Delaware State journal and statesman., 1864-03-01

to the truth Of the facts stated, unless it sha
satisfactorily appear to the board of enrolmen
that such party is for some good and sufiicien
reason unable to make such oath or affirmation
and the testimony of any other party filed il
support of a claim to exemption shall also b
made upon oath or affirmation.
Sec 20. Ind be il further enacted, That
any person drafted and liable to render militar,
service shall procure decision OF the board o
enrolment In his favor upon claim to exemp-
ton by any fraud or false representation prnc.
tioed by himself or by his procurement. such de
cisou or exemption shall be Of no effect, and tbt
person exempted, or 10 whose favor the decision
may be made, shall be deemed a desertcr, aud
may be arrested, tried by court-martisl. and
punished as such, and shall be- held to service
for the full term for which he was drafted reck
oning from the time of his arrest: Provided,
That the Secretary Of War may order the dis.
charge Of all persons 10 the military service who
are under the age OF eighteen years at the time
OF the application for their discharge, WREN it
shall appear upon due proof that such persons
are in the service without the consent. either ex-
pressed or implied. of their parents or guardians.
Ana proeiasa further, That such persons, their
parents or guardians, shall first repay to the
| Government aud 10 the State and local authori
ties all bonntiea aud advance pay which NAV
have been paid to them, any thing 10 the act to
which this is an amendment to the contrary
Notwithstanding
Sec 2l. And be IL further enacted, That any
| person who shall procure, or attempt to procure
false report from the surgeon Of the board Of
enrolment concerning the physical condition of
any drafted person, or a decision in favor OF such
person By the board Of enrolment upon claim
| 10 exemption, knowing the same TO be false
shall upon conviction in any district or circuit
court Of the United States, be punished by i'm
prisOGment for the period for which the party
'lr ftei. ,..f.'s.1 '.. -
's4 y, And be Il further saastea That ,be
/ lees Of agents and attorneys for making out and
causing to be executed any papers 10 support of
claim tov exemption from draft, or for any ser.
vices that may be rendered to the claimant shall
not, in any case, exceed five dollars and phy-
sicians or surgeons furnishing certificates OF dis
ability to any claimant for exemption from draft
Shall not be entitled to any fees or compensation
therefor. And any agent or attorney who shall
directly or indirectly, demand or receive any
greater compensation for his services uuder this
act, AMI any physcian or surgeon who shall, al.
| rectly or Indirectly, demand or receive any COM
pensaton for furnishing sal ceriif ,ates Of dsa.
bility, aud any officer clerk, or deputy connect ;
ed with tue board Of enrolment who shall receive
compensation from any drafted man for any ser.
vices, or obtaining the performance Of such SER
vico required from any member Of SAID board by
the provisions of this act, shall be deemed guilty
Of a high misdemeanor and, upon conviction,
shall, for every such offence be fined n OF exceed
ing five hundred dollars, to be recovered upon
information or indictment before any court of
competent jurisdiction, one-half for the use Of
any lntormer who may prosecute for the same 10
the name OF the United States, and the other
half for the use Of the United Stntes, and shall
also be subject to Imprisonment for o term not
exceeding one year, at the discretion Of the court
Sec 20. And be IL further enacted That no
| member Of the board of enrolment, and no sur
geon detailed or employed TO assist the board Of
enrolment, and 10 clerk, assistant, or empIoyee
of any provost marshal or board of enrolment,
shall, directly or indirectly, be engaged in pro-
curing or attempting to procure substitutes for
persons drafted or liable TO be drafted into the
military service of tue United States. Aud if
any member of II board of enrolment or nny such
surgeon, clerk, assistant or employee, shall pro-
cure, or attempt TO procure, substitute for any
person drafted, or liable to be drafted as afore-
said, he shall Le deemed guilty of a misdemean
| or, anu snail, upon conviction, be punished by
Imprisonment not less than thirty days, nor more
than six months, and pay fne not less than
one hundred, nor more than one thousand doll
| lars, by any court com mpetent to try the offence
SEQ "a. Aad BE- JUrtAer sHacted That all abls-
| bodied male colored persons between the ages
OF twenty and forty live years, resident in the
| United States, shall be enrolled accord ne to
the provisions Of this act and of the act to which
hhio 70 hh uuNAu4lthAg ulu koIul part OF tue ut--
uonal forces and when slave Ot q loyal mas
ter shall be drafted and mustered into the ser
vice OF the United States, his master sna1 have
certificate thereof, and thereupon such S ltve
shall be free; aud the bounty Of one hundred
dollars, now payable by law for each uraCted
man. shall oe paid to the person to whom such
drafted person was owing service OF laber al tho
time Of his muster into the service of tue United
sta es. The Secretary Of War shall appoint a
l commission In pneh nf fha lava Sfat
ed IN Congress, charged TO award to each loyal
person to whom cOlored volunteer may owe
service q just compensation, not exceeding three
hundred dOliais, for each such colored volunteer,
payable out OF the fund derived from commuta-
tons, aud every such colored volunteer, OIL be-
ing mustered into the service shall be free. And
ia all cases where men of color have been here
tofore enlisted or havs volunteered in the mill
tary service Of the United States, all the provi-
sion OF this act so far as the payment Of bounty
and compensation are provided, shall be equally
applicable US to those who may be hereafter re-
cruilsd But m n of color, drafted or enlisted,
or who nay volunteer into the military service,
while they shall be credited on the quotas Of the
several States, or subdivisions OF States wherein
they arc respective ly drafted, enlisted, or shall
volunteer, shall not be assigned as State troops,
but shall be mustered into regiments or oOmpa-
MES as United States colored troops.
SEQ. 20. ARd be il further enacted, That the
fifteenth section Of the 10 which this is amen
datOry be 80 amended that it will read as fol-
| lows; That any surgeon charged with the duty
OF such Inspection, VINO shall receive from any
person Whomsover any money or other valuable
thing, agree, directly or indirectly, to receive
the same TO his ownor another's nse for making
an imperfect inspection, or a false or incorrect
report. or who shall wiliully neglect to make 9
faithful inspection and true report,o aud eauh
member Of the board Of enrolment VINO shall
wiliully agree to the discharge from. service oi
any drafted person who is not legally and pro-
perly entitled TO such discharge, shall be tried by
court martial, and, on conviction thereof, b,
punished by line not less than three hundreC
dollars and not more than ten thousapd dollars
shall be imprisoned at the discretion OF the court
and be cashiered aud dismissed The service.
1 Sec. 26. And belt further eRocisd, That tn
, words sprecinct' and rejection district" as use,
in this set, shall not be construed to REQUIRE an
subdivisions for purposes ofenrolmeut and drai
less than the wards into which any city or vii
= lage may be divided, or than the towns or town
. ships into which any county may be divided
Sec, ~. And be Il further enacted That e.
much of the act entitled "An act for enrolling
and calling out the national forces, and for 9th
er purposes" approved March third, eghteeI
hundred and sixty-three, as may be inconsist
snt with the provisions Of this act IS hereby re-
:, pealed. Approved, February a. 1864
10 TPUBLIo REsOLUTIuN--No. ID.
/. A RESOLUTION relative to the transfer of person
d in the mItitary vice to the naval service.
10 Resolpea by The Senate and House Of Repyesen
/, tapes Of the Unitsd Stateso Ameriea in Coagre
10 assembled, Flrsti That the Provost Marshal Ger