Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1862-10-10
THE coNscRIPrIoN LAW.


80 THE CONsCRIPTION LAW.
BILL 70 BE ENTITLED AN ACT FURTHER FOR
-~-t ..te TIE PUBLIC DEFENCE"
In view OF the exgencies of the country and the abso
lutte necessity OF keeping in the service gallant army
and of placing in the field large additional force to meet
the advancing columns of the enemy now invading our
SECTION l. The Congress of the Confederate States of
Aeca do enact That the President be- and is hereby an
thorzed to call out and in the military service of the
Confederate States for three years. unless the shall
have been ended all white men who are residents
of the Confederate States between the eighteen and
thryhve years at the time the call calls may be made
who not legally exempted from military service. Ali
Of the persons aforesaid who the armies of
the Conederac and whose term of service will expire be-
fore the end of the war; shall be continued in service for
three years from the date of their original enlistment un.
less the shall have been ended Provided how
ever, That all such companies, battaons and regiments
whose terms of original enlistment for twelve months
shall have the right within forty days. on day to be fixed
BY the commander of the brigade to re-organze said com
panies bataons and regiments by electng their officers
which they had right heretofore elect who shall be
mssoned by the President Provided further That fur
loughs not exceeding sixty days. with transportation home
and back shall be granted to all those retained the SER
vice by the provisions of this beyond the period of
their original enlistment and who have heretofore not
ceived furloughs under the provisions of entitled
AN act providing for the granting of bounty and fur
loughs to private and noncOmmissioned officers the
Provisional Army, approved 18th December, eighteen
hundred aud sxtyone said roughs be granted az such
times and in such numbers the Secretary of War Inay
deem compatible with the public interest," and Prov
value in money of the transportation herenaboye granted
shall be paid to each private musician commission
ed officer who may elect to receive it at such time the
urlough would otherwise be granted Provided further
That all persons under the age of eighteen years.
the age of thrtyve years. who enrolled in the
military service Of the Confederate States the regiments
baaioDs and companies hereafter to be organized shall
be required to remain in their respective companies bat
tsuns and regiments for ninety day unless their places
can sooner be- supplied by other recruits not now In the
service who between the of eighteen and thirty
five years. and all laws and parts of laws providing for the
ntnfu
into companies squadrOns batalions regiments shall
be- and the same are hereby, repealed.
SEC. 2. Be 1t further enacted, That such companies
squadrons batalons regiments organized process
of organization by the authority from the Secretary War;
may be within thirty days from the passage of this act
far completed to have the whole number of
qusite for organization, actually enrolled, not embracing
in said organization any persons in service shall be
mustered into the service of the Confederate States part
of the land forces of the same to be received in that arm
of the service in which they authorized to organize and
shall elect their company battalion and regmenal officers
SEC. 3. Be IL further enacted That for the enrolment
of all persons comprehended within the provisions of this
act who not already in the armies of the Con-
ederate States it shall be lawful for the President with
the consent of the Governors of the respective States
employ State officers, and in failure to obtain such
sent be shall employ Confederate officers charged with the
duty of making such enrolment accordance with rules
and regulations to be prescribed by him.
SEC 4 BE 1t further enacted That persons enrolled
der the provisions of the preceding section shall be
signed by the Secretary of War the different companies
now in service until each company is filled to its maximum
NUMBER and the persons enrolled shall be assigned
come.
SEC 5. Be it trtGer enacted That all sesmen and ordi-
nary in the land forces of the Confederate States
enrolled under the provisions of this act, appca
ton of the Secretary of the Navy be transferred from the
land forces TO the naval service
Sec G. Be IL further enacted That in all cases where a
State may not have in the army number of regiments,
battaons squadrons companies sufficient TO absorb the
number of persons to military service under this
act belonging TO such State, then the residue excess
Thereof shall be kept reserve under such regulations
may be established by the Secretary of War; and that
determined by lot shall be made from said reserve that
each company shall nearly practicable be kept full
PrOUtdd That the held in may remain
home until called into service by the President P0Ued
d That during their stay at home they shall not receive
pay. ProUdei further That the persons comprehended
this shall be subject to the rules and articles
until mustered into the actual service of the COuedc
rate States except that said persons when enrolled and
liable to duty if they shall wilfuy refuse to obey said
CALL each of them shall be held to be deserer and pun
ished such under said articles. PrO1lded Ju'the
That whenever in the opinion of the President the ext
gences of the public service may require It, he shall be
authorized to call into actual service the entire
much as may be necessary not previously assigned
different companies in service under provision OF section
four OF this said shall be organized under such
rules as the Secretary of War adopt PrOOded The
company, battalion and regmenal offices shall be elected
by the troops composing the Provided The troops
raised in any State shall not he combined in regmenta
battalion squadron or company organization with troops
raised in any other States.
SIC. 7. Be it further enacted That all soldiers now
serving in the army mustered in the military service
of the Confederate States enrolled in said service under
War; and who continued in the by virtue of
this act who have 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 the service and who shall
himself with musket shot gun, rifle carbine, accepted
efficient weapon, shall be paid the value thereof
be asceaned by the mastering officer under such regua
tons be prescribed by the Secretary of War; he
is willing to sell the same and if he is not then he shall
be entitled to receive dollar month for the ofsad
received and approved musket rife shot gun or carbne
SEQ 9. 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.
SEC TO- Be 1t further enacted, That all vacancies shall
be filled by the President from the company, battalion
squadron regiment in which such vacancies shall
by promotion according to seniority, except in of
disability other incOmpetency Provided, however,
That the President may, when in his opinion it may be
proper fill such vacancy vacancies by the promotion of
any ofser or officers, or private prlvateS from such
company battalion, squadron regiment who shall have
been distinguished in the service By the exhibition of vaor
aid SKILL and that whenever vacancy shall occur in the
lowest grade of the commissioned officer OF company,
said vacancy shalt be filled by election Provided, That all
appointments made by the President shall be by aud with
the advice and consented of the Senate.
SEC H. Be a. further enacted, That the provisions of
the first section of this act relating the election of Off
shall apply to those regiments battaions squad
rons which are composed of twelve months and
to the in which the officers thereof originally
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SEC. IL Be 1t further enacted That each company of in
antry shall consist of hundred and twenty-five rank
and le each company of field artillery of one hundred
and fifty rank and le and each company of cavalry of
eighty rank and ile :
SEC H. Be IL further enacted That all persons subject
who now in the service under the provi-
Of this act shall be permitted previous such enroll
ment to volunteer in companies now in the service
EXEMPTIONS UNDER THE CONsCRIP-
TION LAW,