The Norfolk post. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1865-1866, 1865-08-18
WILLIAM II. SEWARD Secretary Of stats 4
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BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED sTATEs, OF Of
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A PROCLAMATION

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A PROCLAIM TON no. .itst ii
WHEREAS the twenty first section OF the aet Of ooh'
gress approved on the third Instant eoted An ACT 70
amend the several acts heretofore passed 70 pists or
the enrolling and calling out the anu o
other purposes, requires tnat ~ saV 9 ~ VIC
lawful penalties Of the crime OF deseruoh from the n
tary or naval service all persons who have deserted the
military or naval service of the United states VINO sha
not return to or report ar ts 70
hereinafter mentioned shall be deemed and taken 10
have voluntary renquished and forfeited their rights OF
citizenship and their rights to become ct1ens anu sucn
deserters shall be forever incapable of holding any
Office of trust or profit under the United states or OF
exercising any rights of citizens thereof and all per-
sons who shall hereafter desert the military OF naval
service and all persons who, being duly enrolled shall
depart the jurisdiction of the district IN which he Is en-
rolled or go beyond the limits Of the United States with
intent 10 avoid any draft into the military or naval SER
vice uly ordered shall be liable to the penalties of this
section And the President Is hereby authorized and re-
quired forthwith on the passage q tins act 70 ISSUE nus
IN which Proclamation the President is requested 10
notify all deserters returning within sixty days as afore
said that they shall be pardoned on condition Of return
ing to their regiments and companies or to such other
organizations az they may be assigned to until they
shall have served for period of time equal to their
original term Of enlistment y l. : .a .,,- f-ts.
President of the United States do Issue this my Procla
nation as required by said act ordering and requiring
ali deserters TO return their prDper posts as do
hereby notify them that oil deserters who shall within
sixty DAYS from the date Of this Proclamation viz on or
before the tenth day Of May 1885, return to service or
mort themselves to marshall shall be pardoned
on condition that they return to their regiments and
companies or such other organizations they may be
assigned to- and the remainder Of their original
term of enstments, and, in addition thereto period
equal to the time lost by desertion. 7-.. d.. -..
In testimony whereof have hereunto set my hand,
and caused the seal of the United States to be Affixed
Done at the city of Washington, this eleventh day
of March, in the year Of our Lord one thousand
> eight hundred and sixty-hve, and Of the Inde'
pendencc Of the United States the eighty.ninth
ABRAHAM LINCOLN,
By the President; ,..5..e. + .
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BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF
AMERICA a...i ... ......
A PROCLAMA TON aif ~.
WHEREAS, reliable information has been received that
hostile Indians within the limits of the United States
persons dwelling in conermnous foreign territory ano
thereby enabled to prosecute their savage warfare
upon the exposed and sparse settlements Of the oner
Now, therefore be it known that l. ABRAHAM LINCOLN
President of the United States of America, do hereby
proclaim and direct that all persons detected in that ne
arous traffic shall be arrested and tried by courtar
al at the nearest military post and if convicted shall
receive the punishment due to their deserts
In witness whereof have hereunto set my hand, AM
caused the seal Of the United States to be affixed.
| Done at the city of Washington, this seventeenth
| day of March, in the year of our Lord one thou
L. s. sand eight hundred and sixtyfve, and OF tn
| Independence of the United States the eighty
ABRAHAM LINCOLN.
By tho President:
| WILLIAM H SEWARD, Secretary Of State. T.