Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1863-03-11

rank, pay, and emoluments shall be those
OF a colonel of cavalry.
SEC 6. And Be It .tt1rtAc1. enacted. That
1t shall be the duty OF the provost mar
shai general, with the approval of the
Secretary of War, to make rules and
regulations for the government of his
subordinates, 10 furnish him with the
/ names and residences of all deserters
from the army, or any of the land forces
! in the service of the United States, in
Guiding the militia, when reported to him
by the commanding officers; to commu-
nicate TO them all orders of the President
lii reference to calling out the national
| forces TO furnish proper blank instruc-
/ tions for enrolling and drafting to file
and preserve copies of all enrolment lists;
i to require stated reports of all proceedings
on the part of his subordnates to audit
! all accounts connected with the service
under his direction, and to perform such
! other duties as the President may pre-
scribe in carrying out the provisions of
! this act.
! SEC I. Ahd Je II ftutier enacted, That
( If shall be the duty of the provost mar
! shals to arrest all deserters, whether regu-
! lars. volunteers, militiamcn, or persons
! called into the service under this or any
| other act of Congress, wherever they may
/ be found, and TO send them to the near
| est military commander Or military post
! to inquire into and report to the provost
marshal general all reasonable practices;
| to detect, seize and confne spies of the
enemy TO obey all lawful orders and
regulations of the provost marshal general,
and such rs may be prescribed by law,
concerning the enrolment and calling into
| service of the national forces.
! SEC. g. And be 1t fiurt.ter enacted, That
in each of said districts there shall be a
! board of enrolment, 20 be composed of
| the provost marshal, as president, and
two other persons, to be appointed by the
! President of the United States, one of
whom shall be licensed and praciicing
physician and surgeon.
SEC. .. AHd be 1t tisythe,' enacted, That
ii shall be the duty of the said board 10
! divide the district into sub-districts of
convenient siz., if they shall deem it
necessary, not exceeding two, without the
direction Of the Secretary Of War, and TO
appoint, on or before the tenth day Of
! March next, and In each alternate year
thereafter, an enrolling officer ior each sub
district, and TO furnish INN with proper
L!ank and Instructions: and he shall i'm
rI.cdiately proceed TO enrol all persons
subject TO military duty, noting their re-
spective places Of residence, ages on the
first day of July following, and their oc-
cupatior, and shall. on or before the first
day Of April report the same to the board
of enrolment, to be consolidated into one
list, a copy OF which shall be transmitted
to the provost marshal general on or be-
fore the first day Of May succeeding the
enrolment.
SEC. 10 And be tt fiurther enacted,
That the enrolment Of each class shall be
made separately, and shall only embrace
those whose ages s!,all be, on the first
dav of July thereafter. between twenty
and forty five years.
SEC. IL. Anm Be Il further enacted.
f That all persons thus enrolled shall be
subject, for two years after the first day
of July succeeding the enrolment, to be
called into the Military service of the
, United States, and 10 continue in service
for three years, or during the war; and
! when called into service shall be placed
on the same footing, IN all respects, a:
t volunteers for three years, or during the
: war, including advance pay and bounty,
| as now provided by law.
: SEC. L. lind be it further enacted
i That whenever it may be necessary tC
{ call out the national forces for military
l service, the President is hereby authori
e zed 20 assign to each district the number
;, of men furnished by each district {; ant
h thereupon the enrolling board shall unde
c the direction of the President, make :
c draft of the required number and fifty
: Der cent in addition, and shall make al
e exact and complete roll of the names O
o the persons so drawn, so that the frs
i drawn may stand first upon the said roll
! and the second may stand second, and 81
1t on and the persons so drawn shall b
: notified of the same within ten day
thereafter, by written or printed notice
It to be served personally or by leaving
,e COPY at ther last place of residence, re
It quired them to appear at a designate
l. rendezvous to report for duty In assign
! inc to the districts the number of men +
,e be furnished therefrom, the Presiden
- shall take into consideration the numbc
\ of volunteers and militia furnished by an
= from the several States in which said dis
d tricts are situated, and the period of thei
at service since the commencement of tn
u rebellion. and shall 30 make said assign
se msnt = 70 eQualize the nuDbHs amoo