Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1864-03-02
IPunLro-No. I'M

the BrestuentB 10 De rebuilt forthwith.
Approved, February IL, 1864.
IPUBLIc-No. IL.
An ACT to amend an act entitled IAN
act for enrolling and calling ont the
national forces, and for other purposes"
approved March third, eighteen hundred
aud sixty three.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of
Representatives. Of the United States of
America in Congress assembled, That the
President Of the United States shall be
authorized, whenever he shall deem il
necessary during the present war, to call
for such number Of men for the military
service of the United States as the public
exigencies may require.
Sec. 2. And be IL further enacted, That
the quota of each ward of a city, town,
township, precinct, or election district, or
Of q county, where the county is not di-
Tided into wards, towns, townships, pre-.
cincts, or election districts, shall be as
nearly as possible, in proportion to the
number OF men resident therein liable to.
render military service, taking into account,
as far as practicable, the number which has
been previously furnished therefrom and
in aseertaining and filling said quota there
shall be taken into account the number of
men who have heretofore entered the naval
service Of the United States, aud whose
names are borne upon the enrolment lists
as already returned to the office of the
Provost Marshal General Df the United
States.
Sec. 3. And be 1t further enacted, That
II the quotas shall not be filed within the
time designated by the President, the Pro.
Vost Marshal Of the district within which
any ward Of city, town, township, pre-
ciuct, or election district, or county, Whers
the same Is not divided into wards, towns,
townships, precincts, or election districts,
which is deficient in its quota, is situated,
1hall, under the direction OF the Provost
Marshal General, make draft for the num-
Der deficient therefrOm; but all volunteers
who may eulist after the draft shall have
been ordered, aud before 1t shall be actual
" made, shall be deducted from the number
ordered to be drafted 10 such ward, town,
towDshlP, precinct, or election district, or
county. Aud If the quota of any district
shall not be filed by the draft made in Ac-
eordauee with the provisions of this Rot.
and the act TO which II is an amendment
further drafts sEall be made, aud like pro.
ceedings had, uatil the quota of such dis.
trict shall be filled.
Sec. 4. Aud 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, APP
proved March third, eighteen hundred aud
sixty;three, or who may ~ hereafter SO
enrolled, may furnish, at any time previous
70 the draft, an acceptable substitute, who
u not liable to draft, nor at the time in tl1 q
military OF naval service of the United
states, and such person so furnishing q
substitute, shall be exempt from draft
during the time for which (suchl substitute
shall not be liable TO draft, not exceeding
the time for which such substitute shall
have been accepted.
Sec. 8. And be it further enacted, That
any person drafted into the military ser.
vice Of the Uuited States may before the
time MED for his appearance for military
duty at the DRAFT rendezvous furnish an
acceptable substitute, subject 70 such rules
aud regulations As may be prescribed by
the Secretary Of War. That If such su6.
sEttute is not liable to draft. the peraon
furnishing him shall be exempt from draft
during the time for which such subst itute In
not liable to draft, not exceeding the term
Tor which be was drafte- aud If such substi.
tnte is liable TO drGft, the name Of the per:
son furnishing him shall again be placed
on the roll and shall be liable to draft ON
tnture calls, but not until the present en-.
follment shall be exhausted; aud this ex-
9mpuon 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 p physically
disqualified, who has 80 served more than
one saF, and whose term of unexpired
SefvSs shall not ~ the time OF substitu-
ton exceed six months, may be employed
IS substitute to serve ia the troops of the
State In which he enlisted and If any
dratted person shall hereafter pay money
4or the procnration of substitute, under
the provisions of the act to which this is
An amendment, such payment Of money
shall operate only TO relieve such person
from draft In filling that quota /: and hfJ
name shall be retained on the roll In HI1}5s
future quotas; bnt in no instance skSiI ~.
exemption OF any person, on account al
his payment Of eOmmutation -E1onsy Tor the
procuratt0n Of = subsIitpEs extend beyond
one year; but At the sd Of one year. in
every such case, the lame of any peison 90
exempted shag:6e enrolled again, If NOT.
before retnFded to the enrolment list under
the provisions of this section.
Sec. 9. Aud be IL further enacted. That
boards of enrolment shall enroll ali per
sons liable to draft under the proVisionE Of
this act, and the act to which this. Is an
amendment, whose names may have been.
Omitted by the proper enrolling officers q
all perSons who shall arrive at the age OF
twenty years before the draft; all aliens
who shall declare their intention to becou,e
citiGens all persons discharged from the
military or naval service of the Unitsd
States who have not been In such service
Two years during tho present war; aud all
persons who have been eEemptedmndert the
ProVtaions Of the second section Of the