The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1865-03-16
WAR DEPARTMENT,
a MARSHAL GENEnAL's OFFICE,

WAK DEfhN hbN't
pro. MARSHAL GENERALS OfrlcR.f
Wsshiortoii. d. c., March g., ,'65.)
The follnwinc Act OF Congress is pub
iishs a for the Information aud guidance OF
sil c, nc rned:
AN ACT to amend the several Acls here
10 IRE passrd TO provide lcr the snrpll
ing and ealliug out. thn national iofoes'
and for other purposes
"section 10. And be II further onac-
ted. That where Bny revised cnr1lmehI
In any Congressional or draft district hot
hcen ubtuined or made, prior 10 any actual
d. wings of names from tho enrolment
Iisis, the quota of such district mny %,
a instrd aud aprUr,ioncd to snch revised
enrolment INSTEAD Of being applied TO- OF
based upon the enrolment as II may nave
.,o,,d before the rtvision.
sSrction IA. Aud be II turthor cheo'ou'
That hereafter al persons mustered lnto
the military or naval service, whether Us
volunteers, subsiitu.cF, representatives.,
or otherwise, shall be credited 10 the
81 70 and 10 tho ward, township, pre-
cinct. or other enrolment sub district,
where such persons belong by actual resi-.
dence, III such prrsons have an ociunl
residence wiihin the United Stat - and
whore such persons were OF shalt be en-
rolled, tif liabl {, onrolmcniD nnd1t Is
bcrcby made The duty ofthc Provost Mar
sbal General 10 mako such rule and give
.urh instructions 10 the several Provost
Marshals, Boards OF Earolmcnt, aud Mus
i,rinp Olisrs, as shall be necessary Tor
81 aft tho Nl.lDfla
OF this section, TO the end that t'ir anu
ju.t credt shail be gvcn to every secton
ol the county; Provided, That IN ony
q n for troops heralter 10 county, ioNr,
t.wnship, Wsrd, precinct. or election dis
triei, aud mustered into the military or
naval scry CO ON the qulti thereof
"Sec. IS. And be il further enacted.
That in computing quotas hereafter, CT, dit
shall be given to the several States, us
tr,ets, aud sub Districts, for all men lurn-
ishcd from them, respectively, end not
heretofore crrdiIAd, during thc'prosonl
rebellion, Cor any period ol service Of not
less Than three months, calculating the
number Of days for which tuch service
was furnished, and reducing the same To
years: Provided, That such credits sha
rot be applied to the call for additional
troops made by the President ON the
twenty first day OF December, eighteen
hundred and sixty four.
"Sec. II. Aud be II fu-,her enacted
That persons who have bncu, or may
hereafter be drafted, under the proyi lon'
OF tie yeral acts 10 which tils Is ~
amendment, for the the term Of one year
and who ac ually furnished, o. mny furn'
lsh, acceptable Substitutes (not liable 10
draft for The term of three years, shall be
exempt from military duty during the
time ior Which such Bibstlutis shall not
be liabie to urait, not exceeding the time
for which such substitutes shall have beer
mustered into the service, anything II
tho act Of February twenty fourth
eighteen hundred aud sixty four, to the
eontrary Notwithstanding,
"soc, IL. Aud be II further enacted,
That any recruiting agent, substitute bro
ker, or other persons who, for pay or pro
ft, shall en- /, or cause TO be enlisted,
as volunteer OF substitute, any In ono
person, or convict, or person under indict'
ment for felony. or who is held TO bal
10 answer for felony, or person in
condil OF inloxicNion, or q desetteT
from the military or naval service, OF
any minor between the Bgc Of sixteen aud
oightoen years, without the consent oi
his parents or guardian. or any minor
under the ago Of sixteen years, knowing
him. In either case before mentioned, TO
be such, or who shall deiroud or illegally
deprive any volunteer or substitutes Of
any portion OF the State, local, or United
States bounty, to which he may DO en-
titled, shall, upon conviction ~ any court
OF competent jurisdiction, be fined not ex'
ceedug ono thousand dOlla's, nor less
than W. hundred d liars, OF imprisoned
not xo ed n two years aud less thnn
thr,e M MUS, or both, In the dlscr, ton
of the court Aforesaid.
"Ssc, lS. Aud be il further en- cted
That any ,ifcer who shall muster ulo
the miiitir OF naval service NJ thr Uulted
States any desertrr rom said s'rvle OF
insane persci ,or &c son 10 condition,
of lntoxicution, or any minor between
the ages OF sixteen aud oishieen years.
wi hout the consent Of his parents or
guardian, or any minor under The age OF
sixteen years, Knowing him to be sue 3,
s,ai, npon cehvio,lon by any court mat
tlA. be dishonorably dismissed the ser
vice OF tine United St1tes.
"See. 10. Aud be II lurthtr enacted
Thut Ia every case wbere substitute Il
iuruished To take the place OF an enrolled
or drafted man, and II is shown by evl
dence that shall be satisfactory TO the
Secretary Of War, thai such fuhsii,utC
was, at the the time of his enlistment
k,oMn by the party furnishing him TO be
noa compos me salis, or in eondiuon OF ia
tox,catpln, or under conviction or indiet
n,ent of uny offence OF the grade OF telon,
st the common law. or TO have beer
ruiity Of n prrvious act of deserlion un
satisfied by pardon or punishment, or by
reason or Any existing iuhrmlty or !
lnent, physically incapable OF performlrl
the ordinary dulles OF u soldier IN ae,ul
.ervies In the rauks, or minor bS,wee
the aces of sxleen aud eighteen year
without the consent OF his parent {
guafd,au. or a minor under the age I
sxleen years, il sheil pc the duty OF u
Provost Marshal Generai, on advice
the fuet, to report the same 10 the P7'
vost Marshal Of the proper district: and
.ueh person SO cuiisted and incapabl
! shall have been. since the passage I
this act, mustered into he service as
.ubstliule for a person liable TO draft, ~
sct ncnsily drafted, ,ne name u the ps
am 40 liable who furnished such subsl
,ule. shall be again placed on the list, al
ne shall be subject TO draft thereafter,
though no such Substitute had been fur
ished by him; aud Is such Substitute I
enlisted, and incapable as aforesaid, shu
have been, since the passage ofthls at
mustered lato the service Us a sueslitu
for person actually drafted, than il shs
be the duty Of the Provost Marshal oftl
d,str.c, imme diaiely TO notify the pers'
wi furnished such substitute that he
heldio service in the place Of such su
stItntc. and no shall stand in the sai