Smyrna times., 1863-05-28

Sec. 8. And be 1t further enacted, That in
each ef said districts there shall be board OF
enrolment, to be composed of the provost mar
shall, as president and two other persons, to
b9 appointed by the President of the United
States, one of whom shall be licensed and
practising Physician and surgeon.
| Sec. 9. And be 1t further enacted, That it
shall be the duty of the said board to divide
the district into sub-distrcts 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 alternltc ycaI
thereafter, an enrolling officer for each sub-ds-
trict, and to furnish him with proper blanks
and instructions; and he shall imm %diatcly
proceed to enroll all persons subject to military
duty, noting their respective places of re sldence,
ages on the first day of July following and
| their occupation, and shall, on or befre the
first day of April, report the same to the board
Of enrolment, to be consolidated into one list,
"a copy of which shall be transmitted to the
provost marshal general on or before the first
0i May succeeding the enrolment; PUriled,
hecertheteSS, That if, from any cause, the du-
! ties prescribed by this section cannot be per-
/ !ormed within the time specified, then the
same shall be performed as soon thereaf.e rs
practicable,
Sec. 10. And be 1t further enacted, That the
enrolment of each class shall be made separate
| ly, and shall only embrace those whose ages
shall be on the first day of July thereafter be-
tween twenty and forty-fve years.
! Sec. II. lind be It further enacted, That all
persons thus enrolled shall be subject, for two
years after the first day of July succec ling the
enrolment, to be called into the military servic
OF the United States, and to continue in ser
vice dullng the present rebellion, not, however.
exceeding the term Of three year, !; AM when
called into service shall be placed on the same
footing IN al! respects, as volunteers for three
years or during the war, including advance
pay and bounty as now provided by law
Sec. - and be At further eaacte1, That
whenever it may be necessary to call out the
national forces for military service, the Pres-
dent IS hereby authorized to assign to each dis
tlct the number of men to be furnished by
! SAID district; and thereupon the enrolling board
shall, under the direction Of the President,
make draft of the required number, and fifty
fper cent in addition, and shall make an exact
and complete roll Of the names of the persons
50 drawn, and of the order i'll which they were
drawn, so that the first drawn may stand first
upon the SAID roll, and the second NAV stand
/ second and 50 on. And the person - drawn
shall be notified Of the same within ten davs
thereafter by a written or printed notice. to be
served personally or by leaving copy at the
last place OF residence, requiring them to ap-
pear at a designated rendezvous to report for
duty. In assigning to the districts the number
OF men to be furnished therefrom. the Pres-
dent shall take into consideration the number
OF volunteers and militia furnished by and from
! the several States in which said di.tricty are
situated, and the period Of their service since
the commencement of the present rebellion. and
shall So make said assignment as to cdualiZe
the numbers among the districts Of the several
States, considering and allowing for the mum
| bers already furnished as aforesaid and the
time OF their service.
| Sec. l3. lind be It further enacteI, That anv
/ person drafted and notified to appear as aforc-
/ said, may, on or before the day fixed for his
appearance, furnish an acceptable substitute to
take his place in the draft; or he may nav 10
I such person as the Secretary of War may au-
thorz, to receive it, such sum, not exceeding
three hundred dollars, as the Secretary may
determine, Tor the procuratiOn Ofsuch subSti-
tute, which sum shall be fixed at a uniform
rate by a general order made at the time of or
derlng draft for any State or Territory and
thercupon such person so furnishing the sub
sttute, or paying the money, shall be dischar-
| ged from further liability under tina. draft
And any person failing to report after due ser
wee OF notice as herein prescribed, without fur
I mshlng 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 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.
Sc. IA. And belt further enacted, That al
persons shall, on arriving, at the rendezvous
be carefully inspected by the SURGEON of thu
board, who shall truly report to the board tn,
physical condition of each one an all persons
drafted and claiming exemption from militar,
duty on account of disability, or any other cause
shalI present their claims to be exempted Il
the board, whose decision shall be final
Sec. Is. And he 1t further enacted That an,
surgeon charged with the duty of such inspec
ton who shall receive from any person whom
soeyer any money or valuable thing or apre,
directly or indirectly, to receive the same {,
his own or another use for MAKING an inner
feet inspection or false or Incorrect rcport
or who shall wilfully neglect to make faithful
Inspection and true report, shall be tried bv
court,martlal, and, on conviction thereof, b.
punished by hne not exceeding five hundre,
collars nor less than two hundred and be i'm
prisoned at the discretion of the court and l.
cashiered and dismissed from the service
| Sec. lG. And be Il further enacted Tbo+ .
soon as the required number of able bodie,
men liable to do military duty shall be obtaine,
from the lise of those drafted, tn, remainde
shall be discharged And all drafted person
reporting at the place of rendezvous shall b
: allowed travelling pay to their places of resi-
dence and all expense connected with the EN-
rolment and draft, including subsistence Will
at the rendezvous, shall be paid from the ap
preparation for enrolling and drafting, unde
such regulations as the President OF the Unite,
States shall prescribe and all expenses connec
ted with the arrest and return Of deserters +
their regiments, or such other duties az tn
provost manshals shall be called upon to Der
} form, shall he paid from the appropriation f,
: arresting deserters, under such regulation
as the President of the United States shall pre-
scribe: irorided, The provost marshals sha
! in no case receive Communication for transpOrta
: tion or for fuel and quarters, but only for for
, age, when not furnished by the Government
, together with actual expenses of postage, sta
tionery, and clerk hire authorized by ths prc
: vost marshal general
5 Sec IT, And be IL further enacted, That an
) person enrolled and drafted according to th
nrovisiona nf this act who uhal f,,rn;oh ~, a.