, 1864-06-13

and punished rs such, and shall % held to
service for the full term for which: he was
drafted, reckoning from the time Of Ills arrest ::
Prorided, That the Secretary Of Wat may
order the discharge Of all persons IN the mill
tnry service Who Gre Under The Gge Of eighteen
wears at the time Of the application for their
discharge, when il shall appear upon due proof
that such persons are in the service without
the consent, either expressed OF Implied, Ol
their parents or guardians: ARd prOridel fur
dams, shall first repay to the Government and
to the State and local authorities all bounties
and advance pay which may have been paid
an amendment to the contrary notwithstand'
ing.
Sec. 81. And be it further enacted, That
any person who shall procure, or attempt to
procure, false report from the surgeon Of the
board Of enrolment concerning the physical
condition Of any drafted person, or decision
in favor Of such person by the board Of enrol
ment upon claim TO exemption, knowing the
same to be false, shall, upon conviction in any
district or circuit court Of the United States,
be punished BY imprisonment for the period
for which the party was drafted.
Sec. %. And Be t further enacted, That the
fees Of agents and attorneys for mixing out
and causing to be executed any papers in sup.
DO Of Q claim for exemption from drafi, o.
for any services that may be rendered to the
claimant, shall not, in any case, exceed five
dollars; and physicians or surgeons furnishing
certificates Of disability to any claimant for ex.
emptiOn from draft shall not be entitled to any
fees or compensation therefor. And any agen;
or attorney who shall, directly or indirectly,
demand or receive any greater compensation
Tor his services under this act, and any physi
clan or surgeon who shall, directly or indi
rectly, demand or receive any compensation fol
furnishing said certificates Of disability, and
any officer, clerk, or deputy connected with
the board Of enrolment who shall receive com
pensatiOn from any drafted man for any scr
vices, Or obtaining the performance Of sucl
service required from any member Of sale
board by the provisions Of this act, shall b
deemed guilty Of high misdemeanor. and
upon conviction, shall, for every such offence
be fined not exceeding FIVE hundred dollars, h
be recovered upon information or indictmen
before any court Of competent jurisdiction, one
half for the use Of any inforlneT who may pros
ecute for the same in the name Of the UniteC
States, and the other half for the use Of tn
United States, and shall also be subject to i'm
prisOnment for term not exceeding one year
at the discretion Of the court
Sec. %. dad be it further enacted, That N
member Of tho board Of enrolment, and no sur
geon detailed or employed to assist the boar
Of enrolment, and no clerk, assistant, or EN-
ployee Of any provost marshal or board Of en-
rolnent, shall, directly or indirectly, be en-
gagged in procuring or attempting 70 procur,
substitutes for persons drafted, or liable to b
dFaited into the military service Of the Unitet
States. And Il any member Of board Of en-
rolment or any such surgeon, clerk, assistant
or employee, shall procure, or attempt to pro
cure, . substitute for any person drafted, o
liable to be drafted, as Aforesaid, he shall b,
deemed guilty Of . misdemeanor, and shall
upon conviction, be punished BY Imprisonment
not less than thirty days, nor more than sil
months, and pay fine not less than one hun
dred, nor more than one thousand dollars, b.
any court competent to try the offence.
See. -. And b Il further enacted, That al
able-bodied male eolored persons, between tn,
ages Of twenty and iorty-live years resident
In the United States, shall be enrolled accord
Ing 10 the provisions Of this act, and Of ths
act 70 which this 3 an amendment, and form
part Of the national iorces; and when slav.
of & loynl master shall Be drafled and mustered
into the service of the United States, his masseu
shall have 4 certificate thereof and thereupor
such slave shall be lFee; and tho bounty Of on,
hundred dollars now payable By law Tor eacl
drafted man, shall be paid 10 the person d
whom surS dFalted persun vas owing Rervic,
Or labor At the time Of his muster into the ser
vice Of The United States. The Secretary o
War shall appoint commission 10 each Of u,
slave States represented IN Congress, charges
to award toeach loyal person 70 whom . col
ored volunteer may owe service Just compen
sation not exceeding three hundred dollars, %
each such eolored volunteer, payable out Q
the fund derived from eonimuiations, and ever,
such eolored volunteer, on being mustered int
the service, shall be iroa. And IN an ease
where men Of color have been heretofore On
listed or have volunteered In the military ser
vics or the United States, all the provisions Q
this act, 50 far Is the payment Of bounty AM
compensation are provided, shall bo equalll
applicable IS to those who may Be hercaile
recruited. But men Of color, drafted o. en-
listed, or who may volunteer into the military
service, yhils they shall be credited on III
quotas Of the several States, or subdivisions o
States, wherein they are respectively drafted
enlisted, Or shall volunteer, shall not Be a.
signed as Suite troops, but shall be muatere.
into regiments OF companies as United State
eolored lroops
Sec. Is. AID Js Il further enacted, That ID
fifteenth section of the act 10 which this !
lmendaiory Be 80 amended that Il win read q
follows: That any surgeon charged with ID
duty q such inspection, who shall recefv
lrom any person whomsoerer any money o
other valuable thing, o. agree, directly o. IN
4 directly, 70 receive the same 10 his own d
an0lhor's use, fof making an imperfect inspec
ton, o. Ihlss o. incorrect fepolt, o. who shaI
wtll1ally neglect 10 make hiihlul inspection
and true rqport, and each member Of die boar.
q enfululent who shall HIlfnlly agree to u,
discharge from sersice of any drslisd psfsol
who is not legally and properly entitled /,
such diseharge, shall be tried by court.mar
tial, and, on co viction thereof Sc punished B,
q ilne not less than three hundred dollars an,
not more than ten thousand dollars, shall B,
i imprisoned At the discretion or the court. Al,
Be cashiered and dismissed the service.
Sec. 20. And Be Il further enacted, That III
words precinct and . election District a
used in this ACT, shah not Be construed % re-
quire any subdivision for purposes Of enrol
ment and DRAFT less than the wards into which
any city or village may be divided, or than n,
towns Or townships into which any county ma,
See. "a. And Jsit f6rfRsr enacted That :,
much Of the Get entitled An nel Iof enFoiIin.
and ealing out the national I5rces, and %
other purposes approved March third, eieh
teen hundred and 1ixty.three, as may be neon