The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1865-01-18
An Act u Increase The Efficiency Of the
Hems Guard Organization.

A act y increase Inc Emci0ncy OF tho
Home Guard Organization.
Ssc. 1. Be IL ensetsd by the General As.
son6iy sf the Aaie d North CaroRns. and
Iis hereby enacted By fhs authority sf the
sams. That wheaever the Guard Tor Home
Dsfencs shali be called iats service hey snd
sAs limits sftheir respective cssaties. the
Gevernsr may rasss two Or mare csnpa-
siss % be consolidated int sse company.
" 40 to mske se, less than siIty-fcur men.
rask ssd kie. 10 cash ssmpasy said con.
psny 90 consolidated shalt elect frsm the
Captains commanding the cempasiss 50
consolidated q Captaiu to esmnasd such
esassliiat.d company. and froa the First
Lisutensuts. Seesad Lissteaants aud Ju-
nisr Seesad Liestsnaats sf such csmpa-
nirs. an sGeer Of each Of said ranks 10 be
sssigasd 70 duty with such eoasslidated
company. sseh Of the officers Of esmpanies
% consolidated - may net be slectsd fer
service Nth such ssassiidatsd company.
shall be rsqsired 70 perfsrs service -
nsn-esn nmissioned oGesrs Or priSstes ia
shs consolidated company fsr.sd Of their
srixinal esapsniss. ssd while 90 sersisg
their esnnissisas shall Be suspended.
See. 9. BE q further ensefst, That the
0s,srasr may 10 like manser easss toe or
nero bst,slisas or rsyinsnts Of the Hsms
Guards when called into service beyoad
their baitsliss or rsgimsntal limits. o.
vhea called ,nts service withia sseh limits.
10 esapsetisa with other portiass Of ssch
fierce. t. bs esasslidated, said baitsiisns
vhen % eeasslids,ed. TO Be compsed d sot
lees than three companies. asd said regi-
meais vhss 30 consolidated 70 be csspased
sfnet aars thas ten esmpssiss. The Co.
verasr may assign to the command 81 such
ssssslidz,.d battslios or reg,msat any o.
,sr sr sfheers irsm The ksltslisa Or regi-
nest snsyliistsd.
Sec. .. Be 10 further snsefed. That the
Gsvsrnsr nay. 10 his diserstisa. 10 eea.
sntstinx the essssl,datiss esmpaniss cen.
snpsisi By the 6rsi sesiisu hetesi. take
the ae.fpartk. ose.third, Or sRs-halt si
asy eoMpasy 40 q presest ssSsnilsd with
sSus properties 81 iis sf6sers. cut Of sh'cf
10 esastitste sseh consolidated company
and sseh Of the sneers Of esnpsnies as q
present erganizod. ~ may be placed With
tseiiyns Of their esnpaaies. Wisrn . cen
ssiida,ed esmpaay-as may not be sleetrs
10 esmmsnd ssch ssss.llsatsd company
shsli BE- required 10 serve in such eanssll,
dated esmpssy - non-eammissipnsd OH
.srs Or priystes, and while 90 ssrviag theii
csUnissisns shsll be suspended. Ihs &c
werner hall have power 20 discriainais ~
iavsr sf farmers and aeehsnics. whrs h,
sails cut less number than the whole Of |
company. also 70 declare vacant the afie,
" IN sfheer WHO 90 declared BY . mrdira
sssrd perasasntly d,abled fer feld daty
'A.r ~ militia or Home Guards. Or 0
:. sxe., ~ns abscoads To the taemy.
Dec. 4. BE 10 farther sassisd. That ai
Qaartermssters and Csmmisssries Of reg,.
trru or sat.aiisas Of Home Guards a. .
prs,est srEsnized. that nay act be assigs
I'd 10 duty by the Gsvsrpsr vita eonsoii
dstsd Battalion or regiment, shall Be re
qnir,d " serve 40 Roa-eomnisslssed sh
rsrs " privatss. 10 some one esmpsny .
their present esmuand. aud while so asrs
Ilr their CON m.iissivns shalt be suspended.
Sec. 8. he IL further ss0cied. That th
Ssrssos Gsnersl. By aud with the adsie
anil esn,sst Of the Gev.rnor, shall appoin
= M.diesl board fsr each Congressisna
uisiriet in this State. wRsss business
sLail be TO sIamise all psrsens els,Hisl
ttemp,isa from Hsms Guard dsty sn &C
eornt of physical disssility, that these sr
sn,isatisns shall be nsds ~ such tims 40,
under saeh rules and regulations as may b
established BY the Ssrgrcs General, an
iast tbs mrmbers Of said Boards shall &c
.vi,c bs same pay ssd alle~snce while y
dSiv ~ the confsdsrsts Couscript Boards
>ee. 6. Be 70 further esaefsd, That whel
zach senpanies, bstisiisns or regiments
ave been consolidated ~ hersis provide,
~. thsy shal csntinus in such srganiza