Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1864-07-21
Tn. ENROLMENT Act.

On Aet Of COngresS further to regulate GnC
prorids for the enrolling and calling out III,
National forces and for other PurPoses.
FTrst-The President of the United States
may, at his discretion, ct any time hereaf-
ter, call for any number of men as volun.
teers, for the respective terms of one, two
and three year, tor military services and
any such volunteer, or in case of a draft,
as hereafter provided any substitute, shall
be credited to the town, township, ward or
city precinct, or election district of coun-
ty, 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 a term OF
one year, unless sooner discharged, shall
receive and be paid by the United States
a bounty of 500, and if for term of two
years. unless sooner discharged, bounty
of 5000; and if for term of three years
unless sooner discharged, a bounty of
| $500, one third of which bounty shall
be paid to the soldier at the time of his
being mustered into the service, one-third
at he expiration or Ons. half of his term
of service, and one third at the expiration
of his term of service; and 10 case of his
death while in the service, then the resi-
due of his bounty unpaid shall be paid to
his widow, if he shall have left widow;
if not, to his children, or If there be none,
to his mother, in case she be widow.
Seeond-In case the quota, or any part
thereof, of any town, township, ward of
city, precinct, or election district, or of
any county not so divided, shall not be fill
ed within the space of fifty days after such
call, then the President shall Immediately
order draft for one year to fill such quo
ia, or any part thereof which may be un-
filed, and in case of auy such draft, no
payment shall be accepted or received by
the Government as Communication to release
any enrolled or drafted man from personal
obligation to perform military service.
Third-It shall be lawful for the Execu
tive OF any other State to send recruiting
agents into any of the States declared to
be IN rebellion, except the States of Ar
kansas, Tennessee aud Louisiana, aud to
recruit volunteers under every call Under
the provisions of this act, who shall be
credited to the State and to the respective
subdivisions thereof which may procure
the enlistment.
Fourth-Drafied men, substitutes and
volunteers, when mustered in, shall be or
ganizrd 10 or assigned to regiments, bat
teries or other organic ,tions of their owe
States, and as far as practicable shall. when
assigned, be permitted TO select their own
regiments, batteries or other organizations
from among those of their respective
States which, at the time of their ussign-
ment. may not be filed to their maximum
number.
Pttk-The twentieth section of the act
entitled IAN act to amend an act entitled
an act for the enrolling and calling out
the national forces,' approved Feb. "a
1864, shall be construed TO mean that the
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nnder the age of Is yeats under the cir.
cumstances and on the conditions pre-.
scribed in said section: and hereafter, if
any officer of the Uuited States shall en-
list or muster into the military service any
person under the age OF sixteen years, with
or without the consent OF his parent or
guardian, such person SO enlisted or re-
crnited shall be Immediately and uncondi-
tionslly discharged upon the repayment of
all bounty money received, and such re.
cruiting or mastering officer who knowing
ly enlists a person under sixteen, shall be
dismissed the service, with the forfeiture
OF all pay and allowance, and shall be sub
ject to further punishment as a Court
martial may decide.
Sizth-Section three of an act entitled
IAN act TO amend an act entitled an act for
enrolling and calling out the national for.
ces, aud for other purposes" approved Feb
"a, 1864, be and the same hereby is amen
ded SO as 10 authorize and direct District
Provost marshals, under direction of the
Provost marshal General, to make a draft
for one hundred per centum in addition to
the number required to fill the quota of
any district as provided by said section.
SeUeHth-Fhat instead of travelling pay,
all drafted persons reporting at the place
of rendezvous, shall be allowed trsusporta
ton from their places of residence, and
persons discharged at the place of rendez-
vous, shall be allowed transportation to
their places of residence.
EIghth-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
prior to February "a, 1852, shall on sa,is.
factory proof of their residence, made to
the Secretary of War, be enrolled aud cred
lied TO the quota of the town, ward, district
or State in which they respectively reside
Nmh-If any person duly drafted shall
be absent from home in the prosecution OF
his usual business, the Provost Marshal OF
the district shall cause him TO be duly no.
tilted az soon as may be, and he shall no,
be deemed a deserter, nor liable as such
until notice has been given TO him and
reasonable time allowed for him to return
and report to the Provost Marshal of his
district. but such absence shall not other.
wise effect his liability under this act.
Tenth and Elevsnth.-Nothing contained
in this act is to be construed to alter or il
any way effect the law relative to those
conscientiousiy opposed to bearing arms
or to affect the rights ofpersons to procure
substitutes.
Approved: A. LINCOLN. +.
| WAsHiSsTON, July 4. 1864.
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