Santa Fe gazette. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1859-1864, 1864-09-10
(NUMBER l8 NEW sER1Es)

hOij tACCpI tHt Gtateb VI hIhduouot LCu-
nessee, aud Louisiana, to recruit volunteers
under auy 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, ''
Sec. A. And be it further enacted, That
drafted men, substitutes, and volunteers,
when mustered in, shall be organized into
or assigned to regiments, or other organ-
zatons Of their own States, and, as far as
practicable, shall, when assigned, be per-
mitted to select their own regiments, bat
teries or other organizations from among
those Of their respective States which at
the time Of assignment may not be filed
to their maximum number .l.
Sec. s, And be it further enacted, That
the twentieth section Of the act entitled
"An net 10 amend on act entitled un,act
for enrolling and calling out the national
forces, and for other purposes" approved
February twenty four, eighteen hundred
and Sixty-four, shall be construed to mean
that the Secretary of War shall discharge
minors under the age Of eighteen years un,
der the circumtances and on the conditions
prescribed in said section; and hereafter,
if any officer Of the United States shall
enlist or muster into the military service
any person Ondor the age of sixteen years,
with or without the consent Of his parent
or guardian, such person 50 enlisted or re.
cruitcd shall be Immediately discharged
upon payment of all bounties received; and
snch recruiting or mastering officer who
shall knowingly enlist any person under
sixteen years Of age shall be dismissed the
service, with forfeiture Of all pay and al
lowances, and shall be subject to such
further punishment as a court.martial may
direct. nH.... . ..
Sec. And be it further enacted That
section three Of an act entitled IAN act 10
amend an act entitled On act for enrolling
and calling out the national forces and for
other purposes" approved February twenty
four, eighteen hundred and sixty.four, be
and the same is hereby amended, so as to
authorize aud direct district provost mar.
shaIs, under the direction Of the Provost
Marshal General, to make draft for one
hundred per centum in addition to the nun.
Der required to gil the quota Of any district
as provided by said section.
Sec. I. And be it further enacted, That
instead of travelling pay, all drafted per.
sons reporting at the place OF rendezvous
shall be allowed transportation from their
places of residence; aud persons dischare.
ed at the place of rendezvous shall lie al.
lowed transportation to their places of re-
sidencc.
Sec. 8. And be It further enacted, That
all persons in the naval service ofthe Unit
ed 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 twenty fourth, eighteen hun
dred and sixly-fonr, shall be enrolled end
credited TO the quotas Of the town, ward
district, or State, in which they respective.
" reside, upon satisfactory proof of their
residence made to the Secretary of War.
Sec, o. And be it further enacted, That
, if any person duly drafted shall bO absent
+ from home in prosecution of his usual bu-
sinesS, the provost marshal Of the district
shall cause him TO be duly notified as soon sS
may be, and he shall not be deemed des,
erter, or liable as such, until notice has
been given to him, and reasonable time al.
lowed for him to return and report to the
provost marshal of his liability under this
act. I uan u HI
Sec. 10. And be it further enacted, That
|, nothing contained in this act shall be con.
strued to alter or in any way affect the pro.
visions of the seventeenth section Of an act
approved February twenty fourth, eigh.
teenth hundred and sixty four, entitled an
act to amend an act entitled can act for
enrolling aud calling ont the national for,
J cOs, and for other purposes" approved
: March third, eighteen hundred and sixty
three. a9.
Sec. IL. And he it further enacted, That
nothing contained in this act shall be con-
strued to alter or change the provisions Of
existing laws relative to permitting per.
+ sons liable to military service to furnish
substitutes 3.
B Approved, July4, 1854 ..
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An ACT authorized the Secretary of the