The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1864-07-29
THE NEW ENROLMENT LAW.
Provisions of the Act approved July 4.

Provisions of the Act approved July 4.
The following is an official copy of the
new enrolment act, approved By the presi-
dect Oh the 4th instant.
An act further to regulate and provide for
the enrolling and calling out the nation
al forces, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the senate and house
of representatives Of the United States Of
America in congress assembled, That the
President of the United States may, at his
discretion, at any time hereafter call for
any number of men as volunteers for the
respective terms of one, two and three
years for military service and any such
volunteer, or, in case of draft, as herein
after provided, any substitute shall be
credited to the town, township, ward o:
city, precinct or election district, or of a
county not so subdiyided, towards the
quota Of which he may have volunteered
or engaged as substitute and every VOL
unteer who is accepted and mustered into
the service for the term Of one year, un
less sooner discharged, shall receive and
be paid by the United States a bounty of
one hundred dollars; and if for term of
two years, unless soone: discharged, a
bounty Of two hundred dollars aud if for
! term of three years, unless sooner dis
| charged, bounty of three hundred dol
| lars one third of which bounty shall be
paid to the soldier at the time OF bis being
mustered into the service, one-third at the
expiration of one-haIf Of his term of SER
vice, and one third at the ex oration of his
term Of service. And in case of his death
while in service, the residue 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 moth.
er, il she be a widow.
Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That
in case the quota, or any part thereof, Of
any town, township, ward of city, pre-,
cinct, or election district or Of any coun-
ty not so subdivided, shall not be filled
within the space Of fifty days after such
call, then the president shall Immediately
order a draft for one wear to fill such quo
ia, or any part thereof, which may be uu-
filed and in case Of any such draft, no
payment of money shall be accepted or
received by the government as communal
ton to release any enrolled or drafted man
from personal obligation to perform mill
tary service.
Sec. 3. And be it further enacted, That
i, shall be lawful for the executive Of anv
Of the states to send recruiting agents in.
| to any Of the states declared to be 10 re-
bellion. except the states OF Arkansas,
| Tennessee and Louisiana, to recruit yolun.
teers under any call under the provisions
of this act, who shall be credited to the
| state, and to the respective Subdivisions
thereof. which may procure the enlist.
ment
Sec. 4. And be it further enacted, That
drafted men, substitutes and volunteers,
when mustered in, shall be organized into
or assigned to regiments. batteries or
other organizations Of their own states,
and, as far as practicable, shall, when as,
signed, be permitted TO select their own
regiments, batteries or other organizations
! from among those Of their respective
states viii, h at the time of assignment
NAV not be filled to their maximum num-
Der.
Sec. 5. And be it further enacted, Tba;
the twentieth section Of the act entitled
An act to amend an act entitled an act
for enrolling and calling on. 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
| Of
under the circumstances and n the condi
tons prescribed in said section and here
after If any officer of the United States
shall enlist or muster into the military ser
vice anv person under the age Of sixteen
wears, with or without the consent of his
parent or guardian, such person SO enlist
ed or recruited shall be Immediately dis
charged upon payment of all bounties re
ceived and such recruiting or mastering
officer who shall knowingly enlist any per-
son under sixteen years Of age shall be dis.
missed the service, with forfeiture Of all
pay and allowances, and shall be subject
TO such further punishment as a court
martial may direct.
Sec g. And be it further enacted, That
SOULFUL .hlSo VI an fbtt CttitiCu XAu aC'
TO amend an act entitled an act for enroll
ing and calling out the national forces
anc other purposes approved February
twenty-four, eighteen hundred and sixty
four, be and the same is hereby amended
so as to authorize and direct district pro
vost marshals, under the direction Of the
Provost Marshal General, to make drat
} for one hundred per centum in addition tc
} the number required to fill the quota o
any district as provided by said section.
} Sec. I. And be it further enacted, Tha
} instead Of travelling pay, all drafted per
} sons reporting at the place Of rendezvous
shall be allowed transportation from thei
places of residence and persons discharged
! at the place of rendezvous shall be allowed
transportation to their places of residence
! Sec s. And be it further enacted, That
all persons in the naval service Of the Uni
ted States who have entered said service
during the present rebellion, who have no
: been credited TO the quota of any town
district, ward or state, by reason Of thei
being in said service and not enrolled pri
or TO February twenty fourth, eighteen