Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1862-02-18

S.etes bas ascerlained tie military quota of Vir-
ein;a for tie existing war to be sixty i've fh0us-
and eight hundred AID forty-two men, and has
made requisition upon the Governor ter por-
ton thereof and it is the pIr ose OF this act 10
apportion the said requlsition ratably among the
several ccnnties, cities and towns OF Inc Coin-
lnunwealtI according to the white population
thereof, and ronpty to raise the same
/ Be it therefore enacted by the General As
spmbly. That as soon as may be after the passage
of This a t. the Governor shall ascertain what
pnnber OF men will he sufficient 10 raise the
nu,nbe. of each volunteer company now IN the
Confederate service from this State, to the num-
her of 100 men. rank and file. He stall there
NM, a,p triton the same among the several cUun-
,iaas cities and towns of the Common wealth. as
certain the number to be furnished by each, upon
the basis Of It's white population, after credtng
tn each the number OF its resident citizens en-
raged as v, lunteers in the service Of the Conted-
crate States. ,.-. ,ss-.e-z, VI
,. Having ascertained the quotas to be furnish
ed bF the several counties, cities and towns as
af,resa d. be Shall make proclamation thereof,
and shall call for volunteers 10 fill such quotas.
Every sach volunteer shall report himself to the
Adiutant General by day to oe ,amed in SO
pro lama ion fJr enrolment III sncn company,
containing less than eighty tour men as he sha
elect. Alter deducting f'om lie nutnber appor-
TONED as ioiesaid TO each cDUhf}, city and to@D,
the number of its volunteers under this call, the
remainder shall constitute the number to be
drafted theref7Om: and t.ereupon the Governor
shall proceed without decay 10 cause tue quotas
SO rernainin due from the several counties, Cit
les aud towns, Ia be drafted by lot from their
enrolled militia, and to be assign,d to their poop
er compares.
8. Ii the number drafted from any county,
city or town to the minimum aforesaid, they
shall be mustered into the service in such COM
paGy; and as far as racticable the drafted lev
les from any county, city or town, or from coun
ties, cities or towns nearest thereto. $500 ~
4. AT least thirty days before the day on which
the term of service of each volunteer company
now in the field shall expire, the Governor shall
cause such company to be mustered for re-enst
meHt by the OIL, er commanding t. Q same, who
shall submit to each volunteer the question
whether he will re-eulist or not and shall Il axe
oct a..sceuraIe company roll, desi gnatlng there,
in the naaDe, age and residence of each volunteer
who shall decline to re enlist, the time his -erm
of ssrvice shall expire, and the company and
regiment to which he belongs, and return the
same forthwith to the Adjutant General: and
thsreupon the Governor shall cause to be draft
cd by lot, upon the principles and in the proper
tons prescribed in the foregoing sections of Ills
act, from the respective counties, cities and
equal to the number of those refusing to re-
eniist, including as part of the militia OF the
several counties cities and towns in which they
reside, the volunteers 50 refusing To re- enlist.
5. Any draft under the provisions OF This act
shall, So lar practicable, not d ly be a2portion-
ed among the counties, cities and towns of thu
State (oot in possession OF the public enemy, SO
as to give TO each fair credit tor the number OF
men heretofore furnished; but the same princi
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deJ to tie superintendent among company dis
tricts in every county, city and town.
g. Artillery companies, whether heretofore or
hereafter organized, may be equipped as light
batteries of six pieces each, Containing not more
than one hundred and fifty rnen, rank and file ;
and whenever any such shall contain not less
than one hundred and twenty men, rank and file,
it shall be entitled to an additional second lieu
tenant, to be elected by the company, and COM
mission by lie Governor. Aud in any artil
lery company heretofore organized and accepted
by the Governor, he shall be authorized to com
mis- ion the officers the cot of corresponding rank
and grade with the same arm OF the service in
the Confederate States; and to effect this object,
be may recall tile Commissions now held by the
officers thereof, and issue 10 their stead commits
sions of the same date, comforting the proper
rank and grade.
Or the day on which the term of service ct
any volunteer COMPANY now in service snail ex-
pire, the men refusing to re-enist and not draft
ed for service shall be discharged; and che COM
missions of all the company officers shall be va
Gated. And on HE same day soon there
sfter as may be, the other members of the com
pany, the volunteers SO re-ehHstiDg, with the
complement furnished by voluntary enlistment
and draft shall proceed TO reorgan:ze the com-
pany and elect its officers.
s. Whenever a majority of the companies
composing >ny regiment or battalion shall be
reorganiZed uuder the provisions of the prece-
ding sectoas, the commissions of the field officers
of such regiment or battalion shall be vacated !;
and as soon thereafter as may be, the company
officers sh4ll elect for reg ment one Colonel,
Lieutenant Colonel and Major; and for battal-
ion, one Major.
9. The company ard field officers SO elected
shall be commissioned by the Governor; the
commissions of those reelected to the same office
to be of the same date with their former COM
missions. Those not reelected shall continue to
discharge the duties aud be en- tiled to the com
pensation of Ulcers of their grade and rank res
pecfiVely, until their successors commissions
ed; ndthereafter they may retire from the
service. -s'l
10. Except in the cases mentioned in the sixth
section of this act, there shall be for each COM
pany captain and three lieutensnts, who shall
be elected by the company and commissioned by
the Governor. 30 aIe5ey
H. The term of ser ice of all persons drafted
or volunteering under the provisions Of this act,
shall tie three years, deducting therefrom the
term of their previous service during the ex sting
war nor shall any volunteer declining to re en-
list, who may be drafted under this act. be or
dered to duty tor the period of forty days from
the expiration of bis previous term of service,
unless ia the opinion of the Governor the pub
lie esigencies shall i,nperatively demand his SER
vices. And the General Assembly recommend
that furlough OF at least sixty days be granted
to all volunteers who may re- enlist at such time
as the public exigencies may allow.
H. Any person who may be drafted under the
provisions OF this act may, at any time before he
shall be mustered into the service of the Con-
federste States, furnish an able bodied man well
clothed, who shall be accepted as his substitute
but the person furnishing such substitute shall
perform ordinary militia duty during the subs l.
tuse's ab-oence. Should such substitute, while
thus engaged for another, be drafted or called on
TO perform his own tour of duty, the person fur
Listing linn shall be required to take his place,
or to furnish another substitute on the same
terms.
49, Whenever the Governor shall be required
To fill up companies under this act, re snalI be
authorized to accept volunteers in lieu Of draft
fhg.
IA. This act shall be in force from the pas
sage thereof