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NEW ENROLMENT ACT.


- NEW ENROLMENT ACT.
war DEPARTMENT
ADJuTANT GEEERAL's OFFICE, J
WAsHINoToN, jugs, 1854.
General Orders, No. 22L
The following act of Congress IL published for
the Information and government Of all conoernbd;
tPuBLIc-No. 1884,
An set further to regulate and provide for the en-
rolling and calling out the national forces, and
for other purposes.
Re sndcfed by he Senate and House Of Rcprcscnid
tiuct Of The United States Of America in Congress
eenaoLd, That the President Of the United States
may, q his discretion, At any time hereafter, call
for snf number Of men as volunteers, for the re-
spectve terms Of one two and three years for mill.
tary services and any such volunteer, or, In case
OF dran, as hereinafter provided, any substitute,
shall be credited to the town, township, ward OF
city, precinct, election district or ofa county
not 80 subdivided, toward the quota Of which he
nav have volunteered or engaged A. substitutes
aud every volunteer who 10 accepted and mustered
into the service for o term OF one year, unless
sooner discharged, shall receive, and be paid by
the United States, bounty OF 500; and II fer a
term Of two years. unisss sboner disshatssd, .
boupty OF s9ooi and II for term Of three years,
uniess sooner discharged, bounty Of $780, one
third q which bouity AhNrpe psia tdths soldier
n the nine Of his being mustered into the service,
one thrd at the expiration Of one half Of his term
Of scr vice. and oie third AZ the expiration OF his
tsfss qf service. And In OF his death while In
service, the residue of bounty unpaid shall be
paid 10 his widov, n I'D III slph have left widow,
II not TO his children, or II there be none, to his
mother, II she be widow.
Sec. D. dad Be 4 (,sthsr eadetcd, That In Case the
quota, or any part thereof Of any town, township,
ii ward Of city, precinct election district, or oil
any county not 90 shsdivided, ahan not be hhsd
within the space Of fifty days after such call then
the President shall Immediately order draft for
ops year TO an such quota, Or any part thereof,
which may be untitled; and In case OF any such
draft, no payment OF money shall be accepted OF
} received by the Government as STANDARDIZATION 10
release any enrolled or drafted man from personal
obligation to perform military service.
SEQ. D. And be u further enacted, That II ahall he
lawful for the Executive OF any of the states TO
END recruiting agents into any OF the states de-
eisred to be In rebellion except the States OF Ark
ansss, Tennessee, and DouisisnA, 70 recruit voinn
teers snder Any call under the provisions Of thi,
act, who shall be credited to the State, and to the
respective subdivisions thereof, which may pro
cure the enitstmsnt ga .I- ..y 1T ...
"A Sec And be further enacted, That drafted men
substitutes, and volunteers, when mustered in
shall be organized into or assigned to regiments
batteries, or other organizations Of their owl
States and, As far 10 prssticsbie, shsll, when
signsd, be permitted to select the own regiments
bstts les, other org ations from among thos
{ siEnment mly not be filled to their maximum mum
r Ibsr.
e.5. And Be u JaTfAsr enacted, That the TWEEN
teth section OF the act entitled An act to amen
4 an act entitled AN act for enrolling and callin
out the national forees, and for other purposes,
,, approved February ~ 1854, shall be construed Il
70 mean that the Secretary Of War shall dischaIg
minors under the age OF eighteen years under thu
instances and the conditions prescribed II
d said section; and hereafter, II any ofneer OF tn
Q United States shall Knowingly enlist or music
: into the military service any person under the sg
e Of sixteen years, with or without the consent o
his parent Cr guardian, such person so enlisted o
i recruited shall be Immediately discharged uPoi
: repayment OF all bounties received; and such re
D eruiting mastering Officer who sh all knowiugl
enlist any person under sixteen years OF are shAl
be dismissed the Service with forfeiture Of all pa
; and allowances, and shall be subject to such fur
{ tAer punishment as a court martial may direct
Sec. 6. And be Il further enacted, That section
: three Of an act entitled An act to amend an so
entitled An act for ca ling out the nstons al forces
Q and for other purpasea,'" approved February %
% 1884, be- and the 10 hereby, amended 90 az 4
" authorize and direct district provost marshals
70 under the direction OF the Provost Marshal Gen
70 sral, TO make draft for one hundred per cent 4
Of addition to the number required to ill the quot
b Of any district as provided by said section.
10 Sec I. And be further enacted, That instead
Of travelling pay all drafted persons reporting at Ii
III place Of rendezvous shall be allowed transport
ton from their places of res dence; and person
discharged at the place OF rendezvous shall be
lowed transportation to their places Of reSidenc
y, Sec. g. And be u further enacted, That all person
al In the naval service OF the United States who hA,
entered said service during the pr esent rebellio
he who have not been credited to the quota OF an
be town, district ward, state, by reason Of the
Of being in said service and not enrolled prior
he February o. 1884 all be enrolled and credited