North Branch democrat. [volume] (Tunkhannock, Pa.) 1854-1867, 1864-07-13
The description Law,

Communication clause has been stricken out.
TLis was done at the command of Old Abe
and his plant tool Stanton. 1t was little
distasteful to the abolition managers at first
aad was voted down. The autocrat of the
White House applied the whip and spur, and
the bill passed the Senate by strict party
vote. In the house one or two who
clain, to be de nocrats supported the meas
ure. .s-
1t is now almost impossible to get substi-
tutes at any price within the means of'a poor
man-The rich, only, can procure men to
take their places in the ranks No alterna-
tive is left the poor nan but to leave the
country-and even that may be denied-or
to incur the danger of being shot in war
which all rejecting men. feel is being waged,
more for the nigyer than the white man.
" The President of the United States may
at his discretion, at any time hereafter, call
for any number Of men as volun rs, for the
respective terms Of one, two, and three years
for military service, and any such volunteer,
or in case of draft, as hereinafter provided,
township, ward, or city precinct Or election
district Of a county, toward the quota ol
which he may have vount teered or enga ed as
a substitute and every volunteer who is en-
gagged and mustered into the service for a
term of one year, unless sooner discha Iged,
a bounty of two hundred dollars and if for
a term of three years, unless sooner dischar-
ged, a bounty of three hunIred dollars -one
third of which bounty shall be paid to the
soldiers at the time of his being mustered
into the service, one third at the expirati en-
Of one half of the term Of service, and one
! hlrl at me expiration of his ern pt service /;
and IN case of hts death waIIe in the service,
the residue of his bounty unpaid shall be
paid to hio widow, if he shall have left a
wldov : if not, to h::s children; or if thero
be noue, to his mother, 10 case she be
widow,
In case the quota or any part thereof OF
any town, township, ward of city, precinct
or election district, or of any c)unty not SO
subdivided. shall not be filled within the
space of fifty days after such call, then the
President shall Immediately order draft for
one year, to fill such qu)ta, or any part
thereof which may be untitled, and IN case 't
any such dratl no payment of money shall
be accepted Or received by the government, =,
az communication to release any enrolled or
drafted men from personal obligation to per-
form military service.
1t shall be lawful for the executive OF any
Of the states to send recruiting agensS into
any Of the states declared to be in rebellion,
except the states of Arkansas. TENNESSEE
and Louisiana, AID to recruit volunteers un-
der any call, unier the provisions Of this act
who shall be credited to the state and the
respective Subdivisions thereof, which may
procure the enlistment.
Drafted men, substitutes, and volunteers,
when mustered in, shall be organized int, or,
assigned to regiments, batteries, or other or
CARNATIONS of their own states, and so far as
practicable shall, when assigned, be permit
ed to elect their own regiments, batteries
or other organizations from among those of
heir respective states, which at the time Of
their assignment may not be filled to their
maximum number.
The twentieth section of the act entitled
'' An act to amend an act entitled an act for
enrolling and calling out the national forces"
approved February %, 1894, shall be con-
strued to mean that the Secretary of War
shall discharge minors under the age Of
eighteen years, under the circumstances and
the conditions prescribed in said section 8
and hereafter, il any officer of the United
States shall enlist, or muster into the militia
ry service, any person under the age of six
teen wears, with or without the consent of
his parents or guardian, such person so en-
listed or recruited shall be Immediately and
unconditionally discharged upon the repay
ment of all bounty received, and any re-
cruitng or mastering officer who knowingly
enlists person under sixteen years of age
shall be dismissed the service, with the for
feilure OF all pay and allowances, and shall
be subject to such further punishment as a
court MARTA! may decide.
Sirth. Section three of an act entitled
An act to amend an act entitled an act for
enrolling and calling out the national forces,
and for other purposes" approved February
q, 1864, be and the same Is hereby amend
ed, so as to authorize and direct district pro-
vost marshals, under the direction of the
Provost Marshal General, to make draft for
one hundred per centum in addition to the
number required 10 fill the quota Of any dis
trict as provided by said section.
Serenih. That instead of travelling pay, all
drafted persons reporting at the place of rem
devious shall be allowed transportation
to their rlaces OF ofresIdence.
EighLt. All persons 10 the naval service OF
the United States who have ertered said