The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1814-12-28

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Making further provision tor filling The ranks of the
army Of the United States.
lie s enacted 5y the Seaa,r and House of Reoresf,.
sa'Ues 81 the U1nfed States Of -7nerico in Congress
assembled That from and afer TIE passing of his
ACT, each aud every commissioned officer who shall
De employed IN the recruiting service, shalt be- aud
ne IS hereby authorized TO enlist into the army Of
the United States asy free effective able.bodied
Detween The ages OF eighteen and fifty Years winch
enlistment shall DC absolute and binding upon all
persons under the age OF twenty -one wears as well
As upon persons of full age such recruiting officer
having complied with all the acquisitions of the laws
regulating The recruiting service. -
Sec 2--.fnd be H farther eaacseI That II shah
not De lawful tor any recruiting officer to pay or de-
Aver to recruit under th. age OF twenty one years
20 be ealisted BY virtue of this act any bounty or
clothing, or Ia any manner restrain him of his ber
~, ust aftsr the expiration Of four DAYS, from the
time OF his enlistment and shall be lawful for the
said recruit any time during the said four days TO
reconsider and withdraw his enlistment, and there
upon be shall forthwith be discharged sad exensrs
Ted from the same.
Sec. 3-.fnd tie IL ffrshey enarsed That so rnucL
oi the hfh section OF the act passed the twenlieth
day OF January, one thousand eight hundred and
thirteen, entitled an Act supplementary 10 the act
entitled i" an Act for the more perfect
OF the army Of the United States," as reduuessthe
consent, in writing, of the parent, gasrdian.
master, to authorize the enlistment Of persons un
der the age of twenty-one years, shall be-, and the
same rs hereby repealed Provided, horerer. That
~ case the enlistment sf any person held in service
as apprentice, under the provisions OF this act,
whenever such nerson, ut the time of his enlistment,
shall he d by bis indenture to for any term
between two and three yesrs, his master shall be en-
titled to receive half of the money bounty if
held, IN like manner, to serve be,ween one and two
years, the master shall be entitled TO recelye one
third OF the money bounty ,foresaid. and II held,
IN like manner, TO serve year OF 'ess the master
shall be entitled to receive one.fonrtb Of The money
bounty Aforesaid
Sec -.ind be IL jiarthcr enacted, That in lieu Of
Of the bounty Of one hundred and sixty acres of
land, allowed by law, there shall be allowed to
each non.commssioned officer and soldier, hereafter
enlisted, when discharged from service, who shall
have obtained from the commanding officer of his
COMPANY, battalion, or regiment, certificate that
h had faithfully peror his duty, whilst in
vice. three hundred and twenty OF land, to be
surveyed and laid of and granted under the same
regulations, and in every respect in the same
ner now prescribed by law ald the widow and chill
dren aud It there be "a widow child, the par
ents Of every on-commlssioned officer and soldier,
enlisted according to law, who may be killed die
in The service of tho Uaned States shall dc entitled
to receive the three hundred and twenty acres of
land as aforesaid; but the same shall not pass TO
collateral relations, soy law heretofore passed tothe
contrary not with standing .
Sec. 5-.ind be t further enacted, That any per-
son subject to militia duty who shall, according to
law, furnish recruit for the army of the United
shall thereafter be exempt from militia duty during
the and every recruit thus furnished shall be
delivered to some recruiting officer of the United
States, who shall Immediately grant his receipt for
such recruit to the person furnishing him and
shall forthwith report the to the department of
war, and shall specify in the report the of such
person, and place Of residence, as vel as the name
and description of the recruit, whersupon It shall
be the duty Of the secretary for the department Of
war 10 grant to the person furnishing such recruit
a.
war, upon calls made upon authority Of the United
States; which certificate shall be good and available
20 all in,en,s and purposes for that object and ev.
cry recruit thus furnished shall be entitled TO the
bounty in land, in the same manner. and upon tie
same conditions, as the other recruits in the army
Of the United states. LANCDON CHEVES,
Speaker of he House Of Representatives..
JOHN GAlLLARD,
President pro sempore, Of the Senate.
December TO- 1914 -.4pprored JAMES MADISON.
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