Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1864-07-20
Ibe New Enrolment Ae,

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enrolling and eeIi;ag oiste and provide for the
= ~ 1oF other purposes. 4ofces,
,r. - tf.acted 6y TIE Senate and Houss % p,
oysse - q me United States Of 4gasyfrg :; r.
sesS eSSsaoted That The Presi5s,t ~ - ~ con-
oiase IS may at his discretion ar a ~ ne United
rssaact;t naui Der OF men as Volunteers f. ~
- .efnls OF one. two, and three - .ne
hfiltary service; aud any s1cb Yt niee years for
case o. dEait, as hereinafter provi5ad or n
ttute, shall be credited to me torr' an sno-
ward OF city, precinct or election Nhshle
county not so subdFided. towards ~ -, OF OF 8
snbst;t,, Hay nave volunteered engaged as
ana must cred into theservice for : TERI,
be paid b a. sooner discharged, shall receive and
drsi f'lIs 'Ie United states, bounty or one bDn
| i1ss21iar s and If for a term OF two vaa-s-,I,
! dollars 80 ~ liseu' : bounty OF two HUNDRED
! 1o-.-s SUI II Tor term Of three 80, $3.50
/ sooner discharged, bounty OF IL I~te, uhtess
/ IL 81 ps 'aaf1 OF which bounty shall b. as
- so1dler Al TIE time Of lis being mps,p aaa 20
ne Se.Fiee one third at the exiirstin eFed into
tlon az M 80, Seis.ce, and ne-thrd the exprs
e@ - "hIie IA the service the resiaue 81 Re o. ms
have Ieff a 49,, oe bsld to lis widow, if he shall
49, - q s-do" II net, TO his children ~ Z,
'tefe be none, 10 his mot her if She b = -, or II
eec = ina o. ft further eHactey r." -uo~
~. W@ru OF a city, precinct, election Ill.,.
all 81 81 any county not 50 subdivided shan no. ~
n the President shall im1ejiste a. ger saen call
Hr on msv he 49, s,4 u9ta, or any part there 4
: eh may pc unhlled and in case of any
!, sIicn p%5 nent OF money shall be accenr.i e.
~ ~ 49, e u government as communication 70
- -, I1--, oI dralted man from Personal
litigation to perform -:c,iaetl; Tho.;.
see s. Ind 6sit turtle. ,g''y' mat 1t Shall bs
awful for the Executive Of "s Of the States TO
lend recruiting agents into any s.Is states de-
,ared to be in rebellion, except in 'Ne STATES or
Arkansas Tennessee, and Louisiana, 10 recruit
volunteers under any call under the PROVISIONS OF
his act, who shall be credited to the state ana to
he respective subdivisions thereof, which may
procure the enlistment.
Sec. l. Ind be 1t further enacted, That drafted
men. substitutes, and volunteers, when mustered
n, shall be organized in assig ned to regiments
batteries, other organizations of their own
states and, as Tar as practicable, shall, VIII
signed be permitted to select their regiu .epts
batteries, or other organizations from among those
If their respective States which the time OF as
gnment may not be filled to their maxim UNI num-
see .. Ind Be 1t further enacted That the goth
section the titled act to amend an
act entitled act for enrolling and calling Gus
the national forces, and for other purposes, an
proved February twenty fourth, eighteen hundred
and siNty-four, shall be construed to that
-he Secretary of War shall discharge minors uniss
The age Of eighteen ears, under the circumstances
and the tondltions prescribed IN said section;
and hereafter, if any officer OF the United States
shall enlist into the milii service any
person under the age of sixteen years, with
without the consent of his parent guardian,
such person o enlisted recruited shall be i'm
ne lately discharged upon payment OF all bounties
and such recruiting mastering officer
who shall knowingly enlist any person under six
teen years Of age shall be dismissed the service.
with forfeiture of all pay and allowances, and
shall be subject to such further punishment as a
co urt- martial may direct.
Sec. t. And be 1t further enacted, That section
three oil an act entitled an act 10 amend
entitled an act for enrolling and calling out the
national forces, and for other purposes" approved
+ February twenty -four, eighteen hundred and six
ty-four, 1. and the same Is hereby amended, so as
thorize and direct district provost marshals
der the direction of the Provost Marshal General,
to make draft for one hundred per eentum in ad
dition to the number required to fiji the quota OF
any district provided by said section.
Sec. : Ind b. it further enacted, That instead OF
travelling pay all drafted persons reporting at the
place of rendezvous shall be allowed transporta-
ton from their places Of residence; and persons
discharged at the place OF rendezvous shall be al
lowed transportation 30 their places OF residence
Sec. S. AHd be az further enacted, That all per
sons in the naval service Of the United states who
have entered said service during the present rebel
lion, who have not been credited to the quota OF
any town, district, ward, or state, by reason OF
their being in said service aud enrolled prior
to February twenty -fourJh, eighteen hundred and
sixty -four, shall be enrolled and credited to the
which they respectively reside, upon satisfactory
proof OF their residence made to the Secretary oi
War.
sec. 9. Ind BE- 1t further enacted That, if any
person duly drafted shall be absent from home IN
prosecution OF his usual business, the provost
marshal of the district shall cause him to be duly
notified soon Il may be, and he shall not be
deemed desertur, nor liable as such, until notice
has been given him, and reasonable time allow
ed for him to return and report to the provost
marshal Of his districts but such absence shall not
otherwise affect his liability under this act.
81 Sec 10. Ind Be 1t further enacted, That nothing
ed in this shall be construed to alter
IN any way affect the provisions Of the seventeenth
section OF act approved February TWEEN ~ fourth,
eighteen hundred and sixty -four, entitled
o amend act entitled " An act for enrolling and
calling ut the national forces and for other pur
poses" approved March third eighteen hundred
and sixty-three.
Sec. II. ind be II further enacted, That nothing
ain ed in this shall be construed to aIteror
change the provisions of existing laws, relative to
permitting persons liable to military service TO fur
uish substitutes.
Approved, July i, 1864.