Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1862-10-14
THE CoNsCEIpTIoN Law.
BILL TO BE ENrIrLsD AN ACT FURTHER PROVIDE FOR
- TIE PUBLIC pEFENcg"

THE CONsCEIPTION LAW.
A BILL TO ENrITLsD AN PROVIDE FOR
The PUBLIC DgFgNcE."
In view of The exgeucies Of the country and the abso
lutte necessity Of keeping in the service gallant army
and of placing IN the field large additional force meet
the advancing columns of the enemy now invading
soil /; therefore
Section l. The Congress of the Confederate States of
AnsecG do enact That the President be- and is hereby
thorzed to call out and place in The military service Of the
Confederate States for three years. unless The shall
have been ended, all white who residents
of the Confederate States between the eighteen and
thirtyve years at the lime The call calls may be made
who are legally exempted from military service. All
of the aforesaid WHO are not oow in the armies of
the Conederacy and whose term Of service will expire be-
fore the end of The shall be continued IN service for
three years from the date of their original enlistment,
less the shall have been sooner ended Provided bow
ever That all such companies, bataIons and regiments
whose terms of original enlistment for twelve mouths
shall have the right within forty days day 10 be fixed
by the commander of the brigade TO reorganze said
panies battaions and regiments by eectiDg their officers
which they bad right heretofore to elect who shall be
mlssOned by the President Provided further That fur
oughs not exceeding sixty days. with transportation home
and back shall be granted to all those retained in the
vice by the provisions of this beyond the period of
their original enlistment and who have heretofore moi
ceved frloughs under the provisions of entitled
"An providing for the granting Of bounty and fur
oughs to private and non commissioned officers in The
Provisional Army" approved 18th December eighteen
hundred and sxtyone said fuoughs such
times and in such numbers The Secretary of War may
deem most compatible With the public Interest," and Brow
died. further, That in lieu of urough, The commuislion
value in money of the transportation herenabove granted
shall be paid TO each private musician commission
ed officer who may elect to receive it such lime the
furough would otherwise be granted Provided further
That s persons under the age of eighteen years.
the age of thirtyfve years, who enrolled in The
military service of the Confederate States the regiments
battaOnS and companies hereafter to be organized shall
be required to remain in their respective companies bat
sooner be supplied by other recruits in the
service who between the ages of eighteen and thirty
five years. and all laws and parts of laws providing or the
thereof
into companies squadrons, battaons regiments shall
be- and the are hereby, repealed.
SEC. 2. Be T. further enacted That such companies,
squadrons battaons regiments organized in process
Of organization BY the authority from the Secretary OF War;
may be within thirty days from the passage of this act
far completed have the whole number of
qusite for organization actually enrolled not embracing
in said organization any persons now in service shall be
mustered into the service of the Confederate States part
of the land forces of The to be received in that
Of the service in which they authorized to organize and
shall elect their company battalion and regmena officers
SEC. 8. Be further enacted That for the enrolment
Of all persons comprehended within the provisions of this
act who already service in the armies of the Con-
ederate States 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 % be prescribed by him.
SEC. 4. Be further enacted, That persons enrolled
der the provisions Of the preceding section shall be
signed by the Secretary of War to The different companies
service, until each company filled TO its maximum
NUMBER and the persons so enrolled shall be to
come.
SIC Be furtser enacted That all seamen 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. 6. Be IL further enacted That in all cases where
State may not have in the army number of regiments
baalions squadrons companies sufficient to absorb the
number of persons subject 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
at stated of not greater than three months details
determined by lot shall be made from said reserve, that
each company shall nearly practicable be kept full
P'OUid That the held in may remain at
home until called into service by the President IUUeI
dO That during their stay home they shall not receive
Pr0UIded FURTHER That the c0mprehended
in this act shall not be subject to the rules and articles of
until mustered into the actual service of the Conee
rate Staes except that said persons, when enrolled and
liable to duty if they shall wully refuse to obey said
CALL each of them shall be held 10 be deserter and pun
ished such under said articles PIoridSd, further,
That whenever in the opinion of the President, the ext
gencies Of the public service may require It, be Shall be
authorized to call into actual service the entire
much as be necessary not previously assigned 10
different companies in service under provision of section
four of this act said shall be organized under such
rules the Secretary of War may adopt PO0ded. The
company, battalion and regmenta offices shall be elected
by the troops composing the same Po0Ied The troops
raised in State shall not tecombined in regimena
battalion squadron company organization with troops
raised in any other States.
serving in the army mustered the military service
of the Confederate States enrolled in said under
autnOrlZatlOnS heretofore the
War, and who 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 receive said
bounty.
SEC g. Be it farlhsr enGcied That each man who may
hereafter be mustered into the service and who shall
HIMSELF with muske shot gun, rife carbne accepted
efficient weapon shall be paid the value thereof
be ascertaned by The mastering officer under such regua
tons may be prescribed by the Secretary of War; he
willing to sell the same, and if he is NOT then be shall
be entitled receive dollar month of said
received and approved muske re shot gun or carbine
duty may be received substitutes for those who are
under such regulations may be prescribed by the Scre
tary Of war.
Sac To- Be further enacted That all vacancies shall
be filled by the President from the company, battalion
squadron regiment in which such vacancies shall
promotion according to seniority except 10 cases of
disability or other ineompetency Provided however,
That the President may when in his opinion it may be
proper fill such vacancy vacancies by the promotion of
any officer or officers private privates from such
company battalion squadron regiment who shall have
been distinguished in The service By the exhibition of yaor
and skill AID that whenever vacancy shal, in the
lowest grade OF the commissioned officer OF company,
said vacancy shall be filled by election: Provided That all
appointments made by the President shall be bv and with
the advice and consented of the Seuaie.
SIC H. Be T. further eaaeted That the provisions of
the rst section of this act relating the election of Off
GERS shall apply to those regiments batfaons squad
rous which composed Of Twelve months and COM
paues combined in The organization without regard
to the manner in which the officers thereof originally
appointed .-.-
SEC. u Be turiaer enacted That each company of in
utry shall consist OF buudred and twenty-five rank
and file; each company Of field artillery of hundred
and fifty rank and hle and each company of cavalry OF
eighty rank aud fe
SEC ls. Be urfsr enacted That all persons ject to
who now 10 the service under the Proyt-
sions act shall be permitted previous 10 such enroll
ment to volunteer in companies now in the service
The New CONSUMPTION Act.
The following a copy of the CouscnPtion Act passed
recently, BY both Houses of Cong ess:
AN Acr to amend an act entitled An Act to provide
further for the public defence 18th April,
1862.
Tie c0n0rsss of tile Confederate States Of Aneica o
.oc That the President be- and he is hereby authorized
to call out and place The military service of the Confed
crate States three years. unless the shall have
beeu sooner ended all whe who residents of the
States he ages of and for
ty.five years. at the time i6e call calls may be made
and who not at such time or times legally exempted
from military service; SUCH parts thereof as n his
Judgment may be necessary the public defence such