The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1863-03-24
THE ACT FOR ENROLLING
AND CALLING OUT THE Ma
1IUNAL FORCES, AND FOR
OTHER PURPOSES,

AND CALLING OUT rHE Ma,
1IONAL FORCES, AND FOR
OTHER PURPOSES.
We give below an epiIome Of ih,
above nam d important Act. Freed
from the ,echLicallties aud legal word,
ing necessary TO insure precision IN
the administration Of the net, il will
enable oar readers 70 understand It's
provisions with ease.
Tie preamble SETS forth The existence
Of the rebellion and tie duty OF The
Go,ernmen, 10 suppress il, to guaran-
tie TO each State "A republican iorn ot
20, enmen,, and 10 preserve the pub.
lic tranquility--lhat Tor these purposes
a military iorcc Is necessary, TO raise
and support which al persons ought
wllIngly to contribute.
SocIon provide, for the enrol
meut OF all able boiled ei izens Of the
U,ited States between the ages ol 70
AID 45,-melu,ilng per, ofs OF foreign
birlli, who have declared ia il inten-
Iuns to beeoue citizens OF the bHiied
stats aud haye xerciscd the rghi Of
suffrage ~ any Stale--ex' npls under
llte act excepted.
5, cilon z exeinpls such persons a.
are mentally and physically nnlit Tor
mliary duty The President, Judges,
and Heads Of Departments, ani Cow
elnors Il The several Siales tue only
,un ol y widow dependent upon his
labor for support the only sou Ut
aged or inhrm parent OF par, n.s de-
pendent upon his labor for suppur !;
also, where there are two or more sons
OF ag d or iutifm parents subjects 10
dran, his father, OF ii he be dead. the
mo her may elect which son shall be
exempt also, the only brother OF chit
dren not twelve years old, having
neither futher nor mother, and depen
dent upon bis labor for support also,
the father oi uiutherlcss children under
twelve years Of age, dependent upon
HIS Labor Tor support also, where
there are father and sons in the
lame family and household, andImo
of them are IN the military service OF
the United States rs non-commiSsion-
ell officers, musicians, or prlyates, tie
residue o. suei family and house
hold not ext {, ding tao, but no per-
son who has been convicted OF any
felony shall be allowed 10 serve.
Sec. 3. Persons subject to draft, to
b. dlli'ied into two glasses ,liure be.
tw en- 20 and 3j 10 be called o. first
a. d then all between 80 ind d.
Unmarried ME betwern 20 and 45
afe all in tic frs, cla.s.) Ihose oi
The ~ class are rot 10 be called OIL
MI those Of the first class haze been
called.
Sec. 4, divides the country into di,.
tricis Tor The purpose Of enrolling ard
calling 1ui the national forces. Zach
ConglessonaI District to be district.
The district of Columbia TO be one
each Territory 10 b. ole or more as
the Pres dent may direct.
Dec. ). Provost Marshals, with the
rahk aud pay u captain. to be appoint.
ed by The President for each di,irici,
aud Provost Marshal General, to
have rank and pay rs Cuonrl. 10 be
his office 10 be At Washing
ton.
Ser. 6. Prescrib the various du-
ties of the Provost Marshal general,
such a. TO make rules for lis ,uhordi.
mates, under approval u tic Secrets.
~ OF war, furnish names ami residences
ol dereriers aud COMMITMENTS orders
ia retrrenc, 10 calling oat llic national
forces, furnish lIaiks make up enroll /
mrul Isis. and Hs accounts. DC.
See. Z. Deserte's and spies to be |
tried At il,s D. tarest military post. wih |
Ike l-asi possible delay.
See. 3. Ptoyidrs h,r Board q
Exemptions ~ ca Is dl.trci. to coasirt
ol the provori Mnr.lal aud two others /
TO be appoiuied " Dr. President, orr