BLIO I.AW8.
.kHAOTSD Fbb*y 1864.
4n A'-f ^^.,d Tit and 7Ar\:t the Currmt if.
SctTTjO. 1. 7A’ I j- v-rf ’t jj' t,iff Oonfedvrate
^ of i lo mace, Thit *.he holders of
»!1 T ' iibovo iiio deaormaiition of $5,
D'jw t'Cfttkg slull bo allowei ualil the
let uajr uf April 1864, eaot uf the Mis4iatippi, to
tund che sjiao, aud antil £>he perioda aod at the
pL^-^ stated, the holddre of all snoh Treasury
B shall be aUowed to fund the sauD) in regif>
tered boad», payable 20 years after their dat«,
bearing interest at the rat* of 4 per cent, per a»»'
oam, payable oa the 1st of January and July of
etjfdiw .
Sbc 2 The Scoretary of tha Treasury in hereby
authorised to issue th« bonds rei^nir^ for the
funding provided for in the precediHjj Beotion,
and mtil tlie bonds oan be prepared he may iesne
•erti^oaijs to auHwer the purpose. Buoh bonds
and jertifioatoa Rhall be receivable without lBt^r•
eet in »>ajriaent of all Gover*ii»*»>!nt dne«* payable
in the ®ear 1864except export and import dntieb
Sso. 8. That all Treasury not'68 of the denomi
nation of f 100, not bearing interest, whiob shall
not be pieaentcd for funding under the provisione
of the lat aeotion of this act, fiha’l, froTU anH after
the 1st day of April 1864, east of the Mispi^sippi
river, and the 1st day of July 1864, west ot t le
Missiwippi, oease to be receivable in payment ot
public du'a, and said notes, if not so presented at
that time, shall, io additioi, to the tax of 38i
oenta imposed in the 4th section of this act, be
snbjectcd to a tax of 10 per cent, per month un
til so prcsentedj which taxes shall attach to said
uotofl whereyer oiroulat-cd. and (hall be deducted
from Ihd i'ftce of said not^ whenever presented
payMeot or for funding, and said notes shall
not be excLangOiible fnr the new ishue of Trca-
provided for in this act.
S»P4. That on ail said Treasuiy notes not
rr used in payzaent of faxea at the datea
and places prescribed in the 1st seotion of thie
act, there shall be levied at said dates and places
a tax of S3i cents for every dollar promis^ op
the fa«'e of Mud notes; said tax shall attach to said
notes whersver circulated, and shall be collected
by deducting the same at the treaaurj, its deposi
tories and by tax collectors, and by all Gbvera-
';at, officers roceiving the same whenever pre-
scct& J i >r payment or for funding, or in payment
ot Ot "( rnmect dues, or for pootage, or in ex-
aii iHg".»I'br ow notes, as kereioafter provided, and
«i'i Treiisurf notes shall be liindable in bonds as
provif’od in the 1st sectfon of this act, untH the
I fit dcy of Jannasy 1865, at the rate of 661 cent*
•0 ufkHarj and it shall be the duty of the Soo-
‘ ~v f the Treasury, at any time between the
. .pnl and the 1st of July, 1864, west of
' i. ’4T-ippi river, and the 1st of January 1865,
^ 3nh;ititato and exchange new Treasury notes
• the same at the rate of 66f oenta on rae dol-
1: ; Prouut^d, That notes of the denomination of
?ioO shall net be entitled to the privilege of said
c: oiiange: Provided further^ that the right to
iZ 'A any of said Treasury notdB, after the 1st day by stud ao
' January 1865, is hereby taken away: Andpro-
shaU ke sabjMl to Jk toz MBi ^ MBt. w
orj dol1a> promised^n iuse thereof, wid tax
to attach to said sotai wkerever oirenlated, and
said notes tc be fundable wad exohaageable for new
Treasury Dote«, as hor«ia provided, Bubjeot to
(h« dedu'ficn *f said xax.
8»o 12. That any State holding Treasury
notes reoQ^ved before the times herein fixed for
taxing saio notes shall be allowed dul the first
uuy ot Januury 1865, to fund the name in 6 per
cent bonds of the Confederate States, payable 20
years after date, and the interest payable 5iemi-
annually. But all Treaaiuy notes recseived by
any State after the time fixed Ibr taxing the same
OS aforesaid, shall ha held to have been rooeived
diaciinlshed by the amount of said tax. The din-
crimin^ition betwees iiie notes snbjatt^ ^ the bm
and those not so subjeot, shall b«—
Sac 13. That TroiBury notes heretofore isffo-td
Iwarins: int-orest at the rate of S7 on the %\oO
p^r anbum. ahall no lorifer be received in pi y-
Tieut of pnh‘»r uues, but shall be •^e^mad avid
oonsidered bonua of the Oonf^d^^r*?^ x>v »-
b!e two ypars at*«r the rstifioation trendy ol
pea *c with the United 6tat«», the •■at^ #t
Interest spe«ified on their fww» 'i%fabl^ 1st «f
January of each and every year.
S«o 14 That the Secretary of ♦he TrAJ»i>fjr
bo, and he is hereby, authoriwd.' ic the ? £i
iT>ncif’f» o^ *he G-ovemment shoTjld r»xu»re it. to
pay th • dftwanvS of acy public''re'l*tor'"I'iiose d^bt
mav b« oer^*^ct-^.d %fter the pa^fy'^o of this a-jt,
w'llinij; to r«w»Mtve the same in a 'fr>itificGte of u-
dobtedness, fc>« he is,‘'ned by wd Soo«etary in hB ih
form as he mav aeeip proper, pcyablo two yesrs
after a ratiflcatio" of a treaty of pes«Je with the
United States, bearing interest at the rat« of fix
T)er ccnt. per annum, payable lemi-aBnually, aiad
transferable only by special endorsejnent under
regvilations to be prescribed by ih6 Seerfltary of
the Treasury, and said oertifiofttes shall be exeoipt
from taxation in principal a»d interest
8*0. 15. The Secretary oi the Treasury is »»u-
thorixcd to increase th* number of depositories so
as to meet the requiremeatu of this act, %nd w th
that view to employ i«uch ©f the banks the stiv-
eral States as he aaay deoip expedient.
8*0. 16. The Soerelary of the Treasury *11
forthwith advortite this aoi in such newspapers
published in the several Stk(*«, and by su«h oti er
msans as shall semre immetitete publioityj ».ad
the Secretary of War and the Secretary of »he
Navy shall each joause it to be published in gene
ral order for the uafbmatioa of the army acd
mMwy.
Seo. 17. The 4?id section of the act for the
assessment and oolleotion of taxes, approved May
1st 1868, is hereby repealed.
8*0 18. The Secretary of the Trcarury is
hereby authorised and required, npoc the appli
cation of the holder of any call ccrtiatate, which,
by the first sectios of the act ro provide for ^he
fiinding and further issue of Trecsury nouis, ap
proved March 23d 1863, was required to be
thercaftpr' dseTCod to be a bond, to isisr.e to svtoh
holder a l>ond the^*efcr upon the terms provided
or atfMtB oi iand, m*t Ml
erated b
etinMft
tioQ to
erthc
' furiK-v, That upon all such Treasury note?
Abioh may remain outstanding on the 1st day of
Jtr.jary 1^65, »nd whioh may not be exchanged
t Treasury t!;te8, as herein provided, a tax
X) per cent, is l»ereby imj-oued.
Seg. 5 'Hiat after the first day of April next,
»ii authority heretofore given to the Secretary oi'
t’ e iieasury to issue Treasury notes shall be, and
i’i oreby, revctud:
th- Trea
A n Act to Ifny additional Taooes for the. ccm
rtw^i defe>u^ mid tujpfori of
Sec. L Th« Congress of tue Ooufederfcte
8tat€s AmericA do «nact, Tbat in ho H
tioii to the taxes levied by the act “to I %y
taxej^ ’A?r the commop defeDce and to cairv on
tho Gk>vemment of the Confederate StatW,”
approved 24tii of April li'fiS, there shall
Provided^ the Secretary of | ie?ied, from the pa*«ft^ of tkis act, on the
n ““jTj t'jat dmo; issue uc^ i Bubjftcta of iaxation hereafter montion*«d,
Trc.-^u^'y notes, in such form as h« m«*y prescribe, 1 collected froru every peraon, copftrtD>*r-
.70 ,e^ the raRflo.tK.o ot > teeatj- j ^^5 aaaooi&tioD or corporation. !iabl« the^-
of pe.00 nth the llniiod StatOB, ««d new iMaoB
I. Upon the valne of'property, real,
er
sonal and mixed, of every kmd and deac? p-
?ith the United States, said new issues
to be reccival/le in payment of all public dues,
except exjort and import duties, to be issued in
exoh«ugc for old notes at the rate of 2 dollars of. . , • ^ j ^ j .
kho new tor 3 of the old issues, whether said old i «ot hero«^t«r escerapt^^ or texcd «t»
fi '5 He suTTen'lf^r;Hj for^^xohang? by the holicra j 5 p0i iruvid^a,
Co':, btt rccGi/ed into the Treasury under \ from this ttsx on value of property f oa-
provisioua of thio actj and the holders of the j ployed in ft^ricnitttitj shall be deducted
a.-'VT ncies or of the old notes, except those of ik« ! value of the tax ia kind delivered Uierefroin,
-t?Qominfttion >f $iuO, after they are reduced to ’ ’ ’ ’ " " ^
me preceding pan4iTapb) botweetl
samttd tksrem, 10 p©r ceat., in iH
the tax ou each profits as income,
act aforoeaid.
ni. tli6 amount oi pro^te exceeding
86 per ceat, made during either of the yaaifi
18fi3 aTid by any bank or banking
cempany, iniarance, canal, navigation, im-
porti-i^' and exi.>orting, telegr^h, QxprcsB,
raihoad, nianuiactnring, dry dock, or other
joint Block company bt' any deecription,
whether Ineonoorated or not, 26 per cent on
euc!'. excess.
8t3o. 5. The foilowiag exemptions from
tftxriHoT) nndeir this act ahall he i^owed,
to-wit:
T. Pr!>perty of each bead of a family to
til*; value )f ^,500; and for each minor child
of tue family to the further value of $100;
and lor ^on actually engaged in the
tti*ray a»vv, '^r who hae died or been
killod ip the miiit^ry or naval service, and
who wan a mernj^or of the family when he
e«ter»^ service, to the further value of
$50(9.
II. Property of the widow of aay officer,
«»o}diGr, sailor or marine, who may have
died or Seen killed in the military or naval
6ervic«», waore there is nO widow, then of
the family, being mindr children, te the
valT'» of $1000.
ITL T’roperty of ev©!T officer, loldicr,
sailor or marine, actuaUy engaged in the
military or naval Bervicc, or of auch havs
beoii diBabled in auch 8er\ice, to the valno
of $1000; provided, that the above ex«np-
tions shall not apply to any person, wh®Ba
property, exclueive of hounehold fomiture,
iihall be assessed at a value exceeding $1000.
IT. That where property ha»» been injured
or dcptroyed by the enemy, or the owner
thereof has beeu temporarily deprived of the
use or occupancy thereof, or of the me«i8
of cultivating the i>ame, by reason of the
presence or the proximity of the enemy,
the assessment on such property may ^
rodifced, in piX)portioa to the damage sus
tained by tJie owner, or the tax asseeaed
thereon may be reduced ia the same ratio
by the difitrict collector, on satisfaot^ry evi-
deCiCe submitted to him by tlie owner or aa-
lieeeor. •
Sec. 6. That the taxes on property laid
f;3rthc jr.^r 1854, shall be assessed as on
the dey.ot the pa&yago of this act, and be
aue and collected on the 1st day of Jane
next, or ?s eoon after as practicable, allow-
ii tC an eAtcnflion oi SO days Weet of fhe
Mississippi river The additional taxes on
racomes or piof;!;! for the year 1863, levied
by tliie act, eh.all assessed and collected
tbrtli'77ith; and tbo taxes incomes or pro
fits for the 1C64, shall be assessed and
collected aceordin.T t« the provisions of the
tax uud aesecvr iui^it acts of 1863.
Sec. 7. £ j much of the t^ix act of the 24th
dftv of AT>ril ^ levies a tax on ia-
m/ 1 • ^
cv>uie doriv^-d from property or enects on
the auiovihi Oi value of which a tax is levied
Hy this act, ar;l the Ist section of said
net, are iur the ^oar 1864, and
ao ejtlm.it J:: jt, hire or mterest on pro-
j:)erty or cre ^ '.: herein taxed ad valorem,
»hau be as8ei;^u or taxed as iiicomes under
che tax act of J H83.
Sec. 8. T- tax Im]X)sed by this act
on bonds of tiiri v^jufedorate State* hereto-
^re issued, f^hfcll in no crsse exceed the in-
feroBt or. !■ ; ' totmo, and such bojidfi,
held by '^'r minoi-s or lunatic^, b);all be
exemi't from the tax in all cases where the
interest on tlie oanic sh \U not exceed $U)00.
JQL Of ooBSMjraMnaa, or att«mpte to liber
ate prifionors oi war held by tk« OoQfederat«k
Statee.
X. Ol" conspiracies, or attampts or prepa
rations CO aid the enemy.
XI. Of pereons advi^ng or inciting u
to abandon the Confederate cavae, or to re
sist the Confederate States, or to ^hero t^>
the enemy.
YTT. Cn unlawfully burfting, destroying
or injnring, or attempting to burn, destroy
or injure any bridge or railroad, or tele-
grapnic line of communication, or property,
with the intent of aiding the •nemy.
XIH- Of treasonable designs to impair
the military power of the Government by
destroying, or attempting t» destroy, vessels
or arms, or munitions of war, or areAnals,
foundries, workshops, or othe” ^rojwrfcy of
the OoUi'ederate States.
Sec. 2. The President shall cause proper
officers to investigate the cases of all persons
so arrested, or detained, in order that tliey
may be discharged if improperly detaine'i,
unlt«a they can be speedily tried in tbe duo
couree of law.
Sec. 3. That during the suspension afore
said, no military or other oracer shall be
compelled, in ana ver to any writ of habeas
corpus, to appear in person, or to return the
body of any per^6n or persons detained by
him, by the authority of the President, Se
cretary of War, or the General officer c\,m-
manding the Trans-Mississippi department;
but upon the certificate, under oath, o*’ the
ofilo^r having charge of any one ao detainod,
that such person is detained by him a
prisoner for any of the causes hereinbefore
specified, under the authority aforesaid, fur
ther proceedings under the writ of habeas
corpus shall immediately c«ase and remain
suspended so long as this act shall continue
in force.
Sec. 4. This act shall continue in force for
ninety days alter the next meeting of Con-
groBS, and no longer.
THE MiraABY BILL.
Scction 1. That from and after the passage
the
of this act ail white men, residents of
shaM be liable to be placed ia aoyiee in ii«e
field fsr the war, as if he were between the
ages of 18 and 45.
Sec. 8. That hereafter the duties vf pr>>
vost and ospital guai'ds and clerks, aud oi
clerks, ^ara», Hgents, employeea «r labor
ers in the Comriiissa^ ana QmartermaBter’s
Departments, in the Ordnance Bureau, acd
of clerks and employees of navy agents, ae
also in the execution of the enrollment act,
and all similar duties, shall be performed
by persons who are within the ages of jl8
and 45 years, and wh& by the report of a
Board of army surgeons shall b® rQp«:irt9d
as unable to perform active service in' tlie
field, but capable of performing some of the
above said duties, Bpeoifying which, asd
when these persons shall have beon assigned
to those duties aa far as practicable, tho Pr«>
aident shall assign or detail to tlK.ir perform-1
ance such bodies of troops, or ^‘cdividuak, ‘
required to be enrolled under the 5th men
tion of this act, as may be nee*iod for ihe
discharge of 3uch duties: Provided, that
persons between the ages of 17 and 18 shall
be assigned to those duties: Provided fur
ther, that notliing contained in this act shall
he 60 consirued as to' prevent tijo President
fro'n detailing? artisuna, mechanics, or |.>er-
80118 of scientific skill, to perf*‘rm indispen
sable duties io the departmento or dureaua
lierein menijioned.
Sec. &. That any Quartermaster or- As-
sistaut Quartermaster, Commissary or As
sistant Oommiasarjr, (cthar than
ing with brigades or regiments in the field,)
or officers in the Ordnance Bureau, ®r Navy
xXgents, or Provost Marshal, or officer in
the conscript service, who shajl hereafter
employ or retain in his employment any
person in any of their said department® or
bureaus, or in any of the duties mentioned
in the Sth section of this act, in violation of
the provisions hereof, shall, on coBvictioii
thorec^f by a court-martial or military court,
hv> cashiered; and it shall be the duty of any
deparlmant or district commander, ujx)n
proof, by the oath of any credible peraon,
that any such officer has violated this pro
vision, immediately to relieve such officer
Confederate Stat^, between the agos of 17 from duty, and said commafiders shall take
and 50*, shall be in the military sorvico of | prompt measures to have him tried for such
the Confederate States for the wdr. i offence; and &ny commander as aforesaid
Soc. 2. That all the persona aforesaid, be
tween the ages of 18 and 45, now in service,
shall be retained during the present war
filing to perform the duties enjoined by
till,? section, shall upon being dnly convicted
IHreviaieBB, to be delivered by saeb peneo
as aforeeaid at e^oivaleBt rates.
3. Such person shall further bind himeeM
to sell the marketable surplus of provieiMB
and grain now on hand, and whiw he Mf
raise frMn year t^ear while kis exempliea
contiBQeB, to the Gh»yemm«it or to tiM
ilies of soldiers, at prices fixed hf the #eai-
miasioners ef me State under ib/% mnprssi
meut act: Provided, that any penes «k-
empted as aforesaid, shall be entitied to a
cremt of 25 per cent ob wy amovnt of meat
which he may deliver within three months
from the passage of this act: Provided fer-
ther, that persons coming within the {wovv
sioDS this^exemption shall not be de^Hrived
of the benefit thereof by reason df ba^mg
been enrolled since the 1st day of Feb. 1^4.
4. In addition to the foregoing exem^
^ions, the Secretary of War, under tiie ^
reotion of the President, may exempt or de>
tail such other persons as he may be sath-
fied ought to be exempted on account ef
public necessity, and to insure the produc
tion of grain and other provisions for tke
army and the families of soldiers. He Kiay,
also, grant exemptions or details, on sqm
lerms as he may prescribe, to such over-
seera, farmers er planters as he may be sai-
i(^ed will be more useful to the conntrj ia
the pursuits of agriculture than in the mili
tary service: Provided, that such exemption
sh^l cease whenever the farmer, pluiter er
overseer shall fail dili^ntly to employ iti
good iaith, his owa akiU, capital an€ laker
exclusively in the production of grain and
provisions, to be sold to the Government and
the families of soldienf at prices not exceed
ing *Mjiie fixed at the time for l&e artielea
by Jommissioners of the State nader
the imvrressment act.
5. Tlie president, treasury, auditor and
superintendent of any railroad company eo^
gaged in transportation for the GoremmeB(|
and such officers and employees thereof m
the president cn* superintendent shall certil^
on oath to be indispensable to the effioient
operation of said railroad: Provided, thd
the number of persons so exempted bj this
act em any railroad shall not exceed one pw^
son for each mile of such road in actnal wm
fo-.* (iculitary transportation; and said exen^ds
shiiii ue reported by name and desorinlii^
wi^ the names of any who have kit ftw
eoipioyment of said company, or whe
to be indispensable.
That nothiag herein contained akatt
be eonstruod as repealing the act appreved
April the 14tb 1863^, entitled an act to e«-
empt contractoi-s for carrying the mails ol
the Coofcdcrate States, and the drivers ^
pool co&ehes andr hacks, from military ser
vice: Provided, that all the exemptions
granted under act shall only contin«9
^ thereof, be discharged from the service,
with the U. S., iniithe same regiments, bat- gee. 10. Tliat all laws granting exemp-
tahons and companies, to which they belong tiocs from military service oe, and the s&ms
at the passage of this act, with the sam^e or- are, hereby repealed, and hdreai^? none
ganization and officers, unless regnlarly f^hall be exempied except the filiowing:
tr^sferred or discharged, in accerdaucQ i. Ml who shall be held unfit for milita-
with tlie laws and regulations for the gov-, >-y norvice, under rules to be preaoribtid by
ernment of the army: Provided, that com- x\ yecretarv of War.
panies from one State, organized against! j'he Yice President of tlie Con.fedsrat^
their consent, expressed at the time, with ^ of Coegi esa j vrhilst the pernor s oxompted are actuaBy
re^meuts or battalions lr«m another State, j ^Jf the several State Legislf cui^s, and j enfnged in tt)eir re^peotive pursuits or ®o-
shall have the privilege ol Wing transferred j ^uch otbor Confederate and State oHicera a^ j cupations.
to orga::ii2ation8 of troops, in the same arm I Pro-ident, or tlie Governor of th? re
apectivt. oVutes, may certify to ho neee^ear?
■ for tho proper administratioii of the Gon-
fadorste c- State Gtsvemmonts as th^ caso
! may b^.
I 3. fc. • ry minister of religion gath.j^risred to ! army in th© field, in all cases where, in his
i preai'a ► • r«liagto tho rules of ills church, (jud^nent, iuetice, equity and neceeai^ re-
I and w!v:>. lI the passage of tiiia acjt, shftll be i quire 6uch Setails, and he may revoke suidi
•>rders of details wbenever ho liiinks proper:
-'>53 cents on the dollar by the tax aforesaid, may
'ODvert tbo same into call oertificstes bearing in-
tere..»t at tho rate of 4 per cent. p;r tBoam, and
pajablt> two yoars atler a ratiHoation oi a treaty
ol psace with the United States, unless scoscr
converted into new notes.
S^o. 6. That to pay th3 expeases of &e Gov
not otherwise provided for, the Secretary ; ,
of -ht Treasury is hereby authorijcd to 0 '
p-'- bomda to an amoaat o'o: c:'f S -"=
■ 'd millions of doIu> ;-, the pnrdi^.r»; id
«• ^ herec*^ sbnU be free ftcia cax\*.:^ , use.
for the ■ rtncn. of i sf ire^t tusrcon tha »,
receipts of ^y export duty Uereaft«r laia oa > -c
value of «ny coctun, tobacco, and navsd d'or-ta
whion shall
Suites, aud
aji? laid, o* so mueu thereof as may be Dcaca^;irT
t- aanually the interest, are hereby specially
pledgod: Provided, that tho duties no.f Isid on
ioxpuitii CJT6 here% pledged and shiii hereaf
ter be paid in specia, or in steriin>? exchange, or
ia coupons oi said bonds.
6«o. 7. That the Secretary of the Treasury iu
hereby authorized^ from tiiae to tluie, as the
wants oi the Treasury may roquire iJ., to . eii oi
iiypothocate foi' Treasury notes 4aid bonoi, or aay
part thereof, apou the bept terms ha can, so aa t-o
meet appropriatiops by 'JongrotS, and ai the
time reduce and ro3tnat the ajaoaat of = site i-
latioa ia Treapary aotos wirhin rftasouahio auU
saie limits.
; c*% corton or tobacco have been p-u*-
^uiW(fd tince chp 1st day of Jatuary 18#i2,
Iti wiiicb case the said land, slaves, cottm
bo e^poitwd ircra the Ci^uicuxjratc , j»n4 tobacco so purchased, shall be aseeaa^d
be net proceed? of th« impou duties : tlie price actnaUy paid for the same hj
ine owner.
Sec. 2. Oa the value of all shares or intf ;r-
held !n aiif bank, banking company or
s^sociation, navigation, irapo tirg.
exporting, ■iiusu'*n.iicy, f'nii\actunng, t« o-
^a^h, fexpit;aB, raiu 'HtiU drj-d(.>ck'ci> u
paiSiit^i. ikLid ftjl Othor jOtu. i *Xiik couipaU’£3
! ''f c rei j ki-'id, wheti)«r inc»ro«» or u»t,
j 5 ^ ' T cent.
j J hci viiine Ol property tax^d nuder
' Huciioii silir.'i ba upon tho liiuis^J
■ L'jo vaiue of such proviorty in
i uei"iib'.n’i;«>>'i v/hera Rbb.Mited, in sn'ih ci^
i rt'Ucy aa m?iy be in gonef*;! use the'*o, in r ^
piirciiaso sfti.o of so oh propa-ty, at tui
. tr>iA .if '
poa bonds, as the parties taking them aOiiy eleot;
and tu«y ui»j I»e exchanged tor each other under
t uoh regulations &ii tho Secretary of the Treasury
may prescribo. 'Ihoy shaU be for #100, and tKall
as asseesed undei the law imposing it, and An 'Ad to the priir.'ige of the Writ
delivered to tb» Government: Provided, j UabcckS m cerUxin eases.
Tliat no credit %h»il be allowed beyond 5 | Wberciis, tlie Constitution of tiie Confed-
per ceiit. ! erate Statos of America }>rovidea in Article
li. On the value vf gold and silver wares j I, Section 9, Para^aph 3, that “the privi-
and plate, jewels, jcwelxy aud wfttcbes, 10 | lego of tho writ of ha1>eas corpna shall not
per cent. I be susp-ended un’cpa when in case of rebol-
" . . . t,. . . . , safety may ro-
10 power of sua-
Ui-irbet valnf» of tlie same, or similar p^o- j pending tho privilege oi' said writ as recog-
f. urty i?i t:ie t‘ej."bbcrhood whereasseasea in | ui^d in s;;id Art-ic^e 1, is vested solely in
the yt’.ar 1^60, eycopt ia cases wuere iai.d,; o Oor.gtr--~., which is tho exclusive judge
thfj of suou suipension; and
of the sorvice, from the States in which said
companies were raised; ai\d the soldiers from
one State, ia companies from another State,
shall be ^owed, if they desire it, a transfer
to organisations from their own States, iu
the eame arm of the service.
Sec.,3. That itt the expiration of six mon^e
from the first day of April next, a bounty
of $100 in a six
which the SsoretAry ot the Treasury is here-1 giciang of asylums for the deaf and dumb
by authorized to issue, shall be paid to eve- blind and of the insane; one eiitor for
\rhen ! ry non-coiajiiissioned ofllcer, mudician iiid 1 ^ficb nowapapcr b«ifig publiahed at the time
private who shall then be^ in service, or in | tMs aet, and such employees as said edi-
the event ot his death previous to the period to- may certify, on oath, to i>o indis]>entable
ot such payment, then to toe person or por-1 to he pnbliciition of such newspaper; the
sons who would bo entitled to receive by 1 ' . . _ .
Sec. 11. Ihat the Presideiat be, and he is
hereby, authorized to grant details, under
gcnersi rniea and regulations to be issued
troia th‘3 War Department, either of persons
between 45 and *"0 years of age, or from the
ay ol next, a hounty regaltulv caiployed in the discharge of his j >l * *
per cent. Government bond,; ministerial dutiee; suporintendents and phy- Providwd, that the power herein grantea to
in. Tho value of property taxed under [lion or invasion, the publi(
i.s s^ctiiiU ahall l>s assf*ased on tiie busit of j qnire it;” and %'hereas, tin
wlier'jun, tb;. ^
public «p.fe’y r-;
writ in tht e^f'-
tboeo StatrH bv
and ’.vV* '■
•or tiio o’OppcT -
Sxo. 8. The bonds tiutborixed by the 6th seo-
tioa ot this act may bo either rer-'istercd or oor.-
togr:ttisc with th« ooupops thereto attached, be iu
eaoh Iona «u&d o£ »tioh. m u*«
retary of the Treasury may presoribe; tho iuteroat
be payable half yearly ou the &rst of Jaa’y
vid J uly in eaoh year; the principal shall be pay.
ible not loss than 30 years from their datu.
b«e. 9. All call certificates shall bt fundable,
X. i shall be taxed in all respects as is provided
«cr the Troauury notes into whioh they are oos-
V 'tible. If converted before the time fixed for
’.u.Mag the Treasury notes, such certificates 4hal^
rom thru timo bear interest upon only 66| oektv
. jr every dollar promised upon their iae«, aad
r Mall be rodeomable iu new Treast^ notes at
U'.'vt rato; but after die passage of this act no call
ocriiitoatcs shall bo issaed until after the first day
0* ^ ril, 1864.
v.a. 10. That if auy bank of deposit shall giv«
.vp'v ‘^ors tho bou^ authorised by the first
VI this act, in exchange tor thoir deposits
r.nd speciiying tho same on the bonds by some
■ Lir.ctive n>ark or token, to be agreed upon with
tlvo Sccrotar^- ot tL. Treasury, then the said d«-
I ->!$itcr shall be entitled to recieve tue amount of
aid bonda m I’icaaniy notes, oearing no Interflst
r.d outstandin;i at pa^-c -j ut taia act: /V»-
uhe Hifdti b >ud? are prefl-mi:=d before the
iivilo!»e ol lauvaji^ said notes at par shali cease
, hyrisln prc /ji.ibou.
I -'1. » > T •.ar ail Troasury nofrf» heretofore
\ uod of *tenomir>atioa of shall contin ie
J > bJ i'o*^ uvabie m payiuoat of public dues, as
j>.ovidad by law, vid rundable afc par under tiie
>"*isi*rns tiufi sot, until the fttst of •i^uly, 1804,
and until tue first October 1864, west of
|hj Mississippi river, bat aiter that tims they
time of «a6«samoiit. ,
b«c. 3. Upon ilia amoont vi aii gold-a iu
silver s'ioin, gold du-it, aiivor buliionl
wkether heid uy the banks *r other coff'o^
rationa or iudividaala, 5 r»yrand upon'
0 cxoiu.fs heli ^brcv^. t-f {>'.»' tPeaiAoaa>
» .. v» - ~r. t'--tftl
u»roi?ri* i i ^ o^iat^ such
lax moa.'^v t oe aasessed and
“oli.iot-^d ac ‘«fliu^ t- trio vulue ther^ at
tHe *herv ’-ax t?. paTid.
11 J i>h‘ Bu'Munt ■>1 sll solvent cre-
ditii, w ail « ^ili5 all othe pa-
norenoy, ^tclusive ofnou-
iutt»»-e6i r»ci»riug, U»j fader’ll-i treiisury jbtee,
ana uot Bifaplcyed in % reg^uterad busheae,
the incv>me dwri7«d h )tn whiQ^i is taxrd, 5
per ceftt. \
Sou. 4. U .on proilta. made n trade and
hasLTJofiB, ^ •'■'lowK I
L ' ;t, » iuswle by buyjig and sell
ing »► . rJ'nj, Uour, whei, com. rice,
sugtkT, or iirap, eait, |scon, pork,
hogs, botti Of (>eei cattle, shoe oat^ hay,
todder, raw ludca, leather, he es, mule*,
boots, shoes, oottwu yams, wool roolea, co'-
ton or mixeij cloths, hats, wag s, harue»^ j
iron, steel or aails, at y time be-
tweoa -he 1st of January 186S ad the let
of Jai»uary 1865, .10 p» ceni u additio^i
to tfio tax on such profits as 1 >mo uador
■he “af'.t to lay taxes ibr the con- >n defence
and carry on the Gbvemment ' the C*jn
federate States,’’ approved Ap]|^ 18d3.
IL On all profits made by ltyinf and
selling money, gold, silyer, forei|exohanj^
stock^ notes, debts, credits,
d: any kind, and any nierohan(
.’nion of tho Congress, the
tho &u^)«B!isioD of said
■g caae of the ia'vatiion of
the armic58 of the United
the Pre'v'deat haa asked
ji the writ of habeas cor-
; ”3, r-ad irtbrm?d Co’tigreasof conditions of
I ubiic danger which r*» nlcr the euepension
jf t.is writ a raeoi^^ure proper for the public
deleDce a^.-iinst invaoion and insurrection;
:! ;w, the' -jfore,
TIi;3 Congress of the Confederate States of
Amfc - ici do enact, That during the pr(»©nt
^7a£ioa of the Confederate Statca, the priv-
; '•'i of tho writ of habeas corpna be, and
” =-:'.ni3 k hereby, suapeadiid; but auch sus-
, siii ja shciO fipplj only to the cai^s of per-
»ou6 arrested or detained by order of the
I .i.ien.., Sjorotary of V/ar, or the General
CL>njrii‘.«iding tho Trana-Mie^ssippi
'Jilitary iiopai’tmeat, by the aathority and
ander the control of the President. It is
hereby declared that the pui*pos8 of Con
gress m the passage of this act is to provide
more effectually for the public safety by
au^pendiog the writ ut h.abeas corpus ia tha
tbllovring cases and no other:
L Of treason, or treasonable efforts or
oombiuatious to subvert the government ol’
the Confederate States.
IL Of conspiracies to overthrow the g«v-
ornmant, or coriapiracies to resist the lawfd
authority of the Confederate States.
DX Of combining to assist the enemy, or
of communicating intelligence to the enemy,
or giving him aid and comfort.
iV. Of c»iibi>»raoi^, preparations and at-
tOB^ts to . i;o*vile insurrection.
V. Ch' Qtjiartioofl or encouraging deser
tions, of harhormg deserters, and ot attempts
to avoid military service: Provided, That in
C.1S6 ot palpable wrong and oppression by
aay subordinate officer upon any oarty who
does not tegally owe kiulitary se'rviae, his
'upwior olfioer shall grant prompt reliet to
Uie oppressed ps^rty, and the subordinate
shall be dismissed from ofiico.
VI. Of epif^ and other oTiiaaaries of the
ouei^.
Vu. Of h^^lding corr^poadem^ or inter-
coumo with the e’l^my, without ^aco*3aitv
au^.d withoTit tho p^jnaisaion of the Oonie^
rjt? ates.
.IL Tinlawful tr^ng with the ene-
' d oifenoes against thA laws of
ligations' the Oonfederate States, ena£ed to pro mota
Vroptr- U:air ancceaa in tha war.
lUW
the arrtjaragosof his pay; but no oae shall be
entitled to the bounty herein provided who
shall at any time, during the period of six
months next after tlie said first day of April,
be absent from his command without laave.
Sec. 4. That no person shall be rolioved
from the operation of this act by reason of
iiaviag been heretofore discharged from tho
army where no disability now exists; nor
ihall these who have furnished substitutos
t^>e any longer exempted by reason thareof:
Provided, that no person, heretofore exempt
ed on account of religioRS opinions and who
has paid the tax levied to relieve him from
•ervice, shall be raquired to render military
•ervice under this act.
Sec. 5. That all white male residanta of
the Confederate States, between the agos of
17 and 18 and 45 and 50 years, shall enroll
thoinselves at such times and places, and
under auch regulations, as the Pre!iident
may prescribe, the time allowed not being
less than 30 days for those east, and 60 days
for those w»jt 6f tho Mississippi river, and
any person who shall fail so to enroll him
self, without a reasonable excuse therefor,
to be judged of by the President, shall be
placed iu ervice in the field for the war, in
tho same manner as though they were be-
tweeM 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
^>erform service out of the State iu which
th^ reside.
S^. 6. That all persons required by the
5th seotion of this act to enroll themselves,
may within 30 da^ after the passage there-
^ ♦Jwt of the AlWi^ippi, and within 60
days, if west of said rivw, form themselves
into voluntary organisations of companies,
battalions or regim«t^, and elect their own
officers; said organisations to conform to the
existing laws; and, having so organized, to
tender dieir services as volunteers during
the war to the President; and if such orgau-
izations shall furnish proper muster rolls, as
now organized, and deposit a copy thereof
with the enrolling officer of their district,
which shall be equivalent to enrollment,
they may b^ accepted as minute men for
service m snch State, but in no event to be
taken out ot it. Those who do not so volun
teer and organise, shall enroll themselves as
before provided; and may, by the President,
be required to assemble at convenient pla
ces of rendezvous, jwid be formed or organ
ised into companies, battalic«s and regi
ments, under regulations to be prescribed
by him; and shall have the r^ht to elect
tneir company and regimentjil officers; and
all tnx pa organized under this act tor St.ate
dafoncj, ahadl be cntitlid, while in actual
sorvice, to the same pay and allowance as
troops now in the field. '
See. 7. That any person who shall fail to
atlend at Ihe place h rendecvons ss required
by the aathority of the President, without
a niffioiaiit amna to ba jadgod of by bin.
p.iblic printer of the Confederate and State
Wovoinmente, and such journeymen print-
ors as tho said public printer shall certify,
on oath, to ba indiepenaable to perform the
pablic printing; one skilled apothecary in
each apothecary store, who was doing buai-
ae-i3 as such on the 10th day of Oct’r 1863,
^ind has e Dfciuued said boeiness, without
intermission, eince that period; all physi
cians ovei -Lft uge of 30 years, who now are,
ind for tho :T.it 7 years have been, in the
actujil and regudar practice of their profes-
aiou, but fcha term physician shall not in-
cin^.e de! ._£>• all prosiden^^i and teachers
of colle-ee, tneological seminaries, acade
mies anci :^,'iodj3, who have been regularly
engaged rd inch for two years next before
the passa p of this act: IVovided, that the
benefit of this exemption shall extend to
those teachers only vraose schools are eom-
pescd of 20 students or more. 'All super?n-
lendeiits of public hospitals, established by
law before the passage of this act, And aucti
physicians and nurses theiein as such en-
perintoudents sliull ceutity, oi* oath, to bo
indispensable to the proper and efficient
management thereof.
4. There shall be exempt one person as
owiiwr or agriculturist on each farm or plan-
ration Qpon which there are now, and woro
on the 1st day of Jan’y last, 15 able-bodied
Qeld-hands, between the f^es of 16 and 50,
upon tha following conditions:
1. This exemption shall only be granted
in cases in which there is no white male
adult on the farm or plantation not liable to
militarj^ sorvice, nor unless the person claim
ing the exemption was on the 1st day ol*
Jan’y 1864, either the owner and manager
dr overseer of said plantation, but in no case
shall more than oae person be exemptad for
one &rm or plantation.
2. Such person shall first execute a bond,
payable to the Confederate States ef Amer
ica, m such ibrm, and with each securily,
and in such penalty as the Secretary ot War
may pi'cscribe, conditioned that he will de
liver to tii« Government at some lailroad
depot, or such other ptaco or places as may
be designated by tiie Secretary ol War,
within 12 months next ensuing, 100 p^^coids
of bacon, or, at the election of the Govwn-
ment, its equivalent in pork, and 100 lbs. oi
net b^ i&aid beef .to be delivered on foot,)
for eact able-bodied slave ou said farm or
plantation, within the above said agos, whe
ther said slaves in the field or n^ which
said bacon or pork and beef shall be paid
tor by the Government at the prices nxed
by the Oommissionero oi the State under the
j tnpreasoient act: Pro’videa, Lhat when the
per&.’n thus exempted pn>duci^ satis
factory evidence that : oeen imijossibie
ibr him, by tiie exercise >i proper diligence,
lo furnish tha amouui of moat thus contract
ed for, aud leave an adequate supply for the
aubsistence of those living on the Mid hum
or T^lantation, the’Sficnrtary rif War tfiatt
direct ^ commutation of the same, to the
exteU qC t«o4hiida thaiaof ia grain or otbar
the Pres:de!it to make details and exen^
tions shall not be construed to anthoriM tM
exomptioa or detail of any contracts Ibr
furnishing supplies of any kind te the GKrr.
ernment, by reason of said contract, unless
the head or secretary of the department ma
king such contract shall certify that the pw-
son^ services of such contractor are indis
pensable to the execution of said contract:
Provided further, that when any ^nch con
tractor shall ful, diligently and fiuthfuUy,
to proceed with tha execution of such con
tract, his exemption or detail shall cease.
Sec. 13. lliat in appointing local boards
of surgeons for the examination of perwMM
liable to military service, no member com
posing the same shall be appointed from the
county or enrolling district in which tiitj
are required to m^e such examination.
:i
Pest OiSoe, FaTettaville, N. C.,
OoTOBsa 8,1888.
SeMktU •fiht Affimtl aad Dtpartmrt »ftk$ MmtU at i
OfiUt.
BALEieH via AVEBA8B0R0’, fte.
\rrive8 daily, except Sunday, at 4| P. M.
Bfp&rte diily, except Saturday at 6 P. M.
BALtilQ H via SUMME&VlLLlii.
Dei>«rit3 Tp.flfid»y «nd Friday at S A. it.
Art3Tes WiiBF.sduy smu 3an4ay at 9 P. 11.
WAB6A W TiaCuIiJTOK.
Arnvea d*dly at ii ucoa
D^papfl aai!| at 1| T. M.
ArriTM T Tnursday and Saturday at 7 P. M
Jiaoday, Weiaeitdaj and Fndaj at 1 P. If.
CHBBiW, 8. C.
Mrirea Tuasdav, Tisurtiday and Saturday at S P. ■.
Departs Baaday, Taesday and Tkorsday at 1 P. M.
PAIE aLU.'^F Tia LUMBEETON.
Amvcs Tutsdajr, Ttturikday and iiaiuTdaj at 6 A. M.
Dcparta Saniay, Tuesday and Thuraday at 1 P. M.
EOBESON‘8 fi» 8I/IZABJ5TEXOW!!!.
l>ep:.rrta Moadihy, Wednssdaj and Fnday at 6 A. M.
Arh^js Taeadi^y. Tcnrda/ and Saturdaiy ak 2 P. IC.
tlLIZAB£fHT0t7N via XKBEBIMIH.
Arrive? Monday at 6 P. M.
asn>o d»j (Monday) at 6 P. M.
MAGNOLIA via CTP&ISS OBUS.
Arrivea Tuesday at 2 P. M.
DepartA em» daj (Tuesday) at P. H.
LdWItr ISLAND via MONTBOSl, OOVQIMOI «M
PemSLLTOM.
ArrivM Toeaday at S P. M.
Depart* WedneMaj at 11 A. ML
SWIFT ISLAND via TBOT
Anivea Taaada^ at 6 P. M.
D^parta WedMsday at 11 A. If.
AU maila ieaviog bafar^ 7i A. If , are oloaad tka 09m
iag before at 9 P. If. AU firttan ta b« MBt off t»9m
ihia ofllea, otker Hum by aail, moat ba paid far m if
seat by audL All drop lattwa ahoaU ba pre-pai4 bf
i oeat atasapa.
The oSoe will be opaa m Sadav tnm 8A ts M A.
M , aaid fram 4 to P. M.
JAa a. OOOK, F. If.
THfi DUIB PRMKA,
\ tetUr twfiflj Si vaoiaail*
THG xWRTH C4J&OU1XA
HUTDU UriS »8Uaiil€i COHPAill,
Now bt the tenth year ot weuaaeftti apecaUoa, wlife
lowing oapital and fnaar kd.d apoa publia oaa-
iideaae, ooattainea t« inaura ^ Uvea of aU ^nHhy par-
Bans froa 14 te 60 yean af ace, for eae yaar, tar aevea
y eara, aad ibr life—ail to maiabera ahariag la the pr^te
All alavea Crea 10 to 60 years af age are iaaaivd tm
one year w for Ive yeara for two thirda taeir valaa.
All laaaea are praotoalilf paid withia 90 afl«r
satiafaotory proof ia preaeaHd.
For farther xafomatira the poba^ ia rafaaiiii H
Ajaataef thaOo«paajktallpai&a*ihe Stata. aad ta
m. H. BAITLI, ■aatatarj,lMalch.
•rj.aaUi,Afeat J
teT UM. h. o
BUak WaRute iarnblMtcib