Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1863-01-20
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THE coNscwIrTIoN Law.

THE CONSUMPTION LAW.
.,,, 70 M ENTITLED An ACT FuRrHER PROVIDE TOR
4ss PUBLIC DxsKScx"
Of A exigencies of the country, and the abso
mile nAcssityS keeping in the service our gallant army
and Of pac in the field large additional force to meet
p+bs ,drsiug columns of tue enemy now invading our
>soiE; theSetore
,s.,rx J. The Gnqress Of The Confederate States of
Lt do enact That the President be- and is hereby au-
+ized TO call out and place in the military service OF Tue
onqderate States for three years. unless the war sa
A.ve been sooner ended all white men VINO are
T ,be Confederate States between the of eighteen ana
tbiry.6ve years the time the call or calls may pc
who are not legally exempted from mIiIsry ;s Of
If the nerons aforesaid who not now 10 the armies VI
the Confederacy and whose term OF service VIII
fore the end of the war; shall be continued IN m
three wears from the date OF their Original @
- a. rr shah have been sooner ended Provided now
eyer That all such companies, battahons ana
whose terms of original enlistment ~ee M d. IN he fixed
by the commander of the brigade, To Ie-organze Sa
prnies battaons and regiments by eecng !ie
m.sioned by the President Provided, further That iur
Iouqbs not exceeding sixty days. with transportation nome
and back shall be 70 an c evond the arod of
their original enlistment and who have heretofore not re-
eeived fuOughs under the provisions OF an act ened
"Au act providing for the granting of bounty and FUR
louHhs to private and nOn.cOmmSsioned oihcers IN 'e
Provisional Army, approved llih lecelnos I, sb
hundred and sxty-one said Burroughs to be granted al
times and in such numbers the Secretary OF war may
deem most compatible with the public Interests snu
ded further That in lieu of iurlough, the cnmmutHuo1
value in money of the transportation herenaOOVe
shall be paid to each private musician or noncomm'ssoh
ed officer who NAV elect receive it at such time as the
fnrlon0b wond otherwise be granted Provided further
That all persons under the age of eighteen years OF
the age of thirty-fve years. who are now enroeu III %
military service of the Confederate States in the regiments
bataons and companies hereafter to be organized sha
be required remain in their respective companies oal
taUns aud regiments for ninety day. unless 'her Paes
be supplied by other recruits not now IN Tue
service who are between the ages of eighteen ana
five years. and ALI laws and parts OF laws PrnSiGg
establishment of volunteers aud the organization 'uce
into companies squadrons battaOns OF regiments, SNAIL
be, and the same are hereby, repealed.
SEC. 2. Be 1t further eI0etet, That such companies
souadrons battanns regiments organized or
OF organization by the authority from the Secretary OF war
may be within thirty days from the passage OF nus @
SO far completed have the whole number OF men re-
quse for Organizatun actually enrolled not eaGraEIg
in said organization persons now IN service ha DC
mustered into the service OF the Confederate states a. par
of the land forces of the same be received in that arm
of the service in which they authorized to organize ana
shall elect their company battalion and regmenal ucers
SIC g. Be further enacted That for the enrolment
OF all persons coprehended within the provisions OF hs
act who not already IN service III Tue armies o. tue
federae States it shall be lawful Tor the resident WIN
the of the Governors of the respective states 10
employ State officers and in failure to obtain such con-
sent be shall employ Confederate officers charged ihe
duty of making such enrolment in accordance with rules
and regulations 10 be prescribed by him. ;,
SEc l. Be it further enacted, That persons enrolled I'M
der the provisions of the preceding section shall be as
signed by the Secretary of War the different companies
now service until each company filled to its maximum
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 may appca-
ton of the Secretary Of the Navy be transferred from the
land forces to the naval service
SIC s. Be it further enacted, That in all cases where
State may have the army number OF regiments
battaous souarous or companies sufficient to absorb the
number of persons subject TO military service under this
act belonging to such State then the residue or excess
Thereof shall be kept reserve under such regulations
rs NAV be established BY the Secretary of War; and that
At stated periods of greater than three months details
determined shall be made from said reserve so that
saS6 shall as nearly a s Ds n u
home until called into service by the President
also That during their home they shall not receive
pay. Prordei further That the persons comPrehended
in this shall be subject the rules and articles of
war until mustered into the actual service OF the Conede
States except that said persons, when enrolled and
liable duty if they shall wuly refuse 10 obey said
CALL each of them shall be held 10 be deserter and
shed such under said articles PrOri!Sf, FURTHER,
That whenever in the opinion Of the President the ext
Kences of the public service require It, he shall be
authorized call into actual the entire
much may be necessary, not previously assigned 10
different companies in service under provision Of section
four of this act said reserve shall anze under such
rules as the Secretary of War adopt PTUghed The
company battalion and regimenta Offices shall be elected
By the troops composing the same PJrid, The troops
raised in State shall not combined regmenta
battalion, squadron or company organization with troops
raised in other States.
SBc. Z. BE IL fzJtRer eRGctrG That all soldiers
serving in the army mustered the military service
Of the Confederate States enred in said under
the authorizations heretofore issued by the Secretary OF
War; and who continued the service by virtue of
this who have received the bounty of fifty dollars
allowed by existing laws shall DC entitled to receive SAID
bounty.
SEC g. Be it further enacted That each man who may
hereafter Le mustered into the service AID who shall
himself with musket shot gun rifle carbne accepted
efficient weapon, shall be paid the value thereof
be ned by the mastering Ocer under such reula-
tiOns be prescribed by the Secretary Of War; he
is willing to SCI! the and if he is not then he shall
be entitled receive dollar month for the use said
received and approved musket rife shot gun carbne
SEC. =. BE 10 further ehGc, That persons not liable for
duty be received substitutes for those who are
under such regulations be prescribed by the Sece
tAry of war.
Sac. To- Be FURTHER enacted That all vacancies shall
be filed by the President fru the company, battalion
squadron regiment in which sch shall occur
BY promotion according seniority, except of
disability or other ncompetency; PROVIDED, however,
That the President may, when in his opinion be
proper h such vacancy vacancies by the prUmOun of
any officer officers. private pr.vaies from such
company battalion, squadron regiment who shall have
been distinguished in the service BY tire exhibition of vanr
and skill ard that whenever shall occur in the
lowest grade of the commissioned officer ui cumpans
said 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.
SEC. H. Be FURTHER epdcted. That the provisions of
the first section Of this relating the election of off
GERS shall apply to those regiments batiUns or SQUAD
which composed of twelve months and war com
panies combined in the organization without regard
to the manner in which the officers thereof originally
appointed
SEC IL. Be IL further enacted That each company cfin
fantry shall consist of hundred TWENTY-FIVE rank
and file; each Company of field artillery of one hundred
and nifty rank and he and each company of cavalry Of
eighty raEk and file.
SEC IL. Be further rnGcA That all persons subject to
enrolment who in the service under the pruv
sons rf this act shall be permitted previous to such euro
nent to volunteer IN companies now in the service.
The New CONSUMPTION Act.
The following is copy of the Consumption Act passed
recently, by both Houses of Congress: