Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1864-03-02
THE CoNscRIPTIoN BILL.
As it Passed Both House. er Congress.

AN ACT
To amend an act entitled "An act for eI
= rolling and calling out the Nation,
forces, and for other purposes" approx
ed March third, eighteen hundred an
sixty-three.
E Be It enacted by the iSendts and HoaSe
Representatives. Of TIE Uitei States Of Amsr1
ca, in Congress assembled, That the Pres
dent of the United States shall beauthor
lied, whenever he shall deem il necessary
d,. .'Ting the present war, to call for sucl
nnu her OF men for the military seryic,
of the United States, as the public exi
gencies my require.
SEC. Q. Ans2 Be Il further enacted, Tha
the quota of each ward of city, town
township, precinct or election district, o.
of a county, where tie county is not di
yided into wards, towns, townships, pre-
cincts or election districts, shall be, as
nearly as possible, in proportion TO the
number of men resident therein liable to
render military service, taking into ac-
count, as far as practicable, the number
which has been previously furnished
therefrom; and in ascertaining and filling
said quota there shall be taken into ac-
iuS Vi uuSu nO Aaf -lCIC-
tofore entered the naval service OF the
United States, and whose names are
borne upon the enrolment lists as al
ready returned to the otice of the Pro
vost Marshal General of the United
States.
SEC. 3. And be il further enacted. That if
the quotas shall not be filed within the
time designated by the President, the
Provost Marshal of the district, within
which any ward of city, town, township,
precinct, or election district, or county,
where the same is not divided into
wards, towns, townships, precincts, or
election districts, which is deficient in Its
quota, is situated. shall under the direc-
ton of the Provost Marshal General,
make draft from the number deficient
therefrom but all volunteers who may
enlist after the draft shall have been Or
dered, and before it shall be actually
made, shall be deducted from the num-
Der ordered to be drafted in such ward,
town, township, precinct, election dis
trict, or county. And if the quota of any
district shall not be filed by the draft
made in accordance with the provisions
of this act, and the act to which ii is an
amendment, further drafts shall be made,
and like proceedings had until the quota
Of such district shall be filed.
SEC. /. And Be It further enacted, That
any person enrolled under the provisions
of the act for enrolling and calling out the
national forces, and for other purposes,
approved March third, eighteen hundred
and sixty three. or who may be hereafter
so enrolled, may furnish. at any time pre-
vious TO the draft, an acceptibls substi-
tute, who is not liable to draft, nor st the
time in the military or naval service of
the United States, and such person so
furnishing substitute shall be exempt
from draft during the time for which
such substitute shall not be liable TO draft,
not exceeding the time for which such
substitute shall have been accepted.
SEC 5. AHd be Il further enacted, That any
person enrolled and drafted into the mil
itary service of the United States may,
before the time fixed for his appearance
for duty at the draft rendezvous, furnish
an acceptable substitute, subject to such
rules and regulations as may be prescribed |
by the SECRETARY of War That if such
substitute is not liable to draft, the per-
son furnishing him shall be exempt from
draft during the time for which such SUBJ |
stitute is not liable to draft. not exceed |
ing the term for which he was drafted |
and if such substitute is liable to draft, |
the name of the person furnishing him !
shall again be placed on the roll, and
shall be liable to draft on future calls, |
but not until the present enrolment shall
be exhausted and this exemption shall
not exceed the term for which such per- |
ron shall have been drafted. And any |
person now in the military or naval serV |
ice of the United States, not physically !
who has soserTed more than !
one year, and whose term of unexpired |
service shall not at the time of substitu- |
ton exceed six months, may be employ |
ed TO serve as q substitute TO serve in the !
tIoops Of the State in which he enlisted !
and if any drafted person shall hereafter |
pay money for the procuration of a sub |
stitute, under the provisions Of the act to
which this is an amendment, such pay
meat of money shall operate only 70 re- /,
lieve such person from draft in filling that |
quota, and his name shall be retained on
the roll in filing future quotas; but in no /
instance shall the exemption of any per-
Son, on account of his payment of com
nut stion money for the procurStion of |
substitute, extend beyond one year; but
d the end Of one year in every such case
the name of any person SO exempted
shall be enrolled again, if not returned to
the enrolment list under the provisions
Of this section.
SEC. 6. And be Il further enacted, That |
boards of enrolment shall enroll all per
sons liable to draft under the provisions
of this act, and the act to which this Is
an amendment, whose name may have
been omitted by the proper enrolling Of
acer; all persons who shall arrive at the !
age of twenty years before the draft all |
aliens who shall declare their intention 10 !,
become citizens; ell persons discharged
from the military or naval service of the
United States who have not been in such |
service two years during the present war (;
and all persons who have been exempted |
under the provisions Of the second sec
ton of the act to which this is an amend
ment, but who are not exempted by the
OF this act; and said boards of
enrolment shall release and discharge
from draft all persons who, between the
time of the enrolment and the draft
shall have arrived at the age of forty-fiVe
years. and shall strike the names OF such /
nersons from the enrolment.
SEC. l. and Be IL further enacted, That
any mariner or able seaman who shall be
drafted under this act, or the act to which
this is an amendment, shall have the
right, within eight days after the notih-
cation of such draft, to enlist in the ma