Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1864-03-12

| Gates OF disability, and any officer, clerk or
deputy, connected with the Board of Enroll
| ment. who shall receive compensation from
| any drafted man for any Ser vices or obtaining
| the pe rformance of such service required from
| any member of said Board by the provisions
| OF fhis act, shall be deemed guilty of q high
| misdemeanor, aud upon onyiction, shall for
every such ofense be fined not exceeding $50,
to be recovered upon information or indict.
nent before any court of competent jurisdic-
| tion, one half for the use of any inforfner who
| may prosecute for the same ia the name of the
United States, and the other half for the use of
the United States, and shall also be subject to
imprisoI merit for term not exceeding one wear,
at Inc discretion of the court.
sec. s3 and be it further enacted, That no
member Of the Board Of Enrolment, and no
surgeon detailed or employed to assist the
Beard Of Enrolment and no clerk, assistant
or empICye OF any Provost Marshal or Board
OF Enrolment, shall, directly or indirectly. be
eF eased Ia procuring or attempting to procure
substitutes 1oT persons drafted, or liable to be
drafted, into the military service of the United
States And if any member of Board of En-
menf, or any such surgeon, clerk, assistant
or tmploye, shall procure, or attempt TO pro-
cure. substitute for any person drafted, or
liable 10 lie drafted, as aforesaid, he shall be
deemed guilty Of a misdeme al or, and shall,
upon CON- Fletion. be punished by imprisonment
not less tten thirty days nor more than six
ncn'hs, and pay fine not less than 800 nor
more tban S1,OO0, by any court competent TO
try The ofense. -z- Z %
Sec. "a. And be 1t further enacted, That all
able -boeied male colored persons between the
ages OF twenty and feriy five years, resident
in the United States, shall be enrolled accord.
ing TO the provisions of this act and of the act
TO which this is an anendment, and form part
OF the national forces; and when slave OF d
loyal master shall be drafted and mustered into
the service of the United States, his master shall
= have a certificate thereof; and thereupon such
slave sha Ii be treea and the bounty OF SlGG now
fGiGa HI hy law fer each drafted man shall be
sen was owing service or Ia 1or a. 1safted Der
his muster into tbe service of the United States.
The Sc eCretary CT War shall appoint a COM mis-
EfAva StAtaS
Congress. charged TO award to each loyal
person TO whom coiored. volunteer may
owe service, just com mpens alton, rot
ceedipg $3.50, for esch sucli colored volunteer,
payable out of The fund derived from co1lmu-
tafions; and every such colored volunteer on
ing mustered into the service shall he free.
Al q il all cases where men Of color have been
heIett fore enlisted, or have volunteered in the
miIifa1y service Of the United States, all the
provisions Of this act SO far as the payment of
touTty sEd compensation are Provided shall
b. equally applicable TO these Who may ba
hereafter recruited. But men OF color, drafted
or fniisted. or who may volunteer into the mil
i'ary service, while they shall be credited on
he quotes Of the several Sta es or subdivisions
If atts wherein they :tre sspectively drafted,
enlisted, or shall volunteer, shall not be
signed as State troops, but Shall be mustered
into regiments or companies as United States
colCIed troops.
Sec Is. AID be il further enacted, That ihesfif-
tenth section Of the act to which his is amend
tory, lie amended that 1t will read "a fol-
lows, That any surgeon charged with the duty
person W WhoT soeyer any money or other yaIu.
able thing. or agree, directly or indirectly, to
receive the came to Lis own another's use
fer making an imperfect inspection, or q false
CT jncoTIect report, or who shall wilIfully
neE ct to make faithful Inspection aud true
repcht, ard each MT nher OF the Board of En-
roilmert who shall wilifGily agree to the dis
charge 1rt m service of any drafted person who
is rot legally and properly entitled to su1h
GE char Fa,sshan be tried by a court martial,
and, On con yiction thereof, be punished by 4
fine not less than $500 and not mora than elO-
Geo, shall be imprisonea st the discretion of the
oCprt, and be cashiered and dismissed The ser
vice.
Sec &c. AID be 1t further enacted. That the
words "tpfecinCt and "election district as
used In this act, shall not be construed to re-
quiTe any subdivision for purposes OF enroll
nent and draft less than the wards into which
aDy city or jlage may be divided, or than the
towns or tow nships into which any county
II ny be divided. 49,
Sec. ~. AHd be II further enacted, That so
much Of the act entitled "An act for enrolling
ard calling out the national forces, and for
OIL ct puJIoses,' approved March 3, 1863, as
may De Inconsistent with the provisions OF
this act is hereby repealed. re ....-a
Approved, February 2i, 1864. I. -n 1a..
Ey order Of the Secretary of War: s
T.. ID TOWNSEND,
Assistant Adjutant General