The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1865-02-14
ANOTHER HOME GUARD LAW.

Following is the last law passed by the Legsla
ture at It's late session, in regard to the Home Guard
We cannot see that it improves the matter anyl
an Act 10 Amend Act Ea,led aon Act N 6,.,o,. a.
Efficiency Of the Home Guard Organization
Sec. /. Be il enacted by the General Asssrhl r a.,
State of North Carolina and is hereby enaced nv The
authority OF the same, That the Governor wbeneysr
ne deems II exponent may re-otganze the Guard for
home Defence by cansing two or more companies IN
be consolidated into one, to make not less tb.
sixty four men rank and file to each comnanv p
Vided however, that fthere sixty Nome Guard
to any one county, that such number NAV he shall
be Incorporated into a company the said Commando
when consolidated shall have the privilege OF eie,
ing their company officers from the rank and 6Ie .,
said companies and snch officers shall NOT he eec,sd
for service in said company shall be required TO ner
form service as non-commssioned officers or privaes
under the same rules and regulations as other non
commissioned officers and privaes required to serve
and while SO serving their commissions shall be sus
pended.
Sec. 2, Be it further enacted, That the Governor
may in like manner cause two or batfalions or
regiments of Home Guards to be consolidated; said
bataons when so consolidated to be Composed Of not
less than three companies and said regiments when so
consolidated, of not mere than ten companies; That
the rank and file shall elect their field officers and ALI
field officers who shall not be elected their commits
sioas shall be suspended and they be required to per
form duty in the ranks non-commissioned officers
and privates.
Sec, g. Be it further enacted, That in addition 70
the exemptions mentioned in the second section of an
in relation to the Militia ara Guard for Home De-
fence, ratified 9TH July, 1863 there shall be exemped
one commissioner TO each county, appointed under an
act entitled hn act for the relief of wives and fami.s
of soldiers in the army" the Attorney General Solicit
tors for the several circuits and counties County rms
tees, County Surveyors, Physicians of five years
practice, one Editor to newspaper and necessary
Compostors and employees to be certified TO on oath
by the editor Mail Carriers Professors in Colleges and
Teachers who at the passage of this had and shall
continue to have twenty scholars the necessary skilled
Operatives in Factories and Foundrys regular public
Millers, and Black Smiths and Wheel Wrights who
have established shops, regular public Tanners and
Shoe Makers, and one oyersecr of the poor of each
county Provided all the tradesmeu thus exempted
shall be skilled in their respective trades and were
1864 and have continued be employed since that
time, except public MiCrs who shall be exempt when
ever they engaged unless it shall appear that
in themselves to evade the service, then such
to be exempt; Provided that the exemptions in this
act shall not apply 10 Home Guard officers commission
ed under this act, but shall apply to officers of the
Home Guard and Militia who required under this
act in the ranks and who would be entitled
to exemption if they did not hold commissions; and
Provided further that provision of this shall be
construed so as to exempt ang person herein mention
ed from Home Guard drty in the county in which he
resides.
Sec. f.. Be it further enacted That'all laws and
clauses of laws coming in conflict with this act be and
the hereby repealed.
Sec. 5. Be it further enacted That this shall be
in force from and after its ratification.
Read three times and ratified in General Assembly
this the 7th day of Feb A D. 1865.