The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1863-06-16
THE MILITIA LAW.
an Act to amend an Ace enfitled AMI,

GenerAl q
sembly of the State Of North Carolina, and IL i
enacted by the authority Of the same, That dur.
ing the war, the Governor shall have power 10 call
out rs militia for local and temporary service all
able bodied men between the ages of eighteen and
forty five years, or such portion thereof in the
State or any part Of the State rs he NAV deem
necessary for the public defence. He shall cause
the men so called out from each repimentai dis.
trict, as is now established bylaw, 10 be formed
into companies Of not not less than sixty nor
more than one hundred privates, who shall elect
the company officers; whenever any Of said dis.
tricts shall furnish smaller number than n com.
pany, or there shall be a residue after the forma.
tion OF one or more companies, such smaller mum:
Der may be attached to any adjoining district and
the companies so formed may be organized into
battalions and regiments, in which case the oom.
missioned officers Of companies shall elect the field
officers; the same number of staff officers for each
regiment as are provided for in the mihtia law,
shall be appointed, and the Governor shall com.
mission all officers during the war, and no longer
Sec. 2. Be it further enacted, That the oficers
and men shall be subject TO the rules and articles
OF war of the Confederate States and shall receive
the same pay, rations and allowances while in
actual service as those of like grade 10 the Con-
federate States service.
Sec 3. BE it further enacted, That there shall
be exempt from service under this act the follow
ing, to-wit: The officers of the executive depart.
ments of the State with their clerks md secretn
ries; members and officers of the General Assem-.
bly,; judges of the Confederate and State courts:
the attorney general, solicitors Of the several
judicial circuits, clerks Of record, marshals aud
sherifs, Jailors, registers, county trustees and
keepers OF the poor one salt commissioner Of each
county, two blacksmths who have established
shops in each captains district; one miller for each
public mill; regular ministers Of the gospel tho
otteers and necessary employees Of the insane
asylum, and institute for the deaf dumb aud
blind, with their inmates and pupils; physicians
who have been habitually engaged in the practice
of their profession for four years immediately
before this day; the president, superintendent,
treasurer secretary, an agent for each depot and
reasonable number of engineers, runners, con-
ductOrs, and mechanics Of each railroad company;
one editor and the necessary number Of compost
tors for each newspaper; the president professors
and stewards of colleges; the principal AID teachers
of academies; the principal and reasonable num-
Der OF employees or manufacturers of cotton aud
wooen goods, iron, leather, shoes, aud other arti
cles manufactured of leather, who are working
under contracts with the Confederate Or State GOV.
ernment, or who have brought themselves within
the terms of the act of Congress, by agreeing TO
take and by taking no more thaE seventy Ave per
cent. profit upon their manufactures; but in every
case it shall be made TO appear to the entire salts
faction OF such officer as the Governor NAV nm
point, that such contract or agreement was bona
.fde, and not entered into or pretended merely 10
escape military duty; and that the Governor shall
have power in special and extraordinary cases TO
exempt any other person.
Sec 4. Be it further enacted, That in execut-
ing this act the Governor is empowered TO employ
sucasof6cers of the militia as may be necessary,
and he may appoint a suitable number of drill
officers, with the rank and pay Of Junior second
lieutenants.
Sec. g. Be il further enacted, That whenever
the Governor shall deem it expedient to raise
secretly, places where il cannot be done publicly
under this act, companies for special service, he
may commission officers for that purpose, with au.
thority to raise such companies to consist of as
many men and officers as he may determine, who
when in actual service shall be entitled 10 the
same pay and under the same rules as the forco
hereinseuthorized except as to the appointment OF
officers, which shall be made by the Governor.
Sec. 3. Be 1t further enacted, That. the Gov
erno- shall have power To appoint field officers TO
command any force raised under the 5th section
that he may think proper and expediept.
Sec. z. BE 10 further enacted, That all laws and
clauses of laws coming in conflict with this act are
hereby repealed, and this act shall be in force and
take effect from and after its ratiication.-T Rati-
fed lOh day Of December, 1868.