Delaware State journal and statesman., 1864-03-01
Official.
LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES.
Pas'sd at The First Season Of Me Thirty. Eighth
Congress.


IPUBLIc--No. IL
An ACT to amend an act entitled 'iAu act for
enrolling aud calling out tue national forces.
and for other purposes" approved March
third, eighteen hundred aud sixty three.
Be Il enacted 6v The Senate and House of Repre-
seHtduUes Of The United States Of Americ in Con-
gress assembled, That the President of the United
states shall be authorized, whenever he shall
deem 1t necessary, during the present war, to
call Tor such number of men for the military
service Of the Uuited States as the public ext,
gencies may require.
SEC .. And be II further enacted, That the
quota OF each ward of a city, town, township,
precinct, or election district, or of a county,
where the county is not divided into wards,
towns, townships, precincts, or election districts,
shall be, as nearly as possible, in proportion to
the number Of men resident therein liable to
render military service, taking into account, as
far a. practicable, the number which has been
previously furnished therefrom; and in ascer-
tanning and filling said quota there shall be taken
into account the number Of men who have here
tofor0 entered the naval service OF the United
states, aud whose names are borne upon the en-
rolment LETS as already returned to The office Of
the Provost Marshal General of the United
States.
sKc 3. And be il further enacted, That if the
quotas shall not be fl ed within the time desig-
mated by the President the provost marshal of
the district within which any ward of city,
town, township, precinct, or election district, or
county, where the same is not divided into wards,
towns, townships, precincts or election districts.
which Is deficient in its quota, is situated, shall
under tie direction of the Provoss Marshal Gen
eral, make draft for the number deficient
therefron but all volunteers who may enlist
after the draft shall have been ordered, and be-
hall kn IL. L.. l. 1
from the number ordered to be drafted In such
ward, toEn, township, precinct, or election dis
triet, OF county. And if tue quota Of any dis
lrict shall not be filed by tie draft made in ac-
oordarce with the provisions of this act. and the
act 10 which ii is au amendment, further drafts
shall bc made, and like proceedings had, until
the quota Of such district shall be filled
SIC. 4. And be il furthr enacted, That any
person enroled under the provisions of the act
for enro ling and calling out the national forces,
and Tor other purposes, approved March third,
eighteen hundred aud sky three, or who may
he hereafter 30 enrolled, may furnish, at any
time previous TO the draft, an acceptable subst-
tu Q, who is not liable to draft, nor at the tune
~ the military or naval service OF the United
Sates, aud SUCH person SO furnishing a substi-
tute shall he exempt from draft during the time
for which [suchl substitute shall not be liable
10 draft, uot exceeding the time for which such
substitute shalt have be u accepted
She. o. And Be il further endctsd That any
per GU drafted lnlo the military service Of the
United States msy before the time fixed for his
appearance for duty a. the draft rend,sVous fur
nlsh al acceptable substitute, subject 60 such
rules aul regulations as may be p esolibed by
the Secretary Of War That if such substitute
is not liable to draft, the person furnishing him
shall be exempt from draft during the time for
which such substitute is not liable TO draft, not
,xseedibe the Term for which he was drafted
aud II such substitute is liable 10 draft, the
name OF the person furnishing him shall again
be placed on the roll, aud shall be liable to draft
on future calls, but not until the present enroll
ment shall be exhausted and this exemption
shall NOT exceed the term for which such person
snail have been drafted. And any person now
in the military or naval service Of the United
States, not physically disqualified, who has 60
served more than ono year, and whose term Of
unexprd service shall not at the time Of sub
stitutiun ex seed six months, may be employed as
substitute to serve in the troops Of the State in
which be enlisted and If any drafted person
shall hereafter pay money for the proouratou oi
q substitute, under the provisions Of the act tc
which this is an amendment, such payment oil
money shall operate only to relieve such person
from draft in filling that quota; aud his nlmt
shall be retained on the roll in filling future quo
tas but in no instance shall the exemption OIL
any person. on account Of his payment Of COM
mutation money for the procurstion of substi-
tute, extend beyond one year but at the eud 0
one year, in every such case, the name Of any
person so exempted shall be enrolled again, i
not before returned to the enrolment list unde
the provisions Of this section.
SEQ 6. And be il further enacted, That board
Of enrolment shall enroll all persons liable t
draft under the provisions of this act, aud tn
act to which this is an amendment, whose name
may have been omitted BY the proper enrollini
officers; all persons who shall arrive at the ag
Of twenty years before the draft all aliens VIII
shall declare their intention to become citizens
all persons discharged from the military o
naval service of the United States who have no
been in such service two years during the pre-
0 sent war and all persons who have been exemp
ted under the provisions of the second section Q
the act to which this is an amendment, hut VIII
are not exempted by the provisions of this act
and said boards of enrolment shall release an
discharge from draft all persons Who betwee
he time Of the enrolment and the draft, sha
have arrive at the age Of forty-fvo years, an
shall strike the names of such persons from ii
enrolment.
o SEC. 7, And 5e IL further enacted, That an
{ mariner or able or ordinary seaman who sha
he drafted under this act or the act to whic
!, this is an amendment, shall have the right, with
in eight days after the notification OF such draf
, TO enlist in the naval service as a seaman, and
certificate that he has so enlisted being made OF
in conformity with regulations which may /
y prescribed by the Secretary of the Navy, at
d duly presented TO the provost marshal Of ii
D district in which such mariner or able or ord
nary seaman shall have been drafted, shall e,
a empt him from such draft: PROVIDED, Tnat Il
b period for which be snail have enlisted into Il
naval service shall not be less then the period
which he ehall have heen lrafted fnfO ihe mi
IA service: ARd provided further That Il
sa certificate shall declare that satisfacto
proof hrs been made before the naval officer
!. ~ Dg the same that the sad person so vnlist'l
in the'navy is mariner by vocation, or an sh
& or ordinary seaman. And any person now
I" the military service Of the United States vi
u sh al furnish satisfactory proof that be is mai
ner by voeat n or an able or ordinary sesmI
may enlist into the navy under such rules Al