Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1865-02-14
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT, NC
ADJurASr GESERtL's OpYIcE, H G.,
Raleigh, February 9, 1865.

Y G.Y .
Grv,1,, ooD.. Raleigh February 9, 1855.
II THE FOLLOWING ACTS AND pAKrs OF ACTS
Of The General Assembly of North Carolina are pub
Hshed for the information of all concerned:
AN ACT IN RELATION TO TUE MILITIA AND A
STH DAY OF or IH9Y hU9E ai9 DEFENCE RATiFIED THE
SEC End Re IL fart4e4 sRactsd That it shall be the
duty q" the Governor TO to be enrolled as Guard
Tor Home Defence all white male persons not areIdy en-
ruled in the evice Of the Confederate States betweep |
ages "i eghieen and Fifty years. resident this Stale in
oregneTs not naturalized. who have been resident
10 Tue nae or thirty days before such enrolment except
ing persons hlng the offices Of Governor Judges of the
Supreme and Superior Courts of Law and Equity the
members Of the General Assembly and the officers N tha
several departments of the Government members of Con-
gress and the Civil and Military officers of the Confederate
the several denominations in he State charged With ths
duties OF such Ministry the High Sbers and Clerks Of
;hs several Courts Of record and the Public Registers in
he several Counties and such other persons ahe Cover
r6 nor special reasons may deem proper subjects Of
SIC 5th Be it further enacted That member, Of III.
s"eety OF friends commonly called Quaker NAV be e1.
emp from the provisions of this act by paying the sum o
one hundred O) dollars according an ordnance of ths
Convention OF this State in their behalf ratified the 10Th
day Of May 1854 Propded that when any such Quaker
shall have paid had levied on his property five HUNDRED
(5 o. dollars under the acts of CONGRESS- csIIsd III 60
scrpton Law aforesaid he shall not be REQUIRED to nav
any sum OF money for his exemption under This act.
AN ACT TO AMEND AN ACT ENTITLED AN ACT TO
INCREASE THE EFFICIENCY OF TUE HONE
FEBRUARY, 1888.
SEC !. BsW enacted By the Gsnssql As.sm6ly of s1.
tzte Aorh CroHG aud is hereby enqcted 6 the au-
thorty Of the That the Governor whenever he deans
eTpedent may re-Oganize the Guard for Home Defence
by causing two or more companies be consolidated into
nne so as TO make not less than men rank and
file to each company Pr0OdL h0ceUsr That there ara
not sixty h0ne guardsln any one county that such
Der as msy be Shall be incorporated into company the
said companies when consolidated shall the prrv
ege elecng their company officers from the rank and file
OF SAID companies and such officers shall be Lleced
for service IN said company shall be required perform
vice as non commissioned officers privatef under the
same rufestnd regulations nuncommissio off,
GERS and pnvaes required servr and whilst
wing their commissions shall be suspended
SEC Be At further enacteL, That the Governor may
IN Ike manner cause two baLalions regiments
Home Guards TO be consolidated SAID ba:taons when
SO Consolidated TO be composed of not sS than three
companies, and said regiments when consolidated of
not more than ten companies That the crank and file
shall elect their field officers and all field officers who
shall not be elected their commissions shall BE- suspended
aud they be required to pesurm duty in the ranks
commissioned officers and prvaIes.
Sic s. be HJHrEher 6HIcte& That in addition to the
exemptions mentioned in the second section of An act in
relation TO the Militia and Guard Home Defence rat
fed 9TH July 1862 there shall be exempt cOmmiS
sioner TO each county appointed under An Act entitled
An Act for the relief of and families of soldiers
the the attorney general solicitors for the several
circuits and Counties county trustees county SURVEYORS
physicians five years practice editor to newspaper
and necessary compOsitorS and to be certified
to on Uath by the editor nail curriers' professors in
e and teachers who at the passage OF this act had and
shall continue to have, twenty scholars, the necessary
skilled operators in factories and oundrys regular public
established shops regular public tanners and shOemakers
and of The poor of each county, P,oOided
All the traGesmen thus exempted shall be skilled in their
respective trades and employed in the prior to
the LIST Of January. 1884, and have continued to be
poyed since that me except public mers who shall be
exempt whenever they engaged unless it shall
pear that of mills have turned off their mes and
in themselves to evade the service then such
to be exempt: Provided That the exemptions in this
shall apply to Home Guard officers commissioned
under this act but shall apply TO officers of the Homo
GuaId and Militia who required under this act to
1 w IN hn an tn ANnn
they did not hold commissions; and Prordd further That
no provision OF this act shall construed to exempt
person herein mentioned from Home Guard duty IN
the county in which be resides
SEC. Be h frtsr enacted That oil laws and clauses
OF laws coming in conflict with this act be and the same
are hereby repealed.
SEC s. Be further epGeted That this act shall be in
frUm and after its ratification.
III. In addition exemptions granted in the FORE
going acts there shall be exempt from duty the Guard
Tor 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 PrOoded That that there is Drug
st said Drug Store rSt liable to dutYn the Guard for
Ill Claims for exemption under the foregoing acts and
orders be established by the affidavit respect
able persons knowing of the facs which ahdavts must
be placed in the hands of the commanding officer of thu
Regiment or Battalion to which the individual belongs
who, if satisfied that the claim is just will furnish hin
} with certificate of exemption.
~ The commanding officers of each Regiment ana
Battalion Of the Guard for Home Defence will immediate
ly assemble their commands their respective COUNTY
sea and at once proceed to consolidate the companies
accordance with the act of the General assembly North
Carolina, ratified February zth 1855, and under the fol
lowing regulations, viz: When Regiment or Battalion
is assembled as above directed, its commanding office
will divide it intQ two classes all able bodied oc rs anc
liable TO active service in the field beyond the limit
of the county, will constitute the first class, and all oh
and men exempt from duty except within the imi 4
Of their counties, will constitute the secnnd class.
When the first class does not exceed ninety or fa
below fOrtv-6ve men, il will be organized into com
pany-when it exceeds ninety men, but does not excee
hundred and 6fty it will be organized into two com
panies-when it exceeds hundred and fifty men,
will be organized into three companies and elections TO
full complement Of company officers will be held; whe
the first class falls below fOrty6ve it will be organ
lied into company, and officers elected as follows: Fol
company of less than fftyfVe, but than thirty
five men, Captain and FIRST Leutenantj for company
Of less than thirty Eve but than twenty. first Lieu
tenant aud second Lieutenant; for company of twen
or less number of men, one second Lieutenant
The second GLASS will be organized into companies No
to exceed seventy each and elections for full
plemen Of company officers will be held when the numbe
of does not fall below forty five. But when it doe
fall below foryfre the same rule will be followed se
the first class.
The election for company officers will be held under th
direction of The commanding officer of each Regiment
Battalion, who will, the organizations cor
peted Immediately forward report of the same to th
office, together with the certificates of election.
v. Until the consolidated companies organised int
Regiments and Battaions the Field Officers in cor
mission will continue to exercise command hSretour
By order Of Gov. VANCE:
! AdJutant Gen'L
Feb. 10. 1885. l8-lt.
~ All papers in the State publish once and send bill
to the Adjutant Generals Office.
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