PUBLia LAWS.
Ejtacttbd Fkb*t 16, 1864-
DoU*3 rcceivad bef'^rc tli*? times hcr«’ia fi.xo4 tor
faxiti^ aid uotos »hall be aiioj?»5’‘
An Act to Fund; Tax nrut Limit *hf Ourrew,/
SbCTION 1 V>H(/r6*s Of ^ 'nnt^ilfrttfe
S‘.it 5 -,r I n-h, ...tct, Vhat the hold. rs •
all I r >-ary otod ai«jve tiie dtJuaiUHiHtiuu ut ^5, j
noi interi'M, shall be allowed uJtil tlio j
1 >t da^ of \pr-l 18(14, «awt of the Mississippi, to |
taud tbu -jame, au* uDtil the periods aud at the
pLoos siaU’d, Uie holdsra of ail euoh TroaMury j
Botus i>Uall i»e alijwed to f'uud the Siiui*; in rugis-1
tcred l>ond^, payable 20 years attcr their dale, i
boariLii iutorcei -it the rate ot 4 per cent, per aa , - i u > in*
" ,, .u 1 . / T A 1. Oo aiorciain, sliall no Lc-Id to fcavo ueon
uuiu, payuble ua tho 1st of Jauuary aud July of j «f
jbaU he subject to a tax of 83* per cent. M ev- ty or effects of
ery dollar promised on tho face thftreof, swd tax j the preceding in addition tO
to attMh to said notes whwevcr circulated, and named therein, 10 cent., in ada
Raid iiotosto be fundable and oxoban^oftWfl for new ^ the tax an snch profit*## income, under ine
rri‘artur> notes, as herein provided, subject act at‘oro«aid.
the d..daotion of said fax ; lU. On the amoiH^irf }jroflt« exceeding
12 T.\at anv State holding j 25 »>er cent., made duiibg either ot the years
ism and 18G4, by any bank or banking
insnraiice, canal, navijfation, iin-
cent. bonda of tbc Conf
years alior date, and tbo
any State
cDnapany
ml AxnortiHj?. teie^rapn,
_ or other
payable soim j. st-f»ck company of any ^description
xxin^T the same ! whether incorponitej or not, 25 per cent on
.Dou.lly. But all TmJr^'Toton^ivc-d byljoi"' ~>"i.«ny M any
, i diminished by the acjouat of ijaid tax Th2
••cu year. * * •’
Sbc. 2 The ^«*oretary of the Trew»QTy ia h.>reby I . n l
authorized 10 l^ue the bonds roquii>od fur tho ;‘*“'1
fuading provided lot in the preceding fioctioo,!
aud until the bonds can be prepared he may issue )
Oortifcat's to aca«cr th" purpose. Suo.S bonds !
and ourti?e3^3ts shall be receivable without iDt''T-'
ck^t in pay'Ut-at oi’ all Governmeat duos paj&blo j
in tht' . (•ai* execptcjpait aud import duties, j
Sku tl. Thut all Triiaeury notes ot the denomi- j
nf»tion oi $100, not b;?ariQj2; interest, which shall
not It prcseutod for fuadiug under the provisions j
ot the bt section of this act, shall, from and after
il’.e lyt UiV Oi ^-pril IS6-4, ea>tof the M'>s,si.sbippi
riv-'r, and rhc ) t u.iy ot July west ol tue '
^?lii>iisippl, cmJo to be recv ivsbio ia payunr^at of
J abiio dues, and faid note."*, if not so pr«'^ented at j
rliHt ti^De, vIikIi, ii> addition to the tsi of
.•ents iRjp.^cd in thj 4th section ul this aui, bo
tnbjec'ed 'y f. tax of 10 per •ant. per mortV
f.ii to yref.eut:'d: ..'Lieh taxca dhall attach to
•iOt-Ci ^hvrevcr circulf.tcd, aad shall be deducted
ft ‘Ui t.S? -Ve of !»Hid ao:es wheneveT presented
to
ol’or tho time fixed for ^
received! fluch excess.
dirt- i Spxi. 5. The following exemptions irom
crim^nMion betspcen the notes subject to the tix ' Uxation under thin act Rhall be allowea,
* to-wit:
8ec. 13. That Troswurv notfis beretofvwe isflued i X. Property ol each head ot a tamuy to
bearing ir.terent at the rato of $7 SO ou tbc 8100 , y^hie of $5)0; P-nd for each laiiior child
per annum, shall no longer be received in p-’ij-1 01 the family to th« ’ *
mt nt of ] ublio ducH, but sball be deemed aud
con.^idored bonds ol the (’onfcdorate States, paya
ble two jeai'9 atter tho ratification of a treaty of
pea.^e with the irnLled bearing the rate of
interest specified on their fico, payable I3* oi
January of each and every year.
Seo. 14. That tho Secretary of the Treasury
bo, and he is hereby, authorized; in c«se the esi-
freneies ot ♦^he Governuie ii. should require it, to
pay tbc' demand of any pubiio oreditor whose debt
may be contracted alter the passage of thia act,
willintj to rec*»ivi’ tho in a ocrtilieatc of in-
dfbtedaess. to bo i.-iucd by said Socrctary in such
further value of $100;
and for eacli 6)n acliially cn^iij;ed in the
arui}’ or navy, ur sviio has died or been
killed ill the luililarx, or naval service, aud
who wtis a uiennber ol tlio family when he
entered the service, t> the further value of
$500.
U. Pro])erty of the widow of any officer,
soldier, sailor or marine, who may have
died or been kill«Mi in ilie military or aaval^
service, or where there is no widuvv, then of
the family, beinjBj siiini'r children, to the
value of IfelOOO.
IX. Of oonBpiracie*, or attempts to liber
ate prisoners of war held by the CJonfaderate
Stftt09»
X. Of conspiracies, or attempts or prepa
rations to aid tho enemy.
XI. Of pei-aona advising or inciting others
to abandon the Confederate cause, or to re
sist the Confederate States, or to adhere to
the enemy.
Xn. Of unlawfully burning, deatroying
or injuriuj', or attempting to bum, destroy
or injure any bridge or railroad, or tele
graphic line of communication, 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 doati-oy, veasela
or arms, or munitions .of war, or arsenajs,
foundries, workshops, or othe?' property of
the Confederate States.
Sec. 2. Tho President shall canse pruper
oncers to investigate the cases of all persons*
so arrested, or detained, iu order that they
may be diechavgod if improperly detained,
unless they can be speedily tried in the due
course of law.
Sec. 3. That during the 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
IxKly of any ij«rsf»n or persons detained by
him, by the authority of the President, Se-
shall be liable to be placed in service in the
field for the war, as if he wove between the
ages of 18 and 45,
Sec. d. Tbat hereafter the duties of pro
vost and hospital guards and clerks, and of
clerks, ^aras, agents, employees or labor
ers in the Commissai^ and Quartermaster’s
Departments, in the Ordnance Bureau, and
of clerks and emplDyees of navy agents, as
also in the execution of the enrollment act,
and all similar duties, shall be performed
by persons who are within the agds of 4I8
and 45 years, and who by the report of a
gaC 4 on ssid Trcaaory ni0t« not
fnc ■ fi i'r i: ]>«yi’icnt oi at the datee
and phc-^ prrcoriheJ in the Is* sBctina of this
act, "0 !/« levied •'.t E-nid and plaoes
ft tax ;l i>ai 'ents tor every doIl«r promised on
' v;o •'! ii ur tos; said shuil attach to s&ii
no* « cirra' iici. Ic e-»Uoo';'^4
‘-ii if', '■ ^ : .y ira dcTx>»i-
frDa» taxation in principal and iuterest.
SiS 15 The Secretary of the Treasury is*RU-
thoriaed to incrc-‘=c the number of dopositoriee so ;
a^ to xue«* the requirements of this act, aud mth.1
rhat vieip to employ suth of th) btinksof tLodev-
eral Sta’u's as he may deem expodiecc
S?c. ifi. The 8ecretaYy of tho Trcajiury ehaM
fcT'hTfith :idvertiao thii act in scou nowapapets
to*u3 aac; b- ei^lleotcr^. Kid bj al’l : pabliehed in the several Statw, and bv such other
Qcnt ot£cfir$ -ecdTis:: the eaiae whenever pre- “ sball eecure immediate publioily; and
seated t>r payaj-iTit or for hjcdiag, or in payment j Secretary of War and the Secretary of the
ot aoxcraEcst dues, cr for postage, ^r in ex-! cause it to be published lu gene-
change for new fis hereiaafter provided, scd nil order for the iDforioatioB of the Enay and
said Treeaury aotae s'^aU be fundable in bondt as ; .
provided in ihe 1st asctioL of thi* act, until the i 1^- 42d seution of the act for the .
It: day of January 1835, sJ the rase of 6tJ| c«ct« ; assca^nicat and collection of i*xea, approved Ma? ' * _ r,rn-f*rtv laid
» a.:.. , Ju .UU be t., a., th, .cc 1.-iJ33. i,
heret»j authorized and required, upon th« ? ^ j ^be tlay ot the of thio dc., and be
cation of the bolder of any e*ll crrtifioate. which, j due and c oti the ' (*i-y ot Jnne
by the first scctiou of the act \r. provide for the | next, or ^is soon a-'^er r-.- j allow-
Innding ar.d further ia^ac of Treainry noi-es. ap- | ing fa j. 3-..!y*i5iou ;.i‘ 90 daj n W ot the
proved March 23d 18b3, wa« required to t»c Mipsfe-sippi •.ivii Uie nddili -n.^i axes on
thereattor deemed to be a bond, to isdae to such
holder a bead therefor upon the terms provided
by said net.
that the above ex:omp-
to any pcr?on, whose
household furniture,
1 shiul be assetticd at a \ alue exceeding $10X).
IV. Tlmt whore nroporty ha? been injured
or destroyed by the enainy, or tlie owner
thereof has l>ecn temporarily deprived of the
use or occupancy thereof, or of the means
of cultivating tlie eu^ue, by reason ot the
presence or the proximity of the enemy,
the aeseeament on such property may be
reduced, in proportion to the damage sus
tained by the owner, or the tax assessed
thereon may be redu«)ed iu the same ratio
1 by the district collector, on satisfactory evi-
i deuce 8nbmitt>;d to him by the owi.-er or aa-
retary cf t;.a Trer-sury, at any ti®c between the
lat ot April and the 1st cf July, 1864, vest ot ;
tbs Mi96ie*«ippi ri^er, and the 1st ai January 1805,
to anb tUi-tt f.r.d srchauge new Treasury noti.'S
fbr the s,t the rate of 66 J ocnte on the dol-
lai*; P-fuoi iid aot«s oi the deaomioaiion of
?lCl) sbfi” be entitled Ui the privHe'^e of s.iid
exehan^; PrividfJ further, that the right to
tunii c-Li ? of iid Tr-*(kjury notes, aiter the 1st da^
of Jan lary iKfio, is hereby ta^eo aany: Jlmipro- '
furth. r, That upon all saoh Trea^nry notes ,
which may Temaio outHtatding on tie 1st day of ;
January 1865, a;.4 which niay not be exchanged
for nof Treasury notes, as heroin provided, at&x
of 100 per cent. ii»‘ hereby imposed. |
Sio. 5. That af^r the first day of April next,
all authority heretofore given to the Seorefciry of
the Treasury ts issue Treasury notes shall be, and
is hereby, raroked: Prwidadj the Secretary of
the Trea3u?7 “"“yi aft-er that time, is.*ue new
Tre.-vsury notes, in Btieh forta as he may prescribe,
payable two years after the ratificatioi of a trcuty
ot p?aae with the United States, said new issues j
» be receivabls in payment ol all public dues, i
exccpt export and import duties, to be issued in
exchange fcr old notes at the rate of 2 dollars of ,
the new for 3 cf the old wsues, whether said old 1
notes be surrendered for exchange by the holders j
thcreoi, or be reocived ictc the Treasury uEder
An Aot to lety otidUiofMl Tctxcs for the com-
Tnan defmce arA supi- Ti of €h^K,'twnsrU.
Sec. 1. The 0»^ngres6 of the Confederate
States of America do enact. That in addi
tion to the taxes levied by the act “to lav
taxes for the common defence and to carry on
the Government of tlio Confederate Sta.c?^,” |
•ppi'oved i4th .of April 1863, there shall |
levied, from the paaeaj^ of this act, on the j
subjects of taxation Aieroftfter menticued. i estun;.
and collected from every pe son, copartner-!
ship, aeaociatiou or corporation, liable there
to, t&^^ea as fuUowa, to-wit:
I. U p.)u 16 value of property, real, per
sonal an i mixed, of every kind and desciip-
inooiai^ or pro-Q;^ ti/r tho yc ir IS' ■, levied
by this iWit, shtvU '*v: Kiiessed i... i ,oIlectei
forthwith; and Uie t-^''ca oti 'r.u»>.nc3 or pro
fits for the veer 1 .•■b4. 11 i^e .n3stsS5.ud and
colluctfcd Accovdiu^
tax aiid sh ae^iiient
Sexj. 60 much
day of Ayril %
comes derived f •.
tho amoan? 6r v-\U
by tJiic lict, J ’ ;i
ict, Hxe sutepjn
rt. /.
.'-iUV ■
•-ii
:VV
‘o! n oi‘ trie
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V-
\QV]-
■r-r*-.
8*0. 6. That to pay the ex^asse of the Gov
ernment not otkerwme provided for, the Sc-cretary
of the Treasury is hereby authorircd to isane 6
I atiali bo 2^.. i.
\ the tas. set of
I &£c. S. That tli'‘
; on Ijonda of the 0''nfede”f.ie
tion, uttt htireittftl^r exempted or taxed at a I issued, ehall ;n no caee e.,
differeni, rate, 5 ^-ar cunt.: Provided, That ^ same, aiiu Sucu .
...JOOOU.J ueuBi value of OToperty em- i tor or u:i.a
the provisioas of this act; and the holders of the ployed ' i agricnH. ^o shall be deducted the from the tax ar
new notes or of the old notes, except those of the ; value •! the tax ia kind delivered therefrom,' ^
denominatiofl of 8100, after they are reduced to 1 as ab^e^sed under the law imposing it, and
66f ecnts on the dollar by the tax aforesaid, may j delivcr-- i to tl\c Government; Provided,
convert the sfime into calf certificates bearin?in-! ThhX ■' credit shall be allowed bsyond 5
tereat at tha rate of 4 per cent, per annum, and •
pa;able two years ^ a wtifioation of a treaty n. On the valae of gold end silver wares
“d p>«“- 10
per coiiL.
III. The value of property taxed under
this section shall be assessed on the basis of
'o 24th
on in-
ii’eCtB >n
b a ti-.r i. levied
n 1 c^iid
yc 3r, tiud
- -ii prcv-
■ .i orem,
utular
tiiiS
. h'SrHo
Board of army surgeons shall be report^
as unable to perform active service in the
field, but capable of perforraing some ot the
above said duties, specifying which, and
when these persons shall have been assi^ed
to those duties as far as practicable, the rre
sident shall assign or detail to their perfbrm-
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
De assigned to those duties: Provided fur
ther, that nothing contained in this act shall
be 80 construed as tt> prevent the President
from detailing artisans, mechanics, or per
sons of scientific skill, to perform indispen
sable duties in the departmenta ^ bureaua
herein mentioned.
Sec. 9. That any Quartermaster or As-
BiGtant Quartermaster, Commiseary or As
sistant Commissary, (other than those serv
ing with brigades or regimtots in the field,)
or cfficers in the Ordnanc* Bunau, or 3f«vy
Agents, or Provost Marshal, or officer in
the oonscript service, who shall hereafter
employ or retain in his efflploymeut any
person in any of their said departments or
bureaas, cm* in any of the duties mentioned
in the 8th section of this act, in violation of
the provisions hereof, shall, oa conviction
thereof by a oonrt-martial or military court,
be oashiered; and it shall be the doty of any
departo^ent or district commander, upon
proof, by the oath of any credible person,
that any such officer has violated this pro>
vision, immediately to relieve snch omcor
from uuty; and said ijommaaders shall take
prompt measures to have him tried Ibr such
ofTenoe; and any commander as aforesaid
failing to perform the duties enjoined by
this section, shall upon beinf duly convioted
thereof, be discharged from the service.
Sec. 10. That all laws wanting exemp
tions from military service I)e, and the same
we, hereby repealed, and hereafter none
%hall be exempted except the following;
1. All who shall be held nnfit for milita-
rr service, under rules to be prescribed by
the Secretary of War.
2. The Vice President of the Confedwite
States, the members and ofiloers of Oongress
and of the several State Legislatures, and
snch 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 Con-
i federate or State Gk>vernmenta, as the case
may be.
S. £very minister of reli^on authorizBd to
preaoh according to the rules of his church,
Sec. 3. That at the expiration of six months and who, at the passage ot this act, shall be
fiom the hrit^ day ot April next, a bounty ! regularly employed in the discharge of his
oi $100 in a six per cent. Government bond, miuiaterial duties; superintendents and phy-
that such person is detained by him as a
prisoner for any of the causes hereinbefore
Bpecifiod, under the authority aforesaid, fur
ther proceedings under the writ of habeas
Corpus shall immediately oease and remain
suspended so long as this act shall continue
in loroe. •
Sec. 4. This act shall oontinue in forc2 for
ninety days after the next meeting of Con
gress, an(i no longer.
THE MILITARY BILL.’
Section 1. That Irom aud aftw the passage
of this aot 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 46, now in service,
shall be retained during the present war
with the U. S., in.the same rej^ments, bat
talions and companies, to which they belong
at the passage of this act, with the same or
ganisation and officers, unless regularly
transferred or discharged, iu accordance
with the laws and regvuations for the gov
ernment of the army; Provided, that 00m-
pauies from one State, organized against
ttieir consent, expreesecl at the time, with
regiments or battalions from another State,
shall hav^the privilege of being transferred
to organizations of troora, in the same arm
of the service, from the states in which said
companies were raised; and the soldiers from
one State, iu companies from another State,
shall be allowed, it they desire it, a transfer
to organizations from their own States, in
the same arm of the service.
'M,
G wlter-
be
hm
>■>
per cent, bonds to an axnount not ey.esiediag five market value ot tho same, or similar pro-
nundrcd millions of dollars, the pnoaipai and ia-1 P®^y tbe neighborhood vjaereassessoa, iu
and
tereiit whcreoi shall be free from taxation, and
for the payiaent of interest thereon the entitit net
receipts or any export duty hereafter laid oa tho
value of any cotton, tobacco, and naval stores,
which shall be exported from the Confederate
States, and tho net proceeds of the import da ties
now laid, or so mu'^h thereof as may be necessary
to pay annually j interest, are hereby specially
pledged; trovid«>l, that the duties now laid on
importa are hereby pledged and ihdl hereaf
ter be paid ia specie, or in sterling exchange, or
io coupoas cd said boada.
Sso. 7. Ihat the 3eoretary of the Troaoury is
herobf authjiited, from ti^je to time, as the
waais 'f the Trcasu T r -,y re.-juiro it, lu sell or
hypDrl.o34.ro :cr Tr ,«au? ’ notes said bond?, or any
part (.iicreot, apoa tLr oest teriaa ho can, s" sg to
naeet aj propnati«jUs Ly Congro^, and at the .amc
time r.iviuc;. and r-^tnet tho aiu..unt cf the circu
lation ia Ircsnury notaa within reasonable
safe hmits.
Sxo 8. The bend
tion ot tliis lot may bo either regtstsred or cou
pon boG-Jc;, tne pui-iiTCj taking thcai aay elect*
snd iLtjr fu. y tici-.cngei tor each o*> ;r ua-icr
sucn rv Ul*. “ 1.., ;; >;uiary ot the Treasury
jiibt. ^ '.iiakx oe tur 6ijv/, a'ld Ahall
tue vJOvip';!.., thoi’eto utt4;.uac(i, ue in
•J. Uw.i t.u ’.'! >n ^4^ >YQ gyg.
i x _. .lbs,
' ^ . --j ’--i -■/ J y
" '} ' I' - J'--* - '-*.1 '
■ — > • .it,:*; i-ncu tiau;.
i ». 'i Oci k.,.-,.,at03 k/.3 Ijuditblo,
rospeotfi a& is picviotou
for tlic Treasury nutca into wliich they are oon-
vertible. If oouvorted hei'ore the time fixed for
taxing the Treasury notes, such certificates shall
from that amc bear inleroHt upon oniy 66f cents
for evci J doiiar p.xjmisod upon tneir lace, and
shall be ret.%;uiauia in new rreasury notes at
that fata; but altci the passage of this aot no call
oertifioit^ btiaii be ;.;autd uatii after the first day
of Aj. 11,
^ Sk^. hi ’iiiit if any oviK of «iepjt(it sUli jfive
its dcpc«,itcr3 Lfig Dvj'ii authoriZCvt by tue first
SMticn ol thi3 act, la exchange for their deposits
Md Bpwitj^iag the umo on the bonds by seotQ
wtio’wtive mirk or token, to be agreed upon with
in® Seoreliwj ot the Ijewary, then the said d&-
jK^tor sail] he eotitlod (e rsoiavs the amouiit of
said boadd in Treamiry totes, bsMring no ictarast
ana oatsta&oing at the passage ot thia act: Pro-
9idedf tha bond* e^'o pi;*Boat?d bc||F.i fltip
privilege ..4 runJing r- lea at par shaU ceade
ss herein prcecntKjCl.
810. 11. That ail Tro^ury notes heretofore
Msued ol the denoaaination of $5 ihall oontin i«
k» be rooeiTablo in payment of puWio dues as
{Kuvided by law. v:d fundable at par under *the
^VOvi«iHU this aat, uatii tho first July, ig^
mmLs^ r»#il \o ft Uatobw 18W, wwrt of
*»iflwAd«|i Ym tatm Hhmk «Imn Iks#
may pri.
togetiie'' w;il.
SUoii _•
rotary • .
shah ..
and . .u
ablo nv 1.-.
Sst.
and siiuil be «
the year 18t>0, except in cases where land,
slaves, cotton or tobacco have bectn pur
chased siirce the let day 01 Janue.y 1868,
in which case the said slavew. cotton
and tobacco so purchased, shall b., c. jessod
at the price actually paid for ‘he same by
the owner.
Sec. 2. On the value of all scares or inter
ests held in any bank, banking company or
association, oanal, navigation, importing,
exporting, insurance, mttuufactnrin^, tefe-
graph, express, railroad, aud dry-do^ com
panies, aud ail other joiut stock compauies
of every kini, whether incor|>orated or aot,
5 per cent.
The value of property taxed under this
section shall be asse.>sed upou the basis of
the mark'st value of such property in the
neighborhood where assessed, in such cur-
, . rency as may be in general use there, in the
an norixcd by the 6th 9e»> | purchase and sale of such property, at the
time of aasossuieut.
Sec. 8. U{»on tiie amount of all gold atd
silver coiJi,^oid dust, gold or silver bullion,
wkether heia by the banks or other corpo-
rntioua or iudividuala, 5 per cent.; and upon
all Diouov’r held abroad, or upon the a.mount
0/ aii bitis oi exchange, drawu therefor on
k»rwign countries, a tax of 6 per cent.; such
•i*. X upon mouey abroad to Ue astie»sed and
collected according to the value thereof at
the place where the tax is paid.
IL Upon the amount ot all solvent cre
dits, ana of all bank bills and all other pa
pers issued m currency, exclusive of non
interest bearing Confederate treasury notes,
and uot employed iu a registered business,
tho income derived from winch ia ts^ed, 5
per cent.
Sec. 4. Opon profits maae in trade and
basiueG&, ae follows.
1. Ou all proiits made by buyiug and sell
ing dpiritoub liquors, tloui, wheat, uom, nee,
s’lgar, molasses or sirup, salt, bacon, pork,
hoijp, beof or boef cattle, sheep, oat^ hay,
focuier, raw hidos, feathtir, horses, mules,
bootii, Bhooe, cotton yarns, wool, woolen, cot
ton 07 mixea elotha, ha^ wagons, hamese,
Qoal, iron, steel or nails, at any time be
tween tile 1st of Janutjry 1863, and the 1st
of Janaaiy 1865, 1(4 per cant., ia aduit>ou
to the tax on uuuh prohts a» income under
An A^ io»u€p^tci the prv of U^e Writ
cf Ilahe^i£ 6'>. i: v
Wher#ft3, tlie Constitution of tt-.o C i.ci-
erate States of America pro-^-id; 3 in J-
1, Section y, Pexagrfiph 3, tl.at • iha prlvi-
lege of the writ of habc:>3 C‘ eh.in not
bo suspended unloi-'i vrhan ;.i ci-ise f rebel
lion or invasion, tiio public safety n:ay re
quire it;” and whereas, the |>ower of sus
pending the priviicjre of said writ as roe>->g-
I ni.%d iu said .A.riiule 1, is veelyd eoltiiy iu
! the Congress, which is the e*f;hisivo judge
I of the uccetsity of such suspension; and
[ whereas, ia the opinion of tho Congress, the
I public safety rpqtriros the suapension of said
writ in the existing case of the invasion of
these Siatea by the armies of the U nited
States; and whereai^, the President has asked
for tho suspension of the writ of habeas cor
pus, and informed Congress of conditions of
public danger whicli render tiie suspeusion
of tha writ a measure proper for the public
defence against invasion and insurrection:
now, therefo-f-o,
The C iugrc.-.* of the Ooafederate States of
Amerioa do yiiiict, T!i;it during the prcse'it
mvasion of the Goufod^r»te States, the priv
ilege of the writ of habeas corpus bo, and
the same is hereby, KUP-pond>4d; but sucli sus
pension shall apply ouly to the cases of per
sons arrestei or detained by order of the
Pr^ident, Secretary of War, or the Goaoral
Olfioer eommaudiug the Trans-Mississippi
Military Department, by the autiiority and
under the control of the PKsidont. It ia
hereby declared that tha purpose of Con
gress in tho passage of this act is to provide
more efi'ectuaUy for the public safety by
Buapeudiug the writ of habeas corpua in the
following cases and no otlier:
I. Of treason, or treasonable efforts or
(x>mbinatlou8 to sabvert the goverumant of
the Confederate States.
IL Of conspiracies to overthrow the gov
emment, or conspiracies to resist tho lav^ful
authority of the Confederate States.
UL Of wmbining to assist the enemy, or
of communicating intelligence to the enemy,
or triving him aid and comfort.
iV. Of coi^piracies, preparations and at-
tei^ts to incite servile insurrection.
. Of desertions or encouragin*^' ^oser-
ri>i3, of harboring deaerter«i, and of attompta
to avoid military service: ProviJe*J, Thit in
case of palpable wrong and oppre^ion by
any subordiBate o^&cer upoi4'9C)y partv who
does not legally owe military service his
superior officer shall grant prompt rali- ‘ to
the oppre^d party, and the subordirate
shall be dismissed from office.
VI. Of spies and other eiuLssarfce of tho
enemy.
ViL Of holding correapondeuco or ii,xr-
«rnK
the “act to lay taxes for the common d»sfenoe, 1 fv-LMe with the enemy, without necesc'tr
a»d carry on the Govemm^ni of the Ooa-1 . ‘ without the j^*eruuEPion of the Ooiilt».io-
tederate States,” approved April 34, I&B3. ^
IL Op all profits made by buying «id
seLling money, gold, aiiver, foreign ^chaiige,
“^tocka, notes, d^bt^ croditc, of obUgatioa*
States.
'^ III. Of uiila>irfui trading with tho
u'j and other offenoos aj^iubt the laiFs 0^
the Cbufedetate onsoUd f ^oaeolu
mmmm !■ Hn
wb ch the Secretary of the Treasury is here-
l)/ authorized to '«^ue, ^all be paid to eve-
>/ nou-commissioued officer, mHsician and
private who sbail then be ia terrioe, or in
tho event of hia death previous to the period
of RU(5h pjiymeut, then to the person or per
sons who would be entitled to rcceive by law
the arrearages of his pay; but ho one shall be
entitled to the bounty herein provided who
ehall at any time, during, the period of six
montiis next after the said firit day of April,
bo absent from his command without leave.
Sec. 4. That no person shall be relieved
from the operation of this act by reason of
liaving been heretofore discharg^ from the
army where no disability now exists; nor
e.hali those who have furnished substitutes
be any longer exempted by reason thereof:
Provided, that no person, heretofore exempt
ed on accmint of religious opinions aud who
has paid the tax levied to relieve him from
service, shall be required to render military
service under this act.
Sec. 5. That all white male residents of
the Confederate States, between the ages of
17 and 18 and 45 and 50 years, shall enroll
themselves at such times a^d places, and
under such regulations, as the President
may prescribe, the time allowed not being
leas than 30 days for those east, and 60 days
tor those west ot the Mississippi river, and
any person who shall fail so to enroll him
self, without a reasonable excuse tlierefor,
to be 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 ages of 18 and 46: Provided, fhat
the persons mentioned in this section shall
constitute a reserve for State defence aud
detail duty, and shall not be req^uired to
perform servicc out of tho State in which
they reside.
Sec. 6. That all persons requirod by the
5th eeotion of this act to enroU themselves,
may within 30 days after the passage there
of, east of the Mississippi, an^ within 60
days, if west of said river, form themselves
into voluntary organizations of compauiea,
battalions or regimen ta, and elect their own
ofiioors; said orgHuiaationa to conform to the
existing laws; and, having so organized, t
tender uieir services as volunteers during
the war to tho President; and if such oi;gan-
izations shall furnish proper muster rolls, ag
now organized, and deposit a copy thereof
with the enrolling officer of their district,
which sUali be equivalent to ouroUment,'
tney may be accepted as minute men for
service m euch State, but in no event to be
taken out 01 it. Those who do not so volun
teer and organize, shall earoll theraaolvea aa
before provided; and may, by the Freaident
be required to assemble at convenient pla
ces oi rendezvous, and be formed or organ
ized into companies, battalions and regi-
ments, under regulations to be prescribed
by him; and shall have the right to elect
meu- coyipany and roci mental otttcera; and
aH L-oops organized udder this act for State
dofeaco, bhail ba entitled, while in actual
service, to the same pay and allowance as
troops now in the fialti.
Sec. 7. That any person who shall fail to
attend at the place of rendezvoua as required
by the aiithorifcy of the Preaident,
■fcftstit eoBwitr» W fUtM qf Hy
sicians of aeylnms for the deaf and dumb
and blind and of the insane; one editor for
provisions, to be delivered by such person
as aforesaid at eqaivalont raAes.
3. ^uch person shall further bind himself
to sell tho marketable surplus of provisions
aud grain now on hand, and whicli he may
raise from year to year while hit exemption
continues, to the Qoverngaent or to tho tuia-
ilies of soldiers, at prices 6.xed the Com
missioners of the State under the impress
ment act: Provided, tbat any person ex
empted as aforesaid, shall be entitled to a
credit of 25 per cent, on any amount of meat
which he may deliver within three months
from tho passage of this act; Provided fur
ther, that j)erson8 coming within the provi
sions of thia exemption shall not be deprived
of the beneliV thereof by reason of having
been enrolled since the 1st day of Feb. 1804.
4. In addition to the foregoing exenip
tionSj the Secretary of War, under the di
rection of the President, may exempt or de
tail such other persons as he may b6 satis
fied ought to be exempted on account of
public necessity, and to insure the produc
tion of grain air^ other provisions for the
army and the families of soldiers. He may,
also, grant exemptions or details, on such
terms as he may prescribe, to such over
seers, farmers or planters ae he 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 employ iu
good faitl], his own skill, capital ana labor
exclufively in the production of grain and
provisions, to be sold to the Government and
the families of soldiers at prices not exceed
ing thc«e fijLed at the time for like articles
by the CommissionerB of the State under
the in^reasment act.
5. llie 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 indispensable to the efficient
operation of said railroad: Proirided, that
the number of persons so exempted by this
act on any railroad shall not exceed one per
son for each mile of such road in actual use
for military transportation; and said exempts
shall be reported by name and description,
wifh the nam&i of any who have leu the
employment of said company, or who may
cease to be indispensable.
6. Tbat nothing herein contained shali
be construod as repealing the act approved
April the 14th 18b3, entitled aa act to ex
empt contractors for carrying the mails ol
the Confederate States, and the drivers ot
post coaches and hacks, from military ser
vice: Provided, that all the exemptions
granted under this act shall only continue
whilst the persons exempted are actually
engaged ia their respective pursuits or oc
cupations.
Sec. 11. That the Pr^ident be, and he is
hereby, authorized to grant details, under
general rules and regulations to be issued
I from the War Department, either of persons
t>etween 45 and 50 years of age, or flrom the
I army in tho field, in all cases where, in his
! judgment, justice, equity and neceeeity r©-
I qnire such details, and ho may revoke such
j orders of details whenever he Vbinks pro^r:
I Provided, that the power herein granted to
I ft:e Pr^ident to make details and exemp-
I tioos ehu'I not be construed to authorize the
eaoh newspaper being published at the time ! exemption or detail of anjr contractor for
of thia act, and such employeea m said edi-1 funiieLing stipplies of any kind to the Gov
ernment, by reason of said contract, unlees
the head or secretary of the department ma>
king such contract shall certify thaT *he per
sonal sarvicoB of such contracto" ^ ^ 'dis
pensable to the execution of said uouuact:
Provided further, that when any such con
tractor shall fail, diligently and fuithfully,
to proceed with the execution of such con
tract, hi^exemption or detail shall cease.
Sec. 13. That in appointing local boards
of surgeons for the examination of persons
liable to military service, no member com*
posing the same shall be appointed from the
oounty or cnrolliug district in which they
are required to m:^e such examination.
tor may certify, on oath, to be indispensable
to the publication of such newspaper, the
p^ublic printer of the Ooufederate and State
! Goveramente. and suoh joumeYmen print
ers as the said public pnuter wall certify,
on oath, to be indispensable to perform the
pubiio printing; one skilled apothecary in
eaoh apothccary store, who was doing busi
ness as such on the 10th day of Oct’r 18^3,
and has continued said business, withont
intermission, since that period; all physi
cians over the i^e of SO years, who now are,
aud for the last 7 years have been, in the
actual and regular practice of thoir profes
sion, but the term phytucian shall not in
clude dentists; all presidei^a and teachers
of colleges, Uieological Betninaries, acade-
miee and schools, who have been regularly
engaged aa such for two years next before
the passa^ of this act I'rovided, that the
benefit ot this exemption shall extend to
those teachers only whose schools are com
posed of 30 students or more. All euperin-
tendente of imblic hospitals, established bv
law bofore the passage of this act, and such
physicians and nurses therein as SEch su-
perinteudents shall ceBt?|y, on oath, to be
indidpeusable to the proper, and efficient
management thereof.
4. Thera shall be exempt one person ae
owner or agriculturist on eaoh farm or p^^-
tation upon which there are now, and were
on the 1st day of Jan’y last, 1*5 able-bodied
field-hands, t^tween the {tges of 16 and 50,
uj>on the following conditions:
1. This exemption shall only be graut»d
In oases in wiiioh there is no white male
adult on the farm or plaata.tion not liable to
military service, nor unless the person claim
ing the exemption was on the 1st day of
Jan’y 1864, either the owner and manager
or overseer of said plantation, but in no case
shaU more than one person be exempted for
one farm or plantation.
i. Such person shall first execute a bond,
payable to the Confederate States of Amer
ica. in snch form, and mth suoh security,
and in such penalty as the Secretary of War
may prescribe, conditioned that he will de
liver to the OWernment at some railroad
depot, or such other place or places may
be designated* by the Secretary ol War,
within 12 months next ensuLujr, 100 ^unda
of bacon, or, at the election of the (^veiii
meut, its equivalent in pork, aud 100 lbs. ot
net b^t (said beef to be delivered on foot,)
tor oacti able-bodied slave on said farm or
pl^tation, within the above said ages, whe
ther said slaves in the field or not, which
said bacon or pcnrk and beef shall be PAid
for by the Government at the prioes nxed
by the Ooinmissioners of the Stato under the
impressment aot: Provided, that when the
person thus exempted shall produce satia-
lac^ry evidence tnat it has been impossible
for him, by the exercise of proper diugeaoe,
tD fnmisb the araotmt of moat thus dontraot-
ed for, and leave an adequate supply tor the
snbsiatence of those living on the said farm
or pl&ntatiop, the Secretary of War sh&Ii
a oowButatfon of tbe »!xi^ to tike
tefnUlifellMri
Post Offiov, FayetteviUe, n. C.,)
OoTOBsa 3,1863. I
SefuduU of the Arrival and Dejxurturt of th» Mailt *t XhU
RALEIGH via AVEBASBOBO’, Stc.
Arrivef daily, except Sunday, at 41 P. M.
Dsparta daily, except Satur^y at o P. M.
&ALB1QH via 8UMMEBV1LLS.
Depaiis Tuesday and Friday at 6 A. M.
.^jrrlTes Wednesday and Sunlay at 9 P. M.
WARSAW via CLIMTOK.
4rT*iTea daily at 12 uoon.
D«ps^rtk daily at 1| P. M.
GABXHAaS.
Arrives lac^iay, Xauro lay and Saturday at 7 P. M.
Departs Monday, Wednesday and Friday at 1 P. M.
CHERAW, S. C.
ArriTcs Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday at 6 J*. M.
Departs Suaday, Tuesday and Thursday at 1 P. M.
FAIB BLUrF via LUMBERTON.
Arrives Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday at 6 A. M.
Departs Suad»y, Xueaiay and XtmrsdAV at 1 P. M.
BOBBSOH’S via fiLIZABETHTOWN.
Departs Monday, Wednesday and Friday at 6 A. M.
Arrivas Tuesday, Thorday and Saturday at 2 P. M.
ELIZABETHTOWN via TGREBINTH.
ArriTea' Monday ai B p. M.
Departs same day (Mcndhy) at 6 P. M.
MAGNOLIA Tia CYPRESS CBEEK.
Arrives Taesday at 2 P. M.
l>eparts t)«isd day (Taadday) at 21 P. M.
8W1FT ISLAND vi» .MOHTRO^SE, COVXMaiON awt
POWBLLXOil.
Arrives Tuesday at d P. M.
Departs Wednesday at 11 A. M.
SWIFT IBLAND via TROT.
Arrives Taesday at 6 P. M.
Departs Wedne^y at 11 A. M.
All mails leaving before i. H., are closed the evea
ing before at 9 P. .M All letters to be sent off from
this office, otber tban by mail, must be paid for as if
sent by mail. Ail drop lettara shonld be pre-paid by
i cent stampe.
The office will be opea on Suadaj from to 91 A
M., aad fh>m 4} to 6} P. M. * *
JA8. a. COOK. P M.
THE 01X1G POIJlGir
n»OR ths L*.is»e fiirO'er fipply at ^loIsssU
n, T n A,W Hf qowii
THfi iWRTH C4.1iOl4liVA
MErroAL uriii l^subaacb canpANY,
Now ia the tenth year of sueoesaful operation, with
growing capital and firmer hold «pcn pubiio eon-
fidenee, eentinuee to insure the lives of all healthy pei^
BOSS tram 14 to 60 yiMrs ef age, for one yea>, for seven
years, aad for life—^ uft meini'ers sharing in the proiits
All slaves ft»xa 10 to^ years of age an ioBored fot
039 yea-* ar for ftve year> for two thirds tkelr valua.
All lessee are puaesaally prad within 90 days after
satisfaetory proof ia. presented.
Fcr fksrthar infonaadon the public is referred to
Ageata 0? the Company ia all parts e * the State, a.id to
R. H. BATTi.^, Secretary, Raleigh.
M. 1. HALS, ^eni at
^‘'y 1869. FayetieviUe,. N. 0
WMk WnrmlanH far«tWrOiini