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


between twenty and forty>five years. ed
Sec. IL. And be ii further enacted, That all
per- Ions thus enrolled shall be subject, for two
years after the first day of July succeeding the
enrolment, to be called into the military SER
vice of the United States, and to continue in
service during the present rebellion, not, how
ever, exceeding the term of three years; and
wien called into service shall be placed on the
same footing, in all respects, as volunteers for
three years. or during the war, including ad-
vance pay and bounty as now provided by
law.
Sec. IL. And be it further enacted, That
whenever it may be necessary to call out the
national forces for military service, the Presi.
dent is hereby authorized to assign to each
district the number of men to be furnished by
said district; and thereupon the enrolling board
shall, under the direction of the President.
make draft Of the required number, and fifty
per eent..in addition, and shall make COM
plete and exact roll of the persons SO drawn,
and Of the order in which they were drawn, 90
that the first may stand first upon the said roll,
and the second may stand second, and so on
And the persons 50 drawn shall be notified of
the same within ten days thereafter by writ
ten or printed notice, to be served per sonally
or by leaving copy at his last place of resi-
dence, requiring him to appear at designated
rendezvous, and report for duty. In assign
ing to the districts the number of men to be
furnished therefrom, the President shall take
into consideration the number 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 pc
Rod of their service since the commencement
of the present Rebellion, and shall make said
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the several States, considering and allowing
for the numbers already furnished as aforee
said, and the time Of their service.
Sec. 10 Aad be it further enacted, That any
person drafted and notified to appear as afore-
said, may on or before the day fixed for his APP
pearAnce furnish an acceptable substitute to take
bis place in the draft or he may pay to such
persons as the Secretary of War may authorize
to receive it, such sum not exceeding three huns
dred dollars, as the Secretary may determine,
for the procuration of such substitute, which sum
shall be fixed at uniform rate by general Or
der made 1.-THE time Of ordering draft for any
State or Territory; and thereupon such person
80 furnishing a substitute or paying the money
shall be discharged from any further liability
under that draft and any person failing to report
after due service Of notice, as herein described,
without furnishing a substitute or paying the
required sum therefor, shall be deemed desert.
er, and shall be arrested by the Provost Marshal
and sent to the nearest military 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.
Sec IA. Ind be it further enacted, That all
drafted persons shall, on arriving at the rendez.
voas, be carefully inspected by the surgeon Of
the Board, who shall truly report to the Board
| the physical condition Of each one; and all per-
sons drafted and claiming exemption from mill
tary duty on account Of disability, or any other
cause, shall present their claims to be exempted
to the Board, whose decision sbsll be final.
! Sec IL. And be it further enacted, That any
surgeon charged with the duty Of such inspec-
ton, who shall receive from any person whom
soever any money or other valuable thing, OF
agree directly or indirectly, to receive the same
/ to his own or another's use for making an i'm
perfect inspection or false or incorrect report
or who shall willfully neglect to make faithful
inspection and true report, shall be tried by 6
court.martia, and, on conviction thereof, be pun
ished by fine not exceeding five hundred dollars
nor less than two hundred, and be imprisoned al
the discretion of the Court, and be cashiered enc
dismissed from the service.
Sec l6. And be il further enacted, That as soor
az the required number of bodied men liable
|
list Of those drafted, the remainder shall be dis
! charged. And all drafted persons reporting a
the place of rendezvous shall be allowed travel.
ing pay from their places of residence; and al
persons discharged at the place of rendezvou
shall be allowed travelling pay TO their places o
residence; and all expenses connected with to-
enrolment and draft, including subsistence whi
at the rendezvous, shall be paid from the appro
priation for enrolling and drafting, under sucl
i regulations as the President OF the Unite'
States shall prescribe; and all expenses con
nected with the arrest and return of de-
eerters to their regiments, or such other dutie
az Provost Marehals shall be called upon 4
perform, shall DO paid from the appropriate,
for arrestipg deserteIs under such regulations .
the President of the United States shall pres
4 cribe: Propided, The Provost Marshals shall i
no case receive communication for transportation
or for feel and quarters, but only Tor forage
! when no. furnished by The Government, togethc
I With actua! expenses Of postage, stationery, an
clerk hire, authorized by the Provost Msrshs
} General rilIIa ~ ysgGy s5ga. zaa- i
:, Sec. II. and be 1t further enacted, That an
person enrolled and drafted according to th
provisions Of this &C: who shall furnish an &C
eeptable substitute, shall thereupon receive fro'
the Board of Enrolment a certificate of di
charge from such draft which shall exempt biz
from military duty during the time for which
he was drafted, and such substitute shall be en-
titled to the same pay and allowances provide
by law as if he had been originally drafted int
the service of the United States.
Sec, ls. And be it further enacted, That sue
of the volunteers and militia now in the servie
. of the United States as may re.enist to serV
one year, unless sooner discharged, after the e,
piration of their present term of service, cha
be entitled to bounty Of $50, one-half Of whic
! to be paid upon such re enlistment, and ii
balance at the expiration of the. term OF re-en
listnent and such as may re.enlist to serve L
two years, unless sooner discharged, after the e.
piration Of their present term Of enlstmer
s shall receive, upon such re-enlistment, $25
I the 500 bounty forrspllstment, provided BY II
. eth section of the act approved I'D of Jul.
, 1851. entitled can act to authorize the emplo
. nent Of volunteers to aid in enforcing the Law
and protecting public property" q3a9 a -
Sec. ~. and be 1t further enacted, Th'
u whenever regiment of volunteers of the san
: Arm. from the State, is reduced to one-half
Q the maximum number prescribed by law, tt
q President may direct the consolidation OF tt