Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1863-01-16

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TEE Public DErEscE.
The ex-eucies of the country, ani the nbso.
et so.ssitv Of Reeng the service our gallant army,
sd 6cbDes IN the field large additional force to meet
NJ. advancing columns of the enerLy now invading cur
Toir; therefore
SslAs l. TIE Congress Of tks Confederate States Of
ris 10 enact That the President be- and is hereby su-
1bored to call out ard place in the military service OF ne
onfederae States for three years. unless the war sna
nave been ended all white men who are residents
If the Confederate States between the ages OF anu
biryye years the time the call calls may oe
who are not legally exempted from military service
Of the persons aforesaid who are not now 10 tns I
the Conederacy and whose term of service Will expire %
fore The end of the war; shall be continued IN service r
three years from the date of their original ephse9 @
less the war shall have been sooner ended fr9Nueu,
~. Mat al .tk companies battaiions and regiments,
whose terrns of original enlistment were i"r twe'e
shall have the right within iory sor9anle said com
NAMES battaliOns and regiments by eectng t9eT
which they had right heretofore 10 eGG1 DO s NJ G
,ssoned by the President Provided further Ihat lur
ongbs mot exceeding sixty days. with transportation nome
and back shall granted to all those retained IN tne ser
vice by the provisions If this act beyond the pero o
their original enlistment and who have heretofore not re-
esiyed furoughs under the provisions OF an act enea
Gan act providing for the granting OF bounty anu i
louyhs to private and commissioned ohcers IN Tue
Professional Army" approved 18th December, eghteen
hundred and sixy-One said furoughs to be III uc
times and in such numbers as me SeGre'y VI n5 PrnT
ied further That in lieu of urlough the comhulao1
value in money of the transportation herelnaoove gi"
shall be paid to each private, musician or non ~
"A cer who NAV elect to receive at such time as the
frouph would otherwise be granted PROVIDED lurte,
That all under the age OF eighteen in The
military service of the Confederate States ID inc
battsli0ps aud companies hereafter to be oganzeo S
be reoured to remain in their respective companies pat
,.Iinns and regiments for ninety day. unless their places
can sooner be supplied by other recruits mol now IN ne
service who are between the ages of eighteen ana hy
ave years and all laws aud parts of LAWS providing Tor ne
reenistmeu of volunteers aud the organization Ihere9
into companies squadrons battaions or Sua'
be- and the same hereby, repealed.
SEC g. Be II further enacted, That such companies,
souadrons oattanns regiments organized or IN process
AUGMENTATION BY the authority from the Secretary of War;
as may be within thirty days from the passage OF this act
10 far cumpleens TO have the whole NUMBER OF iheu
quisite for Organization, actually enrolled not
in said organization persons now IN service sha DC
mustered into the service the Confederate States as part
of the land forces of the to be received In tna
of the service in which they authorized to organize ana
shall elect their company battalion and regimenal ocers
SIC. s. BE Il further enacted, That for the enr"nent
of all persons compreheuded within the provisions OF n
act who are not already service the armies OF the Con
ederate States shall be lawful for the President VITA
the consent of the Governors of the respective States 10
employ State officers and in failure to obtain snch con-
sent he shall employ Confederate officers charged with the
duty of making such enrolment in accordance with rules
and regulations 10 be prescribed 6y him'
SEC Be It further eHdcted, That persons enroeo IN
der the provisions Of the preceding section shall be as
sgred by the Secretary of War TO the different companies
now in service until each company filled to Its maximum
nnmbpr and the persons so enrolled shall be assigned 10
companies from the States from which they respectively
come. ,,.
nary seamen in the land frces of the Confederate States
enrolled under the provisions of thus act may on
ten of the Secretary Of the Navy be transferred from the
land forces to the naval service.
SEC Be IL further enacted, That in all cases where
State NAV have in the army number III regiments
battnns squadrons companies sufficient to absorb the
number of persons subject to military service under 's
act belonging to such State then the residue or excess
,s nav be- established by the Secretary Of War and
at stated periods of not greater than three months details
determined by lot shall be made from said reserve SO that
each company shall nearly practicable, be Kept ui
P,r1ed That the held IN reserve may remain al
home until called into service by the President Pr0Ufed
d That during the stay at home they shall not receTe
nav ProvGsd further That the persons cOmprehended
in this act shall be subject to the rules and 4riees OF
war until mustered into the actual service OF the Coincide
rate States except that said persons wien enrolled and
liable to duty if they shall wfuiy refuse 10 obey said
call each of them shall be held TO be deSerter and pun
ished such under said articles ProchI'a JgThsr'
That whenever in the opinion Of the President, the ext
Tencies of the public service require IT, nc shall be
authorized call into actual the entire reserve or
much be necessary, not previously assigned TO
different companies in service under provision OF sect"n
four of this said shall be organized under such
rules as the Secretary of War adopt Pro0'dd The
company battalion and regmenta offices shall be elected
hv the troops composing the ProCtdd, The troops
raised any State shall not combined IN remenra
battalion squadron Company organization VITA troops
raised in any other States.
SEC Z Be it further enHeteH That all soldiers nov
Of Confederate States enrolled in said service under
authorizations heretofore issued by the Secretary Of
War; and who continued in the service by virtue OF
this who have not received the bun,v Ut hfty dollars
allowed by existing laws shall be entitled To receive said
bounty.
SIC g. Be it further enacted That each man who may
hereafter be mustered into The service ard no shall
himself with musket, shot gum fe ar carbnp accepted
efficient weapon, shall be paid the value thereof to
be asceraned By the mastering officer under such regula
tions may be prescribed BY the Secretary If War; If he
is willing sell the aud if be is not then he shall
be entitled to receive one dollar month for the Of said
received and approved musket RTE shot gun carbne
SEC. f. BE II further enacted, That persons not liable for
dutF may be received substitutes thuse who are
under such regulations may be prescribed by the Sece
tary of war.
SIC 10 Be It further snacted That all vacancies shall
be filed by the President from the company, battalion
squadron regiment in which such vacancies shall
by promotion according to seniority, except in Of
disability other ncumpetencv; 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 prIvateS from such
company battalion, squadron regiment who shall have
been distinguished The service BY exhibition of vanr
and SKILL aid that whenever SHAH in the
lowest grade n The commissioned officer 81 company,
said vacancy shall be filled BY election Provided That all
appointments made by the President shall be by and with
the advice and consented Of the Senate.
SIC H. BE further enacted That the provisions of
the first section uf this act relating TO the election of o
GERS shall apply to those ements, battaOns squad
which composed of twelve months and
panieS combined in the Organzatnn without regard
to the manner in which the officers thereof originally
appointed.
SIC H. Be further enqc,ed That each company of in
fantrY shall consist of hundred and rank
and he each Company of field artillery of hundred
and hfy rank and file and each company Of cavalyot
eighty rask and file
SEC 10. Be further enacted That all persons sut icct tn
enrolment who in the service, under the prv.
sons cf this act shall permitted previous such euru
nsut to volunteer in companies now in the service.
The New ConscriptiOn Act.
The following is copy of the Conscnpton Act passed
recently, by both Houses of Congress: !
Az Act amend an entitled - An Act 4,