The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1864-05-10
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AN ACT
IN RELATION TO THE MILITIA AND A GUARD +
FOR HOME DEFENCE.


SEC l. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of
the State of North Carolina, and it is hereby enacted
by the authority Of the same, That the exemptions
from in the Militia of the State, shall be for the
same causes and to the extent and no farther,
that prescribed in the acts Of Congress Of the Con
fcderte States, providing for the enrolment of men
the public defence and granting exemptions from
the same, commonly calla4 he conscrption and cx-
empGon acts.
Sec. 2 Be it further enacted, That it shall be the
duty the Governor a;.se be enrolled guard
for home defence all white male persons not already
enrolled III the service Of the Confederate States, be-
the ages of eighteen and fifty years. resident in
this State, including foreigners naturalized yho
have been residents in the State for thirty days beEre
such enrolment, excepting persons filling the ofEss
of Governor, Judges of the Supreme and Superior
Courts of Law and Equity, the members OF the General
Assembly and the officers Of the several Departments Of
the Government of the State, Ministers of the Gospel
the several denominations of the charged wish
the duties Of churches, and such other persons ns
the Governors for special reasons, may deem prolier
subjects ST exemption.
Sec B. BE it further enacted That all persons above
the age of fifty who may volunteer for service in said
guard for home defence and shall be accepted by
Captain OF company for the same, shall be deemedo
belong thereto, am shall be held service thcretn
either generally for any special duty expcjiti5n
the commanding officers of regiments companies
according the nature of the particular scrvcesn
question may determine.
Sec. /. BE it further enacted, That the Governor
shall all persons enrolled in pursuance of the
preceding sections of this act to be formed into
companies, with liberty elect the commissioned Off
of such companies, and thence into battalons
regiments, brigades and divisions according his dis
crcOn, ana he shall appoint the field officers of such
hattaliOns, regiments, brgHdcS and divisions, and
sal issue commissions in dne'torm to all the officers
aforesaid.
Sec 3 Be ii further enacted, That members of the
Society of Friends. commonly called Quakcrs, may be
exempted from the provision OF this by paying the
of one hundred dollars according to an ordinance
Of the Convention of ts State in that behalf ratified
the 18th day of Way, 1862. Provided that when
Ouaker shall have paid had levied of his property
of five hundred dollars under the act Of Con-
grcss called the conscrplon law aforesaid he shall
not be required to pay any sum of money for his
cmpton under this
&. That the said guards for home defence may
lie called by the Governor in defence of
the State against invasion and to suppress nvasiOn
either by regiments, battalions, companies mas$e
by drafts volunteers from the same, he, III his
discretion may direct; shall be under his command
Through the officers appointed herein provdcd
shall only within the limits of this State, and in
Of duty be prescribed by the Governor, not
exceeding three months mt one term. They many
of them may be at any time called into SERVICE
may be organized into infantry, artillery cavalry
he may direct, and the infantry and artillery may be
mounted if he shall DETERMINE the men furnishing
their horses and accoutrcments and arms, when
approved by the Governor, such terms he shall
prescribe
furnish to said troops the arms, accOutremcns and
ammunition of the State when called aforesaid into
active service and shall prescribe rules for their
and to prevent the waste, destruction loss Of the
Sec g. Be it further enacted, That all laws and
clauses of laws coming within the meaning and pur-
view OF this act be, and the hereby repealed
Sec 0, Be it further enacted, That the CONN ssions
of officers of the Militia called into service by this act,
are suspended only during the period of such service
Be it further enacted That this shall
in force from the date of its ratification.
[Ratifed the 7th day of July, 1851