The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1864-02-27
-. Parchment Bill ~ Amended,
AN ACT

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.nrnli;nr and calling out the national for
cos, and for other purposes approved
March Sd, 1868. !.
ps - enacted b. the Senate end House Of
,a.....ss.t,nes of Inc United States Of 4 mer-
~. =, Snuoress assembled, That the Presi-
dent Of the United States shall be author
sod whenever he shall deem 1t necessary
during the present war, 10 cali lor sucn
Numbers of men for the military service
ofthe United States as the public exigen-
ces NAV require.
Gre. j. And he it further enacted, That
the Quota of each ward of q city. town,
so~nship. precinct or election district, or
county. when the county is not divided in
N wards. towns, townships, precincts, or
election districts shall be a. nearly as pos
able. in proportion to the number OF men
resident therein liable to render military
service. taking into account as tar as prac-
t;cable. the number which has been pre-
viously furnished therefrom, and in ascer-
tanning and filling said quota, there shall
hetaken into account the number OF menwhO
have heretofore entered the naval service
81 the United States, and whose names are
horne upon the enrolment lists as already
returned to the Office of the Provost Mar
shal General Of the United States.
SEC. B. And be it further enacted, That
il the Quotas shall not be filled within
The time designated by the President, the
Provost Marshal within which any ward
Of . city, town, township, precinct or cleo
ton district or county, when the same is
mot divided into wards, towns, townships,
precipcts or election districts, which is de-
kcient in its quota, is situated, shall under
the direction of the Provost Marshal Gen.
eral, make draft for the number deficient
therefrom; but all volunteers who may en-
list after the draft shall have been ordered
and before it shall be actually made, shall
be deductedfrom the number ordered to be
drafted in such ward, town, township, pre-
cinct, election district or county; and II the
Quota Of any district shall not he filled by
the draft made in accordance with the pro-
visions of this act, and the act to which 1t
ian amendment, further drafts shall be
made and like proceedings had, until the
quota of such shall be filled.
Sec 4. And be it further enacted, That
any person enrolled under the provisions
Of the act for enrolling and calling out the
National forces, and for other purposes,
approved March Sd, 1868 or who may
be hereafter SO enrolled, may furnish at
any time, ar acceptable substitute who Is
not liable to draft, nor at the time in the
military or naval service of the United
S,ates and such person 80 furnishing a sub
stitate shall be exempt from draft during
the time for which such substitute
shall not be liable to draft, not exceeding
the time for which such substitute shall
have been accepted
SEC. 5. And be it further enacted, Tina.
any person enrolled or drafted into the
military service of the United States may,
before the time fixed for his appearance for
duty al the draft rendezvous, furnish an ac-
eeplable substitute, subject to such rules
and regulations as may he prescribed by
the Secretary of War. That if such sub
siituie is not liable to draft, the person fur
nishing him shall be exempt from the draft
during the time for which such substitute
nnot liable TO draft, not exceeding the term
for which he was drafted, and if such sub
situte is liable to draft, the name Of the
person urnishing him shall again be placed
on the roll, and shall be liable to draft on
future calls, but not until the present en-
ro,lment shall be exhausted; and this ex
emption shall not exceed the term for which
such person shall have been drafted. And
any person now in the military or naval
service OF the United States, not physically
disqualified, who has so served more man
one year. and whose term OF unexpired
service shall not at the time OF substitution
exceed six months, may be employed as
substitute 20 serve in the troops the State
IN which he is enlisted; ana II any drafted
person shall hereafter pay money FOR tEe
pr0curat4on OF "A substitute, under ;ne pro-
VISION OF the ac. 10 VIII. ch this is an amend
ment, such payment of money shall
operate only 10 relieve such person from
dsaft in filling that quota and his name
eAall be retained on the roll in filling out
future quotas; but in no instance shall the
exemption Of any person on account oil his
paymei; Of communication money for the
procurasion OF substitute, extend beyond
one year, but at the end OF one year in ev-
ny such case, the name Of any person sc
sxempted shall be enrolled again, If not
before returned to the enrolment list un-
Ger the provisions of this section.
Sec. 4. And be it further enacted
mat the boards OF enrolment shall enroll
all persons liable to draft under the pro-
visions of this act, and the act to
which this is an amendment, whose names
may have been omitted by the proper en-
rolling officers all persons who shall ar
nve al the age Of twenty years before the
draft: all aliens who shall declare their in
Nntons to become citizens: all persons
discharged from the military or naval SER
vice of the United States who have not been
IN such service two years during the pres
emit war: and all persons who have been
exempted under tho provisions of the Sec
i, md section of the act, to which this is an
= Mendment, but who are not exempted by
y ne provisions of this act and said boards
u enrolment shall release and discharge
rom draft all persons who, between the
r-S Va Tue enrolment 8uO tuc OIhit Suall
nave arrived At the age of forty-ive years,
anu shall strike the names of such persons
rom the enrolment.
nnckc. land be it further enacted,
tnat any mariner or able seamen whOshall
S drafted under this act, or the act to
rnicn this is an amendment, shall have
s Me right, within eight days after the noti-
a ae OF such draft, to enlist in the naval
Ssefsice as seaman, and a certificate that
NC mas so enlisted being made out, in con-
Trinity with regulations which may be
arS , by the Secretary of the Navy,
~ ~. ,uuiy presented to the Provost Marshal
81 sa. me district in which such mariner or
~amen shall have been drafted. shall ex-
tS np1 MN from such draft, provided, that
~ ~ period for which he shall have enlist
,h ~ INTO the naval service shall not be less
s %sn the period for which he shall have
An Al drafted into the military service
ana provided further, That the said certif-
e shall! declare that the satisfactory
rool mas beer made before the naval Off
SS1rlssuing the same that said nerson 80
ro n In the navy is mariner by yoca-
MOO vo or IN able seaman. And anv person
~" IN the military service Of the United