The dollar weekly bulletin. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1862-1864, 1863-03-12

vessel, or any superintendent or conductor
OF any railroad, or any other public convey.
ance. carrying away any such soldier as one
OF his crew or otherwise, knowing him to
have deserted. or shall refuse to deliver him
up to the ordersof his commanding officer,
shall. upon legal conviction. be..6ned, at 'kh0
discretion of any Court having cognizance OF
the same, iu any sum not exceeding Eve
hundred dollars, and he shall be imprieoned
not exceeding two years nor less than six
months.
SEC. 25. And be it further enacted, That
if any person shall resist any draft of men
enrolled under this act into the service OF
| the United States or shall COUNSEL or aid
any person to resist any such draft; or shall
assault or obstruct any officer in making such
draft, or in the performance of any service
in relation thereto; or shall counsel any per-
son to assault or obstruct any such officer; OF
sh all counsel any drafted men not to appear
at the place of rendezvous, or willfully dis
suade them from the performance of mil
| itary duty as required by law, such person
shall be subject to. summary arrest By the
Provost Marshal, and shall be forth with de-
livered to the civil authorities, and, upon
conviction thereof, be punished by fine not
exceeding five hundred dollars, or by inn
prisonment not exceeding two years, or by
both of said punishments.
SEC. 26. And be it further enacted, That
imm ediately after the passage of this act.
the President shall issue his proclamation de-
claring that all soldiers now absent from
their regiments without leave may return
within time specified, to such place or
places as he may indicate in his prociama-
ton, and be restored to their respective re-
giments without punishment, except the
forfeiture of their pay and allowances dur
ing their absence; and all deserters who
shall not return within the time so specified
by the President, shall, upon being arrested,
be punished as the law provides. st
Sec. 27. And be it further enacted, That
dispositions of witnesses residing beyond the
limits of the State, Territory or district in
which military Courts shall be ordered to sit.
may be taken in cases not capital by either
party, and read in evidence; provided the
same shall be taken upon reasonable notice
to the opposite party, and duly autheuti-
Gated.
SEC %. And be it further enacted, That
the Judge Advocate shall have power to ap.I
point::a reporter, whose duty it shall be to rel
cord the proceedings of and te .timony taken
before military Courts instead of the Judge
Advocate; and such reporter NJ ay take down
such proceedings and testimony in the first
instance in shorthand. The reporter shall
be sworn or affirmed faithfully to perform
his duty before entering upon it.
SEC. 20. And be it further enacted, That
the Court shall, for reasonable cause grant
a continuance to either party for such time
and as often as shall appear to be just; Pro-
Vided, That if the prisoner be in close con-
finem enE the trial shall Tot be delayed for
period longer than sixty dsys. E..t- 2
Sec. 80. And be it further enacted, That
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murder assault and battery with an intent
to kill, msuslaughte mayhem, wounding
by shooting, or stabbing with an intent to
commit murder, robbery, arson, burglary,
rape, assault and battery with au intent to
commit rape, and larceny, shall be punish
able by the sentence or general Court. mar
tial or military commission, when com mitted
by persons who are in the military service OF
the United States, aud subject to the articles
of war; and the punishments for such of
fenses shall never be less than those iufiict-
ed by the laws of the State, Territory, or
district in which they may have been COM
mitted. a. s,fE
SEC 81. Aud be it further enacted, That
any officer absent from duty with leave, ex-
cept for sickness or wounds shall, during his
absence, receive half of the pay and allow
ances prescribed by law, and no more; and
any officer absent without leave shall, in adj,
dition to the penalties prescribed by law or
Court M artial, forfeit all pay or allowances
during such absence. a 81 81
SEQ. 80. And be it further enacted. That
the commanders of regiments and of bat-E<
teries in the field, are hereby authorized and
empowered to grant furloughs for a period
not exceeding thirty days at any one time,
to five per centun of the non-com missioned
officers and privates, for good conduct in the
line of duty, &C.. and subject to the approval
of the commander of the forces of which
such non-commissioned officers and privates
form part. fe ~ laif
SEQ. 33. Aud be it further enacted, That
the President nf the United States is hereby
authorized and empowered, during the pres
ent rebellion, to call forth the National
forces. by draft in the manner provided for
in this act. 81 1+
SEC. 81 Aud be it further enacted, That
all persons drafted under the provisions of
this act shall be assigned by the President
to military duty in such corps, regiments, or
other branches of the service as the exigen-i
cies of the service may require.