The Chattanooga Daily Rebel. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1862-1864, 1862-08-09
THE CONsCRRTION LAW.

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FURTHER PROVIDE FOR THE PUBLIC
DEFENCE"
In view Of the exigencies Of the coun-
try, and the absolute necessity Of keeping
In the service our gallant army, and Of
placing In the field large additional
force TO meet the advancing columns Of
the enemy now invading our soil; there
fore,
SECTION /, The Congress Of the Con-
federate States Of America do enact, That
the President be, and Is hereby author
lied TO call out and place In the military
service Of the Confederate States, for
three years, unless the war shall have
been sooner ended all white men who
are residents OF the Confederate States
between the ages OF eighteen and thirty.
five years at the time the call OF calls be
made, who are not legally exempted from
military service. All Of the persons
aforesaid who are not now ia the service
OF the Confederacy, and whose term Of
service will expire before the end OF the
war, and shall be continued in the ser.
vice for three years from the date of their
original enlistment, unless the war shall
have been sooner ended; Provided, how
ever, That all such companies, battalions
and regiments, whose terms Of original
enlistment were for twelve months, shall
have the right within forty days, on a
day to be fixed BY the commander Of the
brigade to reorgnnize said companies,
battalions and regiments by electing
their officers, which they had right here
tofore to elect, who shall be commits
stoned by the President Provided fur
ther, That furloughs not exceeding sixty
days, with transportation home and back,
shall be granted to all those retained in
the services by the provisions OF this act
beyond the period OF their original en-
listment, and who have heretofore not re-
ceiyed iurloughs under the provisions of
an act entitled, IAN act providing for the
granting Of bounty and furloughs to pri-
Yates and uon-commissioned officers in
the Provisional Army" approved nth
December, eighteen hundred and sixty
one, said furIoughs to be granted at such
times, and in such numbers as the Score
tary of War may seem most compatible
with the public interest; ana Provided,
further, That in lieu of furlougb, the
comutation value in money Of the trans
portstion herein above granted, Shall be
Maid 10 each private, musician ~ nom
commissioned officer who may elect To
receive it at such time as the Through
would otherwise be granted; Provided,
further, That all persons under the age
OF eighteen years, or over the age Of
thirty five years, who are now enrolled
in the military service of the Confederate
States, in the regiments, battalions and
companies hereafter to be organized,
shall be required 10 remain in their re.
spective companies, battalions and regi-
ments for ninety days, unless. their
places can be supplied by other recruits
not now in the service, who are between
the ages OF eighteen and thirty-five years,
and all laws and parts Of laws providing
for the reinlistment of volunteers and the
organization thereof into companies,
squadrons, battalion or regiments, shall
be and the same are hereby repealed.
Be it FURTHER enacted, That such COM
panies, squadrons, battalions or regiments
organized, or in process of organization
by authority from the Secretary Of War,
as may be within thirty days from pas
sage of this act so far completed as to
have the whole number OF men requisite
for organization actually enrolled, not
embracing in said organization any per-
son now in service shall be mustered into
the service Of the Confederate States as
part Of the land forces Of the same, to be
received in that arm of the service into
which they are authorized to organize,
and shall elect their company, battalion
and regimental officers.
SEC. 3. Be ii further enacted, That
for the enrolment Of all persons compre-
nended within the provisions of this act,
who are not already in service in the
armies of the Confederate States, it shall |
De lawful for the President, with the con-
sent OF the Governors of the States, to
employ State officers, and on failure to
obtain such consent, he shall employ |
Confederate officers, charged with the
luty of making such enrolment in ac-
;ordance with the rules and regulations
10 be prescribed by law,
SEC. 4. Be ii further enacted, That
persons enrolled under the provisions of
he preceding section, shall be assigned
by the Secretary Of War to the different
now in service until each
is filed to its maximum num-
ser, and the persons SO enrolled shall be