Weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1858-1865, 1862-04-23
THE NEW MILITARY BILL.

| A BIZ to De entitled An Act to further procide
\ 81 - 81. for the Public Defence.
| Insvew Of the -exgencies of the country and the
absolute necessity for keeping in the service our gal
tional force to meet the advancing columns of the
! enemy now invading our SOIL Therefore,
/; SECTION l. Tile Congress of the Confederate
Suites of AmerSca do enact That the President be
and he is hereby authorized to call out and place
in the military service of the Confederate States,
for three years. unless the war shall have been
! ended all white men who are residents of
the Confederate States, between the ages Of l8 and
30 years at the time the call calls may be made,
who are not legally exempted from military service.
| All Of the persons aforesaid who are now in the
armies Of the Confederacy, and whose term of SER
vice will expire before the end of the war, shall he
continued in the service for three years from the
date of their original enlistment unless the war
| shall have been sooner ended: Provided houerer.
That all such companies, squadrons, battaons and
regiments, whose term of original enlistment was
for twelve months, shall have the right within for
| ty days, on day to be fixed by the Commander of
the Brigade, to re-organze said companies, squad
ronS oastalions and regiments, by electing all their
ohcers, which they had right heretofore to elect
VINO snail De commissioned by the President: Pro-
caded FURTHER, That furloughs not exceeding sixty
days, with transportation home and back, shall be
granted TO all those retained in the service bv the
provisions OF this Act beyond the period of their
original enlistment and who have not heretofore re-
celved turloughs under the provisions of an Act en-
titled An Act providing for the granting of boun
ty and furloughs to privates and non.commissioned
officers IN the Provisional Army approved lth
December, eighteen hundred and sixty-one said
furloughs to be gronted at such times and in such
numbers as the Secretary of War may deem most
compatible with the public interest; Ind proriled
further, That in lieu of furlough the continuation
value in money of the transportation herein above
granted shall be paid to each private, musician, or
non-commissioned officer who may elect to receive
It, at such time as the furlough would otherwise be
granted: Proolded, further. That all persons un.
der the age of Is years or over the age of IS years
who are now enrolled in the military service of the
Confederate States, in the regiments, battalions,
and companies hereafter to be rc.organized shall
be required to remain in their respective companies
battalions and egiments for ninety DAYS. unless
their places can be sooner supplied by other recruits
not now IN the service, who between the ages of
lS and 50 years. and all laws and parts of laws pro-
viding for the re enlistment of volunteers and the
organization thereof into companies, sauadrons bat
tallons, or regiments, shall be and the same are
hereby repeated.
SEC 3 Be it further enacted Tha. such compa-
MES, squadrons, battalOns or regiments organized
or in process OF organization by authority from the
Secretary of War, as may be within thirty DAYS
from the passage OF this Act far completed as to
cation actually enrolled not embracing in said or
CARNATIONS any persons now in service, shall be
mustered into the service of the Confederate States
as part of the land forces Of the same to be receiy
ed IN that arm OF the service in which they are au
thorized to organize, and shall elect their company
battalion an; reginental officers.
SEC. 3. Be hJurther enacted. That for the enroll
ment OF all persons comprehended within the pro.
visions of this Act. who not already in service
in the armies Of the Confederate States it shall be
lawful for the President, with the consent of the
Governors OF the respective States to employ State
officers, and on failure to obtain such consent he
shall employ Confederate officers, charged with the
duty OF making such enrolment in accordance with
rules and regulations to be prescribed by him.
SEC. 4. Be it FURTHER enacted, That persons en-
rolled under the provisions of the preceding section.
shall be assigned by the Secretary of War to the
different companies now in service until each com
pany is filled to its maxi mum number and the per-
sons so enrolled shall be Sgned to companies from
the States from which they respectively come
SEC. 5. BE it Jursher enacted, That all Seamen
and ordinary Sc,lnen in the land forces of the Con-
federate States ENROLL under the provisions of this
Act, may, on application of the Secretary of the
Navy, be transferred from the land forces to the
Naval service
SEC G. BE it further enacted, That in all cases |
where State may not have in the army a number |
of regiments, hat;alions, squadrons. or companies,
suf6cen: 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 as reserve, under such regulations as NAV |
be establishes y 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 re-
serve so that each company shall, nearly as prac-
tcable, be kept full. Proriaed, That the persons
held in reserve may remain at home until called in
to service by the President Provided, also, That
during their stay at home, they shall not receive
pay. Provided further, That the persons compre-
hended in this Act shall not be subject to the Rules
and Articles of War; until mustered into the actual
service of the Confederate States except that said
persons when enrolled, liable to duty if they
shall wlfully refuse to obey said CALL each of them
snail be hed to oe deserter, and punished as such,
under said articles. Prorided, further, That when
ever in the opinion of the President the exgencies
Of the public service may require it. he shall be au
horzed to call into actual service the entire reserve
Or SO much as may be necessary not previously as.
signed to different companies in service under pro-
vision OF section four of this Act; said reserve shall
be organized under such rules as the Secretary of
War may adopt: Procided, The COMPANY. battalion
and regimena officers shall be elected by the troops
the same: Provided, The troops raised
N any one State Shall not be combined in regi.
mental, battalion, squadron company organlza-
ion with troops raised in any other State.
Sec. T. BE 1t further enacted, That all soldiers
~" se.'he III tue army or mustered in the militia
y service of the Confederate States or enrolled in
laid service under the authorization heretofore is.
ued by the Secretary of War, and who are con-
lnued in the service by virtue of this Act who
AVE not received the bounty of fifty dollars allowed
~ existing laws, shall he entitled to receive said
bounty.
Sec 8. BE 1t further enacted, That each man
VINO may hereafter be mustered into the service
md who Shall arm himself with musket, shotgun
,fie or car6lne, accepted as an efficient weapon,
na oe paia the value thereof to be ascertained BY
he mastering officer under such regulations as NAV
'e prescribed by the Secretary Of War, if he is will
ing to sell the same and if he is not, then he shall
re entitled to receive dollar month for the.use
un carbine.
SEC, 8. Be it further enacted, That persons not
aole Tor duty may be received as substitutes for
hose who are under such regulations as may be
rescr'bea by the Secretary of War.
SEC III. lie atturther enacted That all vacancies
hall be filled by the President from the comnonv