The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1863-03-12

THE CONS PTION ACT.
"a BiA.for sfsrrolliag yqad Calling. Out, tho
|. National Forrfss and Jor, Other Itrposes
asn Finally Pissed Tongress.
Whereas, there now existsin the United
States an insur-ec. on and rebellion against
the authority thereof ana Il Is, under tho
Constitution Of the United States. tie duty
of the Government 10 suppress the insurrec.
ton and rebellion, To guarantee to each
State a republican form Of Government aud
TO preserve che pabGc tranquility; and
whereas, for these 'hig gh= purposes military
'f0fcsas indispetisab,e,,t to raise and support
which all persons cushtqwining'y to con-
tribute ? and whereas, no servicei can b.
more praiseworthy Ind honorable than that
which is rendered for the maintenance Of
the !Constiiution and Union, land the conse-
aq,ient preservation Of free government;
thereof. a sGtss cd izogsT ,tiT'.E 10 gsh
oiBs it'enacted BY the Senate and the
House of Representatives Of the United
States nAmerica ine Congress assembled,
That an able bodied male citizens Of the
United States, and persens Of foreign birth
who shall have deciased on oath their inten-
ton 10 become citizens Under and III pdrsu-
shce To the laws f..ereSf, betwssf; the ages
loftwenty ana forty ave years. sexctM IS
Hereinafter excepted, are hereby dec!ssed to
constitute the national forces, and shail be
liable to,perforn military duty inthe ser.
vice Of the United GStaseswbeno called out
blythe Presidenef,r that purpose owl
q SIC. sI2s sAnd ,sbe itusfnrthev enacted.
That the following persons be- and theylare
hereby, excepted and exempt from thsspro.
visions of this oct, and shah not bediabie to
military duty nnder the.same, to Wit: Such
as ara rejected rs physically mentally un-
lfit for the sersice; also, FIRST, khes Vice Presi-
dent of the United Statesp the Judges Of the
Various courts of the United States, tho
heads of the various executive departments
of the Government, and the Governors Of
the several States; and, second, the only
soniiableto military duty ofa widow de-
pendent upon his labor for support; third.
the only son Of an aged r'in6rrn parent or
parents, dependent upon his labors for sup
port; fourth, whore there IRE two or more
sons Of tagged or in6rm parents subject to
draft, the fsther, or, il he be dead, the
mother. imay elect which son shall be ex.
smpt; fifth, the only brother Of children
not twelve years old, having neither father
nor mothor, dependent upon his labor for
support; sixth. the farther Of motherless
children under twelve years Of age, depen-
dent upon his labor for support; seventh,
where there are father and sons in the
same family and household, and two Of
them are IN tie military service o. the Uni
States Is non commissioned oficers.S musi.
clans or privatcs, the residue Of such family
not exceeding Two, shah be'exempt; and no
persons except suci, IS are herein exempt
shall be exempt: sProridsd, honsesr, That
no person who has been convicted Of any
felony shall be enrolled or permitted to
serve in said forces. Pa ssfi'' g 'ff'
SIc.,S. And be Il further enacted, That
the national forces Of the United States, not
now in the military service, enrolled under
the act, shall be divided into two classes.
the first Of which shall comprise all per-
sons subject to do military duty between
The ages oftwenty and thirty, 1--we years,and
ali unmarried persons subject 10 do duty
above the age Of ,hirty-fye and under, the
age Of forty FIVE the second class shall com
prise all other, persons subject TO do military
duty, and that they shall not. in any dis
trict, be called into the service Of the Unit
I'd States Until those Of the 6rst class shall
have been a % called, dt,so,,a sts ye.yr * sal
s .SEc.s4. And be it further enacted,a That
(or greater convenience in;eprolling, calling
ant and organising the national forces, and
For. the arrest Of deserters and spies ofthe
anemy, the United States shall be : divided
ipto DISTRICTS of,which the District rof Col
umba shall eons.itutsohe. eachs Territory
Of the United States sheH eopstitute aons or
mere, as the PRESIDENT shall direct, nand
each Congressional district of the respsc.ive
States. as .ixsd by salaw geffhs STATE next
preceding the Seprolluents shall constitute
one Horidsd, That in the Statss- which
have not BY their Laws been divided intotwo
or more Congressional districts, the Rrssi-
icnt Of the United, States shall divide the
same into 20 many asRreliments distric,ss ~
10 may Aeeur ct and eoussnisnk. k.lsxs sai
isSEcss6. aAnd bsitrfhShsr enacted, That
or'caciI Of said districts there shsla DO ap.
,ointsd by thsa President PrcvoSt Mar