Dayton daily empire. [volume] (Dayton [Ohio]) 1850-1865, 1863-03-07
CONSCRIPTION ACT.
THE AMENDMENTS AND ALTERATIONS
COMPLETE.
FULL PARTICULARS OF EEROLlMEET.

States an insurrection and rebellion against
the authority thereof, and it is, under the
Consultation Of the United States, the duty of
the Government TO suppress insurrecton aud
rebellion, 20 guarantee 10 each State a re-
publican form Of government and 70 preserve
the public tranquillityi and whereas, for
those high purposes, military force is indis
pensable, TO raise and support which all per-
sons ought willingly to contribute and where
as, no service can be more prAigeworthy and
honorable than that which is rendered fof the
maintenance of the Constitution and Union,
and the consequent preservation Of free gov
ernment therefore
Be ii enacted by The Senate and House Of
Representatives. Of The United States Of
America in Congress assembled, That all
able bodied male citizens of the United
States, and persons of foreign birth who shall
have declared on oath their intention to be-
come citizens under and in pursuance OF the
laws thereof between the ages of twenty and
forty i've years, except us hereinafter exeep-
ted are hereby declared to constitute the ma.
tional forces, and shall be liable to perform
military duty in the service Of the United
States when called out by the President for
that purpose.
SIC 2. Aud be il further enacted, That the
following persons be, and they are hereby, eX-
cepted and exempt from the provisions Of this
act, and shall not be liable to military duty
under the sane, to.Wit Such as are rejected,
as physically or mentally unfit for the service,
also, first, the Vice President of the United
States the Judges Of the various Courts Of the
United States the heads of the various Exc.
cutive Departments Of the Government and
the Governors of the several States Second,
the only son liable to military duty of widow
dependent upon his labor tor support Third,
the only son Of aged or infrm parent or par
ents dependent upon his labor for support
Fourth where there are two or more sons OF
aged or in6rm parent OF parents subject to
draft, the father, or, if he be dead, the mother
may elect which son shall be exempt Fifth,
the only brother of children not twelve years.
having neither father nor mother, dependent
upon his labor for support. Sixth the father
OF motherless children, under twelve years Of
age, dependent upon his laoor for support
Seventh, where there are father and sons ia
the same family and household, and two OF
them are in the military service of the United
States as non.eommissioned officers, musicians
or privates, the residue of such family and
household not exceeding two, shall be ex.
empt And no persons but such AS are here
in excepted shall be exempt Propided hon.
eper, That no person who has been convicted
of any felony shall be enrolled or permitted
TO serve in said forces
SIC 3 And be it further enacted, That the
National forces of the United States not now
in the military service, enrolled under this
act, shall be divided into two clases, the first
of which she'll comprise all persons subject to
do military duty between the age Of twenty
and thirty. 6ve years, and all unmarried per
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of thiriy.fve and under the age Of forty-liye /;
the second class shall comprise all other per-
sons subject to do military duty and they
shall not, in any district, be called into the
service of the United States until those of the
| first class shall have been called t.t
| SEC 1 And b0 it further enacted, That,
for greater convenience in enrolling, calling
out and organizing the National forces, and
| for the arrest of deserters and spies OF the enc
my the United States shall be divided into
districts, OF which the District of Columbia
shall constitute one, each territory of the
United States shall constitute one or more
as The President shall direct, and each Con
gressonal district of the respective States, as
fixed by law of the State next preceding
the enrollment, shall constitute one Provided
That in States which have not by their law
been divided into two or more Congress0na
districts, the President Of the United Statel
shall divide the same into so many enrolmen
districts as he may deem lit and convenient
SEC. 8. And be it further enacted, Tint fo
each of said districts there shall be appointed
by the President Provost Marshal, with tn,
rank, pay and emolument of a captain o
cavalry, or an officer of said rank shall be De
tailed by the President, who shall be unde
the direction and subject to the orders Of
Provost Marshal General, appointed or detail
ed by the President of the United States
whose office shall be at the seat of Govern
ment, forming separate bureau of the Wa
Department whose rank, pay and emolument
shall be those Of a colonel Of cavalry.
SEC G. And be it further enacted That /
shall be the duty of the Provost Marshal Gene
raj, with the approval of the Secretary Of War
to make rules and regulations for the govern
ment of his subordinates to furnish then
with the names and residences of all deseI
ters from the army, or any OF the land force
in the service of the United States, incIudin
the militia, when reported to him BY the CON
manding officers to communicate to ther
all orders of the President 10 reference to cal
ing out the National forces to furnish prope
: blanks and instructions f0tseprolling an,
drafting to file and preserve Copies of al
enrolment lists to require stated reports O
all proceedings on the part OF his subordir
ates; to audit all accounts connected with tn
service under his direction and to perlorr
such other dnuea as the President may pr,
: scribe in carrying out the provisions OF lhi
, act gHH.tt lHsJfyUlNIu NIa
SEc Z And be il further enacted. That
r shall be the duty Of the Provost Marshals
: arrest all deserlers, whether regulars, voluI
4 teers, militamen, or persons called INTO th
service under this or any other act Of Col
n gress, wherever they may be found, and
4 sen them to the nearest military command,