Daily national Republican. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1862-1866, 1864-08-31
OFFICIAL NOTICES.
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~ NEW ENROLMENT ACT.
wAR DErARrMENT,)
ADJuTANT GENERALS 0FrtcE, !
WAsHiNoToN, Juy 9, 1884.

! ADJuTANT GENERALS OFFICE, 7
WAsHiSoToN, Juiy 6, 1884.
General Orders, No. ga.
The following act of Congress ia published for
the Information and government OF all concerned;
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An act further to regulate and provide for tho GU
rolling and calling out the national forces, and
Tor other purposes.
Be II enacted BY he Senotc and HOugC Of RrPrGscHid
tires Of the United Sias Of America in Congress GS
ssnbieA, That tho PRESIDENT Of the Cnltod states
may at his discre ion, At any time hereafter, call
for any number OF men as volunteers, for the re-
spectlve terms Of one two and three yeas lot mill
tary servicei and any such volunteer, Or In case
of draft, as hereinafter provided, any substitute,
sh all he credited to the town, township, ward Of
city precinct or election district, or Of county
| not 50 subdiylded, toward the quotA Of which he
ma have volunteered or engaged a. a substitute;
and every volunteer who 10 accepted and mustered
into the service for . term OF enc year, unless
sooner discharged, shall receive, and be paid by
the Unlted states, bounty Of 500; and II for
term Of two years, unless ouner di charged,
bounty OF $500; and II for . term of three years,
unless sooner discharged, bounty Of $780, one
third OF which bounty shall be PAID to the soldier
at the time OF his being mustered into the service
one third al the expiration Of one af Of his term
of service, and ono third al the expiration Of hts
term o scrviee And In case Of his death while In
service, the residue Of mis- bounty unpaid shall be
| NSlN 10 ms WIDOW, II nc bnhH uhNc ltiN NiuONi
II no', TO his children, or II there be Zone to Lie
mother, II Ehe be widow.
Sec. 2. And be further snooted, That in case the
quota, or any part thereof OF any town, township
ward OF q city, precinct or election distinct or Of
: any county not Suodivided, shall not be Tiled
within the space OF ly days after such call, then
tho President shall immediately order draft for
J, one yesr to I'LL such Quots or any part thereof
} which may be unfllIedi and in case of any such
!, dr,ft, no payment OF money shall be accented or
/, | received by the Government as communication 10
: release any enrolled drafted man from personal
! Obligation to perform military service.
4 Sec q And be Il further enacted, That It shall be
lawful for the Executive OF any Of the States to
end reer .iting agents into any of the States de.
cAred TO be In rebellion, except the S,ateh of Ark
ansAs, Tennessee, and Louisiana TO recruit volun-
teers under a1y call under the provisions OF this
1ct who shall be credited to the State, and TO the
q respective subdivisions thereof, which may pro-
a cure the enlistment.
J. Sec And be further enacted, That drafted men
q Substitutes, and volunteers, when mus cred in,
10 shall be organized into or assigned TO regiments
batteries, or other organizations Of their OWE
States, and, a. far ~ practicable, shall, when as
n signed, be permitted 10 select the REGIMENTS
bate eS or other organizations from among thOIC
OF their respective States which At the time OF A.
Il signment may not be hIlei TO their maximum nun
d Der.
Sec. s. IND be Il further tngefed, That the TWEEN
tieth section Of the set entitled "An act to ament
an act entitled An act for enrolling and calling
out the national forees, and for other purposes,
approved February "a 1884, shall DO construed "a
g. NE All that the Secretary Of War shall discharge
70 minors under the age eighteen years under tn,
circumstances snd the conditions prescribed II
said section; and hereafter, any officer of tn,
N United sta es shall Knowingly enlist or mustsl
g. into The military service any person under the ag'
4 sixteen years, with or without the consent o
o. his parent guardian, such person so enlisted Of
= recruited shsll be Immediately discharged upor
h. repayment OF all buuntes received and such 70
T. oruisng or mastering officer who shall knowinglJ
d enlist any person undor sixteen years Of ave sh.
Sc dismissed the service, with forfeiture OF all pay
and allowances, aud shall be subject to such fur
d ther punishment as a court martial may direct.
"a Sec. Q. And be Il further enacted, That section
IS three Of an act entitled An act to amend an se
On entitled An act for ling out the nation forces
~ and for other purp ASes,'" approved February "a
-e 1884, be, and the same 10 hereby, amended Il
dj authorize and direct district provost msrshals
~ under the direction OF the Provost Marshal Gen
~ eral, to make q draft for one hundred per cent. Il
n ,dditi n TO the number required to MI the quot
ID 6 any district IS provided by said section.
'ss sec = And be JUrftsr enacted, That instead G
travelling pay, all drafted persons rrI ortng at th
place OF render out shall be allowed transports
4. tiou from their plAces Of res deuce; and per-"
discharged at the place OF rendezvous shall be a
lowed transportation TO Their places OF reslleuC
,ai Sec. g. And be further enacted Tint all person
~ In the naval service Of the United SAGE wh0 hay
is entered said service during the eseLt rebt llO
who have not teen credited 10 the quota OF an
town, district, ward, or state, by reason OF thei
Nc being In said service and no. eHrOlled prior I
ard February a. 1884 oh vi be enrolled and credited
500 the quotas Of the town. ward district or State
which they respectively reside, upon sAsfacvor
ass proof OF their residence made TO the Secretary
IL, War.
ss Sec. 0. And be IL further enacted That II any pc
No son duly drafted shall be absent from home
NJ. prosecution of his usual buinesI, the provo
ass marshal OF the district shal him be du
", notified ne soon az may be, and he Shsll not
mi deemed delerter, nor liable az such, until no II
try has been given to him aud re sonsble time
lowed for him TO return and report TO the provo
NJ ,rshal OF hts distr cti but such absence shall
y, otherwise Affect his liability under this got.
20 SEQ 10. And Dc u further enGetsd That nothIl
ne, contained IN Is at shall be CO btTued to a,e
NJ IL any way affect the provisiOEB of the save
70 tsenth Q elton OF IN act, approved Febru iry
So 1864, entitled An act to amend nn act eutitl
aIs An act for eur oipg and calling out the nation
,rei forces, and for other purposes" approved Mar
oui 3, 1863.
GU sec II. Aud be further eHGCied, That nothil
contained this act shall he construed to alter
CHI Ange the provisions OF existing lava relative
a. permitting persons liable to military &c vile
o. furnish substitutes
'0p Approved July 1854.
a. By order of the Secretary Of War:
n b. d. TOWNSEND,
Assistant AliutAnt l..