Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1863-03-12

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thereafter, an enrolling officer for each sub
district, and to furnish him with proper blanks
and instructions; and he shall Immediately
proceed to enrol all persons subject to mill
tary duty, noting their respective places of
residence, ages on the first day of July fol-
lowing, and their occupation, and shall, on or
before the first day of April, report the same
to the board of enrolment, to be consolidated
into one list, copy OF which shall be trans
mtted to the provost marshal general on or
, before the first day of May succeeding the
enrolment: Provided, nevertheless, that if,
from any cause, the duties prescribed by this
section cannot be performed within the time
specified, then the same shall be perfOrmedas
soon thereafter as practicable.
Sect. 10. And be it further enacted, that
the enrolment of each class shall be made
separately, land shall only embrace those whose
ages shall be on the first day Of July thereaf-
ter between twenty and forty-fve years.
Sect. l l. And be it further enacted, that all
persons thus enrolled shall be subject, for two
years after the first day of July succeeding
the enrolment, to be called into the military
service of the United States, and to continue
in service during the present rebellion, not,
however, exceeding the term of three years
and when called into service shall be placed
on the same footing, in all respects, as volun-
teers for three years, or during the war, in
GLIDING advance pay and bounty as now pro-
vided by law.
Sect. II. And be it further enacted, that
whenever it may be necessary to call out the
national forces for military service the presi-
dent is hereby authorized to assign to each
district the number of men to be furnished by
said district; and thereupon the enrolling
board shall, under the direction of the presi-
dent, make draft of the required num-
Der, and fifty per cent in addition, and
shall make an exact and complete roll of the
names of the persons so drawn, and of the
order in which they were drawn, so that the
first drawn may stand first upon the said roll,
and the second may stand second, and so on.
And the person so drawn shall be notified of
the same within ten days thereafter, by writ
ten or printed notice, to be served personally
or by leaving a copy at the last place of resi-
dence, requiring them to appear at a designat-
ed rendezvous to report for duty. In assign
ing to the districts the number of men to be
furnished theretrom, the president shall take
into consideration the number of volunteers
and militia furnished by and from the several
states in which said districts are situated, and
the period of their service since the COM
mencement of the present rebellion, and shall
so make said assignment as to equaliZe the
numbers among the districts of the several
states, considering and allowing for the num-
bers already furnished as aforesaid and the
time of their service.
Sect. 10. And be it further enacted, that any
person drafted and notified to appear as afore-
said, may, on or before the day fixed for his
appearance, furnish an acceptable substitute
to take his place in the draft; or he may pay
to such person as the secretary of war may
authorize to receive it, such sum, not exceed
ing three hundred dollars, as the secretary
may determine for the procuration of such
substitute, which sum shall be fixed at uni
form rate by a general order made at the time
OF ordering draft for any state or territory;
and thereupon such person so furnishing the
substitute, or paying the money, shall be dis
charged from further liability under that draft.
And any person failing to report after due SER
vice of notice as herein prescribed, without
furnishing substitute, or paying the required
sum therefor, shall be deemed deserter, and
shall be arrested by the provost marshal and
sent To the nearest military post for trial by
court martial, unless, upon proper showing
that he is not liable to do military duty, the
board of enrolment shall relieve him from the
draft.
Sect. II. And be it further enacted, that
all drafted persons shall, on arriving at the
rendezvous, be carefully inspected by the
surgeon of the board who shall truly report
to the board the physical condition of each
one; and all persons drafted and claiming ex-
emption from military duty on account Of dis
ability, or any other cause, shall present their
claims to be exempted to the board whose
decision shall be final.
Sect. 10. And be it further enacted, that
any surgeon charged with the duty OF such
inspection, who shall receive from any person
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thing, or agree, directly or indirectly, to re-
ceiye the same to his own or another's use for
making an imperfect inspection or false or
incorrect report, or who shall wilfully neglect
to make faithful inspection and true report,
shall be tried by court martial, and, on con.
vlcton thereof, be punished by fine not eX-
ceeding five hundred dollars, nor less than
two hundred, and be imprisoned at the dis
erection of the court, and be cashiered and dis
missed from the service.
Sect. 16. And be it further enacted, that
as soon as the required number of able-bodied
men liable to do military duty shall be OBJ
tanned from the list of those drafted, the re-
mander shall be discharged. And all drafted
persons reporting at the place of rendezvous
shall be allowed travelling pay from their
places of residence; and all persons dis
charged at the place of rendezvous shall be
allowed travelling pay to their places of resi-
dence; and all expenses connected with the
enrolment and draft, including subsistence
while at the rendezvous, shall be paid from
the appropriation for enrolling and drafting,
under such regulations as the president of the
United States shall prescribe; and all ex-
penses connected with the arrest and return
of deserters to their regiments, or such other
duties as the provost marshals shall be called
upon to perform, shall be paid from the APP
preparation for arresting deserters, under such
such regulations as the president of the United
States shall prescribe: Provided, the provost
marshals shall in no case receive commuta-
ton for transportation or for fuel and quar-
tiers, but only for forage, when not furnished
by the government, together with actual ex-
penses of postage, stationery, and clerk hire,
authorized by the provost marshal general
Sect. II. And be it further enacted, that
any person enrolled and drafted according to
the provisions of this act who shall furnish an
acceptable substitute, shall thereupon receive
from the board of enrolment certificate of
discharge from such draft, which shall exempt
him from military duty during the time for
which he was drafted; and such substitute
shall be entitled to the same pay and allow
ances provided by law as if he had been origi-
nally drafted into the service of the United
States.
Sect. Is. And be it further enacted, that
such of the volunteers and militia now in the
service of the United States as may re-enlist
to serve one year, unless sooner discharged,
after the exniration of their Dresent term of