The Chattanooga Daily Rebel. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1862-1864, 1862-08-09

PROVIDED tGrtner, lhat the persons COM
pretended in this act shall not be sub
jet to the rules and articles of war I'M
Ill mustered into the actual service of
the Confederate States; except that said
persons when enrolled and liable to
duty, in case they shall wilfully refuse
to obey said call each Of them shall be
held to be a deserter, and punished as
such under said articles. Provided fur
Their, That whenever, in the OPT hon of
the President, the exigencies of the pub
be service may require 1t, he shall be
authorized to call into active service the
entire reserve, or so much as may b.
necessary, not previously assigned to
different companies in service under
provision Of section four of this act;
said reserve shall be organized under
such rules as the Secretary of War may
adopt. Provided, The company, bat
Ia ion and regimental officers shall be
elected by the troops composing the
same. Provided, the troops raised in
any one state shall not be combined in
regimcntal, battalion, ,quadron or COM
pany organization with troops raised in
any other States.
SEC, z. Be it further enacted, That all
soldiers now serving in the army or
mustered in the military service of the
Confederate States, or enrolled in said
service, under the authorizations here
tofore issued by the Secretary Of War,
and who are continued in the service by
virtue of this act, who have not received
the bounty of fifty dollars, allowed by
existing laws, shall be entitled to re-
ceiye said bounty.
SEC. 8. Be 1t further enacted. That
each mau who may hereafter be MUS
tered into the service, and who shall
arm himself with musket, shot gun or
rifle, accepted as an efficient weapon,
shall be paid the value thereof, to be
ascertained by the mastering officer,
under such regulation as may be pre-
scribed by the Secretary of War, if he is
willing 30 sell the same, and if he is not,
then he shall be entitled to receive one
dollar a month for the use of said re-
ceiyed and approved musket, rifle, shot
gun or carbine.
SEC. 8. Be it further enacted, Tiat
all vacancies shall be filed by the Pres
dent from the company, battalion,
squadron or regiment in which such va
cancies shall occur, Ivy promotion, &C.
cording to seniority, except in cases of
disability Or other incompetency Pro-
videI, however, That the President
may when ". his 9piRion it it imllasy be-
proper, fill such vacancy or vacancies
by the promotion Of any officer or of.
ficers, or private or privates, from such
company, battalion, squadron or regi-
ment who shall have been distinguished
In the service by the exhibition of valOr
and skill, and that whenever vacancy
shall occur in the lowest grade of the
commissioned officer of the company,
said vacancy shall he filled by election.
Provided, That all appointments made
by the President shall be by anu with
the advice and consent of the Senate
SBc, Be it further enacted, That the
provisions of the first section OF this act
relating 10 the election of officers, shall
apply to those regiments, battalionS or
squadrons which are composed of twelve
months and war companies combined
in the same organization, without re-
gard to the mannerln which the officer
thereof were originally appointed.
SEC. a. Be it fuI ther enacted, That
each company of infan ~ shall consist
of one hundred and twenty-five rank
and file; each company OF field artillery
company of one hundred and fifty rank
and file; and each company of cavalry
of eighty rank and file.
SEC. IL. Be it further enacted, That
all persons subject to enrolment, who
are now in the service, under the pro-
VISIONS of this act, shall be permitted
previous to such enrolment to yolun-
teer in COMPANIES now IN Che service.