The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1863-03-10

thereupon be delivered to any quarter
master or other officer authorised to re-
ceive the same and the possession OF any
such clothes, arms, military outfits or ac-
coutrements by any person not soldier
or officer of the United States shall be
prinla taese evidence of such sale, barter,
exchange, pledge, loan or gift as afore-
said.
Sec. 25. And he IL further enacted,
That every person not subject to the rules
and articles of war, who shall procure or
entice, or attempt to procure or enlice,
soldier in the service OF the United States
to desert, or who shall harbor, conceal,
or give employment to deserter, or
carry him away, or aid in carrying him
away, knowing him to be such, or who
shall purchase from any soldier his arms,
equipments. ammunition, uniform, cloth
ing, or any part thereof; and any captain
or commanding officer of any ship or yes-
sci, or any superintendent or conductor
of any railroad, or any other public con-
veyance, 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 orders of his CON-
handing officer shalt, upon legal convic-
ton, be fined, at the discretion OF any
court having cognizance OF the same, IN
any sum not exceeding five hundred dol
lars, and he shall be imprisoned not ex-
ceeding two years nor less than Elk
months.
THE REFRACTORY AND MUTINoUs.
Sec. 26. And be IL further enacted,
1 hat 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 person to
assault or obstruct any such othcer, or
shall counsel any drafted men not TO APP
pear at the place OF rendezvous, or will
fully dssuade them from the performance
II TuTffrtary duty, BE required by law;
such person shall be subject to summary
arrest by the provost marshal, and kept
in confinement until the draft is compile
ted, after which he shall be delivered to
the civil authorities, and upon conviction
thereof, be punished by a fine not exceed
ing FIVE hundred dollars, or by imprison-
ment not exceeding two years, or BY both
of said punshments.
ABsENTEEs WITHOUT LEAVE.
Sec. q. And be IL further enacted.
That Immediately after the passage of this
act, the President shall issue his procla-
nation declaring that all soldiers now
absent from their regiments without leave
may return wthin time specified to such
place or places as he may Indicate in his
proclamation, and be restored to their
respective regiments without punishment,
except the forfeiture Of their pay and al.
lowance during their absence and all
deserters who shall not return within the
time 30 specified by the President shall.
upon being arrested, be punished as the
law provides.
Sec. 90, Mad be Il further enacted,
That dispositions Of witnesses residing
beyond the limit, 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 ia
ken upon reasonable notice TO the oppo-
site party, and duly authenticated.
| Sec. 60. And be II further enacted,
That the judge advocate shall have power
to appoint reporter, whose duty it shall
be to report tie proceedings Of, and tes-
timony taken before military courts, in
stead of the judge advocate; and such re-
porter may take down such proceedings
and testimony, in the first instance, in
short hand. The reporter shall be sworn
or affirmed faithfully to perform his duty
before entering upon it,
Sec. so. And be ii further enacted,
That the court shall, for reasonable cause,
grant continuance to either party for
such time. and as often as shall appear to
be just: Provided, that if the prisoner be
in close confinement the trial shall not be
delayed for period longer than sixty
days.
Sec. 81. And be IL further enacted,
That in time of war, instruction or re-
bellion. murder, assault and battery with
an intent to kill. manslaugbter, mayhem,
wounding by shooting or stabbing with
an intent to commit murder, robbery, ar
son. burglary, rape, assault aud battery
with an intent to commit rape, and lar
ceny shall be punishable by general
courtmartial or military commission when
committed by persons who are in the mil.
itary service of the United States and
subject to the articles Of war, and the
punishments for such offences shall never
be less than those inflicted by the laws of
the State, Territory or district in which
they may have been committed.
OFFICERS ABSENT FROM DUTY.
Sec. 81. And be ii further enacted,
That an officer absent from duty with
leave, except for sickness or wounds,
shall durinp his absence raceiva half tho