Daily national Republican., 1864-03-19


states At the tins Of ne draf, and all persons who
have served In the military or naval service two
years during the present war and been honorably
discharged therefrom, and no persons but such a.
are herein exempted shall be exempt.
SEQ. II. And b u JutAv snsoisd, That section
third Of the Act for enrolling and calling out the
national ioroes and for other purposes" approved
March ., lsas, and 10 much Of section ten OF said
aot as provides for the separate enrolment Of each
class, be, and the same are hereby, rePealedj and
II shall be the duty OF the Board OF Enrolment OF
each district 10 consolidate the two classes men,
TONED in the third ssciiea OF said act.
Sec. H. And b q 1utAv saadcd, ThAt any person
who shall foroibly resist or oppose any enrolment,
or who shall ineite, counsel, encourage, or who
shall oonspire or confederate with any other per-
son or persons foroibly 70 resist or oppose any
such enrolment or who shall aid or Assist or take
any part in any foroible resistance OF opposition
thoreto, or who shall assault obstruet, hinder I'M
pede, or threaten any oflrer or other person en-
ploysd in making, or IN aiding TO make, such en-
rolment, or employed In the performance, or In
aidinE in the performance Of any service In any
way relating thereto, or IN arresting or aiding
to arrest any spy or deserter from the military
service OF the United stAtes, shAll, upon oonvie-
ton thereof in any court competent TO try the Of
fence, be punished BY fine not exceeding %, 900,
or by imprisonment not exceeding ave years, or
the court. And in oasea where such Assaulting,
obstructing, hinderinE, or impeding shall produce
the death OF such oflcer other person, the oen-
der shall be deemed guilty murder, and, upon con-
victon thereofupon Indictment in the circuit court
OF the United States for the distiet within which
the offence was committed shall Be punished with
death. And nothing In this section contained
shall be construed to relieve the party oiending
from liability, under proper indietment process
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ted by him while violating the provisions OF this
section.
Sec. II. And b q further snactsd, That the seere-
tary OF War shall be authorized TO detail or ap-
point such number OF additional surgeons for tenn
porary duty in the examination OF persons drafted
into the military service, In any district as may
be necessary 10 secure the prompt examination OF
all such persons, and 10 IN the compensation to
be paid surgeons 30 appointed while actually en-
ployed. And suoh surgeons 90 detailed or ap-
pointed shall perform the same duties the sur
geon Of the Board Of Enrolnent, except that they
shall not be permitted to vote or sit with the
Board OF Enrolment
Sec. IL And Be u further enacted, That the seore-
tAry OF War is authorized, whenever in his judy
ment the public interest will be GubseIyed thereby
10 permit or require Boards OF Examination OF en-
rolled or drafted men 10 hold their examinations
at different points within their respective enrol.
That In ali districts over one hundred miles in e1.
tent and In such are composed OF over ten soun.
tes the Board shall hold their sessions In at least
two places In such district and at such points az
are beat calculated to accommodate the people
| thereof.
Sec. IS. ARd Be u further enacted, That Provost
MarshAls, Boards OF Enrolment, or any member
thereof, acting by authority OF the Board, shall
have power TO summon Witnesses in behalf Of the
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tAehment without previous payment OF fees, in
any case pending before them, or either Of them;
and the fees allowed for Witnesses attending
| under summons shall be six cents per mile for
mileage, counting one way; and no other fees OF
costs shall be allowed under the provisions OF this
section; and they shall have power to administer
oaths and Afnrmations. And any person who shall
wilfuIly and corruptly swear or affirm falsely be.
fore any Provost Marshal, or Board OF Enrolment
or member thereof, acting by authority Of the
board, or who shall, before any civil magistrate
wilfllly and eorruptly swear or affirm falsely to
any afidaTit TO be used in any pending before
any Provost Marshal or Board OF Enf olment shall
on conviction, be fined not exceeding $780, and I'M
priBoned not less than six months nor more than
twelve months. The drafted men shall have pro.
cess to bring in witnesses, but without mileage.
Sec. lG And Be q further enacted, That copies OF
any record OF Provost Marshal or Board Of En-.
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/ Provost Marshal, or majority OF said Board o
Enrolment, shall be doomed and taken As eVidene,
in any civil or military court in like manner Al
the original record; Provided, That II any perlor
shan knowingly certify any false copy or eopiei
Of such record, to be used in any civil or military
court, he shall be subject to the pains and penal
ties OF perjury.
Sec. IT. And bs q further enacted, That member
OF religious denominations who shall by oath OF
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opposed to the bearing OF arms, and who are pro
hibited from doing so by the rules and articles o
faith and practice OF said religious denomination
shall, when drafted into the military service, bt
considered non-eombAtAnts, and shall be assigned
by the Secretary OF War to duty in the hospitals
or to the care OF freedmen, shall pay the sum o.
$500 10 such person 40 the Secretary Of War shall
designate to receive II, to be applied to the benefit
OF the sick and wounded soIdiers; Provided, Thai
no person shall be entitled to the beneht Of III,
proviHions OF this section unless his declaration
conscientious soruples against bearing arms lhal
be supported by satisfactory evidence that his de
pertinent has been uniformly consistent with sucl
declaration.
Sec. IS. And bs T. further enaded, That no peruor
OF foreign birth shall, on account OF Alienage, b,
exempted from enrolment or dram under the pro
visions Of this aot, or the act to which II Is al
amendment, who has 1t any time assumed tn,
rights oil cluLen Dy VOtlnB AZ any election he'll
under authority OF the laws Of any State or Terri
tory, or OF the United States or who has held AMI
ONCE under such laws or any OF them; but the fac
that any such person OF foreign birth has voted o.
held, or shall vote or hold, ONCE a. Aforesaid
shall be taken a. conclusive evidence, that he 4
not entitled TO exemption from military service OF
account Of AlienAge.
Sec. 10. And b q further eaasisd, That all claim
to exemption shall be verified by the oath or Al
nrmAtion OF the party claiming exemption, to tn
truth OF the facts stated unless Il shall sAtsfaeto
rIly appear to the Board OF Enrolment that sucl
party is, for some good and sufleent reason, un
able to make such oath affirm on; and the tes
timony of any other party filed In support Of
claim to exemption shall alSo be made upon oatl
or Affirmation.
Sec. 10 And be u further sTdeied, That II any Per
son drafted and liable to render military Ieryic
shall procure a decision Of the Board Of Enrol
ment In his favor upon claim to exemption b,
any fraud or false representation pTAeteed by him
self or by his procurement, such decision or ex
emption shall be OF no effect, and the person OF
empted, or In whose favor the decision may b
made, Bhall be deemed deSerter, and may be Al
rested, tried BY oourt-mArtial, and puniIhed a
such, and shall be held TO service for the full teri
for which he was drafted, reckoning from the tim
OF his arrest PROVIDED, That the Secretary OF Wa
may order the discharge OF fal persons in the mill
tAry service who are under the age Of eishtee
years at the time OF the application for their dlI
charge, when II ahAll appear upon due proof tina