Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1862-12-02
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TIE coNscRIPTIoN LAW.
a,LL 70 BIS ENrrrEED GAN ACT TO -foR'

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f tssniop in The scrvcsodr gallant army
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~, ,a .drsncne cO,amns of the enemy now invading
soil; therefore a. ..y>rats Stdtss of
scr,ox y The Congress Of I'd is hereby au
,-oS "A enact That the Presldsnt NJ service of the
thorEed 70 call out gu three yr unless the war saan
1a beeu sooner efed all w.s h men s Of eighteen aud
Of ee t The tnehe call or calls may oe mage a
[ are not legally exempted nom ~ t le armies of
OF the persons whose term of service viii expire De
ine III md of The war; shall be continued IN se w.
rs wears from The date OF their Original aSids5 how
shall have been sooner ended frpElueu NV
Vs. That ali such companies, battai'ons anu th
ho.e terms of original enlistment were for tSe NV 3
h nave the right within forty days on gay 70 ~ @
ana, sn5sr Of the brigade reorganlze SAID com
.;as battaIions and regiments by eecting Ioeiu ~
Which they had right heretofore rber That fur
iL ~, eycpeding sixty days, with transportation noe
and hack shall be granted to all those retaueu nf
- Nv the provisions of this act beyond the Peroe u
~ " III enlistment aud who have heretofore not re-
..;ved froughs under the provisions oil an acs ca fnr
IAN act providing for the granting OIL crs in the
Ds;on.I Army" approved 18th December, eignteenn
HUNDRED and sxtyone said furloughs to be grantee ~ SUI
times and in such numbers the Secretary Oh val y
1,e st comatble with the public interest; and Pr1v
dsd further That in lieu of afuriough the eonhlS
money of the transportation neretuaUO'e
sha be psd to each private, musician or non tho
II officer who NAV elect to receive 1t at suc1 uhe % %
furlough would otherwise be granted PROVIDED r
That all persons under the age of eighteen years ~
.. * ,b;rtv6ve wears who are enrolled IN tue
military service of the Confederate States, IN the
battaons and companies hereafter 70 oe nEnan;ss bas
tsnns ana regiments for ninety day, unless ther Pa
s.n sooner be supplied by other recruits not nov ~ @
service who are between the ages OF eighteen anu e
80 md ali laws and parts of laws providing for the
reenstment of volunteers aud the organization h
into companies, squadrons oattanH nS Vi ies
be and the same are hereby, repealed .o,;as
SSc . Be further enacted, That such companies,
,ouadrons battaons regiments ORGANIZED, CT IN W
of organization by the authority from the oecre IT, oct
nav he within thirty DAYS from the passage OF TINS ac'
40 far completed TO have the whole nunoeI vi n;a
quisite for organization, actually enroeu, u biI he
IN .aid organization any now IN service S o
u.tred into the service of the Confederate STATES as
Of the land forces of the same, TO be received ID a m
~ The service in which they authorized To anu
,ball elect their company battalion and reglmen'a onces
Src 3 Be further enacted, That for the enr"mee'
ofall persons comprehended within tne h Com
fderate States it shall be lawful for the fresdent WIN
the consent of the Governors of the respective STATES ~
employ State officers, and, in failure to OBTAIN sne
ami he shall employ Confederate officers charged with the
du2 of making such enrolment in accordance with rules
and regulations 70 be prescribed Sy nm enrolled nm.
SEC Be IL further enacted, That persons enruu un-
der the provisions of the preceding SECTION sna De as
signed By the Secretary of War to the different companies
nnmber and The persons so enrolled shall be assigned to
companies from the States from which they respectively
come. =, 49,, II;
nary seamen in the land forces of the Confederate States
enrolled under the provisions of this act may on appGa
ton of the Secretary Of the Navy be transferred o Tue
land forces to the naval service :,
SIC Be il further eacted, That in all cases where
State NAV not have in the army number Of regiments
bsttaon souadrous or companies sufficient absorb the
number of persons subject TO military service unuer hs
se belonging such State then the residue OF excess
as NAV be established by the Secretary of War; and that
stated periods of not greater than three months details
determined BY lot shall be made from said reserve SO that
each company shall as nearly practicable be kept full
Provided That the held IN reserve may remain al
home until called into service by the President Pr'ad,
a That during their stay at home they shall not receive
paw Prorded further, That the persons comprehended
this shall not be subject to the rules and articles OF
war until mustered the actual service of the C0ntede
rate States; except that said persons when enrolled and
liable duty they shall wlfuy refuse to obey said
ea each Of them shall be held TO be deserter aud pun
ished such under said articles. PrO1ided Jnither
That whenever in the opinion OF the President the ext
gences of the public service may require IT. he shall be
authorized to call into actual service the entire reserve or
40 much as may be necessary not previously 10
different companies service under provision OF section
four of this act said shall be organized under such
rules theSecretary of War may adopt PTo0lded The
company battalion and regmenal offices shall be elected
by the troops composing the Pro1tded The troops
raised in any State shall NOT tecombined IN regmenal
BATTALION squadron company organization with troops
raised in any other States.
SEC. Z. Be IL further enacted That all soldiers
serving in the army mustered in the military service
Of the Confederate States enrolled in said service under
the authorizations heretofore issued by the Secretary of
War; and who continued in 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.
SIC 8. Be it further enacted That each man who may
hereafter be mustered into the service aud who shall
biaself with muske shotgun, rifle carbine accepted
efficient weapon, shall be paid the value thereof to
be asceained by the mastering officer under such regua
may be prescribed by the Secretary of War; if he
is willing TO sell the same, and if he not then be shall
be entitled receive dollar month for the fsad
received and approved musket rifle shot gun carbne
SEC Be It further enacted Thatpersons not liable for
he we'd uhStIt WIN
under such regulations may be prescribed by the Secre
tory of war.
be filled by the President from the company, battalion
squadron regiment in which such shall occur
BY promotion according to seniority except in Of
disability other incompeency Provided however,
That the President may, when in his opinion it may be
proper fill such vacancy vacancies by the promotion of
any otcer or officers or private or prvateS from such
sompany battalion squadron regiment who shall have
been distinguished the service BY the exhibition of vaor
and Skill ard that whenever vacancy shall occur in the
Invest grade of the commissioned officer of a company
said vacancy shall be filled by election Provided That all
appointments made by the President shall be by and
the advice and consented of the Senate.
SIC. H. BE y further enacted, That the provisions of
the first section of this relating to the election of Off
rons which are composed of Twelve months and
panies combined in the organization without regard
I" the manner in which the officers thereof originally
appointed.
SIC IL Bsit further enacted That each company of in
anry shall consist of hundred and twenty-five rank
and file each company of field artillery of one hundred
and fifty rank and hle aud each company of cavalry ot
eighty rank and file.
sEc H. sfurthsr enacted That all persons tiec to
enrichment who in the service under the proyi
sons OF this shall be permitted previous such enroll
nsnt to volunteer in companies now in the service
The New CONSUMPTION Act.
The following is copy of the Consumption Act passed
recently by both Houses of Congress:
Az Acr TO amend an act, entitled An Act to provide
further for the public defeuce"-apprOved 10th April
1852