The Placer herald., 1864-04-02
THE CONSUMPTION BILL.

otoi vi tuo NouaciiPllo hct vi MdTcn D,
1868, authorizes the President, during the
present war, to call for such number of men
for military service as the public exigencies
require, whenever he shall deem it necessary
1t provides for equaizng the proportion OF
conscripts in counties, aud other geographic
cal divisions, taking into account the number
prevous furnished therefrom for the Army
and Navy. Wherever quotas shall not have
been furnished by the time fixed, the Pro-
vost Marshal shall make draft for the de
ficient number. If The number be not OBJ
tanned by the first draft, other drafts shall
be made. Acceptable substitutes may be
furnished by those enrolled, previous to the
time of making the draft, the substitute being
not liable to the draft, the enrolled person
being exempt for the time the substitute
shall not be liable to draft. Any person en-
rolled and drafted is allowed the privilege OF
furnishing substitute previous to the time
fixed for his appearance at the rendezvous.
lfsuch substitute be liable to draft, the one
furnishing him shall again be placed on the
roll, and be liable to future drafts. Exemp-
tions on account Of substitutes, or payments,
shall be only for one draft, all such exempts
to be again enrolled at the end Of one year
Boards of enrolment shall enroll all persons
liable to draft. Persons twenty.one years of
age and under forty-fve at the time of the
draft, aliens declaring their intention to
become citizens, persons discharged from
Army or Navy before having served two years
during the present war, are liable to draft.
Drafted mariners are allowed to enlist in the
naval service, for period of not less than
that for which they were drafted. All mar
iners in the Army allowed the same privilege.
Amy bounty received to be deducted
from prize money. Persons exempted from
enrolment are those physically or mentally
unfit for the service those actually in service,
and those having served two years and hon
oraby discharged. All persons resisting
or opposing enrolment are subject to a fine
Of five thousand dollars, or Imprisonment
not exceeding five years, or both. If such
resistance result in the death of an officer or
other person, the offender to be deemed gull
ty of murder and punishable by death. All
officers appointed to execute the enrolment
are clothed with ample power. Any person
swearing falsely to be subject to fine of
five hundred dollars and Imprisonment not
less than six months. Members of religious
denominations opposed conscientiously to
bearing arms, to be considered as non,com.
batants, and assigned to duty in hospitals,
or to the care of freedmen, or pay three han
dred dollars for the benefit of sick and wound
ed soldiers. No person of foreign birth to
be exempt as an alien if he at any time shall
have assumed the rights of citizen by vot-
ing or holding office. All claims to exemp-
ton to be verified BY oa.h. Exemptions
procured by fraud shall be of no effect, and
the person exempted shall be liable to court
martial and punishment as deserter. Per-
sons under eighteen years Of age, in,l the SER
vice without consent of parents, may be dis>
charged by the Secretary of War. No fee
exceeding five dollars for papers in support
of exemption, allowed to be charged by agent
or attorney. A violation of this deemed
high msdemeanor, subjecting to fine and
imprisonment No enrolling officer nor
surgeon to aid in procuring substitutes, nor
receive any fee or valuable thing for making
an imperfect inspection to be liable to conrt-
martial, fine and imprisonment. All able
bodied male colored persons, between the
ages of twenty and forty-fve years, to be
enrolled as part Of the national forces, and
the loyal master of drafted slave to be ell
titled to one hundred dollars bounty for an
enlisted man, and the slave to be free. The
loyal person to whom such colored volunteer
owed service to receive just compensation,
not to exceed three hundred dollars. The
above synopsis presents about all the essenl
tial points in this bill, which is pretty string
ent aud comprehensive in its provisions, and
ought to prove effective.
The New York World says an active Re-
publican, in view of the recent exposure
concerning Busted, the custom house, and