The Cass County Republican. [volume] (Dowagiac, Mich.) 18??-1880, 1863-06-25

outfits, or accoutrsments, furnished %
aforesaid, and which have been the sub
Jects OF any such sale, barter, exchange,
pledge, loan or gift, shall have any
right, title, or interest, therein but the
same may be seized and taken whsr.
ever found by any officer of the United
states, civil or military, and ball there
upon be delivered to any quartermaster
or other officer authorized to receive the
same; and the possession of anv such
clothes, arms, military outfits or aseeu-
trements by any person not seldier or
officer OF the United States, shall be
prima: tacie evidence of such sale.
barter, exchange. pledge, loan, OF gift,
as aforesaid. .G.a
SEC. "a. Asd be it further enacted.
That every person not subject to the
rules and articles of warwho sbal pro-
cure or entice, or attempt to procure or
eniice, 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, am
munition, uniform. clothing, or any part
thereof; and any captain ar command
ing officer Of any ship or vessel, or any
superintendent or conductor Of any
railroad, or any other public convey
anee, carrying away any such soldier
as one OF his crew or otherwise, know
ing he has deserted, or shall refuse to
deliver him up to the orders of his
commanding officer, shall, upon legal
conviction, be fined, at the discretion
of the court having cognizanoe of the
same, in any sum not exceeding Eve
hundred dollars, and shall be impris-
oDed 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 re-
sist 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 couu-
sci any person to assault or obstruct
any such officer, or shall counsel any
drafted men not to appear at the place
of rendezvous, or willfully dissuade
them from the performance of military
duty as required by law, such person
shall be subject to summary arrest BY
the provost marshal, and shall be forth.
with delivered to the civil authorities,
and, upon conviction thereof, be pun
ished by a fine not exceeding FIVE hund-
red dollars, or by Imprisonment not ex-.
ceeding tive years, or by both Of said
punishments.
SEC. 26. And be 1t 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 with
out leave may return within time.
specified to such place or places as he
may indicate in his proclamation, and.
be restored to their respectiveregiments.
without punishment. except the forfeit
-ure of their pay and allowances during
their absence and all deserters who
shall not return within the fine 50
specified by the President shall, upon,
being arrested, be punished az the law,
provides. siae3 Ai'ss
Sec. 27. And be it further enacted,
That dispositions of witnssses residing
beyond the limits of the State, Terri
tory 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 potiee
TO the opposite party, and duly authsn-
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SEC. zs. And be 1t further enacted,
That the judge advocate shall have
power to appoint a reporter. whose
duty it shall be to record the proceed
ings of and testimony taken before
military courts instead Of the judge ad-
vocate and such reporter may 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 u further enacted,
That the court shall, for Reasonable
cause, grant continuance to either
party for such time and as often a.
shall appear to be just Rrovidtd.
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