Daily national Republican. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1862-1866, 1864-08-27
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" NEW ENROLMENT ACT.
w.a DEPARTMENT,

Apyvrsrr GErEnhL's orrIcE,
WAsHiEaroE, 'uys y, 1854
General Orders, No 2L
IN. following act Of Congress puhlithed Tor
the Information and government OF all oonoefhed'
tPuBLo-No. issI
An act further to requisite and provide Tor the en-
rolling and calling out the natonh iofees' and
| for other purposes.
Be enacted BY ne Senate and House OF Rsprs'snfd'
titS, Of he Unhd Saiss Of Amsrieo in Congress az
| Acmblsd, That the President OF the Unitsd STATES
mar, at his dsore ion, at any time ieteNiter, call
for any plumber OF men as volunteers, Tor the re-
speetive terms Of one two and three years for mill
tary ssrvieej and any such volunteer, or, In case
OF draft, a. hereinafter provided, any substitute,
shall he credited to the town, township, ward ofa
city, precinct, or election District or Ola county
not so subdiVided, toward the quota OF which no
| ma have volunteered or engaged ~ suestituteI
and every volunteer who 10 accepted and mustered
| into the service for . term OF enc year, unless
sooner discharged, shall receive, and be raid BY
the United States, bounty Of 500; and II for q
| term Of two year,, unlesp 90 ner di eharge d, .
bounty of 500; and n for term Of three years,
unless O. onsr discharged, . bounty OF $500, one
third Of which bounty shall be p.id to the soldier
st the time of his being mustered into the service
one third at the expiration OF one hall Of bis Term
Of services and one third At the expiration Of MS
term OF servieeL And In ease OF his DEAN whie IN
| service we residue OF ais bouau unpaid shHn oe
PAID 70 his WIDOW, II no shall have lett WIDOW
II NOT, TO his ehilhren, or nthere be hone, 70 hi'
mother, h'he be widow.
See. T. And Be Jnher enacted, Tnat 10 case th'
quota, or any part thereof, Of any tovo, township
ward OF city, precinct, or election district, OF
any county not so undivided, shall not Do nhs'
within the space Of atty days after such call, thef
the President shall Immediately orIer drat 10
one year TO all such quota, or any part thereof
which may be unhliedi and In case OF any suel
! drSft, no payment OF money shall be seeefed
received by the GJvernmcnt IS communication :,
release any enrolled or drafted man from persons
J obi gatioa to perform military service.
Sec. q And be CtrfAer enacted, That II shall b
{ lawful for the Executive Of any Of the states :
end reer tiins agents into any OF the states d
elsred TO be In rebellion, except the ses Of All
ansss, Tennessee, and Louisiana recruit voluI
0 teers under sry call under the provisious OF thi
act, who shall he credited to the State and to th
y respective subdivisions thereof, which may pr
4 cure the enlistment.
n SEQ l. And be u JtTthsr endeicd, That drafted mel
Il substitutes, and volunt, ers, when mus cred II
shall be organized into or assigned to regiment
h batteries or other orEani1 ations Of their ov
ID States and q. far A. practicable shall, when =
ID siEntd be permitted to select the Vn regiment
"A bntte ia, or other from among tho
ID Of their re.p, etiye state. witch II the time o.
AZ siEnment ~ not be Aled TO their m Aximum nut
b. her,
90 Sec, o. And b, u furhsr ,noctsd, That the tive
~ teth section OF the act entitled An act to Ame
an act entitled AN act for enrolling and eallii
he ont the alton al foroe. and far ,her rpO.es