The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1862-09-26
oopeorfption Bill.

We present below the bill as il receive
cd the sanction of the House. 1t was
carried by . vote of--ayes 40. noes 80.
A BILL to be entitled An Act to provide
for the filing up of existing compa-
mics, squadrons, battalions, and regi.
ments, and 10 increase the Provisional
Army OF the Confederate States.
SEcrloN !. The Congress Of he CoDsdsr-
the President shall consider an increas Of
the forces in the field necessary to repel
invasions, or for the public safety in the
pending war, he is authorized, as herein
after provided to call into the military
service of the Confederate States for
three years or during the present war, II il
should be sooner ended, all white male
citizens Of the Confederate States, not
legally exempted from such service, be-
tween the ages of thirty-five and forty
five years; and such authority shall exist
in the President, during the present war.
as 10 all persons who now are or may
hereafter become eighteen years of age;
and, when once enrolled, all pei sons
between the ages of eighteen and forty
FIVE years shall serve their full term.
Provided, That If the President in cal
ling out troops into the service of the
Confederate States shall first call for on.
ly a part of the persons between the ages
hereinbefore stated, he shall first call for
those between the ages of thirty.fiye and
any other age less than forty-five, and APP
portion the same between the several
States, taking into consideration their
relative population between the ages of
thirty-fve and forty-fve, and the mum.
her of troops already furnished to the
I'afhy by the respective States under for
mer acts--so .,far as, the same may be
practicable without departing from the
principle Of calling out troops according
to'age; and Provided, further, That in es-
| timating the number of former acts,
| each State shall be credited with all the
companies mustered into service from
said State.
Sec. 2. That the President shall make
such call by requisition upon the Govern
ors of the several Confederate States for
| all or any portion of the persons within
their respective States between the ages
of thirty.fve and forty.five years., and
also for those who now are, or may here
after become, eighteen years old, as afore-
said, not legally exempted; and when
assembled in camps Of instruction in the
several States, they shall be assigned to
and form part of the companies. squad.
rons, battalions, and regiments hereto
fore raised in their respective States and
| now in the service of the Confederate
States; and the number that may remain
from any State after filling up existing
companies, squadrons, battalions, and
| regiments from such State to their maxi
mum legal number, shall be differed &C.
cording to the laws of the State having
such residue.
Sec. 8. That if the Governor of any
State shall refuse or shall fail for an un.
| reasonable time, to be determined by the
President, to comply with said requisi-
ton, then such persons in such State are
hereby made subject, in all respects, to
an act entitled "An Act further to pro.
vide for the public Defence" approved
April Is, 1862, and the President is au.
thorized to enforce said act against such
persons.
SEC. 4. That for the purpose of secur.
ing more speedy enrolment of the per.
sons rendered liable to military service
under this act. the President may, imme.
diately upon making the requisition au.
thorized therein, employ in any State,
whose Governor shall consent thereto
officers of the Confederate States to en-.
roll and collect, in the respective camps
! Of instruction, all the persons called into
service "a aforesaid.
4 SEC. S. That the persons brought int
military service by this act shall be rs
signed to the company from their State
now in the service of the Confederate
States which they may prefer to Join
subject to such regulations as the Score
tary of War may establish, to secure the
filling up of existing companies, squad
rons, battalions, and regiments, from the
respective States Provided, That person,
liable to military service under the pro
visions of this act, land able-bodied mer
over the ages of forty.five years may
VOLUNTEER and be assigned to duty ir
such company from their State as they
may select: Provided, That said COMPANY
shall not, by reason thereof, be increased
beyond its legal maximum number; anc
Provided, further, That the right of volun
teering in, or of being assigned to- any
company, shall not interfere with the OBJ
jects of this act, or produce inequality OF
confusion in the different arms of militia
ry service.
/ Provided, That the President is author
lied to suspend the execution of this act
or the acts to which this is an amend
ment, or any special provision. or provis
ions, Of said acts. in any locality, wher
he believes such suspension will promote
the public good; and that in such local.
ties, and during such suspension, the
President is authorized to receive troops
into the Confederate service under any
Of the acts passed by the Confederate
Congress prior to the passage of the act
to further provide for the public defence
approved 10th of April, 1862.
A motion was made to reconsider the
| vote by which the bill was passed, but by
a voteof the House this motion was laid
upon the table. -.
Northern Elections.
The Northern Elections will soon be
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