Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1862-06-13
THE CONsCRIPFION BILL.
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The Congress Of tie Confederate States Q
America DO enact That the President be, and h
is hereby, authorized to call out and place in tn
military service OF the Confederate States, 10
three years unless the wsr shall have been soon
er ended. all white men who are residents OF III
Confederate States, between the ages OF elgh
teen and thiTiy y-fye years at the time the cal! d
c sis may be made, who are not legally exrmP!
ed fum miEtGry service All OF the persons
aforesaid who are now in the armies OF the Con
IederEcy, and whose term OF service Will explT
before the end of the war, shall be continued II
the service for three years from the date Of theI
origi al enlistment, unless the war shall hay
been sooner ended: Provided, however, That al
such companies Gqua1rons, bsttali0ns and regl
mens, whose term q original enlistment wa
for twelve months, shall have the right, within
forty days on day to be fixed by the command
er CT the brigade, to re-Orgsnize said companies
battalions and regiments. by elacting all then
officers, which they had right heretofore t;
elect, who shall be commissioned by the Presi
dent: Provided, further, That fuIloughs not ex
ceed ng sixty dsyg, with transportation homt
and back, shsll be granted 10 all those retained
in the service by the provisions OF this act be
yond the period OF their original enlistment
and who have not heretofore received fnrlOughs
under the provisions OF an act entitled, An act
providing for the granting of bounty and fur
loughs 10 pIivStes and noE-commissioned officers
in The provisional army, approved llth Deem
ber eighteen hundred and sixty-one, said fur
loughs to be granted at such times and in su-h
numbers as the Secretary of War may deem
most compatible with the public interest and
provided, further, That in Ecu of a iUrlough the
clmmutation value in money of the trausporta
ton herein above granted, shall be paid to each
private, musician or non commissioned officer
who may elect to receive it, at such time as The
fmlough would otherwise be granted Provided
| further, That all persons under the sge Of Cigh-
teen years OF over ths age of thirty five years.
| who are row enrolled in the military service OF
| the Confederate States in the T. r.gimeuls, squad
| TCns, bat:aliOns and cjmPsuss hereafter to be
re-Organizsd shall be required 10 remain in theft
respective companies, sqUsdIOnS, battahOns and
regiments for ninety days, unless their places
can be sooner supplied by other recruits not now
! i'll the seTYicr, who are between the ages OF
eighteen aud thirty five years, and all laws pro-
Vid.ug for the Te-eulistment Of volunteers and
| the organizations thereof into companies, squad
| IO2s bat,ahOns or regiments, shall be, and tie
same is hereby, repealed.
sec. :. Be it further enacted, That such com
/ pauics, squadTOus, battaliOrs or regiments or
| gaHized, or in process of OrganiZ alton by Gu.
/ thority from the Secretary of War, as may be
within thirty days from the passage of this act,
| so far completed as to have ihe whole number OF
men quisite for organization actually enrolled,
/ not embracing in said organizations any pei
SONS now in service, shall be mustered iuto the
service Of the Confederate States as part Of the
! land forces OF the same, TO be received in that
arm Of the service in which they are authorized
! to organize and shall elect their company, bat
! talon and regimental officers.
! SEC ;. B. it further enacted, That for the ell
/ rollment Of all persons comprehended within the
! provisions of this act, who are not already in
service in the armies of the Confederate States,
/ il shall be lawful for the President ith the con-
/ sen; OF ne governors OF the respective States,
to employ State officers and on failure to obtain
| suct consent, lie shall employ Confederate Cti
! GERS, charged Hith the duty OF making such en-
rollment in accordance with rules AID regula-
/ tivns to be prescribed by him.
! SEC l. BE il farther enacted, That persons
| enrolled under the provisions of the preceding
| section shall be assigned by the Secretary Of
War to the different companies now in the service
until each company is filed to its maximum
| number, and the persons enrolled shall be
assigned 70 companies from the States from wLish
! they respectively come.
| SIC ). Be II further enacted, Tha. sll seamen
ard ordinary seamen ia the land forces of the
Confederate States, enrolled under the provisions
of this act, may, on application of the Sec etsIy
| of the Navy, be transferred from the land forces
| TO the naval service.
! SEC 6 Be it further enacted, That in all cas- ;
where State may not have 10 the army mum.
| Der of regiments, bsttaions, squsdTODs or com
psnes sufficient to absorb the number OF persons
subject TO military service under this act, belong
! ing 10 such State, then the residue or excess
/ thereof shall be kept as a reserve, under such
/ T gulations as may be established by the Sscre-
/ tarY of War, and that at stated periods of not
/ greater than three months, details, determined
/ by lot, shall be m-de from said reserve SO that
! each company shall, as nearly as practicable be
/ kept full Provided That the persons held in
reserve may remain at home until called into
service by the President: Provided, also, That
during their stay at home they shall not receive
! pay Provided, further, That the persons COM
pretended in this act shall not be subject TO the
rules and articles of war until mustered into the
actual service of the Confederate States; except
that said persons, when enrolled aud liable to
| duty if they shall wilfuily refuse TO obey said
call each OF them shall be held to be deseIteF,
and punished as such, under said articles: PFC
Vided, further, That whenever, II the opinion Of
the President, the eXigencies of the public ser
vice may require it, he shall be authorized to
call into actual setvce the entire reserve, OF so
much as may be necessary, not previously as
signed to different companies III service under
provision OF section four of this act; said reserve
shall be organized under such rules as the Sec
retaTy of War may adopt: Provided, The com
rauy, battalion and Teglmental Cfficsrs shall be
| elected by the troops composing the same; Pro-
/ vided. The troops raised in any one State shall
not be combined in regimental, battalion, squad
ron or company organization with troops raised
| in any other States.
| SEC. !. Bs it further enacted, That all soldiers
now serving in the army or mustered in the mill
/ tary service Of the Confederate States, or en-
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| heretofore issued by the Secretary of War, and
who are continued in the service by virtue Of
this act, who have rot received the bounty Of
! fifty dollars allowed by existing laws, shall be
entitled to receive said bounty.
r sEC : lie it further enacted, That each man
| who may hereafter be mustered into service. and
who shall arm himself with a musket shotgun.
rife, or csTbine, accepted as an efficient weap-
on, shall be paid the value thereof, to be sscer-
iaiEed by the mastering fficer under such reg
ulations as may be prescribed by the Secretary
of War, if he is willing to ell the same and il
he is rot, then he shall be entite to receive one
dollar a month for the use of said received and
approved musket, Iille, shot gun. or caIbiue
SEC. 9. Be it further enacted, That persona
not liable for duty may be received ss substi-
tutes for those who are, under such regulations
as may be prescribed by the Secretary of War
SEC 10. Be It further enacted, That al vacau-
cies shall be filled by the Presid mt from the
company, battalion, squadron, or regiment in
which such vacancies shall occur, by @sDmotion
according to seniority, except in cas- Ii disa-
bIlty or other incompetency: Prov how
ever, That the President may, when in bis opin-
ion il may be proper, I'll such yecaney or va
csncies by the promotion of any officer or Cfi-
GERS, or private or pTyates from such company,
battalion, squadron, or regiment who shall have
been distinguished in the service by exhibition
Of valor aud skill, and that whenever vacancy
shall occur in the lowest grade of the commits
stoned cfi,crs Of a company, said vacancy shall
he filled by election: Provided, That all ap-
pOintments made by the President shall be by
and with the advice and consent Of the Senate
SEC 4. Be it further enacted, That the pro
visions Of the first section Of the act relating to
the election Of officers shall apply toTthose regi,
menls, ba.talions, and squadrons which are com
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