Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1863-02-03
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THE CONSUMPTION Law.

srr1 TO BE ENTITLED IAN 10 FUR+uER PROVIDE FOR
THE PUBLIC DEFEScr,"
In view of the exgencies of the country and the abso-
lutte necessity of keeping in the service gallant army
and of placing in the field large additional force to meet
the advancing columns of the enemy now invading our
soil; therefore
SECTION l. The Congress of the Confederate States OF
ISreI do enact That the President be- and is hereby S
tborized to call out and place in the military service OF M
Confederate States for three years. unless the Wal %
have been ended, all white men VINO are and
of the Confederate States between the ages OF anu
tbrtyfve years at the time the call or calls may !e
who are not legally exempted from military Of
of the persons aforesaid who not now IN tne ar
tb Confdaracy and whose term of service will expire pc
fore the end Of the war; shall be continued IN service
three years from the date OF their Original pid hov
loss the war shall have been sooner ended;
ever That all such companies battahonS ana resle.'
whose terms of original enlistment were Tor wetve
shall have the right within forty days on Jay " G @
ar connanIer of the brigade, to re-organze sa1 COM
NAMES battaons and regiments by eIectg t1eII
which they had right heretofore 10 frtber That fur
iouobs not exceeding sixty days. with transportation nome
and back shall be granted to all those retained III tue
vice by the provisions of this act beyond the Ferlod Oh
their original enlistment and who have heretofore NOT
ceved furoughs under the provisions OF an act eneu
"Au act providing for the granting OF bounty anu l'
loughs to private and non-commlSSloneu OFFICERS III 1
Provisional ARMY" approved 18th December, eighteen
hundred and xv-one said urough to be granted al suc
times and in such numbers as the Secretary Oh M may
deem compatible with the public INTEREST," ana
died. further That in lieu OF turlough, Inc coniluato
value money of the transportation herelnaooVe
shall be paid to each private musician or noncommiSsoh
ed officer who nav elect to receive it at such time as tue
furIough would otherwise be granted: Provided lurne[
That all persons under the age OF eighteen EeIS " ,
the age of thirty-ve years. who now enrolled IN Tue
military service of the Confederate States ID Inc
battaons and companies hereafter To be organized sna
be required to remain IN their respective companies Oa'
taunS and regiments for ninety day. unless their places
can sooner be supplied by other recruits not now IN Tie
service who are between the ages of eighteen and thirty
tll
re-enisment of volunteers and the organization there0
into companies siuairOns bIta!ons or regiments snaI
be, and the are hereby, repealed
SEC . Be IL further enacted That such companies
s1uadrOn< baaonS regiments organized or IN prccSS
of organization by the authority from the Secretary 81 war
as be within thirty days from the passage OF this act
SO far completed have the whole number oil men re-
qusite for organization, actually enrolled not embracing
in said organization persons now IN service sh ne
mustered the service the Confederate States part
of the land forces of the to be received IN that arm
of the service which hev authorized 10 organize and
shall elect their Company, battalion and rrenIdl officers
SEC g. he Tg5fker enacted, That for ths enrolment
of all persons conprehended within the provisions OF this
act who not already IN service IN the armies ct me Con
federate States il shall be lawful for the President with
the of the Governors OF the respective States to
employ State officers. and in failure 10 "ian Sncn con
SENT he shall employ Confederate officers charged Win he
duty o. making such enrolment in Accordance with rules
and regulations % be prescribe; by HIM
SEC Be IL further enacted, That persons enrolled I'M
der the provisions of the preceding section Shail be
signed by Secretary of War the different companies
now in service until each company is filed to its maximum
number and the persons enrolled shall be assigned TO
companies from the States from which they re- pectVey
come.
SEC 5 Be further enacted That ali scamen and ord
nary in the land forces Of the Confederate States
enrolled under the provisions nf this act may ON apca
tion of the Secretary of the Navy be transferred from the
land forces to the naval service.
SEc s. Be it furtisr ehact-,L That in all where
State not have in the army number OF regiments
battauns squadrons companies sufficient absorb the
number of persons subject military service under this
act belonging to such State then the IesIdGe or excess
Thereof shS be Kept reserve under sucn regulations
be established by the Secretary OF War; and that
a Stated periods OF not greater ihan threS "hS ut'aS
determined by lat shall te made from said that
each company shall nearly practicable be Kept full
Prorided That the held in remain at
home until called into service by the President IrocEi,
do That during their at home they shall not receive
pay. PrOUdel further, That the persons comprehendcd
in this shall DC subject the rules and articles Of
until mustered into the actual service Of the Con!ede
rate States except that said persons when enrolled and
CALL each of them shall be held to be deSrter and pam
Isued euob uuder euid "r'ieies {''vrt6t, JTFthoT,
That whenever in the opinion of the President, the ext
gerces of the public service may require IT, he shall be
authorized TO call actual service the reserve
much may be necessary, nnt previously assigned
different companies in service under provision OF section
four Of this aC said shall be organized under such
rules the Secretary Of War may adopt Pr0ciied The
company, battalion and regnetl Offices shall he elected
by the troops composing the same PJT,g.di Tie troops
raised in any State shall not rmbnrd in regmena
battalion, squadron Company organization with r"Is
raised in other States.
SEC. I. Bs taytLer enacted. That all soldiers
serving in the army mustered the military service
the authorizations heretofore issued by the Secretary of
War; and who continued in The service BIZ virtue of
this act who have received the bounty of fifty dollars
allowed By existing laws, shall be entitled 10 receive said
bounty.
SEC s. Be it further snacteZ That each man who NAV
hereafter he mustered int, the service ard vino shall am
himself with musSet, Shn; gun rife carbne accepted
eicicst weapon, shall be paid the value thereof
be ascertancd by the mastering Olcer under such rCa
tons may be prescribed by the Secretary of War; he
is willing to sell the sane aHG If he not, then he shall
be entitled TO dollar month for the of said
received and approved musket, rife sho: gun carbne
Sec g. BE IL further tRGc That perSrS liable for
duty may be received substitutes for those who are
under such regulations may be prescribed by the Secre
tary Of war.
be filed by the President from the company battalion
squadron regiment in which such vacancies shall occur
disability other incumpstency Provided, however,
That the President may when in his opinion may be
proper I'LL such vacancy By the promotion of
any officer officers, private or prIvaies from such
company battalion squadron regiment who shall have
been distinguished in the service by the exhibition of vaur
and SKILL ard that whenever shall occur in the
lowest grade of the commissioned officer Of cnmpanv
said vacancy shall be filled by elections Provided That ali
appointments made by the President shall be by and with
the advice and consented of the Senate.
SEC. II. Be l. further enacted That the provisions of
the first of this relating to the election of off
GERS shall apply O'hO& re-: Dens bartaius or SQUAD
roDs which composed of twelve months and war cum
panes combined in the same organization without REGARD
to the manner in which the officers thereof originally
appointed.
SEC I2 Be it further euacteF That each corDon f in
fanry shall consist Of hundred and twenty-five rank
and fle each company Of field artillery of one hundred
eighty rank and file.
SEC b. BE further enacted That all persons sui iec to
enrolment who in the service under the prvi-
sOns of this act shall be permitted previous To such enroll
ment to volunteer In companies now in the Service
The New CONSUMPTION Act.
The following is copy of the Consumption Act passed