Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1863-03-10

against the authority thereof, and it is,
under the Constitution ofthe United States
the duty ofthe Government to suppress in
surrection and rebellion, to guarantee to
each State Republican form of Govern
ment, and to preserve the public tranquil
ty; and whereas, for these high purposes,
a military force IS indispensable. to raise
and support which all persons ought will
ingly to contribute; and whereas, no SER
vice can be more praiseworthy and honorable
than that which is rendered for the main
tenance Of the Constitution and Union, and
the consequent preservation of free govern
ment; therefore,
Be 1t enacted By tie Senate and House
Of Representatives Of tie United States Of
America IN Congress assembled, That all
able-bodied male citizens of the United
States, and persons Of foreign birth who
have declared on oath their intention to be-
come citizens under and in pursuance Of
the laws thereof, and who have exercised
the right Of suffrage in any State. between
the ages of twenty and forty-five years,
except as hereinafter excepted, are hereby
declared TO constitute the national forces,
and shall be liable to perform military
duty in the service Of the United States
when called out by the President for Tat
purpose.
SEC. 2. 4ad be Il further enacted, That
the following persons be, and they are
hereby excepted and exempt from the pro-
visions of this act, and shall not be liable
to military duty under the same, to wit:
Such as are rejected as physically or men
tally unfit for the service; also, first, the
Vice President of the United States, the
Judges of the various Courts of the I'm.
ited States, and the heads of the various
Executive Departments of the Govern
ment. and Governors Of the several States;
second, the only son of widow, liable to
military duty, dependent upon his labor
for support, the onIA son of aged or inirn
parent or parents dependent upon his labor
for support; third, where there are two
or more sons Of aged or infrm parents
subject to draft, the father, or if be be dead,
the mother may elect which son shall be
exempt; fourth, the only brother Of chill
dren not twelve years old. having neither
father or mother,and dependent upon his Ia
borfor support; fifth, the father ofnotherless
children under twelve years of age, depend
ent upon his labor for support; sixth,
where there are a father and sons in the
same household, and two of them are in
the military service Of the United States as
commissioned officers, musicians or
privates, the residue Of such family and
household, not exceeding two, hall be ex-
empt; and no person but such as are
herein excepted shall b. exempt: ProOai-
ed, however, that no person who has been
Of any felony shall! be enrolled
or permitted to serve in said forces.
Sec. 3. Ind be 1t further enacted, That
the national forces Of the United States,
not now in the military service, enrolled
underthis act, shall be divided into two
classes, the first Of which shall comprise
all persons subject TO do military duty be-
tween the ages OF twenty and thirty-five
years, aud ali unmarried persons subject 70
10 military duty above the age Of thirty
i've and under the age Of forty-fiye; 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
he first class shall have been called.
Sec. 4. dad be az further enacted, That
or greater convenience in enrolling, calling
out, and organizing the national forces, and
or the arrest of deserters and spies of tie
enemy, the United States shall be divided
into districts, Of which the district of Co
lumbia shall constitute one, each Territory
of the United States shall constitute one or
more, as the President shall direct, and
each Congressional District Of the re-
peetive States, as fixed by law of The
State next preceding the eDrollmspt, shall
constitute Que; Provided, That IN States
which have not BY their laws been divided
nto two or more Congressional Districts
he President of the United States shall d..
tide the same into so many enrolling dis
Iicts as he may deem fit and convenient.
SEC. 5 lad be IL further enacted, That
'or each Of said Districts there shall be APP
pointed by the President Provost Mar
hal, with the rank, pay, and emolumeots
IF captain of cavalry, or an officer OF sad
rank shall be detailed by the President,
who shall be under the direction and sub
eet to the orders of Provost Marshal
General, appointed or detailed by the Pres
dent Of the United States, whose Office
IA IL be al the seat of Government, form
mo separate Bureau Of the War Depart
nent, and whose rank pay and enou-
nents shall be those of Colonel Of caval-
SEC. 6. Ind DC 1t further enacted, That
t shall be the duty Of the Provost Mar
shall General, with the approval OF The
Of War, omake rules and regu-
Iations for he Government OF his subor-
dinates: to furnish them with the names
aud residences of all deserters from the
army or any Of the land forces in the SER
vice of tie United States, including the mi
Iitia, when reported to him by the com
officers; to communicate TO thenl