Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1864-07-23
The New Enrolment Act.
Az ACT further to regulate and provide for the
enrolling and calling out the rational forces,
and for other purposes.
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AN ACT further to regulate and provide for the
enrolling and calling out the National forces,
and for other purposes.
Be ii enacted BIZ the Senate and House Of Repre-.
reseatatives Of the United States Of America IN Con-
eresS assembled, That the President of the United
States may, at his discretion, at any time hereafter
call for any number of men as volunteers for the
respective terms of one, two, and three years for
military service; and any such volunteer, or, in
case of a draft, hereinafter provided, any cub
stitute, shall be credited to the town, township,
WARD of city, precinct, election district, or of
county not so subdivided, towards the quota Of
which he may have volunteered or engaged as
substitutes and every volunteer who is accepted
and mustered into the service for a term of one
year, unless sooner discharged, shall receive, and
be paid by the United States, bounty OF one hun
dred dollars and if for a term of two years, IN
less sooner discharged, a bounty of two hundred
dollars aud if for term of three years, unless
sooner discharged, a bounty Of three hundred dol
lars one third Of which bounty shall be paid to
the soldier the time of his being mustered into
the service third at the expiration of one-half
OF ms term OF service, ana at the explra
tlon OF ms term OF service And IN case OF MS
death while the service, the residue OF his boun-
ty unpaid shall be paid to his widow, if he shall
have left a widow; II not, to his children, If
there be none, to his mother, if she be a widow.
Sec 2. Ind be ii further enacted, That in case
the quota, or any part thereof, OF any town, town
ship, ward Of city, precinct, election district,
OF of any county not so subdivided, shall not be
filled within the space OF fifty days after such call,
then the President shall Immediately order draft
for one year to fill such quota, any part there
of, which may be untitled and in case of any
such DIR aft no payment of money shall be accepted
OF received by the Government as Communication 10
release any enrolled or drafted man from personal
| obligation to perform military service.
See. g. Ind be it further enacted, That it shall be
lawful for the Executive of any of the States to
send recruiting agents into any OF the States de-
cared to be in rebellion, except in the States OF
Arkansas, Tennessee, and Louisiana, to recruit
volunteers under any call under the provisions of
this act, who shall be credited to the State and
the respective subdivisions thereof, which may
procure the enlistment
See. 4. Aad be 1t further enacted, That drafted
men, substitutes, and volunteers, when mustered
in shall be organized into ASST ned to regiments
batteries, other organizations of their own
States, and as far as practicable, shall, when
signed be permitted to select their own regiments,
of their respective States which at the time of
signment may not be filled to their maximum num-
Der.
Sec. 5. And be it further enacted, That the Goth
section of the act entitled ''an act to amend an
act entitled an for enrolling and calling out
the national forces, and for other purposes ap-
proved February twenty-fourth, eighteen hundred
and sixty -four, shall be construed to 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, if any officer OF the United States
shall enlist into the military service any
pc, son under the age of sixteen years, with or
without the consent of his parent guardian,
such person enlisted or recruited shall be i'm
mediately discharged upon payment OF all bountIes
received; and SUI CHI recruiting or mastering officer
who shall knowingly enlist any person under six
teen years of age shall be dismissed the service,
with forfeiture of all pay and allowances, and
shalt be subject to such further punishment a
court martial may direct.
See. D. Ind be 1t further enacted, That section
three of an act entitled '.au act to amend an act
entitled an act for enrolling and calling out the
national forces, and for other purposes, approved
February twenty -four, eighteen hundred and six
ty-four, be and The same is hereby amended, as
authorize and direct district provost marshals,
der the direction of the Provost Marshal General,
to make draft for one hundred per centum in sd-
dition to the number required to fiji the quota OF
AM district a proyided nv said section.
Sec. I. ind be 1t further enacted That instead of
ling pay all drafted persons reporting at the
place of rendezvous shall be allowed transporta-
ton from their places of residence; and persons
discharged at the place of rendezvous shall be al
lowed transportation to their places OF residence.
See. s. Ind be it further enacted, That all per-
in the naval service of the United States who
have entered said service during the present rebel
lion, who have not been credited to the quota of
any town, district, ward, State, by of
their being in said service and not enrolled prior
to February twenty-fourth, eighteen hundred AID
sixty-four shall be enrolled and credited to the
quotas OF the town, ward, district state, in
which they respectively reside, upon satisfactory
proof of their residence made to the Secretary of
War.
Sec. 9. And be it further enacted, That, if any
person duly drafted shall be absent from home in
prosecution OF his usual business, the provost
marshal of the district shall cause him to be duly
notified as soon as may be, and he shall not be
deemed deseTter, liable such, until notice
has been given to him, and reasonable time allow
ed for him to return and report to the provost
marshal of his district; but such absence shall not
otherwise affect his liability under this act
- Sec, 10. Ind be 1T further enacted That nothing
ed in this act shall be construed alter
in any way affect the provisions of the seventeenth
section of act approx February twenty fourth
eighteen hundred and sixty -four, entitled act
80 amend entitled " An act or enrolling and
calling ut the national forces, and for other pur
poses," approved March third, eighteen hundred
and sixty-three.
Sec. IL. Ind be 1t further enacted That nothing
aimed in this act shall be construed alter
change the provisions of existing laws, relative
nish substitutes.
Approved, July 4, 1864.