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JBLIO LAWS
MiMAmnm Wm*r 1$, 1864.
^ Aci io MSmdj Ttm mmd Limit iht Omrmcp.
Sionoff 1 lh§ Oongr^ e/ tk« Oonfederate
Utaiet«/ An%et‘iea do enaet, Th«t th« holdora of
all Treasury notes abtrie the denomiafttion of 95,
:H)t bearing intarsst, shall be allowed ostil the
iBt daj of April 18^, east of the Mlssisiippi, to
food ^e same, and unliil the poriodo and at the
piaccs stated, the holders of all saeh Treasury
Qotea shall be allowed to fnnd the sam« ia regis
tered bonds, payable 20 years after their date,
bearing interoat at the rate of 4 per cent, per aa-
0033, pay%b]d OQ tlio 1st of Jaottuy and July of
eaoh ye»r.
S*... 2 ^h^ H«,retary cl the Treasury is hereby
AutiK)ri&o§ to is«(ne the bv'nds roi^ aired for the
fuiidlng pi-ovided for in tat preeediag seAiion,
r.at! cntil .q.c Donlis can bo prepared he may iiuue
t/j Hha‘>er -he pmpostj. Such bonds
i&jat th oiisll be rewivahle without iafcar-
.VA ->nt oj nil >>;ver'irr>-;-Qt due^ payable
: i. 64. oxoept. axpvift ai d import datiM.
> i liat -Is Trejifury not?{s of tiio denoini'
1100, ucn. bearing interest, wbieh shall
cot be ,*rc5cntcd lor luading aSder the provisions
oi the I;: ..jv Ui.a ol this act, fihall, frota and after
tlie Is a :^yiU 1864, eawtof tfee Mississippi
a-i Ibt day of* July 18C4, west otatue
Missisiiippr t-:^8 to be rt?eeiva}»Ic iu payinetit of
public d'jio$, snd laifi notos, if not so presented at
liint flnie, 9fc»ll, ia aJd?tiot to the tax of 33*
.’»iQ^-iujptised in t.^e 4ih gecnoii of this »et, bo
—bjcc - a t%i ot 10 per csnf. por m?cth aa-
■' pr ^^jutod; frhioh taxe« shall attach to said
•lo^eri licrever ciiOBlated. aad shall be dedu}i«d
om t,ie i ivc coio« wrhenevsr presoBt'ed
and said notes shall
for i..Uc new ic;sue oi Tre»-
«■ (Wr in this act.
eil ^d TT«a*t»ry notes not
■ajTixsnt of raxes at the dates
in the 1st section of this
^e IcTie'i it said dates and plaoos
f ct'r ta loi every loliar promised on
-' A; itoies; uaid tax ihall attaoh to said
r^rrevei' oiraulatt^d, acd shall be collected
i-i.-ii ,g ,he i^me at the sroanary, it« deposi-
j ■nx ;^cd bj all Govere-
r •• ’"hs !-:-iue whoaever pre-
av f . ra.:». -»r in p&yiuv'U
• - f ifl ex-
, -luovki-^, i-ci
■ ■ J 0 in bi»Gds
■ ? .fc-:du« of thif act, uotii fhe
. ■. i j(}5, *t the rale of 6G| oeuU
■j uuu ■: enaii d« tbo duty of the Sev
^ wv n the Ireasory, at auy tivae between ths
isi ot Aptjj anu the 1st of July, 1864, west of
he iVliSal ppi river, and the 1st of January 18^5,
to substitute and exchange new Treasury notes
tfer the i-ir.; i.z .tu- rate sf 66| c^nts on bLe dol
lar: That Qot«s of the doBomiaataoo of
8100 nliil Blit bo i^etitied to the priviles:e of said
exci.an?^; Frctsided further, that the^rigLt to
its i ,7 .11 .1.] Treasury notes, alter the 1st dii
>t JsL-aai^ us65, is hereby taken atfay: Jndpr^
i h rr. That upon all euab Treasury notes
■^j reniaia outstandijjg on the 1st day of
fc- pa
1 ^hf>i
’ury ootee, as herein p^ovid^^^i, a tax
■a,. ib hereby impoetKl.
iittt aTt-er the lirst day of April next,
.retoiore gi?en to the Secretary cf
Wuic
Janrury
oi i •
• Sj?c.
au
the fr
i* iitrcby, ro?oked; J^^rovidcd, the Secretary «f
the T.oa-turjr may, after that time, i^ue imw
Trcafln.y in !«och ioraa as he may prosoribe,
payable vo-years after ihe rtttifiMidaa of a tmaty
Oi peace ;iv.h' fhe Uiut«Mi States, sa^d new iMaoii
to be r-jC'i yat-le in payujeat of all public dues,
e:so«r>t ex/ort and iuaport duties, to be isauod in
o*ck.iug8 lot old nptCfl ac the rat-e of 2 dollas’a of
che aewior 3 af t^e ud o\i
notes be »urr( lercd for ex-jh^- -re the ..
fhercoi, or be ‘ cr■.-id L.,- li Ti ,.sufj -" * •
tii« proi^wr^ IS v>f this aoo; aad the .holders
new nouis or of tho old cotes, exocpt UiOhO et ihe
shall b« ‘’ubjeot to a tu of S3| ^ «ent. on
ery dolk' prcmisod oa the fitoe tiliereof, said tax
to attach to said noteg whererer dronlatedf and
aaid notes to ho fundable and ezohangeable for mew
Troaaury notw, as herein frarid^, imlqMt to
the dednoiioB if mdi tax. «
8io. 12. That uiy State holding Treasury
notes reoei^ed before the times herein fixed for
taxbg said notes fhall be aUoired tiU the ihrst
day of January 18^, to Aind the same m 6 per
cent, bonds of the Confederate States, payable^O
years after date, and the interest payable semi
annually. But all Treasury notee received by
any State after the time ftz^ for taxing the same
as aforesaid, shall be held to have been receiyed
dimuiished by the amount of said tax. The dis
crimination between the notes sub] act to iihh tnx
and those not so subject, shall b»—
SlO. 13. That Treasury notes heretofore isstMd
boariag interefit at the rate of 97 80 on the $1 >0
per annam. KtftU BO long;er be reoeivj»d in pfy-
ment of pu^'n*' aues, but shall he de«iQed a id
0Gn?>idcT^ b«nti£i oi the Confederate Stai^^a, paj a-
ble two yeai-s after the ratification ot treaty “jf
pea*^ with the United States, b««nag Uie rate
interest s^cified on their faeg »^vable 1st o#
January ot each and every year.
Seo. 14. That the Secretary of *%e Treamry
be, and he is hereby, aathorie^, in nwe the © a-
gcaoie? of n« Governmeat sht»uld rvqatre it, to
the deni^afik of any public creditor whose dbbt
may be contvactcd after tho patisage of this Mt,
rrlHing to r~x»ivo the same iis a »etti&eate of &n-
debtedness, ha issued by said Sfrjretaryin sv h
form an he la*^ ueem p?op?kr, j^yahl* two yetjs
sii^r a ratiSeatiou of a #rcaty of peace with the
United States, bearing interest at tbe rate of
per dent, per annum, payable semi-aanuftUy, aad
iraneferabie only hy spceial endorsement, under
regulations to w prefujribed by tikie Seorotary ^f
the Treasury, ^d said oertifioates shatl be exempt
&om taxation in pricoipal and interest.
Sxo. 15. ITje 8«flretery ot the Treasury is »u-
thoriaed to incrsa^e the numDer of depositories so
as to meet the r.>quiremeat8 of this act, aad w^th
that view to employ Huoh of the hanks ©f the sev
eral State: as he deem expedient.
Sao.^ 16. The Soerutary of the Treasary sh^lT
forthwith advertise ttiis aet in such newspaptirs
pubbahcd in the several 5tti56, and by sueh otl er
msans a* shall secure iTnmeuUte publieityj and
the ^^or«tJiry of VV"ar ai>d the Secretary of the
N^»vj shall eaoh 5»u.-’p it to be pubHsfhed in ge»»e-
ral order ^of th». ’jftlormario** of the army and
US'y,
Sa i. i7 The 42d heeuon of the act for the
aswwuicut aad eollection ef *axes, approved May
1st 1^63, is hoieby repealed.
Sac 18. The Secretary of the Treasury is
hereby au^M^riaed and required, upon the appli-
catiGQ of tha hjider of say eall oertifioato, which,
by the first section of the act to provide for the
funding andi further iflsue of Treasury notes, ap
proved March 23d 1863, was required to be
thereafter deMaed to be a bond, to issue to such
holder a bond dterefor cpon the terms provided
b? said act.
Afi Act to le^j addUi&ned Tofses for the cwir
TTK'^n Hnd g^ijypart of Government.
and whioh may not be exehangcd Congress of the Confcderht®
6l:atfe5 of Ans .rica lio «nftct, That iu ad li-
tiou to tl’0 taxes ’eviod by the act “to Jay
bixos for tjJtte common defence and to carry on
the Oovcmraont of the Confederate Statoa,”
iiy te isr.ac Treasury notes shall be, and ; appr oved S4th of April 1863, there shall be
.j i.j .L- a . ' ‘ lATiod, from the pa»aa|ye of this act, on the
Bulnectfl of tax&tioa hereaiter mentioa^d,
and collected firym every person, copartper-
e>»ip, ur corparatiwu liable
as follows, to- wit:
-I. n tLo v4iI,io of property, real, par
d->na’ fcud raix€?, of every kii»d aud d.jftctip
HoH; ret e ;empted or taxed »ta
rate. 5 p*-» Provided, TWat
. tn»° t/iy on raliTO of property tm-
« cf the { pl.'y^d in agricult'aio shall be aoducted ‘he
sO et ihfi i va>.; 3 jV-c tax ic Lind deli
dcnominatioa cf SlOO, after they wrtj rcducad to
96# cents on the dollar by the tax alor&said, isay
eonverr the same into call certificates bearing in-
tereec at the rate of 4 per cent, per annum, and
payable two years after « ratificatioa of a treaty
01 pojice wiih the United States, onlcM sooner
eorverted into new notes.
8so. 0. That to pay the expenses of the Gov-
eniaienf not otherwise provided for, the Secretary
of the Treasury is hereby authorised to issue fj
Dt^T iwOt. t>osd^ to an amount not exceeding five
tkUo "i milhoi^a oi dollars, the principal aad in-
tt‘- 'hereof shall be free from taxation, and
for the i%ymcnt/)f interest thereon tha entire net
receipt?! of -^uy export duty her^^after laid on the
vaiuo ot way Cvri.a, ijbacx;, aud fltavai sJore*',
x-i ii-'oi tha '.‘vniwlcric j
V- o; th4 lat/i'trt
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delivered therefroai,
whion sbail
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5 ff ,Ue Treasury is
Jic ro. time, aa the
oquire it, to sell or
c-j 'TDnds, uf 4ay
V J lUviy
i:?t i 'f 'tiury 'i
pure kiitiiuol, tipun the best jan, so as to
tippropriauoii* oy aaa s»t tils same
:ouuce Auu rucu tct -iirf aujL'>ait of tne cireu*
•*Uv>E 111 lrok>ury #iihia r«{fauat*ble and
iaic liKito.
''i»' 6. kiic oouds aubhon^d oy tbe 6th aeo-
aon ol tuK. taay be eituer registered or eou-
poa cue parues takiug them «iay eloot;
and tney o« exo&i*ngci ter each other under
♦ncl, rc.-u-'- iaaa a* iuo a-eoi'- .ary of the Treasury
may p.v^jribc. i'uey doail be tor #100, and shall
! y^iui uiis coupons thereto attached, be in
- i >1 .acii auchontioation as the^eo-
• «ioii y Lauy preacribe; the interest
j yearly on Ike iirsi ol Jan'y
. .. yC**r; the principal jiiali be j*»y-
luo;: i.nan iiO years trom their daU>.
oau. J. Aii eail oertifioatoa shaU be foadablo,
ui«i enail bo taxaa in aH r^eots as ta provided
or the Treasi^.notcs into whioh they are oou
forubie. If eonvertod before the time fixed for
the Trewury notee, sueh cettifioates shall
uuiix tfckt tufie bcai- interest upon only 66} oenCs
tor every a^ilar prjamed upon their taoe, and
jiuMi tw re:oe-:uable in new Treasury notes at
ihat ntbj out atter the passage of this aet no call
aeft-fioatej, chaii be issaed until after the first day
ot Apni, 1864.
bio. 10. That if any bank of deposit shall give
^ dopoeitOTd the i^nds authorised by the first
seoaoa ol this act, in oKohange for their lieposits
a^ ^poMlyu^ the same on the bonds by some
ibiSiBetivQ mark or token, to be agreed upon with
lie Secretary oi the Treaswy, tj\on the said d«-
pt^tor shall be entitled to reeieve the aaaocutt of
said bonds in Treaotoy notee, baaring no ititerest
outsMuding at the passage ot this aet: Pro.
nd«df the said bonds are preaented betere tLe
pffivile^ oi frxdicg ssid actae at par
aa a*si>^5ed aadoi iue law impoeiug it, and
deliverel to th^ Goveruraent: Provided,
That no credit •sh.RlV b© a^io^ved "beyond 5
j>er cert,
II. On the value gold and aS.ver wwea
and plate, jewek, jewelry aad watchw, 10
per cent.
HL The v^ua of property taxed under
thia section eball l>«; cn the basis of
the market value of the same, of aimiJar wo^
party in tho naiirbborhcod whereaasessed^.in
the year 1860, t'Xcept in casefi where laitd,
elavejj, c«>tton or tobacco have been pur-
chaaed since the lat day of January 18!2,
in which caao tuo said laud, slaves, cott>n
a'jv] tobacco 80 purehaaed, aliall be asBeai-ed
at Uie pri-;e Rctnikliy ^^airs for the s&me oy
the •■-srr>ei'.
t^'5. ‘i. On iise Valae ot ail aharea or intwr-
e«t* ueid In auy bank, batiking company or
aabocifttion, canal, oa'^i^ation, importii g.
bXp.?rting, lus. \: oe, manufacturing, tc .e>
graph, express, raiii >8 ‘ and dry-dock coo-
{.'ttiiiea, and aU. other |OiUi, .3?ock compan'ee
of every kind, whetiier incori>>»at,ed or a^it,
a ; >er cent.
I’iie vtUue ol property taxed under ads
Ssjetion shall be s&ssebsed upon the basis of
tuQ market value of such property in tlie
iifci^htjorhood where a^e^d, in sach cur-
renpy as isi^y bo in general use there, in t?ie
^Murcliaae and sale of anch property, at ttie
time Oi asseeamont.
8«c. 3. Upon the ainoont of aH gold aud
silver coin, gold dn.’.t., gaJd or silver bulHoa^
wkether Lela >\y the banka or other cor]^
rations or individmus, 6 per cent.; »nd upon
all moneys held abroad, or upor* the amomit
o) »u of axjthange, irawn iLsretoi oa
lor^igD iouuEritifcs al c t 5 por oent.; such
la:^ ipoQ monty aoroatj to oe assessed and
aciv*ftimg u> the valne thereof at
tne ^ ^ho ^Jai is paid.
11 fj .- u altroiant of all solyent cre
dits, *n '' &U v.-^r.k and all other pa-
p*#rs i«BU9d AO 2avrency, exclusive of non-
ikteresi Imaring Ov>»^fbaerata treasury notea,
and not f^mployod in 'i regidterod business,
the iiiGOiae den/ad fi^>m whioh ia taxed, 5
per ceat. /
Sea. 4. Dt)on proiits mi^ in tarade and
^^uEuioaa, » fftUowK
i On au 'v.atB made by bnyi&g and sell-
iny 8^>«nto'^b v.i|:ior8, fionr, whoat, com, rloo,
sugskT, ot jurap, sal^ baoon, pork,
hoffs, beei or bee? cattle, sh^p, oats, hay,
fodder, raw hidos, leather, horses, mulet,
bootB, ahoea, cotton yaxna, wool, woolen, cot
ton or mixed eloths, ba^ wagons, hameea,
coai, iron, steel or nails, at any time be
tween. the 1st of January 1863, and the 1st
of Jaamary 1865, 19 per cent, in addi&(»a
to the tax ki such pzoSts as inoome onder
tho *‘aot 1>o lay taxes for the eommondefenee,
and 0UT7 on the QoYttnome!^ of the GoO'
federate S'iatea,” ^proved April 24,1866.
IL On all pr^ made by buying anti
tr or efieots of az^ kind, not enumerated n £L. Of oonspiracies, or attemite to liber-
the preceding para^ph, between the times ate prisoners of war held by the
namld therein, 10 per eent., in ad^on
the tax on such proHts aa kacome, nnder the
aet afbreeaid.
HI. Ob the amonat of profits exMeding
25 per cent., made during either of the yean
1863 and 1864, by any bank or banking
company, insurance, canal, navi^tion, im*
porting and eo^rtang, telegraph, express,'
n^road, manulnetimng, dry dock, or other
joint stock company of any description,
whether luconaorated or not, 25 per cent pu
such excess.
8bo. 5. The following exemptions from
taxation, ohder this act ahaH ^ aHowed,
to-wit:
T. Property of each head of a family to
the value of i|500; and for each minor child
of the family to the further value of $1^
and for tj»vch eon actually engaged in' ^
urmy or navy, or who has died
kill^ in tho military or naval
who was a member of the family w’henyjr"“*j
outsred fke service, to the ffirther y^Hbnpied b-^
« oUiaens paw
n. Fr*#))erty of the
poldier, «jailor or man
died or been Mlled ia
service, or where th'
the family, beiag
valuo of $1000.
m. Property of evw
eulor or 0101100, actnamy eug»j^
military or naval serviee, or ot such as aave
been disabled in each sdrviee, t« the valne
of $ieOO; provided, that idie’ above exei|ip-
tiens shall net apply to any person, wh»s€
property, excltu»ive ot household fornitrire,
shall be as$e^d at a value exceeding $1000.
IV. I^at where property has been injured
or destroyed by the enemy, or the owner
thereof has been temporarily deprived of tlio
use or occupancy thereof, or of the means
of cultivating the same, by reason of the
preeence or the proximity of the enemy,
tho assessment on such property may i>Q
reduced, in proportion to tho damage e'lo-
tained by the owner, or the tax asaesev^d
thereon may be reduced in the same ratio
by the district collector, on satisfactory evi
dence &ubmitt«d to him by the owner or a^-
s^or.
Siio. 6. Tliat the taxes on pr^rty laid
for the year 1864, shall be aeaesRed as on
tha day of the passage of thia act, and be
due and collected on the 1st day sf June
next, er as soon after as practicable, allow
ing m extension of 90 aa^ West of the
Mlssieeippi river The additional taxes on
inoomee or profits for the year 1863, levied
by this act, shall ba assessed and colleo^d
forthwith; and the taxes on incomes «r.pro
fits tor the year 1864, shall be assessed and
collected according to th« provisions rf the
tax and assessment acts of 1863.
Sbo. 7. ^o much of the tax act of tl^e^d^
day of April 1863, as levies a tax on m-
coiaes derived from property or ef|^te on
the amount or value of which a tax ii levied
by this act, aud also the 1st Bection|of said
act, are suspp ided for the j^ear 18^ aud
no estimated rent, hire or mterest/on pro-
X. Of conspiraoieB, or attempts or prepa-
rati^s to aid tho enemy.
XI. Of persons ad vising or innting «th«s
to abandon tho Oonfeder^ cause, or to re
sist the Confederate States, (v'to ad^re te
the enemy.
X£L ^ unlawfully bumin|L deeftreying
or injuring, or attempting to ^m, destroy
or injure any bridge or railroad, or tele
graphic line of communication, or property,
with the intent of aiding the enemy.
XLBL Of treasonable designs to impair
the military power of the Government by
destroying, or attempting to destroy, vessels
or arms, or munitions of war, or arsenals,
foundries, workshops, or other property of
the Confederate Statw.
^u^ Sec. 2. The Predident shall cause proper
died or ^^^ficers to investigate tho cases of all persons
1 eervi^ detained, in order that they
be discharged if impropwly detained,
^ they can be speedily tried in the due
^,of law.
^ during the suspei^ion afore-
ihe mediiif*^ o^oer shall be
eommandTi^^^ habeas
stardards
tb Ward ft
epeetiv-'ly os#” Person, or to return the
or persona detaiHMl - by
nlicB/'^'^authority of tho Preeddeat, Se-
, i&rf of War, or the General officer com-
i|*®/>ffeaud®g ^je Trans* Mississippi department;
but upon the eertificate, under oath, of the
^flJoer having charge of any one so detained,
that such person is detained by. him as a
prisoner for any of the causes hereinbefore
apeeified, under the authority aforesaid, far
ther proceedings under the writ of habeas
corpos shall Immediately cease and remitin
suspended so long as tlufl act sh^ continue
in force.
Sec. 4. Tills act shall continue in Ibrce for
niu-3ty days afier the neixt meeting of G»n-
gresa, and no longer.
THE MILITARY BILL.’
Soction 1. That froiu and aiier the pafisa^e
of this act all white men, residente of tne
Con federate States, between the ages of 17
and 60, shall be iu the military service of
the Confedcrato States for the war.
Sec. 2. That all the personc aforesaid, be
tween the ages of 18 and 45, now in service,
shall be retained^daring the present war
with the U. S., in the same regiments, bat-
talious and companies, to which they belong
at the passage of tiiis^act, with the same or-
ganiiation and ofiicers, unless regularly
transferred or discharged, in accordant
with the laws aud regulafcions for the gov
ernment of the army: Providctd, that com
panies from one State, organ-txed against
their consent, expressed at the time, witii
regimonts or battalions ^om onothor State,
shall h^ve the privilege of being transferred
to organizations of troops, in the ^me arm
of the service, from tlie States in which said
companies were raised; and the soldiers from
one State, ia companiee from another State,
shall be allowed, if they desire it, a transfer
to organiaations from their own States, in
perty or credits herein taxed ad yalorem,, the same arm of the service.
shall be assessed or taxed se incomfs unSer
tbo 4«mb «h* ^ .
Sbo. 8. Tbft*- th« tax imposed by this act
on bonds of iue Confederate States heteto-
fore issued, shall in no case exceed the in
terest on the same, and such bonds, "v^aen
held by or for minors or lunatics, shaU be
exempt from the tax in all canes wherf tho
interest on the same shall not exceed $1000.
_ herein pree«?il»ed.
Sj*3. is. Thii Trewory notes heretofere
i»3^d cf tL. j d.;t:oaBi::^atio& cf $5 i^all oontiuue
I) be in p»mcat of pubhe due«s, aa
^crldod by ) iWf faadable at par under the
^ aotj ucnl the ikat of Jtily, 1S64,
lae^and osfeil the first Ootebex 1864, west m ... . _ _ . _ ,
^ Mttnartpp tinsi bin ifkj Aal tkfjloitmj kia(ft,'aii4 i«V awdumdiw, i^coptr-‘ thaSr ratoca ia tiui m.
An Act to the jj^vUegt ihs Writ
of Habeas Corpus in certain eaaet.
Whereas, the Constitution of the Confod-.
erate States of America provides in Article
1, Section 9, Para^aph 3, that “the privi
lege of the writ of habeas corpus shaiu not
ba suspended unlc-as when in case of rebel
lion or invasion, tho public safety may re
quire it;” and where^, tho power o^ sua-
pending the privileee of said writ as recog-
aieod in said Arti^e 1, is vested solely in
the Congress, which is the exclusive judge
of til© neces-^iity of such suspension; and
whereas, in the opinion of the CMigre8S, the
public safety recjnires the suspeudion of said
writ in the existing case of the invasion of
theee States by tlia armies of the United
States; and wherot^s, the President has asked
for the suepensioa of the writ of habeas cor*
pns, and informed CDngfess of conditions of
pablic danger which render the suspension
of the writ a measure proper for the public
detence against invasion and insurrection
now, therefore,
The^ Congress of tlie Confederate States of
America do enact, That during the present
mvasion of the Confederate States, the priv
ilege of the writ of habeas corpus be, anc
the s^e is hereby, suspended; but such sus
pension shall apply only to the cases of per
sons arrested or detained by order of tho
President, Secret^ of War, or the |08Bera
Officer commanding the Trane-SCi^iseippi
Military Department, by the authoi^^ anc.
under the control of the Prawidmigf 4t. is
gress m the passage of thi^ acW^. **
more effectually for the public 8a1^^ty by
suspending the writ of habeas oorpuf in the
following cases and no oth(m
L Of treason, or ti*easonable enurts or
combinations to subvert the government ol'
the Ooi^ederate States.
IL Of oonspiracies to overthrow the gov
ernment, or conspiracies to resist tha law&
authority of the Confederate States.
IIL Of combining to assist the enemy, or
df commimlcatins intelligence to the enemy,
or muring him ittd and comfort.
iV. O^ coBspiraci^ preparations and at-
tenrats to inuite servile insorrecUon.
V. Of aeeertions or oncouragzng deser
tions, of harboring deserters, and ot attempts
to avoid military service: Provided, That in
case ol palpable wrong and oppression by
any subordmate officer upHi any party who
does not legally owe military service, his
"aperior officer shall grant prempt reli^ to
the oppresised par^, and the subofdiaate
shall be dismijs^ from office.
VI. Of spies and other emissariea of the
enemy.
yiL Of holding correspoadenoe or inter*
comse with the enemy, without neoeeu^,
and without Ihe pwrmiesiw of the
rate li^iatea.
1^'IL or nnlawfol to«ding with tin eat-
selllng money, ^ld,8iiyw, iorttgnextfiaDge,J m' d other oflianoes agamst ^e laws of
Btoeks, no^ debts, eredi^ or obligationi| the Oon^^te States, taated te premote
Sec.,3. That at the expiration'of six months
from the fir«it day of April next, a bonnW
of $100 In a six per cent. Govemmect
which the Secretary of the Treasury is here
by authorized to issue, shall be paid to eve
ry non-commissioned officer, musician and
private who shall then be in service, or in
the ev^t of his death previous to the period
of such payment, then to the person or per-
0QUS who would be entitled to receive by law
the arrearages of his pay; butjio oneshul be
entitled to the bounty herein provided who
shaU at any time, during the period of six
months next after the said first day of April,
be absent from his command without leave.
Sec. 4. That no person shall be relieved
fh>m the operation of this act by. reason of
having been heretofore discharged from the'
army where no disability now exiets; nor
shBll those who have fumiiihed substitutes
bo any longer exempted by reason thereof:
Provided, that no person, heretofore exempt
ed on account of religious opinions and wno.
has paid the tax levied to relieve him from
service, shall be required to render military
service under this act.
Sec. 5. Thf.t all white, male residents of
the ConfVjderate States, between the ages of
17 and 18 and 45 and 50 years, shall enroll
themselves at such times and places, and
under sucjj regulationa, as the ^President
may preacribo, tho time allowed not being
lees, than 30 day^ for those east, and 60 days
for those west of the Mississippi river, and
any person who sh£^ fail so to enroll him-
sen’, without a reasonable excuse therefor,
to be judged of by the President, shall be
placed in service in the neld for the war, in
the sarhe manner/as though they were be
tween the ages cf 18 and 45: Provided, that
the parsons mentioned in this section shall
oonstitate a reserve for State defence and
detail duty, and shall not be required to
perform service out of the State in wMch
they reside. ,
6. That all persons reqmred by the
5th section of this aet to enroU themselves,
may within 30 days after the passage there
of, east of the Mod^ssippi, and within 60
days, if west of said river, form tisemselves
into voluntary organizations of companies,
battalions or regiments, and elect their own
officers; said organiaotiooB to conform to the
existing^laws; and, having so osganized, to
tender their services as volunteers during
the war to the President; smd if such o|gan-
iTations shall furnish pro per muster rolls, as
now organised, and dep osit a copy thereof
witif the enrolling officf >r of their district,
which fihall bo equivaJ .ent to enrollment,
they may be accepted as minnte ni«i for
service m such State, b« !3t in no event to be
taken out of it. Those 1 rho do not so volun
teer and organize, shall enroll themselves as
iaefore provided; and maj y, by the President,
4>e required to aaaemble at convenient pla
ces of rwdezvons, and I e formed or organ
ised into companies, bi ittalioos and r^-
men^ under r^nlationi \ te be prescribed
}y hiizi; and sh^ have the right to elect
their oompany and regim entol ^oers; and
ail troops organized nndei this act for State
defence, shi^ bo entitled ,"^while in actual
serviee, to the same pay 1 vnd aUowaaee as
troepa.now in the fial^
7. That any nerseii who «ha& faH to
attend at the place of rendei Treasaa required
by the authority of the Pn »ident, without
ill ^IfnAoChfrJte.
shali be liable to be plaeed in serviee ia the
field fsr the war, as if he were between tho
ages ef 18 and 45.
Sec. 8. That hereafter the duties of pre-
vest and hospital guards and elerlm, aad of
clerki, eaardSf aMuts, employees or labor
ers in the Commifisair ana Quartermaster's
Dei^artmenft, in the Ordnance Bureau, and
of olerka and employees of navy agents, as
also in the execution of the enrollment act,
and all similar duties, shall -^e performed
by persons who are within the ages of jl8
and 45 years, and who by the report of a
Board of army surgeons shall be reported
as unable to perform active service in the
fietd, but capable of performing 8om9 of the
above said duties, specifying which, and
sident shall assign or detail to their perform
ance such bodies of troops, or individnale,
required to be enrolled under the 5th sec
tion of this act, as may be needed for the
discharge of such duties: Provided, that
persons between the ages of 17 and 18 shall
be assi^ed to those duties: Provide’d fur
ther, that nothing contained in this act shall
be so construed as to prevent the President
from detailing artisans, mechanics, or per-
s»ns fif scientific skill, to perform indispen
sable dutiee in the departments or bureaus
herein mentioned.
Sec. 9. That any Quartermaster or As
sistant Quartermaster, Commissary or As
sistant Commissary, (other than those serv
ing with brigades or regiments in the field,)
or officers in the Ordnance Bureau, ©r Navy
Agents, or Provost Marshal, or officer in
the conscript service, who shall 4iereafter
omplSy or retain in his employment any
person in any of their said departments or
imreaus, or ia any of the duties mentioned
in the 8th section of this act, in violation of
the provisions hereof, shall, on conviction
thereof by a court-martial or military court,
be cashiered; and it shall be the duty of any
department or district commander, upon
|woof, by the oath of any credible p^lrson,
that any such officer has violated this pro
vision, immediately to relieve such officer
from duty; and commanders shall take
prompt measures to have him tried for stich
offence; aud any commander as aforesaid
failing to perform the duties enjoined by
this section, shall upon being duly convicted
thereof, be discharged from tho service.
Sec. 10. lliat ail laws granting exemp
tions from military service bo, and the same
we, hereby repealed, and hereafter none,
shall be exempted except the following:
1- All who shall be held unfit for milita
ry service, under rales to be prescribed by
the Secretary of War.
2. Tho Vice President of tlie Confederate
States, the members and officers of Congress
and of tho several State Legislatnres, and
such other Confederate and State c^cers as
the President, or the Governor of- tho re
spective States, may certify to be necessary
for the proper administration of the Con
federate or State Governments, as the ease
may be.
8. Every minister of relinon authorized to
prsaeh according to the rmes of his churcdi,
and who, at the passage of this act, dbiall be
provisiiMie, to be deliveret: \yj ^xtob
as aforesaid at equivalent ran^g,
3. Sueh parson shall ftmk«r bbid hiws***
to qfU the marketable siirj^ai ppovips**
and grain how hand, anid whiw ha
raise from year U>jw while his eiaeiu|f*
continues, to the Gfovemmentor to Ike
ilies of soldiers, at prices fixed by ^
niissioners of the State under the bu
nient act?* Provided, that any pwrBon ^
empted as aforesaid, shall be entitied to *
credit of 25 per cent on any aiuount of
which he may deliver within three
from the passage of this act: Provided
ther, that persons coming \dthin the
8 ions of this exemption shaU not be depidi^
cf tho benefit thereof by reason of haiM
been enrolled since the 1st day ©f Feb. lii»-
4. In addition to the foregoing exsir
i ons, the Secretary of War, under tite #•
reotion of the President, may exempt or
tail such other persons as he maj bo sali^
£ed ought to be exempted on aceooql ^
public necessity, and to insure the j^rodat'
tion of grain and other pro’^siona for As
rmy and the families of soldiers, fte saa^
Iso, grant exemptions or details, on
terms as he may prescribe, to suck
seers, farmers or planters as he may be
isfied will be more usefui to the couatry »
the pursuits of agriculture than in the n^'
tary service: Provided, that such «xeaptioD
ehall cease whenever the farm^, planter ^
ovoreeer shall fiiil diligently to employ M-
good fifcith, his own skill, capital an« lakar
exclusively in the piwluction of grain taA
provisioDB, to be sold t© ths Government as^i
the families of soldiers at prices ^t exesa^-
ing ^*ciiie fixed at the time for like arti^ss
by o;^mmi88icmers ef the State vm4^
the imuressmont act. *
5. Tke president, treasurer, auditor aA«
superintendent of any railroad company en
gaged in transportation for the Govwume^
a^ such officers and employees thereefis
the president or superintwdent shall cetliQ
oh oath to be indispensable te the eAekvt
operation ©f said railroad: Provided, tfcjK
the number of persons so exempted by
act OB any railroad shaU not exceed one jer*
son for each mile of au^ road in actofli
foi* nrfeiiitary tranroortation; and ssid wem^
sbftii i»e reported bv name and desenptiMt
w)?n the names 01 any who have lelk
ompioymont of said compaof, or who aaif
oeaso to be indispensable.
6. That nothing herein contained
!>• construed as repealing the act apprev'ii
April -the 14th 1863, entitled ai act te ex
empt contractors for. carrying tiie maila
the Cdnfederato States, and the drivei^
poet coaches and hacks, from mUitaiy
vice: Provided, that all the exem^
granted under this aJl shaU only o^nt
whilst the persona exempted are^ acti
engaged in their respective er
cup«tias.
Sec. 11. That tiie Presi»at be, and
hereby, authorized to details, n
general rul^ and reg’^tions to be ii
from the War Depa^inent, eith«- ef fetMm
between 45 and 5t’7«a« of age, or frcaa^
army in the fie^^, in cases where, in hk
iudgment, jivdce, equity and neeewtgr 15-
quire such details, and he may revoke sna
orders ofdetaiia whenever he ibinkB ffmr.
regularly employed in tiie discharge of his orders whenever he IhiakB preMR
mWlaUjiittl ■i*yirintftnf^nntft And-jihz=lErovid^, that the power heaeia gnuitec te
sicians of asylums for the deaf wid dumb - >
and blind and ef the insane; one editor for
each newspaper being published at the time
of this act, and such employees as said edi
tor may certify, on oath, to be indispensable
to the publication of such newspaper; the
public printer of the Confederate and State^
wvemmoitB, and such joume^en print-*
ers as the said public printer snail certify,
m oath, to be indispensable to perform the
{mblic printing;, one skilled apothecary in
each apotiiecary store, who was doing busi
ness as such on the 10th day of Oct’r 1862,
and has continued said business, withoat
intermission, since that jx>riod; all physi-
ciai^ over the ago of 30 years, who now are,
and for the last 7 years have been, in the
actaal and regular practice of their profes
sion, but the term physician shall not in
clude dentists; all preeiden,^ and teachers
of colle^ee, theological seminaries, acade
mies and echoola, who have been regidarly
engaged £3 such for two years next before
the passage of this act: IVovided, that the
benefit 01 this exemption shall extend to
those teachers only wnose schools are com
posed of 20 students or more. All superin
tendents of public hospitals, established bv
law before the passage of this act, and sucn
physicians and nurses therein as such au-
perintendents^shall certify, on oath, to be
indispensable to the proper and Sclent
management thereof.
4. There shall be exempt cme person as
owner or agriculturist cm each farm or plan
tation upon which there are now, and were
on the 1st day s€ JimV last, 1^5 able-bodied
Wd-hands, between the ages of 16 and 50,
upon the following conditions:
1. 1^8 exemption shall only be granted
in cases in which there is no white male
sduU on the farm or plantation aet liable to
military serviee, nor onless the pmoa
i^ the exemption was on the 1st day of
Jan’y 1864, eitiier the owner and manager
or overseer of said plantation, but in.no case
ahftll more t^an one person be exempted for
one fiusn or plantation.
2. Such person shall first execute a bond,
payable to the Confederate States ef Amer
ica, in such fonn, and with sueh security,
ana in sueh penalty as the Seeretaiy of War
may prescrii^ conditioned that he witt de
liver to tho G^vwnmofit ai some railroad
depot, or saoh other place or places as laay
be designated by the Secretary of War,
within 12 months n^ owning, 100jxiimda
of baocm, or, at the election of the Govom-
mmit, its equivalont in pork, and 100 lbs. of
net beef (said beef to be delivered on foot,)
for each able-bodied slave on said faxm or
planlation, witdiin the abovb said ages, whe
ther'siud slaves in the field or not, whioh
said baoon or pork and be^ shaU.l^ paid
lor bf the Government at the prices fisEed
by the Oomnuflnonera ef the State under tlie
impressm^t aot: Providad, that wh^ the
person thus exempted shaU (Mrodaoe sat^
^Mtoiy evidence visA it haa b^ imposaiblo
for him^y tlie exercise 0^ proper diligenee,
to fa«»ah the amount of meat thus eoatraet^
ed for, and leave an ad^aate aupj^y fiw the
subsiiBtoBee of thoee livii^ on the said farm
or plaulatioii, tiie Secanetsf ef War sitaE
direota eommntation of the same, to the
«lwl ef twthiidi tiwreof i* iprsia or eflw
the T^xceident to make details mxxA
tiont shaTi not be construed to authHriae
exemption or detail of any contractor ft»
furnishing supplies of wiy Innd te tiie Gov
ernment, by reason of "said contract, unleas
the head or secrets^ of the department ma
king such contract sn^ certify that the
sonal services of suchM^entractor are in%ir
peBsable to the executioa. of said contraot
Provided further, that wbiQ any such eoii'
tractor shall fail, diligentlj^^d ^ithfuUy,
to pro^seod with the execution such OOB-
tract, his exemption or detail shall cease.
Sec. 12. That in appointing loohl boards
of surgeons for the examination of persons
liable to military service, no membtt com
posing the same shall be appoint^ firona the
county of enrolling district in which
are reqmred to miuce such exanunation.
1
Post Offlooi Fayetteville, N. Gi,
Oorona 8,1863.
Sche4i»U of th» Arri/KA cMd Dtpartttr* 0/ th* MdSk mt
Ofiet,
&ALEIQH via AVEaASBOKO*, Ae.
iTea daily, except Sunday, at 4| A. H*
daily, ezoept Saturday at 6 P. M.
&ALEIQH via SUMM8BV1LLB.
Peparta Tae^^day at S A- M.
Arrives Fniay at 2 U
W AES AW Tia OLINTCMI.
Arrives iaily oxoept Sunday, ai & P. M.
departs at i P. M.
OARTUAai.
Arrives Tuesday, Tliarsday and Saturdav at 7 P. It
Departs Moudaf, Wednesday aad friday at kP. if-
OHSBAW, 8. C.
Arrives Inesday, Thoraday^and Saturday at fi A
Departs Bnadaj, Tuesday aad Thwrsday at 1 P. if*
PAIR BLUFF via LUMBSBTON.
Arrives Honday, Wedneaday aad Friday at 8 A. A
Departs Monday, Wednesday aad Friday at 1 P« iK
ROBESON’S via BUZABSTHTOWK.
Departs Monday, Wednesday aad Friday at 6 A. JB
Arrives Tuesday, Tiiurda/ aad Saturday at S F. IB
ELIZABKlHgQWtr via TBBBBUHB.
Arrives Monday at 6 A. M.
Departs Tuesday at S A. M.
MAQNOLIA yia OTPBISS OKtm,
Avives Tuesday at 2 P. H.
Departs same day (Tuesday) at 3| P. H.
gWUra ISLAND via MOM^SB, COVIHtTQM «
P9WBLLTOH.
Arrives Tuesday at S P. M.
Departs Wednesday at 11 A. M.
• SWIFT ISLAHD via TBOT.
Arrives Tuesday at 6 P. M.
Departs Wedae^y at II A. M.
All nudls leaving before 7| A. M., are sissed lae evea
ing b^ere ^ 9 P. ML AH fetters to be SMii eff tMsi
tkis ettee, other tHaa by mail, xaoat be faM f«r aa 1C
sent by oisU. All drep IstNn ikoold |te-paU Iqr
2 cent staatps.
Tbs oSee wiU be open oa Sunday flresiS to 10 A M.
JAfi. a. C0(». P. M.
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Ybwis’s ArttbMllMl MetlBiBfyy
EMBBAOme a qrstea of ArHhssHle, Beady Bsejisa
sr, latereei Oatssiatsr, Bojk fe^jij^l^rsss^
Da«*rYS.
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School lUmders^
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Pet sale at tke FAYimnUl kMWO*"'
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