Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1861-1862, 1862-01-20
RICHMOND VA, MONDAY MORNING, JANUARY

tho commnudant Of the regiment, battalion or dstach
ment Aforesaid shall elect the captains Of companies
shall Immediately after the muster for re-enlstment
make equston, to be approved by the commandant Al
aforeaaid upon the governor for the number Of men
with those ro-enlsted, to make up the complement o.
each company. And the governor shall thereupon direct
the adutant general TO draft by lot from tho militia from
any county corporation which may not have furnished
/ its complement Of volunteers.
Companies which from any cause shall be reduced
| below the minimum required, may have the deficiency
supplied either Is herein before provided by
cruiting the commandants aforesaid shall elect the
term OF service OF such recruits to expire with the
| Of service Of the company.
9 Whenever it shall become necessary to draft any
militia prescribed in this act the Governor shall cause
the Adjutant General from the rolls returned to him
aforesaid ascertain by lot who shall b, drafted and
az soon he shall ascertain the same he shall ssue his
orders accordingly.
7. Upon ascerainng by lot who has been drafted, as
herein required the Governor shall forthwith issue his
orders drec ed TO thesheri Of the codnty commanding
him to those drafted by lot report in person.
without delay to the captain making the requisition for
DRILL discipline and instruction. The term Of service Of
the men thus drafted shall begin from the date OF their
arrival at the place Of rendezvous aud expire with that
Of the company into which they are hereafter to be in
| corporated.
s. Hereafter each volunteer company 10 active service
shall consist OF not es than hundred more than
| one hundred and twenty, rank and file.
" Ou tue uAy on WHICH tue teTu WHICH any 'Ot-
unteer company mustered into service shall expire,
the men refusing to reenst shall be discharged from
the SERVICE and the volunteers re-enistng with the
pement furnished by draft shall together organize
company and elect It's own officers The commissioned
officers who elected shall be commissioned by the
Governor. The commissions Of those who elected
70 the office shall be OF the date with their
former commission aud those not elected shall not be
subject TO any compulsory military duty for the present
10. Every militiaman failing to ave himself so en-
rolled failing refusing to obey any order legally
issued facilitate the execution Of this law shall be liza
be to be treated deserter and shall moreover be
required to three days for every Of such fail
refusal and for every day Of unnecessary absence
from any place of rendezvous to which no may be
dered.
IL. The Governor shall appoint and commission all
field officers but the proportion Of such officers ehal
not exceed to four companies one Major; to six
but less than ten companies, Lieutenant Colonel snd
one Major; to regiment OF ten companies Colonel,
Lieutenant Colonel aud one hsjor. There shall be
Captain and three Leutenants for each company, who
shall be elected BY the company and commissioned by
the Governor.
IL. The term Of service Of all volunteer companies
sha be for one year. unless the companies elect to
lst for longer period No new company shall be
tered into seUice for period less than the war
l3 Citizens from other States soiourning in escaping
into the State Of Virginia, may organize themselves into
volunteer companies and be accepted, and the officers
commissioned by the Governor OF the Commonwealth;
and Rll not enlsting shall be deemed milamen and
SHALL those from disloya districts in this State,
those counties, cities, towns 10 the military posses
sion OF the enemy be enrolled and drafted part Of
the militia Of the county, city, or town in which they
may be at the time Of enrolling and drafting Of the
same.
II. Volunteer companies with not less than one hun
dred rauk and le may roenis under their existing
gAnisltons, may form ones at the expiration Of
their present term Of service.
Ia. All citizens Of this State who residents
Of one OF the States forming the United States and
now residents Of this State capable Of performing mill
tary duty, shall be deemed mitiamen when not mem
bers Of volunteer company and shall be required
to perform military duty.
IL. The Virginia volunteers contributed as Virgin'as
quota to be accepted BY the Confederate States
Government upon the condition that furoughs may be
granted by the Colonels commanding, whenever upon
their honor the life the restoration TO health Of the
applicant therefor s dependent thereon the be
one Of extraordinary exgence and the granting thereof
will not be injurious to the public service.
II. All ordinances Of the Convention and tho acs Of
the General Assembly in anywise conflicting or ncon-
sistent With this act hereby repealed.
Is. This act shall be In force from its passage,