The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1863-03-05
CONCRIPTION BILL.


ate on Monday. Feb. 6, provides, as re-
CARDS CONSUMPTION, 10 subsistence as fol-
lows:
All able. bodied male citizens, and those
who have declared their intention to be-
come such. or have exercised the right of
suffrage, between the ages Of 20 and As
years, constitute the natural forces of the
United States, and are liable to perform
military duty when called out by the
President. The exempts are those who are
physically or mentally unfit. the Vice
President. heads of Executive Depart
ments, United States Judges, Governors
of States, only son Of an ,ndigent widow
or infrm parent. or one such son, where
there are two or more, to be selected by
the parent, also the only brother OF orphan
children under twelve years, also the faith
er Of motherless children of the same age;
and where two of a family aie in military
service. the remainder of such family, not
exceeding two, shall be exempt. No per-
son convicted of felony shall be enrolled
or permitted to serve. The National force
not now in service is to be divided into
two clases, the first class embracing all be
tween 90 and 35 years of age, and all un-
married men between 35 and As years of
age. The second class embraces all the
others, and will not be called into service
until after the first class.
For convenience of enrolment. districts
are made corresponding with the Congress
sional District. in each of which the Pres
ident appoints Provost Marshal, with
rank aud pay of Captain of cavalry; or
he may detail an officer OF similar rank,
who shall have bureau in the War De-
and regulation for carving ont she pro-
visions of that act These Marshals are to
arrest deserters, report reasonable prac-
tees, and detect spies. dc. In each dis
trict there i. to he Board of Enrolment,
con,i- ing of the Provost Marshal and two
other persons, appointed by the President,
one # whom is to be physician and sur
geon. This Board shall divide the dis
irjc,s into convenient sub districts, and
perfect an enrolment once iii each year,
each class to be enrolled separately. Per
sons thus enrolled are subject for two
years 10 De called into service for three
Years or during the war, on the same foot
ing with the present volunteers, advance
pay, bounty money, &C., included.
Il When necessary to make draft, the
Pres dent shall indicate the number for
each district, taking into consideration the
number ..lready furni ni,h-d since the begin
ning of the war. as to fairly equalize
the durthcn; the enrolling officers shall
then make the draft with fifty per cent, III
addition, and within ten days serve notices
pon the diafed men. Substitutes may
be furnished or communication made, not to
exceed three hundred dollars, at the dis
cretlon of the Secretary OF War. Any per-
son drafted and failing to report. or fur
nish substitute, or pay his Communication,
shall be deemed 1eserter. and subject to
immediate arrest. The bill provides foI
the proper surgical examination OF draf ed
men, and the punishment. of Surgeon who
receive brbes. When the draft is finish
oil f..iy. lI.,xv
f ing pay to their homes. Those who fur
n',h substitutes are exempt for the entire
time of the draft, and the substitute has
,he same pay, &C., as though originally y
irafted.
1 he bill also provides that volunteers
aow in service who rs-snist for one year
snail have u bounty Of $50, one half paid
down; lEose who enlist foi two years re-
ccive S25 Of the regular SlUO bounty
There are also DIVISIONS for the consolda
tlun of skeleton regiments; also that Cell
erals In the field may execute court mar
tial sentence agains, deserte,s, mu,ineers
or muI derers. without reference TO the
President Court martials may reduc,
absentee officers 10 the ranks. Clothing.
! arms. DC, shall not BE- sold, pledged or
gwen away. aud may be taken wherever
found in Illegal hands. Persons who eli
ice soldiers 10 desert, or hsrbor them, o,
tuy theiL arms uniforms, and ship cap
tains or railroad conductors who know
i"giy convey deserters, may be fined $500
I and imprisoned from six months to two
: years. r:
Any person who rcsists draft, or couu
sells others 10 do Sc. or dl >suades them
from performing military duiy, shall b,
snmmarlly arrested. locked up nnlil I'll.
K diatt Is flushed, ,hen be- tried by "A civi
IF c"ur. and fined $500, or Imprisoned tw,
= years, or both. 1be President, on IN.
passage Of this act. shall issue a procla
nation recalling absenlees from the army
IL who may return without punishment with
IN the time indica'ed. except the forfeit