The daily Green Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1861-1865, 1863-02-19
Legislation for Raising Troops.


bill, which has passed the Senae,and is though
sw pass the House
All able-bodied male citizens and those VIII
nave declared their intentions to become such, o
have exercised the right OF suffrage, between tn
ages # 20 and IS years, constitute the Nationa
forces OF the United States, and are liable to per
form military duty when called out by the Presi
dent. The exempt are thOs" who are phys CALI
or mentally unit, the Vice President. heads o
Execu i've Departments, United States Judges
Governors Of States, only son OF an INDECENT wld
ow, o. infrn parent, or one such son, where Their
are two or more, to be selected by the parent
also the only brothe. OF orphan children unde
twelve years. also the father of moheress chill
dren of the same age and where two of fami
" are in military service the remainder Of such
family, not exceeding two, shall be exempt. NJ
person convicted of felony shall be enrolled o.
permitted to serve. The National force not nov
In service is to be divided into two classes, tn,
airst class embracing all between 20 and 50 YEAR,
of age, and all unmarried men between 35 ant
40 years of age. The second class embraces al
the others and will not be called into service IN
all after the first class. For convenience Of en-
sollment, districts are made corresponding with
the Congressional districts in each of which the
President appoints Provost Marshal with rank
and pay Of Captain Of Cavalry, or he may detail
40 officer Of similar rank who shall have a Bu-
reau in the War Department, and shall make the
'nesdful rules and regulations for carving GU. the
provisions of this act These M4rshas are to arrest
deserters report reasonable practices, and detect
spies, &c.
In each district there is to be board of en-
'.sollment, consisting OF the Provost Marshal and
Two o;h"r per ons, appointed by the President.
one OF whom is TO be a physician and surgeon.
This board will divide the district into sub dis
trlcts and perfect an enrolment once 10 each wear.
each class to be enrolled separately. Persons
-4hus enrolled are sutjecs for two ye rs to be call
ed into service to serve for three years or during
.4he war, on the same footing with the present vol
rapteers, advance pay, bounty money, &C., inclu-
ded. When necessary to make draft, the Presi
dent Shall indicate the number from each district.
taking into consideration the number alIeadv fur
Dished since the beginning of the war, so as fair
= iy to eqaalize the burden the enrolling officers
shall then make the draft with 50 per cent ad
dition, and within ten days serve notices upon
the DATED men. Substitutes may be furnished.
OF Communication made not to exceed three hun.
bred dollars, al the discretion OF the Secretary of
War. Any person drafted and failing to report.
or furnish Il substitute, or pay his computation.
shall be deemed deserter, and subject to imme-
date arrest The bill provides Tor the proper sur
gcal examination of drafted men, and the pun
ehment Of surgeons who receive brides. When
tae draft is finished, all those not taken are all !
slowed travelling pay to their homes Those who
furnish substitutes are exempt for the entire
Kline of the draft, and the substitute has the same
pay, &C. as though original, drafted.
The bill also provides that volunteers now in |
service who re enlist for one year shall have |
bounty of $50, one-haf paiG down; those who |
enlist for two years receive 1926 OF the regular !
500 bounty. There are also provisions for the ,
consolidation OF skeleton regiments also tina, |
Generals in the field may execute court. marital !
sentence against spleS deserters, mutineers, or |,
murdeters, without reference to the President :: |
court martial may reduce absentee officers to the |
ranks clothing, arms, &c., shall not be sold
pledged or given away; and may be taken wher-
ever found in illegal hands persons who en,ice
soldiers TO desert, or harbor them, or buy their
arms or uniforms, and ship captains or railroad
conductors who knowingly convey deserters, NAV
be fined $500 and imprisoned from six months to
two ears. Any person who reslsts draft or
counsels others TO do So or di,s"ades them from
performing military duty, shall be summary ar
rested, locked up until the draft is finished, then
be tried by civil Court, and fined $500 or i'm
prlsoned two years, or both. The President, on
the passage of this act, shall issue proclamation
recalling absentees from the army, who may re.
turn without punishment within The time indica-
led, except the forfeiture of pay for the time of
absence those who do not return will be desert
ers. Officers absent with leave, except for sick
ness or wounds receive hafpay officers absen,
without leave no pay OF all. There are other
provisions, but chiefly of details not particularly
important.