The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1864-07-13
n. rev Ce.s,ra,4aen Aee.

The New Ce.ssrirsien Act.
First-The President Of the United Stste3
may, at his discretion, At any time hsssaf.
ter, call for any number Of men % volun.
teers, for the respective terms Of one, tWo
and three years, for military service; aaA
| any such volunteer, or, In case Of dra4es
as hereinafter provided, any substitute skal
| be credited to the town, township, ward, or
| city precinct, or election district Of ths
county, towards the quota OF which he may
have volunteered or engaged as substi.
tute and every volunteer who 10 accepted
| aud mustered into the service for term
of one year, unless sooner discharged, shall
receive and be paid by the United States q
bounty Of 800, and If for term Of two
| years, unless sooner discharged, bounty
| Of $500, and if for term Of three years,
unless sooner discharged, bounty Of $500;
one-:hird Of which bounty shall be paid to
! the soldier at the time Of his being muster
ed into the service, one, third ut the expir-
alton 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 the service, then the residue of his boun.
ty unpaid shall be paid to his widow, il he
shall have left widow, if not, to his child.
rem, or, if there be none, to bis mother, In
case she be widow. 10
ISecond-In case tho quota or any part
thereof Of any town, township, ward Of .
city, precinct or election district, or Of amp
county not so sub divided, shall not be all.
ed within the space of fifty days after such
call, then the President shall Immediately
order draft for one year to ill 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 government as communication to release
any enrolled or drafted man from personal
obligation to perform personal service.
Zhird-It shall be lawful for tie Exc.
cutive Of any Of the States to send recruit.
ing agents into any of the States declared
to be in rebellion, e1cept the States Of Ar.
kansas, Tennessee and louisiana, and to
recruit volunteers under any call under the
provisions of this act, shall be credited to
the State and to the respective sub. .divis.
ions thereof which may procure the en-.
listment.
Fourth Drafted men, substitutes, and
volunteers, when mustered in shall be or.
ganized in or assigned to regiments, Bate
ries. or other organizations Of their own
States, and, as far as practicable, shall.
when assigned, be permitted to select their
own regiments, batteries, or other organiza.
tons from among those Of their respective
States which at the time of their assign.
ment, may not be filled to their maximum
number.
FfM-The twentieth section of the act
entitled "An act to amend an act entitled
an act for enrolling and calling out the M.
tional forces," approved February "a, 1864,
shall be construed to mean that the Secre-
tary Of War shall discharge minors under
the age of eighteen years, under the cir
cumstances and on the conditions prcscrib.
cd in said section; and hereafter if any
officer Of the United States shall enlist or
muster into the military service any person
under the age Of sixteen years, with or
wi ihOut the consent OF his parent or guar.
dian. such a person so enlisted or recruited
shall be Immediately ana Internationally
discharged upon the repayment OF all boun.
ty received; and such recruiting or mus.
tering officer who knowingly enlists per-,
son under sixteen years Of age shall DO
dismissed from the service, with the for
feiture Of all pay and allowances, and shall
be subject to such further punishment as
court martial may decide.
Sizth-SectioD three of an act entitled
"an act to amend an act entitled an act for
enrolling and calling out the national forces
and for other purposes" approved Februa-
ry "a, 1864, be and the same hereby IL
amended so as to authorize and direct Dis
trict Provost Marshals, under the direction
of the Provost Marshal General, to make
a draft for one hundred day per centum in
40 tho hnr fn tha
quota Of any district as provided by said
section.
Serenth-That instead Of travelling pay.
all drafted persons reporting at a place Of
rendezvous shall bo allowed transportation
from their places of residence. and persons
discharged at the place Of rendezvous shall
be allowed transportstion'to to their places Of
residence.
Eigth-All persons in the naval service
Of the United States, who have entered said
service during the present 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
prisr to February "a. 1864. shall on salts.
factory proof of their residence. made to
the Secretary Of War. be enrolled and cre-
dited to the quotas of the town, ward, dis.
trct, or State, in which they respectively
reside.
Ninth-1f any person, duly drafted.
shall be absent from home in the Irosecu
tion Of his usual business, the Provost
Marshal Of the district shall cause him to
be duly notified as soon as may be, ana
he shall not be dee med dese,ter. nor liable
as such. until notice has Dec given 'u him
and a reasonable time all,wed for HIM To
return and report to the Proves, Marshal of
his district; but such absence shall not
otherwise affect his liability under this act.
Tenth and Elerenth-No,hing contained
in this act is to be construed to alter or in
any way affect the law relative 10 those con.
scientiously opposed to bearing aims, or TO
affect the rights Of persons to procure sub
stitutes.