The Cadiz Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1854-1864, 1864-03-02

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retary OF War shall designate to receive it,
to be applied to the benefit OF sick and
wounded soldiers. Provided, That no per-
son shall be entitled to the benefit OF the
provisions Of this section unless his declara.
tion Of conscientious scruples shall be sup
ported by satisfactory evidence that his de-
pertinent has been uniformly consistent with
such declaration.
SEC. 18. And be it further enacted, That no
person Of foreign birth shall, on account oI
aliena5e, be exempted from enrolment OF
draft under the provisions Of this act, or the
act TO which it is an amendment, who has
at any time assumed the rights OF citizen
by voting at any election held under author
ity Of the laws OF any State or Territory, OF
OF the United States, or who has held any
Office under such laws or any OF them; but
the fact that any such person OF foreign
birth has voted r held, or shall vote or hold
office as Aforesaid, shall be taken as conclu.
sive evidence that he is not entitled TO ex-
emption on account Of alienage.
/ SEC. 10. Aad be it further. enacted, That
al! claims to exemption shall be verified by
the oath or affirmation OF the party claiming
exemption, to the truth Of the iacts stated
unless it shall satisfactorily appear to the
board Of enrolment that such party is, for
some good and sufficient reason, unable to
make such oath or affirmation; and the tes,
timony Of any other party filed in support
Of a claim 10 exemption shall also be made
upon oath or affirmation.
SEC. 20. 1dnd Je it fnrther enacted, That il
any person, drafted and liable to render mil.
! itary service shall procure decision OF the
board Of eprclment in his iavor upon a
clain to exemption by any fraud or false rep
res ntatioa practiced by himself or by his
procurment, such decision or exemption
shall be ofno effect, and the person ex mpt
ei or in whose favcr the decision, may be
made, shall he deemed a deserter, and may
bs arrested, tried by court-martial, and
punished as such, and Shall be held to SER
vice for the full term for which he was draf-
| ted, reckoning from the time Of his arrest:
Provided, That the Secretary Of War may
order the dissharge Of all ersons in the mil
itary seryiaS who are under the age OF eigh
teen years at the time OF the application for
their discharge, when 1t shall appear upon
due proof that such persons are in the ser
vice without the consent, either express or
implied, o their parents or guardians. And
provided, further, That such persons, their
parents or guardians, shall frs! repay to the
Government aid to the State and local au
thorlties all bountes and advance pay which
may have been paid 10 10 them, any thing
in the act to which this is an amendment TO
the contrary Notwithstanding.
Sec. 2l. And be ii further enacted, That
any perssn who shall procure, or attempt to
procnr,, Il false report from the surgeon OF
the board Of enrolment concerning the ply
sical condition Of any drafted person, or a
decision in favor OF such persons by the
board OF enrolment upon claim 10 eXemp-
ton, knowing the same to be false, shall, up
On conviction in any district or circuit court
Of the United States, be punished by i'm.
prisonment for the period ior which the par
ty was drafted. .sl" ".. o. .@.'-.
SEu. %. Ahd be it furtaer enacted. That
the fees of agents and attorneys Tor making
out and causing to be executed any papers
in support 6f claim for exemption from
draft, or for any services that may be rem
dsrcd the claimant shall not, in any case,
exceed five dollars; and physicians or sur
geons furnishing certificates Of disability to
any claimant for exemption from draft, shall
not be entitled to any lees or compensation
therefor. And any agent Or attorney who
shall, directly or indirectly demand or re
ceive any greater compensation for his ser
vices under this act, and any physician or
surgeon who shall, directly or indirectly,
demand or receive any compensation for
| furnishing said certificates Of disability, and
any officer clerk OF deputy connected with
the board of enrolment who shall receive
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services, or obtaining the performances OF
such service required from any member OF
said board by the provisions Of this act, shall
be deemed guilty Of high misdemeanor,
and, upon conviction, shall, for every ffense,
be fined not exceeding five hundred dollars,
| to be recovered upon information OF. indict
ment before any court OF competent juris
diction, one half for the use OF any informer
who may prosecute ior the Same In the name
of the United s ates, and the other half for
the use Of the United States and shall also
be subjected to Imprisonment for term not
exceeding one year, at the discretion OF the
court:
SEC. %. Ana be 10 firth . enacted, That
no member OF the board OF enrolment, and
no surgeon detailed or employed to assist
ihe board Of enrolment, and no clerk, assis
tant, or employe Of any provost marshal or
boa d Of enrolment, shall, directly or indi-
yec,ly, be engaged in procuring or attempt;
ing to procure substitutes for persons draft
cd or liable to be drafted, into the military
service Of the United States; and il any
member Of board Of enrolment, surgeon,
clork, assistant or employe, shall procure or
attempt to procure, substitute for any per.
son drafted, ar liable to be drafted as atore
said, be shall be deemed guilty Of a misdc
meanor, and shall, upon conviction, be pun
ished by impristn msnt not less than th rty
days, nor more than six months, and pay a
fine not less than one hundred. nor more
than one thousand dollars, by any court
competent to try the offease.
SEC. "a. AndJe II furtte, enacted, That
the fi'tetnh section Of the act to which this
Is amendatory bo so amended that it will
read as follows: That any surgeon charged
with the duty OF su4h inspection, who shall
receive from any person whomsoever any
money or other valuable thing, or agree, di,
rectly or indirectly, to receive the same to
his own or another's use for making an i'm
perfect inspection, or q false or incorrect re-
port or who shall wilitul,y neglect 10 make
faithful inspection and true report, and
each member OF the board Of enrollihent
who shall willully agree to the discharge
from service Of any drafted person who is
not legally and properly entitled to suoh dis
charge. shall be tried by a court martial, and
on conviction thereoi, be punished by fine
flot less than three hundred dollars and not
more than ten thousand dollars, shall be i'm
lpris ned at the discretion Of the court, and
be cashiered and dismissed the service.
SEC. 25. And be IL further enacted, That
all able bodied male colored persons, be,
tween the ages OF twenty and iortyrfve
years, resident in the United States, shall be
enrolled according to he provisions of this
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