The Weekly Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, O. [Ohio]) 1861-1???, 1863-03-04
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This bill which has created such a stir
among the Copperheads, is in substance az
follows, Us regards conscription:
All able bodied male citizens Of the United
Statos and those who have declared their intentions
10 become such, or have exercised the right of
suffrage, between the ages OF 20 and a. years CON
stute the National forces Of the United States and
are liable TO perform military duty when called out
by the President The exempts are those who are
physically or mentally unfit, the Vice President,
heads of Executive Departments, United States
Judges, Governors Of States, only OF INDECENT
widow or inhrm parent, such son, where
thore are two or more 10 be selected by the parent
also the only brother of orphan children under
twelve years. also the father OF mothcrless children
Of the same age; and where two Of u family are in
military service, the remainder Of such fany not
exceeding two, shall be exempt. No person CON
victed of felony shall be enrolledo permitted to
serve. The National force not now in service is To
be divided into two classes, the first class embracing
all between 20 and 3j years Of age, and all un-
married men between IS and As years OF age. The
second class embraces all the others, and will not
be called into service until after the first class
For convenience of enrolment, districts are made
corresponding with the Congressional districts, ia
each of which the President appoints a Provost
Marshal, with rank and pay ofcaptan Of cavalry
or he may detail an officer Of similar rank, who
shall have \ Bureau in the War Department, and
shall make the needful rules and regulations for
carrying out the provisions Of this act. These
Marshals to arrest deserters report reasonable
practices, and detect spies, &c. In each district
there is to be Board Of Enrolment consisting Of
the Provost Marshal and two or three persons, ap.
pointed by the President Of whom is to be a
physician and surgeon. This board shall divide the
district into convenient sub-distrcts, and perfect
an enrolment once in each year, each class to be
enrolled separately. Persons thus enrolled are
subject for two years TO be called into service to
serve for three years or during the war; the
footing with the present volunteers, advance pay,
bounty money, &c. included. When necessary 10
make the draft the President shall indicate the
Der for each district taking into consideration the
number already furnished since the beginning the
war, as To fairly equalize the burden; the ENROLL
ing officers shall then make the draft with so per
cent. addition and within ten days serve notices
on the drafted men. Substitutes may be furnished,
or communication made not to exceed 5000, Any
person drafted and failing u report, or furnish
substitute, orpay his Communication, shall be deemed
deserter, and subject to immediate arrest. The
bill provides for the proper surgical examinations ot
drafted men, and the punishment of surgeons who
receive brbeS. When the draft is finished, all
those not taken allowed travelling pay to their
homes. Those who furnish substitutes are exempt
for the entire time Of the draft, and the substitute
has the same pay, &c, though originally drafted
| The bill also provides that volunteers in SER
vice who re-cnlist for one year shall have bounty
of $50, one half paid DOWN those who enlist for two
years receive S2j of the regular Sl00 bounty
There are also provisions for the consolidation ot
skeleton regiments; also, that Generals IN the hed
may execute court-martial sentence against spies
deserters, mutineers murderers, without refer.
ence to the President; court martials may reduce
absentee officers to the ranks; clothing, arms, &C.
shall not be sold, pledged or given away, and may
be taken wherever found In Illegal hands; persons
who entice soldiers 10 desert, OF harbor them, OF
buy their arms or uniforms, and ship captains OF
railroad conductors who knowingly convey desert
ers, may be fined $780, and imprisoned from six
months to two years. Any person who resists a
draft, counses others to do so, dissuades them
from performing military duty, shall be summary
arrested, locked up until the draft is finished ther
be triedby civil Court, and fined $500 or impris
oncd two years, or both. The President, on the
passage of this act shall issue proclamation re
calling absentees from the army, who may return
without pGnishmCnt within the time indicated, ex.
cept the forfeiture of pay for the time of absence
those who do not return will be descrters. Officer:
absent with leave, except for sickness or wounds
receive half pay; officers absent without leave nj
pay at all. There are other provisions, but chiefly
ofdetails not particularly important.