Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1862-12-16
Stnli- Wteklg Stauaara,
THE CONSUMPTION LAW.


FILL TO BE ENTITLED Gan ACT TO FURTHER PRoViOA i0
SHE PUBLIC DEFENCE"
In view Of the exigences of the country anu Tue
iute necessity of keeping in the service our
- =; ,bs field large additional force to meet
tho advancing columns of the enemy now in'"u'"e
soil therefore .,u,. e,,t>s of
IricG do enact That the President be- anu Of the
thorized call out and place IN lne i: the war shall
Confederate States for three years unless re residents
LII boan sooner ended all white men VINO hteen and
of the Confederate States between ine NAV be made
thlry-nVe iiv exempted from military service
narsons aforesaid who are not now ; eTn;re he
the Conederacy and wnCJ Ss be- continued in service for
I rears from the date of their orgnS py;ded how.
less the war shall have been sooner and regiments
ever arms of original enlistment were for twee S
VII have the right within forty days on guy I'D CON-
tT the commander of the brigade 70 ct;ng their officers
Ph;b tbev had right heretofore to elect no sna I S
m;oned by the President Provided lurlne ILL.,,
-. oyceedino sixty days. with transportation none
Ioughs shall he Granted to all those retained in the ser
vice by the provisions of this act oeyono I t re-
their original enlistment ana VINO Of an act entitled
60 oct nroSdipg for the granting OF bounty anu az
,ongbs to private and noncommissoned oincei sn
Provisional Army aPp pS roupSs to granted such
t;s and in such numbers the Secretary OF m"r y
deem most compatible with the public interest; anu
ded further That in lieu of furough, the 1900
rsns in money of the transportation herenaooye gi;
.baII be paid to each private, musician or S tb
ed officer who may elect to receive az suc% further
S,ronoh would otherwise be granted: ProViueu' i
That s persons under the age of eighteen years VI G
the age of thirty-fve years. who are now enroieu ~
military service of the Confederate States IN ne shall
batto0ns and companies hereafter to be organized
he required to remain in their respective companies
tsTons and regiments for ninety day, unless ther
can sooner be supplied by other recruits NOT INV ~
arrice who are between the ages of eighteen ana th
Eve wears md all laws and parts of laws providing Sr .ns
reenIismeut of volunteers aud the organlza.on bIi
into companies squadrons batahons or resnien' ""'
be- aud the same are hereby, repealed ios
SIC q Be it further enacted, That sucn comBAhIeS,
souadrons battalions regiments organized or 10 W.
Of organization by the authority from the Secretary
as NAV be within thirty days from the passage Of @ O
80 far completed TO have the whole number Oh men
ouisite for organization, actually enrolled not
IN idorganizaton anv persons in SERVICE shall De
mustered into the service of the Confederate S!ae S
of the land forces of the same, to be receiver III ~
of the service in which they authorized 10 u
.bslI eect their company battalion and regmenai
Src Re Il further enacted, That for the enrolment
all persons Compensated within me of Con-
Sederate States shall be lawful for the President win
The consent of the Governors OF the respective "
snnloy State officers and failure to OBTAIN Sucn con-
sent he shall employ Confederate officers charged Tue
duty of making such enrolment in accordance win rules
and regulations 10 be prescribed Sy HIM enrolled nm.
SIC Be IL further enacted, That persons enToeu u
der the provisions the preceding section snail De as
si.red by the Secretary of War to the different companies
service, until eacn CoHpang 10
nUmber and The ersons so enrolled shall be assigned to
companies from the States from which they respectively
come. - .d o-di
seamen in the land forces of the Confederate States,
enrolled Ieder the provisions of this ac may on aPPGa
ton of the Secretary Of the Navy be TRANSFERRED ou tue
Srr Re IL futker enacted That in all where
State NAV not have in the army number ui regiments
battaons squadronS companies Sufficient 10 ABSORB inc
number of persons subject to military service unoer ms
act belonging TO such State then the residue OF
Thereof shall be kept as reserve, under seGn %
. NAV he established by the Secretary Of War; and that
mt stated periods of not greater than three months
determined by lot shall be made from said SO ha
each shall as nearly as a ~S remain at
home until called into service by the President fTocda
also That during their stay at home they shall not
nav Provded further, That the persons c"mprenended
IN this act shall rot subject the rules and articles OF
war until mustered into the actual service OF the Goneae
rate States except that said persons when o ana
CALL each Of them shall be held to be deserte ana pun
.hed as such under said articles Prorasd JTrther,
That whenever in the opinion OF the President the eIl
pences of the public service may require IT, he Shall be
authorized to call into actual service the entire or
so much may be necessary not previously 10
different companies service under provision OF section
our of this said shall be organized under scn
rules as the Secretary of War may adopt Proutded The
company battalion and regmenta offices shall be elected
nv the troops composing the PrOCided The troops
raised in any State shall not be combined in reenal
battalion squadron company organization with troops
raised in any other States.
SEC r. Be IL further enacted That all soldiers
serving in the army mustered in the military service
of the Confederate States enrolled in said service under
the authorizations etoore issued by the Secretary of
War and who continued in he service BY virtue OF
this act who have not received the bounty of fifty dollars
allowed by existing laws shall be entitled to receive said
bounty.
SEC g. Be it further enacted That each man who may
hereafter be mustered into the service ard who shall arm
himself with musket shot gn rifle carbine, accepted
As an efficient weapon shall be paid the value thereof to
be asceraned by the mastering ocer under such
tons may be prescribed BY the Secretary of War; he
thac nd ha nut he shall
be entitled receive dollar month for the of said
received and approved musket, rifle shot gun csrbne
SEC. O. Be it, further enacted That persons not liable for
duty be received as substitutes for those who are,
under such regulations us may be by the Secre-
tary of war;
SIC 10 Be it, further enacted That all vacancies shall
be filled by the President from the company, battalion,
squadron or regiment in which such vacancies shall occur
by promotion according to seniority except in cases of
disability other incompeency; Provided, however,
That the President may, when in bis opinion 1t may be
proper fill such vacancy vacancies by the promotion of
any oncer OF encers, OF private or prtaugs nou sucn
been distinguished in the service by the exhibition of vaor
and Skill ard that whenever vacancy shall occur in the
lowest grade of the commissioned officer OF company,
said vacancy shall be filled by election Provided That all
appointments made by the President shall be by and with
the advice and consented of the Senate
SEC. II. Be J. further enacted, That the provisions of
the first section of this act relating to the election of Off
shall apply to those regiments batalions squad
rons which composed of twelve months and
panies combined in The organization without regard
10 the in which the officers thereof originally
appointed
SEC IL. Be further enacted, That each company ofin
fantry shall consist of hundred and TWENTY-FIVE rank
aud file; each company of field artillery of hundred
and Fifty rank and file and each company Of cavalry of
eighty rank and file.
SEC H. Be further enacted That all persons sui ject to
enrolment who the service under the provi
Suns this act shall be permitted previous such enroll
Dent to volunteer in companies now in the service
The New Conscription Act.
The following is copy of the Consumption Act passed
recently, by both Houses of Congress:
Az ACT to amend act, entitled An Act to provide
further for the public defence-apprOved 10th April
1884,
The Congress of the Confederate States of America o
snde That the President be- and he is hereby authorized
TO call out and place the military service of the Confed
crate States for three years. unless the shall have
been ended all white who residents of the
Confederate States betw the ages of and for
f. .s Of do tim. tk li. lI -