Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1863-01-09
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rHE coNscRfrrIoN LAW.

THE COHSCAAE-1A LA W. -. 49, 4
.1L TO q ENTITLED Az TO suErlIzR FseSsO< ron
= rHz Fus4EC psFEScE,"
In view Of the exEeucies Of the countf ssd the aosO-
Int. necessity Of keeping IN the service 0se gallant army
and Of placing in the FIELD large sadit'Oaa Force % meek
Ih. advancing columns Of the eneny now invading our
soil; therefore
,S 10 snoc That The President be, and is hereby Gu
thorSzed 30 call and place n the military
Confdete States for three years nn,S So ara residents
Of me Confederate States Between the ages Oh
tAirty!6Ye wears the time the call or cans uHy 9
INC are not legally exempted from military service A
" ~, rsrSrs aforesaid who not now IN the armies OF
rhs CorTederacE and whose term OF service win eAPne
Sore the enAof fe war; shall be contnTeo s,,ent mn.
sSree Years from the date OF their original snlsnen' u
- he war shall have been ended: PROVIDED
rvsr That all such companies, battaons and regment
whose terms Of original were 10, Sa 10 Isd
~ The commander of the brigade to re-oganze salI com
oSues battaions and regiments by elecfng their Sces
bch they had right heretofore to elect who shall De com
lSsoned by the President: Provided further That iu
o1ehs not exceeding sixty days with nome
and back shall be granted to all those relSneo 10 1
vice by The provisions of this beyond the PERIOD OF
their original enlistment and who have heretofore not
aayed furoughs under the provisions OF an act enuHeu
"An act providing for the granting OF bounty anu bs
lourhs to private and nOncOmmiSsoned ohcers IN tne
Provisional Army" approved 18th December eignleen
hundred and sxty-Oue said fuOughs TO be grantee At su
deem most compatible with the public INTEREST," and FrEV
ded further That in lieu of furlough the eomnuaI
value in money of the transportation herelnaoore Go
IhalI be Maid to each private musician or noncommsS0n
a who NAV elect to receive it at such time as the
arough would otherwise be granted: Provided turher
That all persons under the age OF eighteen years OF
the aoe f thirtyre wears who enrolled IN the
military service Of the Confederate States IN the
battaions and companies hereafter to be organIe, %
Be reour red to remain in their respective coIpane pat
taiuns and regiments for ninety day, unless their pats
can be supplied By other recruits not now ~
service who are between the ages "t for The
Eve years and all laws and parts OF laws providing ~
re-enlismeut of volunteers aud the organization neeH
into companies squadrons battalions OF regiments SnS
be- and the same are hereby, repealed .
SEC. q Be u further enacted, That such coHPauless
SquadronS bsttRlions regiments organized CT u NJ
reorganization BY the authority from the Secretary n
a NAV be within thirty days from the passage OF TINS act
no far completed TO have the whole number OF men re
ouisite for organization actually enrolled, not embracing
in said organization any persons now IN ,as sun" orf
mustered the service of the Confederate STATES as PA
of the land forces of the TO be received IN 'a arm
Of the in which they authorized to ana
shall elect their company battalion and
SIC s. Be Il further enacted, That for the enrolment
of all persons compreheuded within the provisions OF n
act who not already in service IN the armies OF ne
ederate States it shall be lawful for the President win
The consent of the Governors of the respective Sas 10
employ State officers, and in failure to OBTAIN snch CON
0ept he shall employ Confederate officers charged with the
duty of making such enrolment in accordance with rules
and regulations to be prescribed by him.
SEC Be further enacted, That persons enrolled I'M
der the provisions Of the preceding section shall De as
.red by the Secretary of the different companies
service until each company is hed TO IT'S maximum
number and the persons so enrolled snail De 10
companies from the Stes from which they respectively
SEC Be further enacted, That all sesmen and Ordi-
nary seamen in the land forces of the Confederate States
enrolled under the provisions Of this act may on aPPea
tsn the Secretary of the Navy be Transferred from the
land forces to the naval service.
SEC g Be fu5ther enacted, That in all cases where
State may not have in the army number 4" regiments
hattaious squsdons companies suclent 10 oSfo ne
number of persons subject 10 military service unoe tns
ILL., Sfafa he
Thereof shall be kept under such regulations
ss may be established by the Secretary OF war; ana mat
At stated periods of greater than three months details
determined BY shall be made from said reserve so that
each company shall nearly as practicable ne kept iu
ropdSd That the persons held in reserve may AZ
home until called into service by the President tToIdtd
so That during their at home they shall not receive
paw Prorided further That the persons cemprehended
in this shall not be subject to the rules aud articles OF
war until mustered the actual servceOf the Conede
rate States except that said persnn when enrolled and
liable to duty if they shall wiuy refuse to obey said
call each of them shall be held be deserer, and pun
ished such under said articles. PForidsf JgrtA6r
That whenever in the opinion OF the President the ext
Kencies Of the public service may require H. ne snail De
authorized to call into actual service the entire reserve or
50 much be necessary, not previously assigned 10
different companies in service under provision OF section
four of this act said shall be organized under such
rules the Secretary of War may adopt IrOgded The
company battalion and Iegimenal offices shall be elected
b. the troops composing the Prorded The troops
raised in any one State shall not combined in regmenta
battalion squadron company organization with troops
raised in other States
SEC. T. Be It further enacted That all soldiers
serving in the army mustered 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 have received the bounty of fifty dollars
allowed by existing laws shall be entitled to receive said
bounty.
SEc g. Be it further enacted, That each man who may
hereafter be mustered into the service ard who shall an
himself with musket shot gun, rife carbne, accepted
efficient weapon shall be pa'he value thereof, 10
be ascraned by the mastering officer under such regus
may be prescribed BY the Secretary of War; be
il willing to sell The and if be is not, then b. shall
be entitled to receive one dollar month for the said
received and approved musket, rifle, shot gun carbne
SEC. g. Be Il further en0cted That persons MT liable for
duty may be received substitutes for those who are,
under such regulations as he prescribed BY the Secre
Sac To- Be itfurthtr enacted, That all vacancies shall
be filled By the President from the company, battalion,
squadron regiment in which such vacancies shall
by prlOon according to seniority, except IN cases of
disability other ncUmpeency; 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. or private prvates from such
sampany battalion squadron regiment who shall have
been distinguished in The service blythe exhibition of yaor
and Skill AID that whenever vacancy shall occsr-in the
laWest grade of The commissioned officer OF Company,
said vacancy shall be filed BY election Provided, That all
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 first of this relating the election of Off
shall apply to those regiments baalious squad
rOns which composed of twelve months and COM
panes combined in the same organization without regard
Tn the in which the officers thereof originally
appointed
SEC H. Be further e7dcted That each company Of in
anry shall consist of hundred aud twenty-five rank
and le each company of field artillery Of hundred
and Fifty rank and file and each company Of cavalry of
eighty rank and file
SEC H. Be further enacted That all persons SUI ject to
enrolment who in the service under the pruyi-
suns act shall be permitted previous such euru-
nent TO volunteer in companies now in the service.
The New CONSUMPTION Act.
The following is copy Of the Conscrptiou Act passed
rseently, by both Houses of Congress:
Az AcT to amend act entitled An Act to provide
further for the public deence-spproved 10th April,
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