The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1863-03-20
THE CONSCRIPTION ACT.

the national forces, and for other purposes ::
lthereas, There now exists in the Unit.
ed States An irsurrection and rebellion
against ;he authority thereof. and il, Is un-
del the Constitution of the United States,
the duty Of the government TO suppress
ihsurrectlon and retsIlion, to guarantee
TO each state republican form Of govern
ment and to preserve The public trauqril
ity; and ,chc'ea for these high purposes,
e military force j, Indispensable, to rsi-e
and support which all persons ought will
ing!y to contribute; aud whereas, no ser
vice can lie more praise worthy and honor
ab'e than that which IS rendered for the
maintenance of the Constitution and Tn
ion, and the consequent preservation Of
free government, therefore.
BE 1t enacted oy the Senate and House
OF Representatives. Of the United States Of
Amsrica IN Congress assembled, That all
able bodied male citizens Of the United
States, and persons Of foreign birth who
shall have declared on oath their inten-
tian to become citizens under and in pur-
suance Of the laws thereof, between the
ages Of twenty and forty-hve years, ex-
uvpi as hereinafter excepted, are hereby
declared to constitute the national forces,
I'd shall be !iabs to perform military du
" in the service Of the United States WI hen
called out bv the President for tha. pur
pose.
SEC 2 1nd be 1t further enacted, Tina.
the following persons be, and they are
hereby, excepted and exempt from the
provisions Of this act. and shall not be
liable to military duty under ths same, to
wit; Such as are rel ectec AS physically
or mentally unfit for the service; also,
first, the Vices President Of the United
States, the judges Of the various courts OF
the United States, the heads Of the various
executive departments Of the government,
and the governors Of the several states.
Second. the only son liable to military
duty of widow dependent upon bis la
Dor for support Thivd, the only son of
aged or infirm parent or parents depen
dent upon his labor for support. Fourth,
where there are two or more sons Of aged
or inirm parents subject to draft, the
father, or if he be dead, tie mother, may
elect which son shall be exempt. Fifth,
the only brother Of children not twelve
years old, having neither father nor moth
er, dependent upon his labor Cor support.
Sixth, the father of motherless children
under ,we!ve years of age dependent upon
his labor for support. Seventh, where
there are a father and sons in the same
family and household, an! two Of them
are in the military service Of the United
States as non commissioned officers. musi
clans, or p ivates, The residue Of such fam
iiv and househoid not excee;.ing Two,
shall be exempt And 30 persons bu;
such as are herein excepted shall be ex>
empt Proyided ho,gerer, That no person
who has been convicted of any felon,
shall be enrolled or permitted 70 serve in
said forces.
Sec 3. And Be itfwUter enacted. Thai
the national forces Of the United States
no, now in the military service, enrolled:
under this ac., shall be divided into two
classes, the FIST Of which shall comprise
all persons suhja to do military dl.v
between the ages Of twenty aud thirty 6 V.
years, and all unmarried persons subject
to do military duty above the age Of thir .
ty-fve and under the age of forty>iive :;
the second class shall comprise all other
persons subiact to do military duty; and
they shall not, in any district. be called
into the service of the United States until
those of The first class shall have been call
ed.
SEC + And be 1t further enncted, That
ior greater convenience in enrolling, call
ing ont, and organizing the national forces,
and for the arrest of desertars and spies
Of the enemy. the United States shall be
divided into districts, OF which the District
Of Columbia shall constitute ore. each
territory Of the United States shall cons
,itule one or more, a. the President shall
direct, and each congressional district Of
the respective states, as fixed by a law OF
the state next preced ling the enrolment,
shall constitute one =: Provided, That in
states which have rot by their laws been
divided into two or mors congressional
districts, the President of the United
States shall divide the same into SO many
enrollmen. districts as he NAV deem li.
and convenient.
Ssc. 5. And BE- 1t further enacted,-
That for each of said districts there shall
be appointed by tho President,
provost-marshal with The rank, pay.
ami emoluments of a captsin Of cavalry,
or an officer o. said rank shall be detailed
bv the President, who shall be under the
direction and subject to the orders of IA
provost marshal general, appointed or
detailed by the President. of the United
States whose Office shall be a. the seat OF
government, forming a separate bureau OF
the War Department, whose rank, paw
and e.noluments shall be those Of a coo
mel Of cavalry
SEC. 6. And be il further enacted
That it shall be the dnty of the provost
marshal general, with the approval of the
Secretary Of war, to make rules and recu
ls,iors for the government of his subor-
dinates: to furnish them with the names
and residences Of all desertcrs from the
army or any Of the land forces in the ser
vice OF the United States. including The
militia. when reported to him BY the com
mandirg officers TO communicate to them
ali orders of the President j. reference 10
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