shall receive one ration per day, and a yearly allowance of clothing, the quantity and kind of each to be established by regulations from the War Department, to be approved by the President.

Clothing.

kind; commutation value fixed.

SEC. 25. Rations shall generally be issued in kind, but under cir- Rations issued in cumstances rendering a commutation necessary, the commutation value of the ration shall be fixed by regulations of the War Department, to be approved by the President.

SEC. 26. The officers appointed in the army of the Confederate Duties of officers. States by virtue of this act, shall perform all military duties to which they may be severally assigned by authority of the President, and it shall be the duty of the Secretary of War to prepare and publish Secretary of War to regulations, prescribing the details of every department in the service, the general governfor the general government of the army, which regulations shall be ment of the Army. approved by the President, and when so approved shall be bind

ing

prescribe details for

commissaries to give

Not to be concerned certain purchases. or sales.

In

SEC. 27. All officers of the quartermaster's and commissary depart- Quartermasters and ments shall, previous to entering on the duties of their respective bond. offices, give bonds, with good and sufficient sureties, to the Confederate States, in such sum as the Secretary of War shall direct, fully to account for all moneys and public property which they may receive. SEC. 28. Neither the quartermaster general, the commissary general, nor any or either of their assistants, shall be concerned, directly or indirectly, in the purchase or sale of any articles intended for, making a part of, or appertaining to public supplies, except for and on account of the Confederate States; nor shall they, or either of them, take or apply to his or their own use any gain or emolument for negotiating any business in their respective departments, other than what is or may be allowed by law.

of war.

SEC. 29. The Rules and Articles of War established by the laws of Rules and articles the United States of America for the government of the army are hereby declared to be of force, except that wherever the words "United States" occur, the words "Confederate States" shall be substituted therefor; and except that the articles of war numbers sixty-one and sixty-two are hereby abrogated, and the following articles substituted. therefor:

"ARTICLE 61. Officers having brevets or commissions of a prior date to those of the corps in which they serve will take place on courts marshal or of inquiry, and on boards detailed for military purposes, when composed of different corps, according to the ranks given them in their brevet or former commissions, but in the regiment, corps, or company to which such officers belong, they shall do duty and take rank. both in courts and on boards as aforesaid, which shall be composed of their own corps, according to the commissions by which they are there mustered.

"ARTICLE 62. If upon marches, guards, or in quarters, different corps shall happen to join or do duty together, the officer highest in rank, according to the commission by which he is mustered in the army, navy, marine corps, or militia, there on duty by orders from competent authority, shall command the whole and give orders for what is needful for the service, unless otherwise directed by the President of the Confederate States in orders of special assignment providing for the case."

SEC. 30. The President shall call into the service of the Confederate States only so many of the troops herein provided for as he may deem the safety of the Confederacy may require.

SEC. 31. All laws or parts of laws of the United States, which have

Only such troops na called into service.

are needed to be

Laws repealed.

been adopted by the Congress of the Confederate States, repugnant to or inconsistent with this act, are hereby repealed.

APPROVED March 6, 1861.

March 7, 1961.

Clerical force of

CHAP. XXX. An Act to create the Clerical Force of the several Executive Departments of the
Confederate States of America, and for other purposes.

The Congress of the Confederate States of America do enact, That the several Depart the clerical force of the several departments of the Confederate States of America shall consist of the following officers:

ments.

Clerks in the State

their salaries.

To the State Department there shall be one chief clerk, at a salary Department, and of fifteen hundred dollars per annum, and one clerk, at a salary of twelve hundred dollars per annum, and also a messenger, whose annual compensation shall be five hundred dollars.

Clerks in the Treasury Department,and aheir salaries.

Messenger.

Clerks to each of the bureaus of the

and their salaries.

To the Treasury Department there shall be a chief clerk, whose salary shall be fifteen hundred dollars per annum, and three other clerks, who shall receive each twelve hundred dollars per annum; and there shall be one messenger, at an annual compensation of five hundred dollars.

To each of the bureaus of the Treasury Department, viz.: the Treasu y Departm't, Comptroller, the Auditor, the Register and the Treasurer, there shall be a chief clerk, whose salaries shall be each fifteen hundred dollars per annum; and to all of said bureaus there shall be twenty-two clerks, eleven of whom shall receive salaries of twelve hundred dollars each per annum, and eleven shall receive salaries of one thousand dollars each per annum; and the said Secretary of the Treasury shall have power to distribute said twenty-two clerks among the said bureaus, as in his judgment will best subserve the public interest; and to each of the offices of Comptroller, Auditor, Register and Treasurer, there shall be a messenger, with an annual salary of five hundred dollars.

Messengers.

Chief of the bureau and clerks in the War

their salaries.

Messenger.

To the War Department there shall be a Chief of the Bureau of Department, and War, at an annual salary of three thousand dollars, and five clerks, who shall each receive twelve hundred dollars per annum; and one of them may be appointed disbursing clerk, with an additional salary of six hundred dollars, who shall give bond with sureties, to be approved by the Secretary of War. There shall also be one messenger, whose compensation shall be five hundred dollars per annum. And to all of the bureaus of the War Department, viz.: the Adjutant and Inspector General, Quartermaster General, the Commissary General, the Surgeon General, the Chief Engineer and the Artillery, there shall be fourteen cleiks, seven of whom shall receive each a salary of twelve hundred dollars, and seven a salary each of one thousand dollars per

Clerks of the bu

reaus.

Secretary of War

to assign clerks to duty.

annum.

And the Secretary of War is hereby authorized to assign said clerks to duty in the respective offices enumerated, as in his judgment will best promote the public service. And to each of said named bureaus, Messengers to bu except the office of Surgeon General, there shall be, if deemed necessary by the Secretary of War, a messenger, at an annual compensation of five hundred dollars.

reaus.

Assistant Postmaster General and

To the Postoffice Department there shall be an Assistant Postmaster eleks in the Post-General, with a salary of three thousand dollars per annum, and ffice Department; chief clerk at a salary of fifteen hundred dollars per annum, and ten other clerks, five of whom shall receive salaries each of twelve hun. dred, and five shall receive salaries each of one thousand dollars per

4heir salaries.

annum. And there shall be one messenger, at an annual salary of five hundred dollars.

Messenger.

Assistant Attorney General and clerk in

To the Department of Justice there shall be an Assistant Attorney General, at a salary of twenty-five hundred dollars per annum, and the Department of one clerk, whose annual salary shall be twelve hundred dollars, and Justice, and their salalso a messenger, at a salary of five hundred dollars.

aries.

Messenger. Salaries of Assist

and of the Treasury. in the Treasury De

and Chiefs of Bureaus

SEC. 2. The annual salaries of the Assistant Secretary of State, the ant Secretary of State Assistant Secretary of the Treasury, the Comptroller, the Auditor, the Register, and the Treasurer, shall each be the sum of three thousand dollars per annum.

partment.

Officers in Prest

dent's household, and

their salaries.

force in the several departments.

SEC. 3. The President of the Confederate States of America is hereby authorized to appoint or employ in his official household the following officers, to-wit: one private secretary, at an annual salary of twelve hundred dollars, and one messenger, at an annual salary of five hundred dollars. SEC. 4. And be it further enacted, That the Secretaries of State, Increase of clerical Treasury, War, Navy, Attorney General, and Postmaster General, are hereby authorized to employ such other clerical force in their respective departments as the exigencies of the public service may absolutely require, being limited in the compensation to the lower grade of salary for clerks provided for in this bill; they are also empowered to Laborers may be employ such laborers for their respective offices as may be required, be employed for the not exceeding one for each of the executive departments, and whose Departments; their compensation shall not exceed one dollar and fifty cents per day. APPROVED March 7, 1861.

compensation.

CHAP. XXXI.-An Act to create the Clerical Force of the Navy Department.

March 8, 1861.

Department and their salaries.

The Congress of the Confederate States of America do enact, That Clerks in the Navy the clerical force of the Navy Department shall consist of one chief clerk, at a salary of fifteen hundred dollars per annum, who shall also perform the duties of disbursing agent and corresponding clerk of said department, and receive therefor an extra compensation of six hundred dollars per annum, and also three other cierks, two of whom shall receive a salary each of twelve hundred dollars per annum, and one a salary of one thousand dollars per annum; and there shall be attached to said department a messenger, whose annual compensation shall be five hundred dollars.

APPROVED March 8, 1861.

Messenger, and his compensation.

CHAP. XXXII-An Act to admit certain materials free of Duty, for the construction of Telegraphic Lines from Savannah, in the State of Georgia, to Fort Pulaski, and from Mobile, in the State of Alabama, to Fort Morgan.

March 9, 1861.

line, admitted free of

The Congress of the Confederate States of America do enact, That Cable wire, etc., for certain cable wire and other materials for the construction of a tele- a certain telegraphis graphic line between the city of Savannah, in the State of Georgia, and duty; Fort Pulaski, in the same State, which may be imported by C. C. Walden, the contractor for said line, be admitted free of duty, upon satisfactory proof being submitted to the collector of the port of Savannah that the materials herein designated are imported for and applied to the construction of the said telegraphic line.

also materials to

construct a certain

SEC. 2. And be it further enacted, That the materials necessary to other telegraphic line. Construct a telegraphic line from Mobile to Fort Morgan may also be imported free of duty.

APPROVED March 9, 1861.

March 9, 1861.

President to cause Treasury notes to be Issued.

When to be paid and redeemed.

Preparation and signing of Treasury

CHAP. XXXIII-An Act to authorize the Issue of Treasury Notes, and to prescribe the Punishment for forging the same, and for forging certificates of Stock, Bonds, or Coupons.

The Congress of the Confederate States of America do enact, That the President of the Confederate States of America is hereby authorized to cause treasury notes to be issued for such sum or sums as the exigencies of the public service may require, but not to exceed at any time one million of dollars, and of denominations not less than fifty dollars for any such note, to be prepared, signed and issued in the manner hereinafter provided.

SEC. 2. And be it further enacted, That such treasury notes shall be paid and redeemed by the Confederate States at the treasury thereof, after the expiration of one year from the dates of said notes, from which dates they shall bear interest at the rate of one cent per day for every hundred dollars issued: Provided, That after the maturity of any of said notes, interest thereon shall cease at the expiration of sixty days' notice of readiness to pay and redeem the same, which may at any time or times be given by the Secretary of the Treasury, in one or more newspapers published at the seat of government. The payment or redeemption of said notes herein provided shall be made to the lawful holders thereof respectively, upon presentment at the treasury, and shall include the principal of each note and the interest which shall be due thereon. And for such payment and redeemption, at the time or times herein specified, the faith of the Confederate States of America is hereby pledged.

SEC. 3. And be it further enacted, That such treasury notes shall be prepared under the direction of the Secretary of the Treasury, and shall be signed, in behalf of the Confederate States of America, by the treasurer thereof, and countersigned by the register of the treasury. Each of these officers shall keep, in a book or books provided for that purpose, separate, full and accurate accounts, showing the number, date, amount and rate of interest of each treasury note signed and Accounts to be kept Countersigned by them respectively; and also similar accounts, showing of notes issued, re- all such notes as may be paid, redeemed and cancelled, as the same may be returned, all which accounts shall be carefully preserved in the Treasury Department. And the treasurer shall account quarterly for all such treasury notes as shall have been countersigned by the register and delivered to the treasurer for issue.

deemed and cancelled.

To be issued in payment of warrants in

fors.

SEC. 4. And be it further enacted, That the Secretary of the Treafavor of public credi- sury is hereby authorized, with the approbation of the President, to cause such portion of said treasury notes as may be deemed expeid[i]ent to be issued by the treasurer in payment of warrants in favor of public creditors or other persons lawfully entitled to such payment who may Borrowing of money choose to receive such notes in payment at par. And the Secretary of on the credit of area- the Treasury is further authorized, with the approbation of the Presi dent, to borrow from time to time such sums of money, upon the credit of such notes, as the President may deem expedient: Provided, That no treasury notes shall be pledged, hypothecated, sold or disposed of in any way, for any purpose whatever, either directly or indirectly, for any sum less than the amount of such notes, including the principal and interest thereof.

sury notes.

Notes transferabl

SEC. 5. And be it further enacted, That said treasury notes shall be transferable, by assignment, endorsed thereon by the person to whose by assignment, order the same shall be made payable, accompanied together with the delivery of notes so assigned.

Receivable in pay. ment of all dues to

SEC. 6. And be it further enacted, That said treasury notes shall be received by the proper officers in payment of all duties and taxes laid the 0. S., except the by the authority of the Confederate States of America, of all public export duty on cotton. lands sold by said authority, and of all debts to the Confederate States of America, of any character whatever, which may be due and payable at the time when said treasury notes may be offered in payment thereof, except the export duty on cotton; and upon every such payment credit shall be given for the amount of principal and interest, if any, due on the note or notes received in payment on the day when the same shall have been received by such officer.

Public officers take receipts on trea

holders

notes received in pay.

thereof.

SEC. 7. And be it further enacted, That every collector of the customs, receiver of public moneys, or other officer or agent of the Con- sury notes from the federate States of America, who shall receive any treasury note or notes in payment on account of the Confederate States of America, shall take from the holder of such note or notes a receipt upon the back of each, stating distinctly the date of such payment and the amount allowed upon such note; and every such officer or agent shall keep regular and specific entries of all treasury notes received in pay- Entries of treasury ment, showing the person from whom received, the number, date and ment of public dues, amount of principal and interest, if any, allowed on each and every and the character treasury note received in payment, which entries shall be delivered to the treasury, with the treasury note or notes mentioned therein, and if found correct, such officer or agent shall receive credit for the amount. SEC. 8. And be it further enacted, That the Secretary of the Treasury be and he hereby is authorized to make and issue from time to time such instructions, rules and regulations to the several collectors, receivers, depositaries and all others who may be required to receive such treasury notes in behalf of and as agents in any capacity for the Confederate States of America, as to the custody, disposal, cancelling and return of any such notes as may be paid to and received by them respectively, and as to the accounts and returns to be made to the and the accounta Treasury Department of such receipts, as he shall deem best calcu- and returns of such lated to promote the public convenience and security, and to protect the Confederate States of America, as well as individuals, from frauds and loss.

Secretary of the Treasury to make

rules, as to the cust dy, disposal, etc., of

the notes

receipts.

ry notes.

SEC. 9. And be it further enacted, That the Secretary of the Trea- Payment of treasu sury be and he hereby is authorized and directed to cause to be paid the principal and interest of such treasury notes as may be issued under this act, at the time and times when, according to its provisions, the same should be paid. And the said secretary is further authorized to purchase said notes at par, for the amount of principal and interest due at the time of the purchase of such notes. And so much of any unappropriated money in the treasury as may be necessary for the purpose is hereby appropriated to the payment of the principal and interest on said notes.

Hieu of those paid and

SEC. 10. And be it further enacted, That in place of such treasury Other treasury notes as may have been paid and redeemed, other treasury notes to notes may be issued in the same amount may be issued: Provided, That the aggregate sum reserved. outstanding under the authority of this act shall at no time exceed one million of dollars: And provided further, That the power to issue and re-issue treasury notes conferred on the President by this act, shall cease and determine on the first day of March, eighteen hundred and sixty-two.