Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1863-03-21

IlSlOnS rI thi8 act, ana Snall not Oe llnble
military duty under the same, to wit: Snc
! as are rejected as physically or mental
unfit for service also, first, The Vice Pre-,
dent Of the Uuited States, the Judges
. the various Courts Of the United State
and the heads Of tbe various Execusiy
Departments of the Government, and Go,
ernment, and Governors of the severa
States second, the ouly son Of widow
liable to military duty dependent upon hi
labor for support, be only son of aged o
ntirm parent or parents dependent upo
his inbor for support third, where her
are tw0 or more sous Of aged or in6rm par
en's subject to draft he father, or if he b
dead, the mother may elect which son sbaI
be exempt fourth, the only brother o
children not twelve years old, having nei
ther father nor mother, and dependent up
on bis labor for support ffth the fatbe
OF motherless children under IL years o
age, dependent upon his labor foe support
sixth, where there are father aud sons il
the same famil aud household, aud two o.
them are in the military service Of The
United States as uon.eommissioned officers
musicians or privates, the residue of suet
/
shall he exempt and no persons but such
as are herein exempted shall be exempt
! Pr0vided hosoerer, That no person who bas
heen convicted Of any felony shall be en-.
rolled or permitted to serve in said forces.
Sec. 8 And be IL further enacted, That
he natiohal forces Of the Unled States,
not now in the military SCI vice, enrolled
under this act. shall he divided into two
classes, the frst Of which shall comprise
all persons subject to do military duty be
tween The ages of 20 and 35 years, aud all
unmarried persons subject to do military
duty above tbe age Of 35 and under the age
of IS the second class shall comprise all
other persons subject to do military duty,
and they shall not in any district he called
into the service Of the United States until
those of the first class shall have been
called.
SEC A. 1nd be Il furt1sy enacted, That
for greater convenience in enrolling, calling
out, and organizing the national forces aud
for the arrest of deserters and spies of the
enemy, the United States shall be divided
into districts, Of which the District of Col.
umbia shall constitute one, each Territory
or more, as the President shall direct, and
each Congressional district of the respective
States as fixed by the law of The S ate
next preceding The enrolment, shall con.
stitnte one; Prorided, That in States which
have not by their laws been divided into
two or more Congressional districts, the
President of the United States shall divide
the same intoso mauy enrolment districts
as he may deem Gt ind convenient
SEC. S. And be IL further enacted, That
for each of said districts there shall be sp.
pointed by the President Pfovost.Mar.
shn, with the rank, pay and'emoluments of
a captain of cavalry, or an Office of said
rank shall be detailed by the President,
who shall be under the direction and sub
ject TO the orders of Provost. Marshal. |
General, appointed or detailed by the Presi.
dent OF the United States, whose Office
shall be at the seat of Government forming
a separate bureau Of the War Department,
and whose rank, pay aud emouments shall |
he those OF Colonel Of Cavalry.
SEC 6. And be it further enacted, That
it shall be the duty of the Provost. Marshal
General, with the approval cf the Secretary
Of War, to make rules aud regulations for
the government Of his subordnates 10 |
furnish them with the names and Iesidences |
0f all deserters from the army or auv of the
and forces in the service of the United
States, incndiug the military, when re-
ported to him by the commanding officers
10 communicate o u em all orders of the
President in reference to calling out the
forces to furnish proper blanks
md Instructions for enrolling and drafting
10 file and preserve copies of all en- olment
lists to require stated reports of all pro.
,eedlngs on the part of his subordnates
% audit all accounts connected with the
ervice under his direction, and to preform
uch other duties as the President NAV
prescribe in carrying out the provisions Of
his act
Sec T. And be IL further enacted That
t shall be the duty of the provost marshals
o arrest all deserters, whether regulars,
militiamen, or persous called
nto the service under this or any o her
ct of Congress, wherever they may be
ound, and to send them to the nearest
Military commander or military post to
nqnire into and report to the provost.
all reasonable practices
o detect, sieze aud confne spies of the
nemy to obey all lawful orders and
equations Of the provost marshal general,
nd such as may be prescribed by law, con
erniug the enrollment and calling into
prvice Of The aatlonal forces. ..-.
SEC. 8 Aad be IL further egaeted, That
u each of said districts there. shall be
oard Of enrolment, to be composed of the
rovost marshal. as president. and two 9th.
r persons, TO be appointed by the Presi.
ent Of the United States, one of whom
hall be licensed and practicing physician
nd surgeon. .f. -.ss,.l .......
SEC, Q. And be il farther enacted, That
shall be the duty of said board TO divide
he district into sub districts Of convenient
ze. if they shall deem it necessary, not
xreeding two without the direction of the s
secretary of War, and to appoint, on or
efore the tenth day of Marchnext. AVID in 9
aeh alternate year thereafter, an enrolling c
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