The Cass County Republican. [volume] (Dowagiac, Mich.) 18??-1880, 1864-03-03


>,all, upon conviction in any District
~ Circuit Court of the United States,
t. punished by imprisonment for the
! Rod for which the party was drafted.
SEC. o. And be it further enacted,
+: hat the fees of agents and attorneys
{ r. making out and causing to be exc
rated any papersin support of claim
: r exemption from draft, or for any
S-rvices that may be rendered to the
laimant, shall not. in any case, exceed
re dollars and physicians or surgeons
furnishing certificates of disability to
shy claimant for exemption from draft
shall not be entitled to any fees or com
ionsation therefor. And any agent or
a torney who shall, directly or indi-
: city, demand or receive any greater
{ smpensetion for furnishing said GER
icates of disability, and any officer,
: .erk or deputy connected with the
BOARD of Enrolment, who shall receive
: improvisation from any drafted man
I n any services, for obtaining the per-
1ormance of such service required from
my member of said Board by the pro-
I, isions of this act, shall be deemed
hilty of high misdemeanor, and,
pon conviction, shall, for every such
~ifense, be fined not exceeding FIVE
andred dollars, to be recovered upon
(; formation or indictment, before any
curt of competent jurisdiction, one
IF for the use of any informer, who
LAY prosecute for the same in the
rrme of the United States, and the
. her half for the use of the United
/: ;ates, and shall also be subject to i'm
isonment for a term not exceeding
re year, at the discretion of the court.
SEC. %. And be it further enacted,
that no member of the Board of En-
/, .llment, and no officer detailed or en-
ioyed TO assist the Boards of Enroll
i.ent, and no clerk, assistant or en-
Joyce of any Provost Marshal or
:,oard of Enrolment, shall be engaged,
.'irectly or indirectly in procuring or at.
mpting TO procure substitutes for per-
ms drafted or liable to be drafted into
tie military service ofthe United States;
;.ud if anymember of Board of Enroll
tent or any such surgeon, clerk or as
:.stant, shall procure or attempt to pro-
are substitute for any person drafted
~ liable to bedrafted as aforesaid, he
hall be deemed guilty of misdemean-
r, and shall upon conviction, be pun
he'd by Imprisonment not less than
thirty days nor more than six months
and pay fine not less than one hund
led nor more than one thousand dollars
i.y any court competent to try the
sfeuse
SEC. "a. And be it further enacted
Tat the 18th section of the act to
which this is amendatory, shall be so
amended that it will read as follows
That any surgeon charged with the
''nty of such inspection, who shall re-
Give anything from any person whom
<oever, any money or other valuable
;.iing, or agree directly or indirectly to
.eceive the same to his own or another
IS for making an imperfect inspection
r false or incorrect report, or who
s;lall wilfully neglect to make a faithful
Inspection and true report; and each
,lember of the Board of Enrolment
who shall wilfnlly agree to discharge
rom service of any drafted person who
i not legally and properly entitled to
SHch discharge, shall be tried by a
court martial, and on conviction there
+, be punished by a fine not less than
300 and not more than 10000, shall
Lee imprisoned at the discretion of the
-ourt, and be be cashiered and dis
missed the service.
SEC. 25.-And be it further enacted
That all able bodied male colored per
sons between the ages of twenty ani
f,rty-fve years, resident in the United
states, shall be enrolled according t.
the provisions of this act and of tn,
act TO which this is an amendment. anC
;orm part of the national forces; an6
when a slave of loyal master shall b.
drafted and mustered into the service
IF the United States, his master shall
lave a certificate thereof, and there
upon such slave shall be free, and thu
I.ounty of one hundred dollars, nov
payable by law for each drafted man
shall be paid to the person to whom
Inch drafted person was owing servic
ar labor at the time of his muster int
he service of the United States. TIL
Secretary of War shall appoint Com
r,ission in each of the slave States rep
resented in Congress, charged to aware
10 each loyal person to whom dolores
volunteer may owe service just com
l'ensation, not exceeding three hundre,
dollars, for each such colored volun
ieer, payable out of the fund derive,
from combinations, and every sue
,olored volunteer on being mustere
into the service shall be free. And j
I'll cases when men Of color have bee
heretofore enlisted, or have volunteers
in the military service of the Unite'
states, all the provisions of this act, s
iar as the pay of bounty and com
pensation are provided shall be equal
applicable as to those who may b
hereafter recruited. But men of colo
GRATED or enlisted, or who may volun
,eer into the military service, Will
they shall be credited on the quotas G
he several States or subdivisions G
states wherein they are respectivel
'irafted, enlisted or shall voluntee1
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