Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1861-1862, 1862-04-19
TUE CONSUMPTION BILL.

,ub Din o,rrsct copy Of the law Isis entitled An Ae
to further provide for the public defence,
In view Of the ergeuciss OF the country and the sb
sou.e necessity OF keeping in the service our Gallant
army and of placing in the hhd large auaHouA ioice
10 meet the advancing columns oil tne enemy nov In
yadng our soil therefore, i
Amsr.sa d. enact, That the President be, aid he 10
hereby authorised to call out and pace In the military
service Of the Confederate States, Tor 'hree unless
the shall have been sooner ended AL uns men VINO
are residents Of the Confederate Ste oaEeen the ages
of eighteen aud thirty Eve years at the time the call or
calls may be made, who are not legally t1'mpseo ifom
military service. Ali Il the perions AFORESAID VINO are
mo- now in the armies Of the Conederacy anu "nose
term OF service will expire before the emo oil the var
al. be continued in tie service fer hree rom 'he
date OF their original enlis ment utlsss the war sha
have been sooner ended Provided however, rnAt Oil
suoh companies squAdrons baAhons anu regiments,
who's. term Of original enlistment was Tor tWeFe
months, shall have the right, within iotty d.y' on
day TO be HIsd by the commander o. tne brigade, 10
70 organise said companies tquadrons oaitiions And
Gin eots By sleoting ali their o1iSen which they
lad q right heretofore to elect, who shall De com
mis.ioned by the President Provided, further
raa, lurloughs not exceeding sixty days, with trans
poriaton home and back shall be granted to all those
retained in the service by the prov OF this set
bsyond the period Of their original enlistment, ard
who have not heretofore received uroughs under the
PROVISIONS Of AL entitled "Au act providing for the
| z bounty ana " PtlFA'ts auu nOn
| oommt stoned oiicirI in the Provs.o1Ai Army, aP
proved 10 December eighteen hundred aud siIy-ons
said DO at such In such num-
Der, as tie Secretary OF War may deem mop compltbo
With tho public nteres aud Provided, fur,er, That 10
leu Of IN Tough the oomnuIati01 value Ia money OF
the hercnabove granted shall be paid to
e. Oh private musician, hon comm ssoned ohcer who
may elect 10 receive IL at such time as the ufsugb
you'd othsrwiss be granted Provided further, That
ali prsons uudsr the age Of eighteen year, the
| n thirty. i've who now enrolled IN the
military service Of the Confedsrae States, in the regi
aenIs batRlons and c0mpsneJ hereafter 10 be " or
E.d shall be required remsn in their respective
conp4nis biShous and regiments for ninety daSs un'
l,ys the places b. oner supplied by other recrui
n II Low IN tue service who between the ages Of
,hteen and thirty FIVE year,, and all Hs aud pats o!
ava p.oviiinE Tor re-5nt men; OF YOU t3ets aud
tn org nE,ion thereof Into companies qudons, bat
tNiors regiments shsll be, aud The slno are hereby
| rpokl,d.
! $50 = Be- I. flpihsr enacted That such companies,
squtdro batalols, or Regiments organ 3D. or 10 pro.
evs OF organ tton by authority from The Secretary Of
Var as may within tEhty days from the passag' OF
a act far completed &c tavJ the whole numoeF o.
~ vista Tor Orgaez ahon actually enrolled not en
1rlcug IN said orga1I any rsous nov In service,
shall be mastered into the service OF the Oonisd.fa
States part OF ie land forces OF tbs sane, 10 be re-
o-ysd that Of tie service IN shcd they are Au-
orz7d 10 orgsnz, ard shall elect their company, DAT
tllon and regimen 81 officers
Sac Be Il Jurik1 Ieiei That for the enrolment
Of all pir,ons Compensated within tie provisions oil
his sc Who already 10 service 10 the afnte OF
the Confederate Sta ts il shall be lawful for the Pesi-
inL With tho coosent Of The Governors OF the respes.
1vs States 10 employ StAe officers, ard failure 10
obtaio such ssnscak be shall employ Confederate th
GERS charged with The dsts 81 hakng sUch enrichment
in accordance with rules and regulations W DC rTesco
! o BY him. ,
sro4 Be IL 6pr.hsr eva ted, That rsoas enrolled
under the psoyiiors OF the preceding section shall Be
.s.gued by tho Secretary Of War TO the f.rent com,
penes nos Ia service unal each company Is n ed 70 lu
minimum number, aud the persons 30 enrolled shall be
susd companies IRON the States from Nnhch lnsJ
respectively come.
S.c 5 b II furthsr enacted Toas ell seamsn and
srdnGrT e-uen il the Land forces OF the Confederate
J,,es ecrousd urses 10 nrovsoas Of this act msy,
Oh spp!sAtion Of the sse'stiIy o. 'hs sayy DO trans
en- "a from the land forces W ths LASGiser.icS.
sEC g. 4.D further slae.tS That ID alrcsses where
Sat. mas 10 kkFS IN tse number Of regi neIts,
ssNahcns sd'oas OF eoE.Ea-les aneieot 70 ABSORB
tho number Of peroas sob CT TO military seryeo arsef
Iris act beo gI 10 such Sase, thea lhe sdse or ~
ess thereof hs b, kept as reserve, under each ssg.
laioos 90 may be ,s,a6bsj by the Secretary Of War,
AID that at stated periods Of not greater than three
nouths details determined By lot shall be msde nom
sid reserve, ~ .a-i esnh company shall as Learly as
practicable be KEEP; ~; g'os-se, That the persons
he'd In re,erVe may remain =. hone ut eaies into ser
yss W lie Pr sdert. Provided, sl:o, Tat oIrng
tarir stay o. home, ihsy shsl not receive pay Pow
d. further. Thst the persons somH ended IN this act
hall not be suit ct to the rules and articles Of var VI
su tered into Lks &C vi service Of the Confederate
SLa,es except that sad petScG,, when enrolled asd LA
lie to day il they shall Willuy fuse W ossy aid call,
ZACH Of theu shall be hS TO be deserter ard punished
| az such under said sriiees: Provided iurihr That
whpever in the opinion Of tue President tho Il serees
OF the pu.c serve. may re are H. he shall Do a1hcr'
nd 60 cad into asl teryIce the entire f6sTVs, or 30
much as may be necessary previously tsgi oil TO
com oauies ia service Under proyso' Of section
Of this ao: said reserve shall bs orgatiI ID under
suoh rules - the Seer S,rT Of WPr nav ado%; Pow
| ID The company, batsion and SegineItsl oaoers
shall be elected b. the troops comp osing the Pro
wed TIE roops raRed Ia any one STATE s1all not bs
combined in rrg'meu,al bstb Ion, Squadron, oompa
nv or yanI ton sith troop raj ed in any ether State
,0 ID It further tndeisd, That all soliiers now
,erving m the sFmY mastered In 1s military service
OF the Ooni,erse ses enrolled in said ssrycs IN.
der he auhorz ions ;, toor0 issued by the .tlIy
# W and WHO are continued 10 the service by vrtus
If tb, act who have received tie bounty Of fifty
dollars SLOWED by existing svT, snail % enIheq to re-
| oeive ssid b1up'y.
miy h,resf er bs mustered into the ssris" aud Who
ssaI arm hims,h with mu'kst, shotgun, IFS or car
bjre accept as IN efficient weapon sha DO pSd the
ue thereof to be asclrla1cd by The mastering officer
u1ter tEih regulations may bo prescribed by the Sc
rrtary OF Way f DO Is wiling TO s II che sams, and u
a. is o' then he 50 Ne ellei to receive one doll
month for the uso # sai received aud approved mus
| ke' rife, shotgun or cGrbus
SEc. o. b 10 further enacted TaA'perso's not Liable
r duy may be received ,ubsi'ues fr th Sc who are
rdsr such regulations mSy bs prescribed by the SIC
| 70 ~ Of War.
Sac 10 b IL flrhir cd, Th.t all vacsr cies shall
DO sued the President lrtm tee company, bitacr
saus5r or regiment 10 which such ytoincles sha
by promotion Lccordiog TO seniority, except in
OF disab ly other EconpstoIcy Provided however,
Tat the President may, when In his opinion, it ay be
p;Spr suoh vacancy or vacaIc.es by the promotion
any ticer 'h1eis or private or prva;es from suon
Company, battalion, iq1IdTon or regiment who shAl
have been Distinguished the service by exhibition Of
v4our ani skill and that Whenever vacancy shall
ia the l5west grs 10 of the commissioned otf Jes Of
oanoany said cAnc7 shall be led By election Pro
dad Fiat al sppo.n msns made by the President shall
DO by AID With tho advice aud nt Of the Senate.
SKc. IL. b. It f,Tthsr snaet Tnat he provisions Of
the at s(cuon of this act rriAt % the election Of Of
r.. shs apply those regmsn,s baESlions Ana tqutd
70 which are composed OF twelve months ens W
,unr narnh.raA II Iha anna ncg Air iiinn Mithnnt