Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1863-01-13
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THE CONSUMPTION LAW.
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y a - the exirencies Of the eodntry, and the sbse-
sitv Of keeping IN the service our gallant army
n n.cnr in the field large additional force TO meet
~. ,aSapcinr columns Of the enemy new invading eur
coll /; therefore, -.v..,.. -
s,cTroS /. III. S5rgrvs. Of tas eecfta.rGss SsSers %
to call out and place in the military service OF u
onfederate States for three Years unless VIC Me %
have been sooner ended s whts men VINO sShtsen and
wears At the time the call or calls may oe naag
hcxFe not legally exempted from miit AIRY &c
- ard whose term OF service VIII eAPLe e
NV IRE end Of the war; shall be contlnuro 10 ~
Mree years the date OF Their orgnS proSdsd how
-. sAe wAr shall hive been sooner ended -.
- Nat ali sUch companies, battaiions anu
Sho.a tes Of original enlistment were Tor Twelve
sndsr Of the brigade to reorganlze sasa COM
80 Mutations aud regiments by eectng ner Sucels'
bich theyhad right heretofore 20 ees sb that fr
S. NOT exceeding sixty days with transportation home
nd back shall be granted to all those retained IN me
-. hT The provisions of this act beyond the period OF
thsir original enlistment and who have heretofore not re-
0eiyed fIrloughs under the provisions OF an ACT
IAN act providing for the granting OF ooaely anu az
lou1hs to priyate and noucomnssioDed ofcers IN tue
Provisional Army" approved 18th December, eignteeu
hundred and sxtyOne said urlouhs to be granted al suc
times and in such numbers as the Secretary OF ord PT
ded further That in lieu of iurlough, the
value money of the transportation herelnaoove go
,baH be uaid to each private musician or non
I'd officer who NAV elect to receive it at such time as the
furiough would otherwise be granted: Provided,
That all persons under the age Oh egn rned in the
the age of thirty-6ye years, who are now enro ~
military service Of the Confederate States IN the
battaons and companies hereafter 70 oe gnan hat
BE- required to remain in their respective companies o
tions and regiments for ninety day. unless ther places
can sooner be supplied by other recruits not now IN Lne
service who between the of eighteen ana nr
n
establishment of volunteers aud the organization tnee1
into companies squadrons batali9ns or regiments SnA'
BE- and the same are hereby, repealed .
SEC. 2. Be It further enacted, That suen conPaneSS
Spuadrons battalions regiments organized OF 10 Pr
determination BY the authority from the Secretary OF
A may be within thirty days from the passage OF TINS act
20 far completed to have the whole numoer Oh nsu E
Suisite for organization actually enrolled not ~
in said organization persons now IN service Snail os
mustered the service of the Confederate States part
Of the land forces of the same to be received IN that arm
Of the service in which they authorized to anu
sha elect their company battalion and regmenta ohcers
SIC & Be II further enacted That for the enrolment
ef Ali persons coprehended within the provisions of this
act who not already service IN the armies OF tue Co
Tolerate States it shall be lawful for the President WIN
the of the Governors of the respective 70
srploy State officers and in failure to obtain such con-
sent be shall employ Confederate officers charged with inc
duty of making such enrolment in accordance with rules
and regulations 10 be prescribed by him.
SEc 4. Be further endcted That persons enroeo I'M
der the provisions of the preceding section shall be as
nared by the Secretary of War to the different companies
now service until each company filled to Its maximum
number and the persons so enrolled shall be assigned to
companies from the States from which they respectively
SIC S. Be furtler enacted That all and ordi-
nary in the land forces of the Confederate States
enrolled under the provisions of this act may on appea
ten of the Secretary Of the Navy be t1nserre from the
land forces to the naval service
SEc Be Il further endctsi That in all cases where
State may not have in the army number oI regiments
battaions squadrons companies sufficient to absorb the
number of persons subject TO military service under this
ae belonging such State then the residue or excess
Thereof shall be kept reserve under such regulations
a. may established by the Secretary of War; and that
stated periods of not greater than three months details
Determined by lot shall be made from said reserve that
each company shall nearly practicable be Kept full
ortdsd That the held in reserve may remain at
home until called into service by the President LT0Uded
ao That during their home they shall not receive
paw PROVIDED further That the persons comprehended
in this shall not be subject the rules and articles OF
war until mustered into the actual service of the Conede
rate States except that said persons when enrolled and
liable to duty, if they shall wilfuy refuse to obey said
sa each of them shall be held to be deserer and pun
iahed As such under said articles. PrOElIc1, FURTHER
That whenever, in the opinion of the President the ext
Fences of the public service may require IT, he shall be
authorized to call into actual service the entire reserve or
20 much be necessary not previously assigned 10
different companies in service under provision oil section
four Of this act said shall be organized under such
rules as the Secretary of War may adopt PrOUidei The
company battalion and regmental Offices shall be elected
By the troops composing the Procdd The troops
raised any State shall not he combined in regmenta
battalion squadron company organization with troops
raised in any other States.
SEC 7. Be Il further enacted. That all soldiers
serving in the army mustered in the military service
Of the Confederate States enrolled in said service under
the authorizations heretofore issued by the Secretary of
War, and who continued in the service by virtue of
this act who received the bounty of fifty dollars
allowed By exciting laws shall be entitled to receive said
bounty.
SEC 8. Be It further enacted That each who may
hereafter be mustered into the service ard who shall
himself with muske shot gun, rife carbine, accepted
efficient weapon shall be paid the value hereUf TO
be asecrained by the mastering officer under such regua
lions may be prescribed by the Secretary of War; he
is willing to SCI! the same and he is not then he shall
be entitled to receive dollar month for the of said
received and approved musket rife shot gun cabiEe
SEC g. Be Tuther enacted That persons not liable for
duty may be received substitutes for those who are
under such regulations be prescribed BY the Secre
SEC. To- b. further euaetd 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 in of
That he President NAV, When S his opinion it NAV be-
proper ill such vacancy vacancies by the promotion of
any officer officers. or private prvates from such
company battalion, squadron regiment who shall have
been dstn shed in the service by The exhibition of vacr
end skill AID that whenever shall in the
ISHest grsde of the commissioned officer OF company
said vacancy shall be filled by election Provided That ali
appointments made by the President shall be by and with
the advice and consented of the Senate.
SEC H. BE . further enacted That the provisions of
the fSt section of this act relating the election U
ssrS shall apply to those regiments, battaOns squad
rNns which composed of twelve months and COM
psnes combined in The organization without regard
to the manner in which the officers thereof originally
appointed
fantry shall consist of hundred and twenty-five rank
And hle; each Company of field artillery of one hundred
end hfy rank and fe and each company of cavalry of
eighty rank and file.
SEo H. Be further enacted That all persons sui ject to
pho are now In the service under the prUVi-
scns ct Act shall be permitted previous enroll
nsnt 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-
A. L. 20