Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1862-11-04


service, until each company is filed to ITS maximum
number and the persons enrolled shall be assigned TO
companies from the States from which they respectively
come.
SEC s. Be further enacted, That all and ord
nary in the land forces of the Confederate States
enrolled under the PROVISIONS of this may applIca
of the Secretary of the Navy be transferred from the
laud forces 10 the naval service.
SEC g. BE IL further eA4cei, That in all where
Stale may not have the army number of regiments
britaOn squadrons companies sufficient to absorb tue
number of persons subject military service under this
act, belonging 10 such State then The residue
herOf Shall be Kept reserve under such regulations
may be established by the Secretary Of War; and that
At stated periods of greater than three months Details
determined by lot shall De made from said reserve that
each company shall nearly practicable be kept full
PrOCdsd That the held in may remain at
home until called into service by the President PrOce
dO That during Their stay at home they shall not
pay. Pro0tded FURTHER That the persons comprehended
this shall not be subject the rules and articles of
until mustered into the actual service OF the Conede
rate States except that said persons when enrolled and
liable to duty, if they shall wilfuy refuse obey said
CALL each Of them shall be held be deserer and pun
Ished as suca under said articles. PrOgdsd, further,
That whenever In the opinion of the President the
gencles OF the public service may require it, he shall be
authorized to call actual the entire reserve or
so much as may be necessary not previously assigned
different companies in service under provision section
four of this act said shall be under such
rules as the Secretary of War may adopt ProUided The
company, battalion and regmenta Offices shall be elected
by the troops composing the Pr0ULed The troops
raised IN any State shall be combined in regimena
BATTALION squadron or company organization with troops
SEC. Z. Be IL f4rtker enacted That all soldiers now
serving in the army mustered the military
OF the Confederate States enrolled in said under
ne heretofore issued by the Secretary of
War; and who continued the service by virtue of
this act, who have received the bounty of fifty dollars
allowed BY existing laws shall be entitled to receive said
bounty.
SEC. s. Be IL further enacted That each man who may
hereafter be mustered into the service and who shall
himself with musket, shot gum rifle carbine, accepted
as an efficient weapon shall be paid the value thereof
be ascertaned by the mastering officer under such reua
tons as may be prescribed by the Secretary Of War; th
Is Wiling to SCI! the same and if he is not then he shall
be entitled to receive dollar month for the of said
received and approved musket rifle shot gun carbine
SEC. g. Be further enacted That persons liable for
duty may be received substitutes tor those who are
under uch regulations as may be prescribed by the Secre
SEC TO- Be further enacted That all vacancies shall
be filled BY the President FROM the company, battalion,
squadron regiment in which such vacancies shall occur
by promotion according to seniority except in cases
disability or other incompetency Provided, however,
That The President may when in his opinion it may be
proper h such vacancy vacancies by the promotion oil
any officer or officers, private OF pryates from such
been distinguished in the service by the exhibition OF Vaor
and skill ard that whenever vacancy sba occur In the
lowest grade of the commissioned Ofcer OF company
said vacancy shall be filled BY election Provided That al
appointments made by the President shall be by and with
$50 H. BE ~ further enacted That the provisions
the first section of this relating to the election OF 9th
shall apply to those regiments, battsons or squad
which composed of twelve months and war com
panies combined in the organization withouv regard
to the in which the officers thereof originally
appointed. :.s,.
fanry Shall consist Of hundred and twenty-five rani
and fe each company of field artillery Of hundred
and fifty rank and tile; and each company Of cavalry
SEC is Is further enacted That all persons SUBJECT
eproent who are now in the service under the proyi
sous act shall be permitted previous to such enroll
ment 10 volunteer in companies nown the service.
Ipha Maui Act