Weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1858-1865, 1862-03-19
No. 23.
An Ordinance to Raise North-C Cardinals Quota
Of Confederate Troops.

Of Confederate Troops.
l. Be it ordained by the Delegates Of the people
Of North Carolina in Contention assembled, and it
is hereby ordained by the authority Of the same,
That it shall be the duty Of the Governor, from
time to time, to issue his proclamation calling fer
volunteers to meet the acquisitions of the Confed
crate Government, now made, or hereafter to be
made: Prorided howerer, That volunteers hereto
fore in service, reenlsting shall have credit for the
time they have served: Prorided, further: That
said volunteers shall not be for longer time than
three years. and to be discharged in case the
present terminates before the expiration of that
time: Ind, prorided further, That the Governor
shall not be required to keep in the Confederate
service more than the regular quota of North-Caro-
lima
2. Be it further ordained, That the Governor
shall call upon the counties to furnish, by volunteer
ing. the necessary number Of troops under the pre-
sent requistion, according to white population
(after credtng them with the troops already in the
service, for three years the war; and the vo,un-
teers for twelve monthS) to complete their respec.
tive quotas, on or before the 18th of March 1862.
8. Be it further oriuined That the Governor
shall require each Captain now in the service on or
before the 18th day of March. 1862 to return the
the Adiutant General list of the officers and men
under his command with the county Of the resi-
dence of each at the time of his entry into service.
4. Be it further ordained, That the Governor
companies from North. Carolina III the field for
twelve months, officers in command OF companies,
to muster their companies for re enlistment and
shall make known to them the earnest desire of this
Convention and the people of North Carolina, that
they shall enlist for three years or the war; and in
order to forward this purpose, the captains of
panieS officers in command of the company,
on the occasion Of such MUSTER shall put the ques-
ton distinctly 10 every officer and soldier belonging
hath ha u far
the war. not; and those agreeing to re-enlist
he will cause to subscribe roll containing such
obligation, with their names and places Of residence
at the times of their first entry into service and the
signatures of the persons SO recnliStng shall be
binding if they had been mustered into service;
which lists he will immediately return to the office
of the Adjutant General of the State.
5. Be it FURTHER ordained, That volunteer COM
panies now in service, reenllstng, may retain their
present organization, or re organize at their option
and that all volunteers not ensting with present
organization, shall be thrown into companies and
proceed to elect their company commissioned Of
icers who shall be commissioned by the Governor
and the company commissioned officers shall elect
their field officers: Prorided, ho~erer, That the
commissions IF all officers company or field, who
shall be reelected, shall bear the dates of their
former commissions
6. Be it further ortinined, That the Governor
shall have power to appoint captains and eutenants
to recruit men for the service aforesaid, and to or
ganize the men so recruited into companies and
regiments; and the company commissioned officers
shall in all elect their field officers under the
rules now prescribed Procided, houecer, That no
person shall receive commission pay under said
appointments, except as follows: When any person
shall tender forty privates who in writing have
agreed to serve under Ai.n, Captains commission
and pay; and in like manner for twenty-five pri-
Yates, a first Lieutenants commission and pay; and
for fifteen privates second Lieutenants commission
and pay.
7. Be H. further ordained, That bounty Of fifty
dollars, deducting the bounty already paid, shall
be paid by the State to all prvates, musicians and
non-commissioned officers whose term of service
altogether shall be for three years the war; to be
paid at the following times to.wt to all volunteers
now in service at the time Of their re-entry into
service; to all in the service for three years or
the war; at the expiration of their first years ser
vice; to all new volunteers, at the time OF their
entry into service: Provided. hOtoerer, That any
soldier may permit his bounty to remain in the
Treasury and draw the same with interest, at the
expiration of one year from the time 1t is due, or
at the time of his discharge: And provided further
That such payment may be made i'll treasury notes,
| unless otherwise provided by law.
Passed and ratified in open Convention, the 18th
day of February, A. D., 1862.
". N. EDWARDS,
Teste: Pres of Convention.
W. L. STEELE Secretary.
L. q. EDWARDS, Assistant Secretary.