Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (Charles City, Iowa) 1861-1864, 1863-04-02

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may authorize to receive it, such sum
not exceeding three hundred dollars
asthe Secretary may determine, for tht
procuration of such substitute, which
sum shall be fixed at uniform rate
by general order made at the time
OF ordering draft for any State O,
Territory and thereupon such per
son so furnishing the substitute, O,
paying the money, shall be discharg
ed from further liability under tha,
draft. And any person failing to re
port, after due service Of notice, az
herein prescribed, without furnishing
substitute, or paying the required
sum therefor, shall be deemed dc
serter, aud be arrested by the provos
marshal and sent to the nearest mill
tary post for trial by court martial
unless, upon proper showing that he
is not liable to do military duty, the
board Of enrolment shall relieve him
from the draft ..+ ...l..
SEC. IA. And be 1t further enacted,
That all drafted persons, shall on ar
irving at the rendezvous, be carefully
inspected by the surgeon of the board,
who shall truly report to the board
the physical condition of each one
and all persons drafted and claiming
exemption from military duty on &C.
count Of disability, or any other cause
shall present their claims to be ex-
empted, to the board, whose decision
shall be final. ., .rai..ag ts .h.a u.-
Sec. Is. And be II further eaaeted,
That any surgeon charged with the
duty OF such inspection, who shall re.
ccive from any person whomsoever,
any money or other valuable thing, or
agree directly or indirectly, to receive
the same to his own or ano,her's use,
for making an imperfect inspection, or
a false or incorrect report, or who
shall wilfully neglect to make faith.
ful inspection and true report, shall be
tried by a court-martial, and on con.
viction thereof, be punished by fine
not exceeding five hundred dollars,
nor less than two hundred, and be i'm
prisoned at the discretion of the court
and be cashiered and dismissed from
the service. s'sada'aaf vrssaa3 saa .ara
Sec. l6. And be II further enacted
That as soon as the required number
Of able-bodied men liable to do mill
tary duty shall be obtained from the
list Of those drafted, the remainder
shall be discharged. And all drafted
persons. reporting at the place OF
rendezvous shall be allowed travel
ling pay from their places of residence;
and all persons discharged at the
place OF rendezvous shall be allowed
travelling pay to their places of resi-.
dence aud all expenses connected
with the enrolment and draft, inclu.
ding subsistence while at the rendez-
vous, shall be paid from the appro-
priation for enrolling and drafting,
under such regulations as the Prcsi-
dent of the United States shall pre-
scribe +; and all expenses connected
with the arrest and return Of deser-
ters to their regiments, or such other
duties as the provost marshals shall
be called upon to perform, shall be
paid from the appropriation for arrest
ing deserters, under such regulations
as the President Of the United States
shall prescribe Prorided, The pro-
vost marshal shall in no case receive
Communication for transportation or for
fuel and quarters. but only for forage,
when not furnished by tho Govern
ment, together with actual expenses
of postage, stationery, and clerk hire
authorized by the provost marshal
general. &@'''
2 SEC II. And Be IL further enacted,
That any person enrolled and drafted
according to the provisions of this
act who shall furnish an acceptable
substitute, shall thereupon receive
from the board Of enrolment certifi-
cate Of discharge from such draft,
which shall exempt him from military
duty during the time for which he
was drafted /; and such substitute
shall be entitled to the same pay and
allowances provided by law as il he
had originally been drafted into the
service of the United States.
Z SEC. Is. Afd be II further enacted, That
such of the volunteers and militia now
in the service. Of the United States
who may re-enlist to serve one year,
unless sooner discharged, after the
expiration Of their present term Of SER
vice. shall be entitled to o bounty of
fifty dollars, One half ofawhich to be
paid upon such re-enlistment, and the
balance at the expiration Of the term
Of re-enlistment. And such as may
re-enlist to serve for two years, unless
sooner discharged, after the expiration
OF their present term, of enlistment,
shall receive, upon such re-enlistment,
twenty-five dollars of the, one hundred
dollars bounty for enlistment provided
by the fifth section of the act approx
cd twenty-second Of July, eighteen
hundred and sixty-one, entitled An
act to authorize the employment of
volunteers to aid in enforcing the laws
and protecting public property"
SEC. l9. And Be IL further enacted, That when
ever a regiment of volunteers Of the
same arm, from the same State, 10 re-
duced to one half the maximum num-
Der prescribed by law. the President
may direct the consolidation of the
companies Of such regiment Pyori.
del, That no company; SO formed shall
exceed the maximum number prescrib-
ed by law. When such consolidation
is made, the reginental officers shall
be reduced in proportion to tho reduc-
tion in the number Of companies.
SEc 20. Alad be il. further enacted, That when
ever regiment is reduced below the
minimum number allowed by law, no
officers shall be appointed in such regl-
ment beyond those necessary for the
command OF such reduced number.
SIC. a. And be Il further enacted. That so
much of the fifth section Of the act
approved tho Seventeenth Of July,
eighteen hundred and sixty-two, enti-
tied "An act to amend an act calling
forth the militia to execute the laws
of the Union," and so forth, asreqnir-
GA the. approval Of, the President to