The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1863-03-13
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it shall be the duty of the provost marshals
to arrest all deserters, whether regulars,
volunteers, militiamen, or persons called
into the service under this or any other act
of Congress, wherever they may be found,
and to send them to the nearest military
commander or military post; to inquire
into and report to the Provost Marshal
General all reasonable practices; to detect,
seize and confine spies Of the enemy; to
obey all lawful orders and regulations of
the Provost Marshal General, and such as
may be prescribed by law, concerning the
enrolment and calling into service of the
national forces.
SEC. 8. And be it further enacted, That
in each of said districts there shall be a
board Of enrolment, to be composed of the
Provost Marshal as President, and two
other persons, to be appointed by the Pres
ident of the United States, one of whom
shall be licensed and practicing physician
and surgeon.
SEC. 9. And be it further enacted, That
it shall be the duty of said board to divide
the district into sub-districts 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 alternate year thereafter, an en-
rolling officer for each sub-district, and to
furnish him with proper blanks and instruc-
tons; and he shall Immediately proceed
to enroll all persons subject to military
duty, noting their respective places of res
idence, ages on the first day of July fol-
lowing, and their occupation, and shall, on
or before the first day of April, report the
same to the board of enrolment, to be
consolidated into one list, copy of which
shall be transmitted to the Provost Marshal
General on or before the first day of May
succeeding the enrolment.
SEC. 10. And be 1t further enacted, That
the enrolment of each class shall be made
separately, and shall only embrace those
whose ages shall be on the first day of July
thereafter between twenty and forty-fve
years.
Sec. II. And be IL further enacted, That
all persons thus enrolled shall be subject,
tor two years after the first day of July
succeeding the enrolment, to be called
into the military service of the United
States, and to continue in service for three
years, or during the war; and when called
into service shall be placed on the same
footing, in all respects, as volunteers for
three years, or during the war, including
advance pay and bounty as now provided
by law.
SEQ. -. and be ii further enacted, That
whenever it may be necessary to call out
the national forces for military service, the
President is hereby authorized to assign to
each district the number of men to be fur
nished by said district; and thereupon the
enrolling board shall, under the direction
of the President, make draft of the re-
quired number, and fifty per cent. in addi-
ton, and shall make complete and exact
roll of the persons so drawn, in the order
in which they were drawn, so that the first
shall stand first, and so on, and the per-
sons so drawn shall be notified within ten
days thereafter by a written or printed no.
tice, served personally or by leaving the
same at his last place of residence, requir-
ing him to appear at designated rendez-
vous, and report for duty, and in assigning
to the districts in each case the number of
men to he furnished therefrom, the Presi-
dent shall take into consideration the num-
Der of volunteers and militia furnished by
and from the several States for the service
of the United States in which said districts
are situated, and the period of their SER
vice since the commencement of the pres
ent rebellion, and shall make said assign
ment SO as to equalize the numbers of the
several States, considering and allowing
for the numbers already furnished as
aforesaid.
Sec. Is. And be it further enacted,
T. at any person drafted and notified to
appear as aforesaid, may on or before the
day fixed for his appearance furnish an ac-
ceptable substitute to take his place in the
draft, or may pay to such persons as the
Secretary of War may authorize to receive
it such sum as the Secretary of War may
determine, not to exceed three hundred
dollars, for the procurement of such sub
stitute, and thereupOn the said person fur
nishing substitute or paying the money
shall be discharged from any further liza
bility under that draft; but any person
failing to report after due service or notice
as herein described without furnishing a
substitute or paying the required sum
therefor shall be deemed deserter, and
shall be arrested by the Provost Marshal
and sent to the nearest military post for
trial by court martial; unless upon pro-
per showing that he is not liable to do mi
litary duty the Board of Enrolment shall
relieve him from the draft.
SEC. IA. And be ii further enacted,
That all drafted persons shall, on arriving
at the rendezvous, be carefully inspected
by the Surgeon of the Board, who shall
truly report to the Board the physical con-
dition of each one and all persons drafted
and claiming exemption from military duty
on account of disability, or any other
cause, shall present their claims to be ex-
empted to the Beard, whose decision shall
be final.
Sec. Is. And be 1t further enacted,
That any surgeon charged with the duty
of inspection, who shall receive from any
person whatsoever any money or other
valuable thing, or agree directly or indi-
rectly to receive the same to his own or
another's use for making an imperfect In
spection or a false Or incorrect report, or
who shall willfally neglect to make
faithful inspection and true report, shall be
tried by a court-martial, and, on convic-
ton thereof, be punished by fine not ex-