The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1863-03-14

those whose ages shall be, on the first day
OF July thereafter, between twenty and
forty.fve years.
SsG ii. And be it further enacted, That
all Perssns thus enrolled shall be subiec,
for two years after the first day of July
succeeding the enrolment to be called
lnto the military service of the United
States, s0d to continue for three years OF
during the war and when called into
service shall be placed On the same foot
ing. IN All respects, as volunteers for three
years or during the war, including advance
pay and bounty, as now provided by law.
SEQ 7l2 And be it further enacted. That
whenever 1t may become necessary to call
out the national forces for military service,
the President Il hereby authorized to a..
sign " each district the number of men
to be furnished by said district; and
thsreupcn the Enrolling Board shall, un-
der the direction OF the President, make
draft q the required number, and fifty
per cent. in addition, and shall make an
exact acd complete roll of the names of
the pereons 90 drawn, and Of the order in
which tAey were drawn, % that the first
drawn may stand first upon the said roll,
and the second may stand second and so
on; aud the persons SO drawn shall be
notified of the same within ten days there
after by written or printed notice, to be
served personally or by leaving . copy at
their last place of residence, requiring
them to appear at designated rendez.
vous TO report for duty In assigning to
the districts the number of men to be fur.
nishsd theretrom, the President shall take
into consideration the number of volun-
teers and militia furnished by and from
the several States in which said districts
are situated, and the period of their SER
vice, since the commencement of the re-
bellion, AND shall so make said sign n ent
as 70 equal!ze the numbers among the dis
tricts OF the several States, considering
and allowing for the numbers already fur
nished as aforesaid and the time of their
service
SEC. l.. And be it further enacted, That
any person drafted and notified to appear
as aforesaid may, on or before the day
fixed tor his appearance, furnish an ac-
ceptable substitute TO take his place in the
| draft, or he may pay to such person as the
Secretary of War may authorize TO receive
1t such sum, not exceeding three hundred
dollars, for the procuratiou of such substi-
! tute; aud thereupon such person so fur
nishlnS the substitute or paying the mo
ney shall be discharged from further liza
biiity under that araft Aud any person
failing TO report after due service OF notice,
as herein prescribed, without furnishing a
substitute or paying the sum required
therefor, shall be deemed a deserter, and
| shall be arrested by the Proves, Marshal
and sent to the nearest military post for
trial by court martial, unls.s upon proper
showing that he is not liable to do military
duty, the Board of ENROLMENT shall re-
licve him from the draft.
Sec. IA. And be IL further enacted, That
all drafted persons shall, on arriving at
the rendezvous, be carefully inspected by
the surgeon OF the Board, who shall truly
report 10 the Board the physical condition
OF each one aud all persons drafted and
claiming exemption from military duty on
account of disability or any other cause
shall present their claims 10 be exempted
to the Board, whose decision shall be final
SEC. ID. And bc il further enacted, That
any surgeon charged with the duty of
such inspection, who shall receive from
any person whomsoever any money Or
other valuable thing, or agree directly or
Indirectly TO receive the SAME tor his own
or another use, for making an imperfect
inspection or false or incorrect report, or
who shall willfully neglect 10 make u
faithful inspection and true report, shall
be tried by court martial, and on CON
victIon thereof, be- punished 10y fns rot
exceeding five hundred dollars nor less
than two hundred, aHd be imprisoned al
the discretion OF the court, and be CASH
Tered and dismissed from the service
SEC. l6. And be it further enacted That
as soou AS the required number OF able
bodied men liable to DO military duty
shall be obtained from the list of those
drafted, the remainder shall be discharged;
and all drafted persons, reporting AT the
place OF rendezvous, shall be allowed ira
yelling pay from their places of residence;
and all persons discharged at the place of
rendezvous shall be allowed travelling pay
- their places ot residence; and all eX-
penses connected with the enrolment and
draft, including subsistence while at the
rendezvous, shalt be paid from the appro-
priation for enrolling and drafting, under
such regulations as the President Of the
United States shall prescribe; and all ex-
penses connected with the arrest and re-
turn OF deserters TO their regiments, and
such other duties AS Provost Marshals
shall be called upon to perform, shall be
paid from the appropriation for arresting
deserters, under such regulations as the
President of the United States shall pre-
scribe: Presided, That the Provost Mar.
shall shall in no case receive commutation
for fuel and quarters, but only for forage,
when not furnished by the government,
together with actual expenses of postage,
stationery, and clerk hire authorized by
the Provost Marshal General
SEC L. And be ii further enacted, That
any person enrolled and drafted according
to the provisions of this act who shall fur
nish an acceptable substitute shall there
upon receive from the Board of Enroll.
ment certificate Of discharge from such
draft, which shall exempt him from mill
tary duty during the time for which he
was drafted and such substitute shall be
entitled to the same pay and allowances
provided by law as if he had been origi-
nally drafted into the service of the Uaited
States.
SEC. l8 And be 1t further enacted, That
such of the volunteers and militia now in
the service of the United States Us may re-
enlist to serve one year, unless sooner dis
charged, after the expiration of their pre-
sent term of service, shall he entitled to a
bounty Of fifty dollars, one half of which
to be paid upon such re-ealistment, and
the balance at the expiration Of the term
Of re.enlistment; and such as may re-
enlist to serve for two years, unless sooner
discharged, after their present term of
enlistment, shall receive, upon such re-
enlistment, twenty-five dollars Of the one
hundred dollars bounty for enlistment,
provided by the fifth section of the act
approved twenty-second OF July, eighteen
hundred and sixty-one, entitled An act
to authorize the employment of volunteers
to aid in enforcing the taws and protecting
public property.
Sec ~. And be it further enacted: That
whenever regiment of volunteers of the
same arm, from the same State, is reduced
to onshalf of the maximum number pre-
scribed by law, the President may direct
the consolidation of the companies of such