Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1864-08-16
The New Eurollment Law.

The enrolment law, passed by the late
Congress, gives the President power to
call out any number of men as volun-
teers for terms of one, two and three years
for military service. All men furnished
as volunteers, substitutes, or as drafted
men, are to be credited to the quota of
the district from which they are taken.
The bounty for one year is 500; two
years 5000; and $500 for three years.
rhe bounty is paid, one-third when the
soldier is mustered into service, oEe-third
at the expiration of half the term, and the
remainder at the end of the term. In
case of the death of the soldier before the
expiration of the service, the amount of
bounty unpaid, goes to the widow, child
or mother Of the soldier.
The law provides that, in case the quota
of any town or district is not filed within
fifty days after the call of the President
for men, draft shall be ordered for one
year to fill the quota, and in case of any
such draft, "no payment OF money shall
be accepted or received by the Govern
ment as Communication to release any en-
rolled or drafted man from personal obi
CATION to perform military service"
The Executive of any State may send
recruiting agents into any State in rebel
lion except Arkansas, Tennessee and Lou
isiana, to recruit volunteers, and soldiers
50 recruited are to be credited to the State
or district which may procure the enlist
ment. Drafted men, substitutes and yo-
lunteers will be assigned to regiments,
batteries and organizations of their own
States, and viii, as far as practicable, be
permitted to select their own regiments,
batteries, etc., which are not filled to their
maximum number.
All persons under sixteen years Of age
enlisted, shall be Immediately discharged,
and the recruiting officer who shall know
ingly enlist any such person, will be dis
missed from the service with forfeiture of
all pay and allowances, and be subject to
such other punishment as court-martial
may direct. The Secretary of War has
the power to discharge all minors under
Is years of age.
A draft of one hundred per centum, in
addition to the number required to fill the
quota of the district, will be made by the
Provost Marshal. All persons in the ma
val service Of the United States who have
entered said service duung the present
rebellion, who have not been credited to
the quota of any town, district, or State,
by reason of their being in said service
and not enrolled prior to February "a,
1854, shall be enrolled and credited to the
quotas Of the district or State in which
they respectively reside, upon satisfactory
proof Of their residence made to the Secre-
tary of War.
Absence from home does not effect the
liability of any one duly drafted under
this act, but such person shall not be
deemed deserter or liable as such until
notified and reasonable time is given for
him to return and report to the Provost
Marshal.
Persons liable to military service may
furnish substitutes, but no one liable to
iraft can act as a substitute. Aliens,
persons under eighteen and over forty
i've, and slaves, are the only classes from
which substitutes may be obtained.
The President, soon after Congress ad-
iourned, issued proclamation, calling for
SOC, 900 men. If they are not furnished
before the 9th day of September, draft.
viii be made under the new law. The
all is for one year men.
Theimmense cost of transportation and
he limited time troops enlisted in Cali
fornia for one year would be in the SER
vice, viii IN all probability exempt this
State from the draft unless in case of
foreign war. Then. every man in the
State viii be needed for the defense Of this
coast. No powers given by the new law
10 the President to exempt any State
3utiit is easy to exempt California by
falling to announce the quota for this
State.-Nsv. ThSascript.