The Shasta courier., 1863-04-11
Conscription.

The Conscription Bill passed by the late
Congress. and which will soon be enforceiin
this State and elsewhere, if the condition Of
the country demand it, may be thus epito-
mized:
WHO ARE LIABLE.
All able-bodied male citizens, and those
who have declared their intentions to become
such, or have exercised the right of suffrage.
between the ages of 20 and 40 years.
WHO EXEMPT.
All persons physically or mentally unfit.
the Vice President, heads of Executive De.
partments, United States Judges, Governors
of States, only son of an INDECENT widow. or
infrm parent, or one such son. where there
are two or more, to be selected by the parent.
also the only brother of orphan children I'M.
der twelve years. also, the father of mother
less children of the same age and where two
Of family are in military service the remain
der of such family, not exceeding two, shah
be exempt.
DIFFERENT CLASSES.
The National force-as all male persons as
above described, and not included among
the . exempts,' not now in service. is to De
divided into two classes, the first class end
bracing all between 90 and 35 years of ac4
and all unmarried men between 80 and -
years of age. The second class embraces u
the others ard will not be called into sery.A
until after The first class.
ENFORCING THE LAW
Each Congressional district is constituted
an enrolment district and the President4is
empowered to appoint in each Provost Mar
shal, who is to arrest deserters. inquire into
and report to the Provost. Marshal General
all reasonable practices. to detect, seize. and
confine spies of the enemy. In each district
there is to be Board of Enrolment. consist
ing of the Provost Marshal and two other
persons, appointed by the President, one of
whom is to be physician and surgeon.
THE NUMBER.
When necessary to make draft the Pres
ident shall Indicate the number from each
district. taking into consideration the NUN.
ber already furnished since the beginning of
the war so as to equalize the burden.
SUBSTITUTES.
Any person drafted and failing to report.
or furnish substitute. or pay his commuta.
ton, shall be deemed deserter. and subject
to immediate arrest and trial and punishment
by Court martial Those reporting and not
drafted shall be allowed travelling expenses.
The conscripts are to be held to service for
three years or during the war; and when
called into service shall be placed On the
same footing, in all respects, as volunteers
for three years. or during the war, Including
advance pay and bounty. Substitutes. how.
ever, may be furnished, and those who furn
ish substitutes are exempt for the entire time
of the draft, and the substitute has the same
pay, etc., as though originally drafted. ANY
person drafted may pay $500 and be exempt
ed thereby, the same as if be had furnished
u substitute
ENLISTMENTs.
Volunteers now in service who re-enlist
for one year shall have bounty of $50, one
half paid down; those who enlist for two
years receive S25 CT the regular 5 100 bounty
DEsERTERs.
Persons who entice soldiers to desert. or
harbor them, or uniforms, and ship-captains
or railroad conductors who knowingly convey
deserters, may be fined $500, and imprison-
ment from SIX months to two years.
RESISTANCE.
Any person who resists draft. or coun-
sells others to do SO, or dissaadcs them from
performing military duty. shall be summar-
lily arrested, locked up until the draft is fin
ished, then be tried by Il civil Court. and
fined $500, or imprisonment two years, or
both.