Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1864-07-07
THE NEW ENROLMENT ACT.

An ACT further TO regulate and provide FIR the enrolling
and calling out the national forces and for other pur-
poses.
Be enacted 6y the Senate and House Representatives,
of the United States Of America Congress assembled,
That the President OF the United States nay at his dis
oetion any time hereafter call for number oil men
as volunteers for the respective terms of one tWo and
three years for military service and any nch vounteer
or in case of draft hereinafter provided any substitute
shall be credited to the town, township, ward OF CITY,
precinct election district of county not 90 subd
vded towards the quota of which he may have volunteer
ed or engaged - substituted and every volunteer who u
accepted and mustered into the service for term OF one
year. unless discharged shall eceiv and be paid
by the United States, bounty OF one hundred dollars
and if for term of two years, unless one discharged
bounty of two hundred doas and for aterm of three
years unless discharged bounty ofthree hundred
dollars one third of which bounty shall be ad to the sol
der at the time of his being mustered inp the SERVICE
one third at the expiration Of half of his of
vice. and onethrd at the expiration of his trim of service
And in case of his death while in evice the residue of
his bounty unpaid shall be paid to his wiDw, if he shAl
have left widow if not to his children, if there be
none, to his mother, if she be widow.
Sec g And be further enacted, That the quota,
any part thereof OF town. township ward OF CITY,
precinct election district or of any county not sub
divided tha not be filed within the space of sixty days
afer such cs the President shall Immediately order
draft for year to fill such quota, any part thereof
which may be untitled and of any such draft
payment Of money shall be accepted received by the
Government sommutation to release any enrolled or
drafted from personal obligation to perform military
service.
Sec g. And be It further enacted, That shall be Law.
full for the Executive of any of the States send recruit
ing agents into any Of the States declared 10 be in rebel
lion except the States of Arkansas Tennessee and Lou-
saua to recruit volunteers under auy call under the pro-
Visions OF this act who shall be credited to the state and
TO the respective subdivisions thereof which may procure
| the enlistment
Sec 4 And be Il further enacted, That drafted men,
substitutes aud volunteers, when mustered in shall be
organized assigned to regiments batteries other
OF their States and far prsctoa-
Ia .hs oil xUha be
regiments batteries, other organizations from among
those of their respective States which at the time of
Segment nsy not be filled to their maximum number.
Sec. s. Aad be further enacted, That the twentieth
section OF the act entitled An act to amend act ent
tied act for enrolling and calling out the national forces
and for other purposes approved February twenty four
eighteen hundred and siItyfour shall be construed
mrsp that the Secretary of War shall discharge minors
under the age of eighteen under the circumstances
and on the conditions prescribed In said section and here
AFTER If auy officer Of the United States shall enlist
muster into the military service any person under the age
OF sixteen years with without the consent OF his parent
or guardian such person enlisted or recruited shall be
Immediately discharged upon payment of all bounes re-.
eeved aud such recruiting mastering officer who shall
knowingly enlist any person under sixteen years Of
shall be dismissed the service with forfeiture Of all pay
AID allowances aud shall be TO such further pun
shment NJ a conrtmartal may direct
Sec g. And be IL further enacted That section three
of an act entitled :" An act to amend act entitled
for enrolling and calling out the national orces, and
for other purposes approved February twenty four egh
teen hundred and sIyfour, be and the 10 hereby
amended so as TO authorize and direct district provost
under the direction Of he Provost Marshal Gene
raj to make draft for hundred per centum In addition
to The number required I'll the quota of any district
provided by said section.
Sec And be farther enacted That instead OF travel
hing pay all drafted persons reporting at the place Of
devious shall be allowed transportation from their places
of and persons discharged at the place Of
d. rvous shall be allowed to their places Of
residence.
Sec And be further enacted That all persons in the
naval service of the United States who bave entered said
service during the present rebellion who have not been
credited the quota OF any town distc ward State,
by Of their being in raid service and not enrolled
prior to February twenty fourth eighteen hundred and
FOUR shall be enrolled and credited to the quotas
the town. ward, district State in which they respec-
lively reside upon satisfactory proof of their residence
made to the s. cretary OF War.
Sec g. And be further enacted, That if any person
duly draf ed shall be absent om home In prosecution Of
his usual business the provost marshal If the district shall
cause him be duly noted may be- and he shall
not be deemed deserter, liable SUCH until notice
has been given to him. aud reasonable time allowed for
him to aud report to the provost marshal Of his
district but such absence shall not otherwise affect his
liability under this act
Sec 10 and be Il further enacted That nothing con.
tanned act shall be construed alter or n any way
affect the provisions Of the seventeenth section Of an act
approved February tweny ourth eighteenth hundred and
four entitled 10 amend act emit led An
for enrolling and calling out the national forces and
for other purposes" approved March third eighteen hun
bred and sixty three
SEQ IL And be IL further snastcd, That nothing con-
tanned this act shall be construed alter change the
provisions OF existing laws relative to permitting persons
liable TO military service to furnish substitutes
Approved, July 4, 1864