The Cass County Republican. [volume] (Dowagiac, Mich.) 18??-1880, 1863-06-25

~"'J oooSe tue aye OF tDlfty-nve anu
uuder the age of forty live the second
class shall comprise all other persons
subject to do military duty and they
shall not, in any district, be called into
the service Of the United States until
those Of the first class shall have been
called.
Sec. 4. A'ad be 1t further enacted,
That tor greater convenience in enrol
ling, calling out, and organizing the
national force, and for the arrest of de-
serters and spies of the enemy, the
United States shall be divided into
districts, of which the District of Col
umbia shallconstitute one, each Ter
ritory of the United States shall consti-
tute one or more, as the President shall
direct, and each congressional district
of the respective States, as fixed by a
law of the State next preceding the
enrolment, shall constitute one: Pro
vided, That in States which have not
10y their laws been divided into two or
more congressional districts, the Presi
dent of the United States shall divide
the same into SO many enrolment dis.
tricts as he may deem fit and conven-
lent.
Sec. s. And be at further enacted,
That for each Of said districts there shall
be appointed by the President a pro-
vost marshal, with the rank, pay, and
smoluments of captain of cavalry, or
an officer of said rank shall be detailed
by the President, who shall be under the
direction and subject to the orders of
provost marshal general, appointed or
detailed by the President of the United
States, whose of fee shall be at the seat
of government, forming a separate
bureau of the War Department, and
whose rank, pay, and emoluments shall
be those of a colonel of cavalry.
SEC. 6. And be 1t further enacted,
That it shall be the duty of the provost
marshal general, with the approval of
the Secretary of War, to make rules
and regulations for the government of
his subordinates to furnish them with
the names and residences of all deser-
ters from the army, or any of the land
forces in the service of the United
States, including the militia, when re-
ported to him by the commanding Off
GERS !; to communicate to them all Or
ders of President in reference to
calling out the national forces; TO fur
nish proper blanks and Instructions for
enrolling and draiting to file and pre-
serve copies of all enrolment lists; to
require stated reports of all proceedings
on the part of his subordinates; to au-
dit all accounts connected with the SER
vice under his direction and to per-
form such other duties as the President
may prescribe in carrying ont the pro-
visions of this act.
SEC. Z. And be it further enacted,
That it shall be the duty of the provost
marshals to arrest all deserters, whether
regulars, volunteers, mililiamen, or per-
sons called into the service under this
or any other act of Congress, wherever
they may be found and to send them
to the nearest military commander or
military post to detect, seize, and con.
fine spies of the enemy, who shall with
out unreasonable delay, be delivered
to the custody of the general command.
irg the department in which they may
be arrested, to be tried as soon as the
exigencies of the service permit /; to
obey all lawful orders and regulations
of the provost marshal general, and
such as may be prescribed by law, con.
cerning the enrolment and calling into
service of the national forces.
SEC. 8. And be 1t further enacted,
That in each of said districts there
shall be board of enrolment, to 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 practicing physician ard
surgeon.
SEC. 9. Assd be 1t further enacted.
That it shall be the duty of the said
board to divide the district into sub
districts of convenient size, 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 enrol
ling offioer for each sub and to
furnish him with proper blanks and
instructions and he shall Immediately