Daily national Republican., 1864-03-19
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THE ENRoLMENT LAW
Wan DEPARTMENT,
Ap!yTArT GENERAL's orTIcE,

ApyuTAnr GEFERALs OFFICE, 7
WAsHiNoroN, Feb. %, 1884.
General Orders, No. Ts #....
The following act Of Congress is published for
the Information Of all concerned; ..
PUBLIC, No. II. ....
1, An net 10 amend an act entitled An act for en-
rolling and calling out the national forces, and
for other purpoaes," approved March ., 1853.
Be enacted By ne Senate and House Of Rsprssenta-
pcf Of ne United States Of dmsrtod IN ConqresE dsse-
bsd, That the President Of the United states shall
be authorized, whenever he hhAll deem n necessary
during the present war, TO call for such number Of
men for the military service OF the United states
A. the public exigencies may require.
Sec. .. And bed further enacted, That the quota
OF each ward OF q city, town, township, precinct,
or election diAtriet, or OF s county, where the
county II not divided into wards, towns, town
ships, precincts or election districts shall be, as
nearly 40 possible, In proportion to the number Of
men resident therein liable to render military ser
vice. taking into account, far Aspraoticabe, the
number which has been previously furnished
therefrom; and In ascertaihing and filling said
quota there shall be taken into account the num-
ber OF men who have heretofore entered the naval
service Of the United stAtes, and whose names are
borne upon the enrolment lists already returned
to the office OF the Provost Marshal General Of the
Cnited States.
Sec. j. Andb further saGeisd, That II the quotas
shall not be filled within the time designated
by the President, the Provost Marshal Of the dis
triot within which any ward OF a city, town, town
ship, precinct, or election district, or county,
where the same il not divided into wards, towns,
townships, precincts or election districts, which
ia deficient in Its quota, 10 Bituated, Hhal under
the direction Of the Provost Marshal General,
make draft for the number deficient therefromi
but all volunteers who may enlist after the drAft
shall have been ordered and before II shall be 40
tually made, shall be deducted from the number
ordered to be drafted In such ward, town, town
ship precinct or election district, or county. And
II the quota OF any district shall not be Hlled by the
drAft made in accordance with the provisions OF
this aet and the act 10 which It is an amendment,
further drafts shall be made, and like proceedings
had until the quota OF such dihtriet shall be filled.
SEC. I. And be q further enacted, That any person
enrolled under the provisions OF the act for en-.
rolling and calling out the national forces, and
for other purposes, approved March ,, 1863, or
who may be hereafter 30 enrolled, msy furnish, At
any time previous TO the dram, acceptable sub
Ettute, who IL not liable to draft nor, at the time
in the military or naval service OF the United
States, and such person 80 furnishing a substitute
shall be exempt from drAft during the time for
which [Guehl substitute shall not be liable 10
draft, not exceeding the timo for which such sub
Stitute shall have been accepted.
| Sec, 8. And be q further enacted, That any per
son drafted into the military service Of the United
States may, before the time is ed for his appear
ance for duty at the draft rendezvous, furnish an
acceptable substitute, subject to such rules and
regulations as may be prescribed by the Secre-
tAry Of War. That II sueh substitute is not liable
to draft, the person furnishing him shall be ex.
| empt from draft during the time for which such
substitute ID not liable to draft not exceeding the
term for which he was drsftedj and II such sub
stitute IL liable TO draft. the namo Of the person
furnishing him shall again be placed on the roll,
and shall be liable to draft future calls, but not
until the present enrolment shAll be sxhAuStedi
and this exemption shall not exceed the term for
which Euch person shall have been drafted. And
any person now In the military or naval service
Of the United States not physically disqualified,
who has served more than one year and whose
term OF unexpired service shall not at the time
substitution exceed six months, may be employed
as substitute to serve in the troops OF the state
in which he enlisted; and II any drafted person
shall hereafter pay money for the proeuration Of
q substitute under the provisions Of the act to
| which this is an amendment, such payment Of
| money shall operate only to relieve such person
from draft in filling that quota; and his name shall
be retained on the roll in filling future quotas;
but In instance AhAll the exemption OF any
person on account OF his payment Of Communication
money for the proeurAtion Of q substitute extend
beyond one year; but at the end of one year. in
every such case, the name OF any person so ex
empted shall be enrolled again, II not before re
turned to the enrolment list under the prov
OF this section.
Fec. g. And be q further enacted, That Boards o.
Enrolment shall enroll all perBonAliAble TO draf
under the provisions OF this act, and the act Il
which this Is an amendment, whose names MAY
have been omitted by the proper enrolling officers
all persons who shall arrive at the age OF twenty
years before the draft all aliens who shall declare
their intention to become ctizensj all persons dis
charged 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 proviEions o
the second section OF the act to which this IL or
amendment, but who are not exempted by the pro
visions Of this Rctj and said Boards OF Enrolment
bhAl release and discharge from draft all person.
who, between the time Of the enrolment and the
draft, shall have arrived at the age OF forty.hvt
year4 and shall strike the names Of such perBonl
from the enrolment,
Sec. 7. And Be Il further enacted, That any mar
liner, or able or ordinary seaman, who shall bG
drafted under this aet or the act to which this IL
an amendment, shall have the right, within eight
days after the notino cation OF such draft to enlist
In the naval service AZ a seaman, and certificate
that he has SO enlisted being made out, in conform
ity with regulations which may be prescribed
By the Secretary OF the Navy, and duly presented
to the Provost Marshal Of the district in which
such mariner, or able or ordinary seaman, shall
have been drafted, shall exempt him from suel
draft; Provided That the period for which he shal
have enlisted iUto the naval service shall not b,
less than the period for which he bhAll have beer
drafted into the military service And provides
further, That the said certificate shall declare thA
satisfactory proof has been made before the nAvA
officer issuing the same that the said psrIon *
enllIting in the Navy IL mariner by vocation, o.
an able or ordinary seaman. And any person nov
In the military service of the United States VIII,
shall furnish satisfactory proof that he is marine
by vocation, or an able or ordinary seaman, MAJ
enlist into the Navy under such rules and TegulA
tions may be prescribed by the President OF tn
United States; Provided, That such enlIstmen
shall not be for less than the unexpired term o
his military service, nor for less than one year
And the bounty money which any mariner or sea
man, enlisting from the Army into the Navy, MAJ
have received from the United States, or from tn
State in which he enlisted in the Army, shall be de
Quoted from the prize money to which he may be
come entitled during the time required TO complet
his military service And provided Juthsr, That tn
whole number OF Buchtransfer enliEtments shal
not exceed ten thousand.
Sec. 8. And be u further enacted, That wheneve
any such mariner, or able, or ordinary seaman
: shall have been exempted from such DRAFT in III
military service by such enlistment into the nAvA
service, under such due certificate thereof, the
the ward, town, townRhip precinct, er eleotio
district, or county, when the same Is not divide