Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1861-1862, 1862-04-17

BILL TO BE KNITTED AZ ACT TURrEKR PROVIDE FOB
THE PCuLIC DLTENeE"
In view Of the ,1iGeuce OF the counry and the ab
souIe necessity OF ksepIg lu the service gallant
army and of placing IN ths ID large additional orce
70 meet the advancing Columns Of the enemy nov in
NAdng soil therefore,
SIcrIoE The Congress { hs C,nJsdtrdts States Of
AAsrted do enact, That the President be- aud he is
hereby, authorized 10 Call cut aud ia military
service VI the Confederate aee three years une
the shall have been sooner ended, all white who
residents OF the Confederate StIes between the age
OF egbIten and thirty five years the time the call
,Als may be made, Who are 10. galy exempted from
miI,SrJ service. AL I Ihe per aforesaid who are
no; in the armies Of the COufederscy. and who's,
OF service vii expire before the end of the war,
sE conlil ued in tie fer hree years from the
dAto OF their original tns meu uIlsss the snail
have been eId,o PrONii,d, however That oil
such CO mpsnisT bltAlOus and regiments whose Of
original enlistment tor months, shall have
the right, Sithn torty days day TO be fixed by the
eomnandtr OF the brsaSe, 70 re orgirzs rad comps
lir, OsgtIoos and regiments, by tecng ali their Cii-
eprs which they mad right heretofore to tlsct, who
shall be commis Ioned by President Provided, fur
i IheF, TtRt iuriOugls nos exceeding sky days with
lrlnsL Or. Roa home and back shall be grated TO all
retained in Iae service Dy the provisions of this
set bsyOLd tlo period Of their original enStmsn and
WnO have heretofore not received uroughs under the
pro i.oCs Ut Sc entitled Al probing Tor the
Ecluyug of bounty s-d iurlousbs y privales and non
| commissioned Ctic rs in the PFoVIs.onS Army," ap
proved II DtcemUer eighteen huLdrs and liz yone
iJrtu ;usU b, graItt at such m,s aud IN such
b tar orrtHy OF War n,y deem mos comp ,ube
18th the lie -tGres ana Provided, iur-e Tlat In
Gu Of a IN Olgh ths Communication value IN money Of
Uau-p, r,suou herSnab grhuted shall BE- pad
ch pryat' uu>Icih1, or non Jlm ssOned OhcrT ~ho
may est 20 reeve 10 a. such time as the ~ ugh
SoulI Othlrsise be eIauJed Provided, iurihoI Tat
al p.rslu- u4der he age OF el,h.een years, who
-c' vJro, III the military service OF tue Ccn'tdsrarc
ST ,es a. sgiHtu,- bAtsl Oils LE1 cImplues h,tc.
af,er o be or = Z s.dl De rquSei 10 rsmaru lhvr
re ,ulse Llts OIs-A Jgs sud reElLeus TOR nj G.
" d,ys uul,es J-e.r P,o,s solcr De lp,rd by
asr recruits uot uCr IL TIE ssrvcc, Sao are between
he ages ~ eighteen ard thirty i've year, AID al laws
aud pats OF prOylus tor sac rc-eu-tmcut VI vol
ult7ers aud tE' organ sDn thereof into cJmy yinIe'
qisdrOgs bsJ,a-ioIs 0r tesmsu;s, sh'h be, and the
SANE hereby rep .e6
SEr.2 Bel J.rth.r ,rac,sd That such cIupanier
.QgaaTols O-taOu3 CT Gegi eats orgSL zt, CT IL pro-
rr.s Ot organ by Su.ICry trOa the Sscresry OF
Var IS may 0o thirty days from tie pasSag" OF
u acs so Tar completed TO have the whole number Of
meu r,q ,e FOR GNu Eston actually enrolled, not en-
Oraepy said orga- 4On any rsou- now 10 service
,h II be mustered into the sryigo OF the Colftd-raio
A.,- as plgE o.: the lind forces Ol he same, to 0e
wed IA JhtJ oi tue service in ~biyh the
thor 90 7u4 shall elect their company ha.
alien ard r-sw'u.a' tEc'rs.
Sac ; b g .Er.h.T enacted That tOr the enrolment
Of al p, r,oEs coupJraeal,I Si'iu the provisions oi
his Sc mo nos alr-ly 10 service 10 ,GG armies o.
she CJl.td.rstr Sa e.; 70 sla be lawful Tor tNe Pcs
ieu; Win tIC cUTseat ot lHc & y,glo.s Of the Tospcc
I'VE ates, employ SAte one re- d, on a'u,r Co
OBTAIN sgCa CO sVut he sts employ COatyd'rIt" IN
Gers god al the Gu,y OF Ia-kcg -Gca enrol orlt
N aecorsauce With rules ard rcguAuous TO be pg.s5r5
81 by hin.
Sac B.. IL further cas.i,G, That plrs1as enrolled
under ttr p-o,iiars G! zoe rre,s1ir sscuo1 shall he
,ss.slei by a., s crs.sry or War tar q
p.uis. Jov 10 rvc", uuaj each coupUy l. hsd 90 its
aSIiHum tua0-r, sd The persots 30 erro!lyt sts b,
lsiglsd To pIgcs iTon the States from which they
respectively come.
sIc ) Bat further enacted, TIA, all seam,n ard
orj a-y se,me7 II ths art o'cs' o. the Contsd,rst,
states erro,d utdsr the prev Of thi1 acr msy,
"a arpc,toa q TIE Secretary OF the Nayy, be
.cir q ir.r tac land 'orc-s % III naval service.
SIC 6 B. e t4r.hsr trrc s{ Thst in Gl csse- where
S.A., usy o. have n ,ke anu number Of rcepeuts
~ a ious "a 81 oGs companies hscnt 10 ABSORB
the humber oi persons subj to military service under
his act b.lo :, sugh STATE, then the siue or
cess thereof shall Do keI reserve, uCdr such r"gu
Ia ions as may DC established by the Secretary OF War;
AID that stated periods Of not greater than three
mouths details, determined be- To- snail be made from
.aid reservs so TIA: csch company shall relry
or e. cable, be KEEP; ful. PrJydri That the persons
he in reserve remain At hom' uu;il ,aed into &C.
wee bv tn Pf silent Provided Rl.o + At drrinE
n. II stlv a. hOms they shall no. receive pay. Pow
d,d .-ius- T. e l.o rC0s Conpr rjad in his act
-H, not te su' CO 90 'h' ur, ' clc- c: upH
~ tered iato .,s &C UH sa7vC' -i the C0lfaterl'e
ate- '1ccJ. ta. p-rs'r', when CurO.rt ard iil
biz 10 Gl.y /. e. -sl sl''Y r-fIss TO Cb'y si cal
elcN OF then, sh- e hdi 20 De- d1ser:cr ard IuUsh
az s!ch uuGcr SD articles: Provided. .urh r, That
- never IN the o.lGon Of :Ng Pre- dtn', tsC erci,s
o. The yUtlc my save y, be- shsl BE- author
z'd c IL to &C usl service ;ac curn rsvc, or -
much "a m-y be 'Ot previously iClet 20
al zen, c,m-anis d. srvicr under p7oyi.ion OF lection
u. Cf dis acc SAID reserve sh.l b, ORGANIC under
-ush rule, as the Seer. t,ry Of War sdop' Pr Vi
H. TIE cun,In'y 3, la 'aior AMI gin.atI eli "'s
shall be elected b. tlo troops c7mp'11s ao same Pr
vi,d The rep raised IN "a ore STAT" : AL 10 be
conbin.d IN rrS,meutd. bate vn. ~ ahor, or comps.
ns,rSlr z,UOn Sih troops RAJ cd o. uuy 9TH S-t'7
SIC B. q fur bar srGeisf, That all soltirrs nos
serving IN th' or Eusc ed ia 4" military srryc'
o, tho Iout dsr.'s a'es or c"rced IA rai 'yc' IN
der ihe suhOz heretofore issu,d by che Seer tvy
Of War and c01:inpsl in the ssrvr' ty v,ft1r
OF this act Who have received The b,u.tv If ~
iolats Lllo we'd oy s1aus lave, shat Ec entitled to
GIVE saii b7uu Y.
SIC Be-, ,ur,gsr enacted. Ths; crch man Who
m.y hereEI ,r b" mustered miO the s1r'ic aud Nho
a. III srm himself Wth mu K, shotgun, III cr ear
bue, arc,vt,d - IN ,fcient Weapon shall b, paid the
value thereof to ,i-ci by he up.terlrr eli
On or ~ regulations may be Prcscrih-d 10Y the C
rstlry OF War, hc il wiling TO u the SAM, nj
ne il o. then be -bn h. ruurj 20 receive one d5l-r
month for the u-S Il all received aud approved mus
kc rf sho'gun or csIb'Ir.
SIC = BIZ fl,h.r C,ds'sL Tdr p'--o q not liable
ff dIy may be received suh'tiu's th, g. who ar,
dersrch regulations m'y ., Prescribed by the e.
re ~ Of War.
sac L. Be- IL 6g-iL'r .rac ed That all crs shall
De Gl,d by tie Prcs irCm TIE company, bI,lor,
squldr IN or teme in Ticl such .ncj6s tbNl 0c
r. bv promo ion accortlS To seniority, except N cises
uf ds.b y Other iuCOwpetercy; Provided, however,
RI. the Pe, sdrut may when in his opinion, it sy ia
p-cp r. f such vacancy vaca ces by he promotion
o. any Ccer or ltts private piivates from cue
company, battalion, q Ildrou or regiment, who shall
nave been irguisteu IN tie service by II ibuon 4"
yaour aud skill and that whenever vacancy shall occur
IN the ,se-t gra ie Of the commissioned Officers nt
eowranv, said vacancy shall be led bY election Pre-
vd,d That all appointments made by the Presd' shall
he nv a uith toe adv aud co.'s ut OF The Senate.
- IL R. II Nutthar enact d Tuet lhe provisions Ot