The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1864-03-04

the Z, States, provided that such enlistment
shall not DO less than the uncxpired term of bis
miliaisy service nor for less than one year.
And sae bounty money which any mariner or
seamah enlsting from tho army into the ravy
may 3ave received from the United States, or
frona llc State in which he enlisted in the army,
SHAH be deducted from the prize money to which
he mag become entitled during the lime requir-
I Eea to complete his military service; and pro-
videi Further that The whole number OF such
sss.ans4ay enistments shall not exceed ten thous-
and.
Enlis.ments in the naval service are to be
credited to the draft.
The efcllowing persons are exempted from en-
rollment and draft, namely: Such as are reject
cd as physically or mentally unfit for the SER
vice; ail persons actually in the military CT
naval service Of the United States at the time
Of the draft, and a!l,persons who have served
ia the military or naval service two years dur
ing the present war and been bonor,by dis
chargeI; and no presons but such as are herein
exempted shall be exempt
SO mach OF the enrolment act as provides for
two clsssas Of enrolment, is repealed, and they
are no. consolidated.
Any person torcibly resisting, or aiding TO re-
sst or oppose the enrolment, etc.. shall, upon
| conviction thereof in any court competent TO try
The ofeEse, be punished 10y n fine not exceeding
five Thousand dollars, OF by imprisonment not
! exceeding Eve years, or both of these punish
rnen!s in the discretion Of the court. In case
where assauIting, obstructiDg, hiniering or i'm
peaing shall produce the death of the officer or
other person, the offender stall be deemed guilty
o! murder, and on conviction, shall be punished
with death.
Ti, Secretary Of War is authorized to detail
additional surgeons for temporary duty in The
examination Of drafted persons aud he is au-
thorized TO permit or require boards of exami-
nation 10 hold their examinations at different
ponis witin their enrolment districts, to be
determod by bin.
Provost marshals, boards Of enrolment, or
any member thereof has power to summon wit
nesses in behalf Of The government ana enforce
their attendance.
Members of religious denominations, who
shall u 9ailh al gsEtPaaaq ID aGtisSao tES aotaaf st
arms, and who are prohibited from doing so by
the rules and articles OF faith and practice Of
such religious denomination, shall, when drafted
into the military service, be considered non com
batants, and shall be assigned by tho Secretary
Of War to duty in the hospitals, or to ths care
Of freedmen, or shall pay thasu Of three bua-
dred dollars, to be applied to the benefit Of the
sick and wounded soldiers provided, no person
shall bo eaiited to the benefit of this section
unless declaration Of conscientious scruplcs a.
gainst bearing arms shall be supported by sat-
isfactory evidence that his department has been
uniformly consistent with such declaration.
r. f1-o 4, ,taf,,
of aicnage, be exempted from enrolment or
draft, who has at any time assumed the rights
OF citizen, by voting at any election held un-
der tue authority Of the laws of any State or
Territory, or of the United States or who has
held any Office under said laws, or any of them,
but the fact that such persons OF foreign birth
has voted Or held, or shall vote or hold office,
shall be taken as conclusive evidence, that he
is not entitled to exemption from military SER
vice on account of aenage
Any person drafted and liable to render mil
itary service, who shall procure exemption by
fraud or false representations is to be deemed
deserer, and held to service for the full term
for which he was drafted, reckoning from the
time Of his arrest; Provided, the Secretary Of
War may order The discharge of all persons in
the military service who are uraer the age Of
eighteen years at the time of the application
for their discharge. wl.on it shall appear upon
due proof that such persons are in the service
without the consent, either express or implied,
Of their parents OF guardians; and provided
that such persons, their parents or guardians
shall first repay To the government and to the
States and local authorities all bounties and ad-
vance pay which have been paid to them.
parcnn who chotl ,i.nc,,ro nr ttao,nt IN,
procure false report from the surgeon or the
board of enrolment, concerning the physical
condition of any drafted person, or decision
in favor of such person by the board Of enroll
nient, upon claim to exemption, knowing tho
same to be FALSE shall, upon conviction in any
district Or crcuit court OF the United States,
be punished by Imprisonment for the period for
which the party was drafted
The fee Of agent and attorneys for making
out and causing to be executed papers in sup
port Of a claim for exemption from draft, or
for any service rendered to the claimant, shall
not in any case exceed five dollars; and physi-
clans or surgeons furnishing certificates of dis
ability, and any officer, clerk or depoty connect
ed with the board Of enrolment, who shall re-
ceivo compensation from any drafted man for
any services, or Obtaining the performance Of
such service required from any member of. the
board by the provisions of this act, shall be
guilty Of high misdemeanor, and on conviction
fined not exceeding five hundred dollars, and
shall also be subject TO Imprisonment for term
not exceeding one year, at the discretion of the
court.
No members of the board of enrolment and
nosurgeon detailed or employed to assist the
board Of enrolment, and no clerk, assistant,
or employee of any provost marshal or board
Of enrolment, shall, directly, or indirectly, be
engaged in procuring or attempting to procure
substitutes for persons drafted or liable to be
drafted, and any surgeon making a false or in
correct report, or shall wilfully neglect to make
faithful inspection and true report, and any