Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1863-12-19
The5 pAreel HapaFoa Dollar CLAUSE.

The rhreel Hundred Dollar Clause
The probabilities decidedly are tha
Congress will repeal the three hundred
dollar clause Of the Enrollment Act. The
q Military COMMITTEES of the Senate are be,
! lieved to be ia favor of doing SO, and 1T il
mot unlikely that they will attach q section
to that effect to the ameudatory bill intro,
, duced by Senator Wilson. The. other pro,
visions Of that bill will probably be adopted
in substance. The following is the bill as
introduced: arse .i-a .lsssia .isI
AN ACT to amend an act entitled can Act
for Enrolling and Calling Out the Ma
: tional Forces, and fortother purposes y
II Approved March Sd, 1868. +. i .l;,s a,s
4 Bet enacted By the Senate and House Of
Repye yesentattVes Of the Tinted sStdtes Of A,Esr-
iod, IN CONGRESS dSSembIed, That the Presi.
dent is hereby authorized, whenever he
shall deem it necessary to call upon the
lseVeral States for such number Of men for
!. the military service of the United States as
q the exigencies of the country may require.
SEQ. 2. And Be II lttrtter enacted, That If
I any State shall fail to furnish within the
time designated by the President the num-
ber of men required therefrOm the Provost
Marshal ofthe district within which any
ward of city, town, or township, or county,
when the same is not divided into wards,
towns, or townships, whiChis deficient in
its quota is situated, shall under the orders
Iof the Provost Marshal General make a
draft for, the number deficient therefrom !;
bnt all volunteers who may enlist after the
draft is ordered, and before II is actually
made, shall be deducted from the number
ordered to be drafted. aEt
1 Sec. g. And be IL further enacted, That
section 3 of the act entitled can act for
Enrolling and calling out the National
/ Forces, and for other purposes" approved
March 8, 1863, be and the same is hereby
repealed, and it shall be the duty of the
Board of Enrollment Of each district to
consolidate the, two classes provided for
in the Sd section Of said act.
SEC. a. And be itl further enacted, That
any person enrolled uuder the provisions
of the act approved March. 3, 1868, entitled
lean act for Enrolling aud calling out the
4 National Forces, aud for other purposes" +"
may furnish at any time au acceptable
/ substitute, and he.shaIl be exempted from
draft during the time for which such isub-
Islitnte shall have been accepted. - m
$50. 3. And be IL further enacted, That
Provost iMarshals, Boards of Enrollmenti
or any member thereof, shall have power
h4bugoeV1 -S1ANh SSa+A4NAAI
/ tendance by an attachment in any case
'lpending before them, or either of them,
land the same witness fees and costs shall
.lbenllowed as MY be allowed iu the Courts
/ of the United States, and to administer
4 oaths and affirm0tions, aud any person who
i shall swear or affirm falsely before any
Provost Marshall or Board of Enrolment,
1 shall, on conviction, be fined not exceed
ling $500, and impriso med not less than SIX
lm0ulhs nor more than twelve mouths.
Il SRc. g. Ahd De Il further enacted, That
/ comics, of any record Of "a Provost Marshal
| ortBoard of Enrolment, or any part there-'
of, certified 10 as correct by the Provost
| Marshal Tor majofity of said Board OF
| IEnrollment, shall be deemed aud taken as
evidence .i6 any civil OF military court sn
like mauusr as the original record aud
that the person or persous certifying to'
1.-THE correctness of such record, who shall,
knowingly make or certify to a false copy
.lior copies of such record, shall be subject
Ito the pains aud penalties of perjury.
4 SEC. z. And be It. further enacted, That all
4 claims to exemption shall be verified by
ltl,e oath of tue party to the truth of the
tfacts stated, If within his personal know
Hedge, and TO his belief 10 their truth 1t not
ilywfthin his personal knowledge: and the
Testimony of any other party filed IN .sup-
Eport Of claim to exemption shall also be
II SEo. 8. And be Il fi.rther enacted, That IL
sEany person drafted aud liable to render
4 military service shall procure decision
lof the Commissioners in his favor, upon
Eclaim to exemption, or q discharge from
the examining surgeon procured pye any
Il fraud praetised by himself, or by any other
4 person with his know ledge and consent,
/ or by any false statement or representation
q wilfnlly made by himself, OF by any other
4 person within knowledge and consent,
with the intent 70 eyade military service
lar by giving or agreeing 70 give to the
Provost Marshal or eitheEo of his pePuttest
or either of. the Commissioners, or the Ex-
Iamining Surgeon, or TO any other person
II for their use or benefit, directly or indl.
fectly, any .bribe, pecuntaFy consider
Ior other inducement, or by holding out or
Il Offering 70 them any gain OF advantage OF
anv kind, such decision or discharge shall
be OF no effect, and the person discharged,
or In whose favor the decision is made,
4 shall, be deemed q deseftert and may oe
arrested, trfedfby court 7mRftiai, and pun-
Il ished as such, and shall be held 70 service
4 for the full term for " hieh hesWas drafted,
y reckoning from the time Of his arrest.
4 SEc. 8. And Be q fftirtker. enacted. That
any person who shall procure, Or attempt
Elfoprocure, the discharge by the examining
snTpeon of any person GkRi and liable 70
!, render service, on a decision IN favor gq
suctls person by:the Cummis upon g
claim TO exemption by any SUCH means
shall. npon conviction in any District OF
4 OiFclit Uonrt Of the United Staies, be pun
Fl ished by impFisonment fortthei iperied for
+. which theparty tirafted,aJ a11s>
4 Sec. TO- Alid Be Il fifrther enacted, Thai s
3 any. person who shall represent directly on
fl indirectly, 10 d drafted man that be has o.