Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1862-12-12
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THE coNscRIPrIoN LAW.
,,,1 TO =. ENTITLED GAN ACT re rURrHESFROvrDs roa
TIE pUpLlc pxrEScs"

,,,1 TO =. ENTITLED An ACT re ruRrHERfROvrDs roa
TIE rUrbIc DEFENCE"
Tn view of the exgences of the country, and the aoSo
lutte necessity of keeping in the service our gallant army,
and of pscng ia The Geld large additional Force 10 mee'
Oh. advancing columns of the enemy now invading OUT
soil; therefore. o..... ,+
Asca do enact That the President Gs anu ssrTee # the
Confederate States, for three years uneSs ;5snts
have been sooner ended, all white men VINO &e
# the Confederate States between the ages oil ane
.h; I've years at the time the call calls may be mace
49, moi Ie4ally exempted fron military service Az
of the aforesaid who are nst new 10 I'M be-
sore the end of the war shalt be continued IN serSe III
rbree wears from the date Of their original h
less the war shall have been sooner ended: ;snts
,.yer That all such companes battaOns ana reglhe'
xho.e terms Of original enlistment were for LIZ Sj
shall have the right within forty days on said com
nv the commander of the brigade, TO re-ocKanEe
n.nss battaous and regiments by eectng their Sces'
which they had right heretofore to elect Woo Tt r
mssiOned BY the Presaen sss Nth Transportation home
md hack snail he granted to all those retained ID Ioe
vice by the provisions Of this act oeyoSa not re-
eeiyed fnrIouQhs under the provisions OF an act &C.
An act providing for the granting OF oouHt! S ar
loughs to private and nus pecember eighteen
hrndred and sixyone said furloughs to be Nv
times and in such numbers as the Secretary Oh p
rlAa0
Odd further That in lieu of a furough, the
value in money Of the transportation nerenaooIe
shall be paid to each private musician OF u me as the
furloueh would otherwise be granted: froVueu' @
That all persons under the age of eighteen years OF %
the are Of thrty-ve years. who are now enroleu III '
So; service Of the Confederate States in the regiments
battalaons and companies hereafter to be organL
be required to remain in their respective isces
talons and regiments for ninety day, unless tner
can sooner be supplied by other recruits not now III .e
service who are between the ages OF eighteen ana t
i've years. and all laws and parts OF laws PoSGg Ssra6f
reenlistment of volunteers aud the organization
into companies sauadrons batalons or regiments sn"
be, and the same are hereby, repealed .ou,,.r;ss
SEC q Be IL further enacted, That such companies
so1adrou. baaous or regiments organized or in process
Of organization By the authority from the Secretary OF
may be within thirty days from tne pasIse - n Ts
60 far completed 10 have the whole number OF men re-
ouisite for organization actually enrolled, not
in said organization any persons now 10 ssr 49,. ort
ustered into the of the Confederate states Us
Of tbe land forces of the same be received in that arm
of the service which they authorized 10
sbalI elect their company, battalion ana
SEC s. Be IL further enacted That for Inc enr"e ~;
Of all per,ons comprshended within the provisions oil TINS
act who not already in service IN the armies " Tue
federate States it shall be lawful for the resident WIN
tb of the Governors the respective States 10
EMPLOY State officers, and in failure to OBTAIN Scn con
sent he shall employ Confederate ohcers I
duty of making such enrolment IN accordance Win rue
and regulations 10 be prescribed by hum.
SEC Be it further enacted That persons enroea !n
der the provisions of the d. M reDs De
now in service until each company is billed to Its
number and the persons so enrolled shall be assigned 70
companies from the States from which they respectively
come. - IL
nary in the land forces OF the Confederate STATES
enrolled under the provisions of this act may on aPpca
ton of Secretary Of the Navy, be transferred from Inc
hand forces to the naval service.
SIC Be it further enacted, That in all cases where
State may not have in the army number Of regiments
baaons sauadrons companies sufficient TO aosoro me
number of persons subject to military service unuer m
act belonging to such State then the residue or excess
Thereof shall be kept reserve under such regulations
as may be established by the Secretary OF war and that
At stated periods greater than three months, details
determined by lot shall be made from said reserve so that
each company shall nearly practlcaoie De Kept lu
Pyoridsd That the persons held IN reserve may Teau
home until called into service BY the President fT0rldd,
do That during ther III home they shall not receive
nav Prorided further That the persons comprehended
this act shall not be subject to the rules ana "
war until mustered into the actual service OF the Coincide
rate Staes except that said persons when enrolled ana
liable to duty if they shall wlfuy refuse to obey SAID
cal. each of them shall be held to be deserter and pun
ished as such under said articles. Progded, JnTthr,
That whenever in the opinion o the President Inc e1
gencies Of the public service may require H. ne sna DC
authorized call actual service the entire reserve or
30 much may be necessary not previously assigned 10
different companies in service under provision OF section
four of this act said shall be organized under snch
rules as the Secretary War may adopt PrO0ded The
company battalion and regmental offices shall DC elected
BY the troops composing the same Prccd6 Inc troops
raised any State shall not re combined IN regnen'a
battalion guadron company organization with troops
raised in any other States.
, SIC T. Be IL further enacted. That all soldiers now
serving the army mustered in the military service
of the Confederate States enrolled in said service under
the authorizations heretofore issued BY the Secretary u"
War and whu continued in the service by virtue 0t
this act who received the bounty OF fifty dollars
allowed by existing laws shall be entitled to receive said
bounty.
hereafter be mustered into the service, ard who shall am
himself with musket shot gu rifle or carbine accepted
as an efficient weapon shall be paid the value thereof 10
b. ssceraned by the mastering officer under such regua
lions may be prescribed by the Secretary OF War; he
is willing to sell the and he is not then he shall
be entitled dollar month for the of SAID
received and approved musket rifle shot gun carbne
SEC g. Be further enacted, That persons not liable for
duty may be received as substitutes for those who are
under such regulations be by the Secre
SIC TO- Be further enacted, That all vacancies shall
be filled BY the President from the company, battalion,
squadron regiment in which such vacancies shall
BY promotion according to seniority except in cases of
disability or other incompetency Provided however,
That the President mag, when in his opinion it may be
proper fill such vacancies by the promotion OF
any officer officers. private or prvaes from such
company battalion, squadron regiment who shall have
been distinguished in the service by The exhibition of vaor
and SKILL AID 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 H. Be j. further enacted, That the provisions of
the first section of this act relating the election of Off
shall apply to those regiments batalions squad
rons which are composed of twelve months and war COM
70 the manner in which the officers thereof originally
appointed.
SEC r. BE tTurther enacted, That each company OF in
ntry shall consist of hundred and TWENTY-FIVE rank
and e; each company of field artillery of hundred
and fifty rank and file; and each company of cavalry of
eighty rank and file.
SEC Is. Be further enacted That all persons subject
enrolment who in the service under the pruri
Bons of this shall be permitted previous TO such enroll
nsnt to volunteer in companies now in the service
The New CONSUMPTION Act.
The following is copy of the Conscnption Act passed
recently by both Houses of Congress:
An Act to amend act entitled An Act to provide
further for the public defence-approved 10th April