Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1863-04-01
THE CONSCRIP1TON ACT.
A Amendments an Alterations Complete,
Full PARTICULARS of the Enrolment

An act for enrolling and calling out the
national forces, and for other purposes -
WHEREAS, There now exists in the Uni,
ted States an insusrection and rebellion
against the authority thereof and it SUM
der the Constitution of the United States
the duty of the government to suppress
insurreCtion and rebellion, TO guarantee
to eacll State republican form of govern
ment, and TO preserve the public trans
guilty 0hereaS, for these high purposes,
a military force is Indispensable, to raise
and support which all persons ought to
willingly contribute and, whereaS, no
service can be more praiseworthy and
hoi orable than that which is rendered
for the maintenance of the Constitution
and the Union, and the consequent press
ervation Of free government, therefore,
Be Il enacted by Tie Senate and House of Reps
re8entativeS Of the United States Of America in
Congress assembled, That all able-bodied
male citizens of the United States, and
persons OF foreign birth who shall have
declared ou oath their intention to become
citizens unoer and in pursuance of the
laws thereof, between the ages OF twenty
and for!y>tive years, except as hereinaf,
excepted, are hereby declared TO oonsti.
tute the national forces. and shall be La
ble to perform military duty in the SER
vice Of the United States when called out
by the President for that purpose.
SECTION 2. And be u further enacted, That
the following persons be, and they are
hereby, excepted and exempt from the
provisions OF this act, ana shall not be
liable to military duty under the same, to
wit: Such as are rejected as physically or
mentally unfit for the service also, first,
The Vice President of the United States,
the judges of the various courts of the
United States, the heads of the,various
departments of the government, and
the governors of the several States
Second. the only son liable TO mill.
try duty ot a widow dependant upon
his lat or for support. Third, the only
son of aged or intirme parent or parents
dependant upon his labor for support =
Fourth, where there are two or more sons
'oe aged or infirm parents subject to draft
the father, or if he be dead, the mother
MAY elect which one shal. be exempt
Filth. the OILY brother of children not
twelve wears of ace dependant upon his
labor for support Sixth, the father ot
motherless children under twelve years o.
age dependant upon his labor for support
Sever tn, where there are father and son'
in the same family and household, and two
of them are in the military service OF the
United States as non. commissioned OH
GERS, musicians or privates, tie residue o
such family and household, not exceeding
two. shall be exempt. And no persons
but such as herein excepted shall be eX'
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who has been convicted of any felony
shall be enrolled or permitted to serve IL
said forces.
SEC. 8. And be hfarher enacted, That the
national forces of the United States moi
now in the military service, enrolled un'
der this act, shall be divided into two
classes, the first of which shall comprise
all persons subject to do military duty be-
tween the ages of twenty and thirty-tivC
years, and all unmarried persons subject
10 do military duty above the age of thir'
ty five and above the age Of forty five =
the second clas shall comprise all Other
persons subject to do military duty ; ano
they shall not in any district, be called
into the service of the UniteG States un'
Ill those of the first class have been ex
hausted.
SEC. 4. And be il further enacted, That, fol
greater convenience in enrolling, calling
out, and organizing the national forces, ,anC
for the arrest of deserters and spies of the
enemy, the United States shall be divided
Unto districts, of which the District of Col
umbia shall constitute one, each territorl
of the United States shall constitute on,
Or more, as the President shall direct, ,anC
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tive States, as fixed by law ofthe State
next preceding the enrolment, shall con
stitute one Provided That in State
which have not by their laws been divideC
into two or more congressional districts
the President of the United States shal
divide the same into so many enrollmen
districts as he may deem fit and conve
DieDt.
SEC. s. And bet further enacted, That fo
each of said districts there shall be ap
pointed by the Presidedt q provost mar
shall. with the rank, pay, ana emolument
of a captain Of cavalry, or an officer o
said rank shall be detailed by the Presi
ident. who shall be under the direction
and subject to the orders of the proves
mar rshal general, appointed OF. detailed bl
the President of the United States, who's
oHee shall be at the seat Of government
forming separate bureau Of the War De
partment, whose rank, pay, and emolu'
meEt sBall be the same as those of a colo
mel ofcayalry. ...
SEC. 6. AsG be Il further enacted, That il
shall be the duty Of the provost marsha
general, with the approval of tire SecretaIy
OF War, to.make rules and regulations fol
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