomes or protits for the year 1863, levied
by this act, shall be ahsesfied and collocte *
forthwith; and the taxes on incomes or pn»-
flts for the year 1864:, shall be assessed and
collected according to the provisions of the
tax aud aseessmeut acts of 1663.
Sko. 7. So much of the tax act of the 24( h
day of April 18G3, as levies a tax on in
comes denveji from property or effects on
the amount or value of which a tax is levied
by this act, and al»o the Ist section of said
act, are ctispended for the year 1S64, aud
no eetimated rent, hire or interest on pro
perty or orbits herein taxed ad valorem,
shall be assessed or taxed as incomes under
the tax act of 1863.
Seo. 8. That the tax impo'jed by this act
on bonds of the Ot>nfederate Stateb hereto-
vr.fi I tion, not bereinalter oxeipted or taxed at'a f®” shall ia no case exceed the in-
;iao ° differeiit rate, 5 per cent.: I'rovided, That ’ '
discharge of such duties:
persons between the ages of 17 and 18 shall
be asriigned to those duties: Provided fur
ther, that nothing contained in this act shall
be 80 construed as to prevent the President
from detailing artisans, mechanics, or per-
flona of scicntiflc skill, to perform indispen
sable duties in the departments or bureaus
herein mentioned.
Sec. 9. Tliat any Quartermaster or As
sistant Quartermaster, Commissary or As-
An Act to lay (idditionaL Toscm for the aynv
mon defence and swpyovt of Govtrnmeivt.
Sec. 1. The Congrese of the Confederate
States of America do enact, That in addi
tion to the taxes levied by the act ‘‘to lay
,, , day of April next,' taxes for the common deience and to carry on
V heretofore given to the Secretary of j the Government of the Confederate States,”
fo K te iMue Treasury notas shaU be, and j approved 34th of April 1863, there shall be
^ the 8Mretary of j levied, from the passage of this act, on the
hace new gn^j^ts of taxationhereafler mentioned,
nav&M’^wo presents, 1collected from every persoa, copartner-
of T,.,c; .,vlf tte CnitrJ s”.e.TMJd Sei n“
to ie reocrable iu of al! pabMe iae», I ‘®-7“=
’ ' ' Li poll the value ot property, real, per
cc.'tr oa the dollar by the tAx aforee&ld, may
r.i;, t.ie " -j'xn i^'o chII certificates bearing ia-
01L :
01 ir
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hu
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rcccij
vam-;
wlr-
SUiV,
Dov?
to
p
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tc";.
izi
aues, i T
oxctp; 05.crrt and icport dat:c3, to be issued in |
exch>Di;e ...r old aowi at tiro rate of 3 doUars of 1 mixed, of every kind and de^np-
the Tie. .‘f fur 3 of tht: old whether sa:
note^ Li fiurreuderrd for c^ohange by the holderi^ j ^
thertui, Ci ' J ‘ oci"'ad iwio ih.i Troasnry under i from th
the r.itivial.j-s of ttu. act; a-id the holders of the
now ii'or oi tbo oid coLvd, cxcept those of the
dcT3';ffitDr.uuii uf JilUv, aitor they are rcdiiced to
6ti|
conv
tercii! r.t 'ho rp.ts Oi t p«ir ce'^'t. per anp.am, and
pnvRM t .* VLarBRikji’a MiHoetioT o* a treaty
ol !-. • v’v.u t»-o Ua»tyJ 5t*to3, cnl.-ss scorre;
ooKvcr.vd ip'o D3 V nai 3.
t-'- 'xj :hc xpen^ctf of the Gov
,1 »-r,;7! fc7j the S^crciar,
“ 'J autnorited to i
- i a L) vit Tioi excceiiiig fivi
.v; i -sT-. -principal ho'j ir.
• ; : * e *,t;c from taj.s*ion, ano
- c. "! 3i;it *h6veoa th« entire ne*
■ ',,-*1 da*.. bvr_--rtcr laid on th.
,0 n, ; .•.-■-JO, a:ii uaval storfi,
t- ■ . a fr'hi tf;o Ccr.fcdeT.;'
- .A. imporc dutio.-
rr if nay t^c Qocec.3u.r-,
S ' , e % ic’^y .'P 'Cil;!;
1*1 ietiCk! j i.«id ot
y { djfcd and Rhail hercaf
J* . in Bterling cxcbange, or
ijt’udd.
. I. 'i aa - i*:c c.t':retpry of the Treasury is
hero. : r. .j, iron tiaie to time, as the
wa!!-:. L!ij 'ifcsaiiiy my require it, to sell or
hypjthooL-.i for Trcaoory notes said bond?, or any
pu't ta.jieoi, upua ti a bsat lorcaa be can, so as to
mt: - t •ppiu|jiiv iOQi* uy C->Q^e88, aud at thosaiao
tiKie rc.u'it unU r^ouiut the aiaouot of the circu-
lauon u Litaiiurj aotcs within reasonable and
eaic iiiv-'-;
b*c. H. ir :- r>cnif5 authcrvt^d by the 6th seo-
tioa oi t :x, uot mu/ bo cither rcgiatc-red or cou-
poa l.ni. !, ijd the tiiking them may eloct;
anri thf.y r-'-jy oe (.iGuanj^cd lor each other uvder
BUCM ixui"»? *.0'3s the oc-^rotary of theTroaaurj
may pv '! a ;y ahiiU be tor $100, and shall
tog‘jtt.t he .ktteto attaohod, bo in
such i(t ' ir-i c: .’-u... ‘jutioiitiou as tjj.e 8e«-
rcu i y V- ^Do i'fo-iisary in. y pfoauiiue; the iTiterobt
ahaii r.i. ; • ^r-.t iy on tne first of Jan'v
aud ,!u -i (,ayh , pvucipal shall bo pay
able no, cr-, nban Harri '.om their date.
£k'J 1 li c;rt’«it ite3 sLiiii bo fundable,
and e' l>2 tr.Xv : 'n »)( roapccts as ia provideu
for ifco rv^?’.uy ootcj into which sii^y are con
vertiwe. ii oouv.;rtcd befcra the time fixed for
taric ' t':.5 'ire^ury nctos, such certifioatos shal!
frout II : iT?iie Dear interest upou only 66# cents
for evci V *A;iiar prouih cd upon their face, and
shall '•!' r > ..ir.iuio i*. i-3w l*rcasury notes ai
thai t. W} D. - t'^i.c of «hia act no caL
coitifi'V!.:3 be issued until after the first day
of April, 1(/ 1.
Sxa. 10. Th.st if any jan*c of deposit sh’i!! jg:ive
its aepot. --Kii tbo boaL authovixed by tho first
soction 0 thij n;)t> in exchange tor their deposit®
and £f>s-j:iyi::g tbq^v.m3 on tne bonds by uome
distinuuvc or toiccu, to be agreed upon with
the Socrti.ary 01 the Treasury, then the said do-
positcr sf'ili T’C tctiticd to rcciovo the amount of
said koad3 in TiOLPury nucos, bearing no interest
and ou‘'t£:nd!Cg at the p-'^aage oi this act; Pro
vided, tho ai‘ t uonda are probeated befaio the
priviieg' 0. lauding ssid notes at par shall ocase
as berein preson*-ed.
tko. il. all Treasury notes heretofore
issced of ao denomination of 95 shall contin 10
|j be reco:jf.Llo .n payment of pablio dues, as
provided b? lav. Mid f^dable at par under the
^rovif=r.ri e» ♦'”« a;^t, vndl the first of Jxily, 1864,
Mat, tatf 5'.-' >■» f it Oetober ISM, wtiC oi
Mimirtpfi bwi ate %l Um tkif
>Scer having charge of any one so detained,
that such person is detained by him as a
prisoner for any of the canees hereinbefore
specified, under the authority aforesaid, fur
ther proceedings under the writ of habeas
corpus shall immediately cease and remain
suspended k> long as* this act shall continue
in force.
Sec. 4. This act shall continue in force for
ninety days after the next meeting of Con
gress, and no longer.
THE MILITAEY BILL.
Section 1. That from and after the passage
of this act all white men, residents of the
Confederate States, between the ages of 17
and 50, eh^l be in the military service of
the Confederate States for the war.
Soc. 2. That all the perRons aforesaid, be
tween the ages of 18 and 45, now in servic«‘,
shall be retained duriug the present war
with the U. S., in tlie same regii»e!)U, bat
talions and companies, to which taey hdong
at the passage of this act, with the sai^e or
ganization and officers, unless regularly
transferred or discharged, iu accordance
with the laws aud regulations for the gov
ernment of the army: Provided, that com
panies from one State, organized against
their cmaent, expressed at the time, witli
regimsnta or battalions from another State,
shall have the privilege of being transferred
to orgi^i^tions of troops, iu the same arm
of the service, from the States in which eaii!
companies were raised; and the soldiers from
one State, in companies from another State,
shall be allowed, if they desire it, a transfer
to organizations from their own Stat^, in
the sairte vm of the service.
Sec. 3. Tnat at the expiration of six months
from the first day of April next, a bounty
of #100 ■ * ~ ‘
wliiol
tax on the value of property em
ployed in agriculture shall be deducted the
value of the tax in kind delivered therefrom,
as assessed under the law imposing it, and
delivered to the Government: Provided,
That no credit ehall be allowed beyond 5
cent.
If. On the value of gold and silver wares
. n 1 plate, jewels, jewelry aud watches, 10
•►er cent.
1-LL The value of property taxed under
vhid section shall be ftcsefiscd on the basis of
f he market value of the same, or similar pro
perty in the neighborhood where assessed, in
vhe year I860, except iu cases where land,
?iavo6, cotton or tobacco have been pnr-
cnased since the 1st day of January 1862,
n which ctfle the said land, slaves, cotton
■ind tobacca bo purchased, shall bo aseessed
it the price actually paid for the same by
-he owner.
Sec. 2. Oa the value of all shares or inter-
oaia held in aa’y bank, banking company or
itisociation, ca.nal, navigation, importing,
exporting, insorance, manufacturing, tele
graph, express, railroad, and dry-dock com-
. anios, and all other joint stock companies
of every kind, whether incorporated or not, ‘
S’ per cent
The valne of property taxed and;** this
:oction shall be assessed upon the b.tsis of
cue market value of such property in the
neighborhood where assessed, m each cur
rency as may be in general use there, m the
piirch^ and sale of such property, at the
time of aseesemeut.
Seo. 3. Upon the amount of all gokl aud
jilrer coin, gold duet, gold or silver bullion,
-viLothor held b^ tho otmks or other corpo-
n.tiona or indi vitals, 5 per cent.; and upon
held by or for minors or lunatics, shali be
exempt from the tax in all eases where the
intereet on the eamd shall exceed $liX>0.
An Act to iu^pend the privil^c of the Writ
of Habeas'Corpus in case^.
Whereas, the Constitution of tho 0:>nfed-
erate States of America provides in Article
1, Soction 9, Par^raph 3, th^t “the privi
lege of the writ of hal)ea8 corpus shall not
be BUSjKnded unices when in case of rebel
lion or invasion, tho public safety may re
quire it;” J'ud wher'^as, the power of sus
pending the privilege of said writ as recog
nized in said Article 1, is vested solely in
the Congrotj'?, w!’ich is tho exclnsive judge
of the necessity of such suspension; aud
whereai», »u the opinion of tho Congress, the
public safety requires t!ie snsponsiou of said
writ in the existing case of the invasion of
those States by tho armies of the CTnitod
tJtatcs; and whereas, tho President has asked
for the suspension of the writ of habeas cor
pus, and informed Congroi=3 of conditions of
public danger which render the suswnfeion
of the writ a measure proper for the public
defence against invasion and insurrection;
now, therefore,
The Ot»ngres8 of the Confederate States of
America do enact. That during tho prosent
invasion of the Confederate Statei, the priv
ilege of the writ of habeas corpus be, aud
the same is hereby, susr>end«d; but such sus
pension shall apply only to the cases of per
sons arrested or detained bv.order of the
President, Secretary of Wur, or the General
Officer commanding the Trans-Mississippi
Military Department, by tho authority and
under the control of the President It is
sistant Cotnmissarj, (other than those serv
ing with brigades or i;^iments in the field,)
or offi^’.ers in the Ordnance Bureau, or Nafvy
Agenta, or Provost Marshal, or ofBcar in
the conscript service, who shall hereafter
employ ^r retain in his employment any
person in any of their said departments or
bureaus, or iij any of the dutiea mentioned
in the 8th section of this act, in violation of
the provisions hereof, shall, on conviction
thereof by a court-martial or military court,
be cashiered; and it siiall be the duty of any
department or district commander, upon
proof, by the oath of any credible per^n,
that any such officer hw violated thi# pro
vision, immediately to" relieve such officer
from duty; and said commanders shall t:iVo i (i.,n for
prompt meaenrea to have him tried f such
offence; and any commander as afoir'^ai’^
failing to perform the duties enjoined bv
this section, shall upon.being duly convicted
thereof, be discharged from the servipe.
Sec. 10. That all laws granting exemp
tions from military service oe, and the same
are, hereby repealed, and hereafter none
snail be exempted except the following^
1. All who shall be lield unfit for milita
ry scrvice, under rules to be prescribed by
the Secretary of War.
2. The Vice President of the Confederate
States, the members and officers of Congress
and of the several State Le'gislatures, aud
such other Confederate and State officers as
the President, or the Governor of the re
spective States, may certify to be necessary
for the proper administration of the Cmi-
federato or State Governments, as the c«ee
may l>e.
3. Every minister of relimouaut^riaed to
I preach according to the rules of hVchur(^
and who, at the passage of this act, shall be
tions, the Secretary of War, unt;**; the di
rection of the president, may exei pt or de
tail such other persons as he maj l)e satis
fied ought to be exempted on account of '
public necessity, aud to insure the produc
tion of grain and other provisions for the
army and the families of soldiers. He may,
also, grant exemptions or details, c.n such
terms as he may prescribe, to such over
seers, farmers or planters as he may be eat-
isfied will be more useful to the country in
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 employ in
good faith, his own skill, capital and lalx>r
exclusively in the production of grain au(\
provisions, to be sold to the Government and
the families of soldiers at prices not exceed
ing those fixed at.the time for l!ke articles
by the Commissiooers of the State under
the impreBsment 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 certify
on oath to be indisjjensable to the efficient
operation of said railroad: Provided, that
the number of persons so exempted by this
act on any railroad shall not exceed one per-
b^ ftu
ry Don-commiesioned officer, mueician and | newspaper being published at the lime
private who snail then be in service, or in ^ct, and s'uch cmolovees as said edi
the event ot hit death previous to the period
of such payment, then to the pereon or per
sons who would l^ entitled to receive by law
the arrearages of his pay; but no one shall be
entitled %% the bounty herein provided who
shall at any time, during the period of six
mouths next after the said first day of April,
be absent from his command without leave.
Sec. 4. That no person shall be relieved
from the operation of this act by reason of
having been heretofore discharg^ from the
tor may certify, ou oath, u> !>o indispensable
to the publication of such newspaper; the
public printer of the Confederate and State
Governments, and such jounieymen 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 OctV.1862,
and has continued said busine«a, without
intermiaeion, since that j>eriod; all physi-
no dieabiUty exists; nor j cians over tho age of 30 years, who nov' are.
shall those who have furnished substitutes • * - -
be any longer exempted by reason thereof:
Provided, that no person, heretofore exe»u;it-
cd on p-ocount of religious opinions and w no
has ^aid the tax levied to relieve him from
and for the last 7 years have been, in tl
actual and regular j)ractioe of their profefe
' but the tena physician shall not in-
eion.
elude dentists; a- I prosidervfa and teachers
of collejres, theolo^cal seminaries, acade-
•'♦h mile of such road in actual use
>r mil' ary transportation; and said exempts
shtt ' e I i'orted by name and description,
tiio names of any who have left the
empioymcn*^ of said company, or who may
caase lO be indispensable.
6. That nothing herein contained shall
be construed as repealing the approved
April the 11th 1863, entitled a act to ex
empt contractors for carrying t e mails ol
the Confederate States, and the drivers ot
post coaches and hacks, from militaiy ser
vice: Provided, that all the exemptions
granted under this act shall only continue
whilst the persons exempted are actually
engaged in their respective pursuits or 00-
cupa^BS.
Sec. 11. That the President be, and he ia
hereby, authorised to grant details, under
^neral mles and regulations to be issued
from the War Department, either of persona
between 45 and 50 years of ago, or from the
army in the field, in all cases where, in hia
judgment, justice, equity and necessity re
quire such details, and he may revoke such
ordera of details whenever he fJhinks promr:
Provided, that tlie power herein granted to
the President to make details and exemp
tions shall not be construed to authorize the
exemption or detail of an^ contractor for
fumishiug supplies of any lund to the €k>v-
ernment, by reason of said contract, nnless
the head or secretary of the department ma
king each contract shall certify that the per**
sonal services of such contractor are indis
pensable to the execution of said contract:
X rovided further, that when any such con
tractor shall fail, diligently and faithfully,
to proceed with the execution of such con
tract, his exemption or detail shall cease.
Sec. 13. That in appointing local boards
of surgeons for tho examination of persona
fv^ble to military scrvice, no member com-
jHib’ng th' ime ehall be appointed from th©
:>nnty or jnrolling district iu wlr^^b they
aiii 1 'q»» ' *jd to m^e such exaacLination.
service, shall be required to render militTy ■ ^na schools, who have be6n r^idarlj
service under this act ' • • - . j
eugHged as such for two years next before
Soc. 5. That all white male residents of! the passage of this act: I^rovided, that the
r K ^ A ^ A ^ A. M ^ I. .A M ^ ^ ^ jf ^ 4* 1 A
hereby declared that the pnrpoee «f.X3oii
gress in tho passage of this act is to provide
AJi moneys held abroad, or upon the a.'nc'Unt! more effectually for the public safety by
of all billc of exchaage, drawn therefor ou ' Ruspendiug the writ of habeas corpus in the
ibreign couutjics,* a tax of 5 per cent.; such j following cases and no other:
ai ujx)n money abroad to be assessed and I I. Of treason, or treasonable efforts or
ioUected according to the value thereof at icoinbiuations to subvert the government of
the place whei'e the tax ia paid
II. Upon the amount ot all soWent cre
dits, ana of all l>ank bills and all «ther pa
pers issued *as currency, exclusi\fe of non-
interest bearing Confedei'ato trea lury notes,
and not employed in a rogistore i business,
^Ue income derived from which taxed, 5
per cent.
Sec. 4. Upon profits made in tra de and
ousineas, m foUowa:
L On all profits made by buy;ng am i sell
ing apiritous liquors, lloui, whf^i, corn, rice,
sugar, molasses or Birop, salt, bacon, p ork,
nogs, beef or beef cattle, sheep, oats, h ay,
foailtr, raw hides, leatlier, horses, mul ea,
boote, diooa, cotton yams, wool, woolen, C4 t-
ton or mixed cloths, ha^ wagons, ham^ \
coal, iron, steel or nails, at any time bo •
tween the 1st of Jantnury 1863, and the 1st
of January 1865, 10 per cent, in addition
to the tax on such profits as income under i _ ^
Lhe*^aottolay taxes for the common defence, I course with* the enemy, without neoeasity,
and carry on the GoTermuent of the Oon- 1 nd wiihoat the permiasion of the Ooatedo'
iWerate Btatee,” approved April 24,1868. n iteStetcB.
IL On all profita made bj bajring and VlIL'Of oi^wthl trading with the eae>
eeUingmoney,mld,8ilTer,for«igaezQhftDge, m3 % andother ixSaaeoi agaiaat the \Mim tf
^ CbnfedenU^i.Wif^ enik*»d le i^oeolB
^ * m.i
tho Confederate States.
II. Of conspiracies to overthrow the gov
ernment, or conspiracies to resist the la^^
authority of the Confederate Stat^.
III. Of combining to aesist the enemy, or
of communicating intelligence to the enemy,
or ^ving him aid and comfort.
Iv. Of conspiracies, preparations and at-
ter^tB to incite servile insurrection.
V. Of desertions or encouraging deser
tions, of harboring deeerters, and ol attempts
to avoid military service: Provided, ’Riat in
cjfse of palpab.le wrong and oppression by
any subordinate officer upon any party who
does not legally owe military service, his
supei*ior officer shall grant prompt reli^ to
the oppressed party, and the subordinate
shall bei dismissed from office.
YL spioB and other emissaries of the
enemy.
VlL Of* holding corrcflpondence or inter
toolv, DolM, flbbte, oroditB, or obtigitiw
the Confederate States, between the ages of
4.7 and 18 and 45 and 50 years, shall enroll
themselvea at each times and places, and
under such regulations, aa the President
may prescribe, the time allowed not being
leea than 30 days for those east, and 60 days
for those west of the Mississippi river, aud
any person who shall fall so to enroll him-
aeh‘, without a reasonable excuse therefor,
to bo judged ©f by the President, shall be
placed in service in the field for the war, in
the same manner as though they were b^
tween the ages of 18 and 45: Provided, that
the persons mentioned in this section shall
constitute a reserve for State defence and
detail duty, and shall not be required to
perform seryice ent of the State in which
|.h^ reside.
^0. 6. lliat all persoiis reqidred by the
5th section of this act to enroU 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 companioe,
battalions dr regiments, and elect their own
officers; said orgauizationa to conform to the
existing laws; and, having so organized, to
tender ^eir services as volunteers during
the war to the President; and if such o^an-
izations shall furnish proper muster rolls, as
now organize, and deposit a copy th«reof
with the enrolling officer of their district,
which Shall be equivalent to enrollment,
tiiey may be accepted as minute men for
service in such State, but in no event to be
taken out ot it Those who do not so volun
teer and organize, shall enroll themselves as
before provided; and may, by the President,
be required to assemble at convenient pla
ces 01 rendezTons, and be formed or organ
ized into companies, .battalions and regi
men^ under regulations to be prescribed
by him; and shi^ have the right to elect
Uioir company and regimental officers; and
all troops organised under this act for State
defence, shim be entitled, while in actual
service, to the same pay and allowance as
troops now in tiie field.
Seo. 7. That any person who shall fail to
atfeend at the place at reodesroas m required
l)enefit 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 bv
law before tne passage of this act, and such
phytiiciHns and nurses theiein as such su
perintendents shall certify, on o^th, 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 day of Jan’y last, 15 able-bodied
lield-hands, tietv^een the sy'^es of 16 and 50,
upon the following conditions:
1. This exemption ahall only be granted
in cases in which thore. 13 ho white male
adult on the farm or plantation not liable to
lailitary service, nor unlooo tho persua claim
ing the exemption was on the 1st day of
Jau’y 1864, either the owner and manager
dr overseer of said plantation, but in no case
shell more than one person be exempted for
one farm or plantation.
Such person shall first execute a bond,
payable to the Confederate States of Amer
ica. in such form, and with such socurity,
and in such penalty as the Secretary of War
may prescribe, conditioned that he will de
liver to the Government at sorao railm- J,
depot, or such other place or places as m .y ^
bo debignated by the Secretary ol W ur,.
within 12 months next ensuing, 100 iH>u.nd i
of bacon, or, at the election 01 the Govtj/n-
■ment, its equivalent in pork, and 100 lbs. oi
net beel ^said beef to be delivered oa foot^)
for each 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 be naid
for by the Government at the prices nxed
by the Commissioners ot the State nnder the
impressment act: Provided, that when the
person thus exempted shall prodnce sati»>
tactorv eTidence tnat it has b^n impossibie
for him, by the exercise of propec diligence,
to furnish the amoojat of meat thus contract
ed for, and leave an adequate supply for the
subsistenoe of those liTing on the said fiHrm
r plantation, the Secretly of War tlull
Post Office, Fayetteviaej W. C.,)
OoroB*a 3,1863. j
Schsdhh cf t\t Arrival and D^arturt of the Mai 4 at this
Ofice.
RAI.Siea WEaASBOKO’,
rriTcs cxcept Sunday, at P. M.
at 6 P. M.
bf the nUbMitj oi tht FMdtnk witbovt tSritt a nmmwMinjk ot libi «■% «i ikm - _
U dailj, ezccpt Saturday
P.ALEIGH Tlii BUM.VIEaVILLS.
DepaFta Tueadaj &ui Friday at (i A. M.
ArriTea Weiaeudaj and Sunday at 9 P. M.
WARS A W Tia CLINTON.
ArriTes daily at 12 noon.
Deputs daily at 1| P. SI.
CARTUAGB.
ArriTCB Tuei3-i»y, Taarsday and Saturday at 7 P. M.
Dci>aru Monday, Weduc.‘»d»y and Friday at 1 P. M.
CHEaAW, S. C.
Arrives Tuocday, T!iurFday and Saturday at 6 P. M.
Departs Saaday, Tuesday and Tburaday at 1 P. M.
FAT3 BLU?P via LUAiBEBTON.
ArriTca Tas»d>>,j, Tiioraday aai S^urday at 6 A. M-
Depots Su.ivl*y, Tuciday jwid Taursda; at 1 P. Ii.
BOBEiOJf'S Tl* Kt/IZABfirHTOWN.
Departs Moadjbj, Wcinusday and Fridaj at 6 A. M.
Arcives Tuesday, Thurday aod Saturday at 2 P. AL
ELIZABETliTOVTH via TKEEBUITH.
Arrivos Slsnday at 6 P. M..
Departs seme day (!£dnday) at 6 P. M.
MAGNOLIA Tia UTPBESS G&BUL.
ArriTes Ta^day at 2 P. M.
Do|>arta sume d^y (Taasiay) at il P. M.
SWIFT ISLAND Tia MONTROSE, OOVINGrOH aad
POWBLLTON.
ArriTCi Xu^aday at G P. U.'
Depar;a We-i^sday at 11 A. M.
Srai ISLAND Tia TBOI.
Arrives Tuesday at 6 P. M.
Departs Wedi>esday at 11 A. M.
AU trails ls%Tin;jr before 7j^ A. M , aro closed the CTea
bjfvwc at 9 P. id. All letters to be “eat off froa
ofS^y, oii-.r than by mail, paid for as if
' il oj nitU. A-! drop let^s eSooii be pre-paid by
i uv • «tf \
Ta*» " ■ wi' •'i on Sfiniay from 8^ to 9^ A.
%*J t 14 fco 51 p. M.
JAS. G. COOK, p ai.
XaiB mxi£ PflHHER,
i!4« Lutt« A Mppiy at W90ie*!ala
THe €i%.K01L.j.VA
UUmt UVii COdPLHf,
Now in tke tentit ysar of saecesiM eperaiion. with
growiM firmer hold upon publio cob-
ftdenee, eontuuee u> insure th* Utos of all healtay per
sons f^oiB 14 te 60 ye*^3 for ane year, for seren
yeara, and lor life—all life memi^ws tbarini; u the profit*
AU sl»Tei from 10 to 60 years of age ar« iasuxed tut
OB* year *r for if* yoars for two thirds th*ir value.
ill loesee art ponetoally paid witJiia 90 da^s after
Satiafitetory proof ^ pree*Bt®d.
For ftirtlzer infonsatioa the public ii refarr.! i .
A—T.«« mf tha Congaaj in aU parta e" A* 8tat*. ao? .o
E. H. BATTI4 Sesratary, Raleigh
B. J. HAU, iient at
18S9. raj8tt«TilIe^ N. O