The Alleghanian. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1859-1865, 1863-03-12
NUMBER a.

| Board before April 1st, and by the Board
to the Provost General before May lst.
Each class must be separately enrolled,
and include only those who, on July lst,
WILDE between twenty and forty five years.
This enrolment is to be repeated every
two years, and all persons enrolled are
| liable for the two succeeding the enrol
ment, to be called into United States
service for three years or during the
war.
When it becomes necessary to call out
the National forces, the President, gov
erned by the number Of men already
furnished, shall designate the number
required from each district The enrolling
Board of the district Will then proceed to
draft (by lot, possibly,) from the enrolled
men, the number required and fifty per
cent. in addition, making careful entry of
the names in the order as drawn Those
drawn are notified Of the fact, and are to
appear at rendezvous within ten days. In
the meantime they Will be permitted to
furnish substitutes, or released upon
payment of such sum, not exceeding
$500, as the Secretary Of War may deter
| mine. Those who fail to appear as
ordered will be promptly arrested as
deserters and so treated The drafted men
win be examined by a Surgeon for disa-
bi!ity, and for accepting bribes the Sur
geon is liable to fine of from 5000 to
$500, and dismissal in disgrace. Fifty per
cent of excess drawn in the first instance
is expected to cover all exemptions from
physical or other causes, and if any num-
Der remain in excess above that required
| they must be discharged.
The drafted men are allowed travelling
expenses to the place of rendezvous, and
those discharged or. exempt are allowed
their travelling expenses to return. On
proyidinga substitute the drafted man will
receive certificate exempting him from
service during the time for which he was
originally drafted. If any OF the volun-
teer or militia now in service tor limited
terms re-enlist for one year, they will
receive bounty of fifty dollars, one half
in advance, the other at the close of their
term of re-enistment; if for two years, an
advance Of s25 on the 800 bounty allow
ed by act of July Is, 1861.
Whenever regiment of volunteers is
reduced below half the maximum number
required by law, the companies must be
consolidated and the number of officers
proportionately reduced. When regi-
ment is reduced below the minimum num-
Der, no greater number of officers can
be appointed than are required for that
number. The approval OF the President
is no longer required before carrying into
effect sentences OF death for mutiny, de-
sertipn, murder and spying. Court Mar
tials may reduce officers convicted of
absence without leave to the ranks, to
serve during the war. No soldier may
sell, loan or give his clothes, outfit or
accoutrements, and suc,i article in posses
sion of any one not a soldier may be
seized
Any one enticing a soldier to desert
giving deserter work or concealment; /;
purchase from him clothes or equipments;
or aid in carrying off by rail or foat such
deserter, shall, upon conviction, be fined
in any sum not exceeding 5000, and be
imprisoned from SIX months to two years.
Any one resisting or counsellng resistance
to the draft under this act, or counselIng
drafted men not to appear at rendezvous,
or dissuading them FROM performing
military duty, will be summarily arrested
by the Provost Marshal, and handed over
to civil authority tor the infietion or
HhC hoe SACSSdiuS SoVO S.hu III piiSplA-F
ment from six months to two years.
The President, immediately upon Tho
act going into effect, is authorized to is
sue proclamation, notifying all deserters-
who return Immediately to duty that no
farther punishment will be exacted than
loss Of pay. Those who refuse to return
lis ordered are TO suffer the iul punish
ment Of military law. Full arrangements
are made for military courts. Grimes
against civi. law by soldiers are to be
punished TO the same extent as by the
laws Of the State in which the crime was
committed During the absence on leave
of an officer, except ior sickness and
wounds, he is to be put on half pay
Commanders of regiments aud batteries
are empowered to grant furio'sgas, for i
period not exceeding thirty days, to- five
per cent of commissioned cficers and pri-
Yates Of t!ioir commands.