The Cadiz Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1854-1864, 1864-03-02

the time required TO complete his military
service: And provided, further, That the whole
number OF such trsnsisr enlistments shall not
exceed ten thousand.
SEC. 8. And be il further enacted, That
whenever any such mariner or able seaman
shall have been exempted from such draft in
the military service by such enlistment into
the naval service, under such due certificate
thereof, then the ward, town, township, pre-
cinct, or election district, or county, when
the same is not divided into wards, towns.
townships, precincts, or election districts,
from which such person has been drafted,
shall DO credited with his services to sll
intens and purposes as If he had been du
ly mustered into the military ser vice under
such draft.
Sec. 8. And ba it further enacted, That all
enlstments into the naval service Of the U
s. or iuto the Marine Corps of the U. s.
that may be hereafter made OF persons liable
to service under the act of Congress entitled
"An act Tor enrolling and calling out the ns-
tional forces, and tor other purposes" hppRo>
we'd March third eighteen hundred and sixty
three, shall be credited to the ward, town,
township, precinct, OF election district, or
eceunty, when the same is not divided into
wards towns, townships, precincts, or cleo.
ton districts, in which such enlisted men
were or may be enrolled and liable TO duty
under tho act aforesaid, under such regula-
tions as the Provost Marshal General Of the
U. S. may prescribe.
SEC. 10. And be it further enacted, That
the folio wing persons be, and they are here.
by, x;mpted from enrolment and draft uns
der the provisions Of this act and Of the act
to which this is an an n iment, TO wi: Such
as are ri .cted as physically or mentally nm
fit for the the service, all persons actually in
the military or naval Sc vice o the U. 5. at
the time Of the draft, and all persons who
have served in the military or naval service
two years during the the present war, and
been houorably discharged therefrom; and
no pc sons but such are herein exempted
shall be exempt. .,....
Sec. IL, Aqd be it further enacted. That
section third of the "Act for enrolling and
calling out the national iorces, and Ior other
purposes,"4 approved March third, eighteen
hundred and sixty three, land SO much OF secs
tion ten Of said act as provides for the sepa
rate enrolment Of each class, be, and the
same are hereby, realed; and it shall DO the
duty OF tho board OF enrolment of each dis
trict to consolidate the two classes mention.
toned in section third Of said act. . .
SEC. IL. And be it further enacted, That
any person who shall lorcitly resist or ops
pose any enrolment, or who shall incite,
counsel, encourage, or who shall conspIre or
confederate with any person or rerso S for
cibly to resist or oppose any such enrolment
or who shall aid or resist, or take any part
in any torcible resistance or opposition there
to, OF who shall assault, obstruct, hinder,
impede or threaten any officer or other per-
son employed in making or in aiding to
make such enrolment, or employed in the
performsce, or in aiding IN tie per OF nance
OF any service in any way relating to there-
to, or in arresting or aiding to arrest any spy
or deserter from the military service Of the
U. s. shall upon conviction thereofin any
court competent to try the oflense, be pun.
isbed by fine not exceeding five thousand
dollars, or by imprisonment rot exceeding
five years, or by both o! said punisbmentS,
in the discretion Of The court. And in cases
where such assaulting. obs,ructiong, hinder>
ing, or impending shall produce the death of
such officer or other person, the offender
shall be deemed guilty Of murder, and upon
thereo npon indictment in the
circuit court OF the U. 5. for the district
within which the ofense was committed.
shall be punished with death. And nothing
in this section contained shall be construed
TO relieve the party offending from liability
under proper indictment or process for any
crime against the laws OF STATE, committed
by lin while violating the provisions Of this
section. ...l. l.5.,1 e4 ..... ....r.,.,. ,
d SEC 13. And be it further enacted. That
detail or appoint such number OF additional
surgeons for temporary duty in the examina-
ton Of persons drafted into tho military SER
wee, in any district, as may be necessary to
secure the prompt examination OF such per
sons, and to fix the compensation to be paid
surgeons so appointed while actually employ
ed. And such surgeons, 50 detailed or sp,
pointed, shall per Orm the same duties as the
surgeon Of The board OF enrolment, except
that they shall not be permitted to vote or
sit with the board Of enrolment.
SEC. IA. Ana be it further enacted. That
the Secretary Of War is authorized, when
eyer in his judgment the public interest will
be subseryed thereby, to permit or require
boards o. examination OF enrolled or drafted
men TO hold their examinations at different
p,ints within Il e.r respective enrolment
districts. TO be determined by him: P,ovi0ed,
That in all districts over one hundred miles
in ex ent, and in such as are composed OF
over ten coun.ies. the board shall hold their
ses' ion in at least tvs o places in such dis
trict, and at such points as are best ca!cula"
ted to accommodate the people theIeof. -
SEC. Is. And be it .fu'ther enacted, That
provost marshals, boards OF enrolment, or
any member thereof, acting by authority OF
the board, shall have power to summon wit.
nesses IN behalf Of the Government, and
enforce their attendance by attachment with
out previous payment OF fees, in any case
pending before ,hem; and the tess allowed
Tor witnesses attending under summons shall
be six cents per mile for mileage, counting
one way, and no other fees or costs shall be
allowed under the provisions OF this section;
and they shall have power 10 administer
oaths and affirmations. And any person
who shall willfully and corruptly swear or
affirm iaisely before any provost marshal, or
board OF enrolment, or member thereof,
acting by authority Of the board
Or who shall before any civil msgis-
ttrste, williully and corrAptly swear or affirm
falsely 10 any affidavit to be nsed in any
case pending before any provost marshal or
board OF enrolment, shall, on conviction,
be fined not exceeding five hupdred dollars
and imprisoned not less than six months nor
more than twelve months The drafted
men shall have process to bring witnesses,
but without mileage. ~ '.+ T.+'.g ,'1
+. SEC. 16. And be ii, further enacted, That
copies Of any record OF provost marshal,
or majority Of SAID board Of enrolment,
shall be deemed and taken as evidence in
any cigil or military court in like manner as
the original record: I'roviaea. That il any
person shatl Knowingly certify any false
copy or copies Of such record, to be used in