The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1864-03-04
THE CONSERVATION Bill.
As it Passed Both Houses of
Congress-

9AS
The Bill as Amended-The New
Exemptions.
How the Army is to be Enrolled.
The following is the full text of the En-
rsllment Bill a. it passed both Houses Of
Congress on Friday last: ' % '''e I
y - '''-,t AN ACT. '-0 ".'l
To amend an act entitled "An act for enroll
: ment and calling out the National forces, ana
for other purposes, approved March third,
eighteen hundred and sixty-three,doie9 yai
Be it enacted by Tie Senate and House
Of Representatives. QfMe United States of
America in Congress assembled, That the
President of the United States shall be
authorized, whenever he shall deem it me-
cessary, during the present war, to call for
such number of men for the military SER
vice of the United States, - the public
exigencies may require. =.
SEQ. 2. And be ii furthe, enacted, That
the quota of each ward Of q city, town,
township, precinct or election district, or
Of county, where the county is not d.
vided into wards, towns, townships, pre-
cincts or election districts, shall be, as
NJ arly as possible. in proportion to the
number of men resident therein liable to
render military service, taking into &C.
count, as far as practicable, the number
which has been previously furnished there
from; and in ascertaining 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, and whose names are borne upon
the enrollment lists as already returned to
the Office of the Provost Marshal General
of the United States
SEo 8. And be IL further enacted, That
if the quotas shall not be filed within the
time designated by the President, the Pro-
vost Marshal of the districts, within which
any ward of city, town, township, pre-
cinct or election district, or county, where
the same Is not divided Into wards, towns,
Townships, precincts or election districts,
which is deficient in its quota, is situated,
shall, uader the direction of the Provost
Marshal General. make draft from the
number deficient therefrem; but all vol
unteers who may enlist after the draft
shall have been ordered, shall be deducted
from the Oumber ordered to be drafted In
such ward, town, township, precinct, cleo
ton district, or county. And If the quota
of any district shall not be filed BY the
draft made in accordance with the provi-
sions of this act, and the tact to which it
is an amendment, further drafts shall lie
made, and like proceedings had until the
quota of sach district shall be filed.
SEo. 4. And be it further enacted,
That any person enrolled under the pro-
visions of the act for enrolling and calling
out the national forces, and for other pur-
poses, approved March third, eighteen
hundred and sixty three, or who may be
hereafter 80 enrolled, may furnish, at any
time previous to the draft, an acceptable
substitute, who is not liable to draft, nor
at the time in the military or naval service
of the United States, and such person 80
furnishing q substitute shall be exempt
from draft during the time for which such
substitute shat, not be liable to draft, not
exceeding the time for which such substi-
tute shall have been accepted. a-.a
SEQ. 8. Asd be 1t further enacted,
That any person enrolled and drafted into
the military service of the United States
may, before the time fixed for his appear
aace for duty at the draft rendezvous, fur
nish an acceptable substitute, subject to
such rules and regulation Is may be pre-
soribed by the Secretary of War. That if
such substitute is not liable to draft, the
person furnishing him shah be exempt
from draft during the time for which such
substitute is not liable to draft, not exceed
ing the term for which he was drafted !;
and if such substitute is liable to draft, the
name Of the person furnishing him shall
again be placed on the roll, and shall be
liable to draft on future calls, but not I'M
til the present enrolment shall be ex-
hausted5 and this exemption 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 physically disqualified,
who has 80 served more than one year,
and whose term of unexpired service shall
not at the time of substitution exceed six
months, may be employed to serve as
cuOS4pVuIo III Clio CIOOpS VI tuo OtdGo ITOut
which he enlisted; and if any drafted per-
son shall hereafter pay money for the
prOcuratiOn of q 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 filing that quota and his name
shall be retained on the roll in filling fu-
ture quotas; but in no instance shall the
exemption of any person, On account of
his payment of Communication money for
the procuration of q substitute, extend
beyond one year; but at the end of one
year in each case the name of any person
so exempted shall be enrolled again, if
not before returned to the enrolment list
under the provivisions of this section.
-, SEQ. 8. And be 1t further enacted,
That Boards of enrolment shall enroll ali
persons liable to draft under the provis-
IONS OF this act, and the act to which this
! Is an amendment, whose name may have
Oeen omitted by the proper enrolling off,