New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1861-12-19
Rountx and FurIoughs. !.

The following bill, providing for the granting of
bounty and furloughs to privates and non-oomnEis.
stoned officers in the Provisional Army, has b9 9en
passed by Congress, and approved by the Presi-
dent: .e..,,ts.. Ara. = Id ,,. ,--, II
n J., The Congress Of the Confederate States of
America do enact, That bounty OF fifty dollars
be- and the same is hereby granted to all pryates.
musicians and non-comTnissioned officers in the
Provisional Army who shall serve continuously for
three years or for the war, to be paid at the fol-
lowing times, to;wit: To all now in the service
for twelve months to be paid at the time of voun-
teering or ensting for the next two ensuing years
subsequent to the expiration of their present term
of service. To oil now in the service for three
years or for the war, to be paid at the expiration
of their frat years SERVICE To all who may Here
after volunteer enlist for three years on for the
war, to be paid at the time of entry into servipe.
2. And be d further. enacted, That furloVghs,
not exceeding sixty days, with transportation
home and back shall be granted to all twelve
months men now in service who shall, prior tp the
expiration Of their ofservice volunteer
or enlist for the next two ensuing years shbse-
quent to the expiration of their present term of
service, or for three years or the war said fur
loughs to be issued at such times and in such num-
bers as the Secretary OF War may deem most COM
patible with the public interest the length OF each
turlough being regulated with reference to the dis
tance of each volunteer from his home Provided,
that in lieu of furlough the Communication value in
money of the transportation herein above gdanted
SHdll De pdiu W edCu pFlFates muSlClan or nom
commissioned officer, who may elect to receive it.
at such time as the fnrlough itself would otherwise
be granted.
8. This act shall appy>to all troops who have
volunteered or enlisted for a term of twelve
months or more in the service of any State, who
now in the service of the said State, ard who
may hereafter volunteer or enlist n the service of
the Confederate States under the provisions of the
present act. : .. +e "+ .rT- a ' .
4. And be IL further enacted, That all troops re-
volunteering or reensting shall at the expiration
of their present term of service have the power to
reorganize themselves into companies ami elect
their company officers; and said companihs shall
have the power to organize themselves into bat
talions or regiments aud elect their field officers
and after the first election all vacancies shall be
filled by promotion from the company battalion or
regiment in which such vacancies may occur
Pr0Uided, That whenever vacancy shall occur
whether by promotion or otherwise, in The lowest
grade Of commissioned officers of compdny, said
vacancy shall always be filed by election A,,d
proDided further, That in the case of troops which
have been regularly enlisted into the servide of any
particular State prior to the formation of The Con
federacy, and which have by such State been
turned over to the Confederate Government the
officers shall not be elected but appointed and pro
| NOTED in the same manner and by the same au.
therty as they have heretofore been appointed and
promoted. ~ E.H ...-r