Arkansas true Democrat., 1862-03-13
No BIO.


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 AN ACT to provide for Recruiting Compa,iies in the service of the Confederate States for twelve months.
 SEC. l. TAe Congress Of the Confederate ;;States of America d enact, That all companies of tolun- teers, in the service Of the Confederate states under the enlistment of the term of twelve months, may be recruited by enlistmg, or receivng 'oihn teers for three years or the war, to number not to exceed one hundred and twenty-five, fapk aho tile and companies so recruited shail, at the expi- ration of the term of service of the original com pany, elect their commissioned officers; and vsican ces t hereafter occurring ill the commissioned offices of such companies, shall be filled by promotion oi said commissioned officers, except that vacancies in he lowest grade of such offices, shall be flec by election.
 A,kc. <. The Colonel or commanding officer oi the several regiments, battaions and squsdrvns en- listed for twelve months as aforesaid, may detai one commissioned officer and not exceeding two prlvates of each company, to recruit for their re spectiye companies, and the officers and private; detailed shall be entitled to transportation:whit engaged, and the recruits enlisted shall bt entitled to pay, transportation and subslstenc from the time and place of enlistment, together with the sum of fifty dollars, as bounty, upoL joining their respective companies
 SEc. j. The original volunteers in such com panes, enlsting, according to the terms of the act entitled an act pfoYl0lng for the granting O. bounty and furloughs to privates and non-com missioned officers in the provisional army, may enlist in, and form part of the companies to be re Cruited as herein provided; and when all the com panies composing the regiment, battalion, or squad as aforesaid, shall, by recruiting aforesaid, by re-enlistment and recruiting, as aforesaid have attained at the date of the expiration of the term of service of the original companies, the Der required by law for a company, the number and designation of such regiment, battalion, or squad ron, may continue, or such of said companies as are complete at that date, may reorganize into new regiments, battalions, squadrons, attach themselves to other regiments, battaons or squad rOns; and in all such the field officers shall be elected, and vacancies thereafter occurring in such field offices shall be filled by promotion, as direct ed by the act aforesaid.
 SEC. 1. Companies organized by re-enlisted twelve months volunteers, under the act aforesaid, may be recruited to the number of one hundred and twenty five, in the manner prescribed in the second section of this act.
 SEC. ,. Where, at the dates of the expiration of the term of service of the original company, the number ofrecruits and enlisted men may not amount to the minimum number required for a company, the recruited men may combine with re cruits of other companies in like situation, so to form complete companies; and in default of such combinations, the said recruits may be assigned or distributed to other com! iies from the State in winch such recruits were enlisted.
 SEC. The secretary of shall make all es, to carry into effect the foregoing provisions.
 Apr4oged Jan. 27, 1962