Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1865-01-05
An Act Increase the Efficiency the Home
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sEo. !. Be It enacted by the General Assembly Of the
Safe Of North Carolina and it is hereby enacted by the
authority of the sae That whenever the Guard for home
Defence shall be called into service beyond the limits OF
their respective countless the Governor two or
companies to be consolidated into company
less than sixty -four men, rank and le
dated Captain to command such consolidated company,
and from the Lieutenants Second Leuenans and
Nor Second Leutenants companies an officer of
each of sad Ranks TO be assigned to duty with such conso
dated company such Of the Ulcers Of companies
soldated may be elected service with such
soldated company sha be required to perform service
commissioned cers prvAes ia the consolidated
company, formed OF their original companies and while
serving their commissions shall be Suspended
SEC. e. Be 1t Further enacted, That the Governor may
in ike manner two more battaons regiments
Guards when called into service beyond their
respective battalion Or reklmental limits or when called
into service within such limits In connection WITH other
portions OF such force, be consolidated said battaons
Rhsn SO CO.'S TO be composed OF not than
companies and said regiments when so consolidated to be
composed of ten companies The Governor
assign 10 the command OF such consolidated battalion
regiment any officer Or officers nom the battalion or
regiment consolidated,
Sec 3. Be ii further enacted That the Governor may in
his discretion IN constituting the consolidated companies
fourth, onethd or oneha of any company at present
organ Zod with due proportion OF s officers of which
to such consolidated Company, e.. such Of the
Officers of companies present oganizeds may be
placed with fractions Of their companies to form eonso
idated may not DO elected to command such
consolidated COMPANY shall be required to in such
consolidated company as poncommssionsd officers or pri
hlc serving their commissions stall be
pended The Governor sha have power to
OF farmers and mechanics, when he calls out less
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cant the Office of an officer who declared by medical
board permanently disabled tor field duty, either in the
militia Home Guards, or OF an officer who absconds to
Sec. 4. Be it further enacted, That all Quartermasters
and Cormissa;ies of regiments batalions OF Home
Guard as at present organized, that may not be assigned
to duty by the Governor with consolidated battalion
regiment shall be equired to commissioned
officers p1yafes il company of their present
command and While 30 SEWING their COMMISSIONS shall be
Sec s. Bet further enacted That the Surgeon Gene al
by and with the ADVICE and consent Of the Governor shall
appoint Medical board for each Congressional District
this st e, whose eusneas 1t sh4 be to examine all pei
sons claiming exemption from Home Guard duty &C.
be such time and under such and regulations
may be established by the Surgeon General and that
members OF said Board stall receive the pay and
allowances while duty the Confederate Conscript
Boards
MES battaons regiments have been consolidated
herein provided for they shall continue in such organza
lions fur tier provisions shall be made in their behalf
Sec 7. Be it further enacted That second section
of an act relation the Militia and Guard for Home
same is hereby amended, by striking the word hese
ninth line of said section, and inserting the word
the" the third section OF " act to amend
relation to the Militia and Guard for Zone Defence,
ratified the l4h day of December 1862 be aud the is
hereoy amended By INSERTING between the words regu
lar ard " miers " the words " AID public" and by
the word >; ED that provisO the end OF aaG
Sd section be and the is hereby repealed That in
sa sb be EXEMPT rom Home Guard duy ali
trustees regular and public tanners, haters and shoe
makers skilled in their respective cangs and Who we're
employed the prior the first day January,
D. 1868, and continued to be pioyed since that
| time.
Pr0v .ded tanners shall sell olethd of their leather
i1digont soldiers' aid widows
schedule price,,
Pr0usded, that provision of ig shall ccDstru
ed exempt from military service any person mention
herein OF actual seTVe instruction invasion
OF the county which De resides by Federal forces,
cent the persons aid classes mentioned I'd section
il relation to the Militia aud Guard for Home De-
fence, rallied the 7th July, 1864.
sec &. Be 1t further enacted, That this shall be il
| force fc0m and after it's ratification
Read three times and Ratified il General Assembly th
| 23d day of December, a. D., 1854.
| r. S. D0KNELL, y. Il. G.
| GILES AERANE, >. s.