Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1864-07-21
The New Enrolment let.
FPUBLIc-No. 1ee.

| FPUBLIc-No. 1se. -
AN ACT further to regulate and grovide for the
enrolling and calling out the national forces
| and for other purposes.
| Be 1t enacted by the SsrgtE and Houss of Rsn-e.
fsseetctres Of the United States of 4nrei lea in Con-
greSS assembled, That the President of the United
I at ms discretion at any time hereafter
C1it tot any number of men volunteers for the
| respective terms of one two and three wears for
niI'a[S service; and any such volunteer. or. in
t;tt - ufa' as hereinafter provided, any sub
| SUI ute, snail be credited to the town. towpship
ward OF city, precinct, or election district or of
county not SO subdivided, towards the quota of
| srhst;t-St as nave volunteered or engaged as a
| suSsti'u.ei anu every volunteer who is accented
and mustered into the service for a term IF On .
year: unless sooner discharged, shall receive and
De PAID by the United States bounty oy o,a'h,-,
/ dred dollars; aud if for term of two veorS -,
| less sooner discharged, bounty of two bnnI5rad
| dollars and if for term of three years. unIass
sooner discharged, bounty of three hundred dol
lars one third of which bounty snail be naid -
the soldier at the time OF his being mustered ~
the service. one third at tire expiration of onehaIf
OF his term OF service, and oaethird at the exnira
| ton of his term of service. And in case of his
death while IN the service the residue of his bo,In
~ unpaid shall be paid to his widow, if he shall
nave left 8 widow; If not, 10 his children or f
there be none, to his mother, if she be widow
Sec 2. Ind be it further enacted, That in case
the quota, or any part thereof. of any town town
ship, ward eff city. precinct election district
or OF any county not so subdyided, shall not be
hlied within the space o. fifty days after such call
then the PRESIDENT shall immediately order draft
OF, Whlch may be untitled and in case of any
Such Or att no payment of money shall be accented
or received by the Government as communication 70
release any enrolled or drafted man from rersnna
obligation to perform military seryice
See. 5. And be it. further enacted That it shaub
la"Iul Tor the Executive of any of the States tc
Send recruiting agents into any OF the States de-
eared to be in rebellion, except in the States NJ
Arkansas, Tennessee, and Louisiana to recruit
volunteers under any call under the provisions of
this act, who shall be credited to the State and 70
thereof binh
procure the enlistment.
Sec. 4. And be it further enacted, That drafted
men, substitutes, and volun teers, when mustered
in, shall be organic ed into ass ned to regiments
batteries, or other organizations of their own
states, and as tar as practicable, shall, when as
slSneo be permitted to select their own regiments
batterleS or other organizations from among those
OF their respective States which at the time of as
signment may not be filed to their maximum mum
Der.
Sec. 5. AHd be it further enacted That the 2otb
sectlon CT the act entitled "an act to amend an
act entitled an act for enrolling and calling out
the national forces, and for other purposes" an.
proved February twenty -fourth, eighteen hundred
and sixty -four, shall be construed to M can that
the Secretary of War shall discharge minors under
the age OF eighteen years, under the circumstsn
and on the conditions prescribed in said section;
and hereafter If any officer of the United States
khal enlist or muster into tho military service any
Fie' son under the age of sixteen years, with or
without the consent of his parent guardian
such person SO ENLISTED recruited shall be i'm
medlately discharged upon payment OF all bountIes
who shall knowingly enlist any person under six
teen years of age shall be dismissed the service
with forfeiture of all pay and allowances, and
shall be subject to such further punishment as a
court martial may direct. FTP ---a o. ...
O Sec b. Ind be at further enacted, That 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 Of her purposes approved
February twenty -four eighteen hundred and six
ty-tour, be and The same is hereby amended, SO as
authorize and direct district provost marshals I'M
der the direction of the Provost Marshal General
to make draft for one hundr ed per centum in ad-
dition to the number required to I'LL the quota OF
any district provided by said section
Sec. 7. 4nd be 1t further enacted, That instead OF
traVe ling pay, all drafted persons rep orting at the
place of rendezvous shall be allowed transporta-
ton from their places of residence; and persons
discharged at the place of rendezvous shall be al
lowed importation to their places OF residence
Sec. s. And be lttatrther enacted, That all per-
sons in the naval service of the United States who
nave entered said service during the present rebel
lion, who have not been credited to the quota of
any town, district, ward, State, by reason of
their being in said service and not enrolled prior
to February twenty fourth, eighteen hundred aud
sixty flour, shall be enrolled and credit ed to the
quotas of the town, ward, district state, in
which they respectively reside, upon satisfactory
proof OF their residence made to the Secretary of
War.
Sec. O.. And eat further enacted, That, if any
person duly drafted shall be absent from home in
prosecution of his usual business, the provost
marshal of the district shall cause him to be duly
notified as soon as may be, and he shall not be
deemed deserter, nor liable such, until notice
has been given to him, and reasona bic time allow
ed for him to return and report to the provost
marshal of his district; but UGH Absence shall not
otherwise affect his liability under this act, = q.
Sec 10. And be 1t further enacted, That nothing
ned il this act shall be construed to ale or
in any way affect the provisions of the seven teenth
section of an act approved February twenty-fou rth
eighteen hundred and sixty -four, entitled an act
10 amend an act entitled An act or enrolling and
calling ut the national forces, and for other pur
poses," approved March third, eighteen hundred
and six y-three. -...--r
Sec. II. And be 1T further enacted, That nothing
contained in this shall be construed to alter or
change the provisions of existing laws relative to
permitting persons liable to military service fur
nish substitutes. .. ..
ApPro yed, July 4, 1864. aE..... ..- -.E-