The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-12-12
Provisional CenRress-Au Important Bill.

Congress has passed and the President ap-
proved a bill providing for the granting of
bounty and furloughs TO priyates, m musicians
and nom commissioned officers in the Pro-
Nisional army. II Is in the following
words:
SscrIoy l. Tie Congress OF re Confed7ats
States Of Aasrica do enact, hatt bounty OF fifty
oiiars be- and the same is hereby, gran ted 10
all priyates, musicians, aud non commits
stoned officers in the Provisional array who
sEall serve continuously for three yeils or
tor the var, to De paid III the following times,
10 wit. To all now III the service for twelve
months IL BE- paid at the time OF volunteer
lag or eniistlng for the next two ensuing
years So hseQuent 10 the expiration of the r
present term OF service. To all now in the
service tor three yeas or Tor tba war 10 be
PAID al the 81 piratiOu OF their first year ser
vice To all Who may hereafter volunteer
or enlist for three years or for tue war 10 be
paid at the time OF entry IN to service.
sSEC =. hud b IL 'artiiey enactea, That fur
Ioughs, not exceeding SIXTY days, with tIans-
portation home and back, shall bs granted to
all tIvei We months lien now in service who
shall, prior 10 the expiration Of their present.
term Of service, volunteer or enlist Tor tue
next two ensuing years subsequent to the K
plrAtion OF their present term of service or
Tor three years or the war: said fur!Oughs 10
Ge issued at such times and III such uin hers
As the Secretary of War may deem most com
patlb!e Wi tn tie public interest; the length
OF e Oh Tuclough being regulated with refer
tnGo 10 tho ulStGnCs Uf etCn volunteer from
hlS nome ProUjdcG, in:tt in lien OF I turlOugh
the Communication value III money Ok the
transportation herein above granted shall be
= III 20 each private, musician, or nOn-cou
missioned oflcer, who may eject 10 receive Ii,
at sucR time as the through Itself would
otherwise be granted.
| SEC 8 This act snail apply 20 all troops
who have volunteered or enlisted for q term
OF twelve months CT more IN The service Of
ally State, who are now IN the service OF the
said State, ana who may hereafter volunteer
or enlist IN the service of the Confederate
! States under the PROVISIONS of the presen
| act.
SEC 1. AHd be 1t rgyGk-- enacted, That all
troops re volunteering or re-enllstng snail,
! 1t the expiration Of their present tern, OF SER
! wee, have the power 10 reOrganlZ3 thAu sci YES
! into companies ana elect their company Gill
/ CerS, and said con panies shall have the pow
| er to organize themselves into battaliOns or
! regime nis and elect their Held officers and
after the first election All vacancies shall be
| filled by promotion from tno company, bat
| TALON, or regiment IL which such yesCaD ties
| may occur Provided, hat whenever a va
Cjtnrv shall occur, whether by promotion or
| otherwise. il the lowest grade of commits
! stoned officers of company, said vacancy
| shall always - filed by election: And pro
| vided further that IN the case OF troops winch
have heru regularly enlisted into the service
! of any particular State PRIOR to he formation
| OF the CoDfsneraCy, ana which have by such
State baen turned 10 The Confederate
Government, the officers shall not he eiec ted,
but appoln ted and promoted in The same
manner ana by the same authority as they
have heretofore been appointed and promo
| ted.