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| -.s-..-.r.r... war DEPARTAErr)
ADyuTArr GENERALS 0rIicE, I
| BgE1 Z. WAsHfroroE, Jay 9, 1885, y .
Generai orders, No. 2at -'.. '' .H ',2..
NJ The following act of Congress is published for
the information and govesnnent ot all conosInedi
\ ....r [PuDLIC-No. 1871 a. 9aafasI.
An act further to regulate and provide for the en-
rolling snd calling out the national forces, and
4 for other purposes -.. ..F ~
Bo enacted by he Senate and House Of Rspresentd-
ttueS Of The UnIsd States Of America IN Congre', as
| sembied, That the President of the United States
may, at his discretion, At any time beeNfter, call
for any number OF men as volunteers, for the re-
spective terms Of one two and three yeas for mill.
tary services aud any such volunteer, or, in ease
Of dram, m hereinafter provided, any substitute,
shall be credited to the town, township, ward ora
city, precinct, election district, or OF county
not so subdivided, toward the quota Of which he
may have volunteered or engaged as a substitute;
| and every volunteer who 10 accepted and mustered
into the service for term OF enc year, unless
sooner discharged, shall receive, and be paid by
the United States, bounty Of sioOj and II for q
term OF two years, unless sooner discharged, .
bounty OF $500, and II for q term OF three years,
unless bronsr discharged, a bounty OF $500 one
third Of which bounty shall be paid to the soldier
at the time Of his being mustered into the service
one third at the expiration OF one half Of his term
service, and one third at the expiration Of his
|
service, the residue ofhis bounty unpaid shall be
paid to his widow, II he shall have left widow,
II not to his children, II there be none, to his
| mother, II The be a widow.
Sec. g. And Be q JI,fhsy enacted, That Ia ease the
quota, or any part thereof, Of any towp, townihip
ward Of city, precinct or election district, or Of
nuy county not so subdivided, shall not be hlled
within the space Of atty days after such call then
the President shall Immediately order draft for
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which may be unilledi and In case OF any such
draft, no payment OF money shall be accepted or
| received by the Government as Communication 10
release any enrolled or drafted man from personal
obligation to perform military service.
Sec. q And be u further enacted, That IL shall he
lawful for the Executive Of any Of the States to
tend recruiting agents into any OF the States do
cared TO be In rebellion, except the states Of Ark
ansss, Tennessee, and Louisiana, to recruit volun-
teers under any call under the provisions OF this
act, who shal be credited To the State and to the
respective subdivisions thereof, which may pro.
cure the enlistment. @.
Sec. l. And be a. further enacted, That drafted men,
substitutes, and volunteers, WHOM mustered In,
shall be organized into or assigned to regiments,
| batteries, or other organizations Of their own
States, and, as far as practicable, shall when
sigutd, be permitted to select the own regiments
batteries, or other organiIstio from among those
sisnment may not be filled to their maximum num-
ber.
See. s. And be u further tnaoted, That the TWEEN.
tieth section OF the act entitled An act to amend
an act entitled An act for enrolling and calling
out the national forces, and for other purposes'n
approved February "a, 1854, shall be construed 10
mean that the Secretary OF War shall discharge
minors under the age OF eighteen years under the
circumstances and on the conditions prescribed in
s.Id alto a,A haNa Of
United States shall knowingly enlist or muster
into the military service any person under the age
Of sixteen years, with or without the consent Of
Lis parent or uardian, such person so enlisted or
recruited shall be Immediately discharged upon
repayment Of all bOunties received; and such re-
cruiting or musterinB officer who shall knowingly
enlist any penon under sixteen years Of age shall
be dismissed the service, with forfeiture OF all pay
and allowances, and shall be subject to such fur
ther punishment as a courtmsrtial may direct
Sec. 9. And be Il further enacted, That section
three Of an act eutitled "An act to amend an act
entitled An act for ling out the 81 forces,
and for other purpases,'" approved February "a,
1861, be and the Same 10 hereby, amended so as TO
authorize and direct district provost mArshnls,
under the direction OF the Provost Marshal Gen.
sraI, to make draft for one hundred per cent. in
addition to the number required to iill the quota
Of any district as provided by said section.
Sec. 7. And be aJWther enacted, That instead Of
travelling pay, all drafted persons reporting at the
place Of rendez yous shall be allowed transportA-
| ton from their places of res dencei and persons
discharged at the place Of rendezvous shall be al
lowed transportation to their places OF residence
Sec 8. And be H. further enacted, That all persons
in the naval service OF the United States who have
entered said service during the present reb lion,
who have not been credited to the quota OF any
town, district, ward, or state, by reason OF their
being In said service and not enrolled prior to
February a. 1884 shall be enrolled and credited to
the quotas OF The town, ward district, or State Ia
which they respectively reside, upon satisfactory
proof Of their residence made TO the Secretary Of
war.
Sec. 0. And be u further enacted That II any per-
son duly drafted shall be absent from home In
| prosecution OF his usual business, the provost
marshal Of the district shall cause him 10 be duly
notified as soon as may be, and he shall not be
deemed deserter, nor liable as such until notice
has been given to him and reasonable time al
lowed for him to return and report to the provost
marshal OF his districts but such absence shsll not
/ otherwise affect his liability under this Aot
| Sec. 10. And be u further enacted, That nothing
ed in this act shall be Construed to alter or
| iu any way affect the provisions OF the seven
| teenth section Of an act, approved February -,
1861, entitled "An act to amend an act entitled
An act for enrolling and calling out the national
forces, and for other purposes" approved March
., 1859.
| Sec II. And be Il further enacted, That nothing
contained in this act shall be construed to alter or
change the provisions of existing laws relative to
permitting persons liable to military service to
| furnish substitutes.
| Approved July 1861.
u. d. TOWNSEND,
AuI3 Assistant AdjutSnt General.
DRESS MAKING.---THE UNDER.