Weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1858-1865, 1862-02-26
AN ORDINANCE

4" raise North Carolina's Quota Of Confederate
Troops. passed by the Stale ConpentioD
!. BE u ordained, &c., That it shall be the duty
OF the Governor, from time to time, to issue his
proclamation calling for volunteers to meet the re-
QUESTIONS of the Confederate Government, now
made, or hereafter to be made: Prouided, ho,oerer,
That volunteers heretofore in SERVICE reenlisting
shall have credit for the time they have served:
Procided, .further That said volunteers shall not
be for longer time than three years. and to be
sooner discharged in the present war terminates
before the expiration of that time: And prorided,
further That the Governor shall not be required 10
keep in the Confederate service more than the Iegu-
lar quota Of North Carolina.
2. BE 1t further ordained, That tho Governor
shall call upon the counties to furnish by volunteer
ing, the necessary number of troops, under the
present rcquisition, according to white population
(aer cred;ting them with the troops already in SER
vice. tor three years the war; and their volunteers
for twelve months) to complete their respective
quotas, on or before the 18th Of March, 1862.
8: Be 1t further ordained, That the Governor
shall require each Captain in the service, on or
before the 18th day Of March, 1862, to return to the
Adjutant General list of the officers and men un-
der his command, with the county of the residence
of each at the time of his entry into service.
4. Be it further ordained, That the Governor
shall call upon the several captains of volunteer
companies from North Carolina now in the field, for
twelve months or officers in command of companies,
TO muster their said companies for re enlistment,
and shall make known to them the earnest desire of
this Convention and the people Of North Carolina,
that they shall enlist for three years the war; and
in order to forward this purpose, the captains of
companies or officer in command of the company,
on the occasion of such muster, shall put the ques-
ton distinctly to every officer and soldier belonging
thereto, whether he will re-enliSt for three years
the war, or not; and those agreeing to reenlist
he will cause to subscribe roll containing such OBJ
lgation with their names and places of residence
at the times Of their first entry into service and the
signatures of the persons enlis:ing shall be as
binding as if they had been mustered into service,
which lists he will Immediately return to the office
of the Adjutant General of the State.
5. Be it further ordaiaed, That volunteer COM
panies now in service re enlistng, may retain their
present organization, or re-organize at their op-
ton; and that all volunteers not reenlisting with
| their present organization shall be thrown into
companies and proceed to elect their company COM
missioned officers, who shall be commissioned by
the Governor; and the company commissioned off,
GERS shall elect their field officers: Propided ho,o.
erer That the commissions of all officers company
or field, who shall be elected shall bear the dates
of their former commissions.
| 6. Be 1t further ordained, That the Governor
Shall have power to appoint captains and lieuenants
to recruit for the service aforesaid and to or
ganize the men so recruited into companies and reg.
ments; and the company commissioned officers
shall in all cases elect their 6eld officers under the
| rules now prescribed: Prooidea, houerer, That no
person shall receive commissio or pay under said
appointments, except as follows: When any person
shall tender forty privates, who in writing have
agreed to serve under him, Captains commission
and pay; and in like manner for twenty five pri-
Yates, first Lieutenant's commission and pay and
for fifteen privates, second Leutenant's commission
and pay.
7. Be it further ordained, That bounty of fifty
dollars, deducting the bounty already paid, shall be
paid by the State to all prvates, musicians and
commissioned officers whose term Of service al
together shall be for three years the war; to be
paid at the following times, towit: to all volunteers
now in service at the time of their gentry into
vice; to all now in service for three years or the
war, at the expiration of their first years service
to all new volunteers, at the time of their entry
into service: Provided hoaoersr, That any soldier
may permit his bounty to remain in the Treasury
and draw the same, with interest at the expiration
Ct one year from the time it is due, at the time
Of his discharge: '4nd prorided further, Tharsuch
payments may be made in Treasury Notes, unless
otherwise provided for by law.