Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1864-02-26

vices mat nav be rendered 10 the claimants. shall
not, "a any case, exceed I'VE dollus; aud PHI
sicians or Surgeons furnishing certificates OF de
ability 90 any claimant for exemption from draft.
shall not be entitled 10 any fees or compensation
therefore And any agent or attorney who shall,
directly or Indirectly. demand or receive any !
greater compensation for his services under this /
act, and any physician or Surgeon who shall,
directly or indirectly, demand receive any /
CONDENSATION for furnishing said certificate OF
disability, and any officer, clerk or deputy con- /
nected with the Board Of Enrolment who shall
receive compensation from any drafted msn for
any service, or obtaining the performance OF
such service required from any member of said
board by the provisions of this act, shall be
deemed guilty Of high misdemsanor, and, upon
conviction, shall. for every offence. be hned not
exceeding FIVE hundred dollars, TO be recovered
upon Information or indictment before any court
or compeient jurisdiction. half for the use of
any inforner who may DrO-ecute for the same 10
the name Of the United States. and the other
half for the use of the United States. aud
shall also be subjected 10 Imprisonment FOR
term not exceeding one year. at the discretion
Of the cnurt
SIC %. Aud be it further enacted. That no
member Of the Board OF Enrolment. and no Sur
geor detailed OF emplo, Ell to assist the Board of
Enrolment. and no clerk. assistant, or emppye
OF any Provost NJ ,rslia or Bard OF Enrolment,
curing, or attempting 10 procure. substitutes Tor
persons drafted or Il be TO be dratea into the
military service of the United States; ami IT any
member of Board OF Enrolment, Surgeon,
clerk, assistant employee. shall procure. or AZ
tempt procure a substitute for any person
drafted, or liable TO be drafted as aforesaid, he
shall be deemed guilty of misdemeanor. and
shall upon conviction be punished by imprison
ment not less than thirty DAYS nor more than six
n4v fine a. los han huD1ret
nor more than one thousand dollars, 10y any court
competent ~ try the offense ~
SEC "a And toe il further enacted. That the
fifteenth section of the act to which this Is amend
atory. be 20 amended that it will read a. follows:
That any Surgeon charged with the duty OF such
inspection. who shall receive from any person
whom-oever aby money or other valuable thing;
or agree. directly indirectly, to receive the
same 10 his own or anOthers use. for making an
imperfect inspection, false or incorrect re-
port, who shall wilfully neglect 10 make a
faithful inspection and true report; aud each
member OF the Board of Enrolment who shall
wiliully agree 10 the discharge from service oi
ans drafted person who is not legal, aud proper
IL entitled 10 such discharge, shall he tried 10y n
court martial. and. on convection thereof. be
punished by fine not less than three hundI Ell
dollars and not more than ten thousand dollars
shall be imprisoned At the discretion of The court
and he cashiefed and dismissed the service.
SIC %. Aud he il further enacted, That all
able-bOdied male cOlored persons. between the
ages of twenty and fprty-hve wears, resident ~
the United States. shall be enrolled according tu
the provisions of this act. aid OF thsac; To which
this is amendment. and form part OF the na
tiona forces: and when a slave OF loyal master
shall he drafted and mustered into the service OF
the United States. his master shall have certb
cate thereof, and thereupon such slave shall b'
free: and the bounty of one hundred dollars. now
! PAYABLE by law tor each drifted man, shall b'
paid 10 The person 10 whom such drafted person
was owing service or Labor at the time OF hi
muster into the service of the United States
The Secretary OF War shall appoint commits
sion in each OF the slave States represented II
Congress- charged To award 70 each loyal person
to whom colured volunteer may owe service
just cOmpens uiOn. not exceeding three hundred
dollars. for each such coloret volunteer, payao
out of the fund derived from c0mmutations ant
every such colored volunteer, on ben. mustere,
into the service shall be free. Aud IN all case
where men OF color have been her stoiore enlisted
or have volunteered in the military service OF tn
United States. all the provisions OF this act, s.
far a. the piymen; of bounty and compensatioi
are provided. shall be equally applicable as &
those tho may be hereafter recruited But mel
of color drafted. or enlisted. who may volun
teer into the military service, while they shall b
credited on the quota of the several States o
subdivisions of States, wherein they are respect
lively drafted, enlisted or shall volunteer sha
be assigned a. State troops, bat shall he mu-lere
into regiments companies MS United State
coored volunteers
SEC % Aud he il further enacted, That IN
words "precinc," and detection district" as use
in this act, sha not be construed to require an
subdivision ior purposes of enrolment and draf
less than the wards into which any city or villas
my be divided; or the towns OF townships lht
which any county may be divided
! SEc % And he It further enacted, That 5
much OF the act entitled IAN act for enroilin
and calling out the national forces. and for oth'
n PURPOSES" approved the 81 day OF Mares
1868 as may be inconsistent with the provision
{ of this act. is hereby repealed.