Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1862-07-11
BY MCLANAHAN & DILL.
THK CONsORIPTION BILL.
IH .Icf 10 Farther PrOrieie for fke Fab
Ec DefeHse.

The Congress Of the Confederate States 0
America DO enact, That the President be, and b,
is hereby, authorized to call out and place in lh,
military service of the Confederate States, fol
three years, unless the war shall have been soon
er ended, sll white men who are residents of tn,
Confederate States, between the ages Of eigh
teen and thirty five years at the time the call Of
calls msy be made, who are not legally exempt
ed from military service. All OF the persons
| aforesaid who are now in the armies of the Con
| fedeTacy. and whose term Of service will expire
| before the end Of the war shall be continued in
the service for three years tom the date of theil
| origi1al enlistment, unless the war shall have
| been sooner ended: Provided, however, That all
such companies, squadTOns, bRttalions and regi-
| ments, whose term Of original enlistment was
! for twelve months, shall have the right, within
| forty days. on a day to be fixed by the command
! CT OF the brigade, to re-OrgsuiZe said companies,
battaions and regiments, by electing all their
| officers, which they had a right heretofore to
| elect who shall be commissioned by the PTesi-
dent Provided, further, That furloughs not ex-
| coedn sixty days, with transportation home
and back, shall be granted 10 all those retained
in the service by the provisions OF tins act be-
yond the period of their original enlistment,
! and who have not heretofore received fuTloughs
under the provisions OF an act entitled, " An act
| providing for the granting OF bounty and fur
! lOughs to privates and nOn-cOmmissiOned officers
| in the provisional army" approved 18th Decem-
Der, eighteen hundred and sixty-One, said fur
| lougbs to be granted at such times and IN such
numbers as the Secretary OF War may deem
most compatible with the public interest; and
/ provided further, That in lieu Of a turlOugh the
tc)mmutatiOn value in money of the Transports
ton herein above granted, shall be paid TO each
/ private, musician or nOn-cOmmiSSlOned officer
who may elect to receive it, ct such time as the
| furlough would otherwise be granted: Provided,
| further, That all persons under the age OF egh-
teen years or over the Rge Of thirty-iYe years,
who are now enrolled in the military service Of
| the Confederate States in the regiments, squad
rons, battalions and companies hereafter to be
re-organized shall be required TO remain IN their
respective companies, squsdrons, battahons and
regiments for ninety days, unless their places
can be sooner supplied by other recruits not now
/ IN the service, who are between the ages OF
eighteen and thirty five years, and al laws pro-
viding for the Te-enliStment Of volunteers and
the organizations thereof into companies, squad
rons, battalious or regiments, shall be, and the
same is hereby, repealed.
SEC. ,. Be it further enacted, That such com
p2nies, squadrons, battslions or regiments or
ganiZed, or in process Of organization by eU-
thority from the Secretary Of War, as may be
within thirty days from the passage Of this act,
so far completed as TO have the whols number OF
men requisite for organization actually enrolled,
not embracing in said organizations any per-
SONS now in service, shall be mustered into the
service Of the Confederate States as part OF the
land forces Of the same, 10 be received In that
arm OF tie service III which they are authorized
to organize, and shall elect their company, bat
talon and Tegimental officers.
SEC. 5. Be it further enacted, That for the en-
rollment Of all persons compTeLended within the
provisions Of this act who are not already IL
service in the armies Of the Confederate States,
it shall be lawful for the President with the con
sent Of the governors OF the respective States,
to employ State officers, and on failure TO obtain
such consent, he shall employ Confederate 0fi-
GERS, charged with the duty of making such en-
rollment in accordance with rules and Tegula-
tions to be prescribed by him.
SEC A. Be it further enacted, That persons
enrolled under the provisions Of the preceding
section shall be assigned by the Secretary OF
War to the different companies now in the service,
until each company is filled to its maximum
number, and the persons so enrolled shall be
assigned to companies from the States from which
they respectively come.
SEC. ). Be It further enacted, That sll seamen
and ordinary seamen in the land forces of the
Confederate States enrolled under the provisions
Of this act, may, on application Of the Secretary
of the Navy, be transferred from the land forces
to the naval service.
SEC. g. Be it further enacted, That in all cases
where State may Not have in the army num-
Der of regiments, bsttaiiOns, sguadrOns or COM
panies sufficient 10 absorb the number OF persons
subject to military service under this act, belong
ing to such State, then the residue or excess
thereof shall be kept as q reserve, under such
regulations as may be established by the Secre-
taTy of War and that at stated periods Of not
greater than three months, Details determined
by lot shall be made from said reserve, so that
each company shall, IS nearly as practicable, be
kept fuu: : Provided, That the persons held IN
reserve may remain al home until called into
service by the President: Provided, also, That
during their stay at home they shall not receive
pay Provided, further, That the persons com
pretended in this act shall not be subject to the
rules and articles of war until mustered into the
actual service Of the Confederate States except
thai said persons, when enrolled aud liable 10
duty, if they shall wilfully refuse to obey said
call each Of them shall be held to be deseTter,
and punished as such, under said articles: Pre-
vided, further, That whenever, IN the opinion OF
the President the exigencies Of the public ser
/ vice may require It, he shall be authorized to
call into actual service the entire reserve, or SO
much IS msy be necessary, not previously as
signed to different companies IN =3rvice under
provision Of section four Of this act; said reserve
shall be o-ganizsd under such rules as the Sec
Tetary Of war may adopts Provided, The COM
/ paDy, battalion and regimental officers shall be
elected by the troops composing the same; Pro-
vided, The troops raised in any one State shall
not be combined in regimental battalion, squad
ron or company organization with troops raised
in any other States.
SEC. Z. Be it further enacted, That all soldiers
now serving ia the army or mustered in the mill
| tsry service OF the Confederate States, or en-
rolled in said service under the authorizations
I = of.,f,r nod hut he
/ who are continued in the service by virtue OF
! this act, who have OF received the bounty Of
/ fifty dollars allowed By existing laws, shall be
entitled TO receive said bounty.
SeC. 8. Be it further enacted, That each man
| who may hereafter be mustered into service, and
| vino shall arm himself with musket shotgun,
rife, OF earbine, accepted as an efficient wesp-
/ on shall be paid the value thereof to be sScer-
tanned by the mastering officer under such reg
ulstions as may be prescribed by the Secretary
| of War il he is willing to sell the same, and If
he is not then he shall Be entitled to receive one
dollar month for the use of said received and
apDroyed musket, rife, shot gun, or carbine
SIC. .. Be It further enacted, That persons
not liable for duty may be received as substi-
iutes for those who are, under such regulations
as may be prescribed by the Secretary OF War.
SIC 10 Be II further enacted, That all vacan-
cies shall be filed by the President from the
company. battalion, squadron, or regiment in
which snch vacancies shall occur, by promotion
according to seniority, except in cases OF disa-
bIity or other inc0mpetency; PROVIDED now
ever. That the President may, when IN DIS opln-
ion it may be proper, fill such vacancy OF va Va
cancies by he pronolion Of any officer or ofh-
GERS, or private or privstes from such company,
battalion. squadron, or regiment, who shall have
been distinguished in the service by exhibition
of valor and skill, and that whenever vacancy
shall occur in the lowest grade Of the commits
stoned officers of q company, said vacancy shall
be filed by election: Provided, That all sp-
pointments made by the President shall be by
! | and with the advice and consent OF the senate
SIC. N. Be il further enacted, That the pro-
visions of the first section Of the act relating 10