Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1864-07-12
The New Enrolment Act.

The following is an abstract Of the new con-
scriptiou act, as passed 10 Congress. It's most
important feature is that it compels all drafted
men, who are not physically or otherwise exempt,
to serve or procure substitute
The President of the United States may, at his
discretion at any time hereafter call for any num-
Der Of men as volunteers, for the respective terms
0! one, two and three years for military service,
and any such volunteer, or in case Of draft as
hereafter provided, any substitute shall be credit
ed to the town. township, ward or city precinct,
or election district OF a county, toward the quota
of which he may have volunteered or engaged as
a substitute, and every volunteer who is accepted
and mustered into the service for term Of one
year unless sooner discharged shall receive and be
paid by the United States bounty OF 800, and
if for term OF two years unless sooner discharged,
bounty Of 5000 and if for term Of three years
unless sooner discharged, bounty OF $500, one
third of which bounty shall be paid TO the soldier
at the time Of bis being mustered into the service,
one-third at the expiration of half of his term
OF service, and one-thrd at the expiration of his
term Of service and in case Of bis death while in
the service then the residue OF his bounty unpaid
shall be paid to his widow, if he shall We left
widow, il not, to his children, or # there be none
to his mother, in ,se she be a wi low.
10 case the quota, or any part thereof, of any
town, township, ward Of a city precinct, rejection
district or of any county MOI so divided, shall not
bs filled within the space Of fifty days alter such
call, then the President shall Immediately order a
draft for one year to Gil 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 for the Government as Communication
to release any enrolled or drafted man from per
soma obligation to perform military service.
II shall be lawful for the Executive u any other
States to send recruiting agents into any Of the
States declared - be 10 rebellion, except the
States OF Arkansas, Tennessee and Louisiana, and
to recruit volunteers under every call under the
provisions of this act, who shall be credited 10 the
State and to the respective subdivisions thereof
which may procure the enlistment.
Drafted men, substitutes and volunteers when
mustered in hall be organized 10 or assigned to
regu ents batteries or other organizations Of their
own States, and as far as practicable shall when
assigned be permitted to select tbelr own regi-
! ments, batteries or other organizations from
among those Of their respective States which at
the time Of their assignment may not be filed to
: their maximum number
The twentieth section Of the act EMIT ed " An
act to amend an act entitled an act for en-
rolling aud calling out the national forces, ap-
: proved Feb. "a, 1864 shall be construed to mean
{ that the Secretary Of War shall discharge minors
under the age OF Is years, under the circumstances
and on the conditions prescribed ID said section
] and hereafter II any officer Of the United States
shall enlist or muster into the military service any
person under the age Of IL years, with Or without
the consent Of his parent or guardian, such person
so enlisted or recruited shall be immediately and
Internationally discharged upon the repayment
e of all bounty received, aud such recruiting OF
i mastering officer who knowingly enllsna per,oa
o under sixteen, sha be dismissed the service, with
l. the forfeiture Of all pay and allowance, and shall
q be subject to further punishment as 1rt'
martial shall decide
Sixfh- Section three Of on act entitled Al
e act to amend an act entitled an act for enrolling
d and calling out the national forces and lor other
. turposes" approved Feb. "a, 1864 be aud tb,
same hereby Is amended so as to aulhOr7 and
direct District proyos.-lilrshil., under the l'rec
D, ton Of the Provost Marshal. General, to mike
a draft for one hundred per centum 10 addition to
[. the number required to oil the quote ol loy dls.
trct as provided by said section.
&c SepenM-fhat instead Of travelling pa. al
}. drsfted person, reporting at the place Of ZEN.
i d,uous ehal. 10 allowed transportation from
Al their places OF residence, aad pefson' charged
=. at the place Of rendezvous, sha us a,.,e rams
u portatiou to their places Of residence
J. Eighth AL persons in the nlyal 5 fyice Of the
United States who have entered sad service dur
ing the present rebellion, who hay not been
credited to the quota Of any town, district, ward
or State by reason Of their being ID s..l ryoe
a aud not enrolled prior to Feb. "a, 1894, .hsl. on
l. satisfactory proof Of their residence mada o.
=. Secretary OF War, he enrolled ana credited the
quota Of the town ward, district 81 Stie in which
u they respectively reside.
rs Mnth-lf any person d1ly drafted snail be
ar absent from home in the prosecution OF his usua
N business, the ProvosI-M ,rsh,l Of tie dtc, shai
cause him to be duly notified as soon as m,y be
u and he shall not be deemed a deserter, nor labl,
as such until notice has been given - MIN ant
d reasonable time allowed 70, hin to return ant
lie report to the provost.Alarshal Of hs district, bu
N such absence shall not otherwise affect hi, .b.litj
n under this act.
/. Tenth and Eleventh. contained il
# this act is 10 be construed to alter or in any way
/ affect the law relative - those aoE,oieuuousll
e opposed to bearing arms, or TO affect the rights
o persons 10 procure substitutes.