Weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1858-1865, 1865-02-15
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT, N. c., -.
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r TIE FOLLOWING ACTS AND PARTS Of ACTS
Of the General Assembly Of North Carolina are pub
lisbed for the information Of all concerned
AN ACT IN RELATION TO THE MILITIA AND A
GUARD GU! FOR ,I HONE DEFENCE. RATIFIED THE
duty of the Governor 10 cause be enrolled Guard
for Home Defenc. all white male person. already
soea ~ me 81 ne fats: bet.sen me
Gliding foreigners not natase who have been resident
10 the ate for thirty days before such enrolment except
ing persons filling the Offices Of Governor Judges of the
Supreme and superisr Ceurts Of Law .=d Equity the
members Of the General Assembly and the officers OF tts
several departments Of Tire Government members Of Con-
Government within this State Ministers Of the Gospel Of
the several denominations in The State charged with the
:hs several Cours Of record and tho Public Registers u
the several Counties and such other persons ahe Cover
. nor se special rsa' nay dee. pe. subjects of
society Of friends commonly called Quakers may be
hundred tol dors according to 90 ordinance the
Convention Of this State iu their behalf r-ssd the lsh
day Of May 1854 Ps9eidea that when any such Quaker
shall have paid had levied his property five hundred
u0 dollars. under the acts of Congress called the Con-
scrPcn isw aforesaid he shal not be required to pay
any sum Of money for his exemption under this act
AN AGT TO AMEND Az ACT ENTITLED an ACT TO
GUARD oRaANlzATioS.-RATIFl TIE 7TH or
FEBRUARY, 1895
SIC. J. BE- enacted BY IL. General Asssmby Of tAs
ory o. tie sast Thst the Governor whenever he deems
may rsorganize the Guard for Home Deence
y" ea y. Ss mU's 70 es @ mt mt.
file 70 each a0mpsny noOdsd les'sgs' That thsrssre
not sixty home guards in county that such
81: compauiss whea consolidated shall have the priv-
ge oss:ecng their company officers from the rank and file
Of said and ssh officers as shall not be elected
for service III said company hs be required perform ser
vice commissioned officers Or prvate' under the
same rulestnd regulations Their off,
and prvaes required serve and whilst 20
wing their commissions sha be suspended
SIC ~ 1t further ssdcts3, That the Governor may
in like manner cause two bstalions regiments
OF Home Guards to be consolidated SAID ataOns when
consolidated to be comp ssed of not less than three
companies, and said regiments when OF
not more than ten eoalunes That the rank and tile
shall elect their field officers and all field officers who
shall not be eectsd their commissions shall be suspended
and they BE- required to perform duty the ranks as nom
commissioned officers and privstes.
SSc g. BE H further enacted That in addition to the
exemptions mentioned 10 the second section act in
relation to the Militia and Guard for Home Defence rat
siouer to each county appointed under An Act entitled
An Act for the relief of wives and families of soldiers in
LIS the attorney general solicitors for the se'er.
circuits and countiss county trustees county surveyo
physicians Of i've years practice editor to Newspaper
and necessary compostors aud employees to be certified
t" oath by the editor nail carriers professors in COL
ee and teachers who the passage of this had and
shall continue have twenty scholars, the necessary
skilled operators in factories aud oundy regular public
milers and blacksmiths, and wheel-wrghts who have
Shops regular publ: tanners and shoemaker
and of the poor Of each county Pouidst
AL the tracesmen thus exempted sha be skilled in their
respective trades and employed in the prior to
the LIST of January 1854 and have continued to be so
ployed since that time except public mers who shall be
exempt whenever they engaged unless it shall
pear that of mills have turned off their mlers and
gone themselves to evade the SERVICE then such
not to bs exempt Prouded That the exemptions in th.
nOto in I'D
under this act but shall apply to officers Of the Home
Guard and Militia who required under this act to
in the ranks and who would be entitled to exemption il
they did not hold commissions; and Propded farther That
provision Of this vet shall be construed to exempt
person herein mentioned from Home Guard duty ia
SEC Be further enacted That all laws and clauses
Of avs coming in conflict with this act be and the same
| nrs hereby repealed.
from and after it's ratification
H. In addition to the exemptions granted in the fore.
going acts there shall be exempt from duty in the Guard
for Home Defence all Railroad officers and the necessary
employees the Commanding Officers Of each Brigade and
Regiment Of North Carolina Militia and Druggist to
each Drug Store Prouded That that there is no Drug
s said Drug Store not liable to duty in the Guard fol
1 Home Defence.
III. Claims for exemption under the foregoing acts and
orders must be established by the affidavit Of two respect
able persons knowing of the facts which afidavts must
placed in the hands of the commanding officer Of the
Regiment or Battalion to which the individual belongs
who if ssts6ed that the claim is just will furnish him
/ with certificate Of exemption.
! ~ TIE commanding officers of each Regiment and
Battalion Of the Guard for home Defence will immediate
assemble their commands at their respective county
Seats and Of proceed TO consolidate the companies
accordance with the act of the General assembly North
Carolina, ratified February It'll, 1865 and under the fol
lowing regulations, wig: When Regiment Battalion
is assembled above directed its commanding Officer
will divide intot classes all able bodied officers and
men liable 10 active service in the field beyond the limit
of the county, will constitute the first class and all Off
and men exempt from duty, except within the limits
of their counties. will constitute The second class.
ham, hA frat Anoo pnkov dnn ~
below fortyve men, it will be organized into com
pany-when it exceeds ninety but does not exceed
hundred and fifty it will be organized into two
panes-when it exceeds hundred and City men, il
will b organized into three companies and elections fo
the first class falls below fnrty6ve men, it will be organ
ICED into oompany and officers elected follows: For
company Of less than fortydve, but more than thirty
Of less than thirty Eve but than twenty first Lieu
tenant and second Lieutenant; for company of twenty
or less number OF men, one second Lieutenant
The second class will be organized into companies no
to exceed seveny6ve each, and elections for full
of men does not e.. below forty i've but when it doc
fall below forty6vs the same rule will be followed ~
> the first class.
: The election for company officers will be held under tn
direction of the commanding officer Of each Regiment
Battalion who will soon rs the organizations CON
pleed Immediately forward report of the to thi
Office, tsgether with the certificates of election.
" Until the consolidated companies are organised int
. Regiments and Battaious the Field Officers now in coz,
mission will continue to exercise command heretofore
' V @' &c GATLIN.
Adjutant Gent.
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