The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1863-02-13
The senate CoDseription Bin.

suppress the rebellion and guarantee 20
each State republican form Of Govern
mcnt. 1t is enacted, first, that all able
bodied male citizen, in the United States
between the ages Of ls aud l5, arc de-.
cidcd TO constitute the national forces,
and shall be liable TO military duty when.
ever called out by the President. Section
7 cxempts the following persons Such
as arc rejected as physically. morally or
mentally unfit for service such a. are
necessary for the support and protection
Of agcd and infrm pHrcnis, orphans aud
helpless children and such unfortunate
persons as are not provided for by the
public Provided, that in each case the
circumstances Of each party claiming
exemption be such that he cannot rend-
or an equivalent for personal service
Also, LET, the Vice President of the Uni
ted States, Judges of the various Courts
Of the United States, and heads Of the
various executive departments. 81. The
only son Of an aged or infrm parent, or
parents dependent upon him for support.
1871. When there nrc two or more sons Of
aged or infirm parents subject to dram,
the father, or if be dead, the mother,shall
elect which son shall be exempt. 4th.
The only brother Of children not ~ years
old J,hnying no father nor mother. 9th. The
father of muthcrless children under 10,
dependent on him. 9th. When there are
father and sons in the same family and
household, and two sons Of them are in
the military service ns non-commissioned
officers, musicians and prvatcs, the res'
idue of such family and household not
lcXccCding two, shall be exempt. 18th.
All fathers having two or more children
no one orwhom is over the age Of four
teen, owning or occupying d farm not
exceeding fiiy acres, upon which he is
dependent for the support aud maintc-
nance OF himself aud family, and no per-
sou hut such rs nrc herein exempted shall
be exempt, provided that no person who
has been convicted of any crime punish.
able by imprisonment shall be enrolled
OF permitted to serve.
Section Sd cnucts that the natona
forces not now in military service shall
DC divided into two CLASSES the first of
which shall comprise all persons subject
to military duty, between eighteen and
thirty years, aud all unmarried persons
subject to military duty. The second
class shall comprise all other persons
subject to military duty, and they shall
not in any district. be called into service
until those of the first class have been
called.
Section lth provides that for greater
convenience in enrolling, organizing,
etc, the United states shall be divided
into military district; the District Of
Columbia TO constitute one, and each
territory ono or more, as the President
shall direct, and each Congressional Dis
trict as fixed by law shall constitute one;
provided that in the States which have
not, by their laws, been divided into two
or more Congressional Districts, the
President shall divide the same into as
many enrolment districts as is conven-
tent. A Provost Marshal, withthe rank
of Captain, shall be appointed for each
OF these districts, who is to be subject to
the orders of the Provost -Marshul.G Gen
eral, appointed by the President, whose
office is TO be in Washington, with the
rank of Colonel. Section sixth provides
that the rovost.Marshol-General shall
make all rules and regulations, subject 10
the Secretary OF Wars approval, and 9TH
er duties which the President may pre-
scribe in carrying out the act. All de-
serters from any force, and spies, may be
arrested my the provost Nlorshals.
Section 7th constitutes n boord of en-
rolmenl, TO bc composed of the Provost
Marshal as President, aud two others
to DO appointed by the Prcsident-one of
whom must be licensed surgeon.
Sections s, 9 and 10 provide for sub
districts to be made by this board, aud
the appointment before the 10th of March
next, and in each alternate year thereaf-
ter, Of an enrolling officer for each sub
district, who is to enroll persons subject
to duty, uetorc the Let day ofApril, to in
cludo those of the first class who are sub
ject to two years, to be called into SER
vice and 10 serve for three years or during
the war, and when called into service
shall be upon the same footing as volun.
toerss Sections IL and II provide for the
President assigning the quota to each
district, end that the Enrollihg Board
shall make dral Of the required number.
Tho remaining aections, fom ~ TO II
Inclusive, provide fer bounty of $50 for
the ro-enlistment OF present soldiers
the acceptance of substitutes for any
drafted mRn and tho lutter's con sequent
exemption; imposing severe penalties for
deserlions the consolidation of regi-
ments when reduced T; making rules for
court'marlials, &c.
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