The Union. [volume] (Georgetown, Del.) 1863-1866, 1864-08-26
AN ACT TO RELIEVE THE PEO
PIE OF THIS STATE

WHEREAS, the president If the Uni cd
States by his proclamation of July Is, 1864,
under the authority vested in him by an act
of Congre :, approved July 4, 1864, entitled
"Ac further to regulate and provide for the
enrl Jig and calling out Of the national
forces and f;,r other purposes" has called for
five hundred tn, Us and volunteers, and has
ordered that immed ately after the fifth day
of September, 1864, draft for troops to
ferve foi one year shall be had in every town
,town'h'p, ward of city, R+eiinct, or election
district or county not so subdlxed To- fill the
qu ia which shall be assigned % it under this
call, or any part thereof which may be un-
filled by volunteers On the said FIFTH day Of
September, 1864" And whereas. the draft
ordered as aforesaid would bring ruin and
suffering upon many persons in this State
liable to its operation and those dependant
upon them { r support and protection. And
whereas, this General Assembly desires to
avert from tho eople of this State the calam-
itous consequences o. the proposed draft, SO
far as they can d. so within ths scope of'their
legislative functir n; 7 erefore, without COM
mitt'ng themselves or the pc lple of this State
to the purposes or objects of the present war,
and s"rely from necessity, AMI to avnd
greater suffering to the people of this State,
whose involuntary service IS demanded:
SECTION l. Be ii enacted By the Senate and
House Of Representatives Of tie State Of DIT
a,odre in General assembly met, That every
white person, who shall af or the passage of
this act, and before the fifth day of September,
IN the yea Of ou L rd, one tljusand eight
hundred and sixy-fu ur, Voluntarily enlist N
the military service of the United States, for
a ncli d not less than ,ne year and who
dsatt for deficiency in the quota of this
State, under tho call of the President recited
in the preamble to this act, shall upon satis-
foclory proof to the Commissioners named in
Section of this act, or majority Of them,
that he has voluntarily enlisted in the m Ii
tary ser, ee OF the United States for any per-
ipd not less than one year, and has been duly
credited t. the State as aforesaid, be eutltled
to and shall receive the sum oi twu hundred
dollars as bounty from this State, to be paid
as hereinafter provided.
SEcTloN 2. Aad be IL further enacted By tie
altiho,ity u aorestid, Ina. avery wnl,e pers III
hable 70 Tue druit ordered W .he President,
as reeted in tue preamule 10 this ac,, wlo
shall after tie passage oi thus acl, anu prior
tJ the draft Uruereu as atOi e,a.d, 1urnisn an
acceptable substitute VINO small be muster ed
Into the Military service Of the Unlted States
for ANY perlOd not less tnan one year, a.u b
duly accredited to lnls o,ate an ANY uralt fvr
II uelc.eAcy III the quota Vi TINS State, under
the call OF the P.eoident AFORESAID snail De
elIued aud sal. receive from TINS state
tie sum .. i've nundl Ell &ollars, to aud ann
IN the procurat.On OF SUCH SUBSTITUTE, 10 De
paid as neie.naf.er provided.
SECTION 5. And be it JDfher enaeted 6y tie
authority aioresaid, Taat lu case tine qu,. a. OF
this Sta.e under tno call Aforesaid ot tue
PRESIDENT VI the United states, shall not be
niled ny volunteers aud by substitutes fur
ni'hed PRIOR to any draft 10 Mi sad quota
anu dat OF drai.s upon the ctlzeAs OF th.s
Sae, shall be made to tiil sad quota, any
waite person in this STATE drafted into the
Military service ot the Unlted States, who
s.,all iusnisn an acceptable substitute VINO
siaii De mustered inlo lhe sad ser, &c aud
accepted "a leu of sas.s persoa 50 furnishing
ssacn suosutute sinai, g ve enl.tied to and
8 rece.se from TINS Sla.e The sum oi n,e
nu 'deFd dollars u asd n.nl III The psycurativn
and paS ment ot sucn SUBSTITUTE, u he paid
as hereinafter PROVIDED.