The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1863-03-07


courts martial shall have power to sentence OH
GERS who shall absent themselves from their
commands without leavey to be reduced to the
ranks to serve three years or during the war.
Sec g. And be ii further enacted, That the
clothes, arms, military outfits, and accouter>
ments furnished BY the United States 70 any
soldier shall not be sold, bartered, exchanged, |
pledged, loaned, or given away; and no person
not soldier, or duly authorized officer of the
United States, who has possession OF any such
clothes, arms, military outfits, or Announcements /
furnished as aforesaid, and which have been the
subjects of any such sale. barter, exchange, |
pledge, loan, or gift, shall have any right, title,
or interest therein; but the same may be seized
and taken wherever found by any officer of the
United States, civil or military, and shall there
upon be delivered to any Quartermaster or other
officer authorized to receive the came; and the
possession Of any such clothes, arms, military
outfits, or accouterments by any person not q
soldier or officer of the United States shall be
prima facie evidence Of such q sale, barter, ex-l
change, pledge, loan, or gift as aforesaid. ~
Sec. "a. 3A,sd6e ii further enacted, That every
person not subject to the rules and articles of
war who shall procure or entice, or attempt to
procure or entce, a soldier in the service Of the
United States to desert, or who shall harbor,
conceal, or give employment to q deserter, or
carry him away, or aid in carrying him away,
knowing him to be such, or who shall purchase
from any soldier his arms, equipments, ammuni-
ton, uniform, clothing, or any part thereof; and
or vessel, or any Superintendent or Conductor
Of any railroad, or any other public conveyance,
carrying away any such soldier as one Of his
crew or otherwise, knowing him to have desert
ed, or shall refuse to deliver him up to the or
ders of his commanding officer, shall, upon legal
conviction, be fined, at the discretion OF the
Court having cognizsnce Of the same, in any
sum not exceeding Ave hundred dollars, and ne
shall be imprisoned not exceeding two years,
nor less than six months.
Sec Is And be 1t further enacted, That if any
person shall resist any draft of men enrolled IN.
der this act int the service of the United
States, or shall counsel or aid any person to res
sist any such draft, or shall assault or obstruct
any officer in making such draft, OF in the per.
Torrance Of any service relating thereto, or
shall counsel any person to assault or obstruct
any such officer, or shall counsel any drafted
men not to appear at the place of rendezvous,
or wfully dissuade them from the performance
of military duty as required by law, such per-
son shall be subject to summary arrest by the
Provost Marshal, and shall be forthwith deliver.
ed to the civil authorities, and upon conviction
thereof, be punished by fne not exceeding i've
hundred dollars, or by imprisonment not excee.
ding two years, or by both of said puniahments
Sec g. And be IL further enacted. That, i'm
mediately after the passage Of this act, the
President shall issue his Proclamation, declaring
that all soldiers now absent from their regi-
ments without leave, may return within time
specified, to such place or places as he may in.
dictate in his proclamation, and be restored to
their respective regiments without punishment,
except the forfeiture Of their pay and allow
ances during their absence; aud all deserters
who shall not return within the time go specified
by the President shall, upon being arrested, be
punished as the law provides.
Sec. ~. And be 1t further enacted, That dep
ositops of witnesses residing beyond the limits
of the State, Territory, or District in which mi
litary courts shall be ordered to sit may be taken
in cases not capital by either party, and read in
evidence, provided the same shall be taken up
on reasonable notice to the opposite party, and
duly authenticated. . a.. ..
Sec. 2S. Ana be it further enacted, That the
Judge Advocate shall have power to appoint q
reporter, whose duty it shall be to record the
proceedings of and testimony taken before mill
tary courts, instead of the Judge.Advocate; and
such reporter may take down such proceedings
and testimony in the first instance in short hand.
" TO perform his duty before entering upon it.
Sec. 20. And be It, further enacted, That the
court shall, for reasonable cause, grant co.'s
tinuance to either party for such time and az
often as shall appear to be just: Provided, Tha,
If the prisoner be in close confinement, the tria
shall not be delayed for q period longer thar
sixty days, l,s5s.
Sec. So Ind be II further enacted, That II
time of war, instruction, or rebellion, murder
assault and battery, with an intent to kill, man.
slaughter, mayhem, wounding by shooting OF
stabbing, With an intent to commit murder, rob
berry, arson, burglary, rape, assault and battery
with an intent to commit rape, and larceny
shall be punishable by the sentence of Q genera
Court Martial or Military Commission, whel
committed by persons in the military service o
the United States; and subject to the articles o
: war and the punishments for such ofenses shsl
never be less than those inflicted BY the laws
the State, Territory, or District in which the.
; NAV have been committed
Sec. 81. And be It further enacted, That an
officer absent from duty with leave, except from
u sickness or wounds, shall, during his absence
receive half Of the pay and allowances prescrb
: ed by law.And no more; and any officer absen
without leave shall, in addition to the penaltie
prescribed by Law or Court N aftial, forfeit a
n pay or allowances during such absence.
!, Sec. So And be It further enacted, That tn
: commanders of Regiments and of batteries
the field are hereby authorized and empowers
! to grant furoughsa for q period not exeeedin
= thirty days at any one time to i've percentum
the non commissioned officers and privates, TO
!, good conduct in the line of duty, &c; and sub
. . ject to the approval of the commander Of th
= forces of which such non-commissioned Officer
and privates form part.
:, Sec. 49, And be It further enacted, That th
: President of the United States is hereby antho
= lied and empowered, during the present Rubel
lion, to call forth the national forces BY ORA
!, in the manner provided for in this act. 50
: Sec. "a And be 1t further enacted, That a
), persons drafted under the provisions of this &C
g shall be assigned by the President to militaI
= duty in such corps, regiments, or other brsncht
= Of the service as the exigencies Of the servit
= may require la5 vol .b8s.gs5r syl
!. Sec $751; Ana be 1t further enacted. That here
after details to special service shall only be mac