The Democratic press. (Eaton, Preble County, Ohio) 1860-1865, 1863-03-12

Sec. ~ And be ii further enacted, That
every person not subject 10 the rules and ar
ticles of war who shall procure or e%ntice, or
attempt to procure ar entiee a soldier in the
service Of the United States to desert; or who
shall Uarbor, conceal, or give employment TO
q 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, uHtorm,
blothing, or any part thereof; and any cap
tain or commanding officer Of any ship or
vessel, or any superintendent or conductor
Of any railroad, or any other public convey
ance, carrying away any sudh soldier as one
of his crew or otherwise, knowing him to
have deserted, or shall refuse 20 deliver him
up to the order Of his commanding officer,
shall, upon legal conviction, be tiued, ut the
discretion of any court having cognizance of
the same, in any sum not exceeding hive
hundred dollars, and he shall be imprisoned
not exceeding two years nor less than SIX
months. EE d
Sec. 20. And be Ii 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 SER
vice in relation thereto; or shall counsel any
person to assault or obstruct any such officer;
or shall counsel any drafted men not to APP
pear at the place of rendezvous, or wlltully
dissuade them from the performance OF mil.
itary duty as required by law, such person
shall be subject to summary arrest by the
provost marshal, aud shall be forthwith de
livered to the civil auth orities, and, upon
conviction thereof, be punished by Al ne not
exceeding five hundred dollars, or by impris-
onment not exceeding two years, or by both
of said punishments.
Sec. rs And be it further enacted, That
Immediately after the passage of this act,
the President shall issue his proclamation
declaring that all soldiers now absent from
their regiments without leave may return
within a time specified, to such place or
places as he may Indicate in his proclama-
ton, and be restored 10 their.respective regi.
menta without punishment, except the for.
fixture of their pay and allowances during
their absence; and all dcsertcrs who shall
not return within the time so specified BY the
President, shall, upon being arrested, be pun
ished as the law provides. Ind
Sec. II. 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 authenti-
Gated.
Sec. rs. And be ii further enacted, That
the Judge advocate shall have power to ap-
point a reporter, whose duty it Shall be to
record the proceedings Of and testimony
! taken before military courts instead Of the
Judge advocate; and such reporter may take
down such proceedings and testimony in the
first instance in short hand. Tic reporter
shall be sworn or affirmed faithfully to per-
form his duty before entering upon it,
Sec. 20. And be it further enacted, That
the Court shall, for reasonable cause, grant
q continuance to either party Tor such lime
and as often as shall appear to be just; Pro
vided, That if the prisoner be in close con-
Gnement the trial shall not be delayed for a
period longer than sixty days.
= Sec 30. And be it further enacted, That
in time of war, Instruction, or rebellion,
murder, assault and battery with an intent
to kill, manslaughter, mayhem, wounding
by shooting or stabbing with nn intent to
commit murder. robbery, arson, burglary,
rape, assault and battery with an intent to
commit rape, and larceny, shall be punished
by the sentence Of a general court martial
OF military commission, when committed by
persons who are in the military service Of
the United States, and subject TO the art
cles of war; and the punishments for such
oFeuses shall never be less than those in
hicted by the laws OF the State, Territory, or
district in which they may have been com
mittcd.
Sec. 81. And be it further enacted, That
any Offices absent from duty with leave, eX-
cent tor sickness or'wounds, shall, during
his absence, receive half OF the pay and al
Iowauces prescribed BY law, and no more;
and any officer absent without leave shall
in addition tothe penalties prescribed by law
or n court MARTA, forfeit all pay or allow
ances during such absence.
Sec. 80. And Oe it further enacted, That
the commanders. vi ItSllhCHNS NM - ""NN
ries in the field, are hereby authorized and
empowered to grant turloughs for a period
not exceeding thirty days at any one time,
to five per centum of the non commissioned
Office S and %Privates, for good conduct in the
line O duty, &c, and subject to the approval
of the commander Of the forces OF which
such non commissioned officers and p%rivates
form q part. r,
Sec. So. And be it further enacted, That
the President of the United States is hereby
authorized and empowered, during tie pres
ent rebellion, to call forth the Nation'l forces
by draft, in the manner provided for in this
act. nj.
Sec. "a. And 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 eHigen-
cies of the service may require
DEMOCRATIC MEETING.