American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1851-1863, 1862-05-02

which they had right heretofore TO elect,
who shall be commissioned by the Pres
+ idenf: Provided. further, That furloughs
not exceeding sixty days. with transport
tation home and back. shall be granted
to all those retained in the service BY
the provisions Of this act beyond the
period Of their original enlistments. and
who have heretofore not received fur
loughs under the provisions of an act en-
titled IAN act providing for the grant
ing of bounty and furiou,shs to priyates
and non commissioned officers in the
Provisional Army" approved 1ith De-
cember, eighteen hundred and sixty -one.
said furloughs to be granted at such
times and in such numbers as the Secre-
tary of War NAV deem most compatible
with the public interest and Provided.
/ further That in lieu of furlough the
Communication value in money of the trans
portalion herein above granted shall be
paid to each private, musician or nom
/ commissioned officer who may wish TO
receive ii at such time as the furlough
would otherwise be granted: Provided.
/ further. That all persons under the age
of eighteen years. who are now enrolled
in the military service of the Confederate
States. in the regiments. battalions and
companies hereafter to be organized,
shall be required TO remain in their re-
spective companies, battaions and reg
iments for ninety DAYS. unless their
places can sooner be supplied by other
recruits not now in the service, who are
between the ages of eighteen and thirty
five years, and all laws and parts of
laws providing for the reenlistment of
voluntee rs and the organization thereof
into companies. sqadrons. battalions or
regiments. shall be, and the same are
hereby repealed.
SEC. 2. Be it further enacted. That
such companies, squadrons. battalions,
or regiments organized. or in process OF
organization by authority from the Sec
rotary of War. as may be within thirty
days from the passage of this act so far
completed as to have the whole number
of men requisite for organization actually
enrolled. not embracing in said organ
ization any persons now in service. shall
be mustered into the service of the Con.
federate States as part of the land for
ces of the same. TO be received into
that arm OF the service in which they
are authorized to organize. and shall elect
their company, battalion and regimental
officers
SEC 8 Be it further enacted, That for
The enrolment of all persons compre-
heuded within the provisions of the act.
who are not already in service in the ar
mics of the Confederate States, it shall
be lawful for the President with the
consent of the Governors of the respect
i've States. to employ State officers. and.
on failure to obtain such consent, he
shall employ Confederate officers. charged
with the duty OF making such enrolment
in accordance with rules and regulations
to be prescribed by him.
SEC H. 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 service, until each
company is filed TO its maximum num-
Der, and the persons so enrolled shall be
assigned to companies from the States
from which they respectively come.
SEC. 5. Be it further enacted, That ALI
seamen and ordinary seamen in the land
forces of the Confederate States, enrolled |
under the provisions of this act. may. on
application of he Secretary of the Navy. |
be transferred from the land forces to
to the Naval service.
SEC 6. Be it further enacted. That 10 !
all CAGES where State may not have in /
The army a number of regiments, battal |
ions, squadrons or companies, sufficient
to absorb the number of persons subject
to military service under this act. belong !
ing TO such State, then the residue or ex-
cess thereof shall be kept as reserve.
under such regulations as may be estab 4
lished by the Secretary of War, and that
at stated periods of not greater than three
months, details, determined by lot. shall I
be made from said reserve, so that each .
company shall, as nearly as practicable, !
be kept full. Provided. That the per-
sons 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. Pro
vided further. That the persons eompre-
hended in this act shall not be subject to
the rules and articles of war until mus
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