Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1815-01-28


'ed Ssres any tree, effective, able. bodied man,
Hstween me ages Of eighteen and fifty years
which enlistment shall be absolute and binding
upon ali Persons under the are of twenty one
years, rs well a. upon persons Of full age, such
recruiting "fncer having complied with all the
reqasnions OF the laws regulating the recruit
ing service.
Sec. 2. and Ae 10 further ENACTED, Tha, it
snah not Dc lawful for any recruiting officer To
pay or deliver TO recruit, under the aye ne
."en'y.one years, to be enlisted by virtue of
'ois ACT, any bounty or clothing, or in any man,
"er es.raln nm OF his liberty, until after the
g 1APr'',on OF four days from the time Of his en-.
's.heh' ard 1t shall be lawful for tire said re-
ernit' Mt any time during the said four DAYS,
10 re'consder and withdraw his enlistment, and
thereoPon he shall io.thwith be discharged and
exenerated from the same.
sec: ). dnd be IL further enacted, That so
Hucn OF the nth section O. the act passed the
twentieth day of January, one thousand eight
hundred and thirteen, entitled "An act supple
mehtary 10 the act, entitled "An act for the
more perfect organization Of the army of the
ohi'eu STATES, as requires the consent, in wri
ting. OF the parent, guardian or master, to au-
'noriLe the enlistment of parsons under the
age OF twenty -one years, shall he, and the same
Is hereby repealed Provided, however, That
IN case OF the enlistment of sny person held TO
service a an apprentice, under the provisions
OF this act, whenever such person, at tho time
OF enlistment, shall be held by his indenture TO
serve ior any term between two an three years.
ms master shall be entitled to receive one half
OF the money bounty If held, in like manner,
70 serve between one and two years, the master
snail be entitled to receive sne.tiird Of the mo.
ney bounty as aforr said and If held, in like
manner, to serve one year or less, the master
sna'i oe entitled to receive one tasrth ofthe mo.
ney bounty as Aforesaid.
Sec 8. HID BEL further enacted, That in
lieu OF the bounty of one hundred and sixty a.
cres OF land, now allowed by law, there shall
De allowed to each n-commissioned officer
ana soldier, hereafter enlisted, when disehara
geo from service, who shall have obtained from
the commanding officer ofhis company, battaI-
Lion or regiment, a certificate that he had fat h.
iuliy performed his duty whilst in service, three
hundred and twenty acres oflsnd, to be survey.
ed. laid on, and granted, under tie same rega-
'stions' and IN every respect in the same man.
ner now prescribed by law and the widow and
children, and if there be no widow nor child,
the parents of every aforementioned officer
ana soldier, enlisted according to law. who may
De Killed or die in the service of the United
states, shalt be entitled to receive the rhrec
hundred rnd twenty acres oflaEd az Aforesaid !;
but the same shall not pass to collateral ralati
ons, any law heretofore passed TO the contrary
Notwithstanding.
sec. 5. And Be IL further enacted, That any
person subject 10 militia duty. who shall, &C
cording to law, furnish q recruit for the army
OF the united States, at his own cxpenca, In
serve during the war, shall thereafterbe exempt
rom ni'tia duty during The war; and every
recruit thus frreisled shall be delivered to
soma recruiting officer Of the United States,
VINO shall! Immediately grant his receipt Tor
SUCH recruit TO the person furnishing him and
snail forthwith report the rsmc to the Depart.
ment OF War, and shall specify in the report tie
name OF such person, and his place OF resi-
denee, as we'll as the name and description Of
tire recruit; whereupon it shall he the duty OF
the Secretary for tina Department of War to
grant to the person furnishing such recruit
certificate OF exemption from militia duty du.
ring the war, upon calls made upon the autbo-
rlty OF the United States; which certificate
shall be good and available to all intcnts and
purposes for that object; and every recruit
thus furnished shall he entitled to the bounty
IN land, in the same manner, and upon the same
conditions as the other recruits IN the army of
the United States.
Approyed-December 10th 1919
And in accepting those substitutes the fol-
lowing rules will be observed:
Each experimenting field officer will be sup.
piled from the Office Of superintendent, at
Washington, with blank certificates of exemp-
ton, signed by the Secretary of War, which he
Will NIL up with the names Of such citizens as
shall bring forward to him efficient AVID able
bodied men for the army, and which lie will
countersign. noticing the number of the distric;
ana the name OF the state, and the number on
tue regiment or corps 10 which such recruit;
vas enlisted. But, previous 10 the fling ur
the blanks, the necessary examination of the
recruits, so presented by the citizens, will
made ny TIE surgeons ~ surgeons mates and
tie certificates must be presented with the
least possible. delay, an the favorable report
OF the surgeons or surgeons mates to tue citi.
Ems
AS the law proyides for the first pawn. xnt to
a recruit, on his enlistment. of fifty dollars in
part OF his bounty money, on no confederation
nor IN any case Tphdfeper, shall any recruitin,,
officer pay to recruit less than the precise sun
OF fifty dollars, in part Oft the payment of his
bounty, SO specified, by law. And IL any re
cruitlng officer shall be known to transeregs
this law, or to give due bill 10 a recruit for
part of bounty less than fifty dollars after the
PRONUNCIATION OF ihis circular, he shoH be dis.
nissSd the Seroict.
BRRvHTs.
Ofhcers holding brevet field commissions will
rank "sreesbly to their breyets on the recruit.
ing service.
DRPOTS OF INSTRUCTION.
rhere will be seven depots Of instruction for
recruits viz
No. l, Springfield, (Massschusetts) for New
Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Comet.
ticut.
2, Greenbush, (New.York) for New-York
and New Jersey.
), Carlisle, (PennsylyaniaO for PennsvIvs-