Western sentinel. [volume] (Winston [i.e. Winston-Salem], N.C.) 1856-1886, 1865-01-19
THE NEW HOME GUARD LAW.
An Act to L1acrease the Efficiency IF the
Home Guard Orgasalsutio7,.

Homae Guard Orgdaaasuta07,.
Sec. 1. Be it enacted by the General
Assembly of the State of II oftn Carolina
and it is hereby enacted by the authority
OF the same, That whenever the Guard fol
Home defence shall be called into service
beyond the limits of their respective coun
ties, the Governor may cause two OF more
companies to be consolidated into one
company SO as to make not less than sixty
tour men, rank and file to each company;
said company 50 Consolidated shall elect
from the captains commanding the com
paiiies SO consolidated a captain to com
mand such consolidated company, aud
from the first lieutenanls, second hcnten.
ants end junior second lieutenauts OF such
companies, All officer of each OF said ranks,
to be assigned to duty with such consult
dated company, such OF the officers OF the
companies SO coltsoliaat ed as may not he
elected for service with such consolidated
company, shall be required TO perform
service Is hon-commlosloned officers VI
priyates in the consolidated company,
t'rmcd Of their original companies, and
while SD serving their commissions shall
be suspended.
Sec. 2. BE it further enacted, That the
Governor may in like manner cause two
or more batia1iols or regiments Of the
Home Guards when called into service
beyond tt.eir respective battalion or regi-
li.enta1 limits, or when called into service
with'N .such limits in collheclicn with 9th
or polti6 If such force, to be consolidate
e,l said b;lttalions when So consolidated
to be composed Of not less than three
coillpaliies, and said regimeuts when SO
1at tod tn, \6 cf
than ten companies. The Governor may
assign to the command OF such cnnsolidat-
ed battalion or -egi rent amy officer or of
fcers from the battalion or regiments SO
consolidated. , i..e
See. g. Be it further enacted, That the
Governor may, in his discretIoib III con-
shtuting the consolidated companies CON
,e,nplated by the first section hefeet, take
the one fourth, one-tnird, or one-half OF
any company as at present organized with
due proportion OF its officers, out Of
which to constitute such consolidated com
pany, and such OF the officers of compan-
les as at present organized, as may be
placed with fractions OF their companies,
to form consolidated company, as may
not be elected to command such consoii-
dated company, shall be required to serve
in such consolidated company rs non-com
missioned officers or privates, aud while
so serving their commissions shall be ssus-
pended. The Governor shall have power
to discriminate in favor Of farmers and
mechanics, when he calls out a less nu,n-
Der than the whole Of a company, also to
declare vacant the Office Of an officer who
is declared by medical board perlna-
nently disabled for field duty, either in
the militia or Home Guards, or an officer
who absconds to the eiemy. 49,
Sec 4. Be it further enacted, That all
Qaarter.nasters and Commissaries of regi-
nnents or battalions of Home Guards as at
present organized, that may not be as
signed to duty by the Governor with a
consolidated battalion or regiment, shall
be required to serve as non-cominissioned
officers or prIvates, in some one company
OF their present command, and while SO
serving their commissions shall be sus
pended s5s
Fec. 5. Be it further enacted, That the