fBLIO LAWS
aarAOTSD FkbV tC 1864.
4f» A^f to Fund, Ttut and L*mit As Omrrmcy.
SionoN 1. The Congreu 9f the 0*nf»d«rate
SfatM of *4fn,wra So enact, ih* k«lders of
all Tr-^ary aoses »boTo tko decoauaatiM of 15,
not bcadng L“terodi, ihaJi b« elloweil matil the
1st d»j of Aprtl 18^, eaet of tiio MiMiBiippi, to
fund the ca&ie, »ad antil the porieds »Bd at the
pi&ces stated, the holders of all saeh Treasory
QOtAs shall be allotted to fond the aame is re^gu-
tored bonds, payable 20 yean after tkeir date,
bearing interest at the rate of 4 per eent. j^r an-
iHxm, payable on the 1st of Jantuupf and July of
eaefc yoft"
S«o. 2. The ileeretary of the Treasnry ic hereby
authorised to issue the bonds rec^iiired for the
fondiag provided for ia the preceding seotion,
and until the bonds can be prepared he may isi^ne
Bortifioates to answer the purpose. Such bonds
and oerti£oates shall be receivable without int-?r-
eftt in payment of all Gk)veraaN;Bt iue^ payable
in the voar 1^64. except export and import duties.
SiO. 3. That all TlreasuTy notes of the denomi-
aadon ot f 100, qoc bearing interest, which shall
not be piespnted for funding under tfce pruvisions
6f tiie ist sooticD of this aot, shall, frcm and aft«r
the 1st of Apnl 1864, eu»t ©f the Missisftippi
rivcr, and the 1st day of July 1864, west tf t’*e
M is&isaippi, oeese to be reecLvable in payment of
pubHo dvos, and said notes, if not so presented at
time, ehall, in addition to the tax of 33i
eects inipoiied in the 4tb scotion of this act, be
»nbjpote4 to a tax of 10 per cent, per laecth un
til fco presented; whieh taxes shall attach to said
notes wherever eireulated. and shall be deduoted
from the face of said not— wheaerer presented
for Myment or for foadiaf, and said notes skail
not oe oxoluuigeable for u« now issue of Trea-
suiy notes provtded fbr in this a«t.
Swc. 4. Tlkat on all said Troasuiy zmtee not
funded or used in Myment of taxes at the dates
and plaoos prescribed in tJie 1st section of this
act, there shall be levied at mad datoH and plaoes
a tax of S34. cents for every dollar promised on
the fioo of said notm; said tax shall attach to said
notca wherever oiroulated, and shall be eclleoted
by ‘ieduofing the at the treasury, its deposi-
turioe and by tax oaiicotors, and by ^1 Qovern-
mnvi oSoers reeeiving the eaiue whenovar pre*
sentcd fjr parent or for i\iad}n^, or in |m.ym.ent
of GrnvemraoQt dnos, or f^r postage, or in ox-
ohaxige for new notes, as hereinafter provided, and
said Treasuiiy cotoH nkdil be fundable in bonds aa
prcvided in the let seciiett of this aot, until the
1st day of Januajy 186S, at the rate of 68| cents
os tlte doRar; and it sbaU be the duty of the Sec
retary ei the Treasury, at any time between the
1st A|>nl and the 1st oi July, 1864, west of
the Mississippi liver, and the 1st of January 1865,
to substitute and exchange new Treasury notes
for tbe same at the rate of 66it oenta on ^e dol
lar: i ^oaidsd, That notes of Ae denoiaisation of
#100 shall not be entitled to the privilei^c of said
exchange: JPratrided further, Uiat the right to
tund any of giid Treasury notoa, after the 1st day
of January 1666^ is hereby taken away: Andpro-
vidf-d ^ri&er, Tliat upon all such Treasury notes
which nu^ lemain outstan^g en the 1st day of
January 18^, and whieh may net be exohanged
for new Treasury notee, as herein provided, a tax
of 100 per cent, is hereby imposed
6^ That after die firet dajr of April nect,
^1 authori^ hwetafore given to the Secretary of
the Treasury t» inae TreMuij notes shall be, and
is hereby, nveked: JF^wnded^ the Secretary of
l^e Treasey after that tiase, issue new
Treasury notee, in sueh ksm as he naay preeeribe,
payable wo yean aAer ^ ntUeation of a treaty
of pcaoe vith the United States^ said new issues
to be reoeivahie in paymoit of all public duee,
exocnt ex^iort and import duties, to be issued in
exchange fbr oM a9«(w •« r»*e t »#
tk£ new tor 8 of the old itisues, whether said old
notee be sorreaderod for exchange by the holders
Iftiereoi, or he received into the Treasury under
the provisioEs of this act; and the hoklers of the
new netiesi or o* the old notes, except tliose ef the
di»nom;natxa of $100, after they are reduced to
cents on Ao dollar bv the ♦•■a.y afoi'esaid, may
cmvert the same into call eertifieates bearing in
terest at t^ie rate of 4 per cent, per a'Anum, and
payable two years aHer a raliieataon of a treaty
of peace with the United States, unless sooner
converted new notes.
Swj. 6. That to ^y the expenses Gov
ernment not othenrae provided for, the Secretary
of the Treasury is hereby authoriiied to issue 6
per cent, bonds to an amount not exceeding five
hundred iniilioBS of dollars, the principal and in-
t^ '■ "hereof shall be free from taxation, and
for the ?f'.yment of interest thereon the entire net
receipts of any export duty bereafkor laid on the
value of ftny cotton, tobMoo, and naval stores,
which shall be exported from the Confederate
States, and Uie net proceeds of the import duties
now laid, or so muon thereof as may be necessary
to pay annually the interest, are hereby specially
pledged: Provided, that the dntios now Idd on
imports are here% pledged Mid shall hereaf
ter be paid in specie, or in sterKng ezchango, or
in coupoBs (rf said bonds.
Sco. 7. That the Seoretvy of the Treasury is
hereby authorised, from time to time, as the
wants of the Treasury may require it, to sell or
h^K>theoate f(» Treasury notes sud bonds, or any
part thereof, upon the best terms he can, so as to
meet approprktionB by Congress, and at the same
time r^uee utd restrict the amount of*the cirou-
iatioo in Treasury notes within reasonable and
Sftie 'imits.
Sito. a. The bonds authorised by ths 6th see*
2x(Hi of this aet nay be either restored or cou
pon bmds, as the parties taking thesa may eleet;
and they mav be exchanged fsr each ot2ier under
sudx regakftncnfl as the Secretey of the Treaswy
BUf Diesor^ They shall be for 9100, aad shsU
together with eoapoaa Acreto attached, be in
such form and of such authentieatioB as the See-
letary of the Treasury mav preseribej the interest
shaM be payable half yearly on ^e fLret of Jan’y
and July in each yoarj the prineipid sliaU be pay.
able not loss th&n 80 yesrs fr(»a their dafcb.
Sjki. i). AJi osU eortificatcs shall be fuvdftble.
and shall be taxed in aU respects as is previdea
fcwr die Treasury notes into which they are oob-
Tortible. If converted before the time fixed for
taxing the Treasury notes, lueh certiEv»tes ghal*
£rom that time bear inter^ upon only 66} e^ucp
fbr every dolkr prHnised upon their faoe, aad
rttaU be redeemable in new Treasury notes at
HuA rate; but after the passage of thu act no call
•wtifioatos shall be isamed until after &e first day
ot‘ April, 1864.
Sao. 10. That if any bank of deporat shall give
ite depositors the bonu authoriMa by the first
section of tliis aet, in exchange for deposits
■ad spMiiying tho same en the bonds by some
distinctive mark or token, to be a^eed upon with
Ihe Secretary of the Treasury, then the said d«-
pontor shall be entitled to reeieve tJle amount of
said bonds in Treasury notes, bMring no interest
*nd ousstand^ af the passage of tiiis aet: JPro-
9tded, the said l^ndB jwe presented be£»re the
pnviiege oi funding said notes at par shall cease
M herein presoribM.
Sjto. 11. That all Treasury notes hcretcforro
vsinued of the dduoiztiuation of 95 shall oontinae
|3 be reoeivablo in jpt^ment of public duos, as
mmded by iaw« vd fundablo at par undw the
stovisieas af this aet, until the first of July, 1864,
U»t, and untU tne hrat October 1864, west of
|be MisnMsipy river, hut after tiuit tioM
shall be «ubjeet to a tax oi Sei per oont on ev
ery dolUi proBUsed on tlw (hoc thereof, said tax
to attach to said note*) Wherever cinmlated. and
said notes fe ho ftudable and exchangeable for new
Treasui^ cotes, as herein provided, subject to
the ded^tion if said tax.
8*0 12. That any State holding Trmear/
notes rec'S_ ved before the times horein fiaed for
taxing saic. notes shall be aHowed till the first
day of Jancary 1865, te» ffead the saaae in 6 per
cont. bonds of the Confederate 8tat«f«, pavable
years after date, and the interest payj^ble
acGually. But all Troaaury nstcs received by
any State after the time fixed fbr taxing th^ same
as aforenaid, shall be hold t« have been received
diminished by the asaount of raid tax. The di*-
orimtn«tion W^reen tikC notes subj*'*^ t'? tx
and these not so subjcot, shall b«—
Suo. 13. That TrcHonry notes herofcofort? isstj^d
bearing interest at the rt»te of $7 HO on ll!*; S1‘X)
per apmns. cball no longfir be rwoived iri r*V-
ment of flue?, but ?ball be ' a id
considered b9>tu or the Confodor*V a-
ble two year* after she r“ti€«4tioe ?*t \ *ro®ty
pen«ie with the United gwtee, bess-^ji" tSe r*to «f
int^e«t specified os their laoo T.it
January »f each ard every year.
Seo. 14. That fbe Seerctary of fhe TreeiBTii:^
be, and he is hereby, authorised, is "wse the si-
eeucifis of the Governisent shouH r^iaire it, to
pay thi» dessaad of any publif jjre^-jtor vrhose dt-bt
UMvy be centra9t«d after the passage of this at,
wliHn? to receive the same in a ^ostifioate of in
debtedness, ^ if9 isvied by pai? Secretary in sn ^h
form as he mar «ecm proper, payahls two ye»jg
after a ratificatisv of a treaty of peaos with the
United 8tat«s, beuijig interest at the rate of six
per eent. per annum, p»yable semi-annuaily, aad
transferable only hy ipn)inl sndorseinent, under
r^ulations to be presor^*>sd by the Scoretary of
the Treasury, and said certificfttes shall he exempt
from taxaii(A in principal and interest.
Sso. 15. The Seeretary of the Treasury is fru-
thcriied to increase the number of depositoriot so
as to meet the roquiresents ef this aot, and w th
that view to emplcy •such of the banks #* thn ."nv-
eral States as he may deem expedient.
Sm. 16. The Somi^ry of the Treasury sh»il1
forthwith advertits this a^ in such newspapers
pubivhed in the several 6ta*ofi, and by sueh otl.er
means as sh&ll itccnre itassoaHifito publieitr; »jid
the Sooretary of War and SoeretAry of hf.
Navy shall each c&xise it to be published in gefe-
ral order fox thi ^atihnn&tion of the army and
n«^.
See. 17. Tk« 4Sd seeeion of ^he act fo'
asfsoHsnusnt v)d ooTleetkm of taxes, approved Mey
1st 1863, is herel^ repealed.
8iw 18. The Soorstaiy of ths Treasury is
hereby authorised nnd rcq^;ired, up.m the app’i-
eation of th« holder of any eall certiScate, whict^.
by the first seotion of t^e a«t to pr vide fui ^Lo
funding and fuilb(*r issue of Trea.~nry notos,
proved Mareb 38d 186B, was rroalred tc ht
thereafter df^eojed to be a bond, to iis?ue to snoh
holt^.er % ’D.',T»d lbo-r‘'for n^n the terras provided
by ««Md aet.
An Act m Itty addliien^^ Toism f^ the com-
men de/e7i06 and wpport of O^aernmmi,.
8dc. 1. Tii« Cdngrem of the Confedur&to
Siat«e ef ^jnerioa do enact, Tii»t in ad ii-
tion to th« taxoA levied by the act “to Hj
taxes for tlte ooniiTion defence and to carry on
the Oorommcnt of the OonfiBder.%te Statei, ’
ftpi^ved 24th of April 18«o, thefe «hall be.
leried, from the pasMU^ of t-hia act, on the
snWects of taxation uereailer mentioned,
ana collected from every person, copartD^r-
ship, aaaociation or oorporatioD^ liable there
to, taxoe as follows, to-wit:
L Upon tl e valoe of property, real, p-sr-
Borial and mixed* of «vorj kind and deeotip::
tioii, ^ot hereiusilw ejceinpt^d or taxed • t a
different ratt, 6 per cent.: Provided, T-«a^
trom this tax on tii« value of property em
ployed in agrienltnre ehall be deducted ttin
value of the tax in kind delivered therefr^in,
as aeseseed unden the law impoeing it, and
delivered to tb% Government: Provided,
That no credit nhall be allowed beyond 5
per cent.
n. On the valno cf gold and silver wares
and plate, jewela, jewelry aad watchcs, 10
per cent.
UL The value of property taxed undler
this section ehall be assessed on tho baeit of
the market value of the sp.mo, or similar p ro-
perty in the neighborhood where asseseea, in
the year 1860, except in cases where lajid^
slaves, cotton or tobacco have been pnr-
chased since the 1st day of January 18t^,
in which esse the said land, slaves, cott ^n
and tobacco so pnrchasod, ehall be assessed
at the price actually paid for the same by
the owner.
Sec. 2. On the value of all shares or int#tr-
ests held in any bank, banking company, or
associacion, canal, navigatioH, impoitiig,
exporting, in3Uiii;‘ce, raanuCactGring, te &
graph, expr(^, rfcUi ’ 5^t>d dry-dock cen-
paniee, and ail other ^ k compan ee
of every kind, wbether or n^t,
5 ^r cent
The valne of property taxed .on6er ctds
section shall be assessed npon tiie basis of
the market valne of snch property in the
neighborhood where aeaoseed, in snch oitr-
reucy as may be iu general use there, la the
^nrchase and sale of snoh property, at tie
time of assessment.
S«c. 3. Upon the aoaoiuat oi all gold and
filver coin, gold dnst, goid or sUver bnllion,
wk«rtiier hera the banks or other corpo-
ratioBS or individuala, 5 ^ar cent^ and Qpon
all moneys held abroM* or yjh.}' ■ &vn.OTiA%
o* ui V-;. of ey«KanK3- iL‘ji'etoi on
icrmgn ax »1 5 r> c^iQt.; snch
tas iipoa mon«v aor' ' &o assessed and
«oli.3ct2d acc“'r Uni; t«» tne value thereof at
tilt* , wberv’ tlij is paid.
11 ‘J Hi feLr au ouiit 91 solvent cre-
ditr>, ju? .rf ail V. Jt jllift »nd all other pa-
m'aei at^ .nrrenc^j axclnaive of non-
I'Darui,^ Oo..federal treasury note&,
ana not auipu^yed la i regLdiered bosineaB,
t^ income deri r vd t' ^m whioh. ia taxed, 5
per cerit.
See. 4. 0 voa prott? mode in trade and
? MIowb:
L 0»> ^ made by buying and sell-
in? » : . ,1 lors, tlour, wheat, com, rice,
sugar, .-.t i«dt4i i>j iirtip, salt, bacon, pork,
ho^ beei or beei cattle, sheep, oate, hay,
loader, raw hidosj leather, horses, raule«
boots, shoee, cott»n yarns, wool, woolen, co*^
or effects ot a&)> iii&A, set wiiua«rated b
the preceding paragraph, betwe«ii the timw
named therein, 10 ^r cent., in additi#ii to
the tax on snch profits as iacome, under tiie
act aforesaid.
.111. Or the amount of. profits SToeediBg
26 por cent., made during either of the ye*n»
1863 and 1864, by any bank or banking
cx)mpany, insurance, canal, navimtim, im
port !ig aud QXMrtiag, telegraph, expreiB,
railroad, m&nuMctnring, dry dc^ or other
joint stock compaar of any deseription,
whether iucoroorated er not, 25 pw cent »
such excee*}.
Beg. 5. The feliowing exemptions
taxation nuder tJads act shall ^ allowed,
to-wit.'
I. Fr*pei^ ©f each head of a famiiy to
tu't \alve ot $500: and for each minor child
^f taraily to the further value of $10#;
and i'or «>icn son actually enga^d in the
arm) navr, or who has died or been
kiljed in ths uiilitary or naval service, and
.•ho a mfrTobor of the family when he
service, to the farther value of
1500.
JI. Properijf^ of the widow of any officer,
f^Idier, »ailor or marine, who may have
died >^en killed in the military er^liaval
Bdrvioe, where ^ere is no widow, ^en of
tho family, beiag* miner childrea. It the
vait)** of ^lOOO.
IT I. I?roper^ ef eveir efficer, teldier,
sailor- or marine, actnauy engaged in the
military or nav^ service, or of sucliHPhkave
been disabled in snch service, te the value
of $1§00; provided, that the abov» exemp
tions shall n»t apply to any person, wheee
propsrty, exclusive of heiuehold frMiture,
aliail be asiiessed at a value exccedis^ ^IfOO.
IT. That where wrwerty hM bewiiBjored
«r destroyed by the enemy, or the ownw
thereof has been temporarily deprived of the
uite or occupancy tker*«f, er of the means
ot cnlttvatix^g the sacee, ’ey reason ©f the
presoBce or the proximitj? ef the enemy,
the a*8c*suaoet en sseh pi»perty hirv ^
icdnced, iu proportion to the damage'sae-
tainod hy the ewner, er the tax
tiiereon may be redueed ia the same ratio
by tlie dishriot e»llector, ®a satisfaotery evi
dence sabEiitted te him ^y ^e owaer er as-
&c£80r.
S>3c. 6. That the iaxee on prop«^ laid
for the yesj* 1864, shall be aaeeesed as on
tlio «t»f tlio asiJf.age of this act, and be
colle^rted en Uie l»t day ef June
St t, or eocn anor as vracticable, allow-
ia^ an extJsnoion of 90 aays Weet ef the
Miffeissippi river Tlie additional taxes on
iiiC'.>mo8 or profits tor the year 1863, levied
by t’lie act, shall be assessed and collected
forthwith; and the t&xes on iooomes or pro-
StB for the year 1864, shall be assessed and
oollcctftd according to the provisions of the
tax ;^tid aeae&sment acts of 1863.
Seo. 7. So much of the tax act of the 24th
day of April 1863, as levies a tax on in
cowf>8 deiived from property or effects en
the r.xJiount or vaiue of which a tax is levied
bj this act, and &lao the let section of §aid
act, are 8U8po 'ided for l^e ^ear 1864, and
no eetimatod iQnt, hire er mterest on pro
perty or cr6d:b» herein taxed ad valorem,
shall be aaseesed or taxed as inoenELes un4er
the tax act of 1863
8bo. 8. Th't * '4 tax imposed by this aet
on bonds of the Oonfederate States ke«to-
fure issued, shall in no osao
teresi on the same, and snch bemda, when
hold by or for minors or lunatics, shall be
exempt frooGuthe tax in all cases where the
interest on the saoie shall not exceed $1900.
An Aot to srvspcnd the prwUe^ of ths Writ
of HabtoB Cerpua in certain oa$es.
Whereas, the Constitution of the Oonfcd-
ci'ate States of America provides in Article
1, Section 9, Par«^aph 3, that “the privi
lege of the writ oi habeas 0(M*pQs shall not
l:w suspended unless when in case of rebel
lion or invaeion, the public ftafety may re
quire it;” and whereas, the power of sus-
p^ding the privilew of said writ as recog
nized in said Arti^e 1, is vested solely in
the Congress, which is the exclusive judge
of the necessity of such suspension; and
whereas, in the opinion of the Congress, the
priblic safety requires the suspension of said
writ in tho existing case of the invasion of
these States by the armies of ths United
States; and wher'^'va, the President has asked
for the euspen&lo:^ of the writ of habsM C(H>
p;'3, and informed Congrese of conditions of
public danger which rsnder the snspeiision
c;' tlj-* writ a msasure proper for the public
dsfeuoe against invasion and insmrrection:
now, therefore,
The Congees of the Ooafederate States of
Aunerica do enact, That during the pressnt
invasion of the Oonfederate States, tht }my-
il^e of the writ ef habeas corpus bs, aac
thd »ame is hereby, scustpendsd; but such sus-
psiision shall apply only to the cases of per
sons arrested or detained by order of the
Pri^ident, Secret^ oS War, or the Gensra
Oi^cer commanding the Traos-Mississipp
Military Department, by the authority aac.
under the control of the President It is
hereby declared that the pvpose of Oes
grees m the passa^ of t^iis aot is to provide
^«otu^ly for tho BvUio Ms&tv by
snspendicg the writ of habeM eer^ U the
following cases and no other:
L Of treason, or treasoaable or
combinationB to iabvtrt tiie geyenm«Dtd'
the Oonfederate States.
XL Of conspiracies te overthrow the gav-
omment, or conspiracies to resist the lawfki
authority of the Confederate States.
in. Of combining to assist tiie atemy,iMr
of communicati^ intelligenoe to eaenn^,
or bim aid and eomfort. i
UL. Of oe«si»ix«oieB, er attempts to liber
ate priflonfttv er war held by the Confederate
States.
X Of conspiraoiee, or attempts or prepar
rations te aid the enem^.
YT. Of pcunitens advimug or inciting others
to abandon the Oonfederate cause, or to re
sist the Oonfederate States, or to adhere to
the enen^.
XII- Of nnlawfoMy bnrning, ddsl3*dyiBg
or injuring, or attempting to bum, destroy
or injure any bridge er railroad, or tele
graphic lioe of commuBication, or property,
wiwj&e int^t ef aiding the enemy.
XQL Of treasomable designs to impair
the military power of the Government by
destroying, or attempting to destroy, vessels
or arms, or munitions ©f war, or arsenals,
foundries, workshops, or oth«»- ^ronnrty of
the Confederate States.
Sec. 2. The President shall cause proper
officers to investigate the caeos of all persons
so arrested, or detained, in order that they
may be discharged if improperly detained,
unless they can be speedily ti’ied ir the due
course of law.
Sec. 3. That during the suspejision afore
said, no mili£ary or other omcer shall be
compelled, in answer to any writ of habeas
corpus, to appear ia person, or to return the
body of any per8#n or persons detained by
him, by the authority »f the President, Se-
cretai^ of War, or the General officer som-
mandmg the Tr>u»-Mississippi department;
but upon the certificate, under oath, of the
having charge of any one so detaised,
that snch person ie detained by him as a
pnsoner for any of the causes hereinbefore
specified, under tho authority aforesaid, fur
ther proceedings under the writ ef habeas
corpus ehall immediately ceass and remain
suspended so long as this aet shall coatinne
in force.
Sec. 4. This act shall centiniiit ia force for
mocty days after the next naeeting of Con-
gi*ess, aad no longer.
THE MELITAKY BILL.
Seetien 1. That frosi aad after t^e paetap^
ef this aet ail white men, residents ef the
Confederate States, betwe^ the ages of 37
and 60, shell be in the military serviee of
the Confsderate States for the war.
Sec. 2. That all the persons aforesaid, be
tween ^e ages of 18 and 45, sow in service,
shall be retained during ^e present war
with the U. S., inftho same regiments, bat
talions and companies, to which they belong
at the passage of thii^act, with the same or-
ganieatien aud officers, unlcse regularly
transferred or discharged, in acaerdanee
with the laws and regulations fer the gov
ernment. of the army: Provided, that eem-
paniee from one State, organised against
their (K>nsont, expressed at the time, with
regiments or battalions frem another State,
shM have the privilege of being traosferred
te iH’ganizations of troops, in the Sfiine arm
of tlie service, fix>m the Statos in which said
companies were raised; and the soldiers frem
one State, in companies froci another State,
shall be allowed, if they desire it, a transfer
to organijntions froKi their own States, ia
the same arm of the service.
Sec.)8. That at the expiration of six months
from the first day of April next, a boanty
of $100 in a six per cent. Govommeat bond,
whioh the Secretary of the Treasurv is here-
' by authoriaed to issue, shall hj p»id to «vo-
ry non-commissioned officer, musician and
private who shall then be in service, or in
the event of his death previous to the period
of Guch payment, then to the person or per-
S(His who would 1^ entitled to receive by Taw
the arrearages of his pay; but no one shall be
entitled to the bounty herein provided who
shall at any time, during the- period of six
menths next after the said first day ef April,
be absent from his command without leave.
Sec. 4. That no person shall be relieved
^m ihe operation of this act by reason of
having been heretofore discharged from the
no disability now exiBfes; ner
^ail th^ who have friniished substituces
p exempted by reason thereof:
t^vided, that no person, heretofore exempt-
M on Mcwnt of religious opinicms and who
has paia me tax levied to relieve birn from
service, shjjll be required to render military
service under this act.
fh white male residents of
the Oc^ederate States, between the a$res of
17 and 18 and 45 aud 50 years, shall enroll
themfielvGS at such times and places, and
suck regulalHoofl, ae the ^President
y»Luui oiu Nfiu ouuuoru i
fv. Ot coaspiraai^ preparatioiiQ and i-
tei^ts to *'Uva£c servilo msurreotiee^
V. Of aesertioBs or enoooraging desei-
tiOHB, of harboring desertei^ and attuora
to avoid military aervice: royided,Hutt ii
case ol palpaUe wrong and opproflnoa br
any subordinato officer any Mtfiy wh#
does not legally owo mOitary hi»
. j u ’ I officer shall grant prompt ralief ta
ooal, iron, steel or aails, at any time b»^
tween the 1st January 1863, and the let
of January 1865, 10 per cent., in additicm
to the tax on evoh profits as income under
the “a«t to lay taxes ftxr the common defence,
aiid carry on the Government of the Con
federate States,” approved April 34, 1863.
n. On all profits made by baying and
soling money, gold, silver, forsign exehauge,
stocks, notea, debts, credits, or obligations the Oonf«ierata Sts^ ^
any kiBd, and av roerduwdiie, tiieQi»a ia
shall be dismissed Scorn offioe. /
VI. Of spies and oth«* emisaer^ ai fey
enemy. g
VII. (X holding correepondenoaw inter-
course with the enemy, without ] ioesnty,
and without the pernoission of tl^ tonfew-
atos.
XL Of unlftw^ trading with ba «ne-
d OS^OQS agaicuit th« lavi «f I
roitotaj
under
may prescribe,'the time allwwed norberaff
lees than 3© days for those east, and 60 days
for those weet of the Mississippi river, and
any p€^n who shall fail so to enroll him-
seU‘, without a reasonable excuse therefor
to be judged of by the President, shall be
placed in service in the field for the war, in
the sam« manner as though they were be-
tweea the ages of 18 and 45: Provided, that
the pur»onft mentioned in this sectioa shall
coostituta a reserve for State defeaoe and
detail duty, ^d ahali not be required to
pecfona seryioe out of the State la which
th^ reside.
6. all pmons required by the
5th se^0B of this aet to enrou thenttelves,
may wnun ao 4m
o£, east of the Mississippi, aad within 60
days, if west of said river, fiM*m themselves
into ycdantary organisations of companies,
battalioBs or regiments, and elect their own
^c(^ said organisations to conform to the
existing laws; aad, having so organized, to
tender &eir services as volonteers daring
the war to the President; and if such organ-
iaationa shall furnish proper master rolls, as
now organized, and dep^it a copy thereo]'
with the enrolk^ officer of their district,
wluoh shall be eqaiyalent to eorollment,
they may be accepted as minute men for
serviee m suoh Sta^ bat in no event to be
taken out ot it. Thom who do not so yolan-
teer and org£ui2e, shall wroU themselyes as
Mfore provided; and may, by the President,
M required to aesettble at e»iYemeat
ees ot rendesyona, and be formed or orgaa-
iaed into companies, battalions and r^-
mea^ ander regal&tioas to be prescribed
>y him; and sh& have the right to elect
their company aad r^mental officers; and
all troops organised ander this aet lor State
defeaoe, shall be entitled, wiiile in actaal
sendee, to the same pay and allowance as
troops now in the field.
7. 'Diat any pQ^rsen who shall iiul to
atlsnd at the piaoe of readexyoos as reqoired
by tlte aiithMity of the Preudent, without
a edWwil OBW to ha jodged o£ ly hieu
shaM be liabla te be plaoed ia serviee ia the
field fer the war, as if he were betweoa the
ages ef 18 and 45.
Sec. 8. That hareaftw the datios ef arO'
vost and ^ oepital gaarda and derfca, and of
clerks, gaar^ a^eats, employees er laber-
ei-s in t£e Commissai^ jma Quartenoaster’s
Departments, ia the Ordaance Boa^o, aad
of clerks aad employees of aayy agents, as
also in the execution the earollxaeat aot,
aad aU similar duties, shall be performed
by persons who are vrithia the ages of |18
and 45 years, and who by the report et a
^ard ef army surgeons shall be reported
as unable to perform actiye service m the
field, bat capable of performing some of thB
above said duties, specifying which, aad
when these persons shall haveheen ae^i^ed
to those duties as far as practicable, the Pre
sident shall assign cm*, detail to their pei-forna- i
aace 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 a^ of 17 and 18 shall
be assigned to those duties: Provided fur
ther, that nothing contained in this act shall
be so construed as to prevent the President
from detailing artisans, mechanics, or per-
sens of scientific skill, to perferm indispon-
sable duties in the departments »r bareaae
herein meationed.
Sec. 9. That any Qaartormaater or As
sistant Quartermaeter, Commissary or As
sistant Commissary', (other than those serv-
iag with brigades or regiments in the field,)
or officers ia the Ordnance Bureau, er Navy
Agents, or Provost Marshal, or officer in
the conscript service, who shall ko'eaffcer
empley or retaia in his emjdeymaat any
person in any of their said depcutments or
bureaus, or ia any of the duties meatioaed
in the 8th section of this aet, ia violation of
the provisiens hereof, shall, on eoavictioa
thereof by a eourt-Biartisd or militaiy court,
he cashiered; and it shall he the duty of aay
departmeat or district command^, upon
preof, by the oath of any credible person,
that any sach effioer has violated tm pro
vision, immediately to relieye such offteer
from duty; and said ooiamaaders shall take
prompt measares to have him tried fbr sooh
offence; aud any commander as afcM'eeaid
failing to perform the duties enjoiBed by
this section, shaH upoa being daly ccwivieted
thereof, be dischars^ from the swvioe.
Sec. 10. That all la^ granting exemp
tions from military service be, aad the same
are, hereby repealed, and hereafter none
shall be exempted exioept the fbllewing:
1. All who shall be held unit fbr imlito*
ry sorvioe, ander rulw to be prescribed by
the Se»etary ©f War.
2. 1110 Tice President of the Oonlfederate
Stat«s, the members and officers of Oongress
and of the several State Le^latares, and
such other Confederate aad State ^oers as
the President, or the GovenKMr the re
spective States, may citify to be necessary
fbr the proper adn»nistration of the Oon
federate 07 State ^vemmeats, as the case
may be.
'3. E7ory minister of reli^OB auths^riaed to
preach t^oording to the rides of his chun^,
and who, at the passage of this aet, shaU .be
re^larly employed in the disehai^ ef his
miaistarial duties; saperintendeats and phy-
sicla&a of Bsylams for the deaf and damb
blind ana of the inMme; one editor for
each newspapw bmng pabli^ed at the time
ef this aet, and such employees as said edi
tor may c^ify, on oath, to be indispensable
to the publicatioa of su^ newspi^>er: ^e
public printer of the Ccmfederate and State
GK>vMnmentB, and such ioumeymea print
ers as the said public printer snail certify,
on oath, -to be indispensable to perform the
public printing; one skilled apothecary in
each apothecary store, who was doing busi
ness as such on the 10th day of Oct’r 1862,
and has continued said bosinem, without
intermission, since that period; all physi
ciazM over the age of 30 years, who now are,
and for the last 7 years have been, in the
actaal and r^alar practice of their profes-
si6n, bat the term physician shall not in
clude doDtists^ all president and teachers
of coUe~;os, taeological swiinaries, acade
mies ane eshools, who have been regnlarly
engaged wuch for two years n^ before
the passarce of this act: I'rovided, that the
benefit ot this exemption shall extend to
those teachers only wapse schools are com
posed of 20 students or more. All superin
tendents of public hospitals, established by
law ^fore the passage of th^ act, and suca
physicians and nurses therein as such su-
permtendents^shall certify, m oath, to be
indispensable to the proper and ^cieat
inansjroment thereof.
4. There shall be exempt one person as
owaer or agrieultarist m each farm or pUm-
tation npon which th«re are now, and were
j u ^ J*ua’y last, 15 able-bedied
iield-hwds, between the ages of 16 and 50,
apon the following oonditioDs:
^ 1. This exempfaon shall only be granted
in eases ia which there is ao white
on the farm or plantation not liable te
military service, nor unless the persoa claiiH-
^ the egeiBytien was on the 1st day of
or ovwseer of said plantation, bat ia mc^
shall more than me person be exempted for
one farm er plantation.
2. Such perscm shall first exeoate a boad,
payable to the Confederate States ef Ai^
ica, in such form, aad with sncdi security,
and insooh penalty as the Seerelary el War
imy prescribe, conditioned Uiat he wifl de
liver to the Qrovemment ac some ndlread
depot, or such otiier place » plaooe aa nsay
be ^ipated by the Secretary of War,
withm 12 months next ensning, 100 pwmda
of baoon, or, at the electi(^ of the vovera-
ito ^wvalent in poric, aad 100 Iba. of
net beef (s»d beef to be delivered en Ibet.)
each al^e-bodied slaye on said farm or
[uant^on, within the above said ams, irtie-
^ said slaves m tiM field or aot, whidii
said baron or pork and beef shall be paid
or by ^e Goremmwit at the prieee fixed
>y the ComnuesionerB ef the State ander the
impressment act: Provided, that when
^eratMi thm eiiempted shall prodace satia-
evidence that it has tieea impossible
i w hin^ by the exenase ot proper dius^ee,
to tuFniah the amoont of meat thoa c^atract-
ed w», and leave an adequate snppl/ tor tl^
eab^teaoe of those Uying on the said &rm
^ P^antalioii, the aeeralary of War shaH
oueeka oommafcatioa of thAiaiBo, to the
efprwH**
rliMhe aiir
previsMa^ to be delivered fOfsh persen
aa aforesaid at eqaivaleat nta.
3. Such peqM>n shall farther biad
te sell the m|toketable surpla
aad grain M on hand, aad
raise from'pl^ t^ear whSe his i
^ntiaaefc to the Gfovwnment or to lke~
ilies of sdldiers, at prices fixed hf Ike
scdsnoaers ef the Stete under the
osent act: Provided, that any peniesi e«-
emp^ as aforesaid, shall be eHtled «d a
credit of 25 per oent. en any amennt of meat
whieh he nay deliver within three mealbe
from the passage of this act: Provided fcr-
thw, that porsons coming witiiin the pvo^
sioai c4 this exemption shall not be deprived
of the benefil thoreof by reason havjac
been enrelled ri?iee the 1st day ef Feb. iWff
4. Ib addition t4> the foregoing exee^
^loas, Svretttry of War, under Ike
roodou of the President, may exempt or de
tail sncb other persons as he may M satia
fied ought to t>o exenipt?^d en aceenut ol
public nece«9ity, and to insure the prodae-
tion of grain and other provisions for Ika
army and th^ families of soldiers. He nsajr,
also, grant exemptions or details, on saw
terms as he may prescribe, to tnch over
seers, farmere or planters as hoMuay be sat
isfied will be more usefid to the coantry in
the pursuits of agricalture than in the siiK-
tary service: Provided, that soeh execa^»ti«i
shul cease whenever the farmer, plantw er
overseer shall fail dili^ntly to employ hi
good faith, his owm skiu, capital aad laker
exdosively in the prodaotioa of grain a»d
provisions, to be sold te the Goverameat snl
tho families of soldiers at prices not oaoeed-
iag ^n«e fixed at the time for like artislsa
by Jommissioaers of the State ander
tM uauressment act.
5. llie president, treaaorer, audlter wd
saperhstendent of any railroad company ea-
ga^^ in transpMtation for the GovemaMiik^
and snch officers and employees thereof aa
the president or superinteadent shall eeiti^
on oafth to be indispensable to the effieieat
operation of said railroad: Provided, that
the namber persons so exempted bf tkb
aot oa any railroad shall not'exc^ed one per
son for each milo of snch road in actaal aee
for aulitwry tran^rtation; and said exeuvli
shaa 00 reportodf bv name and deaenoftoa,
wini the names of any who have Ike
empioyment of said compasf, or who may
•ease to be indispensable.
ft. That nothing hei'oin oontained skaB
be oonataned as repealing the aot i^pvovod
April tho 14tii 18^, entitled aa aot to es-
empt eontractofB for carrying the mails #
tho Confederate States, and the drivMS dt
post coadies and hacks, from milituy ser*
v^oe: Provided, that all the exoai^ioBa
Runted ander this act shall »ly eontii^
whilst the pwsons exempted are aotaafly
e
eni
agaged h
apsntoos.
in their respectiye panaits er oe-
11. That the President be, a&4 ^ ^
hereby, au^oriaed to detalla, ander
general rales and regawtions to be issaed
l^m ^e War Depaitment, wther of persoas
betwemi 45 and 50 years of age, or the
army in the field, iu ail cases where, la kis
judgment, j^ustice, e^^uity aad nossssity le-
quire such details, aad he may rey(^ SMk
orders of detidls whenever he wiiniw preaer:
Provided; that title power heaeia graced te
tiio Presidont to so^e details aad
tions shall not be consla'aed to aathoriae tke
exemption or detail any eontraetor Ibr
famishing supplies of any Und to tho Got-
emment, by reasw of said coateact, aaleas
the head or ses«tary of the department ma
king such contract shidl certify that the
s(»iu services of such contractor are in^tia-
g»nsable to the execution of said omtraok
rovided further, that when any snoh eon-
taractor shall iafl,* diligently and fiuthAx%,
to proceed with the execntion ot such oea-
tract, his exemption or detail shall cease.
Se& IS. l^iat in appointii^ looal beardi
of saigeons for the examination of pensos
liable to military service, no membw com*
posiag the same shall be appointed from the
county or enrolling dismct ia whioh tkef
are required to mi&e snoh examination.
OiBoe^ FajetteTlllOj IV. 6.,)
3,1868. jf
aeh»ckki^tk»Arri»alamdD^»artmtffA*MKibMmi
0§Ut.
BALBIQH via AVSBASBOBO*, As.
Arrives daUjr, except Sonday, at ^ P. It.
Departs daily, except 8»tara^ ai 6 P. M.
fiALBlOH Ti* SUMME&VILLS.
Denarts Taesda? and Friday at S A.
.irrirus Wodaesdaj and 8i'ndaj at 9 P. M.
WARSAW via OLniTrm.
A|rriT6S dally at 13 nooa.
departs dailj at 1^ P. M.
GAETHAai.
Atrivoe Taeeday, Thora-tey aad Batarday at 7 P. II
Departs Monday, Weisesday aud Pridaj at 1 P. M.
OSEBAW, 8. 0.
ArriYee Taesdaj, Ttursday and Satordaj at • P. M.
Departs Sonday, Tnesday aad Ikvsday at 1 P. M.
FA1& BLUP? via LUfiiBlBTOH.
Arrivfls Taeaday, Tliiuradaj and Satnrdaj at 6 A'. If.
DepMis Sonda/, Taesd»y and Tiinnd*iy at 1 P. M-
BCBfiSON’8 Tia BL1ZAB8THT0WJI.
Departs Monday, Wednesday aad Friday at 6 ▲. H.
Am^es TuesdM, TlnirdM aad Saturday at 2 P. II.
SLIZABSPHTOI^ via TfiBBBIlfTH.
Arrives Monday at 6 P. 31.
Departtt same day (Moadu) at S P. M.
MAONOIMviaOm
I
ij^ofnuns ORm.
saae (TuaedayXat 24 P-
6WIFT ISLAND via MON1808B, OOVflNmW Md
PeWBLLTOJI.
AniTSS Tnesdsy at 8 P. M.
Departs Wedaeeday at 11 A. M.
SWIFT ISliAHD via TJK»T
Arriras Tuesday at 6 P. IL
D^rts Wedne^y at II A. M.
AU mails laaTia« before 7i A. M., ara elasai tiM W9m
ing bitfocs at • P. M. All isttars ts be seat ot ftsai
his effiee, etker tkan by sail, met bs paid fcr as if
sent by xasiL All drep letters sbeeU bs pM-saii bv
2 oent T**TrT
The oAee will be epea oa ■■aday frsai 84 tS- tl A.
M., aad from 4 to 6| P.M. ^
JA& a. COOK, P. jp.
THE JDUIB rmijUfiB,
n(HI ttts UuiM Pence. A fttfthar simply ati^»4sale
THE MOKTA C^JMUJVii. ~
Mf3Tf3iL UfB lASU&Adi€Ji €«MPA1I1,
NOWiatbsts^ yesr of saeeesafai epentiea, wttk
growing oapital aad toer bold Uf9a poblie esa*
fidea^ eeatteies te insnre tks Htos af aU beatt^ per-
turn fnm 14 to 60 y^ ef age, fer aae year, Ut sevsa
years, aadf9rli0»—allnfcaMSibers sbaiiag mtlMprete
All slaves firen 10 to tO years of an are iasareJ He
eaeyesff er te tve years fiir two tU^ tbeir vriae.
AU losses sre pnaotoalfy paid wttUa 90 di^ after
Mtirfbotecy proof iapreees*^
For Sntaer iafcwaatiea (be pnbtto is reSerred te
AieaMefliwOeBipanyia all p^e'4lM Male, aadt*
^ B. S. BATTl^ aeoNtary, Balsigb.
Ja8*7 .ftfiHseiii. H. O