The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1863-03-05

= by leaving the same at his last place OF resi-
: dence. requiring him to appear at a deslgnate'
rendeZvou and report for duty, and in assign
ing TO the districts in each case the number o
T men to b. furnished therefrom, the Presiden
hall take into consideration the number ofvoi
"unteers and militia furnished by and from tht
Il several States for the service of the United
p States in which said districts are situated, snt
l. the period of their service since the commence
: ment of the present rebellion, aud shall make
/, said assignment so as to equalize the number
+ of the several States, considering and allowing
: for the hunters already furnished as aforesaid
SEC. I3 And be 1t further enacted, That an,
person d. afted aud notified to appssr rs aflEe-
, said, may on or before the day fixed for his ap'
\ pearance furnish an acceptable substitute &C
take his Diace in the draft. or may pay TO such
persons as the Secretary OF War may auFhor-
iZe TO receive il such sum As he Secretary o.
War may determine, not 10 exceed three hun
bred dollars, for me procurement of such SUBS
%stituit, and thereupon the said person furnlt D.
ing q substitute or paying the money shall Dc
discharged from any further liability under thai
drat' but any person failing to report after due
service or notice as herein described without
furnishing a substitute or paying the required
sum therefor shall be deemed a deserter. and
shall be arrested by the Provost Marshal and
sent TO the nearest military post tor trial by q
c0uit malta unless upon proper showing that
he Is uot liable to do military duty the Board
OF Enrolment shall relieve him from the draft.
SEC Ia. And be it further enacted, That Ali
drafted persons shall, on arriving AZ the rendez'
vous, be carefully iIisp cted by the surgeon "t
The Board, who shall nuly report 10 the Board
the physical condition of each one and al
persons d atted ard claiming exemption from
military duty on account of disability, or any
% her cause, shall present their Claims to be ex'
empted 10 the Board, whose decision shall De
final.
SEC. Is. ind be 1t further enacfed, That any
surgeon charged with The duty OF such inspecr
u2n, who shall recai c from any person whats
soeYer aoy money o. other valuable thing, or
agree directly or indirectly to receive the same
20 bis own or alother's use for IN Liking an i'm
perfect Inspection or a false or incorrect report.
or who shall wiiItuIy neglect to make Il faith"
hi Inspection and true report, shall be tried by
a courtsmartial, and, on conviction thereof, be
punished by fine not exceeding i've hundred
dollars nor less than two hundred, and be inn
prisored at the discretion of the court, and be
cashiered and dismissed from the service.
SEC 10. lind be it further emacted. That as
soon as the required humber IF able bodied
men liable to do military duty shall be obtained
rom the list Of those drafted. the remainder
shall be discharged and all drafted persons re-
porting at the pace of rendezvous shall be all
lowed travelling pay from their places OF resi-
dence and all persons discharges at the place
CT rendezvous shall be allowed travelling pay
10 their places of residence; and all expenses
conaecied with the enrolment and draft, inclu
ding subsistence while at the place of rendez>
N0us shall be paid from tbs appropriation for
enrolling aud drafting, under such regulations
DIS the President OF the Uuited States shall pre-
scribe and all expense connected with the ar
rest and return of deserters to their regiments,
or such ether duties as Provost Marshals shall
be called upon to perform shall be paid from
The appropriation for arresting deserters under
such regulations as the President of the United
States shall prescribe Provided, the Provost
Marshais shall in no case receive Communication
for transportation or for fuel and quarters, but
only for forage, when not furnished by the
Government, together with actual expenses oi
postage .atal ionery. cle,k hire authorized by
The Provost Marshal General.
SEC. II. ARd be it further enacted That any
person eGrai,ed aud drafted according to the
provisions of this act who shall furnish al &C
ceptabie substitutes hall thereupon receive from
the Board of Enrolment a certificate OF dis
charge from such draft which shall exempt him
from military duty during the time Tor which
be was drafted. and such substitute shall be en-
tit ed TO The same pay and allowances provided
by law as ifhe had been originally drafted in
10 the service OF the United States.
SIC. 18 Ind be 1t further enacted, That such
Of the volunteers aud militia how in the service
Of the UuIted STATES as may re-enilst 30 serve
one year, unless sooner diseha' ged, after he
tx piration Of their present term OF service shall
be entitled 80 "a bounty Of $5U, one halt of which
to be paid upon such re-in!istment, and the
balance at the expiration OF the term Of re in
~ltstinert and such as may re- ,enllet IL serve
two Years, unless sooner discharged, after the
ton Of The present tenn II r" enlistment
stall receive, uDOn such re.enlistment, $25 Of
The 800 bounty Tor enlistment, provided b. tbe
n. h section OF the act approved 22nd OF July,
1861 entitled an act TO authorize the emply ment
OF voiuu!eeis 70 aid il enforcing the laws aud
projecting }i!e nub'ic pruVerty."
SIC. l9. .And be At further enacted. That
whenever a regiment of volunteers of tbs same
arm, from che STATE. Is reduced to one halt of
The maximum number prescribed by law the
President may direct the consolidation of the
companies Of such regiment; ProDided, thai TO
company so formed shall exceed the maximu
number presc ibed by law. When such con-
solidation is made, the regimrntal officers shat
be reduced in proportion 10 the reduction in he
number OF companies.
SEC. 20 Ind be 1t further enacted, Thai
whenever a regiment is reduced below the mir
iIn1m Number ailOwe6 by law, no officers sha
be appointed IN such regiment beyond those
necessary for the ommand OF such reduced
number
SEc. 81. Ind be it further enacted. That sc
muth If the filth section OF The mct approved
l7th July 1862, entitled. IAN act TO amend az
act Calling forth the militia to execute the
laws Of the Union aud so forth a. REQUIRES
the approval OF the President 20 carry in.o ex>
%ecltion The sentence of 4 court martial, be, aud
the same is hereby. repealed, as far as relates
tokcarrylng into execution the sentence Of any
Court martial against any person convicted as a
spy or desertet, or OF mutiny Or murder; and
hereafter sentences in enlistment of these Of
fences may be carried into execution Upou tie
approval OF the commanding general in the
field.
SEC. %. And be further enacted, That the
court maitials snail have he power to sentence
officers who shall absent themselves from their
commands without leave, to be reduced to tn e
rauks TO serve three years or during the war.
SIC % And be At further enacted That the
clothes, EARNS, military outfits anu requirements
furnished by the United States to any soldier
shall not be sold, battered, exchanged, pledged,
loaned, given eway and no person not a Sold
Ter, or duly authorized officer Of the United
States, who has possession of any such clothes,
arms, military outfits. or accOuterments furnish
ed as aforesaid, and which have been the SUBJ
ject of any such sale. barter, exchange, loan Or
gift.shall have any right, title or interest there
in but the same may be seized and taken
wherever found by any officer of the United
States ciVli or milltaly' and shall thereupon
besdeiivered to any quartermasteI or other Off
Ger authorized to receive tue same and the
possession of any such clothes. aims, military
outfits, acconterments, by any person not q
soldier or officer of the United States shall be
3fima face evidence of such sale, barter, ex~
change, pledge, loan or gift as aforesaid.
SEC. - dad BE- it further enacted, That ev-
cry person nor subject 10 the rules and articles
of wal who shall procure or e%utiee, a soldier in
the service of the United States to desert, or
VINO shall harbour ,~cohcesl, or give employment
to q deserter, or carry him away, or aid n car
rying him away knowing him to be such, or
VINO shall purchase from any soldier his arms,
equipments, ammunition, uniform, clothing. or
any part thereof and any captain or command
ing officer of any ship or vessel, or any super
intendent or conductor of any railroad, or any