Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1863-09-19


sional districts, the President of the United
States shall divide the same into SO many en-
rolment districts as he may deem fit and
convenient.
Sec. 5. and be 1t further enacted, That
for eacl, of said districts there shall be ap-
pointed by the President provost marshal,
with the rank, pay, and emolumcnts OF a
captain of cavalry, or an officer OF said
rank shall be detailed by the President, who
shall be under the direction and subject to
the orders of observation-disclosures ap-
pointed or detailed by the President of the
United States, whose Office shall be at the
seat of government. forming separate bu-
rcau of the War Department. and whose
rank, pay, and cmoluments shall be those of
a colonel of cavalry.
Sec. 6. -And bc It .further enacted, That
it shall be the duty of the provost-marshal-
general, with the approval of the Secretary
of War, to make rules and regulations for
the government of his subordinates; to fur
nish them with the names and residences of
all descrtcrs from the army, or any OF the
land forces in the service of the United States
including the militia, when reported to him
by the commanding officers; to commune
cate to them all orders of the President III
reference to calling out the national forces !;
to furnish proper blanks and instructions for
enrolling and drafting; to file and preserve
copies of all enrolment lists; to require stat
ed reports of all proceedings on the part OF
his subordina'cs: to audit all accounts con-
ncctcd with the service under his direction ;
and to perform such other duties as the Pres
dcnt NAV prescribe in carrying out the pro-
visions of this act.
Sec !. Ilnd be II fuuhcr enacted, That
it shall be the duty of the provost -marshals
to arrest all dcserters, whether regulars, vol
untccrs, militiamcn, or persons called into
the service under this or any other act of Con-
gress, wherever they may he found, and to
send them to the nearest military commander
or military post: to detect seize. and coniine
spies of the enemy, who shall without un-
reasonable delay be delivered to the custody
of the general commanding the department
in which they may be arrested, to be tried as
soon as the cxigcncies of the service permit !;
to obey all lawful orders and regulations of
the provost t-narshal-general, and such as
may be prescribed by law, concerning the
enrolment and calling into service of the ma
tional forces.
Sec. 8. Ind be it .farther enacted. That
in each of said districts there shall be a
board of enrolment, to be composed of the
provost marshal, as pr. sident, and two other
persons, to be appointed by the President OF
the United States, one OF whom shall be a
licensed and practising physician and sur
gcon.
Sec. 0. aud be II .f1rthcr enacted, That
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vide the district into sub-districts of conven-
lent size, if they shall deem it necessary, not
exceeding two, without the direction OF the
Secretary of War, and to appoint, on or be-
fore the tenth day OF March next, and in each
alternate year thereafter. an enrolling officer
for each sub-dstrict, and to furnish him with
proper blanks and Instructions; and he shall
Immediately proceed to enrol all persons sub
jcct to military duty, noting their respective
places of resid nee, ages on the first of July
following, and their occupation, and shall, on
or before the first day Of April, report the
same to the board Of enrolment, to be consol-
idated into one list, a copy of which shall be
transmitted to the provost -marshal-general
on or before the first day Of May succeeding
the enrolment: P,Orided, nercrtheiess, That
if from any cause the duties prescribed by
this section cannot be performed within the
time specified, then the same shall be per-
formed as soon thereafter as practicable.
Sec. 10. 1nd 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-five
years.
Sec. II. And be it ,fiutAer enacted, That
all persons thus enrolled shall be subject, for
two years after the first day Of July succeed
ing the enrolment, to be called into the mill
tary service of the United States, and to con-
tinue in service during the present rebellion,
not, however, exceeding the term of three
years; 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 advances pay and bounty as
now provided by law.
Sec. 12. And be it further enacted, That
whenever it may be necessary to call out the
the national forces for military service, the
President is hereby authorized to assign to
each district the number of men to be fur
nishcd by said district; and thercupon the
enrolling board shall, under the direction of
the President, make draft of the required
number, and fifty per cent. in addition. and
shall make an exact and complete roll of the
names of the persons so drawn, and Of the
order in which they were drawn, so that tho
first drawn may stand first upon the said roll.
and the second may stand second, and so on /;
and the person so drawn shall be notified Of
the same within ten days thereafter. by
written or printed notice, to be served per-
sonally or by leaving a copy at the last place
Of residence, requiring them to appear at