Daily national Republican., 1864-03-16


mnntally unnl for the service, all persons actually
In the military or naval servioo Of the United
States At the time Of the draft and all persons who
have served in the military or naval serviea two
years dusing NE present war aud beou honoraby
discharged tAerefrom, and no parsons but such as
sfe herein exempted shah Be exempt -. A
Sec H. And shssa J,rfAr enaoisd, rhst section
third Of the Act for enrolling and calling out the
national forces, and for other purposes" approved
March ., isea, and % much Of section ten Of said
act az provides for the separate enrolment OF each
GLASS, be, and the sane arc hereby, repeAledi and
II shall be the duty Of tho Board Of Enrolment Of
each dlatridt 10 consolidate the two olASses men
toned In the third section Of said aot y taT a
Sec. II. dnd n fptASr enSeie6, mat any person
who shall forcibly fesitt or oppobe any enrolment
or who shall incite, oounseL encourage, or who
shall oonhpiro or confederate with any other per-
son OF persons foFoibly 70 resist or oppose any
such enrolment or who shall aid or assist, or take
soy part in any foroibls remittance or opposition
thereto or who shAli assault obsruet, hinder, I'm
pede, or threaten any on or or other person en-
ploycd in making or NJ aiding 10 make, such en-
rolment, or employed In the performances, or in
aiding in the performanoe Of any services IN any
way relating thereto, or in srresting or aiding
TO arrest any spy or deserter from the military
service OF the United states, hhsll, upon oonvio-
tion thereof in any court competent TO try the Of
or by imprisonment not exceeding ave ysArS, or
by both Of said punishments in the discretion OF
the court And in cases where such Assaulting,
obstruetlng, hIndeFinG, or impeding ShAll produce
the death Of such officer other person, the Often
der shall be deemed guilty ofmutder, and, upon con-
vieton thereoupon Indictment In the circuit court
ofthe United statss for the district within which
the offence was committed shAll be punished with
| death. And nothing In this section contained
shall DO construed to relieve tho party offending
from liability, under proper Indictment or process,
for any crime against the laws OF state, commit
ted by him while violstins the provisions Of this
section. raIrrr rT IA. a.s-gr..
Sec 10. And Be q further enacted, That the seore-
tary Of War shall be authorized to detail or ap-
point such number Of additional anrgeonn for tenn
porary duty In the examination OF persons drafted
into the military service, In any district, A. may
be necessary TO secure the prompt exAmination OF
all such persons, and to fix the compensation TO
be paid surgeons so appoioted while actually en-
ployed. And such surgeons detailed or ap-
pointed shall perform the same duties az the sur
geon Of the Bo,rd Of Eurolment, except that they
shall not be permitted TO vote or sit with the
| Board Of Enrolment.
sec u. And be u further eaacied, That the Score
tary Of War is authorized, whenever in his Judg-
ment the public interest VIII be subseIVed thereby,
to permit or require boards Of ExAninAtion OF en-
rolled or drafted men to hold their examinations
at different points within their respective enrol-
ment districts, to be determined by hImi Provided
That in all districts over one hundred milel In ex-
tent, and In such composed OF over ten ooun-
ties the Board shall hold their sessions in At least
two places 10 such district and At such points a.
are best calculated to accommodate the people
thereof .'.fT ... ...
Sec. is. And BE- q JaTthSr enacted, That Provost
Niarshals, Boards OF Enrolment, or any member
thereof, acting by authority Of the Board, shall
have power TO summon Witnesses In behalf OF the
Government, and enforce their attendance by at
| tAohment without previous payment Of fees, In
any case pending before them, or either OF them;
and the fees allowed for Witnesses attending
under summons shall be six cent? per mile for
mileage, counting one wAyi ana no other fees or
costs shah be allowed under the provisions of this
sectionj and they shall have power TO administer
oAths and Afnrmatons. And any person who shall
wilfuny and corrupuy swear or Affirm false y be-
fore any Provost Marahal, or Board Of Enrolment
or member thereof, acting by authority OF the
Board, or who shall, before any civil magistrate
wilfully and corruptly swear affirm falsely to
any affidavit to be used In any case pending before
any Provost Marshal or Board OF Eni olment shall
on conviction, be fined not exceeding $500 and i'm.
pfisoned not less than six months nor more than
| twelve months. The drafted men shall have pro
cess to bring in witnesses, but without mileage.
Sec l6 And bs Il further enact ted, That copies o.
J any record Of Provost Marshal or Board Of I'm
rolment, or OF any part thereof, certified by Tn,
= Provost Marshal, or majority OF said Board o
Enrolment, shall be deemed and taken as evidenct
D in any civil or military court In like manner Al
the original roeordt Provided, Thst II any perEor
shall kEowingly csTtify any false copy or eopiel
OF such record to be used In any civil or military
court he shall be subject to the pains and penal
8 tics OF perjury.
Sec. II. And be further enSeied, That member
q Of religious denominations who shall by oath Of
= Affirmation declare that they are conBcentlouBly
opposed to the bearing OF arms, and who are pro
hibited from doing so by the rules and articles
y faith and practice Of said religious demon
shall, when drafted into the military service b,
considered non-eombatAnts, and shall be assigned
: by the Secretary OF War to duty In the hospitals
or to the of freedmen, or shall pay the sum
SaOO to such person As the Secretary Of War shal
designate to receive IT, to be applied to the benefit
u Of the sick and wounded soldiers; Provided, Thai
no person shall be entitled to the benefit Of thI
provisions OF this section unless his declaration
conscientious rcruples against bearing arms shal
be supported by satisfactory evidence that his de
pertinent has been uniformly consistent with suei
declaration.
Sec. 49, And be IL further enacted, That no person
of foreign birth shall, account of Alleaage, b,
exempted from enrolment or draft under the pro
visions of this act, the act to which 1t is al
rights of citizen by voting at any election hell
under authority OF the laws Of any state or Ter !
tory, OF the United States, or who has held any
once under such laws any OF them; but the fact
that any such perSon OF foreign birth has voted OIL
held, or shall vote or hold, office as Aforesaid
, shall be taken as conclusive evidence, that he Il
not entitled to exemp ion from military service Of
: : account Of alienage.
Sec. 10. And be Il further OHaeisd, That all claim
\ to exemption shall be verined by the oath or al
4 irmRtion OF the patty claiming exemption, to tn
truth Of the facts stated, unless II shall satifacto
, Fily appear to the Beard Of Enrolment that suel
, party Is for some good and sufficient reason, un
able to make such oath aflrmat on and the tes
> timony Of any other party hled in support OF
, claim TO exemption Ehall also be made upon Oa,l
or Affirmation.
Sec. 90 And be Il further enacted, That II any per
son drafted and liable to render military Geryio
/ shall procure a decision Of the Board OF Enrol
. ment in his favor upon claim to exemption b.
any fraud or false representation praoteed by hi n
self or by his procurement, such decision or sx
emption shall be OF no effect, and the person sx
emp!ed. or In whose favor the decision may b.
, made, shall be deemed q deseFter, and may be ar