Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1863-03-19

That any person drafted and notihe,
to appear as aforesaid may, on or he
fore the day fixed for his appearance
furnish an acceptable substitute 10 tax,
his place in the draft, or he may paI
to such person as the Secretary Of Wa
may authorize to receive it. such sum
not exceeding three hundred dollars, Al
the Secretary may determine, for thu
procuraiion Of such substitute, whict
sum shall be fixed at uniform rate by
a general order made at the time O
ordering draft for any State or Terri
tory. and thereupon such person SC
furnishing the substitute or paying the
money shall be discharged from further
liability under that draft. Aud any
person failing to report after due ser.
vice of notice. as herein prescribed,
without furnishing q substitute or pay.
ing the required sum therefor. shall be
deemed deserter, and shall be arrested
by the proyost-msrshal and sent to the
nearest military post for trial, by court
martial unless, upon proper showing
that he is not liable to do military duty,
the board of enrolment shall relieve
him from the draft.
DUTIES OF THE MEDICAL INSPECTORS.
SEC. IA. And be il further enacted
That all drafted persons shall, on arri.
wing at the rendezvous, be carefully in
spected 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 exemp.
tion from military duty on account Of
disability or any other cause shall pre-
sent 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 du-
ty of such inspection, who shall receive
from any person whomsoever any mon
ey or other valuable thing, or agree d.
rectly or indirectly to receive the same
to his own or another's use, for making
an imperfect inspection or false or in
correct report, or who shall Wilfully
neglect to make faithful inspection or
true report, shall be tried by a court
and, on conviction thereof,
be punished by fine not exceeding FIVE
hundred dollars nor less than two hun
dred. and be imprisoned at The discre-
tion Of the court. and be cashiered and
dismissed from the service.
SEC. Is. And be it further enacted,
That as soon as the required number of
able bodied men liable to do military
duty shall be obtained from the list Of
hose drafted, the rest shall be dis
charged, and all drafted persons, re-
ported at the place Of rendezvous, shall
be allowed travelling pay from their
place of residence; and all persons dis
charged at the place of rendezvous
shall be allowed travelling pay to their
place Of residence; and all expenses
with the enrolment and draft,
including subsistence while at the rem
devious, shall be paid from the appro-
Driation for enrolling and drafting. un-
Ter such regulations as the President
'f the United States shall prescribe;
and all expenses connected with the ar
rest and return of deserters to their
regiments, or such other duties as pro-
Vost marshals, shall be called upon to
perform. shall be paid from the appro-
'riation for arresting deserters, under
iuch regulations as the Presiden! OF the
United States shall prescribe: Provided,
he provost marshal shall in no case re-
:eive Communication for transportation or
or fuel and quarters, but only for TO-
age, when not furnished by the Gov.
together with actual expenses
" postage, stationery and clerk hire
by the provost marshal gen.
,ral.
SEC. II. And be Il further enacted,
That any person enrolled and drafted
according to the provisions of this act
Who shall furnish an acceptable substi.
ute shall thereupon receive from the
BOARD Of enrolment certificate OF dis
charge from such drafts, which shall
Exempt him from military duty during
he time for which he was drafted; and
uch substitute shall be entitled 10
he same pay and allowance provided
" law as if he had been originally
lrafted into the service of the United
states. s-sa td-lH iad iasa7 ETr 4
-sg VOLUNTEERS AND MILITIA. efn
SEC. 18. And Be IL further enacted.
That such Of the volunteers and militia
low in the service of the United States
IS may re-enlist to serve one year,
lnless sooner discharged, after the
expiration Of their present term of
ervice, shall be entitled to bounty OF
ifty dollars, oue-half Of which to be
,aid upon such re-enlistment, and the
balance at the expiration Of the term Of
e-enlistment; and such as may re.
Mist to serve for two years, unless
ooner discharged. after the expiration
4 their present term of enlistment.