Daily national Republican., 1864-08-13
OFF1oIAtiJE
NEW ENROLLMENr
NEW EMBODIMENT ACT.
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ADyurAnr GENEnAL's orrIcE, "
WAsHisoTor, Juy Q, 1884,
General Orders, No. ma sl8 - TI'- ~ ri
J The following act Of Congress 10 published 70
the Information and government oi all concerned
. % ' tPuBLfc-No. 1881 - .' .' H'
An act further to requisite and provide for the en-
rolling and calling out the national forces, ant
for Other purposes. s.rff. a lr sa.f.r.
BE u enacted BY ne Senate and House Of Repreanid
huss Of me Unhed States Of America IN Congress a.
asmbied, That the President Of the United State,
may at his discre Ion, At any time creafter, cal
for any number Of men az volunteers, for the re-
speotive terms Of one two and three yeats for min
tary servioej and any such volunteer, or, in case
OF draft az hereinafter provided, any substitute
snail be credited to the town, township, ward Of Z
city, precinct, or election district, or Of county
notso suodivided, toward the quota Of which he
NAV nave volunteered or engaged az q substitute
| ana every volunteer who 10 accepted and mustered
into the service for . term OF one year, unless
sooner discharged, shall receive, and be paid By
tho United States, bounty Of 800, and II for /
| term OF two years, unless sooner df,charged, 4
bounty Of s2ooj and if for . torn ef three sresrs
unless sooner discharged, q bounty OF $500; one
third Of which bounty shall be paid to tho soldier
at the time OF his being mustered into the service
one third at the expiration Of one half Of his term
OF service, and one third at the expiration OF his
term OF service And In case Of his death while In
service, the residue ofhis bounty unpaid shall be
paid 70 his widow, II he bhall have left q widow,
not to his children, or II there be none to his
| mother, 10 she be q widow. .fN. ..|
Sec. g. And be u Jtutisr enacted, That 10 case the
quota, or any part thereof OF any towu, township,
ward OF city, precinct, election distriet or Of
any county not so subdivided, shall not be filed
within the space Of ATTY days after such CALL then
the President shall immediately order a draft for
one year to fll such quota, or any part thereof,
which may be untitled; and in case Of any such
draft, no payment Of money shall be accepted or
received by the G)vernment ~ oopmutation 10
release any enrolled or drafted man from personal
oobgAtlon to perform military service. .r...
SEQ. .. And be further enacted, That n shAll be
lawful Tor the Executive OF any OF the States to
'end reoroiting agents into any Of the states do
oiared TO be In rebellion, except the ates Of Ark
ansas, Tennessee, and Louisiana, 10 recruit volun
teers under any call under the provisions Of this
act, who shall be credited to the State and TO the
respective subdivisions thereof, which may pro-
cure the enlistment. ...-4 80
Sec Z And beny yfiuther enacted, That drafted men,
substitutes, and volunteers, when mustered in,
shall be organized into or assigned TO regiments,
batteries, or other organizations OF their own
States, and, ~ far practicable, shall when as.
signed, be permitted to select the own regimentu
oate ies or other organiz ations from among those
OF their respective States which at the time OF as
signment may not bs nllsd to their maximum num-
Der.
seo.b. And be u further enacted, That the TWEEN.
heth section OF the act entitled An act to amend
an act entitled IAN act for enrolling and calling
out the national forces, and for other purposes"
approved February "a, 1854, AhAll be construed 10
mean that the Secretary OF War shall discharge
minors under the age Of eighteen years under the
circumstances and on the conditions prescribed In
said section; and hereafter, II any ofioer OF the
United states shall Knowingly enlist or muster
INTO the military service any person under the age
OF sixteen years, with or without the consent Of
his parent guar dian, such person 90 enlisted or
recruited shall be Immediately diseh srged upon
repayment OF all bouuties received; and such re-
oruisins or mastering Officer who shall knowingly
enlist any person under sixteen years Of ase shall
he dismissed the SERVICE with forfeiture Of all pay
and allowances, and shall be subject to such fur
ther punishment as q court martial may direct
Sec. 9. And be u further enacted, That section
three Of an act entitled g An act to amend An act
entitled AN act for ling out the nationa al forces
and for other purp ases,'" approved February "a,
1884, be- and the same 10 hereby, amended 90 a. TO
authorize and direct district provost marshsIs,
under the direction OF the Provost Marshal Gen.
tral. to make draft for one hundred per cent in
addition to the number required to all the quota
Of any district ss provided by said section.
Sec. 7. And be further enacted, That instead of
travelling pay all drafted persons reporting at the
place OF render vous shall be allowed tranEporta-
tion from their places Of res denoe, and persons
discharged at the place Of rendezvous shall be al
lowed transportation to their places Of residence,
Sec. g. And Be Il further enacted, That all persons
In the naval service Of the United States who have
entered said service during the pi esent rebellion
who have not been credited to the quota Of any
town, district. ward, or state, by reason OF their
being In said service and not enrolled prior to
February ~, 1854 sh,l be enrolled and credited to
the quotas OF the town, ward district or state in
which they respectively reside, upon satisiaetory
proof OF their resldence made TO the Secretary Of
War.
Sec. 0. And be further enacted, That II any per-
son duly drafted shall be absent from home In
prosecution Of his usual business, the provost
marshal of the district shall cause him be duly
notified as soon as may be, and he shall not be
deemed deserter, nor liable as such, until notice
hAs been given to htm and reasonable time al
lowed for him to return and report to the provo ct
m'rshal ofhis districts but such absence shall not
otherwise affect his liability under this act.
Sec 10. And be further enacted, That nothing
contained In this act shall be co srued to alter or
In any way affect the provisions Of the seven
teenth section OF an act, approved February II
1864, entitled "An act to amend an act eotitled
An act for enrolling and calling out the national
forces, and for other purposes approved March
., 1883.
Sec. H. And be Il further enacted, ThN nothing
contained in this act shall be construed to alter or
change the provisions Of existing laws relative to
permitting persons liable to military service to
furnish substitutes.
Approx d July 4, 1864.
BY order Of the Secretary OF War:
Il. D. TOWNSEND,
auls Assistant Adjutant General
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