The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1864-07-26
NEW ENROLLMENT ACT.

Az Aer further regulate and for IN.
and calling oat the rational forces. and r oth~r pur
b IL saSefe< ~ Tia sensn s.i Hsuss s1 Rr,ys.<,s
tiv<s Of tAs Essfsd Sfsfx< x An<ses Csxress asSr
ssS lh.' the Prs..dsn, ef the tniea stasr msy his
ascrcffon- nj time hereafter cali aty number 81
volunteers, for the respective terms of one ,
and three Year, for military servics and any such .o,u
tsx or in ca~e fdrsft hereinafter prov@d apy sub
sffsuse, shall be credited the town sownshp ward ~
city, precinct ei~ctsan district OF of tnaufy no, =.
sairfivd toward the quota Of which he may have vol
unteerrd gagged substitute. every yaiunt4.r
who is accepted ard mustered inte the service for term
" year unless Discharged shall receive ana
be paid by the United State bounty SIoo and II i
term u two ears, nnrss sooner discharged byunty
Of sap aud for term 81 three years unles soorer
discharged bounty u 1870; oae-shr af which bount,
shall Be paid 70 the soldier = the time ef his being
tered into tho scxr. onethd psration of or .
half Of hs term Of service and outhrd she
service And la case "a hi- d.sth rsiI 4,
service the residue of this bounty unpaid shall t 10
his ~idgw, u be- shall have len widow if not % his
cldren os II there he none, to his mo,h IL she be
widow.
sec q And he IL further -rAct.i That in ease m. asa,
Ia. s.y part thereof Of any town. fownstp ward Of
city prrine OF election district, Of any county not
sutsid-d shall not h~ filled within the tp~c. 4 fty
days after such call then the President
order drat for year NIL sreh Quota ar anr yr n
h-reof which may h~ untitled and in easa OF any such
drAN payment Of money shall be accepted or
by ths Government nmufasion 10 release anv en-
roi or drafted man from personal obligation perform
&c. And h. IL further enacted That il shall l.. 4.
fai cr the Executive Of any Of the States send rcru
ing agents ihto Of the States declared to be in rebel
on except the States of Afkansas Tennessee Loo
sian. recruit volunteers under any call under tn.
provisions Of this who shall credited TO the gt.i,
ssd 10 the respective Subdivisions thereof which NAV
procure the ~niissssnt
See & And be IL further enaet-i That drafted men
substitutes and volunteers when mastered in shall IL
organizations Of their Statss and - fsr - .v.r
tcabe shall ~b.n Assxns be permitted b select th.
own regimenis batteries OF other organ zation.
among those OF their respective States whcA the tn
Of assignment may not be Allied to their maximum NUN
kcr.
Sc s. And be II further enacted That tn. trsu,,e,,
section Of the act entitled An amend an act euti
tied for enrolling and calling out the national fr
ee and for other purposes approved February twenty
to that the Secretary Of War shai discharge mino
under the Of eighteen years under the
and tAe conditions prescribed ia said section: sns
hereafter, ocer OF the United shall enl ia
muster into the military service any Person under tn
OF sxtesn years with without the Of hi
psrent guardian such person enlisted or recrt-.
shall be Immediately discharged upon paymeut or Al
boantiss received and such recruiting erng cisce
who shall knowingly enlist any person under sxteer
of shall be dismissed the service with rfritu
Of all pay and allowances and shall be subject to such
further punishment a. court-mArtia may direct
sec And be II further enacted. That section three
act entitled AN amend entitled an as
for enrolling and calling out the national asc and n,
other purposes approved February twenty four egh
teen hundred and sixty foar be and the is herr,
amended, authorize direct district proves
marshals under the direction OF the Provost Marsha
Ge1erai to nake draft for one hundred Per
district - provided by said section.
eec I. And 10 further enacted That instead Of tr.y
cling pay, all drafted persons reporting the place
rsndayous shall be allowed transportation fruu, the
places Of redsnce and persons discharged At the place
OF rendezvous shall be allowed transportation 10 the
plscrs Of residence.
Sec g. And be it further enacted That al uersons 1,
the naval service Of the United States who have entere
said service during the present rebellion who have
ecn credited 10 the quota Of any town. district ward
State by Of their being in said service no
enrolled prior to February twent fourth eighteen hun
dre and shall be enrolled and credited tn
quotas Of the town. wnrd district State which the
respectively reside upon satisfactory proof of their res
| dence made to the Secretary Of War.
Sec. And be il further enacted, That il any perso
duly drafted shall be absent from home prosecution
his usual husnrss the provost marshal Of the dstric
shall him to be duly notified soon a. may be- an
he shall not be deemed deserter liable such ant
notice has been given to him, and reasonable time
lowed for him to return and the provost msrs
Of his district but such absence shall not otherwise
| his liability under this act.
Sec 10. And he 1t further enacted That nothing col
tanned In this act shall be construed alter or IN IN
way Affect the provisions Of the section Of
act approved February twenty eighteen hundrs
and sixty four entitled amend an ct entitl,
An act for enrolling and calling the national force
and for other purposes, approved March third eighties
hundred and eix three.
Bee. H. And be II further enacted That nothing co
the prosiious existing laws relative to permitting pc
Approved, July =, 1854