Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1862-11-28
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-,THE CONSUMPTION LAW
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h,,s nscessity Of keeping in the service our -,
in the seid large sdditiopai force 70
n. ,aS,rcin9 columns Of the enemy row invading oN'
soil; therefore ..,..,,, Ssrs., of
80; ID .nact That the President be- ana 70 s ~ ths
thorired to call out and place IN ne the war shall
Confederate States for three YeaFs bo are residents
~ bcen sooner ended all white men wno a;btsen and
the Confederate States between ne cs may be made
thiry:6ye years at the time the call or G segvice All
ho are not legally exempted from military Ss armies Of
Of the persons Aforesaid who're service will expire be.
ne d ~ The war shall be continued IN seIY,ee lor
S Lar from the date of their original 55 i
,-sr shall have been sooner ended:
less the war sum- somnapes battaons and regiments
bo,s terms of original enlistment were Tor twe h |
shall have thsh within forty Gays on said
,res hattalions and regiments by electlng tne @
behthey had right heretofore to elect VINO sna ue S
,r,ssoned by the President: Provided, fur'ner ina
i not eyceedno sixty DAYS with transportation nome
and hack shall be granted to all those retained lu M
vice by the provisions Of this act teyopo tne 1T "a
thsir original enlistment and who have heretofore nov
s.yed fSrloughs under the provisions OF an act en'
An act providing for the granting OF bounty anu az
lOughs to private and nus 1ecswber eighteen
hundred and sxtyoue said furloughs to be granted ~ s
times and in such numbers as the Secretary OF p
Aooun moi
ded 6prther Thar in lieu of afurlough the
value In money of the transportation herelnaooye
shall Be paid to each private OF OF sncb time as the
furouQh would otherwise be granted; Provided iurne
That all persons under the age of eighteen years or over
the aoe of thrty6ve years. who now enrolled IN tue
;I;tsTy service Of the Confederate States in the
bsttaIions and companies hereafter to be ORGANIZED
be required to remain in their resPectse acs.
t.lions and regiments for ninety day, unless ineIr
can suoper be supplied by other recruits not now IN ne
service who between the ages OF eighteen ana So
i've years and all laws and parts Of laws Saraof
re-enlistmeut of volunteers aud the organzitlon
into eompanies suuadrons battalions or regiments sna
be- and the same are hereby, repealed. o,;os
.ou.drons bataons regiments organized or IN process
of organization the authority from the Secretary %
As NAV be within thirty days from the passage u 'hs ac
40 far completed as 10 have the whole nun6e Of men re-
quisite for organization, actually enrolled, not
in said organization any persons now In service sns U
mustered into the of the Confederate States as part
Of the land forces of the same be received in that arm
Of in which they authorized to ana
shallelect their company battalion and
SEC. 9. Be furfksr enacted That Tor the enr"imenI
Of persons cunprehended within the provisions oil
act who already service in the armies OF the Con
federae States it shall be lawful for the President WIN
t consent of the Governors of the respective States to
employ State officers and in failure to obtain such con-
sent be shall employ Confederate officers charged win me
duty of making such enrolment in accordance Win rules
and regulations 10 be prescribed by him.
Ssc.4 Be further enacted Thai persons enrolled I'M
signed by be Secretary Of War to the different companies
now service until each company filled to its ma xmum
number and the persons so enrolled snai De
companies from the States from which they respectively
come. II.
nary in the land forces OF the Confederate States
enrolled under the provisions of this act on apptlca
ton of Secretary Of the Navy be transferred om the
land iorces to the naval service.
SEC. Be further enacted That IN all cases where
State may have in the army number Of regiments,
battaons squadrons companies sufficient to absorb the
plumber of persons subject to military service under TINS
act belonging such State then the residue or excess
therOf shall be kept reserve under such regulations
may be established BY the Secretary of War and that
at stated periods of greater than three months details
determined by lot shall be made from said reserve So that
each company shall nearly practicable, be kept full
Pr0ried That the held in reserve may remain at
home until called service by the President PouIfe
ao That during their at home they shall not receive
pay Prorided further That the persons comprehepded
n this shall be subject to the rules and articles OF
until mustered into the actual service OF the COnede
States except that said when enrolled and
CALI each of them shall be held to be deserer, and pun
ished such under said articles. Proutded further,
That whenever in the opinion of the President the ext
Rences of the public service require IT. he Shall be
authorized to call into dctua service the entire reserve or
much may be necessary, not previously assigned 10
different companies in service under provision OF section
four this acts said shall be organized under such
rules the Secretary of War may adopt Provided The
company battalion and regimenal Offices shall be elected
by the troops composing The PrOUiied The troops
raised in any State shall not combined in regmenal
hatton squadron company organization with troops
raised in any other States
SIC Z. Be it further enacted, That all soldiers now
serving in the mustered in the military service
O.
she authorizations heretofore issued by Secretary
War and who continued in the service by virtue Of
this who have not received the bounty Of fifty dollars
allowed by existing laws shall be entitled to receive said
bounty.
SEC 8. Be it further enacted That each who may
hereafter be mustered into the service AID who shall am
himself with muskst shot gun, rifle carbine accepted
efficient weapon shall be paid the value thereof To
be ascrtaned by the mastering officer under such regua
may be prescribed by the Secretary of War; he
is willing SCI! the same and he is not then he shall
be entitled receive dollar month for the of said
received and approved musket rife shot gun carbne
SEC 9. Be further enacted That persons liable fur
duty may be received substitutes for those who are,
under such regulations be by the Secre
SEc TO- Be further enacted That all vacancies shall
be filled by the President from the company, battalion,
squadron regiment which such vacancies shall occur
by promotion according to seniority, except in Of
disability other incOmpetency; Provided, however,
That the President may, when in his opinion it may be
proper fill such vacancy vacancies by the promotion Of
any officer officers private prvates from such
company battalion, squadron regiment who shall
been distinguished in the service BY the exhibition of raor
md skill ard that whenever vacancy shall in the
lowest grade Of the commissioned officer OF Company,
appointments made by the President shall be BY and with
the advice and consented of the Senate
SEC II. Be It. further enaced, That the provisions Of
the first section of this act relating to the election of off,
shall apply TO those regiments baalions squad
which composed of twelve months and COM
panies combined in the organization without regard
10 the manner in which the officers thereof originally
Sue r. Be it further enacted That each company Off.
and file each company of field artillery of hundred
and fifty rank and fe and each company of cavalry OF
eighty rank and Gle.
SEC TO- further enacted That all persons sui iec to
enrolment who in the service under the pruvi
sions this act shall be permitted previous
Inent to volunteer in companies now in the service
The New Conscription Act.
The following is copy of the Consumption Act passed
recently, by both Houses of Congress:
An Acr to amend an act entitled An Act to pryide
further for the public deence'-approved 10th April,
1862.
The C5ngress Of the Confederate Slater Of america d.
enact That the President be- hereby authorized