Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1862-11-19
The Acts of Congress.


ed, a large class of readers have probably
not undertaken to read them. For their
information we have deemed it proper to
prepare the following classified abstract.
IA few unimportaut Acts and the aappro-
priation Acts" are omitted:
=. -. THE ARMY. :. .Ts:-7
No. 4-Provides for the organization Of
army corps, to be commanded BY Lieuten.
ant Generals, -: '.,.t.t l,it
No. 32-Authorizes the President to or
Eganize divisions Of, the Provisional Army
in army corps, and appoint officers; to the
command thereof. ....,,... t... Ss>i
No. 5-Authorizes the appointment Of
additional officers Of artillery for ordnance
duties. .,,..f- +. .,.......- -, 5
No.S!7-Makes it the duty. of the Score.
tary Of War to transfer any private OF noue
commissioned officer who may be in a regi-
meut from State of this Confederacy other
than his own, to a regiment from his own
State, whenever. such private or pon-com-
missioned officer may apply. for such trans-
fer, and whenever such transfer can be
made without injury to the public service.
This ACT does not apply to any one who
has enlisted as substitute: :. ~.
No. 26-Authorizes the Secretary of
War to furnish transportation whenever he
grants transfers agreeable to the Act No. Z.
No. 10-Confers rank on officers Of the
Engineer Corps of the Provisional Army
equal to that of the Engineer Corps of the
Confederate States Army. ...rl-
+ No. Ills the new Conscript Act.
No. 30-Provides that claims due to de-
ceased pon.commissioned officers and ,pri.
yates for pay, .allowanoes and bounty, may
| be audited and paid, without requiring the
production of q pay roll from the command
ing officer, where there is other official evil
. dence. The other. sections of this Actpro-
vide for the employment Of additional
clerks, and otherwise for the prompt settle.
ment of She claims of deceased officers and
soldiers. - q: {
No 37-Authorizes the establishment
Of camps Of instruction in the several States,
and the appointment of officers to command
the same = = -
No. 3S-Requires the Secretary Of War
to furnish Uniform clothing to soldiers, IN.
stead of communication therefor. "
j No. 42-Propides that all persons sub.
ject to enrolment for military service may
be enrolled ,ohsreuer found, unless in actu-
al service without the limits of the State as
a member of military organization under
any State law. The President is authori.
zed to suspend the execution Of this Act as
regards the residents of any locality where
it may be practicable to execute the con-
scription laws. - p ..y5zs
i No. 43-Provides for the organization
Of military courts to attend the army yin she
field. Each court shall consist Of three
members, to be appointed by the President,
and its jurisdiction shall extend to all Of,
fences now cognizable by courts martial,
etcetera. ..-.....,. 80,
4 No. 49-Establishes places of rendes'
vous for the examination of enrolled men.
4 No 52-Secures to all soldiers who shall
have entered the army for three years OF
the war, the buInty granted by the Act Of
December lltb, 1861, although he may
have been killed in battle, died, or been
honorably discharged before the expiration
of the first years service of his term.
, No. 53-Is the "Exemption Act"
I No. 63-Allows to cadets in the service
, of the Confederate States, the same pay as
) second ieutenants of the arm of the ser.
vice to which they are attached. -
No. 65-Provides for relieving the army
of disqualified, disabled and incompetent
E loficers. The 1st section authorizes the
: General commanding department to ap'
, point an Examining Board, to inquire into
and determine the qualification of officers
brought to their attention. The 2ud Sec
t tion provides that whenever the board shall
determine that any officer is clearly unfit to
+ perform his legitimate and proper duties,
or careless and inatteutive in their discharge,
+ they shall report their decision to: the Gen
eral, who is authorized to suspend said off.
a Ger, and directed to transmit the decision,
Y etc., to the Secretary of War Under the
$ Sd section, the Secretary, if he approve the
! finding of the board and the action of the
General, shall lay the same before the Pres
E ideut who is authorized to retire honorably
+ without pay, or drop from the army the
. officer who has been found unfit for his po
si,ion. The 4th and 9Th sections relate to
filing vacancies. 5s ~.
:, No. 70-Authorizes the grant of medals
and badges of distinction as reward fol
$ courage and good conduct in the field o.
! battle. d. -,.... ..,l....
a No. 72-Authorizes any number of pet
sons not less than twenty, who are not liza
BILE to military duty, to associate themselves
as military company for local defence
! elect their own officers, etc., and shall be
/, considered as belonging to the Provisional
u u Army, serving without pay, and entitled
d when captured by the enemy, to all thf
privileges of prisoners of war. The mus
ter rolls of said companies are to be for
, warded to the Secretary of War, and th'
y President, or the commander of the militia
e ry district, may at any time disband suct
companies, etc.
No. 73-Authorizes the President to ap
= point twenty general officers in the Provi
sionsl Army, and to assign them to sucl
:, appropriate duties as he may deem expe
e dent.
e THE N2vY