The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1864-03-23
IOFFICIAL.
LAWS or THE UNITED STATES
Passed AT tbe First SrssioH Of the 8 hI4fy-
Eighth CongFsss.
ICmig-No Il J

Eighth CongFtss.
urmlc-No. IL
~ ACT % amend an act eli.tie An act f-r ,sola
and calling oIt tie n-.l la forces 44I for oti-r u.
. POSES approved March third, eighteen hundred an
s1ty-tLree.
Be Il eactei ~ tie Saaate end h5se u hsr.isssr.r
" tts LHlisd ,ltes of 4Beric1 H. Cnsr,ss rss.fl-
That the Pres dent uf Tie UL.t. State st te allfl
z8t. whenever Pc sh.l deem . necessary Hrri1E III
pr sent 90 ell Tor saoh nunier of uen far q
military slrye- of tic jhltei Stats as The p-bc cx
senclea may I.4tire.
See o. lad BE- q fu-llsr enaefsG That tie quota
each ward oi city town. wI-iip precinct ,r ert
ton district, or oi county where tbe county is Do
dFldc4 iAtO WaI-s t.Nus townships precincts. 4
election cstriris shall Doe, nearly IS Iss4llr i b..
portion L. TIE number 81 men rrs1eu therein liable @
rcndSr military service. tsknE into aceosnt as far "a
praeiicabc, thu 4aber which has been rrcy 0uay n
hshel theitliom. am ~ azeertal.llg aud l-iug sa
quota there shall lie taken into acco4lt ID. number
men who have heretofore entered f- naval service
te United stat $, and wl,-- n-ules borne ul0l t
~ li-s 81 alrea returned O. ths Cf1cs ~ M
lros ost Marshal General of the United states
So b. Ind o. u IUfthlr -glcIeI l-.lt B.. tl. 4.l D..
snail not be Io within the tifne designate hy a..
fIes4eLts Tie provost Inarllal oi tie
"Licl any ward Of city town, township, precinct
election district, county where same Is lot ciri
Ged iAo wards towns townships precincts, or election
districts which is fcislt m its quota. is situated
shall under the direction of the Provost Marshal Geuer
a. make DRAFT from tIe number Gsl,i-nt thertfrara
but ali volunteers wLo may enlist altar fhe draft sha
nave been ordered, and before t shall be actually
shall De deducted from tie number orcr-d o. l rft
ell III such ward town township, precinct election
district, or county Auu n the quota aIly district
shall lot be filled by the draft made i'm aecor aars n.
The provisions OF tils act. and which 1t is an
am ncleLt further drafts shall 10 made anl ike pro-
rllcd.
Sc g. AnI g. g fauthsr eaa. ..l That a.s .,.4-..
enrolled under te provisions 90. tAe aet f.r enrolling
Alu calling cut H. national forces, and for other pl
poses approved March third ti.At.su h4nlr.l ili SIX
ly-lrce, or nO may hs hereafter So enrolled may fnr
nsA, a. aag ume pr1slos &. tile tiait, AZ l.a. tibe
L o. AZ a.
in the military " naval service of tie Unit.i States
ami slei irann sD furnishing substitute. shall De Elk
esit from araft durin the time for which .s Chi ru5
siiiats shall Ao be liable o. draft, SEEDING tii-
time ior which slcA substitute shall have oee. a.p -
s.. 8. Ind b. Il fsTtker csdosl Tint al.y p..s.a
drafted ilto tAe military service of the Juitsi States
may before tho time hxet for s appearance duty at
tne draft rcndl 1yous f4ruish an acc.pt.c sei-tt.
subject % such rules ans regulations mas hc pr.scrb
ed 10y Tie Secretary ol War IAat slcl substitute is
not Atoie tsrrit. t- person furnishing AIiu shall Ls
exempt from draft during The me for which snch sub
s'tulc IS NOT liable 10 drat not exceeding tie
which te was drafted and j. such substitute is
abs o. draft the name of the person furnishing hin
snail aeilu De- placed on the roll lHd shall De- liable 90
DRAFT pn future calls, but not until tho present enrol
ment shall De- eILalsted and this exemption shall not
exceed Che term which such person shall have. been
lfhitcl And any person now lu the military naval
service oi the United States not physcly disqualified
who has So served more than year and who's term
u uueIpifed service shall not al thc time Vi substu
tlon exceed siK months, may be employed a subeti
tito toserve IN Tue troops of tho which he
enlisted And u any drafted person shall hereafter pay
money Tor the prCcurati0n of a Substitute under the
provisions 90 the act 10 which tins s an amendment
such payment n Ronry shall operate only 10 relsv.
such person from draft Do hlng that quota and his
maine shall be rctiined on the roll in filing future quo
tas but n no instance shall the exemption ~ anv Der
son account OF his pay OF eolnmutaton money
Tor the procurtton ul substitute, extend beyond Que
ear "u a. the tnd ol one year I'D every such ct-s
tie n-ioe oi any person exempted shall be "a
ro.lel again, not before returned g. the enrolment list
under tho provisions OF tins section
See D. And be a J,ther SnIced That boards ~ ca
foneut sl enrol oil persons liable l. draft und.r the
provision Of tins act and the act which Is al
Amendment whose names my have been omitted hy Lo
proper enrolling oicers; all persons who shall arrive al
me age Of twenty years before the draft all aeus who
snail declare their intention 10 become citizens all per
sons discharged from The military OF naval service Of
the United states vino have been ia such service
TWO years during tie present war, and AZ persons who
nd boars AZ & Of % enlo. 70 .n s ' N rees1 az amn4P s
from draft ali persona who, between the timo Of tie
and the draft shall have arrived at the age
5f fIiy five years, and shall strike the II
person from tho enrolment
Sec T. AMI Be At further enacted, That any or
able ordinary who shall be drafted under tins
90, the 20 which this i an amendment shall
have the right, within eight days after the notification
lf such draft % enlist n tie naval service se4au
and certificate that he has enlisted being made ont
ia conformity with regulations which may be prescrib
ad by the secretary 90 the Navy ami duly presented t.
he provost marshal Of the district in which such mar
nor or able or ORDINARY seaman shall have been drafted
.haii exempt him from such draft PrarIsd That tie
,srvec shall not D. less tln the period f1r which d..
shall have baen drafted into the military service 4na
roUidei fstter That the said Certificate stall lar,
.nat satisfactory proof lAs been made before th. naval
licer issuing the that the st person So euistin
Ia the navy is a. mariner uy vocation, able or or
iinary se1iucn- And any person now III the military
Of te United states who shall furnish sstisfc-
Tory proof that he i mariner by vocation or an all
,r ordinary seaman may euiist into tie navy under
President o. the Uutot States. Yrorsfef That sech
enlistment shall not boz for less than the uncxpired term
4 his military service nor for .4ss than year Aua
nc bounty money winch any mariner or seaman eulst
ng from the army into the navy may have received
from the United States, from tho State which he
n ted in the army shall De deducted from the rti4
.me r,ouircl to .omnete ms milifirv ser, .r- 4nf
prorided far'Fer That the whole number slci trans
Ter eHlstmgnfs sAail mot exceed Zen thousand.
Sc :. dof r. . fHrfier tel That Whenever any
such mariner or able or ordinary seaman shall hsys
lerl exempted from such drt i fhe military service
~ such enlistment into tho naval service under such
iue certlaclte thereof t-u the ward town township.
precinct or election district county who, u4r same
IS not divided into wards towns townships pr ciuCts
'r election distSict, from which such person has been
irafte shall be creiitef with his services O. a nten-
mi purposes as he had been duy mustered into the
sec o And be Il further carcf,i That al eulisments
uio the naval service II The United II tes, into the
marine corps ef the United ite. that may hereafter
made Of persons liable 10 service under the at u
'ongress entitled " An act Tor enrolling and calling oLt
he national forces. and for other purposes approve
March third eighteen hundred and sixty three. shall BE-
rsditcd o. the ward town, township precinct OF ccc
ion district, county when the Is not divided
nt0 wards, towns townships, precincts election lis
ricts. in which such enlisted men DO en- |
oiled and liable to duty under the act aoresui uaLer
lch regulations as the Provost Marshal General Il th.
United states may prescribe
Sec 10 And te q further sgdctsG That the follow nc
,erscns be and they hereby exempted from enrol
neut and draft under the provisions of this act and o.
he act t0 which this is an amendment 10 wit such As
IRE rejected physically mentally unfit for the ser
nee. all persons actually III the military service
4 The United States az the time Of the draft AMI all
PERSONS who have served m the military naval ser
7ice two during the present and been honor
hy discharged therefrom, and persons but such
IRE herein eKemptsl shall be exempt
Sec Il Ind b. Il further errfed. That section thiri
n the Tor enrolling and calling tho nation for
,es and f0r other purposes approved March third,
ighteen hundred AMI sixty three and SO much of sec
ion ten Of sail act provides for the sprate enrol
ncnt of each class, be aud tho hereby repeal
and It shall be the duty Of the board Of enrolment
zach district 10 consolidate the two Csscs nen1ncI
IN the third section of said act
Sec L. Aaf be Il further eHac,oi That any person
who shall 'rcloy rcs st or oppose any enrolment.
who shall ncte. counsel encourage. OF who shall con
pre OF coufeerats with any 0tbsr person OF persons
orcbv o. resist Opr any such enrolment. or WHO
shall ana assist OF take any part ~ any fCrcllo
lance or opposition thereto VINO shall assault, Oh
the- person employed IN making in aiding to make
iuch enrolment, or employed IA the Performance OF in
aiding n the Performance Of any service ia any way
ola ing thereto IN arrestug aiding arrest any
;pv OF ecsertcr from the military ~ the United
States shall upon conviction thereof II any court
nsteut 70 Try tie d5nce bs plnished by fna not ex
.eeilnc fvl thousand dollars Or tv Imprisonment not
exceeding five years. or 10y both Of said punlshments
n the discretion = the court And ere such
lss0ultirr obstructnC hIndering OF iured inc shall
,ff6nder shall De deemed guilty of murder anil upon
ouvirton thers upon ii lictmeut in the circuit court