The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1864-07-15
The Enrolment Law.

The following are the provisions of the
important act passed by Congress. further
to regulate and provide tor the enrolling
and calling out the National forces. aud f,r
other purposes:
The President Of the United States NAV,
at bis 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 o draft, as hereaf-
ter provided, any substitute, shall be cred
tied TO the town, township, ward, or city
precincts or election district Of q county,
toward the quota Of which he may have vol
uDteered or engaged as q substitute, aud
every volunteer who is accepted and mus.
tered into tho service for one year, unless
sooner discharged, shall receive and be paid
by the United States bounty of $780,
and il for term OF two years unless sooner
discharged, a bounty of 5000, and if for .
term of three wears unless sooner discharged
bounty Of $500 one.third Of which boun-
| ty shall be paid to the soldier at the time
OF his being mustered into the service. one
third at the expiration of ope.bslf of bis
term of service, and one third at the expi-
ration of his term of service and 10 case Of
his death while in the service. then the res
idue of bis bounty unpaid shall be paid to
his widow, If he shall bavo left widew, IL
NOT, to bis children, or If there be none, to
bis mother, in case she be widow.
| In case the quota or any part thereof of
any town, township, ward of city. precinct
or election district, or of any county not
sub divided, shall not be filled within the
space of fifty DAYS after such call. tnen the
President shall Immediately order draft
| IN nr
thereof whichmay be untitled and in case
of any such draft, no payment of money
shall be accepted or received BY, the Gov.
ernment as Communication to release a6y en-
rolled or drafted man from personal obliga-
| ton to perform military service.
! II shall be lawful for the Executive of any
of the States to send recruiting agents into
any of the States declared to be in rebellion
except the States of Arkansas. Tennessee
| Louisiana, and to recruit volunteers under
any call under tho provisions of this act,
who shall be credited to tho State and to
the respective sub. divisions thereof which
may procure the enlistment.
Drafted men, substitutes, and volunteers,
when mustered in, shall lie organized in or
assigned to regiments. batteries or otbor
organiz ,tions of their own States, and as
far as practicable, shall, when assigned, be
permitted to select their own regiments,
batteries or other organizations from among
those of their respective States which at the
time of their assignment may be filled to
their maximum number.
| The twentieth section OF an act entitled
| "An act to amend an act entitled an act for
enrolling the national forces, approved
February oath 1864, shall be construed to
moan that the Secretary of War shall dis
! charge minors under the age OF eighteen
years. under the circumstances and on the
conditions prescribed in said section; and
hereafter If any officer of the United States
shall enlist or muster into the military ser
vice any person under the sge of sixteen
years, with, or without the consent Of his
parents or guardian, such person so,enlisted
!, or recruited shall be Immediately and un-
conditionally discharged upon the repay
ment of the bounty received, and such re-
cruiting or mastering officer who knowingly
enlists person under sixteen years Of age
shall be dismissed from the service, with the
forfeiture of ell pay and allowances. and
shall De subject to such further punishment
as q court martial may decide.
Sixth--Section three OF su act entitled
IAN act to amend an act entitled an act for
enrolling and calling out the national for
ces and for other purposes" approved Feb,
Gath, ] S64, shall be and the same hereby is
amended 80 as to authorize and direct the
provost marshals. under the direction of the
Provost Marshal General, to make draft
for one hundred per centum in addition 10
the number required to fill the quota of any
district as provided BY said section.
! Seventb-That instead of travelling pay.
, all drafted persons reporting at place Of
rendezvous shall be allowed transportation
from their places of residence, and persons
; discharged at the place of rendezvous shall
bo allowed transportation to their places OF
residence.
! Eighth-All persons in the naval services
of the United States, who have entered said
service during the preseat rebellion, who
have not been credited to the quota Of any
town, district, ward, or State. by reason Of
their being in said service and not enrolled
prior to February oath, 1864, shall, on sat
isfactory proof of their residence, made 10
Secretary of War, be enrolled and credited
to tho quotas of the town, ward, district, or
State in which they respectively reside.
Nintn-If any person duly drafted, shall
be absent from home in the prosecution OF
their usual business, the Provost Marshal
of the district shall cause him to be duly
notified as soon as rnay be, and he shall not
be deemed deserter, nor liable as such.
until notice has been given him and reason
able time allowed for him to return and re-
port to the Provost Marshal of bis district;
but such absence shall not otherwise affect
his liability under this act.
Tenth and E,eventh-Nothing contained
10 this act 10 to be construed to alter or 10
any wny affec. the law relative to those con.
scenciocsIy opposed to bearing arms. or Ia
affact the riphts of Dere OnS ITO procure sub