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Tile Conscription Bill.
The following is a copy of the Bill enti
tled “An Act to Provide for the Public
Defence,” —known as the Conscription Bill.
Section 1. The Congress of the Confed
erate States of America do enact, That the
President be, and he is hereby authorized,
to call out and place in the military service
of the Confederate States, for three years,
unless the war shall have been sooner end
ed, all white men who are residents of the
Confederate States, between the.ages of
eighteen and thirty-five years at the time
the call or calls may be made, who are not
legally exempted from military service.—
All of the persons aforesaid who are now
in the armies of the Confederacy, and whose
term of service will expire before the end
of the war, shall be continued in the ser
vice for three years from the date of their
original enlistment, unless the war shall
have been sooner ended. Provided, how
ever, That all such companies, battalions
and regiments, whose term of original en
listment was for twelve months, shall have
the right, within forty days, on a. day to be
fixed by the commander of the brigade, to
reorganize said companies, battalions and
regiments, by electing all their officers
which they had a right heretofore to elect,
who shall be commissioned by the Presi
dent ; Provided, further, that furloughs not
exceeding sixty day's, with transportation
home and back, shall be granted to all those
retained in the service by the provisions of
this act beyond the period of their original
enlistment, and who have heretofore not re
ceived furloughs under the provisions of an
act entitled *An Act providing for the
granting of bounty and furloughs to pri
vates and non-commissioned officers in the
Provisional Army,’ approved the eleventh
of December, eighteen hundred and sixty
one, said furloughs to be granted at such
times and in such numbers as the Secretary
of War may deem most compatible with
the public interest; and Provided, further,
That in lieu ofa furlough, the commutation
value in money of the transportation here
inbefore granted, shall be paid to each pri
vate, musician, or non-commissioned officer
who may elect to receive it at such time as
the furlough would otherwise be granted ;
Provided, further, That all persons under
the age of eighteen years, or over the age
of thirty-five years, who are now enrolled
in the military service of the Confederate
States, in the regiments, battalions and
companies hereafter to be organized, shall
be required to remain in their respective
companies, battalions and regiments for.
ninety days, unless their places can sooner
be supplied by other recruits not now in
the service, who are between the ages of
eighteen and thirty-five years ; and all laws
and parts of laws providing for the reeulist
ment of volunteers, and the organization
thereof into companies, battalions or regi
ments, shall be, arid the same are hereby,
; repealed.
Section 2. Be it further enacted, That
such companies, squadrons, battalions, or
regiments organized, or in process of or
ganization by authority from the Secretary
; of War, as may be within thirty days from
the passage of this act so far completed as
to have the whole number of men requisite
for organization actually enrolled, not em
bracing in said organization any person now
in service, shall be mustered into the ser
vice of the Confederate States as part of the
land forces of the same, to be received in
that arm of the Service in which they are
authorized to organize,and shall elect their;
company, battalion and regimental officers, j
Section 3. Be it further enacted, That
for the enrolment of all persons compre
hended within the provisions of this act,
who are not already in service in the armies
of the Confederate States, it shall be lawful
for the President, with the consent of the
Governors of the respective States, to em
ploy State officers, and, on failure to obtain
such consent, he shall employ Confederate
officers, charged with the duty of making
such enrolment in accordance with rules
and regulations to be prescribed by him.
Section 4. Be it further enacted, That
persons enrolled under the provisions oi
the preceding section shall be assigned by
the Secretary of War to the different com
panies now in service, until each company
is filled to its maximum number, and the
persons so enrolled shall be assigned to
companies from the States from which they
respectively come.
Section 5. Be it further enacted, That
all seamen and ordinary seamen in the land
forces of the Confederate States, enrolled
under the provisions of this act, may, on
application of the Secretary of the Navy,
f be transferred from the land forces to the
' naval service.
Section 6. Be it further enacted, That
jin all cases where a State may not have in
I the army a number of regiments, battalions,
j squadrons or companies sufficient to absorb
j the number of persons subject to military
(service under this act, belonging to such
j State, then the residue or exeess thereof
■ shall be kept as a reserve, under such reg
ulations as may be established by the Sec
retary of War, and that at stated periods,
iof not greater than three months, details,
I determined by lot, shall be made from said
reserve, so jtdat each company shall, as
nearly as practicable, be kept full. Pro
vided’, That the persous held in reserve may
remain at home until called into service by
the President. Provided,also, That during
their stay at home they shall not receive
pay. Provided, further, That the persons
comprehended in this act shall not be sub
ject to the rules and articles of war until
mustered into the actual service of the Con
federate States; except that said persons,
when enrolled and liable to duty, if they
shall wilfully refuse to obey said call, each
of them shall be held to be a deserter, and
punished as such under said articles. Pro
vided, further, That whenever in the opin- ■
ion of the President the exigencies of the
public service may require it, he shall be j
authorized to call into actual service the,
entire ieserve, or so much as may be ne
cessary, not previously assigned to different
companies in service under provision of sec
tion four of this act; said reserve to be
organized under such rules as the Secretary
of War may adopt. Provided, The com
pany, battalion or regimental officers shall
be elected by the troops composing the
same. Provided, The troops raised in any
one State shall not be combined in regi
mental, battalion, squadron, or company
organization with troops raised in any other
State.
Section 7. Be it further enacted , That
all soldiers now serving in the army or
mustered in the military service of the Con
federate States, or enrolled in said service
under the authorizations heretofore issued
by the Secretary of War, and who are con
tinued in the service by virtue of this act,
who have not received the bounty of fifty
dollars allowed by existing laws, shall be
entitled to receive said bounty.
Section 8. Be it further enacted , That
each man who may hereafter be mustered
into the service, and who shall arm himself
with a musket, shot-gun, rifle or carbine,
accepted as an efficient weapon, shall be
paid the value thereof, to be ascertained by
the mustering officer under such regulations
as m4y be prescribed by the Secretary of
Warjif he is willing to sell the same, and
if he is not, then he shall be entitled to re
ceive one dollar a month for the use of said
received and approved musket, rifle, shot
gun or carbine.
Section 0. Be it further enacted, That
persons not. liable to military duty may be
received as substitutes for those who are,
under such regulations as may be prescribed
by the Secretary of War.
Section 10. Be it further enacted, That
all vacancies shall be filled by the Presi
dent from the company, battalion, squadron
or regiment in which such vacancies shall
occur, by promotion according to seniority,
except in casesof disability or other incom
petency ; Provided, however, That the Pre
sident may, when in his opinion it may be
proper, fill such vacancy or vacancies by
| the promotion of any officer or officers, or
i private or privates from such company, bat
! talion, squadron or regiment, who shall have
I been distinguished in the service by exhibi
tion of valor and skill, and that whenever
a vacancy shall occur in the lowest grade of
the commissioned officers of a company
said vacancy shall be filled by election.-
Provided, That all appointments made by
the President shall be by and with the ad
vice and consent of the Senate.
Section 11. Be it further enacted That
the provisions of the first section oi this act
relating to the election of officers shall ap
ply to those regiments, battalions and squad
rons which are composed of twelve-months
and war companies combined in the same
organization, without regard to the manner
in which the officers thereof w’ere originally
appointed.
Section 12. Be it further enacted, That
eaeq company of infantry shall consist of
one hundred and twenty-live rank and file;
each company 6f field artillery of one hun
dred and fifty rank and file; and each of
*avalry of eighty rank aud file.
Section 13. Be it further enacted, That
all persons subject to enrolment, who are
not now in the service, under the provisions
of this act, shall be permitted previous to
such enrolment to volunteer in companies
now in the service.
E\euipts from Conscription.
The Confederate Congress has passed an
Act, by which certain persons are exempt
from military service, to wit:
All in the service or employ of the Con
federate States; judicial and executive offi
cers of the Confederate and State govern
ments ; the members of both houses of
Congress, and of the legislatures of the sev
eral States and their respective officers ; all
clerks of the officers of the State and Con
federate governments allowed by law; all
engaged in carrying the mails; ferrymen
on post routes; pilots and persons engaged
in the marine service, and in actual service
on river and railroad routes of transporta
tion ; telegraphic operatives; ministers of'
religion in the regular discharge of minis
terial duties; all engaged in working iron
mines, furnaces and foundries; journeymen
printers actually employed in printing news
papers ; presidents and professors of col
leges and academies, and all teachers having
as many as twenty scholars; superintend
ents of thepuh'ic hospitals, lunatic asylums,
and the regular nurses and attendants there*
in, and the teachers employed in the institu
tiorfe for the deaf and dumb and blind; in
each apothecary store now established one
apothecary iif good stanenng, who is a prac
tical druggist; superintendents and opera
tives in wool and other factories, who may
be exempted by the Secretary of War.
j An enemy waging war in a manner vio
jlativeof the usages of civilized nations, has
invaded our country; with presumptuous
\ reliance on superior numbers, he has de
! dared his purpose to reduce us to submis
sion. We struggle to preserve our birth
right of constitutional freedom. Our trust
fis in the justice of our cause and the protec
tion of our God. Recent disaster has spread
gloom over the land, and sorrow sits at the
j hearthstones of our countrymen ; but a peo
ple conscious of rectitude, and faithfully re
j lyirg on their Father in Heaven, may be
cast down, but cannot be dismayed. They
j may mourn the loss of the martyrs whose
I lives have been sacrificed in their defence,
| but they receive this dispensation of Divine
I Providence with humble submission and
i reverent faith. And now that our hosts are
again goingforth to battle, and loving hearts
at home are filled with anxious solicitude for
their safety, it is meet that the whole people
should turn imploringly to their Almighty
Father, and beseech Ilis all-powerful pro
tection. —[Jefferson Davis.
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As fast as a petition is filled up, let it be
forwarded, by mail or express, to the Editor
of The Banner and Baptist in this
whence it will be sent in connection with
others to Richmond.
Petition to Congress.
To the Honorable Senate and House of Rep
resentatives of the Confederate States of
America:
The undersigned, deeply realizing the
truth that we can neither ask, nor hope
with any show of reason, for the favor of
God to our loved Confederacy, or ITis aid
in the deadly contest in which we are now
engaged, while our Government shall de
liberately and persistently continue to dis
regard His laws and require the violation
A them by officials and soldiers in its em
ployment—do earnestly petition you to
take such action as will repeal all laws re
quiring unnecessary mail service to be per
formed upon the Sabbath-day ; and to enact
such as will secure our soldiers from un
necessary drills, reviews, or other labor
upon that day. And as in duty bound
your petitioners will ever pray.
[Papers friendly to the objeot will please
copy.] '
Macon, Georgia.
To Christian Ministers in the Confederacy :
The watchmen upon the wall* of Zion
should cry aloud against every violation of
the Divine law.
While we are rallying our Churches to
invoke the Divine benediction upon our
arms, there are two palpable evils winked
at by the authorities —drnnkenness and
Sabbath-breaking. Either ofthese is enough
to bring down the Divine anathema upon
us. Can we do nothing to arrest these
evils, and avert the anger of our insulted
King ?
Our good President has called on us and
our charges to humble ourselves before the
mighty hand of God, and by fasting and
prayer, beseech Him to bless our land and.
prosper our arms. We have done so.—
Now let us call on our wise and Christian
President to dismiss every drunken officer
who will not abstain from the use of intoxi
cating liquors, and to put an end to all
drills and reviews on the holy Sabbath.—
So long as the former continues, the de
moralization of our armies will place them
out of the pale of God’s favor and protec
tion, as well as unfit them for the trusts,
sacred and holy, which have been commit
ted to them. The latter is placing us as a
nation in defiance to the authority of Heaven.
I would propose that every Minister in
this Confederacy, of every name and order,
who is willing to sign a petition to the au
thorities at Richmond to have these evils
removed, send their names to Rev. S,
Boykin in this city. Let us act, and act at
once, and the evils may be removed.
E. W. Warren.
Headquarters, 1
Military Post , Atlanta, >
May 14, 1802. )
General Order, No. 1.
In obedience to orders received from
Brigadier General A. R. Lawton, command
ing Military Division of Georgia, in assu
ming command of this Post for the purpose
of guarding the Government stores, to pre
serve order iu and around Atlanta, and for
the protection of all loyal citizens and the
puhishment of all disorderly conduct, the
following regulations will be observed :
1. Details will be made daily to protect
the Government stores and propeity, and
guards will be posted at different points in
the city for that purpose ; also a scouting
guard, day and night, to preserve order, act
ing in concert with the city authorities.
2. Sentinels will be posted on each rail
road train to examine and arrest all suspi
cious persons pointed out to them ; and to
make this order effective, superintendents
of railroads are requested to instruct con
ductors to cooperate with the sentinels for
that purpose.
3. Owners of all cotton, hay, or other
combustible material, are required without
delay to remove the same to such points of
safety, distant from Government stores, as
may be designated by the commanding of
ficer of this post.
4. Any grocer or other person selling to
or furnishing any officer or soldier with
spirits or wine, which is prohibited unless
upon the order of an army surgeon, w ill be
arrested and dealt with by the proper mili
tary authorities.
5. All officers, soldiers, or citizens, found
drunk or otherwise disorderly In ths streets,
will be taken in charge by the guard and
sent t," these headquarter#;
0. No officers or soldiers will be allowed
to remain in and around Atlanta, unless such
officers or soldiers be furnished with a per
mit from their respective commanders.—
And all commanders of troops stopping
over in Atlanta will report the fact to the
officer commanding this post.
7. No slave or free person of color will
be allowed to walk the streets after the hour
of nine o'clock p. m., either with or without
a pass, unless accompanied by his or her
owner.
The officer commanding earnestly invites
the aid and cooperation of his Honor, the
Mayor, and city authorities, and all citizens
in preserving good order and sobriety in the
city, an3 specially requests of all persons to
report to him any improper conduct on the
part of any of the officers or aoldieis under
his command.
By order of G. W. La*,
Colonel Commanding.
Lieut. Jons C. Hxsdrix, Adjutant.
Our Bindery, in its appointments, has
perhaps, no equal in Georgia, and an old
and superior workman has charge of it.
Send on your work and it will be done with
neatness and dispatch. Terms cash. R.
The Hospitals.
Our friends abroad are leininded that
sick soldiers are almost daily arriving at
the different hospitals in this city.
To supply the wants of these soldiers re
quires a large amount of hospital stores,
and an opportunity is thus furnished for all
our people to do something for the cause.
Societies and individuals may aid by send
ing brandies, wines, cordials, dried fruits,
rice, corn-starch, arrow-root, medicines,
quilts, sheets, pillow-cases, towels, wearing
apparel, and money.
Those desirous of aiding in relieving the
sick can send the|r contributions to Mrs.
W. F. Westmoreland, President of the
Soldiers’ Relief Society ; to Miss Lou. Co
zart, Secretary, or to Mrs. 11. C. Ilolcorube,
Treasurer.
A System uf Modern Geography.
Compiled from various sources, and adapted
to the present condition of the world, ex
pressly for the use of Schools and Acade
mies in the Confederate States of America.
By John 11. Rick.
We have examined this work and are
prepared to pronounce a favorable judg
ment upon it. We have detected a few
typographical errors in the production, but
none calculated to hinder the usefulness of
the work.
The plan upon which the Geography is
gotten up we think au admirable one, and
teachers will doubtless avail themselves
of the advantages it offers by introducing
it, at once, into their schools. This is an
effort at Southern independence, in the right
direction, and we hope the compiler will
meet with such encouragement as will
prompt others to emulate his noble exam
ple. The work can be obtained from the
publisher, at the Franklin Printing House,
in this city, and, we presume, from the
principal booksellers throughout the South
ern Confederacy, at $lB 00 per dozen te
schools or classes.
Those wishing further information will
address Gen. J. H. Rica, Atlanta, Ga.
BOOH BINDERY.
Our friends will see, by looking at oar
own advertisement in this paper, that we
have got our BOOK BINDERY fitted up,
and are now prepared to doany kind of
work for our friends—such as binding Law
Reports, Magazines, Music, Ac., in any
style desired. We will bind Georgia Rep.
orts for $1 per volume.
SO UTEERN FURNITURE !
MANUFACTURER GRAT&VILL.H,
Catoosa County, Ga.
I AM Manufacturing and have constantly on hand, a Urge
STOCK of FURNIfUR*. at my factory atGKATSVILLS,
Catoosa county, Georgia; aUo, at my Store in MeWaught,
Ormond k Oo.’e Brick Sleek,
FUBNITUBE,
andin workmanship and finish equal to any wade la the
South or Imported from any other eectlon.
Thoee wlsh'ng to purchase furniture In small or large
quantities, will find It to their Interest to eall and eiaiulue
my Stock and prices before purchasing in any other market.
To those who purchase wholesale, to sell again, 1 will
say that 1 am prepared to fill orders for custem wade er
knock down furniture, finished or In the white wood, as lew
as you can purchase the seine class article la any othsr
market. If you are disposed to encouragt home enterprise,
give me a trial. I will likewise manufacture a superior ar
ticle of
COTTAGE CHAIRS,
which I am preuared to sell wholesale or retail on ae good
terms as any other Faetory.
In addition to my stock of furniture, at my store in At
lanta will be found all the articles usually found In a Furni
ture Store, such as
Mattrasses,
Lounges,
Looking Glasses,
Window Shades,
&c., &c.
COFFINS OF ALL SIZES ON HAND.
And furnished at the shortest notice, add Undertaking
promptly attended to. All kinds of furniture repaired wit*
neatness and dispatch.
Ail orders addressed to my Agent, (Bias. 1. Grady, Atlanta,
or to me at the factory, Grayivtile, Ga., will have prempt
attention.
JOHN D. GRAY.
M. J. FLYNN, Ageht.
July 27, 1881.—ly
Arrivals per U. 0. . S.
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Rock Potash,
Concentrated Lye,
For Sale by
MASSE* A LAKhDELL.
Sfet 10, 1881.
T* Thwsand (iiliai* Trail Oil.
2,000 GALLONS LINSEED OIL,
,©o© Gallon* Cotton Seed Otl r
For Sale by
MASSEY 6i LANBDELL.
INDIGO,
MADDER,
SULPHURIC ACID,
For Sale by
MASSEY A LAXIDELL
