Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1864-03-04
THE NEW ENROLMENT LAW

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, Presidents signature:
The President " the United States shall be authorized
whenever he shall deem IL necessary during the present
war call Tor such number Of men fr he military Ser
vice as the public exigenoies may require.
The quota Of each ward Of city, town. township pre-
elnct OF election district of county, where the co ny
ponon 20 The number Of men resident therein liable
rehder military service, taking into account As far as
practicable, the number which has been previously fur
hshea IN asceftaning and hng the quota there Is to
be taken ho account the number " men who have here
ofoe entered into the naval service ofthe United States
ana whose names are already returned TO the office "
the Provost Marshal General
II the quotas shall not be filled within the time desig-
mated by the President the Provost Marshal il TO
draft Tor the number deficient but all volunteers Win
may enlist eher The draft shall have been ordered. and
before shall be actually made, hall be deducted from
the number ordered to be drafted in any ward town,
township precinct, or election district county 1.-THE
quota Of any district shall not be filled by the ara. made
IN accordance with the provisions " this act and the law
TO which this is an amendment further drafts shall be
MADE and ke proceedings had until the quota Of such
Persons enrolled may furnish At any time previous to
the dfah an acceptable sub ttuie who not liable
dra aud such person thus furnishing substitute shall
be exempt from draft exceeding the time for which
such subs flutes shall nave been accepted.
Any person drafted may before the time fxed for his
appearance FOR duty a. the dan or rendezvous, Furnish
an acceptable suhsute subject 10 such rules and regn
laous a. may be prescribed by the Secretary Of Wal II
any dcd person shall hereafter pay money for the pro-
euraton Of substitute, oh payment shall only operate
TO relieve the person from drsft that call and hsname
shall De retained on the roll, and shall be subject draft
in Filling that quota and his shall he retained
the roll in filing future quotas but In instance shall
the exemption " any person on account Of his payment
Of Communication money for the procuration Of subst
tute extend beyond year. but the end ofone year
~ every such ease the name Of any person exempted
shall be enrolled again, II not before returned the
follment list under lhe provision " This section.
boards of entt mct are required to enroll all persons
laole To dtAit whose name may have been omitted by
the proper enrolling oficers-al persons who shall
rive at the age twenty years before the da all atns
who shall declare their intentions to become citizens all
persons us haged rom the military or naval service Of
the United States who have been in service
years during The present and all persons who have
.',n exempted ender me pfo'ilons OF me second sec
ton Of the ,ur linen act but who exempted hy
the provisions q The present act and the said boards or
enrolment shall release and discharge from draft all per-
sons who, between the time Of enrolment and the dfa
shall taye arrived at the forty five years. and shall
sttikc the names Of such persona from the enrolment
Any mariner OF able ordinary who shall be
drafted shan have the right within eight days after tho
notdo. II such draft To enlist ia The naval service
as seaman and be exempt from the draft Any person
now IN The military service the United States who shall
furnish satisfactory proof that he is mariner by
u'n or On ablt SEAMAN may enlist in the navy under
such rules aud regulations may be prescribed by the
PRECEDENT of the United States provided that such
stucnt shall not be less han the uucx pred Of his
military service nor for less than one year Aud the
bounty muacy which any mariner or seamcu eulisting
from the army into the navy may have received from the
United States from the State In which he enlisted
the army, shall be deducted hom the prize money to
"hioh be may become entitled during the time required
70 complete his military service and provided. further
that the whole numbers Of such transfer enlstments
shall not exceed ten thousand
Enl.tments in the naval service be credited
to the draft
The following persons are exempted from enrolment
and drafi, namely such as rejected ply caly
mentally unfit Tor the service; all persons actually the
military naval service u the United States the time
Of the draft aud a persons who have served in the mill
afy or naval service two years during the pre'cut war
ana oeen homo ably discharged, aud persons but such
as are herein exempted shah be- exempt.
So much OF he enfollmen act provides for two oas
dated
Any person forcby resisting or aiding to resist or op.
Sc the enfulmcn etc. shall, upon conviction thcr,tf
in airy court compcteutto Try the offence be punished
by hne not exceeding Eve thousand dollars or by i'm
TTisonmcn not exceeding five years, both Of those
pnnishmcuis 10 the dstrction ofthe court In cases
shall produce the death NJ the officer or other pcrsou the
offender shall be deemed guilty Of murder aud
uetion thal he punished with death
The Secretary Of War is authorized TO detail addition
al surgeons Tor temporary duty IN IN. examination of
draf cd persons and he is auhoiz TO permit require
boards Of examination to hold their examinations Al dit
termined 10y him.
Provost Mar'hals boards Of enrolment, or any mem
Der thereof has power witnesses in behalf Of
the Government and enforce their attendance.
Members OF egous den0mn stions who shall by oath
or affirmation declare that they are coneentiousy OPP
posed TO The bearing ofafms and who are prohibited om
doing by the rules and articles OF faith and practice of
such religious denomination, shall when draitei into
the military service be considered mbaants and
shall be assigned by the Secretary Of War 10 duty IA tho
hospita the OF Omen, shall pay the
II three hundred liars to be applied TO the benefit Of
the sick aud wounded soldiers provided, persons /
shall be entitled 70 the benefit Of this seoon unless his
declaration Of conscith ous scuples against bearing
department has been uniformly con istent with such dec
aration.
No person Of rel birth shall on account Of az n
age, be exempted f. enrolment or draft, who has at
any time Assumtd the rights OF citizens by voting any
election held uudt authority Of the laws u any State
eTofy, or NJ The United states, or who has held any
Office under SAID laws, any Of them but the fact thai
such pcrs Of foreign birth has voted held shall
vote or hold ui shall be taken conclusive evidence
that he il mot entitled 20 exemption from military
vice on account of alenage.
Any per uu dtafcd and liable 10 render military ser
o nE fran or aIsf
prcsena ion 10 20 be deemed desttter and held 10
service for the fl term for which he drafted, ok
onng from the time VI his PrOutded the Secre
tary u War may order the discharge Of all persons in
the military service who under the age Of eighteen
years At the tmc the Application for their discharge
Nhen II SHAH appear upon due proof that such persons
in the withu consent either express
To- tue Government and TO the STATE and local authorizes
all hounues and adYan which may have en- paid 60 /
them
Any persoh who shall procure or attempt to procure
false report iou The surgeon u the board Of enrolment
concerning the ply steal condition Uf drafted person.
decision IN favor Of such person by the board OF
rolment, upon claim to exemption, knowing the same
cult e,ut Of The Unit states he puiished nv impri
sonment for he period for which the party drafted
The fee OF agents and attorneys for making out and /
causing To ne executed papers in support Of claim for
exemption nom DRAFT or for any service RENDERED to the
claimant shall not in any exceed five dOlars aud
physicians surgeons furnishing certificates OF dsabi
board u enrolment who shall receive compensation
from any drafted for any services obtaining the
performance Of such service required from any member
Of the board by the provisions of this shall be guilty
Of high misdemeanor, aud, conviction. fined
ceedng five hundred dollars, and shall olso be subject
imprisonment for term not exceeding year, at the
discretion Of the court
No members of the board Of enrolment and no sur
geon detailed employed to assist the board Of enroll
ment aud clerk assistant employee Of any provost
mAtsha board Of enrolment, shall dif ectly indi-
rec y, be engaged in procuring or attempting TO procure
substitutes for persons drafted liable TO be drafted
and any surgeon making false or incorrect report
wfully negleeting to make faithful inspection and
report and any members Of the board Of enroll
ment who shall wlfuy agree to discharge from service
any drafted person who is not legally and properly dis
charged, to be punished by fine and imprisonment.
All able bodied male eOlOred persons between the ages
Of twenty and forty five years, resident in the United
States shall be enrolled according TO the provisions Of
the enrolment and TO this anendatury aud form
part Of the national forces and when slave Of loyal
master shall be drafted and mustered into the service Of
the United States, his master shall have certificate
thereof aud thefeupon such slave shall be free, aud the
bounty OF one hundred dollars payable by law for
each drafted shall be paid the person TO whom
such drafted person owing service labor a. the
time Of his into the service uf the United States
The Secretary Of War shall appoint a commission in
each Of the States represented in Congress charged to
award TO each loyal person TO whom the ooored youn-
may service just compensation, not exceed
ing three hundred dollars, 10 each such cOored voun
ter payable out ofte hind derived from combinations
and every such colored volunteer being mustered in
10 the service shall be free And in all where men
of have been heretofore enlisted who have yolun
teerd in the military service, all the provisions Of this