Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1863-03-20

:" '0 - kosnin0 in the service gallant army
and If placing in field large Sdditionalforee "
tI' .arorcine columns of the enemy now invading our
a,iI therefore, - =. e,,,,s of
500, The Con1ress of the ConfedSrate Stg h ~
10 rpGt That the President be, and IS mercy The
tbnr.e to call out and place in the military sI war shall
Confederate States for three years h are residents
have been sooner ended, all white men VIM hteen and
If The Confederate States between the ages Vi he made
thirty five years the time the eau OF S;t service All
VINO are r nSs sorssaid who are not now the armies
be Coafederacy and whose term oil service N service for
fe the end of the WAT S ~ their original enlistment un
less the war shall have been sooner and regiments
That all such were for twelve months
N MN We The right within forty days, on gay 70 rs
by the commander of the brigade 70 ecSa their Officers
b had nigh beretofore to elect who shall pc com
n,ssoped by the President: Provided iar'ner, SoI
ibS not exceeding sixty days. with transportation noe
shall he Granted to all those retained IN Tue ser
vice by The provisions Of this act beyond VI
their original enlistment and VINO % act entitled
.An act providing for the granting Oh po s in The
Ioughs to private and non Commissioners br egbteen
Provisional Army" approved lin Dece tS :. snch
bnndd and sxtyone said furloughs to be gane9 ~ su
times and in such numbers as the Secretary Oh "a p
"a Gnrtber That in lieu of a furough the communication
value n money of the transportation hereinsoove $500
shall be paid to- each private, musician or - h
d @ r who nav elect to receive it at such time as the
furIough would otherwise be granted ProTae1 nr orar
That all under th a So are now enrolled in the
Military of the Confederate States m the regiments
battaons and cOmRanes hereafter to be organized shall
be required TO remain in their respective companies bat
aliOns and regiments for ninety day. unless their places
can sooner be supplied BY other recruits not now in the
service who between heages of eighteen and thirty
five years. and all laws and parts OF laws providing Tor Inc
establishment Of volunteers aud the organizations Thereof
into companies Onadrons, battaons or regiments, shall
be- and the same are hereby, repealed.
SEC. 9. Be it further enacted That such companies
squad on bataons regiments zed or IN process
of organization by hority from The Secretary OF War;
be within thirty days from the passage OF TINS ACT
far completed TO have the whole number OF men re-
quiSite for organization actually enrolled not embracing
in said organization persons now IN service snail De
mustered into the service of the Confederate States as part
of the land forces of the to be received in that arm
of the service in which they authorized to organize and
shall eject their Company battalion and regmen'al officers
SEC 8. Be further enacted That for the enrolment
of all comprehended within the prOvisOnsO of this
set who not already service in the armies OF the Con
fderae States it shall be lawful for the President with
the of the Governors of the respective States 10
employ State officers and in failure to obtain such con-
Sent lie shall employ Confederate officers charged with the
duty of making such enr"iment in accordance with rules
and regulations 10 be prescribed by him.
SEC Be further enacted That persons enrolled un-
signed by the Secretary of War to the different companies
in service until each company filed tolts maximum
numb and the persons so enrolled shall be assigned 10
companies from the States from which they respectively
SEC s. Be it further enacted That all seamen and ordi-
nary in the land forces of the Conrate States
enrolled under the provisions of this act, appca-
IF the Secretary of the Navy be transferred from the
land forces to the naval service.
SIC g. Be it further enacted That in all where
State may have in the army number Of regiments,
bataons squadrons companies sufficient to absorb the
number of persons subject military service under this
acbeOngng to 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
mined by lot shaft be made from said reserve so that
each sIf as neaI d %
H. until called into service by the Presidents Pro1ded
G That during their stay at home they shall not receive
pay Prorded further That the persons comprehended
shall be subject to the rules and arteles of
until mustered into the actual service of the Ce1ede
States; except that said persons when enrolled and
liable to duty if they shall wfuy refuse to obey said
CALL each of them shall be held to be deserter and pun
iShed as such under said articles ProOLsd, furthe
That whenever in the opinion OF the President the ext
gencies of the public service require it, he shall be
authorized call into actual service the entire reserve,
much besnecesSary, not previously assigned
different companies in service under provision OF section
fouI act said shall be organized under such
rules the Secretary of War may adopt Pr0Uided The
CONF any, battalion and regimenial offices shall be elected
by the troops composing the same PrO0Ided, The troops
raised any State shall not he combined in regmenta
SCataon Squadro or company organization with troops
raised in any other States.
SIC I. Be IL further enacted That all soldiers now
serving in the army mustered in the military service
ohe Confederate States enrolled in said service under
the authorizations heretofore issued by the Secretary of
War and who are continued in the service by virtue of
this act who have received the bounty Of fifty duars
allowed BY existing laws shall be entitled to receive said
bounty.
hereafter be mustered into the service aud who shall
himself with musket shot gun, rife carbine accepted
an emclenL snail EaIue inereu,
be aScertaned by the mastering officer under such regua
may be prescribed by the Secretary Of War; If he
is willing 10 sell the same and if he is not, then he shall
be entitled receive dollar month for the of said
Received and approved nVske rife. shot gun carbine
g. Be further enacted, That persons liable for
duty be received substitutes for those who are
under sch regulations may be prescribed by the Sece
tRry of
Sec 10. Be 1t further enacted That all vacancies shall
be filled by the President from the company, BATTALION
squadron regiment in which such vacancies shall occur
by promotion according to seniority, except cases Of
disability other incUmpetency Provided, however,
That the President may, when in his opinion it be
proper fill such vacancy vacancies by the promotion
any officer officers, private prvates from such
cunpany battalion, squadron regiment who shall have
been distinguished in The service By the exhAiOn of raUr
aud SKILL aid that whenever shall in the
lowest grade of the commissioned officer a COMPANY
said vacancy shall be filled by election: Provided That ali
appointments made by the President shall be bv and with
the advice and consented of the Senate.
SIC. II. Be s. further enacted That the provisions of
the first section of this act relating to the election of Off
shall apply to those regiments, battaons squad
which posed of twelve months and war COM
panes combined in the organization without regard
to the manner in which the officers thereof were originally
appointed.
SEC. IL. Be further enacted That each company of in
tantry shall consist of hundred and rank
and le each company of field artillery of hundred
and fifty rank and file and each company of cavalry Of
eighty rank and file.
SEC 49, BE further enGeed That all persons sui ject to
enrolment who in the service, under the pruvi-
sons of this act shall be permitted previous to such enroll
ment 10 volunteer in Companies now in the service.