M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1863-03-19

military service, the President is
hereby Authorized to assign to each
district tine number of mon to be furn-
Iished by said district and thereupon
the enrolling Board shall, under the
direction Of the President, make a
DRAFT Ofthe required number, and fifty
per centum in addition, and shall
make an exact and complete roll OF
Tie nance Of the persons 80 drawn,
and OF the order in which they were
Jdrawn, 30 that the first drawn may
tg5sland first upon the said roll, and the
second NAV stand second, and so on.
And the persons 80 drawn shall be
notified Of the same within ten days
thereafter, by a written or printed
notice, TO be served personally or by
leaving copy at the last place Of
residence, requiring them to appear
at designated rendezvous to report
for DUTY. In assigning to the districts
the number Of men to be furnished
therefrom, the President shall take
into consideration the number of vol.
unteers and militia furnished by and
from the several States in which said
districts are situated, and the period
of their service since the commehce
ment Of the present rebellion, and
shall 80 make said assignment as to
equalize the numbers among the dis
tricts of the several States, consider
ing and allowing for the numbers
already furnished as aforesaid and the
time oil their service.
oEo. 13. And be it further enacted,
That any person drafted and notified
to appear as aforesaid, may, On or
before the day fixed for his appear.
ance, furnish an acceptable substitute
to take his place in the draft; or he
may pay to such person as the Secre.
tary of War may authorize to receive
it, such sum, not exceeding three
hundred dollars, as the Secretary may
determine, for the procuration Of such
substitute, which sum shall BIZ fixed
at uniform rate by general order
made at the time of ordering draft
ior any State or Territory; and there
upon sicb person so furnishing the
Substitute, or paying the money, shall
be discharged from further liability
under that draft. And any person
failing to report after due service of
notice, aa herein prescribed, without
furnishing q substitute, or paying the
required sum therefor, shall be deemed
a deserter, and shal! be arrested by
the Provost Marshal and sent to the
nearest military post for trial by court
martial, unless, upon proper showing
that he is not liable to military duty,
the Board of Enrolment shall relieve
him from the draft. ....-
SEC. IA. And be it further enacted,
That all drafted persons shall, on
arriving at the rendezvous, be care
fully inspected by the Surgeon Of the
Board, who shall truly report to the
Board the physical condition of each
one; and all persons drafted and
claiming exemption from military
duty on accodnt Of disability, Or any
other canse, shall present their claims
to be exempted to the Board, whose
decision shall be final.
SEC. Is. And be it further enacted,
That any Surgeon charged with the
duty of such inspection who shall re-
ceive from any person whomsoever
any money or other valuable thing,or
agree, directly or indirectly, to receive
the same to his own or another's use
for making an imperfect inspection, or
a false or incorrect report, or who
shall willfully neglect to make faith
ful inspection and true report, shall
be tried by court martial, and,' oil
fe5nyictinn thereof, he punished by fine
not exceeding five hundred dollars
nor less than two hundred, and be
imprisoned at the decision Of the
Court, and be cashiered and dismissed
from the service.
SEC. 16. And be it further enacted,
That as soon as the required number
Of able. bodied meE liable to do mill.
tary duty shall be obtained from the
list of those drafted, the remader shall
be discharged: And all drafted per-
sons reporting at the place of rendez
yous shall be allowed travelling pay
from their places Of residence; and
all persons discharged at the place oI
rendezvous shall be allowed travelling
pay to their places Of residence; and
all expenses connected with the en-
'ifollment and draft, including subsis.
J tence while at the rendezvous, shall
!, be paid from the appropriation fol
enrolling and drafting, under sucl
regulations as the President Of the
!, United States shall prescribe; and al
expenses connected with the arres
and return of deserters to their regi
) meuts, or such other duties as tn
Provost Marshal shall be called upor
, to perform, shall be paid from th'
! appropriation for ariesting deserters