Indiana State sentinel. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1864-02-29

as it Passed Both Houses of Com
gress.
An Act 70 Amend an Act Entitled IAN Act for
EnroIIing and Calling our che National Forces, r
and for other Purposes Approved March
Third. Eighteen Hundred and Sixty-Three.
Be il enacted by the Senate and House of
Representatives of the United States of America.
in Congress assembled, That the President of
| the United States shall be authorized, whenever
he shall deem it necessary, during the present
war. to can for such number of for the
military service OF the United States, the pub
| lie exigencies may require
SIC. 2 And be il further enacted, That the
quota OF each ward of city, town, township,
precinct or election district, or of county.
i where the county is not divided into wards,
towns, townships, precincts, election districts.
shall be, as nearly as possible, in proportion to
the number of resident therein liable to
render military service, taking into account,
far as practicable, the number which has been
previously furnished therefrom and in ascertain
ing and filling said quota there shall be taken
into account the number of men who have here
tefore entered the naval service of the United
States, and whose names are borne upon the en-
rollment lists as already returned to the Office
of the Provost Marshal General Of the United
States.
SIC g. And be il further enacted. That, il the
quotas shall not be filed within the time desig
mated by the President, the Provost Marshal of
the district within which any ward of a city,
town, township, precinct, election district, OF
county, where the same is not divided into
wards, towns, townships, precincts, OF election
Districts which is deficient in its quota. is situa
ted, SHALL under the direction of the Provost
Marshal General, make draft for the number
deficient therefrom; but all volunteers who may
enlist after the draft shall have been ordered,
and before il shall be actually made, shall be
deducted from the number ordered 10 be drafted
in such ward, town, township, precinct, election
district, or county And if the quota of any dis
trict shall not be filled by the draft made in ac-
cordance with the provisions OF this act and the
act to which it is an amendment, further drafts
shall be made and like proceedings had until the
quota of such district shall be filed.
SEC. L. And be il further enacted, That any
person enrolled under the provisions of the act
for enrolling and calling out the national forces
and for other purposes, approved March third,
eighteen hundi ed aud sxty-three, or who may
be hereafter so enrolled. may furnish. at any
time previous to the draft. all acceptable substi-
tute who is not liable to draft nor at the time in
the military or naval service of the United
States, and such persons furnishing substi-
tute shall be exempt from draft during the time
for which such substitute shall not be liable 10
draft, not exceeding. the time for which such
substitute shall have been accepted.
| Ok. ID. Atlu Dt ~ tudCltus iilib any
person enrolled and drafted into the military ser
vice of the United States may. before the time
fixed for his appearance Tor duty at the draft rem
devious, furnish an acceptable substitute, sub
. ject to such rules aud regulations may be pre-
scribed BY the Secretary of War. That If such
substitute is not liable to draft, the person fur
nishing him shall be exempt from draft during
: the time for which such substitute is liable TO
draft, not exceeding the term for which be
drafted; and if such substitute is liable draft,
the name of the person furnishing him shall again
be placed the roll. and shall be liable to draft
on future calls but until the present enroll
ment shall be exhausted; and this exemption
shah not exceed the term for which such person
: shall have been drafted. And any person now
: in the military or naval service of the United
States. not physically disqualified. who has so
served more than one year. and whose term of
unex3re1 service shall not, at the time of sub
stitution, exceed six mouths, NAV be employees
to serve substitute to serve in ;he troops of
: the State IN which he enlisted; and il any drafted
e person shall hereafter paw money for the pro
curatl0n of a substitute, under the provisions of
the act 10 which this is an amendment. such pay
nent OF money shall operate only to relieve such
! person from draft in filling that quota; and his
name shall be retained the roll in filling future
5 quotas; but in no instance shall the exemption
= of any person. on account of his payment of
Communication money Tor the procuration of a sub
r Stttutes eAteiu DeyOnO one wear. AT the eDQ
, of one year in every such case the name of any
S person so exempted shall be enrolled again, if
not before returned to the enrolment list under
e the provisions of this section
h SIC. 6. And be it further enacted, That Boards
of Enrolment shall enroll all persons liable to
draft under the provisions of this and the act
to which this is an amendment, whose name may
have been omitted by the proper enrolling officer;
all persons who shall arrive at the age of twenty
0 years. before the draft; all aliens who shall de-
}, clare their intention TO become citizens; all per
] sons discharged from the military naval serv-
{ ice of the United States, who have not been in
. such service two years during the present war;
r and all persons who have been exempted under
the provisions of the second section of the act to
e which this is amendment, but who are not
: exempted by the provisions of this act; and said
- Boards OF Enrolment shall release ami discharge
e from draft all persons who, between the time of
d enrolment aud the draft, shall have arrived at
. the age of forty FIVE years, end shall strike the
o names of such persons from the enrolment.
SIC. : And be il further enacted, That any
: mariner able seaman who shall be drafted un
der this act, or the act to which this is amend
ment shall have the right within sight days after
the notification OF such draft, to enlist in the
val service as seaman; and certificate that he
has 50 enlisted being made out in conIoI nifty
with regulations which may be prescribed by the
!. Secretary of the Navy and duly presented to the
Provost Marshal of the district in which such
8 mariner or able seaman shall have been drafted,
e shall exemp. him from such draft: Provided,
!, That the period for which he shall have been
enlisted into the naval service, shall not he less
than the period for which he shall have been
: drafted into the military service: And provided
c further, That the said certificate shall declare
q that satisfactory proof has been made before the
naval officer issuing the same. that the said per
y son enlisting in the navy is mariner by vo-
cation, or able seaman. Aud any person now
in the military service of the United Stares, who
shall furnish satisfactory proof that he is mari
{ ner by vocation, an able seamen, may enlist
g in the navy under such rules and regulations as
may be prescribed by the President of the United
!, States: Provided, That such enlistment my not
u be for less than the unexpired term Of lis mill.
tary service for less than one year. And the
, bounty money which any mariner seaman
y listing from the army into the navy, may have
y received from the United States, or from the
: State in which he enlisted in the army, shall be
> deducted from the prize money TO which he may
become entitled during the time required com
pete his military service: And provided iurtaer,
That the whole number Of such transfer enlist
! ments shall not exceed ten thousand
q SIC And be il further enacted, That when
Y ever any such mariner or able seaman shall have
y been exempted from such draft in the military
D service by such enlistment iato the naval service,
= under such due certificate thereof, then the ward
= town. township. precinct election istric;, or
county, when the same is not divided into wards,
towns, townships. precincts or election districts,
u from which such person has been drafted shall
y be credited with bis services to all inten,s and
purposes as If he had been duly mustered into the
!, military service under such draft
o SIC. 9 And be it further enacted That all
into of he nit