Arkansas true Democrat., 1862-02-06
No. 3o6.

AN ACT providing for the granting of bounty
 and furlouchs to privates and non-commissioned
 officers in the procis!ona! army
 SECTION l. The Congress of the CsEfederdte States Of America do enact, That bounty Of fifty del lars be. and the same is hereby granted to all pr- yates, musicians and nOn-cOmmssoned officers in the provisional army who shall serve continuously for three years or for the war, to be pald at tce following times, wit: To al! now n the service t0r.tB-elve months, to be paid at the time of vol uuteering or enlisting for the next two ensuing years subsequent to the expiration ot their present term e. service. To all now in the service for three year5 or for the war, to be paid at the exp ration of their frat gears service. To all who may hereafter volunteer or enlist tor three years or for the war to be paid at the time of ensy into service.
 syc. ?. And be n fuytheY enacted, That furloughs, not exceeding sixty days. with transportation home and back, shall be granted to all twelve T9onth5' men now in the service, who shall, prior to the expiration of their present term of service, yolun teer or enlist for tho next two ensuing ye-rs sub s.oueul to the expiration of .heir present term Of s.rytce CT for three years or the war; suid fur loughs to be issued a. suca times and in such mum ber+ as the secretary Of war may deeAs l4cst com patlbie aih the public inter est the length of eseh furlough being regulated with reference to the distance of each voluateer iroEl his home; prort ded, That in lieu of fGroagh tle computation value in money of the transportation herein abogc granted shall be pad to each private, musician or Sor-co1 nssiuned officer, who may elect to cGive ii, at suc lime as the furlough itself would otherwise be granted.
 SEC. ,. This act shall apply to all troops ~ho have volunteered or enlisted for torm of twelve months or more n the service of any State. who are now in the service of the said State, and who may hereafter volunteer or enlist in the service of the Confederate States under the provisions Of tho present act.
 SEC. 4. And 6ea further enacted, That all troops re-vounecring or rec eniisting, shul, at the expi- ration of their present term ot service, have the power to re-organize themselves into companies and elect their company officers, and said compa- nies shall have the power to organize themselves into battaiions or regiments and 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; Prori9ed, That whenever vacancy shall occur. whether by promotion or otherwise, i'll the lowest grade of commissioned officers ot comr pany, said vacancy shall always be filled by g ec- ton; And prooided further, That in the case of troops which have been regularly enlisted into the service of any particular State prior to the iorma ton of the Confectionery, and which have by such State been turned over to the Confederate govern nent, the officers shall not be elected bu. appoint ed and promoted in the same manner, and by the same authority as they have heretofore been ap- point cd and promoted
 Approved Dec. II, 1881.