Partisan Ranger Act

In 8 BBY, the Confederation Congress passed the Partisan Ranger Act. The law was intended as a stimulus for recruitment of irregulars for service into the Confederate Army during the War of Secession. The Act reads as follows:

Section 1. The congress of the Confederate Systems of the Galaxy do enact, That the president be, and he is hereby authorized to commission such officers as he may deem proper with authority to form bands of partisan rangers, in companies, battalions, or regiments, to be composed of such members as the President may approve.

Section 2. Be it further enacted, that such partisan rangers, after being regularly received in the service, shall be entitled to the same pay, rations, and quarters during the term of service, and be subject to the same regulations as other soldiers.

Section 3. Be its further enacted, That for any arms and munitions of war captured from the enemy by any body of partisan rangers and delivered to any quartermaster at such place or places may be designated by a commanding general, the rangers shall be paid their full value in such manner as the Secretary of War may prescribe.

The Confederate leadership later opposed the use of irregular warfare, fearing that the lack of discipline among rival guerrilla groups could spiral out of control. In 3 BBY the Partisan Ranger Act was repealed after pressure from Nicole Kroger and other Confederate regulars persuaded Congress to repeal the act.