I.AW8
■jhaotep FsbV *6. 1864.
4« Ad t'O F'tvui,
l/N’ 1
Ty.i£ and IAr%it the Gurrmro
•nor ^^tnj the.
-nart, ‘I'tiiit Vo'i;'i*3 o!
ii
• ■■ \ • V -c i i'bovetha ‘ic-n^i.ia'iv^o 55,
»■ ' shall bo itlOir'. 1 -Ir.ll: ^h>'
. ' •pi'.l i et:-i ol’ ;hc ^^iid-iicjjippi, ti'
■ i i = a i'i the period,i ami fca-.
’ ’’ 1. :i'i i.jidcrs ot all aa-ih Tre^^v.y
' -'i ^ti yj-i •■> "'aVivi tha in r' ;U'-
■'■ '.‘Q •', ji, ^i) yrnrri -ilLer ?h nr daic.
i ' V' ‘.vjiu'-;-. Hi iiic n'e 01 { ri-;r cunt, por t-
" • ' ^ •,! h'' 1st if Janiiirv nui July a'
' ' iri ■-.r7 .>*■ th' Trcasnry J8 ^PT'b'
’ f .j ir-uc- the l>>ndH ro^aired f'‘>r tho
' ju> vi‘i..i .^r lii the prcci'ditiijf ac-uion,
•*nd . ;:i {ui- b;.ndd cun be prcpar- i he may
Ccriiticu. -i to uiivvcf tbo purpose. Saob bondii
Slid iiSv..i^i:3 .shall bo rccciv:»hlc without int'r-
e.st in puyaunit or t;'.l Q vonp'-*nt dues payable
in »h*.' tar I,exccp: cs(>ort and iiuport duf'cs
Rgc s. T!.ar ail-rrc.-vsarj notes of the dccoaii
nati n aot iijterc.-tt, which shah
not be prcfio*itC'l i'or luiidinp; under tbe provisions
ui tlie .l.Ht
shmll b« object to % tax of 33i i^r c*at
ery dolN proiciadd oa tlie f:
tc at^acli ic said aotw wliercver
'aii r-ofea t*' bo fuiidabla *ud
^re^ii.tiry lictea, as bcTf’Sn provided, salv^'®^
6od I t if n of said tox.
«T- ty or oiX&cta of aiiy kind, not enmaerated n
to
the
riv
Ur i-i-
r. !id
tii ~o
'•■-a oi thi*? f hall, from and after
u A> 'i! ovt of thp ML^'tii^sippi
I'f • ‘V or Juiy ISGi, west ot tue
ct a-v to l-c roccivsbic in payment ot I
, .» ,ii raiJ r,:;u3, ii' n„'t jo prc>^('nted a; i
:^!I, ill 't.i'doiJ to tl.ic tax ol o'3h |
!, iu iLo 4t!» socdua oi rJuU act, bi'
I a o»x UI 10 cent, per ruouth tin-
tndj vrhh'h t»xe« siiall attaob to said
vev circulated, and eliallbo deducted
frOiii the. lnao uf aaid notA** whenever prftsont:d
Uh paynicai or foi- funding, and said notes ehall
not bo cxoli.'inireuble for the new issue of Trea
sury noCea provided for in thi« sot.
Sxo. 4. That ou all said Treastiry notes not
funaed or used in payment of taxes si the date^
and pla-3C3 prescribed in the 1st section of thin
act, t?’ rc sbull be levied at said datea and plaoe»
a tax ol j-i3i cents for every dcli«r promised on
the face of said noty^^; .aid tax aball attach to said
DoroB ?;herevor oireulatedj aad shall be oollected
by de*iu\i‘ir.2 tb.c sa’ae at the treasury, its depoai-
toriea and by tax coliectora, and by ^1 Qoveru-
'mcut officers rcceivins» tbo same whenever pre
sented tir pf^ymcQi or for funding, or in payment
ot Goveriiineat dues, or for poste^o, or ia ex-
cl»r.ge for new uutj_s, as hereinafter provided, and
said Tre&mvy aotrs be fundable in bonds a«
provi lod in the Ist section of this act, until the
Ist dsy ,.f Januir}' 1865, at the rate of 66-} cents
oa the do'iar; and it ehsll be the duty t»i tbo Seo- j
rciary oi'v:^ TreiK»iry, ut any timt h.ct'jreen the i
1.’?’^^ ol April a. d lIaO 1-st of July, nwt ol
the Mi39i-v;i»)pi rlcer, aad the Ist olJanuury IH65.1
to suljjtiiuic and exohauge new Treasury notes j
lor tLo same at the r»te cf 65} cents on the dol- i
lar: i^-o.tuhd, Tka: notes of the denoaiiaetion of
&iOO shall not be entitled to the privilege of said
exchange: furfJur^ that the ri^ht to
fund any of said Trcasur-y aotcj, aftor the istday
of Jan-iary 1?^65, ia hereby taken away: Andpr(h
f^rthiTLi.1 Upon all saoh Treasury note?
’Whidh may -ciaain ou^'tanding on th« ]gt day of
January IjiGo, aad which n;aj not be erehi^ni^od
far nc^ Trc'isury aotea, as hci'cla provided, a t&x
of ^00 per cent is hereby imposed.
Sec. 5 Ti at after the iirar day cf April next,
all au'tiority bifv-t-iibro given to the Secretary of
the rrf.\!i ’^7 ■: i =sua Trer^sury notes shall be, and
ii tiCfsHy, ro7oktd; IVov^d-d, the Secretary oi
• Tr av.ii-y miy, afior that time, ia?;ae rer
Tra^_ '1 y 30C.C.-, ii; such ‘orm as he may prcsoribe,
’.‘Ava.ih 7c y.' i'r! ; r the r;uliication A a treaty
ot p‘'a3’ " iho I i.it -d g-j'd new issues
p yiiioii, ot ill public d-’c^^,
^ i. ipori uaili^^ - he i '^ned W-
at rhc rate of 2 dolhrfl of
M? cl..i i- "3.?, VfuCtliL'f ,.J -
- 1 ^or c?vc^ir':,o by the holdcrn
,'iT 'd into tho Trc.'W-i'y under
olu uo^es, e^^'’yt those of the
iU-*• ' V :*’■- .'?'^'^'^ed K-o
'' ' V..---r:^s :ifor?3r*id, m-ij
-V ; Ctrl':cc.La3 bcarin;r is-
■':k - j.'nr c.' srnatxi, aiuJ
. r T ''k ^ tr =^‘y
\ rrv^;icr
> of tho -jrOV-
■ u; .V : . A.i,the3ocr-.^-)
. •ii.hnrijefi
- r . ;(■’; c;"oee-Ui .' u'o
? :1. ‘ . o)!’- u I'l-
- I - t ■ ? f- au'
t 1' .'r^ r > thv r . ■'i • v ;lli'C !ict
"■ ul . jtj ‘-u- livi'* on f';c
... couac^o, n%y>A B'.OTra,
S^o Tbafc »cy S:V3 h-Mi&z
raxirp •■'.i. notc^ alia’t be Riiovit'l tiii the ^f«r2t
1..V ..-I- J;w&rv '5 8r»f,, W'- f d i.h-2 Kama la 6 I-®"
b.^ud- of'tbo O^^ji.-vlera^e S' payable2_0
fcar.'t after ^ale, ar.d *.bo itjif^rost ];»yable
junn.iliy. liut ail no oB received by
-.nv 8i-Uo sfi'^r Hxc-i «or taxiue: the eame
aiorc-,:.id, bo h.;ld tn hay- Wm rctcs-cd
’ r,i ished by rbs aTno.unt. >♦ s.aid ^-ax. Tbs dts-
-rinv'nntion the uot«« subi»>?'fc the t’»T
and th«>se not so subioct, sball bo
Smo. 1.“^. That Troanury notes beretofore issu Ml
h*iariv'^ intAvcst at the rate of S7 30 on the SI *0
per e.unuTo, atiall no lonsj^r be r«ociv\‘d in w y-
of pnb'rs uuea, but shall b© Je®nied a id
eoufiidered b(*nati or the Cmfode»at,/> f^t&t^a, pa| a-
ble two yraip sttsir fio r»'tifie;ition ot ■» treaty 'if
pea.?e with tbe United States, "the rate ’>(
iulercfit specified on their fsi^e, ’••^i^abl? Ifit of
January oi'eaoh and every y«ar.
Se*^ 11. That the ASearet-iry of *ho ry
be, and lie is hereby, autboriiod, »r: '^tao tbs p ii-
icricies o* the Govcr’. nocn^ ,.hnn'0 r»*v'viife it,
P‘ij tac d'-’^ and of any public viiose d».bl
m.iv be copti-jicted after t!ic of tLia a
to r-'-’yive the 8ar.to iu a of n-
.)t‘bt^dne*-s, t/i .’r« isiTiod by ct^id Sesiet;iry in kii ih
i'orm as he ni»y aeein priinrr^ p'-.y-'Me iw.i ye>,rt
after a ratifioat’cu of ^ tre?4ty oi peaoo with I he
(Ini ted Bfnt.e9, bearing intc *»)St at tt\e rat^ cf f ix
per cen-. per annum, payable ssmi-aunually, aad
traaafoi'sble only hy special enior.'?cu;ont, uuder
regulations to be prescribed by ihe Secretary of
the Treaaury, ard said ccrtilcuto^ gbali bo oxempt
from ta'xatioQ in principal aad iftteiest.
Sbo. 15. The Socrctary ot thtj Trca?!ury w fcu-
tbonred to inoreanc !be number of dtpatiltorles so
as to racct tbe roquirsment*? of this &o;; %ad w tb
that view tyt?rar icy nuch cf the banka the S'lV-
eral States as be rcav deesa expe li^ist.
Seo. 16. The Sceretarj' of the: ’"retv.t»ry nb dl
fortb'^-t.li adv..'rtiRe vhis a(-v ia Bcc’i nevipap irs
published in tbe several Su-: ^, aadbyeu’h ctl er
rc;ans as sbftll socure iTr>mev:^te r>ubJi 'ity;
the Secretary of V/ar and the Seeroi.-ry of he
Nivy shall eaeli ogti‘’e it to bo paMIshcd in sre:ie-
ral order for tb- ’»:f5rmatio* of t!ic army and
utj.
Sra. 17. Tbf 4"d boeaon of act for t*c
assessment and orJ^ection of t.'~e^, fcprvn*, cd M.'xj
I 1st li?^, is bciiby rcpcaU '
Sso 13. The Secr*nary of ti'.« Tr'aarjy if>
hercb / auA.'irlt'^d and T'or\x- A, v .-fi the appli-
c« ioo cf the IiO;"er of any caH oerti5o?.to, irhich,
by the first SvCl'9 of the act to pr^rvid-; for the
fntjdin'; and tuTtl.er i of Trsasirj tiotos, i}>-
proi
act aforesaid.
IJf. On the ainonct of pmflts exceeding
25 per cent., made duriug eimor of the yeare
18B3 and 1864:, by auy bank or banking
c.onxnaiiy/iriaurance, canal, navigation, iin-
portingr and exporting, tolograpn, express,
iail»-o:id, raannfactaring, dry dock, or other
stoclc company of any deecription,
whether •jw^’iJorated or not, 25 per cent on
such execss.
Sko foHowing exemptions from
tAxatio "Wilder this act shall d® allowed,
I. Froperty of each head of a family to
the valno of $500; and for each minor child
of the ♦*»\wily to the further valno of $100j
and for «nch son actually engaged in the
arm 7 r>T navy, or who has died or been
killed in tlie mi^tary or naval service, and
wlio was a' member of the family when he
ont.crcd H\e Rftryice, to the farther value of
$5A{),
TI. Property of the widow of any officer,
i^oldier, sailor or marine, who may have
(lied or been killed ia the military or naval
sjorvic«, "‘r wheio there ia no widow, then of
the f»mi’v, bfing miner childrQB, t© the
vjtbio of ^lOCO.
KL. Propcf^y of every t-filcer, a»ldiar,
3ai?or or marine, 4ictualiy engaged in the
Hii Litary or Davai sorvice, er of guch as b»v«
boen di>?abled in such service, t« th»yalM
of $100u; provided, that the abov« ex»mp-
tions shall net apply to any |»}'6oa, wh«ee
prcj’>erty, exclusive of h»ug«hold f^Miture,
'ihail be assessed at a value excocdiRg $ldOO.
IV. That where property has been injnred
or destroyed by tht ea«»y, or tha own;r
thereof has l»dcn temporarily deprived of the
use or ©ccnjancy thereaf, w of the moai:c
of cultivating tho ssrae, i»y reaaoB «f the
oroiGQCG or tho prosiiai^ «f tie enemy,
the a-'ip.esemect on snch property may ^
redaced, in proporMoa to the damt^o sus
tained by tba owner, ©r th« tax aasesaed
dieA’c'n m-xj bo reduced ia the same ratio
by..tha di»t‘^nct collector, on satisfactory evi*
donee subzciti'^^'d t» him by the ewaer or as-
S.ps. 6. tha taxes on ^t>p6rty laid
for tiis ye&r 18C4, shall b» aaeesaed aa oa
tiv'iy ©f tha passage of tiais act, aad be
due tU’-d collected ea the 1st day tTune
l.uXt,
inf ATk
iv ZQ ioc,n after as practiwble, allaw
extenaien @f oAy§ West of the
proved March i-'Sd 3S5S, r,'^ retjuircd to bP ! MistJs-ippi river Tho addi^oaal tax»a on
t)iere.\fter d^em?^* to be a bond, to J-'ue to r'/cb | inooraos cr profits for tho year 1868, levied
holder a bond tberefor upon tsmia provided
by said aoi.
An Actt c-.p^ii'onal Ti'ct f -i‘ the crnv.
iru:n cf
Soo. 1. The Gcnsfrc'^'^ cf the ^
States .f
tloa to t] p tj.
;-?a
1.
to bo r o n
eroo >t cjL .
e
nc^r t-
: >ti 5 10 *'
0 L
t:-C ,.;. vi:.A.;
Q--.-!- ' V u-
X. . ' - i
c- v.»o 0”
t: f
r’’ 5 511 ;Ct,
r-iod bv :hc
taAii? ■ -vu::'mt.^n detc'503 v '■
ihn G> Tcri ~w,it of the Or;;-
of 1*^:^,
lov'ied, liX/hi f-he p'e of
subjcctfj of i -xraion bijrer.ftei'
R’s 'i colloc!ed
t -a
.+ i.t.
. ].y
: ro c^:rj A
O- ,, , f'
V. - S,
on i ’it
ship, UGSOCiiJ i ‘j:
‘O, LaXf>.= t-
I. Ur: 'n If’:
kKonal Hiid mi VC-* '
’ not
uiiicroot rate. 5
tVv^i thid TiiX o.
tiyref
..a cvci* p-craon, cc\ Pxrtv. :,v
or corp‘>r:.9icn, ii ’bio tbe»'e-
•v"s, t'v-Tvit:
rJuo c f property, rc'*l, p.r
. of every kind and deecj
fivi* esoiaptod _‘r la>: • ’ 11;
^■iOr Provided, ‘i’ >at
flu ' ’0 0?' v"*-'! ^
k ,, . . ' io I: n ^ .v.'l .ir>- r
■i Uix Lli-
to th:
oi
'i :^cre'
..it no
ccrt.
li. (>1 the valtie eold silver
1 r.!-^ .'I jem-ls, jewelry R>'d wat '.c ',
Q
luli
I uc i ■ucreir''!
UlT-' llliiiOC'- ; ii, ;
. ,n:ineiit: I’roTidc;J,
1£. Of conBoiracies, or att«mpts to liber
ate prisoners of war held by the Coufaderate
States.
X. Of cooapiracies, or attarapti or prepa
rations to aid the enemy.
XI. Of persons advising or inciting others
to abandon the Confedemte caujso, or to re
sist the Confederate States, or to adhere to
the enemy.
XIL Of unlawfully burning, destroying
or injuring, or attempting to bum, destroy,
or injure any bridge or railroad, or telo-
graphic line of commiinication, or property,
with the inteat of aMing tho enemy.
• XHL Of treasonable designs to impair
the military power of tbe Government by
destroying, or attemj)ting to destroy, vessels
or arms, or munitions of wru% or arsenals,
foundriee, workshops, or other ,aroperty of
the Confederate States.
Sec. 2. The President shall cause proper
officers to investigate tho cases of all persons
so arrested, or detained, in order that they
may be discharged if improperly detained,
unless they caa 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
body of any person or persons detained by
him, by tho authoAity of the President, Se
cretary of Wtir, or tho General officer C(t>m-
roandiag the Trans-Missiesippi department;
but upon the certllieate, under oath, of thft
«£&oer.having charge of any one so detained,
fehat such person is detained by him ^ &
prisener for any of the oauees hereinbefore
specified, under the anthority aforesaid^ fur-
thw proceedings snder the writ of habeas
corpBS shall immodiately cease and remain
BuspcHded so l»ng a» this act shall coiitinue
in force.
Sec. 4. This act shall continue in force for
ninety days aflier the next meeting of Con
gress, and no longer.
shall be liable to be »la«ed in service ia toe
field for the war, aa if he were between wie
ages of 18 and 45. ,
^ Sec. 8. That hereafter tbe dmtiee of *r^
vest and ■ ospital guards and clerto, Md ©f
clerks, guards, agents, employee* er l*bw-
ers in the Commissary ana QtoA^rnaaBters
Departments, in the Ordnance Bnreaii, aad
of clerks and employees of navy agents, m
also in the execution of the earoUmeBt ftO^
and all similar duties, sl^ll be perferaaed
by persons who are within the ag^ A-
and 45 years, aad who by the repert of a
Board of army surgeons shall be rejKwrtw
as unable to i^rform active seme* m tfae
field, but capable of performisg some 0i the
above said duties, spQcifyinj which, aiid
when these persons shall have eeen a^|p®d
to those duties as far as practicable* Uie Pre
sident shall assign or detail to th«r pwwrm
anccrsuch bodies of troops^ or indiviuuais,
required t-o be enrolled under tbe 5th sec
tion of this act, as majr be needed for toe
discharge of such duties; Provided, t«at
persons between the ages of 17 wad IS
be assigned to those duties; Provided fur
ther, that nothing contained in this act shall
be so construed aa to prevent tise President
from detailing artisans, meckaaies, or per
sons of scientific skUl, fco perfema indispen
sable duties in the departmenls e^ bureaus
herein meationod.
Sec. 9. That any Quartormaetgr «• As-
cifitant Quartermaster, Commiwiry er As
sistant Commissary, (other thaa these serv
ing with brigades er ro^ments in the ieUI,)
or ofilcers iu the Ordnance Boream, er S^avy
Agents, or Provost Marshal, w efteer ia
the conscript service, who shall hereafter
employ .or retain in his empleyaaeat any
person in any of their said depiuimeatB er
bureaus, or-ia any of the datiee aealieaed
in the 8th sectioa of thie act, ki violatieii of
the provisions hereof, shall, «a oeaviolion
thereof by a court-martial or military eoart,
be cashiered; and it shall be the duty of a*y
department ©r district oommaader, apea
proof, by the oath of aoy eredible pereen,
THE MILITARY BILL.
Sectiea 1. That from sud uilor tho passage i that any such officer has' violated tfiiis pro
of this act all white icBii, residento of tue - - •• »
A)
rjrjCf '"r
r
■j if. l\o value of nrop'rtj t-ixo-l
i : tb; £, -?ri>n ahcill bo a-i-s. icd on ihe o
' I Iho ! -t vc.]u3 of tbe uauie, or svnlhvi* p.o
•‘v Iu 1/ :) neigaburliood .1 iu
" 1-.60, excopt in c' ' i whoro lin d,
C‘ ">n or tob;icco lir.vo bcoa p'>r-
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o> thi impoit d*!ti.:.i
r -a :riy be aoceas-'.tj;'
o-tj -r ' hereby dpeci«il_;
tUf. d'l‘.!..ja lli'l
!. ''d J?.-d ahil Lorruf-
Ti e-*jrli exctiaui;--:. or
-a.J
ti J csvne'
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V ' , i'-'* it
. . . 5 *1.^ 11, w
*5 t‘4 OOU''
:C :oroi:i he an
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^•Q a:.Tiouat oi the
y 13 :
■rj
i
, tw- to ;
>n
eaor:-
=Uliir* rca3-oa--iblo aad 1
i'he Donds stv-fhorijiod by the 6th c&o-1
don oi aot muy be cither c-jgistcred ot eou- j
pon Donds, AS tiie panics rasing them may electj j
and th?y oiay be ezchangod for each other tiader i
au^a ro_ ■ OU'* a.i ciio Seereiary of the Troasary !
may p’ o. j. Th;jy shall bo for 3109, &nd abaJl
to, nuft iiij coupoQ.s thcreto attached, be iu j
file:, f.jru-t and of «uoli aatheutic.tioa as tHo Sea-'
rctiry ci' .u-i Tzuu-jary maj prcscrib-j; tho iayjr-jst
shiiii L>e prv .jlo tisdf ycirly oa the drst of Jan’^
and July sri jaob ye;.rj tbe priuoipal shsU be ^.ay*
abl:3 ti •!. i; taaa iJO years from their dafco.
i'iicj. .'-11 c^U oertiS'jates ihail ba fuadibk,
and be taxci la all respects as ia providod
for tua I’rc: 3ury notes into which they are ooa-
reruole. If oonv»rt;;d before tb© time fixed for
fcaxi'ig th-? Tre '^'iiify aotes, such eertiScates ahal'
froui tnxv Jime beur iutcrvi^jt. upua only 665
for erevy d uur proraisod upon thoir faoc, awd
shall hi ■ribio iu ncv7 Treasury noles at
iba. la'fv.; ■ ‘ac. aii,.r iho p?> ..-3g3 of this act no cail
O'.-ruLcx'.ij be uud autii uitcr tho firatday
ot A
f - 'iliat 11 ..jj ba'sk cf deposit s^-all ^ViU
its ucp' .0 h li ’a a i-hr'rised by tho ir-j.
3e’! -u ‘ ’ till? aot, li ci.'haQ.'c for tUeir dopo?7t>
aad ;r. tau n .jaa on tiic bov.d'? soiru
li. ;'.;C’: ,c Ui.. x; Of 5ion, :o bo ?ii;ieeu ypoa wuh
t'ic ^ „3i^ry, tjien ti>/ sail 03-
pc- >v oac.ii :{ :ti« i'no iai A
’a’. ' 0
in»' -
iioii'l;
lorv:’.)
I':'! r d.i
tho l‘:t day of Jr.uuary Is* '2,! v
J too said land, slaves, cott >n |;
i ) purchased, shall bo a.:tc.:32
) jtually paid for tho samo ’jy
:i valno of al) shprcs or int'jr-
y baak, bE-nVin;-: c^nipAmy dj
vu'. l, Davig;-.:ion, inin'trrii g.
•'anco, maiiriactu’^iTi.v^, e-
r'-i i» .«i-V and drj-djck co a
othar )bj.-L ' .k cc’aj-an'c:^
hc'bor iocorj^.fatcid or nac,
property taiicd under tliis
ksscisod upxi il’.o bariis ol
3 ot such propcriy iu tne
- luo
i-? oaca
‘-'re. _
'Jit
i -t ' J tuo ? a i J
pnv!i..;;e ui T'.-
*3 hci ia pf(j; ib--.
• 'S*o. ] I. Tii
i33U--‘d of ‘be a.
jo be I 'oiT'^.bie
proTidv: by la ^
t'ic,
per
">0;i 4.
t ‘.V. '3 ot
•:«r iood ' -ere assescod, lo such cu,r-
^ ar.y I. V. ge icral use there, in tae
u»;c J (i 9 of tuch property, at fie
it.
10 air ount of all gold aud
ti3^, q id or sHver bullion,
h iks or other corf o-
al3, 5 )or cent.; and upon
■road, )r npor> tbe amount
«t ajs^a, r&wn tLeretor on
•- .5^, «LX (. ( 5 por c^t.; such
3 oi> -*ad > be assessed aad
1 Acr' ri -o lU'^ v&lue thereof at
a«. is paid.
:iit 9t ail Folvont cro-
iil, %nd all other pa-
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j-iisrAt. trcasniy fot»«,
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■ J and tha 1st
1 fci* T^oar-ury ao'es heretofore
■J-nin'itiOU of ^:5 abiii COHitUl 13
i.i -.J- - at 01 public Ja>>3i, as
*'•-1 i i- : bie it 7".r uador the
^roTL«i ^09 »i ttiia act, unMi tlie irit of July, IStVl,
last, aad until the October 18Si, wost of
the Misdittippi rivexi bat sImt that titaj
oi J n i^cj 1-05, 10 m addltio i
t :bo tax on sue!', m iaojT,.9 ua Jor
tnd act to I 7 losasK.riha co,'-*movi iefoaoo,
riiii t-ury mtba Govermu^j'a- o£ tra {>.n
fodaraio •'’V.tes,” ^rp^ov■od April 1333.
IL prcita b;^ br.yin% an I
^-Diiig taouGf, jj;old,a!lv^r, faraiga excli^pge,
by this 4>ct, shall be assessed and colleetec
lorthvlth; and the taxes on incomes er pro
fits for the year 18^4, shall bo assessed anc.
09ilc-:'"s.i according to the provisions of the
t^x £v.u Pi x-c2:neut Jicts of 1863.
Sue. 7. c ’ IT’S Gu of tha t-ut act of the 34th
d?y of Ar 'il 1: 68, to levies a tax on in
d r.Vvcd frora property or effects on
tbo ?.:>iOunt or value of which a tax is lovied
i:y :liis act, wr.d also tho 1st section of caic
dA,, f-TO iUojr o l f'.*r the yea» lS6i, and
ro ed*lm;.tecl i Vit, hire or interest ou pro-
j>ertv (^r cieaiii; herG’u taxed ad valorem
•ihftli he as.'so^.'ud or tAied aa incomes under
tho Ui'.: ac^. of 1S63.
S. Tr (t t' tax imposed by this act
on herds of 1a.o ix>nfedor»te States hereto
1- ro i ..'nod. phal] in no caso’escecd the in
t i viif f-n the tiiiao, and srich bonds, when
^-’■d by or t- r minors or lunatics, eball be
vTto^ rroji'. Ibtj tix in all canea where the
i ( .. t ,iH.: 6u.ti.e shall not exceed $1000
A n Ar£ the. jprioilegi of the JVi i,
cf Ifal'c-’i C''^rpii9 in certain casc^.
Y/iierc:’s, the Cuoatitntlon of the Confad
c'-ato Bt?5':e3 of Amcrica provides in Article
", s:-cciior: 9, Pf-.rap^raph 3, that “tho privi-
b.y-! of tlie writ oi habeas corpus^shall not
J :nc--r>’jdcd unless when in case of rebcl-
i n or invasion., the public safety may re-
■y ro it;” ra-d wl’^^’'ea3, th--:! power of sus-
adlng the privilo|^n of said writ as rocog-
•. : d in BH’d Artic.’o 1, is vested solely in
no OoHj^res.-, wliich is the exclusive judge
■ : tl-.o uecv:- atv of such suspension; and
vi ijarc.u, iu 'ue . • :.iion of tho Congress, the
VA:c ' roiid’-os the suspension of said
wi’.i tL’.o existing case of tho invasion of
titiif-s by tho armies of the United
Cwitto; liLd the President has asked
- r t jo 3!;M>0t'si^>.i-0x" the writ of habeas cor-
Q9, .^nd iiu amed Gongregsof conditions of
- duDger which render the suspoasion
tu^ writ a mci^uro proper for the public
. a:rn.inEt invasion sjid ioisiiErection;
1 'r,, ti'.erctbve,
ll ^ Oongrckis of the Confederate Statos of
Xir, .c'Aii do cnact, Tliat during the present
inviifjoT of tho Confederate States, the priv
ilege of tho writ of habeas corpuB be, and
tli^ same is hereby, suspended; bat such sos-
ptnsion shall applv only to tho cases of p>er-
acas arrested or detained by order of thd
President, Secretary of War, or the General
Oliicor coiBmauding the Tnuit'Mississippi
Military Dspartsaeut, by the authority and
under the control of the President. It ts^
hcreljy declared that the purpose of Gcur
gross iu tho passage of this act i« to pro
more effectually for tho pub^c safet^
susi>eiiding the writ of habeas
following cases and so other:
X. Of treason,, or trea$eaaiilFl|p^|^oir
combinalaoas to subvor|fdie gnwSBiit oi
the Confederate States.
II. Of coaspiraniea t«^w^row tilie gov
ernment, or conapiraci*;}^ te resict th© lawful
authority of the Oontoderate St^.tes.
III. Of combining to assist tha enemy, or
of communicating intelligeaGe to the enemy,
or fciviu^ him aid aivd comfort.
i V. Ol conspiracuca, preparations and at
tempts to inoite servilo rasurrectioii.
V. Of aeeertioas or •incotiraging deser-
tiouB, ot harboring deserters, and ot attempts
to avoid military service; Provided, That in
cs^jo ot palpable wrong aad oppression by
atiy eubordiaato oiScer upon any parly who
doa*J not legally owe militaiy Bcarvice, his
■Hjvriar offioer shall grant prompt roiiet to
iha Ojipresaad party, and tho subMrdiaate
sh.ill ha uiismiDaod pora otilce.
\ L Of spies and other cmiasaros of the
oue Mv.
\'»i. Of holding oorrospondence or infcer-
eoii ' i ?rirh the Giiijmy, without nacesaity,
na i "i*’ J. t thi pgriaiii'^ion tho Oonlade-
f» tr . 'xt-..
ii. i tr.\diT5>j with tho ene-
r ’ orJiDr olion'C?» aaf^-T»at tho laws of
Confederate States, bet .veon tho a;j;e3 of 17
and 50, shall be in tbo military service of
tho Confederate States fir the war.
Sec. 3. That all the persons aforesaid, be
tween tko ages of 18 and'45, now in service,
shall be refined during tho present war
with tha U. S., ia.the same regiments, bat
talions and companioe, to which they bf'long
at the passage of t^ia act, with fehe carne or-
gaiiiEation aad officers, unless regularly
teAnsfcrrod or diecharged, in aceardanc©
with tho laws and regulations for the gov
ernment of tba array; Provided, that cem-
pAodos from one Elate, organized aj^idiitt
thoir consent, expressed ut the time, with
regiments or battsliona from another State,
gh^l hare the privllcs'o of brang tranEfirrcd
to organizations of troops, iu the e^rue ana
of the service,-from tho Spates in winch said
oempanioe wore raised; and the soldiers from
one btate, in companies fri>m another State,
shall be allowed, it they d .r’ira it, a trauafor
to organisations from tiieir own States, in
the same «tvm of the service.
Sqo.,3. 'DiP.t at the expiration of six months
from the first day of April next, a bowity
of $100 in a six per cent. Government bond,
which the Secretary of the Treasury is here
by authorised to itwue, shall bo paid i:o eve
ry non-commisdionoi oliicer, muciciau aud
private who shall then bo In ecA vice, or in
the ev.mt of his death previous to the period
ot such payment, then to tiic person or per
sons who would Iks entitled to r^jjolvo by l^.vr
the arrearages of his pay; but no'onobhMl bo
entitled to tho bounty herein provided wliO
shall at any time, during tho period of six
months next alter tha said flrct dtiy of April,
bo absent from his command vrithouE leave.
Sec. 4. That no person shall be relieved
from tho operation of this act by reason of
having boon heratefore. discharged from the
army where no disability now exists; nor
shall those who have furni-hed substitutca
be any longer oxoinptad by reason thereof:
Profldo.1, tiiat no person, heretofore exempt
ed oa accouut of re-ligioKS opinioi;s and who
has paid the tax levied to relieve hitn from
service, shi'U bo req^uirod to render military
service under this act.
Si’c. 5. That all white male residents of
tho Confederato Stafea, beLwoen tho ages of
IT and 13 and 4SI and 5 J yearp., shall euroil
themselves at tuch times aud places, and
under suck regulations, as the Preeideut
naay proscribe, the time allowed not being
lcs3 than 30 days for tiiose oast, aud GO days
for thoae west of tho Mit'Sisiaippi river, and
any person who shall fail so to enroll him
self, without a reasonable excuse therefor,
to bo judged of by the Preaidont, shall be
placed ia service in the field for the war, in
the same manner as though they were be
tween tho ages of 18 and 45: Provided, that
the porsons mentioned in this section shall
coostitato a reserve tor State defence and
detail duty, and shall not be ro^iuired to
pesfona service out of the State in which
they reside,
00. 6. That all persona raqaired by tho
.section of this act to enroll themselves,
within 30 daya after the passage there-
t of tho Mississippi, and within 60
if w«t of said river, tbrm themselves
Voluntary organizations of companie3,
ions or re^m^ats, and elalct their own
.cers; said or^nii:aiion8 to conform to the
existing laws; and, having so organized, to
tsender dieir services aa volunteers during
the war to the President; and if such organ-
iaatioos shaU furnish uroper muster rolls,
now organized, a id deposit a copy thereof
Vith the enrolling oliicor oi -tar r district,
which Bhivll be e»|uivAlant to GnrollaaeDt,
ttiey may be acccj)ted as minuto men for
service in such State, but in no event to be
taken out ol it. Tljose who do net so volun
teer and organise, shall euroil themselves as
before provided; sad may, by tho Prc'.idant,
b« required to asseiJible at coavoniaufc pla-
ceo of rendesvoiJs, and be formed or v>r^j»,a-
ic®d into companies, battilious and rc' fi-
mente, under i-egulatioas to bo prefer: pod
bv Hii«« ftud sliaii havQ tha rigbt to elect
their comT>iny and regimoucal oliloers; ar.d
all troops orjraiii^ t'i undyr triis ?zi tor c .;ite
stocks, noteS) debt^ credits, or obligations' the Oonfederato States, onatod to promote
of any kind, and aaj tnarohkBdito, propor•, tuair aaAOOsa ia tho war.
all troops
defence, shall bo eaciticsd, while in actual
servicc, to tho same pay aliowtince r.s
troopa now in tiis field.
8^ 7. Th.at any pe.^on who shall fail to
att^d at tho place oi rcn V^too^ aa roqulfed
by the authority of the President, without
a MfiasBt «BiHM to b% jiuLg^ a£ by kiou jqOtoBt cf t^»tfodithta# iApodbt«
visioH, immediately to reliovo such elaeor
from duty; and said coxanafid^v shaU take
prompt measur(» to have him tried for snch
offence; and any eemmaador ae aforesaid
failing to perform the duties eaajoiBod by
this section, shall upon being daly ooaviotod
thereof, be dischai^ed from the service.
Sec. 10. That an laws grantiag oxooip-
tioiis from military service oe, and the same
are, hereby repealed, and herealter aone
shall be exempted except tko followiuf:
1. All who shall be hold uu^t £or lo^ita-
rj service, under rules to be prescribed by
the Secretary of War.
2. Tho Yice President of tho Oeafederate
States, the members and of&eers of Coogress
and of the several State Li^ialatnros, »&d
auch other Confederate and State o^owra as
the President, or the Governor of tba re-
gpoctiva States, may certify^ to be liooessAry
for the proper adminiatratioa of tho G?a*
federate er State Govei’maeafci, as tha eaco
may be.
3. Ev^ry minister of reli^on aa&wissd to
preaeli n3CGrding to the ndss of his ohar^,
and who, r* tho passage of this aot, shall bo
regularly employed in th© dioohwgo of his
rainistjrl-l duties; su]>erintoadoata aad phy-
siciaus of asylums for the doaf and da«aa
a;:d blind and of the insaa^ oao editor for
each newspaper being published at tho timo
of this act, and such employees as sai^ odi-
toij^may certify, on oath, to bo iidiapencable
to the publication of such aewspapor; the
public printer of the Confedorato aad State
Grovemments, and such jeumayaaoa priat-
ors a? the said public printer sliall e^tfy,
on oath, to be indispensable to perform the
\)ublic printing; one skilled apothecary in
eaolx apofhecary store, who was doing busi-
no33 as such on the 10th day of Oct’r 1863,
and has continued said business, withont
intermission, since that period; ^1 pkysi
c.ians over the age of 30 years, whe now are,
and for tho last 7 years have been, in the
actual .%nd regular practice (A thoir profes
sion, but tho term physician shall aot ifi-
clnde dcntdfcto; all president and teachers
of coUere^ theological seminarios, acado-
mies anS tchools, who have been regularly
engaged T3 cnch for two years next before
the paseago of this act: IVovided, that the
benefit ot this exemption shall oxtoad te
those teachcrs only whose schools aro eem-
posed of 20 students or more. All snporin-
teudents of public hospitals, established by
law befoi'e the passage of tliis act, and sncL
physicians and nurses therein aa saoh tu-
perintendenta^shall certify, on oath, to be
indispensable to the proper and emcioat
mana;e:ement there^.
4. There ehall bo exempt oae person as
owner or agriculturist on each farm or pkm-
tation upon which there are aow, aad wsre
on the 1st day of Jan’y last, ^6 able-bodied
Eeld-hands, between the ages of 16 and 50,
upon the following eonditions:
1. This exemption shall only be granted
in eases in which there is ao white mide
adult on the farm or plaata^on net liable to
military sfirvice, nor imleas the pertoa elaim-
ing tiie exemption was oq tiie 1st day of
Jan’y 1864, either the owner and maaager
or overseer of said planiAtion, bat in no ease
shall more than one person be exoxapted Ibr
one farm or plantation.
2. Such person shall first eaecote a bead,
payable to the Confederate States of Amer
ica, iu such form, and with such seeority,
and in suoh penalty as the Secretary of War
may prescribe, conditioned that ho witt de
liver to the Government ai some railroad
depot, or such other place or places as may
be doiigaated by tha Secretary o4‘ War,
within 12 months ne^tt ensuing, lOO ptxmda
of bacon, or, at the election of the ^yom-
ment, its e^uivalent in pork, aad 100 lbs. of
net beo! (said beef to ba delivored on ^o»t,)
tor each able-bodied slave ©u aaid tartn or
plantatioTx, witbla the abovj »aid agoa, who*
ther sai. i sb voa in the fisii or aet, whick
i-'iia }ii Ox pork and beof shall 1)0 paid
t'>r by cno Gov-Mrnraent it tlie prices fixe^l
by tlio Gouiuii;ii^ionen!* ol tha State ouder
ii£>prt;56moul 4Ct: Ptovidad, tliat wU3« tha
thna sbail produo^ satifi-
>ry evidenoa that it has Ix^n impoasiblo
for hin,. by* tho cxercise ot proper dLigeucey
"o I’uruLch tha amount of inaaA thus contract
ed ii'Tf and leave an adequate supply for the
^ubsiatofioe of those Ilyi^ on the uid farin
or plantation, the Searetsxy ^f War ghali
direct a commu.tation of the same, to the
proyiflioxM, w t>e deMvorod by fuoii jj^rae:^
as afereaaid at oqaivalent rstlto.
S. Baek person shall farther bfad hieafloM
to sell tho marketable surplus of provirfHiiB
aad grain now on hand, aad which ho m»f
raise from year to ya&r whilo his exexa^^ba
eoatianes, to tbe Govoramout or tc tko
iliee of soldiers, at prices fixed by the €}&»-
BiissionerB cf the J?t.«te under the irofreso-
moat act: Provided, that any pers9& ex
empted as aforesaid, shaU be oatitied to a
©redit of S5 per coat, on any af^ount ©f meat
which he may deliver witnin j^ree monthe
from the pas^^se of this a^k Provided fm
tb«r, tiiat.poreoi^ ooaiiug wi^in the provi-
iioci) c-f this «somption shall set be deprived
of ti-.e ben«l!t thereof by rersea of haiMtg
baoa earoHod sincc the 1st of Feb. 1
4. Is adliliva t-rt tho fwregoivjg e&ooRti^
1t»e»aa, &o Se^etary of War, uador &o ®-
rwdur; of the Prc^deui, may exempt or do-
tail such othw* per&ons as he may bo eatiR-
£«d «aght to be ejicmpted ,»a aeooaiit ol
publio uecossity, and to iii&ure tbe prodao-
tion of grain sud other provisions for die
arny aad the families of soldiers. He aajr,
also, frant exempttous or details, on sne^
terms as he may proscribe, to snch over
seors, farmers or planiors &a ho may be sat
isfied will be more B&efrd to tbe Cimutry ic
the pursuits of agricultaro than in the miM-
tary. service: Provided, that such excwpHon
shall ccase whenever the farmer, plautor or
overseer shall tiul diligently to emoloy iet
good faith, his own skill, capital and W»bor
' "ezoiusively in the production of grain aa4
proviaioBft, to be sold to the Govern meat aad
the families of soldiers at prioes not »ooed-
ia^ oae fixed at the time for like a*Hifce
by Jommissionors of Iho State aador
the iounreasmeat aet.
ft. llie president, ^'oaswer, aa#lor aad
saperiatendoat of any railroad oonifMM/ ea-
gagod ia traasportatioa for the Qoveriwan%
aM stieh ofScers and emjJloyees thereof as
the president or suporinteadont shall oirlfl^
OB oelii to be iadispeasable le the elSeiaril
operation of said railroad: Preyido4, tfuit
tko number of persons so exempted bf' lids
act ea Iwy railroad shall aot ex^d oae |kr
SOB for each mile of sneh road ia aetaal ase
fsh* *9i>£tary transportation; aad said oaetafite
sH|^ fto reported bv aame and deiw^n«o.
w!w the names of aay who have k«
empioyaMSt of said eempaaf, or who minf
to be iadispeasable.
That cetkiug hereki eontaiaed sbali
be cocati ued sa repealing the aet a^itfoved
April tho 14th 1663, o&titled aa act to ex
empt oontra^tors f»r carrying the maHs ^
the Ooafederate States, and the drivirs ol
post e^aches and haeka, from militKiy aer-
vioe: Provided, that all the eaemptions
granted onder act shall only eontia^
whilst the perao&s exempted are actua%
ea^^ged ia their ro3pjctlve pursuits or oi-
eapmeee.
Sec. 11. That tho Freffldent be, and he is
h^oby, aathsriaed. to details, m^/sr
^nend rules and r&giLU’.ticas to be
from the War De^rtmost, either of perseas
bei;ws» 45 aad ^ years of afo, er from
army in the field, in aU eases where, in his -
jndgmeat, iuslioe, equity aad aeceesity ro-
quii'Q suoh Stalls, aad ho majf revoke etidi
orden of details wheaever he Stinks projp^
Providol, that the power hcsein grantee to
the Preeideat to make details and exea^
tiona shall not bo eoastrued to authorise ^
exemption er detail of any eoGtractor ^
fumismBg supplioi of any innd t© the 6K>»*-
emment, by reaeoB of said eontTact, nnlosa
the head or se»'etary of the department ma
king such contract shall certify that tho pei>
sonal services of euch contractor are indla>
Mnsable to tho executioa of said eontraot:
Provided further, that when any such con
tractor shall fail, diligently and faithfully,
to proceed with tho execution of such con-
tract, his exemption or detail shall ceasob
Sec. 13. That in appointing local bear(k
of surgeons for the examination of persona
liable to military service, no member oom*
posing the same shall be appointed from the
county or enrollinz dictnct in which. &ey
are required to ms^e such examination.
«• ca
63. /
iiit mi tMi
f ^ Ofioe, Fa7«Uevili0j fil.
OoTOBas 3, 1863.
Ssiuiuk «/ tJk4 Atrivai tmJ Dtparintr* cf tKt MoH*
Ogi«€.
BALSXOH Yi« AVEMASBOBO*,
.^rrhrcs aaliy, except Sunday, at 4| A.
DspKrta d*ily, cxwjpt Patur-isy a't 6 F. ML
RAI.GiaH ▼!» 6aMM££VlI«Ll.
Tue^ay 9 K. M.
.\riires rAid-j fct 2 i‘. M
rijir»3 "a }* via
'Arriree d»i)y esc»vt d;;ui.ay, (k 6 P. M,
azts M 2 P. M.
CABTSAGS.
Arxtna Tuesday, T.i«fsaay aud fithttinj at 7 B. M
DejptAHs ^3Bda/, T7edue!iiti»y acd at 1 P. It.
CI?SaAW, S. C.
Arrives Tuesday, Tbansd&y «uad Satordv at 6 A. M,
l>«part» Suada^, Tuesday aad Xkovaday at 1 P. K.
FAIB BLUFF via LUMBBRTOH.
Arr'.veG IrTadaodUay aid tn t«/ at 8 A. M
iit^arta SloadAjr, Wcda«>i*y wii I',-id*y at 1 P. If,
KOS£JOJr’S via 3LT2A3ETaT0WN.
Departs MooOaf, Wedaesday aad Fnday at 6 A. If.
Arrives Tuesday, Ti^aniay aad Saturday at 2 P. ML
£LiZAJB£THTOWN via ZIKSBUKf iL
ArrivM ^oaday at 6 A. M.
Departs Taas^Uj at 6 A. BL
MAamOLlA Tia CTPBI88 OBOX.
Axrivea Tuasday a^ 2 P. tf.
Bmarta aaae ^ (loaaday) at 3| P. II.
SWlfT 18LAH0 via M0NTB081, OOVUTSTOll acd
PGWBLI.TOM.
Axiivas Tuasday at 6 P. M.
Departs Wedasaday at 11 A. K.
8WIFT ISLAND vm TROf.
Arrives Taaaiay at 6 P. M.
D^^arta Weijaabday at 11 A. ?J.
AU caails leavia^ bcfur« IkxA, j oloaed tbe cvea
iag before at 9 P. 2f- All f .ars m be seat off froA
this oiSeef otaer toaa by r raont ■■.n> pmi4 far as it
taut by laaiL All ditp I M’Hi ba jm-paid b/
2 eaat stata^.
Itu> o&les ^ dnaday fima 9 to 10 a l(.
JA3. a. COOK, p. M.
DlXlfi PRIHER. ^
r»oi«. Ui V ¥ a (lariaicr at
r
?»£ i'¥ORXa €^BOLl.^ l
Ta iirisHsiiaAAfCie
tenth yesv sooeee>rol opor.li3n, w!«k
growing capital aci firmer held upea public o*a-
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