The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1864-07-30
The Enr;cllnent Act.

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the National forces, and for other purpu
4 ses. .es,f as.. ,.s asfs s.. (. fts4s,s
!, list. The President of the United State
may, at his discretion, at any time hereai
ter, call for any number Of mon a. volun
teers, for the respective terms Of one, tw
and three years, for military service; an,
any such volunteer, or in case Of . dram
% hereafter provided, any substitute, shall
be credited to the town, township, ward o
", toward the quota OF which he may hav'
volunteered or engaged as q substitute
and every volunteer who il accepted anC
mustered into the service for term of ont
year, unless sooner discharged, shall re-
eeive and b paid by the United States Z
bounty Of 800, and If for . term Of two
years, unles: sooner discharged. bounty
unless sooner discharged, . bounty Of $500
one-third Of which bounty will be paid t.
the soldier at the time of his being mus.
| tered into the service, one-third at the ex.
piration Of one-half Of his term Of service
and one-third at the expiration fhis term
of service; and in case of his death while
in the service. then the residue of11is bonn
shall have left a widow; If not, to his chill
dren, or IL there be none, to his mother, in
case she b . widow. a - E3s. t8.
I'd. In case the quota, or any part there
OF, Of any town, township, ward Of . city,
precinct, or election district, or Of any
county not so divided, shall not be filled
within the space of fifty days after such
order draft TO fill such quota, or any part
thereof which may beunfilled, and in case
Of any such draft, no payment of money
shall be accepted or received by the Gov
eminent az Communication to release any en-
rolled or drafted man from personal obli-
CATION to perform military service.
Sd. It shall be lawful for the Executive
of any other State to send recruiting agents
in any Of the States declared to be in re-
bellion, except the. States of Arkansas,
Tennessee and Louisiana, and to recruit
volunteers under every call under the pro-
visions Of this act, who shall be credited to
the State and to the respective sub.divi.
sions thereof, which may procure the en-
4th. Drafted men, substitutes and volun-
teers, when mustered in, shall be organ
lied in or assigned to regiments, batteries
or other organizations Of their own States;
and as far n practicable, shall, when as
signed, b permitted to select their own
regiments, batteries or other organizations
States which, at the time Of their assign
ment, may not be filed to their maximum
number. b "a I'D e'N .AsA
5th. The twentieth section Of the act en-
titled an "Act to amend an act entitled an
act for enrolling and calling out tho nation
al forces approved Feb. "A, 1S64, shall be
construed TO mean that the Secretary Of
War shall discharge minors under the age
Of eighteen years, under the circumstances
and Oh the conditions. .presctibed In said
section; and hereafter, II any officer of the
United States shall enlist or muster into
the military service any person under the
age of sixteen years. with or without the
consent Of his parent or guardian, such
person soenlisted or recruited shall be i'm
Hnediately and Internationally discharged
upon the repayment Of all bounty re-
ceived, and such recruiting or mastering
officer who knowingly enlists person un-
der sixteen, shall be dismissed the service
with the forfeiture Of al pay and allow
ance, and shall be subject to further pun.
as . court-martial may decide.
9th. Section three Of an act entitled IAN
Act to amend an Act entitled an Act for
enrolling and calling out the national
forces and for other purposes" approved
February oath, 1884, and the same hereby
is amended 20 ~ 70 authorize and direct
District Provost Marshals, under the li-
rection Of the Provost Marshal General, to
make . dram for one hundred per centum
in addition to the number required to fill
the quota Of any district - provided by said |
sections.
7th. That instead Of traveling pay, all |
drafted persons reporting at the place of
rendezvous, shall Do allowed transportation
from their places Of residence, and persons
at the place Of Rendezvous, |
shall b allowed transportation 70 their
places Of residence.
6th. AL persons in the naval service Of |
The United States, who have entered said |
service during the present rebellion, who |
have not been credited to the quota Of any
own, district, ward Or State BY reason Of
I'd prior TO Feb. "a, 1852, shall On satisfac-
DRY proof Of their residence, made to the
Of War, be enrolled and credited
% the quota Of the town. ward, district or
state Id which they respectively reside.
9th. IF any person duly drafted shall be
absent from home in the prosecution Of his
usual business, the Provort Marshal Of the
district shall cause him to DO duly notified |,
% soon as may be, and he shall not b
ieemed diserfer, nor liable % such un-
Il notice has been given to him and rea-
'onable time allowed for him to return and
export to the Provoet Marshal OF his dis.
riot but such absence shall not otherwise
meet his liability under this act. 49,
10th and 18th. Nothing contained in this L
vt y 70 DO construed 70 alter or in any
way affect the law relative to those conscf-
opposed to bearing arms. or toll
Meet the rights Of persons 70 procure sub I
titntes.
"a Approved: gs A. LINCOLN.
WAsHiNGToN, July 4, 1854. aAssss. l.
Oar Iron.CleA Navy-The Dun. I
0efbeRG. ,sn ;.
While Mr.. Ericsson, and the Government II
ln3er his inspiration, are Turning out ves-
els which every days added experience !
bows are more likely TO carry our mar be- :,
ow the surface Of the deep than bear It /,
loft on its crested waves, other inventors !,
lave not been idle, nor have intermitted
heir endeavors TO provide AZ with ships {,
vhich, while invulnerable to attack, shall /,
hat In these days Of iron armor and heavy
annon, shall fsarlessly Haunt on every sea
he flag under which Jones, Perry, and
lawrence fought and conquered.
Among these experiments none have tax
a : ssns,so ssenoficol firm md afEnrd q ~ i.