Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1861-1862, 1862-02-01
IMPORTANT MILITARY BILL-A SYSTEM OF
UNIVERSAL ENLISTMENT.

The following Important measure has been adopted by
Congress AID hss received tbs signature OF the Pres
dent:
4. a. 10 aqsgd ~ act ,rtt ed 4a d,t ., raise dd
i nal ,,,Iiilyv fore, % sCrrs during The rIr, dp
.,,,psd Hlg Sti, 1861, AID tor o,bsr purpose.
s,--,ox / 7Ls Oonc,e', Of the Confederate States Of
t-a DO saqei That volunteers ofsring heir services
vrde, 40 &c. enutsi An &c; TO raise an additional
i,i,srv force 70 serve du1E the var, approved Nay
p ls6I nay be accep.el by "a Presden; singly as
I'll - in conplUics, sqaadsons, oauA'Sns or resl
uls7ts.
SIC. In sU appointments Of officers raised under
f ACT the hs' ard company Ch strs she'll be chosen
sad appointed a 'He mwneF prescribed 10y TIE act en-
tf.d = Al act providing for The granting OF bounty
d flrloughs To- psvstcs sd noucommissioned officers
h. he Provisional Array" approved December llth,
lsGl: aud al Vaaglc occurring IN the SAID ono al
IN the frs slscuOl made Unaer tls act a well ne no
der the &C. entitled Al act to raise an sd hHonN mill
t,-y orca 70 -e.ve du-ng tue war approved May Sih
l,5l .LL b. filed by promotion, according 70 grade
"A s iorifv a. provided in the said act OF the llih
(, Der 1901 except n Of stability or other In
conn ,erCy Provided however, that the President Be
Authorized 20 depart from the prescribed fue oi promo
-,p IN honor OF auy pvIs especially Distinguished 81
BE- c,niuAaiug general TO- 1rdinafy merit or s0ne
s.gaal &C. OF IA. Ary ssii or g. .au'ry.
Sac ANY ysCLsCy occurring N the ranks OF CON-
,8 mustered into The Confederate service Tor three
ysgrs or tor th var kay be tlei by voaniesis and
rr - command % each o. Rlt tQnAuOus, D&tai Ions OF
yiuests orgl, " Z "a acrr7t, may detail one COM
so-cd ofh GER end one 10 commissioned odicer, aud
20 or more priy-tes from each company OF his com
n NO with TIC approval # tds trgader general o. the
b.eace % gl,h said sqVIdr-o Ni'taloD, or regiment
nav be .t.lclsd u recruit such company; so
t.a- sam mas contain lCs ~ tta' one hundred
srd TWENTY-FIVE rack aud ME he men so recruited
b, mustered d; the tme OF yaroll ent and shall be
entitled . transportation and subsistence, o. oommu-
"A iJu Ct subs scrce til they join their respective som
rsues and 70 iy dollars bounty, 10 b. paid az tue time
/ . joining the same
Size Tue President shall be and he Il hereby, author-
led 10 appon. and commission persons "a field officers or
Dt,ns 90 ri rcgi nsEts squidroDs bUtaionso com
u,qsa al the irdyijuals composing the same shall he
mustered a. the time o; enlistment aud be entitled to
raw transportation and subsistence from the date Of the
.tJu accompanies but the od-ers 70 appointed
b tho President shall no. be entitled 10 any pay or al
Esce until their respective commands be folly organ
zl and reported the Secretary Of WN and said up
p5.lmeu5 shall expire il the co,r appointed shall not
,bir 4 reasonable tme not 70 exceed two months for
4 cocuaay aid four months for battalion, sqladron,
o. regslsnt report the corps authorized to be raised by
him org su4 "a aud ready for duty ProeiLd n'g-hs
isa Ths, every 0iicr y commissioned for such plr
o5se shall receive appointment propoTiioned TO the
5rca be recruits dad Drovidel fshsrmcrs, Tia, 70
snis,men. uader the commissions Of capsins shall be
obligatory uuess the uumbsr DC Eu ,ient to const ute
! i c1mpAIv.