The Chattanooga Daily Rebel. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1862-1864, 1862-08-09
he CONSUMPTION Law

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In view OF the exigencies Of the
country, and the absolute necessity or
keeping in the service our gallant
army, and OF placing in the field a large
additional force to meet the advancing
columns OF the nemy now invading our
soil; therefore,
Section I, The Congress Of the Con-
federate States Of America do enact,
That the president be, and Is hereby
authorized to call out and place In the
military service OF the Confederate
States, for three years unless the war
shall have 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 or
calls be made, who are not legally ex-
empted from military service. All of
the persons aforesaid who are not now
in the service Of the Confederaey and
whose term of service will expire before
the end Of the war, and shall be contin-
ued in the service for three years from
the date of their original enlistment
unless the war shall have been sooner
ended; provided, however, That all
such battalions and regiments, whose
terms Of original enlistment were for
twelve months. shall have the right
within forty days, on day 10 be fixed
by commander Of the brigade to reor-
ganize said companies, battalions and
regiments by electing their officers,
which they had a right heretofore to
elect. who shall be commissioned by the
president. Provide, further That fur
loughs not exceeding sixty days, with
transportation home and back, shall be
granted to all those retained In the ser
vices by thee provision OF this act be-
yond the period Of their original enlist
ment and who have heretofore not re-
ceived furloughs under the provisions
of an act entitled. IAN act providing for
the granting of bounty and furloughs
to privates and non-conmissioned Of
fcers in the Provisional Army" APP
proved 18th December, eighteen hun
dred and sixty-one, said furloughs to be
granted at such times and such num-
bers as the Secretary of War msy deem
most compatible with the public inter
est and Provided, further, That in lieu
Of a furlough, the comutation value in
roorav ~ the transportation herein
above granted, shall be paid to each
.,.,,,o+e musician or on-commissioned
officer who may elect to receive 1t at
s,,cb time as the furlough would other
wise be granted: Provided, further
That all persons under the age of eigh-
+AAn wears. or over the age Of thirty-ttve
wears who are now enrolled in the mil
i+arv service of the Confederate States,
in the regiments, battalions and com
NAMES hereafter to be organized, shall
he required to remain in their respective
companies. battalions and regiments
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 provid-
ing for the reinlistment Of volunteers
and the organization thereof into COM
panies, squadrons, battalions or regi-
ments shall be and the same are hereby
repealed.
Be it further enacted, That, such
companies, squadrOns, bGttalions, reg1-
ments organized or in process OF organ
ization by authirity from the Secretary
of War, as may be within thirty days