Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1862-12-23
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THE CONSUMPTION Jaw.
.rLL 70 BE r,urrtrb As ACT ruarura PROVIDE rOE
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In view Of the e1geuoes of the country and the absO-
Int necessity of keeping the service gallant army
.nd Of placing the field large additional force to meet
Ii. advancing columns of the enemy now invading our
soil !; therefore,
s.c-,a Il n. C1uoress Of the Confederate States OF
x.ra N sna That the President be, and is hereby au-
thori,ed 70 call and place in the military service OF oe
Confederate States for three years unless ne wa
h.ye been sooner ended all white who are resioen
Of the Confederate States between the OF ana
trty-ve years at the time the cailor calls nay pc mage
Who are not legally exempted from military service a.
Of The persons aforesaid who are not in the
the Confedersc and whose term of service WIN e1pe
re the enc 81 me %s sna, sr eunsI enlistment
less the shall have been sooner ended fr9sueu
ever That all such companies, battallons ana gth,
whose terms of ginaI enlistment were for twelve
mall have the right within forty dys day to oe nxed
Sy the commander of the brigade to rorganize saa com
psnies battaions and regiments by eectng their
hcI thew had right heretofore to elect Who shall be com
ulssoned by the President Provided further IDas lu
oug: not Id bae retained in
vice BY the provisions of this act beyond 'ne Peo
therorgna enlistment and who have heretofore nov re-
seiyed faroughs under the provisions OF an act
AN act providing for the granting of bounty and t1r
loughs to private and oncommissloned ohcers IN tne
Provisional Army aPPSSTeG n to Ss GRANTED a. such
times and IN such numbers the Secretary OF war may
deem most compatible with the public interest and FrGv
ded further That in lieu of furlough, the commuatlon
valve Ia neney of the transportation herelnabove gan'eo
shall be paid to each private musician or
"a officer who NAV elect receive it at such time as the
arlon0b would otherwise be granted Provided further
That all persons under the of eighteen years or over
the age of thiryfve years. who are now enroeo IN ne
military service Of the Confederate States in the
battaons and companies hereafter to be organized snail
be required remain in their respective companies oa
taups and regiments for ninety day. unless their places
san sooner be- supplied by other recruits in the
Service who between the ages OF eighteen ana thy
Eve years. and all laws and parts OF laws provieng To- @
reenstreut of volunteers aud the organization thereo
into companies squadrons battabOns or regiments sha
be- and the same are hereby, repe led.
SRcs2 Be IL further enacted, That such companies
eouadrons battaons regiments organized or process
of organization by the authority from the Secretary OF
may be within thirty days from the passage OF tn a
10 far completed TO have the whole number oil men re-
ouse for organization, actually enrolled, not emnraGihg
in said organization any persons now IN service sna oe
mustered into The service OF the ia ha arm
of land forces of the to be received IN naI arm
Of the service in which they authorized TO anu
shall elect their company battalion and
SEC s. Be II further enacted, That for the enroiment
of all comprehended within the provisions OF TINS
act who already service in the armies OF the Con
federste States shall be lawful for the President WIN
he consent of the Governors of the respective States 10
employ State officers and, in failure to obtain suen con-
sent Sc shall employ Confederate officers charged with the
duty ef making such enrolment in accordance win rueS
and regulations TO be prescribed by him.
SEC l. Be it further enacted That persons enrolled I'M
der the provisions of the preceding section shall beas
,red nv the Secretary of War the different companies
now in service until each company billed to IT'S maximum
number and the persons so enrolled shall be assigned 10
companies from the States from which they respectively
SIC Be it further enacted, That all sesmen and Ord-
nary seamen in the land forces of the Confederate STATES
enrolled under the provisions of this act may on appca
ton of the Secretary Of the Navy be transferred from the
land forces to the naval service.
SEC & Be furttT enacted, That IN all cases where
State may not have in the army number oil regiments
bataous squadrons companies sufficient to absorb the
number of persons subject to military service under the
act belonging 10 such State then the residue or excess
Thereof shall be kept reserve, under such regulations
as may be established by the Secretary OF ana nat
stated periods of greater than three months details
determined shall be made from said reserve SO that
each company shall nearly practicable be Kept u
P,ordsd That the held in reserve may remain at
home until called by the President ProrIded
oo That during their at home they shall not receive
pay Provided further That the persons comprehendcd
IN this act shall not be subject to the rules and articles OF
war until mustered into the actual service OF the Conede
rate States except that said persons when enrolled ana
liable duty if they shall wfully refuse to obey SAID
call each of them shall be held 10 be deserter and pun
ished such under said articles PtODdsa, JnTfher,
That whenever, in the opinion OF the President the
rsncies of the public service require 1t, he shall be
authorized call into actual service the entire reserve or
70 much be necessary not previously assigned 10
different companies in service under provision OF section
four of this act said shall be organized under such
rules as the Secretary of War may adopt Provided The
eorpahy battalion and regimenta oces shall De elected
ty the troops composing the PrOrided, The troops
raised State shall not Re combined in regimenal
BATTALION squadron company organization with troops
raised in other States
SEC T. Be IL further enacted That all soldiers
serving in the army mustered IN the military service
enrolled under
the authorizations heretofore issued by the Secretary q"
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.
hereafter be mustered into the service ard who shall
himself with musket shot gun, rifle carbine accepted
rs efficient weapon shall be paid the value tnereuf 10
be asceraDeh by the mastering officer under such regua
tions as be prescribed by the Secretary OF War; he
il willing sell the same and if he is not then he shall
be entitled receive dollar ~nth for the use of said
SIC g. Be further enacted, That persons not Liable for
duty may be received substitutes for those who are,
under such regulations may be prescribed by the Secre
tary of war.
SIC 10 Be it further enacted That all vacancies shall
be filled by the President from the company, battalion,
squadron or regiment which such vacancies shall
by promotion according to seniority except in cases of
disability or other inc"mpetency; Provided, however,
That the President may, when in his opinion 1t may be
proper fill such vacancy vacancies by the promotion of
any officer officers private privates from such
company battalion squadron regiment who shall have
and skill ard that whenever vacancy shall occ1r in the
lowest grade of the commissioned officer OF company,
ssd vacancy shall be filled by election Provided That all
appointments made by the President shall be by and with
the advice and consented of the Senate.
Ssc. IL. Be T. further enacted That the provisions of
the first section of this act relating to the election of OH
shall apply to those regiments baalions squad
which composed of twelve months and COM
panies combined in the organization without regard
ta the in which the officers thereof originally
appOnted. pa e.. ut; -.
fanry shall consist OF one hundred and twenty-five rank
and le each company of field artillery of hundred
aud fifty rank and Tile; and each company of cavalry of
slightly rank and file.
SEc 49, Be further enacted Thaeall persons SUI jec to
enrolment who in the service under the provi-
sons act shall be permitted previous to such enroll
ment to volunteer in companies nuw in the service
The New CONSUMPTION Act.
The following is copy of the Conscnption Act passed
recently, BY both Houses of Congress:
An Acr to amend act, entitled IAN Act to provide
further for the public defence"approved 18th April
1899