je b Lxo
H'li, Kitu’v
A W3
10, iStji.
titiMil be aubjcct to a tax per xtut. on or- tv or enecut m jvjixu, nw.
cry dollar ororoised oo the face th(!r«of, said tax ■ the jirecotiing paragraph, between tho timee
to attaoh to said notOH wherever oiroulatod, and ' uBtxxod therein, 10 per cent.. IfeL addition to
etfecta any kind, not eaumerated n
‘. ;ir
- ti'Ji;! !
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Hi. - ii? « : •
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./ I A'tit 'hf ('itTVlV
f’s'i t)f f'ir f 'till ftuitiT’l/e
1. i'iiat *h>i holders of
0 :'llu'*cd urstil tliC
; t'lii Miosis^ip})!. to
porioJa aad ‘.it the
all aucu 'i’fcuMiiy
1 tho • in rci.ri"»-1
H ;itt. tiioir 'Ulf,
* I i-oi otuc per H-i
iin! .ry ialv ot
said iiutos to be luadabU and exoUaB^eable for new j on such }>rotita as i:
Treasury notes, as herdin provided, subject to i aforesaid,
the dedaotion of said tax. j HI. On the amount of pi
Seo 12 Th.-\t any State holding QS iwr ^^pnt.. made during W1
Qv>tc8 received before tho timea herein fixed tor
i:iiine; iiaid notes shall be allowed till the first
Jay of January 18G5, to I'uiid the sauie »u 0 per
oci;i boudi^ oi tiio Ooiitederate ttatoa, payable 20
t'v^r . 'tor d itc, ud I the interest poyab'e seuji-
iii'iu.iilj. But :»li Trea.-«ury uotes *
under the
f
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, r 05Pt; a.id u-
t ^ it y in)toi5 oi
a! u:; t.
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ic lUay K ■‘'I*'
*iuvh i.)uuds
^iiou i'.ii-r-
,u } r.yul'l
;i. >rt
tl;. C^UO.Ul-
„Mc- UU
c ^r 'vbions
.•ji: r.:; i ai'or
>:i r?i
‘A v' t lO
rcoeived by
I uuy 8f.att‘ aU-r tlio ti-Uf lixoj lor taxing the .^anio
a8 aturcs.-iid, Bhall be held to have been reoeived
I diniinishcJ by the amount of said fax. The dis-
1 hclvyem the nol-»i the thX
I nnd thiHc not so subject, rthnll be—
’Vhr~f. Trt-a«i»r' i: ‘iC’\*toforo ij.-sued
• ■ ; 7 ;>" on the SlOO
]»t'r afjP:; w! .c .: ■ ‘m; n;c5(.!ivel in p-.y-
ni'nr o/{>(!?>!:.! li.;,':, bij. .»i:all be deeuj»*d und
Sec.
in uriii;r
exceeding
25 I-Kjr cent., made duringof tlie years
1863 ajid 1864, by any bailor banking
company, insurance, canal, naviMtion, im-
|H>rtiui? and exporting, telegraph, express,
railroad, inannfacturing, dry dock, or other
joint stwck tvuipaiiy of any description,
wht-'thor incor}‘«)nitotl or not, ‘25 ])*r cent on
puch excess.
Swi. 5. The t’oliowing exoinptions from
tnXHtion under this jict shall he allowed,
1. Pro|>erty of e.acii Ive.vd of a tainily to
the value of $5U0; anti for each minor child
of the fatuily to the further value of $100;
son actually engaged in the
1 at
f
a;
SUfj
'•ir
•V u«
■ Ui‘ r.w I h.uo A lO'i-
in tisis Rc
l.-iT -n ali said 'I’rcasurv nutes uot
: ’ iu r ’jrajon: ;I fares :;t the dates
r ' ’ the isi s,.?*ioj of t\5s
’ * '• li-vl- .l !'t :a'J Ujte.' and
i -r very i?.olUr proTi*istd on
■'aid tax K?rall a.t acli --j ^aid
, r ; ;ouI.^ oa, :;ui’. h-iil hi- oviiectc-d
r tiie •■‘ainft At the trea.snvy, it.s dci>08i-
ir e.illeetors, ncd by •Jl
e. ivii!,' fhe saiee whuuever pre-
*^ d ! r r- /Uit-iit i r li>r tiindiui;, or lu pu^aient
t>i)v’c;.’in ni lur piissias^e, or lu ex-
■i.an^e f> r r.t-i. uoN d. as herwiaalter provided, aad
'•-i'; .1.^ hball be fundable in bi#aJi a.-»
lUllit.
and |i
ac»^- •
a t - 0!L
th- !■
U'.'tv .
b> ;1 *.
t.»; -! -
111(1.!
. iiud tor each
(•>)n«tv.t'ri'i bniid': ut tin'' ■ nlv-drrAte ht-itea, p:.}a- uavv, or who liH* died or been
r,v,. j-curs tlK rut,lic»tw„ of » ! kiilJ.1 i>i the niilit.irv or naval scrvice.'and
•:»'a V 'V:rh t(i« Uu'.i'.od 5'-ilos, bearin'' the rate ol , i vi -i i i
m. ;i,«ir i.c», pavabk I« i "'‘f'
Janu.r,ofc»ch«nacr6ry5w. __ j ontored l,.u sor™«, the tnrtl,,.r v:iluo of
Stc. i f. Tiist the HeereiAry of the Trossmy {
• 11. 1 roperty ot the w*luow ot atiy officer,
soldier, sailor or marine, vvbo may have
died or been killed in the Miilitary t>r uuval
I service, or where there is no widow', then of
tho fiiniily, Uein^ «;hildr*.*!!, ti* the
value of
III. i'roperty ul‘ evyry oliicer, soldier,
s;iiior or uiarino, actually engaged in the
military or naval servico, or of such :vs have
been di.sablcd in such .service, to the value
of $1000; ]>rovided, that the above excmj>-
tions shall not apply to any person, whiwe
proi>erty, exclusive of household furniture,
shall bo asfiessed at a value exceeding |;lOOO.
IV. Tliat where property had beefj injured
or dostroye 1 by tlse enetay, or tiie owner
be, aiu'i in- is hereby, authorized, .a ciyse tivc oxi-
^eucioH ot the Oover ;me.it sh raid re.iuire it, to
jj.'iy tb ' «b>T".:iRu .tj" ijrjy p’;l.lie ; rcditor whose uebt
j uaj be coiitraeted alter toe psHsa^e ol t’li.s aC',
■ffillin;' t’.? roMivc the paaio in » certiSca'.c et ii -
to be i jj^u-'d by said Hc.irctary in «ueh
ij i i».rtu IS ho uuy t’t-eui pwpvr, j ;;yablG tvro . ars
V I :Jtcr I runfiyatioD of a trta^jr of iica-^e with the
ie«ir;v--"l! I 'loarin-; inter-:8t t:t the rate of six
' ] r tonr. jicr anuum, payable scmi-annuaily, and
triT ' ’^"■•Ic only by special e4it^>rse*ri.'>nt, t’ l ’.e?
rcjniliif.jna be prescribed by the Scerctary of
fhc Trc liury, nnd Ha;d certificates shall be eseui't
from taxation in priaeipal and int;rc8t.
Sec. 15. 'f’he Socrofary of the Treobury is aa-
thorir.ed to increase the Dumber of depi^itories so
rs to meet tiie requirements of this aot, and with
Mlt i v
that view to employ >ueh of the banks of tho . ev-1 thereof has iKjeu tom])orarily tlej»rlved of the
iral States s^'i he may deem expedient. I !iBe or occupann.y tlieroof, or of tile means
Skc 1(5. The Sooretary ot the Treasury t>hall j
lorthwitL advertise this aot iu Bueh newspapers |
jmblinhed iu the sevt.-l btutK^^, andbyHuch other
means aa shftll B'oure immediate publicity; and
the Sccretiiry »tf War and fhu Se»!retary of tb(
Navy ■■'haU t uih Oiuje ii to be publishini In ^eao-
ral order tjr the icforaaaou of the army and
naTj.
fcsEo 17. The AVA section of the act for the
piX‘vidovj ill (lie l-i BcJtiOu of tliis act, until the
l«t d; v 1 1S05, at the vale oft>C| cent!; asnefsn'ent and oollectiou of Lixes, Rpproved May
of) ibo .Jo!iai; un.i it eh^ll be the duiy oi the ticc I ia hereby repealed.
' ^Bo 18. Tho Secretary of the Treasury Ls
hereby HUthorited and required, upon the appU-
eatiou of tuo holder of any call certificate, which,
by the first soctioo of the act lo provide for the
funding and further i«sue of Trea-sury notes, ap
proved March 23d 1863, was rcjuircd to be
thereafter deemed to l;:e a bend, to issue to euch
holder a bend tlierefor upon th« terms provided
by eaid aot.
ref
!,xt
t>'.,'
tj i
for ' : i
lar:
81UJ
exch:*n.
tar.i! an
u
•' := a.ury, .it aijy time betv.-.;i,a tlio
H»>' ihe 1st ol Ju'y, 1 bl, '^ e. *. of
r' . r, tb.c 1-.U ni J.tmv.-.*’, >;>,
.* ..1 n'-7,
■ :iL the rate o* (»6? on the a**!-
' . '-'liAt no!.cJ of the di'nou.uiiuoti i-t
■ -V be eatidcd to the privi.Lgo of said
rr vihd further, that tue right to
! - ‘i i Trcafiury notes, a’tcr tLe lat day
of Jaca.-vry l':?G5, i? hereby taken »?ray: Andpr^-
t:‘7. / /■« fj. TLit upon all such Treasury notes
which amj remrun outsiandicg on the 1st day of
Januii.y aL-d wiiicb may not bo exchanged
for nc * T sd iry notes, as herein provided, a tax
of lv‘-> per coat. i.s hereby imposed
Sr.:. 5 Ttat af^cr the first day of April next,
all aath?rity herctolore given to the Secretary of
the '*’fi a= aty it:sae Treasury notes shall be, and
i.=? her A*y. d; Pro,iidM, the Secrrtsry of
tho Treii/nry tniV; alter thit time, ij..uc new
Tren -ry n sicu, lu s’ach form as he c;ay prescribe,
payable t'^o yeir» after the ratification of a treaty
of p. a^e with the United States, eaid now issues
to be receivable in paycjtm oi all public d’lcs,
except export and import duticfl, to be is.sued in
exchange for oid rutes at the rate of 2 dollar:; of
the n lor I* of the old issTic.s, wliethci- said old
notc-^ b- J- p-' n-At rvi for c.’fcbaage by the holders
•I'^.’od into the Trea-sury under
th)T act; and the holder of the
ho old n-jtes, except those of the
cfter they are reduced to
^lollar by the tas. aforesaid, may
V i into CTill oertifieates l>earing in
rate of 4 per cent, per »Tinura, and
yt u'o aller s rstifioation of a treaty
ii the United States, r«ale«.s sooner
ther- nr lo r
the pruvL-iot-s n
new note-; r^r oi
' denomlti' t;o i >;
66f cettij on th
conv»i7l f:" ; r>V
tercst r* t
payaM ■ t
ol pe;.
An Act to Lay additional Tcuces for the, &r>’i
tmn defence and support of Goveminert.
Sec. 1. The Congress the Confedera ■*
States of At'ior’ca do enact, That in addi
tion to the taxes levied by the act “to lay
taxes for the common defence and to carry on
tlie Government of the Confederate States,”
approved 24th .»f April 1S63, there sliali be
levied, from the passage of this act, on tiie
subjects of taxation hereafter mentioned,
and collected from every percon, copartner
ship, association or corpon.tion, liable there
to, taxes as follows, t^>-wit:
I. I'pu'i the value of T>roperty, real, per
sonal »nd mixed, of every kind iind descrij>-
of cultivating the same, by reason of the
prwence or the proximity of the enemy,
tlie assessment on such property may i*e
reduced, in pro]K»rtion to tho dHii'uge sus
tained by the owner, or tlic tax assoi^sed
theretin niny be reduced iu the same ratio
1 y the district collectjr, ou satisfactory evi
dence suiunittod to hi.'K by the owi'er or a«-
eeswor.
Skc. t>. That the taxes on [uoperty laid
for the year 18t$4, shall l>e asiesaed as on
the day ot the pa^aage of this act, and bo
duo and collccted on the 1st day of June
nes t, or as s-'on aflef as pracMcable, allow
ing an extension of 90 days West of the
Missiseip})! river The additional taxes v\
incomes or proiits for the year 1S63, levied
by this act, shall be assessed and collected
forthwith; and the taxes on incomes or pro-
j fits for the year 1S64, shall be assessed aud
collected aco.rding to the provisions of the
tax and asgessinent acts of 1803.
. Sko. 7. So mncii of tho tax act of the 24th
I day of April 1863, as levies a tax on in
comes derived from jiroperfy or cirects on
the amount or vjilue of which a tax is levied
by this act, and also tho 1st section of paid
act, are su8))ondcd for the year 1>^64-, and
no estimated rent, hire or interest on pro
perty or credits heroin taxed ad valorem,
shall be assessed or taxed as incoincs under
the tax act of 1303.
Seo. s. That the tax imposed by this act
on bonds of tho Confederate States hereto-
tbii in-
IX.. Of e«>n«piracieB, or atteniptB to liber
ate priboners of war held by the Oonfederate
States.
X. Of conspiracies, or attempts or prepa
rations to aid the enemy.
XL Of persona advising or inciting others
to abandon the Confederate cause, or to re
sist the Confederate States, or to adhere to
the enemy.
XII. Of unlawfully buniin'g, destroying
or injuring, or attempting to burn, destroy
or injure atiy !>ridge or railroad, or tele
graphic lino of communication, or property,
with tho intent of aiding the oJiemy. !
XIII. Of treasonable designs to impair
the military j.*ower of the Government by
dftslroying, or attempting to destroy, vessels
or arms, or mutiition^} of war, or arsenals,
foundries, workshops, or «.>th«’' ,>roporty ot
the Confederate States.
Sec. 2. The President shall cause proper
officers to investigate the castes of all persons
s» arrested, or detained, in order that they
may be discharged if inipro}>erly detaiue I,
unless they can be speedily tried in the due
conme of law.
See., 3. That during the suspension afore
said, ii» military or other officer shall be
compelled, ip a'lswcr to any writ of im!)eas
corpus, to appear in person, or to return the
bc*dy of any person or j>ersoti3 detained by
him, by the authority of tho President, Se
cretary of W^, or the General otiicer com
manding the Trans-Mississippi department;
hut upon the cwtiticate, under oatli, of the
oUicer having charge of any one so detained,
that euch person is detained by him as a
{'risoner for any of the causee hereinbefore
specified, under the authority aforesaid, fur
ther ]>n>c6eding8 under the writ of ha..»(;as
c»rpus shall immediately cease and remain
aus|>ended so long asJJUis act shall continue
in Ibrce.
Sec. 4. This act shall continue in foroe for
ninety days alter the next meeting of Con-
yress, and no longer.
shall be liable to ho placed in service in tho
field for the war, as if he were between the
ages of 18 and 45.
Sec. 8. That hereafter the dntien of pro
vost and }io6pital gnards aud clerks, and of
iployeeft or labor-
d Qaartennaster’s
lapit
clerks, guards, agents, em
era in the Commissary an(
Departments, in the Ordnance Bureau, and
of clerks and empbyees of navy agwits, as
also in the execution of the enrollment act,
and all similar duties, shall bo performed
by persons who are within the ages of ,18
and 45 years, and who by the repor:. of a
Board of army surgeons shall be reported
aa unable to perform active service in tho
field, but capable of performing some of the
above said duties, specifying which, and
when these persons sho 11 been assigned
to those tliities as far as pr«ctical>le. tho Pro
fiident siiall assign or detail to their perform-
ajice such bodies of trooiw, or individuals,
retjuired to be enrolled unt'er the 5th sec-
titui of this act, as may l>e needed for the
discharge of such duties: Provided, that
persons between the ages of 17 and 18 shall
be arisigned to thjS9 duties: Provided fur
ther, that nothing contained in this act shall
be so c«>n8trued as to prevent the President
fronj dotailinif artisans, mechanics, or per
sons of scientific skill, to ]>erform indispen
sable duties in the de})artinent« or bureaus
herein inentioned.
Sec. 9. That any Quartermaster or As
sistant Quartermaster, Coinmiijsary or As
sistant Commissary, (other than th*jso serv
ing with brigades or regiments in the field,)
or ofH^ers in the Ordnance Bureau, or Navy
Agents, or Provost Marshal, or officer in
the conscript service, who shall hereafter
employ or retain in Ids employment any
^ J
tion, n-jt bereiuafter exenioted or taxed at a isoued, snail iu no cjiso exceed
difleient rate, 5 per cent!: Provided, That i YJT
from this tax on the valiio of property eni- minors or lunatics, suall be
})loyed in agriculture shall be ueductcd the from l.io tax ctees whcjv the
value of the tax in kind delivered therefrom, I ‘Merest on the same shall not exceed J^IOOO.
ae ^sesi.;ed under the law imposing it, and | An Act tomsj.Htnd l/ie primkge of the Writ
bjnclH lo acjount not eieecding five
d tEill'ors of dollari, the principal and in-
copvertod inui new not».
St,c. 6 T'or.t to pay tho ext>en3ta of the G ov
ert asent ri ;it otberwiae provided for, the Sccrctaty
of ttie '^r* -v' ‘.rT i/. Jie’-eby authcrired to isaue 6
per c»'f:
nandrH
tcTcst v?b. -eoi fVkII be free from taxation, and
for the psjuir.~t of interest thereon the entire net
reoeip. • any exp >rt duty hereafter laid oa the
value Oi any cotton, tobacco, sad navd stores,
which I'tiall be exported ftvim the Oonfederate
States, and the uet proceed-i of tha import duties
now laid, • r so muon thereof as may be ncoesEary
to pay annu lly the iaterost, arc hereby specially
pledged; 1-, loi!. that the duties now laid on
hereby pledged and shill hereaf-
dpef ’e. or ia sterling exchange, or
ol said bonds.
the St :reUtry of the Troasary is
I' >n;- d, from time to time, aa the
Tre -i ury uay require it, to sell or
! .I-r T-;ry notea said bonds, or any
. q.>>a the Uc'Ht terms he can, so i« to
meet aj propruii' aii by Oongroes, and at th? same
time reduce Hnd roisiriot the amount of tho ci»‘cn-
lation in - ^tary notcn within rcafiODP.ble and
sate Itmir
Sec' ^ Th bonos autli'riicJ by the Gth seo-
tion ot Hv.: act may be cither r»>^;U.red
pon bo!
and the;
Bttoh r-'
may pr
togotb
puch fori
imports HT
ter be pv^’
in cour> n
Sec. T.
hereby
wantb : r
by pot Li- r.%
part th-r».
delivered to the Government: Provided,
That no credit shall he allowed beyond 5
]>cr cent.
II. On the value of gold and silver wares
and plate, jewels, jewelry and watches, 10
per cent.
IIL The value of property taxed under
rhis section shall be assessed on the basis of
of iraheas Corpus in certain case^.
Whereas, the Constitution of the Coniod-
crate States of America provides in Article
1, Section 9, Paragraph 3, that ‘‘tho privi
lege of the writ of habeas corpus shall not
be suspended unless when in case of rebel
lion or invasion, the public safety may re
quire it;” and where.ae, the power of sus-
the market value of the same, or similar pro-1 pending the privilecte of said writ tie reco^-
a,in ; nizod in said Article 1, is vested solely in
or c'j«-
a;- the parties taking t-'^a may cleet;
r ajr be exohanged for each ctb.er uudei
> " ?' .n as the Seorctary of the Treasury
"■ih: - TV.oy shall bo for 8100, ard shall
ti'c ooupons thereto att'.i.3hcd, be in
and ,T anch autheotioation as the Sec
retary ol the Tr j;v?ury may preaoribe; tha interest
shall bc.p^vpVlo ‘ rlf yearly oa the first of Jiut’y
and Jui^ ■ or.eb jc v; tho principal aball be pay
able not lotia tbau .'O years from tUcir date.
S»o All Ci*li c-;jitiDcat«a shall be fundable,
and flhs'l ba taTtu iu aU reapeota las iii provided
tor the 'i'reasury n4>i':i iuto wbioh they are oon-
Tortible. I' con verted before the time fixed for
taxin" the Titahury noicH, saoh certifioatcs shall
from th;U rime bear iotcrext upon only 66i ocots
for ever) dollar ptuai: ud upon thek faoe, and
shail be roi^eemable iu new I'rei^sary notes at
that raie; but alter tho p:u«agc of tbia aot do call
oertilicatca shati be until aftir the first day
of April, 1861
Sro. 10. That if feny bank of deposit shall ^nive
its doj)oe'iv)rb 'i.^io bonds authoriied by tho first
Motion o: tiiis aot, in exohango tor tbeir dep^Mjiti
and epeciiyiri^; tho Hamo on the bond;) by some
distinctive mark or token, to be agreed upon with
the Secretary ui tho Treasury, then the said do-
poeitoT shuil be entitled to rocievt tho amount of
said buuds in I'reaaury autos, bearing no interest
Msd outBtanding at tho paMage ot this aot: /Vo-
widedf the said bor.oU are presented before the
privilege of funding said notfi# at pu shall eoase
M herein preaoribed.
8*0. II. That all Treasury aotoe heretofore
iMaed of thd denoauoation of Mb ahail ooaiin le
to be reoezvable ia payment of public duea, la
provided bf law. ^d fandabls at par oader the
^vif iaas at tiiii aat, uatil the ftxst oi July, 1S64,
•Mt, aa4 'V* t 8k Oetobw 1M4, wit of
IfiMMSpi «r«^ bat aA«r tiii lla
perty in the neighborhood where assesse
the year 1860, except in cases where land,
slaves, cotton or tobacco have been pur
chased since the let day of January 1862,
in which case the said land, slaves, cotton
and tobacco so purchased, shall be assessed
at tho price actually paid for tho same by
tho owner.
Sec. 2. On the value of all shares or inter
ests held in any bank, banking company or
aeuociation, canal, navigation, importing,
exporting, insuiance, manufacturing, tele
graph, express, railroad, and dry-dock com
panies, and all other joint stock companies
of every kind, whether incorporated or not,
5 ^r cent
The value of property taxed under this
section Bhall bo assessed upon the basis of
the Viiarket value of such property in the
neighborhood where assessed, in such cur-
roncy a^ may bo in general use there, in the
purchaeo and sale of e’.ich propirty, at the
time of ;uieoi8aieat. '
See. 3. Upon the amount of all gold and
silver coin, gold dust, gold or silver bullion,
wkethor held by tho banks or other corpo-
rationo or individuals, 5 per cent.; aud upon
all moneys held abroitd, or upon the amount
01 all bilia of cxcliange, drawn therefor on
foreign countries, a tax of 5 per cent; such
tax upon monej' abroad to be assossed and
collected according to tlie raluo thereof at
the place where the tax is paid.
II. Upon the amount ot all solvent cre
dits, and of all bank bills and all other pa
pers issued as cnrreiicy, exclusive of non
interest bearing Oonfeacrate treasury notes,
and not employed in a ro^^f.sterot I business,
the income derived from wlncii ia taxed, 5
per cent.
Se«. 4. Upon profits made ia trade ai\d
business, as follows:
L On all proiits made by buying and sell
ing spiritous liquore, Houj, wheat, ou rn, rice,
dugar, molasses or siruVj bacou, pork,
hogs, Ixjef or beet cattle, siieep, oat 3, hay,
foddtir, raw hides, leather, horses, mules,
bootc, shoes, cotton yarns, wool, woolen, cot
ton or mixed cloths, hats, wagons, Uarness,
coal, iron, steel or nails, at any tliiie be
tween the 1st of January 1863, and the 1st
of Janoary 1865, 10 per cent, in ad«litiou
to the tax on aach profits as iacome finder
the “act to laj taxes for the oonunon defence,
and oarry on the Government of the Oon
federate States,” approved. April 24, 1863.
IL On all profita made by bajiaf' and
seilizig money, gold, aUver, foniiga ^omuige,
•to«ka, notes, aeMa, cv «btici4ioiii
99)4 9^.
tho Congress, which is the exclusive j‘^’go
of the ueceiisity of each suspension; and
where:is, in the opinion of the Congres®, tho
public safety requires the sunpeusion of said
writ in the exibting case of the iuvaaioii of
those States by the arraioa of the United
Statt 3; and whereae, the President haa asked
for the suspension of the writ of habeas cor
pus, aud informed Congrccss of condifion^ of
public danger which render ^lie saspenBion
of the writ a measure proper for the public
defence against invasion aud insurrection;
uow, therefore,
Tho Congress of the Confederate States of
America do enact. That during tho present
iavaaion of the Confederate States, tho priv
ilege of the writ of habeas corpus bo, and
the same ia hereby, suapcnikd; l)at such sus
pension shall apply only to the cases 01 per-
soiis arrested or aetained by order of the
President, Secretary of War, or the Gouoral
Otiicer commanding the Trans-Mississijjpi
*ililitary Department, by tho authority tiud
under tho control of the Prc^iidcni. It ia
hereby declared that the purpose of Con
gress in the passage of this act is to pro rldo
more etfectually for tho public tfafetj by
0U3pending the writ of habeas corpus iu the
following cases and no other:
I. Of treason, or troaaoiiable elforta or
combinations to subvert tije government of
the Confederate States,
II. Of conspiracies to overthrow tho gov
ernment, or conspiracies to resist the lawful
authority of tho Coufedorate States
IIL Ofc
of
or ^
" conspiraci^ preparations and at
Liombining to assist the enemy, or
: communicating intelligence to the enemy,
• giving him aid and comfort,
jfv. Of conspiracies, preparations
tei^ts to incite servile insurrection.
Y. Of desertions or encourp.ging desor-
tions, of harboring d «rters, and ot attempts
to avoid military service: Provided, That id
case of palpable wrong and oppres;?ion by
any subordinate officer upon any party who
does not legally owe military serrice, his
snperior officer shall grant prompt relief to
tlie oppressed party, and the subordinate
shall be dismissed &om office.
VX Of spies and other emissaries of the
enoiny.
TIL Of holding correspondence or inter*
course with the enemy, without necessity,
and without the permission of the Ocmlede*
rate States.
YIIL Of unlawful trading with the eae-
mj, and othar dbnoea against tiie lawi of
|the OiPibdarKte HlatM, gnmaf! to
iwei Is W» 13*. ^ t
person in any of their said departments or! t.ie impressment act
t y - J-..; A I er rni.„ .
provisions, to be delivered by auoli person
as aforesaid at equivalent rates.
3. Such person shall further bind himselt
to sell the marketable surplus of provisions
and grain now on hand, and which he may
raise from year to year while his exemption
continues, to the Government or to the fam
ilies of soldiers, at prices fixed by the Gom- -
missioners of the State under the impress
ment act: Provided, that any person ex
empted as aforesaid, shall be entitled to a
credit of 25 per cent, on any simonnt of meat
which be may deliver within thrive months
from the passage of this act: Provided fur
ther, that persons coming within the provi
sions of this exempfion shall not be deprived
ot Ihf^ Iw.Mietit thereof by reason of having
been enmllod Rince the 1st day of Feb. 1864.
4. In addition to t!ie foregoing exemp
tions, the Secretary of War, under the di
rection of the President, may exempt or de-
i-tail sucb other perBons ab he may be satis
fied ought to i>e exempted on account ot
pul>lic nvcessity, and to insure the produc
tion of grain and other provisions fur the
army and the families of soldiers, lie niav,
also, grant exemptions or details, on such
terms as he may prescribe, to such over
seers, tartners or planters as he may be sat
isfied will be more useful to the country in
the pursuits-of agriculture than in the mili
tary service: Provided, that such exemption
shall cease whenever the farmer, planter or
ovenieor shall fail diligently to employ in
good faith, his own akill^ capital ana labor
exclusively in the production of grain and
provisions, to be sold to the Government and
tiie families of soldiers at prices not exceed
ing those fixed at the time for like articles
by the Commissionei*s of the State under
proof, by the oath of any credible person,
that any such officer has violated this
vision, immediately f^(relieve such
bureaus, or in any of the duties mentioned
in the 8th sectioa of this'act, iu violation of
tho provisions hereof, shall, on conviction
thereof by a court-martial or military court,
be c*ashiered; and it shall be the duty of any
deiiartment or district commander, upon
THE MILITARY BILL. ■ « - ^
Section 1. That from and at\:er tho passage
of this act all white men, residents of tho
Confederate States, between tho ages of 17
atid 50, shall he in the military service of
t!ie Confederate States for tho war.
Sec. 2. Tliat all the persons aforesaid, be
tween the ageu of 18 and 45, now in service,
shall l>e retained during the present war
with the U. S., in the same regiments, bat
talions and companies, to which they belong
at the passage of this act, with the same 01-
gipization and officers, unless regularly
transferred or discharged, in accordance
with the laws and regulatH)ns for the gov
ernment of the army: Provided, that com
paniee from one State, organized agaitiAt
118 pro-
otfice
from duty; aud said commanders shall take
prompt measures to have him tried for such
offence; and any commander as aforesaid
failing to }>erform the duties enjoined by
this section, shall upon being duly convicted
thereof, be discharged from tho service.
Sec. 10. That all laws granting exemp
tions from military service be, and the same
are, hereby repealed, and hereafter none
shall be exempted except the following:
1. All who shall be held unfit for milita-
■ { rv service, under rules to be prescribed by
' 1 the Secretary of War.
5. The president, treasurer, auditor and
Haperiotendent of any railroad company en
gaged in transportation for the Government,
and sucb oflicers and employees thereof as
the })re9ident oi’ superintendent shall certify
on oath to be indispensable to the efficient
operation of said railroad: Provided, that
the aumber of persons so exempted by this
cer j act ou any railroad shall not exceed one i>er-
• - ' - I - --I- i'— I :
son for each mile of such road ia actual use
for military tianspoj iation; and said exemjjts
shall be reported by name and deecriplion,
witTi the names of any who have left the 1
employment of said company, or who may
cease to be indispensable.
6. That nothing herein contained shall
be construed as repealing the act approved
April the 14th 1863, entitled an act to ex
empt contractors for carrying the mails ol
the Confederato States, and the drivers ot
post coachcs and hacks, from military cer-
that all the exemptions
vice:
granted under this act shall only continue
whilst the persons exempted are actually
_ 2. The Vice President of the Confederate
ihoir consent, expressed tX the time, with States, the members and officers of Congress
regiments or battalions from another State, | and of the several State Lejjislaturcs, and | engaged in their respective pursuits or oc-
shall have the privilege of being transferred ^ g,ich other Confederate and State officers as , cupationfi.
to organizations of troops, in tlie same arm | President, or the Governor of tho ro-1 Sec. 11. That the President be, and he is
of tho serviue, from the States iu which said !
companies wore raised; and the soldiers from
one otate, in companies from another State,
slmll be allowed, if they desire it, a transfer
to organizations from their own States, in
tho same arm of the service.
Sec. 3. That at the expiration of six months
from tiie first day of April next, a boiuity
of $100 in a six per cent. Government bond,
which tho Secretary of the Treasury is here
by authorised to issue, iball be paid to eve
ry non-commissioned officer, musician and
private who shall then bo in service, or in
the event of hi* death previous to the period
of such payment, then to the person or per
spective States, may c-wrtify to be necessary ; hereby, authorized to grant details, under
tor tlie i)ro]>er administration of the Con-
: federate or State Govornrnents, ae the case
may be.
3. Every minister o^"roligi')n authorizeti to
i preach according to tho rules of his church,
' and who, at the passage of this act, shall be
regularly employed in the discharge of his
! ministerial duties; superintendents and phy-
fsicia^s of asylums for the deaf and dumb
I jiud blind and of tke ijisane; ono editor for
j eaf'h newspaper l>oing published at the time
, of this act, and such employees as saitl edi
tor may certify, on oath, to be indispensable
to the publication of sucb newspaper; the
proper:
intea to
sons who would be entitled to receive by law I public printer of the ConfcMierate and State
the arrearages of his pay; but no ono shall be Governments, and such journeymen print-
entitled to tho bounty iujrein provided who | tho said public printer shall certify,
general rules and regulations to be issued
from the War Department, either of persons
between 45 and 50 years of age, or from tlie
armv in the field, iu all eases where, in his
judgment, justice, equity and necessity re-
{^uiro Bucli details, and he may revoke such
orders of details whenever he tiiinks
Provided, that the power heroin grantee
tho President to make details and exemp
tions shall not be construed to authorize the
exemption or detail of any contractor for
furnishing 6Vi]>plios of any kind to the Gt>v-
ernment, by reason of said contract, imless
the head or secretary of the department ma-
king such contract shall certify that the per
sonal services' of such contraetor are indis-
ensable to the execution of aaid contract*
rovided further, that when any such con
tractor shall fail, diligently and faithfully,
shall at any time, during the period ot six oath, to be indispensable to perform the
months next after the said first day ot April, I printing; one skilled apothecary in
be abcont from his command without loave. j ^ach apothecary store, who was doing busi-1 to proceed with the execution of such cor-
Sec. 4. That no person shall be relieved * nogg ^3 snoh on the 10th day of Oct’r 1862, 1 tract, his exemption or detail shall cease,
trom the operation of this act by reason ot jjuj lias continued said business, without I Sec. IJ. That in appointing local boards
of surgeons for the examination of persons
liable to mdlitary service, no member com
a 14a Aj I i7 lA 11 L L : *Ar\rt ir\f Iciaf T 1»-» f
any longer exempted by reason theret^f:
_ _ . . , inero(^i: ; actual and regular practice of their profes- county or enrolling
Provided, that no person, heretofore exempt-j but the t^fm phyoician shall not in-' are reqaircd to mak(
ed on account of religions opinions and who | elude dentists; all presidenfs and teachers
of colleges, theological teminaries, acade
mies and schools, who have been r.,gularly
engaged as such for two years next before
That all white male residents of | the passage of this act: I’rovided, that the
posing the same shall be appointed from the
district in which they
e such examination.
has paid the tax levied to relieve him from
service, shall bo requirod to render military
scrvice under this act
Sec
the Confederate States, between tho ages of j benefit of this exemption shall extend to
those teachers only whose schools are com-
17 and 18 aud 45 and 50 years, shall enroll
themselves at such timea and places, and i posed of 20 students or mo. o. All superin-
imder such regulations, as tho President ! tendents of public hoapitalB, established bv
may prescribe, the time allowed not being | law before the passage of this act, and such
leeai than 30 days for those oast, and 60 days - '—’ —j - .t
for those west of the Mississippi river, and
any person who shall fail so to enroll him-
aolf, without a reasonable excuse therefor,
to bo judged of by the President, shall be
Post OSoe, Fa^ettevjliOj IV.
placed in service in the field for the war, in
the same manner as though they were be-
twooa the ages of 18 and 45: Provided, that
the {>«rsous mentioned iu this section shall
constitute a reserve for State defence aud
detail duty, and shall not be required to
l>erform service out of the State in which
the^ r^ide.
Sec. 6. That all persona required by tho
5th section of this act to enroll themsolves,
may within 30 days after the passage there
of, east of the Mississippi, and within 60
tlays, if west of said river, form themsolves
into voluntary organizations of companies,
battalions or regiments, and elect their own
officers; said organizations to conform to the
existing laws; and, having so organized, to
tender ^boir services as volunteers during
the war to the President; and if such ojqgan-
izations shall furnish proper muster rolls, as
uow organized, and deposit a copy thereof
with the oarolling officer of thoir district,
which snail be equivalent to enrolbnent,
they may be accepted as minute men for
service m such State, but iu no event to be
taken out ol it. Thoeo who do not so volun
teer and organize, shall enroll themselves as
before provided; and may, by the President,
be reqmrcd to assemble at copvenient pla
ces of rendezvous, and be formed or organ
ized into companies, battalions and regi
ments, under regulations to be pr^^ribed
by him; and sh^ have the right to elect
their company aad regimental officers; and
all troops organized under this aot for State
defeace, shtdl be eotitled, while in actual
servioe, to the sMue pay and aUowanoe as
troopa DOW in tha field.
Seo. 7. That any person who shall fail to
attend at the plaoe » roadeayoua as required
bj the aalhori^ «f the S^raaldent without
physicians and nurses therein aa such eu-
perinteudenbs 'shall c^stify, on oath, to be
indispensable to the proper and efficient
inauagemont thereof.
4. There shall be exeiupt one person as
owner or agriculturist on each farm or plan
tation upon which there are now, and were
on the 1st day of Jau’y last, 15 able-bodied ^
field-bauds, between the tvges of 16 and 50, i
upon the following conditions:
1. This exemption shall only be granted
in cases iu which there is no white male
adult on the farm or planta.tion not liable to
.ailitary service, nor unless the person claim
ing the exemption wa-i on the 1st day of
Jan’y 1864, either the owner and manr^ger
or overaeer of said plantation, but in no case
shall more tJian one pewon bta exempted for
one farm or plantation.
2. Such person shall first execnto a bond,
payable to the Confederate Stattee of Amer
ica. in such form, aud with such security,
and in such penalty as the Sewetary of War
may prescribe, conditioned that he will de
liver to the Government a- some railroad
depot, or such other place or places as may
be designated by the Secretary ef War,
within 12 months next ensuing, 100jKHjids
of t)acon, or, at the election ot the (arovem-
ment, its equivalent in pork, and 100 lbs. of
not heel (said beef to be delivered on foot,)
for each able-bodied slave oa said farm or
plantation, within the above aaid ages, whe
ther said slaves in the field or not, which
said bacon or pork and beef shall be paid
for by the Government at the prices fixed
by the OommissioQers ot the State ander the
impressment act: Provided, tJiat when the
person thus exempted shall produce satis-
uictory evidence tnat it has been impossible
for hio^ by the exercise of pr«>pQr difigence,
to furnish the amount of meat thus contract
ed for, and leave an adequate supply for the
subsistenoe of those living on the said farm
or plaotatioD, the 8e(aretar^' >f War ahj»ll
dirMt a eesuiidAtior, of to the
, J. C.,)
oxd^sa 3,1863. y
SeheditU of the Arrival and Dcpar{ur$ of tht Maik at tki»
O^iee.
EALEian via AVEftASDOKO’,
Arrivsa iaily, except danday, at 4* P. M.
Deparifl daily, cxcept Sainrday at 6 P. M.
UALSiQtt via SUMMERVILLE.
Deparis Tacsclay and Friday at 6 A. M.
ArriTBS Wo Jaocday and Sunday at 9 P. M.
WARSAW Tia CLINTON.
Arrives daily at 12 coon.
Oeparta daily at P. Ai.
CARTHAGE.
Arrivea Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday at 7 P. M.
Dep&rta Monday, Woduesday and Friday at 1 P. M.
CHERAW, S. C.
Arrives Tussday, Thursday and Saturday at 6 P. M.
Dopart'S Sunday, Tuesday and Thurs^y at 1 P. M.
PAIR BLUFF via LUMBERTON.
Arrives Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday at 6 A. M,
Paparta Suadav, Tuesday and Thursday at I P. M.
EUJBEiOS’3 via ELIZABETHTOWN.
Departs Monday, Wednesday and Friday at 6 A. M.
^"rlTes Tuesday, Tburday and Satui^y at 2 P. M.
ELIZABETHTOWN via TEREBINTH.
Amvea Monday at 5 P. M.
Djf arts same day (Monday) at 6 P. M.
JdAQNGLIA via GYPRESS GREEK.
A*TiT09 Tuesday at *2 P. M.
DoparH e«iai} day (Tuesday) at P. M.
flWlPT I3LAK1> vi-i MONTROSE, GOVINOTON aad
POWELLXON.
Arrivaa Tuwday at 6 P. M.
Departs Wednesday at 11 A. M.
eWlE’T KLAND ▼ia TROT.
Arrival Tuas'iay at 6 P. M.
Dcparu Wednesday at 11 A. M.
All mwls hof .rsT^ M ,ar» olosad tie even
in^ b9."ore at 9 P. H. All lettara to be aent oft from
tkia office, other than by mail, must b? paid aa if
i*Qt by mail. All drop letters aUoall pro-pala by
2 cent iitaaipe.
Tha uffioe will be open on Sunday flrom 84 to 91 A.
M , aad from to 6^ P. M.
JAS. 0. COOK, P M-
THE DIXIE PAMIEB,
th Folki A fortV>r rapply at wa
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WicolMalt
ft
THE iVORTH €ARO£.lJVil.
ncTDU urK ihsdkancb coNPiNr,
NOW in the tent^ year of sueoessful operation, with
growing capital and firmer hold upon pubiie eon-
ftdenoe, eontinaes to insure the lives of all healthy per-
■ons from 14 te 60 jwa ef age, for one year, for sevea
years, aad for life—allufe members sharing mthe profits
All slaves from 10 to SO years of age are insured tm
one year wr for tve years for two thirds their value.
AU losaes are poneiually paid within 90 days after
satisfaetor;; proof ia presented.
For furtcier infbrmatiea the pabliA is referred to
Agents 0' * * Q^mpaay iJt all parts 0'ke State,
. &. H. BATTlX Beoretary, Rale:-f,j.
B. J. HALC, A^eat at
Jaa’7 186J. Fayerteville. N. 0