American citizen. [volume] (Butler, Butler County, Pa.) 1863-1872, 1864-08-03
ceive two hundred and fifty doIIars, and

eeive two hundred and fifty dollars, and
for less term in proportion.
Tenth. Representative substitutes for
persons not liable to draft are considered
as volunteers, and receive the Federal and
municipal bounties, and whatever their
principal agrees topay them.
Eleventh. Volunteers and representa-
tive substitutes may be mustered ih.for one,
two, or three years, as they may elect.
Twelfth. Substitutes for drafted men,
or men liable to draft, may be, accepted
for one, two, or three years, according to
the time that the principal would have to
serve, or as he may engage them.
Thirteenth. Representative substitutes
for persons not liable to draft, may be per-
sons who are liable TO draft.
Fourteenth. Substitutes for persons Ii
able to draft, furnished before drafting,
must not themselves beliable. They moy
either be aliens, veterans, or sailors who
have served two years and been honora-
bly, discharged, or the citizens of the
States in rebellion, or the slaves of Rebel
owners.
Fifteenth. The principal shall be ex-
empt from draft during the time that the
said substitute is not liable to draft, not
exceeding the time for which the substi-
tute shall be accepted.
Sixteenth. The United States no lon
pays premiums for the proeuration of re-
cruits.
Seventeenth Men furnished under the
call of July Is, 1864, whether enlisted
for one, two, or three years, as well as
all excess or deficiency of three years
men on calls heretofore made, will count
as man for man. The equalization Of
the amount of military servece rendered
by the different States and parts of States
will be effected hereafter.
Eighteenth A substitute for an enroll
ed man is credited, and therefore, deducted
from the quota of the locality he enlisted
in.
Nineteenth. An enrolled man furnish
ing an alien as substitute is exempt
for the time of service of the substitute,
unless the alien becomes citizen, or de-
clares his intention to become so. in which
case the substitute is liable to draft, and
his principal likewise.
Twentieth A man may enlist in the
army or navy for three years as subst-
tute. If in the navy, he must be twenty
three years old.
Twenty first. Recruiting agents in Reb-
ell States mast have letter of appoint.
ment from the State Executive. The
particular field of State in which the
agent is to operate, is to be specified in
the letter of appointment All recruit
ing agents will he subject 10 the raes
and articles OF war. 1t Is made the dll-
ty OF the commanding officer of any de-
partment or district in which recruiting
agents operate, and of commanding office S
OF rendezvouses, to order back to his
State or arrest and hold for trial as he
may deem best any recruiting agent who
shall commit frauds upon the Govern
ment or recruits, or who shall violate the
instructions issued to'goveIn this recruit
ment, or be guilty of any offense against
military law. No man shall be recruited
who is already in the military service as
u asoldier, teamster. laborer, guide &c, or
who is so employed by the military au-
thorities as to be Of Importance to
military operations. Recruits procured
under this privilege must be delivered
by the recruiting agents at one of the
following named rendzveus, namely !;
Camp Casey, Washington, d. c., for
Northeast Virginia Camp near Fortress
Monroe for Soutehast Virginia; Camp
Newbsrn, North Carolina for North Car
olina; Camp Hilton Head. S. c., for
South Carolina and Florida; Camp Vicks-
burg, Miss, for Mississippi; and Camp
Nashville, Tenn, for Georgia and Ala
bama.
Twenty second IF il is desired to put
any of the volunteer recruits from the re-
belllous States into service as substitutes
before or after the draft, they must be
sent without expense to the Government
by the recruiting agent to the district in
which the principal is enrolled; and there
be mustered in by the Provost Marshal,
who will issue the proper substitution pa
pers, 1t ismadc the duty of commanding
officers to afford to recruiting agents all
such faculties as they can provide, without
detriment to the public service, and to pre-
vent recruiting by unauthorized par
ties.
Twenty-third, The enlistment of hum
dred day men does not operate to reduce
the liability of the district from which
he volunteers, But if any hundred day
men is drafted his hundred days service
counts in reducing his term of service.
Twenty-fourth. Although the volun-
teers are taken for one, two OF three years,
the draft is for one year