The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1863-03-06
The ConscriptiOn and Currency Acts s---
The Men and the Money.

maintain its existence, and prosecute the
war sor The Suppression of the Rebellion
Que wes a bill 'eor enrolling and calling
Out the National forces, and for other pur-
poses, known ss tho Cousctiption Bill, and
the other to establish National currency
As both must be approved BY the President,
tbcy may be regarded as laws, The Con.
scrip,ion Act is very sw0hping one. bu, |
fow within ihe specified ages bsing exempt I
from draft. We give its most important
provisionsi
Src. 1. That all ablc-bodied maIo cln-
zohs Of the United States, aud persons Of
foreign birth who havo declared on oath
their intention TO become citizens under and
Ia pursuance Of the laws thereof, between
tho ages of twenty aud forty-hve yenre. or.
copt as bereinaftcr excepted are hereby do.
oatod to constitute the national forces and
Hhall be liable to perform military duty in
the service Of the United States.wheu called
out by the President for That purpose. ~,
SEC 2. That the following persona be
and they arc hereby excepted and exempted
from fhe provisions of this act. aud iehall
not bo liable to military duty under tho
same--to Wit: such as are rejected as phys
teally or mentally unfitfor Iha service; also,
first. the Yice President of the u. States.
Judges OF tho various courts of the United
States,t tho beads OF the various dopartmeuts
Vf the Goyernment, and tho Governors Of
the several States; and, second, tho only
son liable to military duty OF widow depend
ont upon his labor for support; third, tho
only son of aged or infrm parents depend.
ent upon his labor for support; 4tb, whero
there are two or moro sons Of aged or ipfirm
parents subject to daft the father, or, If he
be dead, the mother may elect which son
shall DO exempt; 5tb, tho only brother of
children not twelve years old, having neither
tather nor mother, dependent on his labor
Ter support; 9th, the father of motherless
children under twelve years of age, depend
ent upon his labor for support; 9TH, whore
there are father and sons in the same fam
lily and household, and two of them are in
the military service of the United States as
non commissioned officers, musicians or pri-
Yates, the residue Of such family and house.
hold, not exceeding two shall be oxompt;--
and no persons but such ms arc herein OK
empted shall bo exempt: Provided, however,
That no person who has beon convicted of
any felony shall DO enrolled or permitted to
servo in said forces. s
SEC 3. That tho national forces of the
0H''oN oNotcof uOb BOW III tut UlithFy SCR
vice, enrolled under this act, shall ybe diyi.
ded into two classes tho first of which shall
comprise oil persons subject to do military
duty between tho ages OF oftwenty aud thirty
five years, aud all unmarried persons sub.
Ject TO do military duIy above the ago of
tbirtysfyo and nndor that of forty.hye; tho
second class shall comprise all other persons
subject TO do military duty, md they shall
NOT 10 any district bo called into the service
OF tho Unlted States until those OF tho frstI
class havo been called. A -; 4
SEC. 90, That Immediately after tho pass.
age of this act. tho President shall issue bis |
proclamation declaring that oil soldiers now
absont from their regiments without leave
may rctufn within the time specified to such
place or places as he may Indicate in bis !
proclamation, aud be restored TO their re-
spectiye regiments without punishmeni, OK
cept tho forfeituEe Of their pay and allow
ancos during their abseace; and all desort.
ers who shall not return within the .ime 80
specified by the President, shall, upon be-
ing arrested, bo punished as the law pro-
vides. s 5sss aS 5s gfrf
The mnchinory Of tho couscriptionis to
be wholly under the direction of the Prusi-
dent, and is TO consist Of q Provost Marshal
General, with deputies in each Congress.on.
al district who, besides conducting the draft
nre to arrest desertere, spies and traitors
All persons enrolled by tho Provost Mar.
shals arc to be subject TO draft during two
years from tho lat OF July after their enroll
ment, for service for throe yoars or during
the war, with the samo adyance pay. aud
bounty as volunteers under tho present law.
In assigning their quotas to tho several ,lis-
tricls the Presldent Is TO consider tho troops
they have already furnished for the war,and
apportion accordingly.
Fersous drafted arc to bo notified within
ton days, and may. on or before tho daj
fixed for their appearance, furnish accepta.
bic Substitutes, or pay such sun, not exceed
ing $500, as the Secretary of War may do
termine. aud be discharged from further ii
ability under draft. Those failing to ap
pear, or 70 obtain a discharge will be ar
rested and court-martialed as doseriers.
To encourage enlistment Of volunteers
now in service. a bounty of 800 is offered
for,enistmeut for one year, half down, and
half at tho expiration of thor term; for on
istment for two yoRrs, &l00.
The National Currency ACT, which en-
bodies what is known as Secretary Chaso'
scheme for raising revenue, provides for th'
establishment OF bureau in the Treasur,
Department. which is to have charge Of III,
currency. l, provides for tho appointmon
of q comptroller, upeci1os his duties, an,
makes tho necessary regulations for tn
goyerumeut Of his office. II creates bank
ing gassociatlcns, to be organized as corporal
bodies. with not less than Hyo persons cor
stliuiing The association In any case, show
how they are to DO organized and governe
provides the proper safeguards and resiri
tions, &c. These Institutions may purchas
and Hold and dispose OF real estate. Befo
any institution can commence business.
must tfansior TO the Treasurer of II
United States bonds of not less than on
third Of tho amount OF the capital stot
paid in. On complying with theso cond
tions, the institutions VIII be entitled to RI
oeiVo from tho oomptroller bills Of dfFerel
dGnomIua,inns in amount equal TO the cal
ital stock aIlsady paid in H
Tho amount Of those circulating poios
not to exceed $500 Qoo, ,00J, and ia to
distributed throughout the States, Territ'
rios and Dislrict Of Columbia, upon the b
sis OF representative population. III
Comptroller nnder the direction Of Il
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