Weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1858-1865, 1865-01-04
AN ACT TO INCREASE THE EFFICIENCY OF THE
HOME GUARD ORGANIZATION.

SEQ. Be it enacted by the General Assemby of the
STATE Of NOr'h car0s"o 1t hereby enacted by sAs
Home Defence shall be called into service beyond the
limits of their respective counties, the Governor may
two companes to be consolidated into
company make not less than sixty -four men,
aud file, to each company; said company consolidated
shall elect from the Captains commanding the companies
SO consolidated Captain to command such consolidated
company, and from the First Leutensuts Second Lieu
tenants and Junior Second Lieutenaus of such compa
nies officer of each of said ranks to be assigned
duty with such consolidated company, such Of the Off
of companies consolidated may not be elected
for service with such consolidated company shall be
qured perform service missOned officers
Irivates in the consolidated company, formed Of their
origins companies and while serving their commits
siOns shall be suspended.
SEC. 2. Be further ENACTED, That the Governor may
in like manner battai0ns regiments
Of the Home Guards when called into service beyond
their respective battalion regimenta limits when
called into service within such limits in connection with
other portions of such force, to be consolidated, said
lees than three companies and said regiments len
consolidated to be composed of not than ten
battalion or any oteer or officers
from the battalion or regiment so consolidated.
SEC. 8. Be further enacted, That the Governor may,
in his discretion in constituting the consolidated campa
MES contemplated by the first section hereof take the
onefourth one-third, onehaf of any company at
present organized with due proportion Of its officers
and such of the officers of companies present organ
lied be placed with fractions of their companies
.
to command such consolidated company shall b requir.
ed to serve in such consolidated company com.
mssiened officers or privates and while serving their
commisssns shall be suspended The Governor shall
have power to discriminate in favor of farmers and
mechanics when he calls cut less number than the
whole Of company also to declare vacant the Office Of
~ disabled for field duty either in the militia Home
Guards, or of an officer who abscouds to the enemy:
SEC. 1. Be further enacted That all Quarermasters
and Commssares of regiments battalions of Home
Guards present organized that assign.
ed to duty by the Governor with q consolidated batta
ions or regiment shall be required to
their present command while so serving their com.
missions shall be suspended. 1856
SEC. s. BE afHrthsr enaeed That the Surgeon Gen.
sra and with the advice and consent of the oyern.
shall appoint Medical Board for eaco Congressional
District in this State, business it shall be to
inc all persons claiming exemption from Home Guard
duty account of physical disability that these exam
nations shall be made at such time and under such rules
and regulations as may be established by the Surgeon
General and that the members of sid Boards shall
eeive the same pay and allowances while duty the
SEC g. Be Il further e~aetsd, That when such eompa.
MES bataiions or regiments have been consolidated a.
herein provided for they shall continue in such srgan
half W.
SEQ T. Bet further srssed, That the second section
o. an act in rezsion to the Militia and Guard for
Home Defence, ratified the 7th day of July 1853 be
and the same hereby amended rking cut the word
thsse in the 9th line Of said section fnd insertino
the word that the third section of"ar act to sepd
IN oct IN relation to the Militia and Gu ART for Home De
ratified the 18th day Of Dec ember 1889 be and
N. .Ss same + hereby amended b. inserting besweez
me word; regulsI and 'rnitlers the verda .nd pub
ana oy inserting between the words "millers" sd
Sbacksmiths the WORD "and snd that tho proyi,o 4
the end ofead Sd section be aud the ssae hereby "a
Heaed That in addition TO the exemptions specified
the act: aforesaid, thase shall be exempt from Home
Guard duty all county trustees regular and public tan
hatters and shoemakers ske5 in their respecvs
saiins' and who we're spplsyea. In tho same prior