Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1864-07-05
THE AMENDATORY ENROLLMENT
| ACT
The Communication Clause of the Old Law
ReDealed.

| The Comm mutation Clause Of the Old Law
Repealed.
The following are the provisions Of the act
further to regulate and provide for the enrolling
and calling out of the national forces, and for
other purposes, which passed both Houses OF
Congress:
1. 7 he President Of the United states may, at
his discretion, at any time hereafter cali for
ar lumber OF men as volunteers for the re-.
spective terms OF one, two and three years, for
military service; and any such volunteer, or,
In case OF draft, as hereinafter provided, any
substitute, shall be credited to the town, town
ship, ward or city precinct, or election district
or OF county, towards the quota OF which he
may nave volunteered or engaged as substi-
tnte; and every volunteer who is accepted and
mustered INTO the service for q term Of one
year, unless soon dis scharged, shall receive and
be paid by the United States, bounty OF one
hundred dollars; and ii for term OF two years
unless sooner discharged, bounty of two hun
dred dollars: and if for a term Of three years,
unless sooner discharged, bounty of three
hundred dollars; one third of which bounty
shall be paid to the soldier at the time Of his
being mustered into the service, one third at
the expira ion of one half of his term of service
and one third at the expiration OF his term of
service. And in case OF his death while in
service, the residue Of the bounty unpaid shall
be paid 10 his widow, if he snail have left q
widow; If not, to his children, or it there be
none, to his mother, If she be a widow.
| g. In case the quota or any part thereof. of
any town, township, ward Of q CITY, precinct,
or election district or of any county not so
suuulSiucus Suhil uOt % ulleO WITHIN the space
Of fifty days after SUCH call, then the Presi-
dent shall immediately order a draft for one
year to NIL such quota, or any part thereof,
which may be unified; and in case OF any such
draft no payme OF money shall be accepted
or received by the Government as commuta-
ton to release any enrolled or drafted man
from personal obligation to perform military
service.
3. 1t shall be lawful for the executive of auy
Of the States to send recruiting agents into any
Of the States declared to be in rebellion, except
the States Of Arkansas, Tennessee and Louis.
lana, to recruit volunteers under any call I'M.
der the provisions OF this act, who shall be
credited to the State, and to the respective sub.
divisions thereof, which may procure the en-.
nstments.
4. Drafted men, substitutes and volunteers,
when mustered in, shall be organized In, or as.
signed to regiments, batteries, or other organi.
cations OF their own States, and, as far as
ted to select their own regiments, batteries, or
other organizations from among those of their
respective States which at tho time Of assign.
ment may not be filed 70 their maximum num-
ber. tz. .,.7
S, The twentieth section of the act entitled
u An act to amend anact entitled IAN act for
enrolling and calling ont the national forces,
"a, 1854, shall be construed 10 mean that the
Secretary of W ar shall discharge minors under
the age Of eighteen years under the circurn-
stances % and on on the conditions prescribed in
United States shall knowingly enlist or muster
into the military service any person under the
age OF sixteen wears, with or without the con-
sent OF his parent or guardian, such person SO
enlisted or recruited shall be Immediately and
Internationally discharged upon payment OF
all bounty received; aud such Jrecruitmg or ]
4 m ustering officer who shall knowingly enlist
ia person under sixteen years Of age shall be
dismissed the service, with forfeiture Of all
pay and allowances, and shall De subject to
such further punishment as court-martiaI
s. Section three Of an act entitled An act to ]
amend an act entitled sAn act for enrolling and
calling out the national forces, and for Other
purpnses,'" approved February 2A 1854. IS.
and the same IL hereby, amended SO as to an.
under the direction Of the Provost Marshai
General, 20 make . draft for one hnndred per
centlm IN addition to the npmber REQUIRED 70
an the aucsr Eof any district As provided BY |
- II Instead ef.ssysihns' pay, al drafted Per.