Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1863-01-23
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THE CONSUMPTION Law,
z,LL TO Be ESrTrLED ACT TO FuRrEER PROVIDE FOE
TEE PUBLIC eErE,oE"

.,LL TO BE EsrrLrp GAN ACT TO FURTEER PROVIDE FOR
Tee PUBLIC oEFEsoE
Of The exipeucies Of the country, and the abso-
lutte necessity of keeping ia the service our gallant army
and Of oacn she field large additional force to meet
d. advancing columns Of the enemy invading our
soil; therefore
srczox l. The Congress Of The Confederate StGsss OF
IoG do enact That the President be- and hereby au
4hored to call and place in the military service Oh n
Confederate States for three years. unless the war sn
have been sooner ended all white men who are
f e States between the ages of eighteen and
ihirty6ye years at the time the call or calls may oe
who not legally exempted from mt?y , fe re. of
5he Couederacy and whose term OF service VIII eNPIe
Yore the end of the war; shall be continued IN ,Oi
three years from the date OF their Original p;dd how
lsss the war shall have been sooner ended ~
ever That all such companies, battallons anu
whose terms of original enlistment were ior views d
.h. have the right within forty days. on day 10 De Aeo
nv the commander of the brigade to reOrganze salu
psnies bataions and regiments by eectng their once
which they had right heretofore to elect VINO shaI DC
mI.soped by the President Provided further That lu
Ioughs not exceeding sixty days with noe
and back, shall be granted to all tnose relas od of
their original enlistment, and who have heretofore not
ceiyed fuOughs under the provisions OF an act en'eu
"An act providing for the granting OF bounty ana T
loughs to private and nOncommiSsoned oIhcers ~ ue
Provisional Army" approved 18th Decenoer elghteel
hundred and sxyOne said furloughs to be az se
times and in such numbers the Secretary OF War may
deem most compatible with the public interest; and froV
ded further That lieu of furough the commuIato9
value money of the transportation herenaoove ganeu
shall be paid each private, musician or
ed officer who elect to receive II al sucn ue as ~
furough would otherwise be granted Provided urner
That ali nersous under the age eighteen years or over
the age of thiTtyive years. who are now enroeu III |
military service the Confederate States IN me
bsttai0ns and companies hereafter to be organized Saa
be required remain in their respective companies pat
taiuns and regiments for ninety day. unless their places
can sooner be supplied by other recruits not now IN hs
service who are between the ages eighteen and thirty
ave years. and all laws and parts of laws providing i0 %
re-enIistmeut of volunteers aud the organization nee
into companies Squadrons, battaohs OF reS'nen'S' S
be, and the same are hereby, repealed ;
SEC q Be it further enacted That such companies
souadrons baalOns regiments organized or IN
Of by the authority from the Secretary OF war
may be within thirty days from the passage Of ths act
80 far completed TO have the whole NUMBER ol eu
ouisite for organization actually enrolled not embracing
in said organization any persons in service shall be
mustered into the service of the Confederate States as part
of the land forces of the sau to be received IN That arm
service which they authorized to organize ana
shall elect their company, battalion and remental oces
SEC. 8. BE nfurther enacted That Tor Tue en"I t
Of persons comprehended within the provisions OF S
act who already service in the armies o the Con
federae States it shall be lawful for the President win
the of the Governors of the respective states 70
EMPLOY State officers and failure to obtain such con-
sent he shall employ Confederate officers charged with the
duty making such enrolment III accordance Win rules
and regulations 10 be prescribed BY him. ~
SEC Be 1t further enacted, That ersnns enrolled I'M
der the provisions of the preceding section shall De as
signed by Secretary of War to the different companies
in service until each company hled to ITS maximum
number and the persons enrolled shall be assigned 10
companies from the States from which they respectively
come.
SEC Be further enacted That all seamen and ordi-
nary the land forces of the Confederate States
enrolled under the provisions of this act may on aPPca
ton of the Secretary of the Navy be transferred from the
land forces to the naval service u,
State may not have in the army number Of regiments
baalOns squadronS companies sucent 10 ABSORB inc
number of persons subject to military service under this
act belonging such State then the residue OF excess
Thereof shall be kept as reserve unoer suGn
as may be established by the Secretary of War; and that
at stated periods of not greater than three months details
each company shall nearly as practicable be Kept full
rorifd That the held in reserve may remain at
home until called into service BY the President ITorte
also That during their home they shall not receive
pay. ProUided further That the persons cnmprehendCd
IN this act shall not be subject TO the rules aud articles of
war until mustered into the actual service Of the Contede
States except that said persons when enrolled and
liable to duty, if they shall wilfuy refuse to obey said
call each of them shall be held to be deserer and pun
ished as such under said articles. ProriLi Jurher,
That whenever in the OniOn OF the President the ext
Rences of the public service require IT, he shall be
authorized call into actual service the entire reserve
much be necessary, not previously assigned 10
different companies in service under provision OF section
four of this act said reserve shall be organized under such
rules the Secretary of War may adopt. P0rded The
company battalion and regimenal offices shall be elected
bv the rnnps composing the Pr0Ced The troops
raised any State shall not he combined in regmena
battalion squadron company organization with troops
raised in any other States.
serving in the army mustered in the military service
of the Confederate States enrolled in said service under
War and who continued in the service BY virtue of
this act who have received the bounty of fifty dollars
allowed By existing laws shall be entitled to receive said
bounty.
SEC g. BE it further enacted, That each who may
hereafter be mustered into the service ard who shall
himself with muSke shot gun, rifle carbine, accepted
as efficient weapon shall be paid the value theresa
be ascersiped by the mastering officer under such regua
tons maybe prescribed BY the Secretary of War; fhe
il willing to sell the same and if he is not then he shall
be entitled to receive dollar month for the said
received and approved musket rife shot gun carbne
SIC Be further enacts That persons not liable for
duty may be received substitutes for those who are
under such regulations as may be prescribed by the Secre
tary of war
SEC TO- Be it further enacted That all vacancies shall
be filled By the President from the company battalion
squadron regiment in which such shall occur
BY promotion according to seniority except in of
disability other incUmpeency 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 prvatrs from such
sompaDy battalion, squadron regiment who shall
been distinguished in the service by the exhibition of vaOr
aWest grade of the commissioned officer at company
said vacancy shall be filed By election Provided That ali
appointments made BY the President shall be by and with
the advice and consented of the Senate.
SEC IL. BE = further enacted That the provisions of
the first section of this act relating the election of off
GERS shall apply to those regiments battaons squad
rons which composed of twelve months and war COM
panics combined in the organization without regard
to the manner in which the officers hereO originally
appointed.
SEC II. Belt further enacted That each company ofin
fantry shall consist of hundred and rank
and file; each company of field artillery of one hundred
and City rank and file aud each company of cavalry of
eighty rank and file.
SEC lS Belt further enacted That all persons sui iect to
enrolment who are now in the service under the pruvi-
Blons Of this act shall be permitted previous such ENROLL
nent 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:
Az Acr to amend an act entitled An Act to nrnvdo