Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1864-07-06

The anxious interest Of Americans VIII
go=witf the bold explorer. The man
who foF the interests of science, commits
himself 70 exile the long night of a Polar
winter, and the dangers of famine, is en-
titled b afaliratipn and gratitude, and,
even though unsuccessful, will have a high
Elnklsnong explorers ssl-..s .
IaId HILGH ~-@-r---rT7T EHsTi &
The Details Ofthe New EnrOImenf BfII.
From the Congressional report TO the
F5w tYJ+lz papers, We PUNISH a fun de-
tail made B5 Mr.. Garfield in reporting the
bill. The following is the act agreed to
by both Houses::43 .iA.i4 90 'si
~ Further to regulate and provide for the
enrolling and calling out the National
forces and for other purposes. 4 Il
I. The President ofthe United StatesTnay
at his discretion, at any time hereafter,
caIl out any number of men as volunteers,
for the respective terms of one, two or
three years, for military service, and any
such volunteers--or- in case of a draft, as
hereinafter provided any substitute shall
be credited to the town, township, ward or
city precinct or election district of eotln-
ty, towards the quota Of which he may
have volunteered or engaged as a substi.-
tute, and every volunteer who Is accepted
ana mustered into the service for theterm
of one year unless sooner discharged, shall
receive, and be paid by the United States,
bounty Of 500, and if for term of two
years unless sobnef discharged, a bounty
of 5000, and if for term of three years
unless sooner.sdischarged bounty of $500,
one-third Of which bounty shall be paid to
the soldier at the time of his being mus.
tefedlintS5the servic8 ene-third at the ex-
pifation Of one-half his term Of Service,
and IN case Of his death while in the SER
vice, then the residue of his bounty un-
paid shall be paid to his widow, if he shall
have left a widow, if not, to his children,
or if there be none, to his mother, in case
she be widow
g ?. In case the quota, or any part Thereof
of town, township, ward of CITY, pre-
cinct or election district, or of any county
not subdivjded, shall not be filled within
the space of fifty days after such call, then,
the President shall inHnedi ately s6rier a
draft for one year to f1ll such quota or any
part thereof which may be untitled; and
in case Of any such draft no payment of
money shall be accepted or received byth
Government as commutation to release any
enrolled or drSifted man from personal OBJ
legation 10 perform military service
g. 1t shall be lawful for the Executive of
any State to send recruiting agents into
any of the States declared TO be in rebel
lion, except the States of Arkansas, iTen-
y,,z-oo nd or,1zioro Il
unteers under any call and under the pro-
visions of this act, who shall be credited to
the State and the respective Subdivisions
hereof which may procu re their enlist
ment. g . F.-T s
+. Drafted men, substitutes and volunteers
when mustered in, shall be organized in or
assigned to regiments batteries or other
organizations of their own States, and as
far as practicable, shall when assigned, be
permitted to select their own regiments,
batteries or other organizations from among
those Of theirrespectiye States, which, at
the time Of their assignment ma not be
filed to their maximum number
>. Observation-Disclosures of theact entitled
" An act to amend an act entitled An lact
for enrolling and calling out the National
forces" approved February "a, 1864, shall
be construed to mean that the Secretary of
War shall discharge minors under the age
of eighteen years, under the circumstances
and ON the conditions prescribed in said
section; and hereafter, if any officer ofthe
United States. shall enlist or muster into
the military service any person underlthe |
age OF sixteen years, with or without the |
consent Of tbeipaTeutsoo or guardian, such |
raor-nf4aA Oh oil haG
and Internationally discharged, |
upon the repayment Of all bounty receiTed
and such recruiting and mastering officer
who knowingly enlists a person under six
teen years of age shall be dismissed from |
the service, with the forfeiture of all pay |
and allowances, and shall be subject TO |
such further punishment as acouTt-maTtial
may decide - ,..=g I-4 /
! 6. Section three of an act entitled "Aniact
10 amend an act entitled an act for enroll /
Rg and calling out the National foTces'a1d l
-or other purposes, approved behraaTy /
"a, 1854 be and the same is hereby amend
ID so as to authorize and direct District
Provost Marshals, under the direction OF
he Provost Marshal General, to make q. l
lraft for 100 per centum in addition to the /
humber required to I'll the quota of any |
district as provided BIZ said section.
Z. That instead Of travelling pay. all
lrafted persons reporting at place ofren-
lezvous shall be allowed transportation
rom their places of residence, and peIfons
discharged at the place of rendezvous
hal be aiiowed transportation to their
place Of residencezo
g. Ali persons in the naval service of
he United States, who have entered said
service during the present rebellion, who
nave not been credited to the quota oflany
own, district, ward or State, by reason of
1elng in said service and not enrolled prior
o February "A, 1864, shall, on satisfactory
proof of their residence, made to the Sec
'etary of War, be enrolled and credited TO
he quotas of the town, ward, district or
State, IN which they respectively reside.
g. If any person duly drafted, shall
)e absent from home in the prosecution of
lis usual business, the Provost Marshal of
he District shall cause him to be duly no
ifed as soon as may be, and he shall not
be deemed a deserter, nor liable as such,
Intil notice has been given to him and
BILE time allowed for him to return
md report to the Provost Marshal Of his
District; but snch act shall not otherwise
Ideet his liability under this act,
l09and IL Nothing contained in this
Iet isto be. construed to alter or in any
way affect the law, relative to those con-
opposed to bearing arms, or 10 /
lffect the right Of persons to procure sub
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