Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1863-03-05
VIsE CONsCHsnPTlON BILL.
The New Bill as ii Passed the Scnat,
aud House of Representatives.,

and House of Representatives,
WHEREAS, There now exists in the Uni
ted States an insurrcction and rebellion
against the authority thereof, and it is
nndcrthe Constitution Of the United State
the duty Of the Government to suppress
instruction and rebellion, to guarantee to
each State republican form Of government,
aud to preserve the public tranquility; and
whereas for these high purposes amilita-
~ force is ndi,pcnsable, TO raise and
support which all persons ought willing.
~ to contribute; anl vhcreas no service
can be mare praisoworthy and honorable
than that which it rendered for the main
tainance Of the Constitution and the I'm
len, AMI consequent preservation Of the
government; therefore,
BE il enaetcd By tile Seuoie oni Houac
If Representatives. of tic UaHeL IStotes u
Imrrjca in Congress- assembled, that all
able bodied male citizens Of the United
States, and persons Of foreign birth who
shalt have declared on oath their intention
to become citizens under and in pursuance
to tho laws thereof, between the ages Of
twenty and lorty.iiyc years, except a,
hereafter exc pied, are hereby declared to
constitute the national forces. and shall
Ge liable 10 perform military duty IN the
service Of the United States when cal led
out by the President for that purpose.
SEC. = an" ne II /aIther e"acted, lhat
the following persons be, and they are
hereby exempted and exempt from tue
provisions OF tins act, and shall not he
liable to military duty under the same,
to wII:-Surh as are rGje,tcd as nhystal-
/ y or irehtaiIy unht TOR tue service; "!So,
first, the wee President OF the United
states the JudSes OF inc various eNecu,
i've uePaf'ihehts OF the HoVcIh'heht ana
the governors OF the several states; ahd'
second, the only son liable to military
u"ty oI "'"PW ucPohuchC upon MS J."
oo' ,o' S"pPo'' Vn''u' '"e oh'y son %
a8eH o' ln'!'m parent OF parents orpcni
'n' upon MS '"oor 'or SoP!o''' 'ou''",
Whe'e 'he'e arc TWO or more sons VI "Se'
or ,hlIrm parents SuGjGct TO ul"''' Inc
'a'her' or II nc Ue ura"'' 'he 'ho',,cr, may
/ eject WhIch son 1,a,l DC exempt i'lh' the
only brother o. children not tweIvc years
OlH, hnN'l5 hclthcf Iather OF WolllcT, uc-
| pendent upon his labor ior support; sixth,
the father of mothcrless children under
/ twelve years OF age, dependent upon ms
labor for support; seventh, where there
are n father and son in the same family
aud hont tohold, and two OF them are III
the military service OF the United States
as non-comm'''lohed "lIlcerS' musicians
or pr'vatc', the residue OF such family,
not exceeding two, shall be exempt; and
no persons but such as are herein exempt
shall be exempt; provided however, that
no person VINO has oeen convicted oi any
'e'ony sn"lI be enrolled or permitted t'
serve III salu forces
sec o. an" be ,l"""er "'fea, lha'
the national iotces OF the United states
not now III the mllIlary service enrolled
under the act ShalI be uINldrd INTO TIVE
'ia'S'"' th' Hr't OF "hIcl' snail com PlI"'
an persons SuhJecI 10 90 >hl'Ithiy aU'y
between the ages OF twenty ana 'n'''y
n'' years ana an unmarried persons Suo'
JGeI To 90 I"'y ABOVE ,ne age OF th'rty'V'
the second e'"'" "nal' comprise all othei
persons S""jrt' 10 90 h''''a'y "o!y' "no
'hn' t"'y "h''' NOT. ]" any "i''Iitt' Dc
'a''ru INTO 'he SCI wee OF the Chl'ed states
"nl'I those OF the l'rSt class have been
c" led
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