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

rsvE CONSCRIPT LAW.
The New National miifua Law
which has just phsea
through Congress.

states, the duty of the government to
supnrass instruction and rebellion, to
ruarantee TO each State republican form
OF government. and to preserve the pub
s. lie TRANQUILITY and whereas, for these
high vurpo.es military force is indis-
pensablo, to raise and support which oil
persons ought willingly to contribute;
and whereas no service can be more
praiseworthy and honorable than that
which is rendered for the maintenance of
the Constitution and the Union, and the
consequent preservation of the govern
ment; therefore,
FOREIGNERS LIABLE TO BE DRAFTED.
BE il enacted By the Senate aud House
ofRepreseufatiees of the United States ~
America an Congress assembled, That all
able.bodied male citizens of the United
States, and persons of foreign birth who
shall have declared on oath their inten-
ton to become citizens under and in pur-
suauce to the laws thereof, between the
ages of twenty and forty-fve years, ex-
cept as hereinafter excepted, are hereby
declared to constitute the national for
ces, and shall be liable to perform mili-
tary duty In the service OF the United
States when called out by the President
for that purpose.
WHO ARE EXEMPT.
Sec. Q. Aad be 1t further enacted, That
the following persons be and they are
hereby excepted and exempt from the pro-
visions Of this act, and shall not be La
bic 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 he va
rious executive departments of the gov
eminent and the Governors of the seve-
raj States and second, the only son liza
bic to military duty of widow depend
ent upon his labor for support third,
the only son of aged or inhrm parent or
parents, dependent upon his labor for
support fourth, where there are two or
more sons of aged or infrm parents sub
ject to draft, the father, or, if he be
dead, the mother, may elect which son
shall be exempt; fifth, the only brother
of children not twelve years old, having
neither father nor mother, dependent
upon his labor for support; sixth, the
father OF motberless children under
twelve years Of age, dep ndent upon his
labor for support; seventh, where there
are father aud sons in the same family
aud household, and two of them are in
the military service of the United States
MS non commissioned officers, musicians
or privates, the residue of such family,
not exceeding two, shall be exempt;
Provided, however, That no person who
has been convicted of any felony shall be
enrolled or permitted TO serve III said
forces.
UNMARRIED MIN TO GO FIRST.
Sec. 3. And be it further enacted, That
the national forces of the United
States, not now in tho military service,
enrolled under the act, shall be divided
into two classes, the first of which shall
comprise all persons subject to do mill
tary duty, between the ages of twenty
and thirty.fye years, and all unmarried
persons subject to do duty atleeee Il re. s;e-
of thirty five and under Tie age of forty
five !; the second class shall comprise all
other persons subject TO do military duty,
and that they shall not, in any district, be
called into the service of the United
States until those of the first class shal
have been called.
MILITARY DISTRICTS.
Gao A Aa.J J.. a. f.,stL "a.
for greater convenience in enrolling, call
ing out and organizing the national for
ces, and for the arrest of deserters and
spies of the enemy, the United States
shall be divided into districts, Of which
the District of Columbia shall constitute
one, each Territory of the United States
shall constitute one or more, as the Pres
ideu. shall direct, and each Congression-
a! District of the respective States, as
fixed by law of the State next preceding
the enrolment, shall constitute one Pro.
vided, That in States which have not hy
their laws been divided into two or more
Congressional Districts, the President oil
the United States shall divide the same
into as many enrolment districts as he
may deem fiji and convenient.
Sec. 8. And be 'ttarthcr enacted, That
for each of said districts there shall be
appointed BY the President Provost
Marshal, with the rank, pay and emolu
ments OF Captain OF cavalry, or an Off
Ger Of said rank shall be detailed by the
President, who shall be under the direc-
ton and subject to the orders of q Pro.
vost Marshal General, appointed or de.
tailed BY The President Of the United
States, whose Office shall be at the seat O,
Government, forming a separate bureau
OF the War Department, and whose rank
pay and emoluments shall be those of
Colonel Of cavalry.
Sec. .. And be 1t JuYd.er enacted, Tha
1t shall be the duty of the Provost Mar
shall General, with the approval OF the
Secretary of War, to make rules and raa