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. TH CONSCRIPTION LAW. ?-jfff. . y- - - OTWtreft rOTTo roa A ! o Tt,D "! vri watte mc. is I. view aif the necessity of Wn r- -"iK-i meet' eucplexiiJg in tbe field a large au our the aav totaninsof lb. enemy- have bee. ew.net tmtaL n .f, t eighteen end of the.Confederate Ststes, be be made, thirtfive years at the time tb NU w A wbo are not legally J4ol- "ow 17 the armies of of the person. fore'jh'1 r service wiU expire the Confederacy, nd fore the end of thaWR rjr orirind enlistment an-, tbree years from .the data . ww g ProTidtd, bew- " sunn irfcv------- . hb. pwvUToasof this act beyond the penod of their oWginafenlistmeot, and who bare htoJ"?' E eived furloughs nnderthe provisions of an act entitled -A. Tact providing for tbe granting of bountyand fur lomrha to private and non-commissioned officers in me hundred and sixty-one, said fwlonghsto be grant rd at wen time and in such numbers as the Secretary of Warmay deem most compatible with tbe public interest ; and ProT deTfiSrtberVTbarin lieu of . furlough, tbe commuUt on rSoe.Tn.oney of tbe transportation heremsboye gran ed ibaJI be paid F"ta or non-cmissioo- .Zffica rho oh elect o receire it .m. a. 1 he furlough would otherwise! granted; Ped. frth: That all persons nnder the age of eighteen yV "J tbe age ofthirty-five years, who are now enrolled in the military service of tbe Confederate States, in the regiment UttaKons.nd companies hereafter to be or?.n.xed h. be reqmred to remain in tbeir respective wmpsn. r?lae talions and regiments for ninety day. unless thr places ean sooner be supplied by other recni.ts not now in the service, who are between the ages of eighteen and thirty fire rears, and all laws and parts oTIaws providing for the rel.stnWut of volunteers and the organ.xitiou thereof Into companies, squadrons, Uttaliona or regiments, shall be. and tbe same are hereby, repealed. . Sac. .- Btit further enacUd, That such tonipan.es, squadrons, bsttaliona or regiments orpinixed, or in process of onranixation bythe aulbority from the Secretary rfWij, ma may be within thirty days from the passage f this act ao far completed as to We the whole MWifcer of men re quisite for organisation, actually enrolled, not enibracing in said organisation anv persons now in service, sUalt M mastered into the service of tbe Confederate Stoles part of the. lam! forces of the same, to be received in that arm of tbe service in which they are authorized to orgaiuxe, and abalVleet tbeir company, battalion and regi menial oOicera. Sic. Me UurUur tactd. That for the eurollment of all persons comprehended within the provisions of this act, who are oot already in service in tbe armies nf the Con federate States, it shall be lawful for the President, with tbe consent of the Governors of tbe respective Slates to employ Slate officers, and, in failure to obtain such con sent, se shall employ Confederate officers, charged with the duty, of makit-g such enrollment in accordance with rules and regulations to be pescribed by him. Sbc. A. Btit farther enacted, Tharpersoos enrolled nn der the provisions of the preceding section shall be as signed by the Secretary of War in the different companies now in service, until each company Is filled to its maximum number, and tbe persons so enrolled shall be assigned o companies from the States from which they respectively some. . Sec 5. Be it further enacted, That all seamen and ordi nary seamen in the land forces of the Confederate States, enrolled Under the provisions of this act, may on applica tion of the Secretary of the Navy, be transferred from the land forces to the naval service. Se. a. B Ufurihtr tnactetL, That in all cases where a Rtata mar not nave in the annr a number of regiment. battalions, squadrons or companies sufficient to absorb the Bomber of persons subject to military service under this set, belonging to such Stale, theu the residue or excess tberof sball be kept as a reserve, onder such regulation as may be established by the Secretary of War, aud that at stated periods of not greater than three months, details, determined by lot shall be made from said reserve, so that each company shall as nearly as practicable, be kept full. J'rmided, That the persons held in reserve may remain at borne until called into service by tbe President. FrotiiM, mlo. That during their star st home they sball not receire pay. " Provided, further. That tbe persons comprehended in this act shall not be subject to tbe rules and articles of war nntil mustered into tbe actual service of tbe Confede rate States; except that said persons, when enrolled sad liable to dutr, if they shall wilfully refuse to obey said call, each of them shall be held to be a deserter, and pun ished as such under said articles. Provided, further, That whenever, in tbe opinion ot tbe President, tbe exi gencies of the public service may require it, be shall be authorised to eall into flstual service the entire reserve, or ao much as may be necessary, not previously assigned to different companies in service under provision of section four of this art,; said reserve shall be orjraoized nnder such rules as the Secretary of War may adopt. Protidtd. Tba company, battalion and regimental offices shall be elected by tbe troops com posing the same. Prueided, Tbe troops raised in any one State shall not te combined jn regimental battalion, squadron or company organization witu troops raised in any other States. Sec. 7. B it farther enacted. That all soldiers now serving in tbe srmy or mustered in tbe military service f the Confederate States, or enrolled in said service under he authorizations heretofore issued by the Secretary of War, and who are continued in tbe service by virtue of this set, wbo have not received tbe bounty of tifty dollars allowed by existing laws, shall be entitled to receire said bounty. Sec. 8. Be it further enacted. That each man who may hereafter be mustered into tbe service, and wbo shall arm himself, with a muskat, shotgun, rifle or carbine, accepted as ah efficient weapon, sball be paid the value thereof, to be ascertained by tbe mustering officer, nnder such regula tions as may be prescribed by the Secretary of War, if he is willing to sell the same, and if be is not, then he shall be entitled to receive one dollar a month for the nse of said received end approved musket, rifle, shot guu or carbine. Sac 9. B t further enacted. That persou not linblefor dutr.maybe received as substitutes for tha who are,i under such regulations, as may be prescribed by the Secre tary of war. - Sic 10. Be it further enacted, That all vacancies aball be filled . by the President from the company, battalion, squadron or regiment in which sucb vacancies shall occur ; l'j promotion according to seniority, except in cases of disability or other incompetency : Provided, however, That tbe President may, when in Lis opinion it may be proper, fit) such vacancy or vacancies by tbe promotion of any officer -or officers, or privste or privates from such eompsny battalion, squadron or legiment wbo shall bare beu distinguished in tbe service by tbe exhibition of valor xtvl skill, and that whenever a vacancy shall occur in tbe lowest grade of the commissioned officer of a company, said vacancy sball be tilled by election : Provided, Tbat all appointments made by the President shall be by and with the advice and comteoted of tbe Senate. Sec 11. B ' fwUter enacted, Tbat tbe provisions of tbe first section of this set relating to the election of offi cers sball spply to those regiments, battalions or squad rons wbicb are composed of twelve months and war com panies combined in the same organisation, without regard to te manner in which tbe officers thereof were originally appointed. BSC. 1 2 Be it further enacted. That each company of in bntrr sball consist of one hundred and twenty-live rank sad file; each company of field artillery of one hundred sad fifty rauk snd file ; and each company of cavalry ol eighty rank and file. Ssc. 1 3. . Be it further enacted. That al 1 persons sul ject to enrollment, who are now in the service, under the provi sions of this set, Khali be permitted previous to snch enroll went to -Volunteer in companies now in tbe service. The New Conscription. Act. Tbe following is s copy of tbe Conscription Act passed recently, by both Houses of Congress : Ax Act to amend an act, entitled An Act to provide further for the public defence" approved lSIb April, 1863.,-, . . The Oangren of the Confederate State of America & tnact, Tbat the President be, and be is hereby authorized to eall out and place in the military service of the Confed erate States, for three years, unless tbe war sbali have been sooner ended, all white men who are residents of the ' Confederate States, between the ages of thirty-five and forty-five years, at tbe tim the call or culls may be made, and who are not at such time or times legally exempted from military service; or snch. parts thereof," as, in his judgment, may be necessary to the public defence, such eall or calls tu be made nnder tbe provisions and according to the terms of tbe set to which this is sn amendment ; and such aulbority shall exists tbe President, during the preseut war, as to all persons who now are, or may here after become eighteen years of see; snd, when once en rolled, all persons between the ages of eighteen aud fnrty fire shall serve their full time ; jrucidd, that if tbe Pres ident, in calling oot troops into the service of the Confed erals .State, shall first call for mil v a part of the persons, bet veen the ages hereinbefore stated, he shall eall tor those between tbe age of thirty-fiv, and any other age less than forth-flve; jre(iri, that nothing herein contained sbnli be uuderstood ss repealing or niudrt viag any part of the act twhich this is aniendxtury. except as herein expressly slated; and pmvi-lrd furlher, that those called out under this act, and the act tu which this is an amendment, sball be first and immediately ordered to til! to tbeir maximum nambt-riue companies, battalions, squadrons snd regiments LIU!" i , respective Stales at the time tbe aot to further w !J5 thS rub,ie dereoce, approved 16tb April. 18S2, thS .c" from h 8," P'fre of the Staie"aVl V" ! to be officered by ,U President i. bjl"i prmdhlhH w -rw ct to whk-r u.i"alc,'''i .' this. ... xucnameni, in any locality TuTall cCSmpaores battalion. MdW .tj VhteoftfS enT.tment were for tweleraonth eh.veTheht, witbin forty days, on a day to be bv'Lcomm.ner of tb. brie, to reorganise when b sst Ad it imprsetioaWo.tcr execute the saatav and tfcat in rc localities, and daring such siupension. s President is authorized to reeeive trdbpa tnVi tbeCoJf foderate service wnder say of tits sets passed by tbe Co0 erate Congress prior tor Um psoas of the set ut wjwy1 provids fur tbe puble deftic appruvsd lv'b'tApt1'" lw the MiLrrAnY7iiEMrrioif Act. r, " The following is a eopy ef tbe Kxempt" -ot, ss finsBy passed by both Boosea of Congress: , y ; ; ' A Bill to exempt cerufa persons from military service, sad to repeai the act entitled. " Aa set to exempt certain persons front enrollment for service in tbe snny oT tbe con federate BUtes," approved the Slstir Apnt,186s. IXT iLn omCEBS 0V COVKaWMEICr, OLCaKS, - enact, That all Persons wbo shall be held unfit for military service in the field, by reason of bodily or menUl '?P"" ty or imbecility, under rales to be prescribed by wesee retsry of wsr, the Vice-President of the Confederate States, the officers, judicial sad executive, of the Confederata and. State Governments, including postmasters sppointedjey tbe President aadeooDrmed by tbe Senate, and sucb twtt in their offices ss sre allowed by the Postmsster-Oeasrsi, snd now employed, snd excluding -alhotber, poetirAters, tbeir sssistanta snd elsrks ; and, eYCCpt wceh State vifficers ss tbe several States may have declared, or otay lAreafter declare by law to be liable to militia duty : the members of both Houses of the Congress of the Confederate States, and of tbe Legislatures of tbe several States, and tbeir re spective officers; all t lerks now in the offices of the Con federate and State government, authorised by 1 laV, re ceiving salaries wr fees. TOLONTKKB TBOOrS. . . . All volnntMtr tmnns heretofore rl8ltrr'inv State Stnoc the pssssge of the act entitled " An act furtbor provids for tbe publie defence," approred April 16th, ie2, while such troops sball be in active service ander S4se aothon ty, provided thst this exemption shall not ap.r to any person wbo was liable to be called into service by virtue uisaia set or April join, i wis. TRAXSPORTATION AND TELBOBSPII SrAXlM. All pilots and persons engaged in the merchant manne service ; tbe president, superintendents, conductors, treas urers, chief clerks, engineers, managers, .ststton agents, section masters, two expert trsflk bands to each section of eight miles, snd mechanics toe active service anu em ployment ol rail road companies, aui w imonn wtwm, porters and metteogera; l he president, general superin tendent and operators or telegrspn companies, toe ioci nnrinnHnt and nnentora of said comiiaiiiet not to ex ceed four in number at any locality but tbat at the seat ot government or the Confederate aiaies; me presiueuw, su perintendents, captaitrs, engineers, chief clerk and mechan ics in the actual service sad employment of all companies in river and canal navigation, snd all captains of hosts, snd engineers thereon employed. EDITORS, rSJ.VTSBS ASD PREACHEBS. One editor of esbh newspaper uow being published, and such employees ss the edrtor Or proprietor may certify umu oath to be indispensable for oonducting the publica tion ; the publie printer, snd those employed to perform the publio priuting for the Confederate and State Govern ments; every minister of religion authorized to preach ac cording to the rules of bis sect sod in tbe regular discharge of ministerial duties. BEuaiors xos combatants. All persons who lisve been snd now are member of tbe Society of Friends and the Association of Duokers. Nuza renes, snd MennonisU, in regular membership in their re spective denominations, provided members of the Societv of Friends, Naxarenes, slennonists, aud Dunkers, shsll furnish substiiates, or pay a tax of oacb iuto tbe pub lic Treasury. PHTS1CIANS. All physicians who now are and for tbe last fire years have been in actual practice of their profession. SHOEMAKERS, TANNERS, ZTC All shoemakers, tsancrs, blacksmiths, wagon makers, millers snd their engiueccs, millwrights, skilled and ac tually employed us tbeir regular vocation in the said trades, habitually engaged in working for the public and whilst so ai tunlly employed provided said persons sball make oath in writing that they are so skilled and actually employed at the time as their regular vocation in one of .be above trades, which affidavit shall enly be prima faci evidence of the (acts therein stated. A FBOVtSO AOAIXST EXTOBTIOK. ProeUfd further. That the exemptions herein prsnled ta persons bv reason of thei'r peculiar mechanical or other occupation nr employment not connected with tbe public service shall be subject to the condition lht the products f the labor of such exempts, or of the companies and es tablishments with which tbey are connected, sball be sold and disposed of by tbe proprietors st prices not exceeding seventy-live per centum upon the cost of production, or within a maximum to be fixed by tbe Secretary of War under such regulations ss he may prescribe; and it is further provided that if the proprietors of any such manu facturing establishment shall be sbowa npon evidence to be submitted to snd iudzed of by the Secretary of War to have violated, or in any manner evaded, the true intent and spirit of tbe foregoing proviso, the exemptions therein granted sball no longer be extended to fheni, superinten dents or operatives in said establishments, but toey, and each and every one of theui, sball be forthwith enrolled nnder tbe provisions of this act, and ordered into the Con federate army, and shall in no event be again exempted therefrom by reason of said manufacturing establishments or employments therein. HOSPITALS, ASTLrVS, C. All superintendent of public hospitals, uTtic asvlums, snd the regular physicians, nurses and alteJOiis therein, and the teachers enip oyed in the institution!. f-r the deaf, dumb, and blind, in each apothecary store now establish ed and doing business, one apothecary in good standing, wko is s practical apothecary. WOOL, COTTON, AND FAPSB P AKtTPACTl'REBS. Superintendents snd operatives in wool and cotton fac tories, paper mills, and superintendents snd managers of wool carding machines, who may be exempted by the Sec retary of War. provided the profits of sucb establishments shall not exceed seventy five per centum upon the cost of production, to be determined npn oath of the parties, subject to the snme penalties for violation of the provisions herein contained as are hereinbefore provided, in case of other manufacturing and mechanical employments. EDUCATIONAL EXEMPTIONS. All presidents snd teachers of colleges, academics, schools snd theological seminaries who have beeu recnltrly en gaged as such fur two years preceding the passage of this act. A.ftTIS INS EMPLOYED OX " GOVERNMENT WORK." All artisans, mechanics and employees in the establish ment of the government for the manufacture of arms, onl- j nance, ordnance stores, snd other munitions of war who i may be certified by the officer in charge thereof, as ncces- sarv for such establishment ; also all artisans, mechanics, and employees in the establishments of such persons ss sre or may be engaged under contracts with the Govern ment in turnishing arms, ordnance, ordnance stores, and other munitions of war. saddles, harness, and army sup plies provided that the chief of tbe ordnance bureau, or some ordnsnce officer authorised by bitn for tbe r'l'r,'! shall approve of the Dumber ol vjierstives required in such establishment ; all persons employed in the manu facture of arms, or ordnance of auy kind by the several Slates; or by contractor to furnish the same to tbe sev eral Stale Governments, whom the Governor or Secretary of Stute thereof may certify to be necessary to tbe same ; all persons engaged iu the construction of ships, gtinbosts, engines, sails, or other articles necessary to the public de fence under tbe direction of the Secretary of the Navy ; all superintendents, managers, mechanics, and miners em ployed in tbe production and manufacture of salt, to the extent of tweuty bushels per day, snd of lead snd iron, snd all persons engaged in making charcoal for making pig and bar iron, not to embrace laborers, messengers, wagoners, and servants, unless employed at works conducted nnder the authority and by tbe officers or agents nf a State, or in works employed in tbe production of iron for the Confede rate States. STOCK BAISEBS One male citizen for every 60" head of cattle, for every SAO bead of horses or mules, and one shepherd for every 600 head of sheep, of sucb persons as are engaged exclu sively in raising slock, provided there is no white male adult not liable to do military duty engaged with sucb per son in raising said stock. OVERSEERS OX PLANTATIONS. To secure the proper police of the country, one person either ss sgent, owner, or overseer on each plantation on which one white person is required to be kept by the laws orordi nances ot any Slate, and on which there is no white male adult not liable to do military service, and in States having no such law one person, as sgent, owner, or over seer on each plantation of twenty negroes, snd on which there is no white male adult not iinble to military service, sud, furthermore, for additional police for every twenty ne groes on two or more plantations witbin five miles ot each other, and each baring less tban twenty negroes, and on which there is no while male sdolt not liable to military duty, one person, being tbe oldest of the owners or over seers on such plantation. SPECIAL EXEMPTIONS. Also, s regiment raised nnder and by authority of the State of Texas for the frontier defence,, now in the service of said State, while in such service; snd such other per sons ss the President shall be satisfied on account of jus tice, equity, or necessity, ought to be exempted, are here by exempted from military service in tbe armies of tbe Confederate States ; provided, that the exemptions herein above enumerated shall only continue whilst the persons exempted are actually engaged in tbeir respective pursuits or occupations. S. That the act entitled " an act to exempt certain per sons from enrolment for sorvice in the armies ol the Con federate States,'' approved tbe 21st April, 1662, is hereby repealed. explanations nnd Instructions as to the Con scription and Exemption Laws, by the Ad jii'aut General. 11 (hmmandant of Oontcript and Gimp of Ititrue ... - tion. I. An officer, styled tbe Commandant of Conscripts, will be appointed for each State, who will be charged with the supervision or the enrollment and disposition ol conscripts. He will establish mc or mure camps, in which conscripts will be assembled and instructed, and may recommend for appointment, a Surgeon, a Quart erni.ister, a Commissary, and tbe requisite number of Urillmasters for each camp. II more tlian one ouup be established, be may also recom mend s commandant for each camp out nnder his own im mtdiete command. 8. A hotpital will be established, and huts for winter quarters eonstroctcd st esch camp, and all conscripts as sembled at the camps will be promptly vaccinated, if it has not already been dune. S. Tbe Commandant of Conscripts will require from each camp.a report on the first Monday ia every month, show ing the expenses of tbe preceding month ; tbe number of eouscripjs in tbe eatnp ; tbe number received snd sent away, daring the preoedrng.motith ; tbe moments, battalions or compMtitts to winch iBoy wre sent; tba number (inferred 1 , Ui a l.o-,. . . - ta the nsry; the number of aiok; tb. asjutra of their dis eases, and tbe namber Of deaths. H writ nuk a aonauli.' - i?r a?mtB,? reportto tba Adjnts ot sad Inspeolor-OeB- 4. The Commandaata of Ososr ripU east of the Miaeis-! W'" win rsrcrrv aresrs or.jy from the war Depart ment, and wiM ndVba interfered with by Generals com manding depart .( orarnJeS ta the field. West of the . Mississippi, rhey wiH report to and reeeive ioatmeliooe J front tbe Comifraadiar General of the Trans Mississippi department, who well req'iire them te conform aa nearly aa posstoie to tarn eewer, aad t tbe resalatiooa prescribed for commandants east l tb-j MississinpL lie will make a con- UMiaaiM itufctM repr,rt to the Adjutant and Inspector-' 6- ThAonatBtaadar.ta of all reirimenta. battalions. Sauad , runs orHmanacbed compaaiea which were in service on the trails (Krt. thronv ii f h Arlintant ud Insncetor General of ih amil ir.Hv. niwirinv lit raaaiva oonscrioiaw mar u'? mmvK uicqi 8 ol uje aireorin or HwirvwiiiMiiuL tv I H f,U- . , J n.u: t. . vwt.'o, waiess oUierwise ordered, will, as far aa practicable, titsBribnte tb i conscripts of the State among its regiments, 1jrlrooii und companies thereof, ia proportion to their vwpecwv aeijetencies.' US sri'll enaeult the ariahea of the enoaarinta ia eaalirninv . Aeio U, companies or regiinenta so far ss msy be eonaiat- . i.u ncir proper aiainouuoa, ana win oui separate ftM ( .1 i . . L I. , mini mc same county, oisinci or pansu, u it can oe vu-aeu- I ae same rule will be observed oy ine uomniao ds nts of corps in asaiguiog conscripts to companies . .-re. Conscripts for cavalry will only be taken from those wbo furnish their own horses. - No ewnscriDla can be as signed to companies mustered into service since the 16th of April, IBS. . . . 7. Tbe Commandants of Conscripts are specially enjoin ed to pay .aneeaaing attention to the health, comfort aad instruction of the conscripts under their command, and tu pear in mina .mat toe euiciency or tbe army ana toe surety l me country flepend tn a great measure upon inetr luilu- iui uvcusrf vi inese auuee. 111. EnnMmeat of GtueripU. . All white male resident of tbe Confederate Ststes be tween the ages of I A and 40 not exempted by act of Con gress, or not already in the service, will be enrolled. Per sons lisble to enrollment may be enrolled wherever tber may be found, as provided by the Act Mo. aVherewilh. puonaueu- IV. Undomiciled Foreigner. 1. Foreigners not domiciled in the Confederate States are not liable to enrollment. Domioil in the Confederate States consists in residence with intention permanently to remain in those states, and to abandon donncil elsewhere. Long residence of itself does nut constitute domici I. A person may acquire domicil in less than one year, and he a determination to return tu the native country and to re tain the douiicil there, no length of residence cao confer donncil The principal evidences of intention to remain are the declarations of tbe party, the exercise of the rights of citi zenship, marriage, and the acquisition of real estate ; but tne intention may be gathered irom other facts. t. The enrollment will be made by the enrolling officers of the State, if the Governor thereo'f will permit them to act under the orders of the Coiiimxndiints of Conscripts, and application will be made by the said commandants for such permission. If it be declined, the Commandant will report the fact to the Adjutant and Inspector General and ask for the employment ol Confederate officer for the pur pose of making enrollments. If tbe Governor conseuts, bur the enrolling olfieers of the State be found unable or unwilling to discharge their duly efficiently, the like ap plication will be made to the Adjutant and Ionpecior Gen eral; and in such event, a commissioned officer freuch Congressional district, and a non-commissioned officer or private for each county, city, town, district or pariah, will be assigned tn such duty. , In making such assignment, officers and men disabled by wounds trotn active duty in the lield, and acquainted in the loralitits in which they are required to serve, will, as far as practicable, be selected. The commissioned offi cer in each district will superintend tbe enrollments snd collection of conscripts therein. Non-commissioned offi cers and privates, while so emplnved, will be allowed pav as extra duty men The eurolliug officers of tbe States, if employed, will be paid the compensation allowed by tbe State laws for similar services. The Commanding Generals of armies in the field will or der such commissioned officers, non-commissioned officers and privates as they think qualified to be enrolliug officers or drill officer, and who are until for active service in the field, to report to the Commandant of Conscripts in their respective Ststes, wbo will order s-ich of them tn duty as may b required, snd report tbe remainder by letter to tbe Commanding Generd as aot needed fur sucb service. H. Enrollment for particular regiments, squadrons, bat talions and companies in service on the IRlbnf April, lefii. may be made by officers detailed for the purpose by tbe Commanding General nf a department or ah army in the field; but such officers must report to tbe Comman dant ot Conscripts in their respective States, receive in structions from bim. and assemble their conscripts at such point ss he msy design ite Conscripts enrolled without reporting to sucb Commandant will be deemed to be en rolled for general service, and sball at any time be trans ferred, on their own application, or on the application of commsudants of corps needing conscripts, to sucb corps. I". KitmUivnt. Tbe Exemption Act will be construed prospectively, sod does not suihorize the dischaige nf any one enrolled or in service prior to the 11th day of October, 1832. I I. Bodily and Mental Infirmity. I. Questions of bodily and mental incapacity will be de cided by Surgeona employed for Ibe purpose, by virtue of the act of Congress approved the lltb ol October, li. Three Surgeons in each Congressional District will be recommended by the Commandants of Conscripts to the Adjutant snd Inspector General for employment, under the foregoing act; and tbe said Commandants will estab lish in each county, city, parish or district a place of ren dezvous for the exaruintliou of conscripts enr-llfd therein. S. The three Surgeons employed in each Congressional District will constitute a li.iard of Examination for the District; and one or more of them may act at any place of rendezvous therein. Tbev shall fix days for tbe examina tion of conscripts in each county, city, perish or district, and give at least ten days' notice thereof, by publication in one or more newspapers circulating in the Congressional District, and by notice posted at tbe principal places of public resort. 3. The enrolling officer for the county, eiiv, parish or district shall attend at such examinations, snd enroll and send to the camp of instruction such persons as are exam ined and found by tbe Surgeon to be capable of bearing arms. The standard of t-dily capacity snail be that ea- 1. 1. -.,J I,., fl-niMl ir-A..w ft.,, cu .....'1. 11. L. 1. - - : sion of the 3d paragraph, which authorised tbeeurollmeut cf persons not equal to all military duty. No person will be enrolled as a conscript, wbo is not cspable of bearing arms. 4. Persons deemed incapable of bearing arms shsll be reported by the Examining Murgeoo tn tni Board of Ex nmiuaiion, who shall determine Ibe questions of exemp tion, end grmt certificates thereof. The certificates sball specify whether the incapacity is temporary or permanent ; and if permanent, the party sball be exempt from future examination, nnless specially ordered by the board. So soon as the examining Board shall be organized iu any Con gressional District, snd sball enter npon the discharge of their duties, no other mode of examination for persou s In thst district will be pursued; sod tbe decision of the Ex amining Board will be deemed final. 6. the fact tbat a person has been discharged front ser vice for nhvsicardisability or olbcr cause, does not of itself exempt from enrollment as a conscript . If any enrolled person is unable to attend at the ren dezvous on account of sickness, he will seud to the Exam ining Surgeon a certificate specifying the cau.se of absence, and its probable duration, from some respectable physician resident in tbe county, city, parish or district in which tbe rendezvous is situated. The Examining Surgeon sball iend the certificate to the Commandant of the nearest Camp of Instruction; and if tbe person mentioned therein sball not report himself for examination at tbe said camp witbin a reasonable period, or send to tbe Commandant of the Camp a renewal nf tbe certificate, showing bis continued diss bility, he sball be deemed absent without leave. 7. A compensation of (4 per diem, while actually em ployed, will be allowed to esch of the Examining Sur geons, snd will be psid on their certified account by the Quartermaster of the nearest Csmp of Instruction. VII. Friend, Ihmkard A'aiarenn and Mennonite. All persous of tbe above denominations, in regular mem bership therein on the lltb day of October, sball be exempt from enrollment, on furnishing a substitute, or on presenting to the enrolling -officer a receipt from a bonded Quartermaster for the tax qf five hundred dollars imposed by set of Congress, and sn affidavit by the Bishop, Presid ing Elder. or other officer whose duly it is to preserve the -records of membership in the denomination to which tbe . party belongs, setting forth distinctly- the fact tbat tbe panv on mo inn ubj m uciuuer, tons, w-oj in regumr membership with such denomination. Tbe affidavit must be taken aud certified by a Justice of the Peace, or other officer appointed by the law of his Stale to administer natbs; and bis authority to administer oath must be certi fied by tbe clerk of a rourt of record, nnder the seal of the court. All Assistant Quartermasters to whom the said tsx is tendered will receive and receipt for it, and pay the same into tbe Treasury of the Confedertte States, withont un reasonable delay. Tbe enrolling officer will receive the re ceipt and forward ft to the Commandant nf Conscripts, by whom it will be forwarded to tbe Quartermaster General, who will charge tbe Assistant Quartermaster with the amount received by him. Fill. Prooieion againtt Ectortinn. 1. When application for exemption is made by any shoe maker, tanner, blacksmith, wagonmaker, miller, mill engi neer or millwright, not in the employment of any company or establishment, but working for himself, tbe party seek ing exemption shall state in writing, under oath, tbat he is skilled snd actually employed in his said trade: that he is habitually engaged in working for the pnblic; that the pro ducts of his labor, while exempt from military service shsll not be sold, exchanged or bartered for a price exceeding . tbe cost of production and seventy-fire per cent, profit thereon; and that he wII not by any arrangement, shift or contrivance, evade tbe law, or receive greater price or re ward than it allows. . 'I. Whet application ia tiwde to exempt superintendents and operatives in wool and cotton factories and paper mills, and superintendent snd managers of wool carding ma chines, shoemakers, tanners, blacksmiths, wagonmakers, millers, mill engineers or millwrights, not working for themselves, but in the employment of some company or establishment, the president o some director, if the com pany be incorporated, if not, tbe proprietor of the buai neas, orif there be a firm, some partner therein, shall make oath in writing that the said superintend aota, operatives, managers or mechanics, as the ease msy be, are skilled and actually employed ia their said vocations ; that tber are ha bitually working for the public; that they are absolutely necessary for tbe successful prosecution or the business of tbe concern; tbat tbe products thereof shall aot be sold, or xcsVtfged. OT fsttersd, dorirtjr the tsid atsmjA'ioo, (or mty-flve, e or ar' sea-ore per cent, prom thereon; toat no emit, couuivaom raaoement shall he mm A a to arada the saw. or to si lanremLnrn or nmflt ihu It Allows i and that exemption im aot sought for a larger, number of persons than Is easoV lutelv necessary -for tne suoeeeafur proaaeatma of the Jbusk aess of the eoneera, - ,"' A , . . ft. The foregoing affidavits shall be made before some Justice of she Peace ar other persona authorised by law to administer oaths, and if each Justice or other parson be aot personally known to the enrolling officer to be what he -purports to be, bis official character aaoV his .right to ad minister oaths, mnat be certified by tba Clerk of soma court of record, under tbe seal of his court. - The affidavits sbsU be returned to the Commandant of Conscripts, and exemptions sball be granted by the enroll- . ing officer. If, however, be suspect false swearing ae mis take, be shall then refuse the exemption, sad refer the case, after first enrolling the names of tbe parties in question, to the Commandant of Conscripts, wbo shall dispt.se of it.-' If at any titns tbe enrolling officer have cause to suspect false swearing or mistake in the foregoing affidavits, be shsll report tba fact to tbs Commandant of Conscripts, and u ine said commandant be satisfied alter due investigation tbat a larirernumherof nnnn ia doaiunedlr emDloved tban ia necessary, or tbat a lamr nn.fit than the law allows ia received either direetlyor indirectly, he sball order the an-. . rvnmeui ui ine parties exempted upon tne saia aiuoavita. - J. Uttau. , " ,' Citizen employees aad mechanise who are employed In establishments of tbe government, or by contractors with tbe government, in the manufacture of arm, ordnance. ordnance stores, and other munitions of war, saddles, har ness and army supplies, will be enrolled and returned to their work : Provided. Tbe Chief of the Ordinance Bureaa, or some ordinance officer authorized by him for the par- wwv, iiim ccrmj mat ine numoer Ol operatirea mjuiini by the officer in charge of such establishment, or by such contractors for government wcrk, is reasonable snd not ex cessive. Sucb certificate will be presented to the enrolling officer, who will thereupon make ibe detail of the men spe cified for a period not exceeding aixtv days, and retnrn tba certificate to the Commandant of Conscripts. At tbe eX- piriuu oi suco aeisii, ine otneer in charge or tne govern ment sbnp, or the contractor, in whose employment said conscripts sre, shall cause said certificate to be renewed, or return tbe conscripts to tbe nearest camp of instruction If tbe certificate be not renewed, or lh ennscritta be not returned, no other detail sball be granted to such estab lishment or contractor. In all cases of details for contrac tor, tbe party reaueatinrr the detail shall nuks affidavit that tbe persons so detailed will not be employed on any other than government work, which affidavit shall be re turned to the Commandant of Conscripts; and if it be fonnd that at any time such detailed conscrinta are emnloved by ssid contractors upon work for private individuals, the de tail shall be canceled by the Commandant of Conscripts. . ParacTarjh I. (innoml Ontra K hereby revoked.- ' JC To whom Application for Eemotum. mutt be ad. dretted. Applications for exemption must, in all cases, he made to tbe Enrolling officer, from whose decision sn appeal msy be taken to the Commandant of Conriuta. Th Denaru ment will not consider tbe application until it has been re ferred by the latter officer. 1. When a person claims exemption on the ground that be has put s substitute in service, he must exhibit to :he enrolling officer a discharge from some company, signed by the commanding officer of the regiment or commend to which tbe said company belongs, or then belonged, (see General Order So. Si,) or sn exemption signed by tbe Com mandant ofConscrintS. And if th aid disrhmrir. np . einption do not show that it was granted in consideration a substitute having been furnished, aurh Cut must h cer tified in writing by tbe commanding officer of Ibe rea-mnt or cotnmana to wdicd tne company belongs, or by tb v,om mandant of Conscripts, as the case may bo. But within all cases arising within thirty dajS'To the date of this order, tbe enrolling officer may great the ex emption, upon satisfactory rroof that thatiartv furnished a substitute, who was actually received into tie service of the Confederate States for three years or th war, and the substitute is not lisble to military service; sucb exemp tion msy, at any time be canceled, if fraad or mistake be discovered. 2. Paragraph II. General Order No. current series, is hereby revoked. No person onder ephteeu years of sge, or not domiciled in tbe Confederate Mate, or not.of good moral character, or wbo is liable nnder tbe existing order to enrollment as a conscript, shall be received as a substi tute. And in all cases in which a substitute becomes subject to military servico. the exemption of tbe principal by reason of the substitution shall expire. Any person subject to enmllraeat who desires to furnish a substitute, may, at any time before tbe enrollment, or be fore be is assigued to a company and sent from tbe camp of instruction, present a substitute at sucb eamp. And if tbe substitute be cspable of bearing arms, and p of good moral character, and not within the prohibited classes, be shall be received, and tbe principal shall be exempt from military seivice. All. volunteering. All persons liable to conscription may. before enrollment. volunteer in companies in service on the i nth of April. 183. Bnt after enrollment, they cannot voluntew. nor can they at any time volunteer in companies received into service since tie 16th of April, 186. Alii Jinceuaneou. 1. All impressments of men by regimental, battalion or company commanders, under any pretence whatever, are prohibited, it being the design of the Department to sop ply tba army exclusively through tbe officers appointed by this act. 2. All the laws snd regulations applicable to deserters shall be applied to sucb conscripts as fail to repair to tbe piece of rendezvous for enrollment, or who shsll desert af ter enrollment. t. All ihe agencies employed for tbe apprehension snd confinement of -deserters snd their transportation to tbe commands of tbeir respective commanders, shall be appli cable to persons liable to duty ss conscripts who shall fail tu repair to the place of rendezvous after the publication of the call. S. COOPER. Adjutant and Inspector General. Ax Act to amend ax Act bntitleo "Ax Act to pcbth- bb Provide fob the Public DarExca," Approved lira April, 1sa-j, and thb Act to amexd raa sahb. Ap proved September xith, 1662. The Oungreu of the Oonfe-lerat fUate of America do en act. That all persons subject to enrollment fur military ser vice, may do enrolled nnder instructions from tbe war De partment, and reported by tbe enrolling officer wherever found", whether wiluia the State or county of tbeir resideoce or not; snd when ta enrolled shsll be subject to tbe pro visions of law aa fullvas if enrolled within tb aonnty and Slate of which they may be residents: Provided, That thia act snail not extend to any member of a military organisa tion under any State law, while he remains in actus aer vice without the limit of his State: And provided further. That tbe President is authorized to suspend the execution of this set as regards the residents of any locality where he may find it impracticable to execute tbe act entitled " aa act to further provide for the publ c defence," approved April in, island the act to amend tbe lost mentioned act, approved September 7, IKrSii. Approved uctooer a, lttez. Ax Act to establish places op Rendezvous roB the exam ination mr EXBOLLEP MEN. Th (hnaret of the tbnfed-vte Slate of America do enact. That there shall be established in each county, par ish or district, and in any city in a county, parish or dis trict in the severs! States, a place or rendezvous lor the persons in said county, district, parish or city, enrolled for military duty in the field, who shall be there examined bv one or more Surgeons to be employed by the government. to nc assigned to mat auiv oy tne 1'resident on s dsy or which ten days' notice shall be given by said Surgeons, snd from day to day next tbereafier nntil all who shall be in sttendance for the purpose nf examination shall bare been examined ; and the decision nf said Surgeon, nnder regulations to be established by the Secretary of War, as to tbe physical snd mentsl capacity vf soy person for mil itary duty in tbe lield shall be final ; and those only thus ascertained to be fit for military duty in the field sball be required to assemble at camps nf instruction. Sec S. There sball be assigned to each Congressional District in the several Stales, three Surgeons wbo shall constitute a Board ol Examination in such district for tbe purpose specified in the foregoing section, anyone or more of whom may act at any place of rendezvous ia said dis trict. Sec. $. When it shall appear to any Surgeon attendinr snch place of rendezvous, by the certificate of a respectable physician resident in that county, district, parish or city in a county, parish or district, that any enrolled person therein is unable to attend on account of sickness, it shall be tbe doty of ssid Surgeon to file said certificate with tba commandant of tbe nearest camp of inwtructioD; aad if the person named therein shall not within a reasonable time report himself for examination at said camp of in struction, or bis continued disability certified by the eer- locate oi a raapecuioie purmciau nr nis county, city, ata- . Irict or parish, be ehall be held liable as absent withont leave of his commanding officer. Approved Oct. II, Iboi. STATE OF NORTU-CAROLIJCA. Civil Department. Zebdlox B. Vaxcb, of Buncombe, Governor. Richard U. Battle, J a, of Anson, Private Secretary. Kcrcs 11- Pass, of Wake, Secretary ot State. Daniel W. Court, of Rockingham, Public Treasurer. Wm. B. RicaABneoN. of Wake, Chief Clerk. Corns H. Brooden, of Wayne, Comptroller. D. W. Bain, of Wake, Clerk. 0. H. Psaar, Librarian. BOARD OF CLAIMS. ' Babtholombw F. Moore, ol Wake. Chairman. Samuel F. Phillips, of Orange. P. 1L- Winston, in , of Bertie. SUPREME COURT. Richmond H. Pearson, of Yadkin, Chief Justice. Wm. H. Battle, of Orange, Associate Justice. Matthias E. Maot.t, of Craven, Associate Justice. William A. Jexkjns, of Warren, Attorney GaneraL Hamilton C. Jones, of Rowan, Reporter. -. . Edmund B. FsEEMAN. of Wake. Clerk. ' , James Litchpobb, of Wake, UarsbalL ' '' At present, Ibe sessions of the Sopreme Cowrt are held in the City of Ittleigh aue a year, commencing on the ae oood ttooday ia J one. ' soPEnioTcounTs. Jotksbs. 4oh L. Bailey, ot Buncombe, Rom til as V. Samvlers, of Wak Robert R. Heath, of Cbowaa, Ganrg Howard, jr, df Wilson Jasaea W. Osborne, (rfUecktcsf a prlee tceeding tba cost of production and seventy bargl Robtrt 8. trench, of Bobsaoa. 'and John Eerr, of Caswell."' '"'i'-'" ..- :i-'.iviit....ss SoucrroES- Jesse I. Yaiaa.Hawt64. of 1st Circuit : William J. UousUa-of Dunlin ! Cirvmt Wm. A. Jen kins, of Warren, Attorney General, 'id Circuit; Thomas . Settle, of Boekiogbam, 4th Cireait j Hubert Strange, of New Bmvsr, 61 h Circuit; W. C.err, of Mecklenburg, th Circuit jand Marcus Erwin, of Burke, 7th Circuit. " ; 1 Tlasw r Hojdlag the Cattrti." $,v! :.'v-t-f COMBW.; ... r ' ! West ciBCvrr. - " Tyrrell, first Mondiy la March and SepUmhet. 1 1 - - Washington, secuoa -. " Bertie' third l . L Hertford, foarth i - - Gates, flrst Monday after tba fourth Monday la March, aad , '. SepteiabetV Chowsn, second - 1 - ., n ... Perquimans, third ;M " ''''' Pasquotank, fourth ' - ' w -"" ' -.r " - Camden, fifth "i" . ,,,.. . , - Currituck, sixth- " m m' ' ' SECOND CIRCUIT. "; :' , ' Dnplin, foarth Monday ia March aad September - -Wayne, first Monday after tbe fourth Monday in March and Greeua,saoo: , - . . . ,WBbwi; Lenoir, third . " ' '' M . Craven, fourth " '.. . Jones, Wednesday next after the fifth Monday after tbe fourth Monday in March and September. Onslow, sixth Monday after the fourth Monday in March Snd Septener. , .. . Carteret, seventh Monday after the fourth Monday in r. , . . ... aaarcu ana oeptemoer. Beaufort, eighth , m . ' Hyde, ninth Monday after the fourth' Mosdav in March - ana eepieroaer. w iisoa, tenth idoidsy after the fourth Monday in March ana aepiemoer. ' THIRD CIRCUIT. Martin, on tbe Monday before the first Monday ia March Pitt, tbe first Monday in March and September, Edgecombe, secoad u Nash, third w Johnston, fourth ' " Wske, tbe first Monday after the fourth Monday ia March Franklin, second PJf m Warren, third " - m Halifax, fourth - ' ' - - - Northampton, fifth" - - - POURTH CIRCUIT, Granville, first Monday in March and September. Orange, second " " . " Chatham, third " - " , Randolph, fourth ' Davidson, first Monday after tbe fourth Monday in March " and September. Forsytbe, second " u - StokeN third, " Guilford, fourth, - " RockiDgbsm. fifth " - " " Caswell, sixth " "f " Person, seventh . " . Alamance, eight' rf - FIFTH circuit. Moore, Mor"-' before tbe last in February and August. Moutgor" tDe Monday in February and August, Stan K rst Mouday ia March and September. n.jn, second " " uchmond, third M " Kobeson, fourth - - u Blsden, first Monday after tbe fourth Monday in March and September. Columbus, second " Brunswick, third " New llanover, th - - - Sampson, fifth " Cumberland, 7th SIXTH. CIRCUIT. Surry, fourth Monday in February and Angnst. Ysdkin, first after tbe fourth Monday in Feb. and August. Ashe, second M - " Wilkes, thud " Alexander, 4th u Davie, fifth - u Iredell, sixth " " Catawba, seventh " " Lincoln, eighth " " - Gaston, ninth " " Union, tenth after the fourth Monday ia Feb. and August. Mecklenb-irg. Uth - m Cabarrus, twelfth 44 " - fiowau, thirteenth - SEVENTH CIBCUIT. Cherokee, first Monday in March and September. Macon, second " " Jackson, third u H Haywood, fourth - - Henderson, 1st Mondsy after tba tb Monday in March . slid September. Buncombe, second " " , . Madison, third " - - Yancey, fourth " McDowell, fifth " Caldwell, sixth - - u Wan tango, seventh , Burke, eighth " - - Rotberfuid, ninth M Polk, tenth " m Cleveland, eleventh" " PLEAS AND QUARTER SESSIOSS. Anson county, on tne mn..nrt Mondsy in Janua. April. July and October. . i Ashe, fourth Monday in February, May, August and lt-,T. Alexander, first Mondsy in March, June. Sept and Dee Alamance, first Monday after the foarth Mondsy of Febru ary, May, August and November. Bean fort, third Monday in March and Sept , and the first Monday in June and December. Bertie, second Monday in February, May, Aug., andjv'ov. Bladen, first Monday in Feb., Muy Aug.. and November. Bruuswick, first Monday ta March, June, Sept. and Dee. Buncombe, second Monday after tbe fourth Monday in March, June, September and December. Burke, eighth Monday after the fourth Monday in March, June, September aud December. Cabarrus, third Mondsy in January, April, July aad Oc tober. Caldwell, sixth Mondsy after the fourth Monday in March, June, September and December. Camden, second Monday in March, Jane, September and December. Carteret, the third Monday In February, May, August and November Caswell, first Mondsy after the fourth Monday of March, June, September and December. Catawba, third Monday in January and July, and second Monday after tbe fourth Mouday in March and Sep tember. Chatham, second Monday in February, May, Angnst and November. Chowan, first Monday in February, May, August and No vember. Cleveland, tenth Monday after the fourth Monday ia Mar. June, September and December. Columbus, second Moodsy in Feb., May, August and Nor. Craven, second Monday in March, June, Sept. snd Dec Cumberland, first Monday in March, Jade, Sept. and Dec Currituck, the last Monday ia Feb., May, Aug. aud Nor. Cherokee, first Monday in March, June, Sept. and Dee. Duplin, third Monday in Jan., April, July -and October. Davidson, second Monday in Feb., May, Angust and Nov. Davie, fourth Monday in Feb , May, August aud Nov. Edgecombe, fourth Monday in Feb., May, Aug. and Noy. Franklin, second Mouday March, J une, Sept. and Dec -Forsyth, third Monday in March, Jnne, Sept. and Dec Gates," third Monday in Feb. May, August and November. Granville first Monday in Feb. May, Aug. and November. Greene, second Monday in Feb. May, Aug. and November. Guilford, third Monday in Feb. May, Aug. and November. Gaston, third Monday in February and August, snd fourth Mondsy after tbe fourth Monday in March and Sept Halifax, third Monday in Feb. May, Aug. and November. Harnett, second Monday in March, June, Sept. snd Dec Hsywood, fouith Mondsy in March, June, Sept. snd Dee. Hertford, fourth Mondsy in Feb. May, Aug. and November. Hyde, second Monday in Feb. May, Aug. and November. Henderson, first Monday after the fourth Monday in March, June, September and December. Iredell, third Monday in Feb May, Aug. and November. Johnston, fourth Mondyin Feb. May, Aug. and November. Jones, fifth Monday after the foarth Monday in March aad Sept and on tbe last Mondsy January and July. Jackson, third Mondoy in March, June. Sept. and Dee. Lenoir, first Monday ia January and July, and third Mon day in March and September. . Lincoln, second Monday in January and July, and third Mondsy after the fourth Monday in March aad Sept. Martin, second Mondsy in January, April, July and Oct. McDowell, fifth Monday after tbe foarth Mondsy ia March, June. September and December. -Meckleuburg, fourth Monday in Jan., April, July and Oct. Montgomery, first Monday in Jan'ry, April, July and Oct. Moore, foarth Monday in January, April, July and Oct. Macon, second Monday in March, June, Sept. and Dec Madison, third Monday after tbe foarth Monday ia March; June, September and December. . Nash, second Monday in Feb., May, Angnst and Noy. New Hanover, second Mondsy ia March, Jane, September and December. Northampton, first Mondsy ia Msrch, June, September and December. Onslow, first Monday in March, Jane, Sept and Dec . Orange, fourth Monday ia Feb., May, August and Nor.' Pasquotank, first Moodsy ia March, June, Sept , and Dee. Perquimans, second Monday ia Feb-, May, Aug and Nov. Person, third Mondsy of March, June, Sept. and Dec . Pitt, first Monday to Pebroary, May, Angust aad Nor. Rockingham, fiiurtb Monday ia Feb . May, Aug. aad Nor. Polk, tenth Monday after the fourth Monday ia March, June, September and December. Randolph, first Mouday in Feb. May, Ang and November. Richmond, third Monday in January April Joty and Oct. Rowan, first Moodsy in Feb. May, Aag. aad November. Robeson, fourth Monday in Feb. May, Aug. and November. Rutherford, ninth Monday after the foarth Monday ia Mart a, June, September aud December. Ssmpsoo, third Mondsy in Feb. Msy, Ang. and November. Stokes, second Mondsy ia March. Joae, Sept. aad Dec " Surry, second Monday ia Feb. Msy, Aug. aad Novernbes. Htauly, second Monday in Feb. May. Aug and November. Tyrell, foarth Monday of January, April, July and Oct, -Union, first Monday ia Jaaaary, April, Jaly, aad Oct. Wake, third Monday in January, May, Aag. and Nor Washington, third Monday in Feb. May, Aagostaad Nay; Watauga, third Moodsy ia Feb. Msy, Aag. aad November, . Wayne, third Monday in Feb. May, Aug. aad November. '. Wilkes, first Monday after tba fourth Monday ia Jaaaary, April, Jny. and October . - t . - - .. . Wilson, fourth Monday in January, April, July and Oct, Yancey, foarth Monday after the foarth Monday ia March, . J one, September aad Dscaxaber. ;- J bt 'Ci . - . , Agislatare of North-Carolina. W lW thJ Vtot tr..od Commoner. eW to the next GeDerar Assembly ss far ss we have kL them. - If any of or friend, discover an error, theT! oblige as by iaibrmins; as-. , , f , . . 7 wlU ' - SENA TgI Paquotanh aU PerquimaneW. H. Bsrlev Oate and aMUls L. Kurc x&f4 7W-Cbarlee McCleess, - liurtltampton Dr. W. S. Copelsnd. " ' Hertford-. B. Klaugti.ee. . fT , Bertie i is ' Beaufort E. Warren. f Craven Nathan Whitford. CarltrHand Jon-liT.ii. F : Arendell. Vrtene and Lenotr Edward Patrick. - Aeto IlanceerKli W. Hall. J'upiin Dr. James G. Dickson. O nubia J A Mi, ;n . Jtl.B"?th -"Cspt. J. W. Ellia, Cr&eruxnd and ifarnett-VI Xm a. wJj. Wright, Gvmponi nomas 1. Faisua. - ' ay tv m. n.. Lne. JohiutonC. B. Sanders, ' rrui-j.p.-H.Rmw AosA-Capt. A. J. Taylor. Franllin Washington Harris. -r Warren . . Granville ft- W 1.. Person James Uoleman. ' vranp-uon. William A. Graham. : f lamvu evU Bundolph-Qde. Mebsne. . Chatham William P: Tsylor. Moor and Afogry-Cal via W. Wooley. . Btchmond and JiobennQiln Leitch Anton and Union William C. Smith! CaewctlEoa. Bedford Brown. Boctiagham Gen. F; L. Simpson. Mecklenburg Jithn A. Young Cabarrut and Manly-. W. Smith. Bowan ndDavie-Dr. J. G. Ranoiay. DatidtoB. Adams. State and FojytA-Col. Jss. K. Matthews. A,h?:?urZy t. Isaac Jarratt. IredtU, rfc I Q. .Sbarpc -Burke, MclMnotU, o& S. J. Neal Lincoln, Oneton, dx. James H. vrhitc Butherford, Polk, to. M. O. Uickersoa. . Buncombe, Mender on, . William M. ShipD Mayteood, Macon, Ac. C. D. Smith. H003E OF COMMONS. Ahmanee-n. Y. McAden, Dr. E. F. Watson: Alexander D. J. U Carson. -Anton Purdie Bichsrdson, ft. L Burns. Athe3. M. Gentry. Bladen-3. W. Russ. Beaufort lion. R. S. Donnell, Bertie Dr. P. T. Henry, James Bond. Bruntwick Daniel L. Russell. ' Buncombe John Burgin. -Burke John Parks. OiiarrutW. 8. Harris. CaUH-eU-W. A. Bernhardt. Camden John Forbes. GtherK0 eleitio11 beId'(Jn sccount of the preseDce of GiutU-S. S Harrisou, William Long. Oittitcba-Geo. S. Hooper. ad3mT' B' U"rr' LiUt" W J'Head, M. Q. WsJ. Cherokee J. H. Brvson. C"ro Lemuel C. Benbnry. Cieveland Dsvid Beam. J. it. Logsn. OUumbutVf. M. Baldwin. Craven R. A. Russel, '. ftt7r ?"i ",r?fUJ-iloa- G- 8bepherd, Dr. Joha McCormick, Neill McKay. Currituck B. M. Baxter. .Purism Dr. R. U Beall, Henry "Walser. Dame Henry B. Howard. Duplin 1. C. Stanford, L. W. Hodges Kigecmnb David Cobb, Robert Bvnum. Fortyth John P. Nisscn, Dr. E. Ktrner. trtmklin-A.. W. Pesree, Jr. G anion A. W. Davenport. GrantUU-Kon. R B. Gilliam, Jss. S. Amis, Cspl, Es: geneGnssom. 1 Greene CspL H. H. Best, -W.Z0 B-W-0ten-. W.R. Smith. Halifax Dr. Henry Joyner, A. H. Daris. Haywood Dr. 8- L. Love Hertford. B. Vsnn. IIenderonAex. Henry. Ilyde-E. L. Mann. Iredell T. A. Allison, John Tonng. Jdckton. Keener. JohnttonSetb Woodsll. W. H. Avers. Jone i ntbnny E. Rhodes. Lenoir W. W. Dunn. Lincoln A. Costner. x MaoomDr. J. M Lyle- - - Maditon Dr. Jesse' Wu " Martin Jam f AoOloson. JtclknecUlA. W. F. Craig. . Medhenburg Jdo. L. Brown, 15. C. Grier. Montgomery G L. Barringer. Moore Alexander Kelly. - A'.uh Henry G. Williams. JVeie Hanover S. J. Person, J. B. Htwea. Northampton W. W. Peebles, CepU H. StancilL 4Mtlou. H. Foy. Oru-qe - John Berry, W. N. Patterson. I'agnk-(,ea. W. R. Mann. Perquimv,. nr- Jo8. H Riddick. Jl"''on-'- C. Bumpass. P'tt-C. Perkins, b.Q. Albritton. Bandolfih -Jonathan Wth, M. S. Bobbins. Richmond- Lt. Sanders M. lap-ram Bobeton Murdock McRae, Neill McNeill. Rockingham W. I. Gilliam, Jame Reynolds. ItowanF. E. Sbober, N. N. Fleming. Rutherford A. R. Bryan, J. B. Carpeater. Sampson William Kirby, -. -Stanly Lafayette Greene Stoke William Plynt. " -Surry Dr. Joseph Hollingsworth. Jra-Eli Snruill. Union C. Q. Lemmonds. - Wake William Law G. H. Alford, Baniel G. Fowls. Wifrr Tbos. I. Judkins, Leonard Henderson. . Watkington (Same as in Carteret.) . Watauga Wm. Horion. Wayne H. B. Rives, M. K. Crawford. WMeeWm W. Wellborn, A. H. Hampton. Yadkin A. C. Cowles. Taney Lt, M. D. Young. ' " 1 RAILROADS, & ItOTlCE. OX AND AFTER THE 5TH JANUARY, 1882. alt Freights between Weldon snd Columbia will be token at local rates, charges will follow as at pre sent, and collections made at points of delivery. W. J HAWKINS, Pres. R. A G. R. R. P. C. CAMERON, N. C. P. R. WM. JOHNSTON. C. A S C. R. R. Nora. All Government Freight will be shipped as here tofore. . . Raleigh, N. O, Dec 81,18(51. 1 tf. Office of the Chatham R. R. Company.) HALRIGH, HOV. 5, 1862. ) 0 ACCEPTABLE BID HAYING BEEN OFFERED 1V for tbe graduation and masonry of Ibe middle divis ion oi ine vuaioam Baiiroaa, extending trom rages to Lockville, 28 a. ilea, the undersigned is prepared to reeeivs proposals at tbia office. trollies and ppeciiicatinns showing about tbe sggregsts nonnt of work required, cao be seen at the Engineer's a mono t of work required, cao be seen at the Engineer'! office, Haywood, Chatham County, or at the Company's office, Raleigh. - KEMP P. BATTLE, Pres't. Ellwood Morcu, Chief Engineer. Nov. 11, 18S2. - . 91 t- 13?" Fsyetteville Observer, Charlotte Bulletin, Salisbury Watchman, Greensboro' Patriot and Wilmington Journal will copy 6 times and forward bills t this. office. Office of the Chatham XX, R. Co., I . Raleigh, October 29th, 1862. ) A MONTHLY INSTALMENT OF 10 PER CE3T, paysble on the first dsy of each month, until tbs whole subscription is paid, is hereby called for, by sn or der of the Board of Directors. - ,. W. W. VASS, Treasurer. Raleigh, Oct. 31,1 82. 88 tf. . NOTICE. ' ' Office of N. C. R. R. Co.. Co. Shops, Sept 84tb, 1862. f TAJ0TICE 18 HEREBY GIVEN TO SHIPPERS AND ill others interested thst tbe tariff of freight rates on this Road will be raised twenty-live per cent., aad tbe ras ot passengers to five cents per mile, on sod after the first dsy of October.- T. J.. SUMNER, Engineer and Sup't. Sept. S8, 18M. ' 78-tf. FOR. 8 A LR-STOCK OF THB RALEIGH AND Gaston Railroad a few shares. ' W. W. YAS3, Attorney. SeptJ2, 1861. ,.. 7 tf- CHATHAM RAILROAD. NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS. SEAlKDrPK0P0SALS 'WILL. BE RECEIVED BY the undersigned at the Company's Office in tbe City of Raleigh until noon, Saturday November 1, IM For th Graduation, nnd Maionry at the middle divisros, , extending from Page's to Lockvilie, (-ft miles.) Profit and Spetificatiom, showing sbiet tbe sggrtgsta arooont of work required, will be exhibited for one wees prior to that date, at the Engineer's Office in Haywooflt Chatham Omny, and Company's Office in Raleigh. -Printed, proposals will be furn ished Contractors for their filling op, and signatures. ' . . . . ;-, KEMP P. BATTLE, President. EtLwooD Mobbis, Chief Engineer. ., Rsleigh. Oct. lit, 18S2. r,L -rFayeiteyilleOtjseyveT.Ch8itUBnlletin,8alisbtnJ Watchman, Greensbo rough Patriot sad Wilmington Jo"7 nsV will copy six times and forward bills to this aOcm.