Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1862-05-17

~ 7Niff ANN ~ VIZ ulilltt VI WV tN'fI 7
tolerate States, it shall be lawful
for the President with tne consent
Eof the Governors Of The respective
States, to employ Stats officers, and
ION failure to obtain such consent, he
shall employ Confederate officers.
charged with hedu.y Of making
such enrolment in acsordance With
rules and regulation Z be prescrib-
ed by him
/ SEC. 4. Belt further enacted, That
persons enrolled undes the provis-
ions ofthe preceding section shall
/ be assigned by the Se,Gst,iry ofWar
no the different compafiies iiowin
service until each company is filled
to its maximum number, and the
persons SO enrolled shall be assign
cd to companies from the States
from which they respectively come
SEC. 5. Be it further enacted, That
all seamen and ordinary seamen in
the land forces of the Confederate
States, enrolled under the provis-
ions of this act, may on application
ofthe Secretary Of the Navy be
transferred from the land forces to
the naval service.
SIC. 6. Belt further enacted, That
in all cases where a State may not
have in the army a number OF regi-
ments, battalions, squadrons, or
companies, sufficient. to absorb the
number of persons subject to militia
ry service under this act, belonging
to such State, then the residue or
excess thereof shall be kept as a re-
serve, under such regplationsas may
be established by the Secretary Of
War, and that at stated periods Of
not greater than three months, de-
tails, determined by lot, shall be
made from said reserve, 50 that each
company shall as nearly as practi-
cable, be kept full Provided, That
the persons ho.d n resnrye nuy ic.
main at home until cuIled into ser
vice by The President. IrogiUlcd
also, Inatddring their siay a hom6
they shat not rdcciYe pav Tx VI
del tuitaci; ihat ths nprsQns eoa
.ppehendGtt in ibis act sAM not ba
su1ject TO The rules and. articles OF
war until mustered into the actual
service Of the Confederate States
except that sad persons, when en-
rolled and liable TO duty, if they
shall wiIiully refuse to obey sad
call, each ot them shati be held to
be u deserter and punished as such
under said articles Provided, fur
ther, That whenever, ii the opinion
Of the President, the exigencies of
the public service may require it,
he shall be authorized t9 call into
act lal service the entire reserve or
SO much as may be nee 'ssary, not
previously assigned 10 different
companies in service under provis-
ions Of section four of this act said
reserve shall be organized under
such rules as the Secretary Of War
may adopt Provided, The compa-
ny, battalion and regimental otfi-
GERS shall be elected by the troops
composing the same Provided, The
troops raised in any one State shall
not be combined in regimental, bat
talon, squadron, or company organ
ihation with troops raised in any
other States.
SEC. Z. Be it further enacted, That
all soldiers now serving in the ar-
my or mustered in the military ser
vice Of the Confederate States, or
enrolled in said service under the
authorizations heretofore issued by
the Secretary OF War, and who are
continued III the service by virtue
Of this act, who have not received
the bounty CT fifty dollars allowed
by existing laws, shall be entitled
to receive said bounty.
SEC. 8. BE it further enacted. That
eaca man who may hereafter be
m lstered into the service, and who
snail arm himself with musket,
shot gun. rife or carbino, accepted
as an efficient weapon shell be elaid
the value thereof. 70 he aSesrisincd
by the mustering 0ite,r aitler k'ieh
regulations rs ri4g lic S.resesibcl iv
the Secretary OF Var. Il he IS vli-
ling to sell ths same and q hc j.
not, then be shail Sc entitled - re-
ceiye Que doll;sr uiansh Tor tae use