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

forming q separate bureau OF the wa
Department, and whose rank, pay
and emoluments shall be those of ;
colonel of cavalry.
SEC 6. And be IL further enacted, Tha
it shall be the duty OF the proves
marshal general. with the approva! o
the Secretary of War, to make rules
and regulations for the government o
his subordinates to furnish them will
the names and residences Of all de
serters from the army, or any Of the
land forces in the service of the Unit
ed States, including the militia, when
reported to him by the commanding
officers I; to communicate to them all
orders Of the President in reference to
calling aoututhe national forces to
furnish proper blanks and Instructions
for enrolling and drafting /; to file and
preserve copies Of all enrolment lists
to require stated reports OF all pro
cecdiDgs on the part of bis snbordi-
mates; to audit all accounts connect
ed with the service under. his direc-
ton; and TO perform such other du-
ties as the President may prescribe
in carrying out the provisions of this
act. t.,tar.'.aH aE agd ugg t.1azea
SEC. I. And be Il further enacted, That
it shall be the duty of the provost
marshals to arrest alfdeserters, wheth.
er regulars, volunteers, militiamcn, or
persons called into the service under
this or any other. act of Congress,
wherever they may be found, and to
send them TO the nearest military
commander or military post to de.
tect, seize, and confne spies Of the
enemy, who. shall, without unreason.
able delay, be delivered to the custo.
Idy of the general commanding the de.
partment in which they may be ar
rested, to be tried as soon as the exi.
gencies of the service permit /; to obey
all lawful orders and regulations of
the provost marshal general, and such
as may be prescribed by law, concern
ing the enrolment and calling into
service of the national forces. 1ff q
: Sec. s. .Aad bet further enacted, That
in each of said districts there shall be
a board of enrolment. to be composed
Of the provost marshal, as president,
and two other persons, to be appoint
ed by the President Of the United
States. one Of whom shall be a licens-
ed and practicing physician and sur
gcon. nj, ....t...-r
SEc. 9. Ana be Il further enacted, That
it shall be the duty of the said board
to divide the district into sub-districts
of convenient size, if they shall deem
1T necessary, not exceeding two, with
ont the direction of the Secretary of
War, and to appoint, on or before the
tenth day Of March next, and in each
alternate year thereafter. an enrolling
officer for each suh-district,q and TO
furnish him with proper blanks and
instructions and he shall immedi-
ately proceed to enroll all persons sab
ject TO military duty. noting their re-
spectiye places of residence, ages on
the first day of July following, and
their occupation, and shall, on or be-
fore the first day of April, report the
same TO the board of enrolment, to be
consolidated into one list, copy of
which shall be transmitted to the pro-
vost marshal general on or before the
first day of May succeeding the en-
'rolment !; Pg0yided, aerertheiess, That if,
from any cause, the dntics prescribed
by this section cannot be performed
within the time specified, then the
same shall be performed as soon there
after as practicable. .aHa7 aaf .srsa
SEC. 10. And 6eH further enacted, That
the .enrollment of each class shah be
made separately, and shall only em-
brace those whose ages shall be- on
the first day of July thereafter be-
tween twenty and forty-tive years.
h SEC. 4 |. dad be a further eaaded, That
all persons thus enrolled shall be SUBJ
jeet, for tive years after the first day
Of July succeeding the enrolment, to
be called iuio the military service OF
the United States, and to continue in
service during the present rebellion,
not, however, exceeding the term Of
three years aud when called into
service, shall be placed on the same
footing, in all respects. as volunteers
for three years, or during tho war. in
GLIDING advance pay and bounty, as
now provided by law. gaH less Il
4 SEC. II. And6eI further enacted, That
whenever it may be necessary to call
out the national forces for military
service, the President is hereby au-
thorized to assign to each district the
number of men to be furnished by
said district; and thereupon the eE-
rolling. board shall, under the direction
Of the President, make draft of the
required number, aud 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 the
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 a writ
ten or printed notice. to be served per-
sonally, or by leaving a copy at the
last place, of residence, requiring them
to appear ut designated rendezvous,
to report for duty. In assigning to the
districts the number oflmen to be fur
nished therefrom, the President shall
take into consideration the number Of
volunteers and militia furnished by
and from the several States in which
said districts are situated, and the
period Of their service since the com
dmencement Of the present rebellion,
and shall so make said assignment as
to equalize the numbers among b the
districts of the several States, consid-
Lering and allowing for. tho numbers
already furnished as aforesaid and the
time of their service, se- " ps 4ss
SIC l3, lad be, q further enacted,
That any person, drafted aud notified
to appear, as aforesaid, may, on or be-
fore the day fixed for his appearance,
furnish an acceptable substitute to
take his place in the draft or he may
pay to such person as tho Secretary