Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1865-03-24


out the consent Of his parents or guardian, or mi
nor under the ACE Of sixteen years, it shall be the
duty Of the Provost Marshal General, on advice of
the TACT 70 report he same to The Provost Marshal
q Ene proper district and such person so ENLISTED
and incapable shall have been, since the passage Of
this act mustered into the service as substitution
person liable to draft, and not drafted, the name
OF the person liable who furnished such substitute
shall be again placed on the list, and he shall be
subject TO draft thereafter as though no such subst
tute had been furnished by him and If such substi-
tute so enlsted and incapable as aforesaid, shall
have been since the passage of this act mustered In
to the service substitute for person actually
drafted then il shall be the duty Of the Proyst Mar
fshal General TO direct the Provost Marshal of the
district to immediately notify the person who furn
shed such substitute that he is held TO service in the
place Of such substitute, and he shall stand in the
same relation and be subject the liability as
| before the furnishing of such substitute.
H'SEcTIox 20. And be ii further enacted, That in
case any substitute shall desert from the army, and
it shall appear by evidence satisfactory TO the Secre-
ary of War, that the party furnishing such suhss-
tute shall have in any way, directly or indirectly,
aided or abetted such deseftion to have been pr
w any intention the part of such substitute to
DESERT then such person shall be immediately placed
in the army, and shall serve for the period for which
he was liable 10 draft such service to commence at
| the date of the desertion of the substitute.
"SEcTIoN q. 4nd be it further enacted That,
in addition to the other lawful penalties of the crime
persons who have deserted the military or naval SER
vice of the United States, who shall not return to
said service, or report themselves to Provost Mar
shall within sixty days after the proclamation herein.
after mentioned, shall be deemed and taken to have
voluntarily renquished and forfeited their rights to
become citizens and such deserters shall be forever
incapable OF holding any Office of trust or profit
der the United States, or of exercising any rights
of citizens thereof and all persons who shall here
after desert the military naval service, and all
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jurisdiction of the district in which he is enrolled,
! or 60 beyond the limits of the United States with
intent to avoid any draft into the military or naval
service, duly ordered shall be liable TO the penalties
of this section. And the President is hereby au-
thorlzed and required forthwith, on the passage OF
this act, to ssue his proclamation setting forth the
provisions OF this section, which proclamation the
Presidents requested to notify all deserers return
ing within sixty days aforesaid that they shall be
pardoned condition of returning to their regiment
and companies, or TO such other organizations as
they may be assigned to- until they shall have served
for period OF time equal to their original term OF
enlistment.
''SEcrtoN %. Arld be it further enacted, That the
third section of the act entitled An act urther to
regulate and provide for the enrolling and calling
out the national forces, and for other purposes,
approved July fourth, eighteen hundred and sixty
four, be and the same is hereby repealed.
''SEcmoN %. And be 1t further enacted That
any person persons enrolled in any sub district
shall have taken place, cause to be mustered
into the service of the United States, such number
Of recruits, not subject to draft as they may deem
expedient which recruits shall stand to the credit
of the persons thus causing them to be mustered n
and shall be taken as substitutes for such persons,
or many of them may be drafted, to the extent
OF the number ofsuch recruits, and in the order des
ignated by the principals at the time such recruits
are TINS aforesaid mustered in.
SECTION "a. AEd be 1t further enacted That
section fifteen of the Act approved February twenty
fourth, eighteen hundred and sixty four, entitled
IAN act for enrolling and calling out the national
torces and for other purposes, be, and the same is
hereby, amended by inserting after the words 'iany
civil magistrate, the words 'or any person author
lied by law to administer oaths.
SECTION %. And be 1t further enacted, Thai
the Secretary of War is hereby authorized to detail
one or more of the employees of the War Depart
ment for the purpose of administering the oaths re.
quired by law in the settlement of officers accounts
for clothing camp and garrison equipage, quarter
masters stores, and ordnance, which oaths shall bC
administered without expense to the parties taking
them and shall be as binding upon the persons ia
king the same, and if falsely taken, shall subec
them to the same penalties, if the same were ad
mnstared by magistrate or justice Of the peace
/ Surgeons and Commissioners on the Enrolling
Boards, while in the military service of the United
States shall hereafter be exempt from all liability to
be drafted under the provisions of any act for enrol
| hing and calling out the national forces.
SECTION q. And be 1t further enacted That
this act shall take effect from and after its passage:
Ifortded, That nothing herein contained shall op.
crate TO postpone the pending draft, interfere
with the quotas assigned therefor.
Approved March 3, 1861
lSectlons from one to twelve, inclusive, do not
relate to this Bureau, and are omitted.
JAMES B. FRY,
mar24;lt Provost Marshal General.