Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1863-12-31

GENERAL ORDERS,
z TaE FOLLOINING ACT OF TEE GENERAL AS
- seuh.y OF NORTH Carolina published the iuor
12&Elon OF all concerned
TO AMEND An ACT IN RELATION TO THE MILITIA
AND GUARD DEFENCE.
SEQ J. Be 1t enacted by the General Assembly OF the
State Of NORTH Carolina, and 1t IS hereby enacted by The
authority Of the same, that neither the Governor OF thE
state, the officers aclDg act ratified the
TIA day Juiy 1868, ented An act in relation to the
militia and G1ard tor Home Defence, shall Call out fol
dr the p9goDs enrolled under said act oeneI
than myGh company drli or oItener than twice
gear oatiAIIon dT winch battalion ills shall take
they appointed who called into actual service
iepeI invasion Suppress insuEsechon CT to execute
sEC T. Be 1t further e1aoted That the Governor shall
have the power the Guards Tor Hom3 Defence for
he purpose OF arEestg GoHscpa and 0eserters PfoOl
ded they sAa not be oiGeieu upon us dutS beyond Inc
s OF he counties IL which Tho reside or the counties
al AGENT thereto.
KO }. Be 1t further enacted, That il addition to the
exemptions contained i'll lie ac to which ths IS an amend
ment, There cLa be exempt county commissioners ap-
p6luted u0der an act entitled An for the reet
wives 42d Igmies OF soldiers IN the army regular mil
I5Ts, blauksDhs have established shops, necessary
operatives AID foundIies the Atsrney General
Solicitors circuits and counties, physicians
C five Years practice with the State Con
tolerate gUVenmen oLe editor to each newspaper and
the necessary c0mposOIs mall Carriers professors III col
egs ond teachers IL Academies fTO0t@ed mat Ibis eX'
caption SHALL only apply 10 the dIl4s specned Ia hla Oil
and BOT TO service when the Guard ZOE Home Defence s
called into the field.
&c 4 Be Il further enacted That tor failure attend
battalion reg i'll, each field Chcer shall
felt AID pay hundred dOArs each Captain aud other
officers and drill their conn.,
times appointed shall iUrtet aud pay tor eacn
hty doilAs, and LIIssIOneG otncer
shall IAN 10 attend at any OH Ne sna lotle Ano Pay h0
los twenty tive doIats; PTO0l0ed
every agaentOe sh4i oe allowed until the muster
TO make ais excuse IAe hues small Dc adj by Ieg
Aenta AID Company cUUrs naI&i, aid Judgments are
up nuas collected lii Inc same mode
accordance WITH te pToVisloDs OF The MIha Law OF
North pasted the second extra session OF the
GeueIal AesemDIy, 1851.
sE0 o. Bglt JIrhsr enacted That the Surgeon opeyas
by a~d Consent OF the Governor may
appoint slgcaI Doars not exceeding thee, composed
Two pig eclans each "ho shall declare by thel cerd
taUs5 PERSONS shI lie exempt from service
h4 act which TINS Is IN Amendment, Ga Of
mGntA OK pa seal Qisa0i4y ahd hey =haH receive the
pay cf aak and traVG@S EXPENSES, to be determn
ed by the 40 uiant Generl.
SEC t. BE Il further eMOcd That Ina Guard for home
de1e1Ce Should they Called ato service By The over
shall receive TIE sAne pay, rauons AID o as
sold ers in the durate Iates service, aAd shall be
subject TO and tG vi war OF the Confederate
ntates.
SIC Z Be 1t further ENACTED, That when the pressure
of pUblc danger shall pr the observance Of such
rule toa SAID Guard bo4e defence shall be called
into service nadSSe eut ny GRATIS OF number OF mel
each 0nt COn y, 30 as ~ udko up Inc az
&c 8 Be It further e,a2ted That this ac shall be in
force aud take eft alter lts rGtIEcaon
Read three tin d Ia Geaesai assembly, this
he l4th day OF DECENT 4, a. =, ioo5
Giles MEBANE, >. 50
STATE OF AoRTH CARoLEA.
J. JEp F. q. Russ, SECRETARY Vi state, i'll and ior the
State North Carolina do hereby certify hat the rorego
ug is true copy the orIgna on fre IL this ofice.
Given under my hand, this i4tn Gay OF DEC, 1863,
j.F. u. hUaS.
Secretary ot Etate.
L. Tha compa3y ig.s required BY tn Lat section OF
he foregoing act take place second saturday
he months Of Januay, Feb dalcn hay, June, July
sngnsf September Eovyulusr and december, ard the
n dri "a the second Saturday in the motifs OF
prl aad October.
III The 81 secton OF tins foregoing conatrued to
mean that the parties enumerated drills
nDrehaDdi0p dasereIs and other oEdilry duty OF tie
tard ror nome de sence, but exempt from duty
vhen The Guard home called service
epeI u agon SUPPRESS iusuTsct!oa Ok - execute the
ava of the 5iate
Bv order of GcVsInar Va CE:
Re. GATLIN, Abj1a General |
Dec. l9, 1863. div !