Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1862-09-24
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THE CONSUMPTION BILL.

THE CONSUMPTION BILL.
The following is the Transcription Bill No. 2, pass
sd9nsase House Of Representatives on Wednesday
tine l7th, INST Tie Senate has to act upon it and
We are inclined to think lll pass it with slight
notifications: ...- So. ..r
"A Bill tobe entitfe an act to provide for the filling
ap Of existing companies, squadrons, battaiions
aud regiments, and to increase the Provisional
Army & the Confederate States:
SEC. l. The Congress Of the C0Rtede'1te STATES
of America do enact That when the PRESIDENT snail
consider an increase Of the forces IN the ieu neces
sarv TO repe inyasions, for the public safety in
+bs nending war. he is authorized, as hereinafter
n-ovided to call into the military service OF the
Con6ederate States for three years. or during the
resent war if it should be sooner ended, all whte
male citizens of the Confederate States, not legally
exempted from such service between the ages Oh
tb;-ty6ye and forty-five years; and such authority
sha exist In the President during the present war,
.s to all persons who now or may hereafter be-
come eighteen years of age, and When once enroll,
al all persons between the ages OF eighteen and
fortvye wears shall serve their full term, and no
one be entitled to discharge because he may have
nassed the age of fortyfve years before such term
of service expires Provided, however, That the
regiment raised under and by authority the State
Of Texas, and now in the service of said State for
frontier defence are hereby exempted from the
provisions and operations of this act PROVIDED,
That the President in calling out into the service OF
the Confederate States troops under the provisions
of this act, shall apportion the troops thus TO De
called out among the several States taxing INTO con
sIeraton their population, between the ages here
inbefore stated, and the number of troops already
furnished to the army under former acts. :,
SIC Q. That the President shall make such call
hy reousition upon the Governors OF tne SeVerai
Confederate States for all or any portion OF the per-
sons within their respective States between the ages
of thrty-ve and fortyfye years, and also for those
who now are or may hereafter become eighteen years
old as aforesaid, not legally exempted; and when
assembled in camps of instruction in the several
Stotes they shall be assigned to and form part OF
the companies squadrons, batalions, and regiments
heretofore raised in their respective States and now
in the service of the Confederate States; and the
number that may remain from any State alter hling
IN existing companies, squadrons, battaons, and
regiments from such State to their maximum legal
number, shall be Differed according to the laws OF
the State having such residue.
SEC 8. That if the Governor of any State shall
refuse or shall fail for an unreasonable time, to De
determined by the President to comply with SAID
reauisiton, then such persons in such State are
hereby made subject in all respects to an act en-
titled "Aa act further to provide for the public
defence" approved April Is, 1862 and the President
is authorized to enforce said act against such per-
soaS
SEC. 4. That for the purpose of securing more
speedy enrolment of the persons rendered liable TO
military service under this act the President may,
Immediately upon making the requlsltlon authorized
therein employ in any State, whose Governor shall
consent thereto officers of the Confederate States
to enroll and collect, in the respective camps OF
instruction, all the persons called into service as
aforesaid
SEC. g. That the persons brought into military
service by this act shall be assigned to the company
from their State now in the service of the Confed-
O. afar IN 1nIr
to such regulations as the Secretary OF War may
establish, to secure the filling up of existing COM
panics, squadrons battalons and regiments from the
respective States Provided That persons liable to
military service under the provisions of this act,
and able bodied the ages OF forty years,
may volunteer and be assigned to duty in such COM
panv, from their State, as they may select: Pro-
vided, That said company shall not by reason
thereof be increased beyond its legal maximum
number; and Provided further, That the right Of
volunteering in, or of being ass gned to, any COM
pany shall not interfere with the objects of this act,
produce inequality or confusion in the different
arms of military service.
Provided, That the President is authorized to
suspend the execution of the act to which this is
amendment, authorized under special provision and
provisions of said acts, in any locality, when he
believes such suspension will promote the public
good; that in such localities and during said suSpen
sion the President is authorized to receive troops
into the Confederate service under any OF the acts
passed by the Confederate Congress, prior to the
passage Of the "act to further provide for the public
defence passed the 18th day of April, 1862.
The yeas and nays were ordered on the passage of
the BILL and resulted as follows:
Yeas.-Messrs. Arlington, Atkins Baldwin, Bat
son, Bell, Bruce E. NJ. Chambers, Chiffon, Chris
man, Clapp, Conrad, COnrow, Cook, Currin, Dargan,
Dawkins, DeJarnett Elliott Foster, Garnett, Cen
try, Graham, Gray, Hartridge, lIeiskell, Hilton,
Holeomb, Holt Kenan, of Ga, Keenan, Of N. G.,
Kenner, Lander, Lyon, Machen, Mclean, Menees,
Miles, Munnerlynn Preston, Pugh, Read, Royston,
Sexton, Swami, Tibbs, Vest Wilcox, Wright, Of
Texas Mr.. Speaker-49.
Naya-Messrs. Ashe, Aver, Bonham, Brdgers,
Bruce, Chambliss, Clark, Clopton Crockett, Curry,
davidson, Davis, Dupre, Ewing, Farrow, Foote,
Freeman Gardenhier, Garland, Gartrell, Goode,
llanly, Harris Herbert, johnson, Jones, Marshall,
Mcdowell, McRae, Mcqueen, Moore, Perkins, Rails,
RUSSELL Smith, of Ala, Smith, of N. c., Strickland,
Trippe, Welch-39.
MR. WOODFINS LETTER