American citizen. [volume] (Butler, Butler County, Pa.) 1863-1872, 1864-07-13
The New Military Bill--What isit7

The New Military Bill--What isit ?
The following is the act as agreed to by
both houses-Further TO regulate and pro
vide for the enrolling and calling out Of
the national forces, and for other pupos-
es; r
The President of the United States
may, at his discretion, at any time hereat-
Ter. call for any number of men as volun-
teers, for the respective terms OF one,
two or three years, for military service,
and any such volunteer, or, in case of a
draft, as herein after provided, any sub
stitute shall be credited to the town, town
ship, ward. or city precinct, or election
district Of county, towards the quota of
which he may have volunteered or enga-
ged as q substitute, and every volunteer
whois accepted and mustered into the SER
vice for term of one year, unless sooner
discharged, shall receive and be paid by
the United States bounty of 500, and
if for a term of two years, unless sooner
d;sobor,.od = hopnfv of e3OO and r. for
form, og tbroe Years miles, sooner dis
charged, bounty of $500: oue-third Of
which bounty shall be paid to the sol
dier at the time Of his being mustered in
to the service, one-third at the expira-
tioh OF one-i,'l' ol i'' '''i" oi S''''ee'
ana ohe,'nIFoa al 'nc expiration o' MS term
OF service anu Il. case ot i''S ueatn WINE
IN the service 'he residue OF MS poun-
y remaining unpaid si'al De palu 10
MS "ido"' i ne '""'' nave Io'' "luo"'
II not to ms cilidFen' or II Ihefe be none,
to his mother, IN cas- she DC a widow
In case the quota oil any part Ihereot
OF any town, township, ana waraot city,
precinct or election aIStnct' orany county
not 50 suo-o!'ldel' shaH not pc l1ed
within the space OF Hity days alter such
cali then the President sNaH mmeaia-
te'y order a dF"l' loF one year 10 III Soch
quota, or any Pa'V "heFcoI "h'ch may DC
unhiIed; ana IN the case oIany Such drait,
no payment OF money shall be accepted or
received by the government as commu'a-
tlon to release an enrolled or GRATED man
from personal oDIISati0h'to TO perform mlL-
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shall he constructed to mean that tbc Sec
retarv of War shall DISCHARGE minors nm
dor tba ,oo of c;obtoon voors pnder the
circumstances and ON the conditions nro-
scribad in said section. and hereafter If
anv officer oftbe United States shall enlist
or muster into the military service opv ner-
son ,nder the aoe of sixteen vears with
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