Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1862-07-05
TnE ooNsCREPTIoN BILL.
.En .Ecf 10 FHrtAey Prosfde for fhe E'ss5-
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therefore,
The Congress of the Confederate States o.
America do enact, That the President be, and he
is hereby, authorized to call out and place in the
military service of the Confederate States, for
three years, unless the war shall have been soon
er ended, all white men who are residents of the
Confederate States, between the ages of eigh
teen and thirty-ye years at tie time the call OF
calls may be made, who are not legally exempt
ed from military. service. All OF the persons
aforesaid who are now in the armies of the Con
fedoraey, and whose term Of service win expire
before the end OF tie war, shall be continued in
the service for three years from the date OF their
original enlistment, unless the war shall have
been sooner ended: Provided, however, That ali
such companies, squsdrons, l3attahous and regi-
ments, whose term of original enlistment was
for twelve months, shall have the right, within
forty days, on day TO be fixed by the command
eT of the brigade, to Te-organize said companies,
battaliOns and regiments, by eleeting all their
officers, which they had right heretofore to
elect, who shall be commissioned by the Presi-
dent Provided, further, That furloughs not ex-
ceedng sixty days, with transportation home
and back, shall be granted to 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 furlOughs
under the provisions of an act entitled, " An act
providing for the granting of bounty and fur
loughs TO privates and non-comnHssioned officers
in the provisional army, approved ilth Decem-
Der, eighteen hundred and sixty-One said tuT-
lOughs to be granted at such times and IN such
numbers as the Secretary of War may deem
most compatible with the public interest and
provided, further, That ia len of a fuTlough the
Communication value in money Of the Transports
ton herein above granted, shall be paid to each
private, musician or nOn-cOmmlssloned ofhcer
who may elect to receive 1t, at such time as the
Through would otherwise be granted Provided,
further, That all persons under the age OF elgh-
teen years or over the age of thirty-hVe years,
who are now enrolled in the military service OF
the Confederate States IN the regiments, squad
rons, battalons and companies hereafter to be
re-organized shall be required 70 remain in their
respective companies, squadrons, battalions and
regiments for ninety days, unless their places
can be sooner supplied by other recruits not now
in the service, who are between the ages OF
eighteen and thirty five years, and al laws pro-
viding for the Te-enlistment of volunteers and
the organizations thereof into companies, squad
Tons bsttalions OF regiments, shall be, and the
same is hereby, repealed
SEC. ,. Be it further enscted, That such COM
panies, squadrons, battalons OF regiments or
canized, OF in process Of organization by su-
thority from tie Secretary Of war, as may be
within thirty days from the passage Of this act,
so far completed as 10 have the whole number OF
men requisite for organization actually enrolled,
not embracing in said organizations any per
sons now in service, shall be mustered into 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 Tegimental officers.
SEC 3. Be it further enacted, That for the en-
rollment Of all persons comprehended within the
provisions of this act, who are not already in
service IN the armies of the Confederate States,
It shall be lawful for the President, with the con-
sent Of the governors Of the respective States,
to employ State officers, and on failure to obtain
such consent, he shall employ Confederate off
GERS, charged with the duty Of making such en-
rOllment in accordance with rlles and Tegula-
tons TO be prescribed by him.
SEC. a. be it further 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 20 its maximum
number, and the persons so enrolled shall be
assigned tC companies from the States from which'
they respectively come.
SIC. 8. Be it further enacted, That all seamen
and ordinary seamen in the land forces of the
Confederate States, enrolled under the provisions
OF this act, may, on application of the Secretary
Of the Navy be transferred from the land forces
to the naval service.
SEC. G. Be it further enacted, That in all cases
where a State may not have in the army num-
Der Of regiments, battaiOns, squadrons or COM
panies sufficient to absorb the number of persons
subject 30 military service under this act, belong
ing to such State, then the-residue or excess
thereof snail be kept as reserve under such
regulations as may be established by the Seere-
taTy OF War, and that at stated periods Of not
greater than three months, details, determined
by lot, shall be made 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 and liable to
duty, if they shall wilfully refuse to obey said
call each of them shall be held to be deserter,
and punished as such, under said articles : Pro-
vided, further, That whenever IN the opinion Of
the President the exigencies of the public ser
vice may require it, be shall be authorized to
call into actual service the entire reserve or SO
much as may be necessary, not previously as
signed to different companies in r3rvice under
provision Of section fouT of this act said reserve
shall be organized under such rules as the Sec
reteTy of War may adopt; Provided, The COM
pany, battalion and regimental officers shall be
elected by the troops composing the same Pro-
vided, The troops raised in any one State shall
not be combined in Tegimental, battalion, squad
ron or company organization with troops raised
in any other States
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now serving in the army or mustered in the mill
tary service Of the Confederate States, or en-
rolled in said service under the authorizations
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
City dollars allowed by existing laws, shall be
entitled to receive said bounty.
SEC 6. Be it further enacted, That each man
who may hereafter be mustered into service and
who shall arm himself with a musket shotgun,
rife, or carbine, accepted as an efficient weap-
on, shah lie paid the value thereof, to be ascer-
tanned by the mastering oihcer under such reg
ulations as may be preseTibed.by the Secretary
of War, if he is wiling 10 sell the same, and if
he is not, then he shall be entitled to receive one
dollar month for the use Of said received aud
approved musket, rile, shot gun, or carbine.
SIC. 9. Be II further enacted, That persons
not liable for duty may be received as 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 allvacan-
c;es sbail be filed by the President from the
company. battalion, squadron, or regiment in
which gneh vacancies shall occur, by promotion
recording fo seniority. except in cases of disa-
bilifv or other ineempetency: Provided, how
e-er THAT tbe President may, when in his opin-
ION # NAV he nroper. FL such vacancy or va
cancjes bv the promofion of any officer or Off
GERS or nrivate or uTivates from such company,
baftalion snuatlfon. or regiment, who shall have
been DISTINGUISHED in the service by exhibition
| of valor and skill. and that whenever vacancy
shall occur in the lowest grade OF the commits.
stoned officers Of a company, said vacancy shall
/ be flled by election: Provided, That all ap
pointments made by the President shall be by
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