Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1861-1862, 1862-01-30
THE SENATE MILITARY BILL.

The following ia an abstract OF tue OIL WINCH Fa''eu
the Senate yesterday to raise and organize Vrgnias
quota Of the Confederate army:
l The Governor authorized 70 call out and emoodya
force of not less than 900 more than men,
10 serve for two years. and to be designated VIZ
vipia's quota Of the Confederate army"
. The trosps 20 be thus raised to be Spportioned
among the several regmenta and battalion districts IN
proportion their military population respectively au
shall be levied from the entire military population OF tne
State a. defined by existing laws and drafted BY lot IN
fair proportion from each company district as nov aid
eli Volunteers, If rendered in time to constitute the
whole or part Of the force TO be raised and the draft
TO be reduced accordingly.
s. The Governor prescribe the times and places Tor
making the draft etc. that the force msy be ready 10
t,ke the field Cd or before the Is! April next
To facilitate the drafting, the whole population be-
een the ages of Is and IS shall be enrolled, whether
the same be in service not From the hss OF com
panies now serving and the enrolled men IN each DAT
TALON and regmenal district, the drafts shan DC maue
by lot. -.
q Whenever sixty eight men shall unite TO form =
vonn,eer company or when eighy-four OF those pre-
sent shall be drawn by lot as Aforesaid, from any one
battalion or regimentA district the same snail De lmhe
dstely organized in the manner prescribed oy efsng
laws There shall be no distinction as 10 grade or rank
between volunteer and drafted officers. Non'commls'
oned officers to be appointed by the captains The &C.
sc,ion of officers not to beconfned to the eighty our
men. Fractions OF companies in contiguous districts
sbSl be thrown together, when practicable
4 Whenever thirty.hve men in any company enlisted
for one wear shall azsee within thirty days Of the eIp
on of ia term 10 re,enst 10 is present arm OF SER
vice A sufficient number OF men 70 make up said com
p,Dy 10 the minimum required oy Law. shail De ue'
tailed from the unorganzed drafts ID the county or place
Al which the company Nas raised IL the drafts are no.
.poeat the deficiency to be drawn from the nearest
district where sss than full company shall exist The
men 80 detailed shall JOIN their company without delay
and be drilled until is present teFm OF enlistment sha
s,nire when they aud the enlisted Iasn shall cons
TUE the company and elect the officers The desgna
ton. etc OF the company TO be retained.
z The Governor 10 establish depos or camps Of ih
strsr,on for the reception and temporary aceommoda
lion O, troops called out under this act who shall there
be organized into bpttRliors and regiments, etc.
The Governor, b. and with the advice and consent
of the Senate shall sppont and commission all ohcerS
above the rank OF captain, except IN Las esSe' Pr0''''
in the "A Ia section.
= Compapies Of drafted men may be assigned by
tina Governor TO any arm Of the service. Volunteers
rsy ssLa.t their own arms.
TO- The susngth of companies may be kept up by Vo-
tsry enlistment ca draft and the Governor shall have
no.er 70 order drafts for tina, purpose
H. This section presGrbes te moe Of enrolling, ana
the penalties for failing 70 enrol, etc
% Nlitiameu from dSlOyS districts, or tLose osou'
MED nv the enemy, shall be enrolled IN districts, IN
which they may be at the issuing OF the So'ssno pro-
csmaton. ,.f ..
ia com.asl Of citizens OF other States or places, etc
IL volunteers .og in service may elect to re enlist
,s their existing oEgAni. Itona or may form new ones
- ,h 'ratlou OF their present terra v saFVlce and
IN stb,r case when org anzed into companies, rFosed
Of majority of re enlisted volunteers, shan have the
-. 40 orr.uiz, themselves into battaiicRs or regi
nsnts and the commissioned officers thereof shall De
nbori,ed TO elect their field officers. All Who VoIan
,,v r. esst shall receive bonus Of $50, to be PAID
.bip six mou,,s sfeI the termination OF the present
war and shall have oreI f9T the time they have actual
~ An officers who may re'enlist, AND 70 seflected
md commissioned under this act shall retain senion15
,,,iyely as OF Ihs dates of their former commsJ ons
an Others shall have their commissions vacated al the
| expiration OF their term OF service
I6 The forces organized under this at LAY deteF
nine whether their OF service shall be TOR the period
| oI ,ro year. or for and during the war
H. Exempts from draft all mileIs necessarily engaged
IN INV grist mill at least experienced physician oI
eysry thousand Of the aggregate population, etc.
rs This sscton refers TO the mode OF conducting 'he
| Q ection OF ohceIs ,,
Ie Repeats all acts Gni Vlrs Of acts or ordinances IN
conflict herewith.
20 This &C: shall be in force FROM It's p~ssage.
The above q fair outline Of the provisions Of The BIZ
We deem it unnecessary publish in full until it re
i've. the concurrence VI the House Of Delegates with
| or Without amendments.