Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1861-03-14

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non officers to appointed by the captains
such commissioned officers to be commissioned Dy Inc
SEC H. Be 1t further enacted, That as soon as one or
more companies SHALL have been organized as
shall be duty of the captain OF SAID com
nanes to tender the services of said companies TO the gov
ernor all the members of the company signing the same
the governor hereby authorized to receive arm an
EQUIP the at the expense of the state to the extent
the appropriation made for that purpose and SIX OF
more companies been organized and shall nave
tende ed their services governor the manner here
nbeore prescribed the governor shall organize tne same
regiment and the rank and file shall meet al Inc
parade ground of their respective counties on certain
day. designated by majority of the o1hces ol salu
pany and by ballot colonel lieutenant colonel ano
direction of the captains and the result OF
such ballot shall be returned by the captains TO
the governor who shall declare the election o ocers
and commi sion aud in default of such election
the governor shall appoint said officers .
SEC H. Be further enacted, That as soon as the regl-
shall have een formed and organized IN the manner
herein prescribed the governor shall organize me same
thousand volunteers organized into regiments ogades
SEC 49, Be 1t further enacted That for the government
and drilling the under this organization, each
company regiment shall be governed by the rules and
regulations that prescribed for the government OF
army United and the crops shall be drill
ed according ardes tactics and such other tactics as
sha be prescribed by the commandments and copy
of such tactics shall be shed to each commissioned
officer in said corps
SEC 90 Be II further enacted That the time of service
of such volunteer corps shall be ten years and they shall
be exempt after the expiration of ten years from active
military duty unless N case insurrecon and
such c0rD when called into active service shall serve dur
ing The pleasure OF the communicating Chief uoless sooner
SEC Fl. b. 1T further euactd That the pay and
allowed the army regulations 10 the commls
soned and non commissioned officers privS,es and must
of the army the United States shall be allowed to
the volunteer corps part OF them, VIII ordered by
the governor into active service .
of the of the State to the volunteer corps the gov
ernor shall take bond payable to the Of North
Carolina with sufficient security from the captain of each
company whom such shall be distributed for the
safe keeping and return Of such arms and the cal
he COuO
the number of his company on or before the 10Th
day of july TO me adatant generals office and duplicate
to The colonel OF the such return to be on oath
and wenev any company shall be less In number than Is
vIsed Code and who equipped it shall be the duty OF
the governor to declare the company dlsbanded and TO call
III he PrOUided That when any company not hay
ing sxty-our pryaes shall be called into actual service
the governor may drsw from the militia sufficient number
TO iuciea-e such company to sixty four.
SEC 70 Be At FURTHER enacted, hat the governor shall
have the power each year to call together the Off
brgades and divisions for the purpose OF drill and
shall such Ill not exceeding days IN each
year.
of the corps each county in the state
that shall raise and to the company OF
thirty pvates under he regulations required by this
shall be entitled to draw such arms PTOUlded Such
Company shall be organized and reported within SIX months
after the ratification OF THIS act
further enacted That the uniform for the
volunteer corps, and for officers OF the militia shall be of
cadet gray manufactured the State of North Carolina
PrOUided That military officers uniformed shall not be
compelled change the until called into actual service,
the different corps and ranks shall be distinguished
the corps and ranks are now distinguished IN The
SEC rs Be It further enacted That the military volun-
teer companies il the State, they report
themselves with the fUl compliment of men, shall be
ceved by the governor and they may retain the uniform
SEC q. Be it further enac 3D. That the governor shall
have the power hold to be held cOurtmartial
each year. the city UT 3iegh 10 try delinquent general
officers OF militia and ue!t officers of the volunteer corps,
such consist Of than five less than
three officers and the tx Of said court shall be paid
Dy the Stale.
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have the power coil ana repair the OF the state,
and shall be authorized to draw on the treasurer OF the
the expenses OF The SAID collection and repairing
anu such arms as cac tie repaired to advantage he shall
have power to sell.
county i'll the state shall return to tie comptroller
the Of money paid oG exemption from military duty
B further enacted That the acknowledgement
be elected by joint ballot OF both houses The General AS
containing dates of commissions, Eank the corps divisions
bgdes and regiments and the places OF residence of Off
book kept for that local description of the
egnnental brigade and division districts the books to be-
furnished by The State and belong to the Office He shall
adopt seal OF Office, pies and papers
his office duly cert ed under such seal shall be evidence
III all if the original were produced He shall
the military laws o the State be printed from time
and dis rbut the commissioned field officers
the State lie shall prepare and distribute at the expense
the State, proper blank BOOKS forms. and notices; he
prepare general regulations prescribing the duties OF
the different military departments, Whic1 wien approved
the chief shall he obey ed and respected
He shall report to the Legislature through the COM
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military OF the State OF the public arms equipments
ordnance books and military stores and he shall render
statement ali that be necessary to keep up
pie supply Of article tnat be required The pub
lie he shal eXecue all OF commauder-i
chief and keep record thereof he shall attend reviews
with the communicative Met and general
he shall bond IL the of five thousand dollars for
faithful dischar, OF his duties. with good securi
ties be approved DY the commander chief he shall
receive salary eighteen hundred dollars per annun i'll
full men for services rendered Acknowledgements act
Quartemaser general general, and keeper
OF public munitions of He shall ttend all
encampments and While the troops under he shall
their arms ammunition Announcements,
intend and he dl cpne aud tactics
required by law. He SHAH, Of war; have the
mad and Iank of Or gadr general he shall suit to
be brought the the State Of North Carolina, and
he hereby empowered court III this Stae
before justice # the peace when the amount sued
for within the W sdcOn Of justice Of the peace by the
laws Ut this State, for any penalty incurred line
posed by Of the military laws of the shall
hold lis office Tor the OF years. unless the
made vacant by resignation promotions and should The
office become by OF death, resigna
sal to accept otherwise during The OF the egis-
ature then the governor fill said office by appointment
until the next meeting OF Tie Genel al Assembly.
Sec. 81 Be Il Jurer cted, That this shall be in
force from and after its ratification and all laws coming
conflict with the provisions OF this hereby repealed
Tread three and ratified General Assembly, this
Goth day OF February, 1861
| w. T. DORTCH, S. H. C.
henry I. CLARK, S. S.
i STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA
| Office of Secretary Of State.
l. Rufus H. Page Secretary of State and the State
of North Can ona do hereby certify that the foregoing
true copy Of the original on file in this office.
Given under ny hand this 9th day of February 1861.
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