Daily national Republican. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1862-1866, 1864-09-01
OFFICIAL NOTICES.
n F FL O l A L.

hDJVTANr GENERALN OFfICk, Z
WAsHiroTor, Ju'ye, 1884.
General Orders, No. 22L
The following act OF Congress 10 published for
the information and government OF all concerncd'
[PuBLIc-No. l9s.l
An act further to regulate aud provide for the en-
rolling and calling out the national forses, and
for other purposes.
BE u enacted BY ne Senate and IloV0 Of RfPTeseio-
tires Of the United Sidiss Of Amrried in Congress as
1tmtisa, 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 re-
speetvo terms Of one, two and three years for mill
tary service; and any such volunteer, or, In ease
OF draft, as hereinafter provided, any substitute,
shall be credited TO the own, township, ward OF
city, precinct, election district, or Of county
not 40 undivided, toward the quota Of which he
NAV have volunteered or engaged 40 substitutes
ard every volunteer who Is accepted and mustered
into the service for term OF one year, unless
sooner discharged, shall receive, and DO paid By
the United States, = bounty of siooi and II for .
term Of two years, unless sooner discharged, .
bounty OF $780, and II for term Of three years,
unless sooner discharged, = bounty Of sSooi one
third Of which bounty shall be paid to the soldier
At the time Of his being mustered into the service,
third at the expiration Of one half OF his term
OF service, and one third at the expiration OF his
tenn OF service. And in case OF his death while In
service, tho residue ofhin bounty unpaid shal be
paid to his widow, II he shall have left q widow,
II not to his children, II there be none, to hi,
mother, II she be widow.
Sec. a. And be q Cgthsr e,taoted, That 10 case tho
quota, or any part thereof Of any town, township
ward Of city, precinct, or election district, or oi
Aoy county not 80 subdlvided, shall not be Allied
within the space OF fifty days after such call, then
the President shall Immediately order draft fol
one year to fll ruch quota, or any part thereof
which may be untitled; and in case OF any suet
dr,ft, no payment OF money shall be accepted oil
received by the Government as communication e
release any enrolled or drafted man from persona
obligation to perform military service.
Sec. .. And be u further enacted, That II shall b
lawful for the Executive Of any Of the States h
send recruiting agents Into any OF the States de
clared to be In rebellion except the states OF Ark
ansas, Tennessee, and Louisiana, to recruit volun
teers under any call under the provisions OF thi
act, who shall be credited to the State, and to thu
d respective subdivisions thereof, which may pro
n cure the enlistment.
> Sec. l. And ben further enacted, That drafted men
= substitutes, and volunteers, when mustered IN
10 shall be organized into or assigned TO regiments
= batteries, or other organizations OF their ow
States, and, far as practicable, shall, when q,
n signed, be permitted to select the own regiments
batteries, or other organization from among thos
Of their respective states which at the time Of al
a signment may not be filled to their maximum nun
ii Der.
Sec. 8. And Be q further snddsd, That the TWEEN
tieth section OF the act entitled An act to amen
D. an act entitled An act for enrolling and cain
10 out the national forces, and for other purposes
approved February a. 1854, shall be construed Il
\ mean that the Secretary OF War shall dischsrg
. minors under the age OF eighte, years under tn
circumstances and on the conditions prescribed Il
said section, and hereafter, y any Officer Of III
n United States shall knowingly enlist or music
into the military service any person under tho
,. OF sixteen years, with or without the consent
his parent or guardian, such person SO enlisted o
! recruited shall be Immediately disch srged upo
}. repayment OF all bounties received; and such rt
i cruiting or mastering oficer who shall knowipg
enlst any person under sixteen years Of aye shal
be dismissed the Service with forfeiture Of all pa
and allowances, and shall be subject to such fur
a ther punishment as court martial may direct.
I'd Sec. Q. And be u further enacted, That seetio
three of an act entitled An act to amend an o,
IN entitled An act for ling out the national force
=, and for other purp aseS,'" approved February .
e 1884, be, and the same 10 hereby, amended as
d. authorize aud direct district provost marshal
o. under the direction OF the Provost Marshal Gel
Y, Cral, to make draft for one hundred per cent.
q. sddltion TO the number required to fill the quot
ID Of any district as provided by said section.
80 Sec. l. And be Jurthsr enacted, That instead
" travelling pay, all drafted persons REPORTING at Il
place Of rendezvous shall be allowed transport
D., ton from their places of residence; and persoI
l. discharged at the place of rendezvous shall be a
g. lowed transportation to their places OF resIdepe
ALI Sec. g. And be u further enacted, That all person
~ In the naval service Of the United States who hav
entered said service during the pI esent rebellion
who have not been credited TO the quota OF an
town, district, ward, or State, by reason OF thei
o. being In said service and not enrolled prior /
d February g. 1854 shall be enrolled and credited
q the quotas OF the town, ward district or State
- which they respectively reside, upon .Atsfactor
IS proof OF their residence made to the Secretary
?, War
Sec 8. ARd be u Turiher enacted, That II any pc
a. son duly drafted shall he absent from home
.. prosecution OF HIS usual business, the provo
90 marshal of the district shall cause him 10 be du
=, notified as soon az may be, and he shall not
Il. deemed deIerter, nor liable such, until mott
~ has been given to him and reasonable time q
lowed for him to return and report to the provo
mNrBhal OF HIS district but such absence shall n
20 otherwise affect his liability under this act.
a. Sec 10. And Ls further enacted, That nothil
contained in this act shall be construed to alter
TO- 10 any way affect the provisions OF the ssye
IT, IT, teenth action Of an act, approved February
To- 1881, entitled An act to amend an act entitl
ss An act Tor enrolling and calling out the nation
iei forces, aud for other purposes," approved Mar
'n' ,, 1863
~ SEC II. And Be Il further cndcied That nothIl
- contained in this act shall be construed to alter
'i change the provisions OF existing laws relative
ar- permitting persons liable 70 military service
nn furnish substitutes.
oop Approved July 4, 1854
"a By order Of the Secretary OF War:
~ y. d. TOWNSEND,
AulB Assistant AdIutAnt General,