Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1863-03-05

1lACAuAAOAe0S Ny S
Feb. Is.
A BILL FOR ENROLLING AND CALLING Gil
TIE NATIONAL FORCES, AND FOR OTHER
PURPOSES.
WHEREAS, There now exits 70 the
Taned states an insnittcllou ana rCH,i
hon ayains, the authority hereof, snd i
II, under tie constitution oi the lHited
St4los, the duty Of the Government T.
suppress the resurrection aud rcbe lion,
guarantee TO each State hepnO1cah
form OF government, and 10 nre efFe Inc
pubic trauqnility; anu whereas, ~
these high pat2. Sc, milltalE force !
indespeasahle,to raise anu import which
all persons onght willingly 70 contribute;
and whereas, no service can re mote
ptasw rtAg anl Honorable than that
which is rendered for the ma'Ltenancc
Of the Constitution and Union, and the
consequent preservation Q. Tree govern.
mcnt; therefore,
Re,t euacted ~ TIE Senate and Noase
OF Rcpresentutires q ne Calla >t'feS
81 1mertca, IL Congress 6Ase~bled,
That ali aoic bodied ma litiz - u the
United States, and persons OF tore -
birth who have declared on oath Their
intention TO become c.tzsns under
and 10 pursuance OF the laws thereof, and
who ha.e txerci. Ell the tig.t 0, satttagc
il any State, between the ages OF t@cn.
a.o1 "A It4Ttl III
after excepted, are hereby declared 10
constitute the national totce, aud shall u
liable 10 perform military duty, III the
service OF the Uol,ed Statos when called
out hy the Piesid ut for that purpose.
SEC .. In u Hfurtter enacted, lAaI
the following persons be, and toy a.,
hereby excepted and eNemP' from the
provisions Il this act, and shall not te
liable 10 military duty under the sane,
10 81 Such as are II, ,cted - phys
cal or meoialle unfit tor the service ;
also, fist, The Wee President OF ihc
lnlted states, tue Judges Of the ya.lon>
Coa.ts u the I. 5 and the sations
head. Il TIE Executive DePai tment ~
The 9 9sernmeut. aud Governors q tbs
several S.atrs; second, the or SEQ
u wtdoa. Liable 10 uhAtay da,y, dcptA
dent upon his labor Tor surp3ri, The en.5
s,a 81 a4ed o. ihhrm parent ~ pateuis
dependent upon hs labor for sdPyelt
third. where there arc two or IN ne .Ors
oi aged or intirm parents sub 4 10
d,nf', tue father, or u lie be dead, t.,
mother navel CT which son sh i BE- *
c,upl;: urtu tue ouIy brother o, tr.dfeI
not e,e years Oh having neilherhattc
o. mother, aid dependent upon lis IA
Dor TOT h.s support! 9Th, the int or o.
luo 4er.ess ctiJreu under lwc.sc yeat,
o. a1e, depcbIcut upon his labor tor zap
p3rt sixth, where there are Ia bel
aud sous II lie same amiiy aud house
Lol /, and two OF them arc IL The militia
~ service Of the United States n uo,.-
comm s,joncd officers, musicians or pri
Yates, Tue rcsldue o. such family an,
houscho d, not exceeding two, shall b,
exempt and NO perso + but such rs ~,
herein excepted shall he exempt, Pro
ctdt3, howeeer, that no persons VINO hay,
beca conyIstcd 81 any felony shall be 81
rolled or permitted 10 serve u ST.
forces.
SIC. 3. Ind be Il Jarther enacted
Thai the national forces OF the Unlle'
States, bot now IN The military scrsi.l
enrolled uuder this act, sbal be DIVIDE
into Two classes. The first whish sbal
comprise all pe'sous subject to mil
iary duty between tie aye oi twenty an,
thfly-iive years, ana al unmarried pc.
sous subject 10 do military dut, abo,
the age 81 thIity-iye and under The az
OF iorty-iiye; TIE second cass sha
comprise ali other persons suhiect 10 d
military duty, and they shall not ~ an,
distrlct tic called into the service of tb,
Dnlted ) ales until these OF The nrs
ella. shall have been ca led.
SAC. !. IRd be 4 fnrther enacted
Tat tor greater convenience in euroll
liz, calling out, and org .nlzlng the IA
tionsl ioiees, and Tor the arrest of dcser
tets and spies OF the eneIy, the Unto,
States shall bc divided INTO districts, q
which the Di.trict vi Columbia sba
constitute one, each IeIIilory of III
United States shall constitute on, as III
President iGl direct, and each Con
gfessiona ID street OF the resp, civ
S..tcs, az fixed by Jaw of The Sra
next preceding the enrolment shai
con atiu,c one: Prouided That i
States winch have not ty thclr laws beer
divided into two or more Congfess ons
Districts, the President Of Tie Unite,
States shall divide The same ln,o $
may enrolment districts as lie ma,
deem I'll and convenient.
SEC. 3. Aea BE il fartle- enacted. Tia
for each OF said districts there shall l.
appointed 10y the President a Proves
Marshal, with The rank, pay and emoI
uments 81 captain OF cavalry, or an OF
iicer OF said rank shall be detailed L,
the President, who shali be under a.
direction and subject TO the orders OF
Provost III 4rshai l,annrai a. pnit,ad :,