Dayton daily empire. [volume] (Dayton [Ohio]) 1850-1865, 1863-03-07

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persons, to be appointed By the President Of
the United States, one OF whom shall be a
licensed and praciicing physician aud surgeon.
SEC Q. Aud he it inriher enacted, That il
shall be the duty Of The said Board 70 divide
the district into snb.districts Of congenient
size, IL they shall deem II necessary, NOT ex-
ceeding two, without the direction df the|
Secretary Of War, and to appoint, on q. before
/ the tenth day Of March next, and.ini each
alternate year thereafter, an enrolling officer
I for each sub district, and TO furnish him with.
proper blanks and lnstructions5 and he shall
Immediately proceed ID ehroll Az persons subj
iect to military duty, noting their respective
/ places Of residence, ages on the first day OF
July following, and their occupationi and
shall on or before the FIRST day of April, re-
I port the same to the Board of Enrollment, to
be consolidated into one list, copy Of which
shall be transmitted to the Provost Marshal
General on or before to first day Of f'May suc-
oeeding the enrolment Provided, neUerthe-
less, Thatig, from any cause, the duties pre-
scribed by this section can not be performed
within the time specified, then the same shall
be performed as soon thereafter as practicable.
/ SEc 10 And be 1t further enacted, That
4 the enrolment Of each class shall be made
separately and they shall only embrace those
whose ages shall be, on the frst day OF July
thereafter, between twenty and forty-tive
years.
SEC, IL. And be it luther enacted, That all
persons thus enrolled shall be subject, for two
ears after the FIRST day Of July succeeding
the enrolment, TO be called into the military
service Of the United States, and to 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, as volun-
teers during the present rebellion; not, how
ever, exceeding the term of three years. in
cluding advance pay and bounty as now pro.
yided by law
\ SEC IL And be it further enacted, That
whenever it may be necessary 70 call ont the
National forces for military service, the Presi-
dent is hereby authorized 10 assign TO each
district the number of men to be furnished by
said district and thereupon the enrolling
Board shall under the diresliop of the PEesi-.
dent, make a dram Of the 'redhifed nbhiBef,
and fifty per eentum in addition, and shall
make an exact and complete roll Of the names
of the persons 80 drawn, aud of the order in
which they we're drawn, so that the first drawn
may stand first upon the said roll, and the
second may stand second, and so on And
the persons so drawn shall be notified of the
same within ten-days -theFeafter, by a written
or printed notice, to be served personally or
by leaving a copy at the last place of resi-
ldence, requiring them to appear at n designa'
| ted rendezvous to report for duty. In assign
ing 10 the districts the number Of men to be
furnished therefrom, the President shall take
into consideration the number OF volunteers
and militia furnished by and from the several
States in which said districts are situated, and
the period Of their service since the commence.
ment Of the present rebellion, and shall so
make said assignment as to equaize the num-
bers among the districts of the several States,
considering and allowing for the numbers
already furnished as aforesaid and the time
OF their service,
SEC. l3 And be it further enacted, That
any person drafted and notified TO appear as
aforesaid, may, on or before the day fixed for
his appearance, furnish an acceptable substi-
tute to take his place in the draft or he may
pay to such person as the Secretary of War
may authorize to receive it, such sum, not
exceeding three hundred dollars, as the Secre-
tary may determine, for the procuration of such
substitute, which sum shall be fixed at a uni.
form rate by a general order made at the time
of ordering draft for any State or Territory
and thereupon such person so furnishing the
substitute, or paying the money, shall be dis
charged from further liability under that draft
And any person failing to report after due
service of notice, as herein prescribed, with
} ont furnishing a substitute, or paying the re
| quired sum therefor, shall be deemed deser
, ter, and shall be arrested by the Provost
, Marshal and sent to the nearest military pos
for trial by court martial, unless upon proper
) showing that he is not liable to military duty
, the Board of Enrolment shall relieve hin
from the draft.
) SEC. IA. And be il further enacted, Tha
all drafted persons shall, on arriving at tn,
5 rendezvous, be carefully inspected by tn
t Surgeon of the Board, who shall truly repor
to the Board the physical condition of eacl
r one and all persons drafted and claiming ex
1 empdoh from military duty on account Of dis
3 liability, or any other cause shall present thei
{ claims to be exempted to the Board, who's
+ decision shall be final
r a' SEC l5 And be il further enacted, Tha
A any Surgeon charged with the duty OF sue
! inspection who shall receive from any perso
!, whomsoever any money or other valuabl
+ thing, or agree, directly or indirectly, to re
r ceive the same to his own or another's us
s for making an imperfect inspection, or a falls
or incorrect report, or who shall williully neg
t lect to make faithful inspection and true re
= port, shall be tried by court-martial, and, o
:, conviction thereof, be punished by fine nc
/ exceeding FIVE hundred dollars nor less thai
n two numbered, and be imprisoned at the di,
p cretion Of the Court, and be eashiered an
s dismissed from the service.
g SEC l6. And be il further enacted, That a
! soon as the required number of Rble-bodie
n men liable to do military duty shall be obtair
/ ed from the list Of those drafted, the remain
r der shall be discharged And all drafted pei
! sons reporting at the place of rende2Vou
! shall be allowed travelling pay from thei