American citizen. [volume] (Butler, Butler County, Pa.) 1863-1872, 1865-03-15


"Aa Act to amend the sererai Acts
heretofore passed to propicls tor the en-
rolling and calling oat he ehational forces
and. for other purposes.
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SECTION XIII. And be IL further en-
acted, That where any revised enrolment
in any Congressional Or draft district has
been oDtained on made, prior to any act
ual drawing Of names from the enrolment
lists, the quotao such district may be
adjusted aud apportioned to such revised
enrolment instead Of being applied to or
based upon the ensollment as it may have
stood before the revision.
SECTION XIV. And be It .turt,cr en-
acted, That hereafter all persons muster
ed into the military or nayal service,
whether as volunteers, substitutes, rep
resentatiyes, or otherwise, shall be credi-
ted to the State, and to the ward, town
ship, precinct, or other enrolment sub
district, where such persons belong by
actual residence, Cit such, persons have
an actual residence within the United
States, and where such persons were or
shall be enrolled, (ifreliable to cnroll-
mont and it is hereby made the duty of
the Provosu Marshal General to make
such rules and give such instructions to
the several Provost Marshal, Boards of
Enrolment, and Mastering Officers, as
shall be necessary for the faithful enforce
ment Of the provisions of this section, to
the end that fair and just credit shall be
given to every section of the country. ::
P'oyided, That in any call for troops
hereafterno county, town, township, ward,
precinct or election district, shall have
credit except for men actually furnished
on said call or the preceding call, by said
county. town, township, ward, precinct,
or election district, and mustered into the
military or naval service in the quota there
of
SEC. Ky. Ind be Il further enacted,
That in computing quotas hereafter cred
it shall be given to the several States,
districts and sub-listricts, for all men fur
nished from them, respectively, not here
lofore credited, during the present rebel
ton, for any period Of service Of not less
than three month, calculating the num-
Der of davs for which such service was
furnished, and reducing the same to
years Pr0rlded That such credits shall
not be applied to the call for additional
troops made by the President on the nine
teenth day of December, eighteen hund-
red and siXty-lour.
SEC. XVI. Ind he It further enacted,
That persons who have been, or may here
after be drafted, under the provisions of
the several acts to which this is an amend
ment for the term of one year, and who
have actually furnished, or may actually
furnish. acceptable substitutes (not liable
todraf0for the term of three years, shall
be exempt from military duty during the
time for which such substitutes shall not
be liable to draft, not exceeding the time
for which such substitutes shall have been
mustered into the service, anything in
the act of February twenty fourth, eigh-
teen hundred and sixty-four, to the con-
trary Notwithstanding.
SEC. XVII. And be at further
enacted, That any recruiting agent,
substitute broker, or other person
who, for pay or profit, shall enlist, OF
cause to be enlisted, as volunteer oil
substitute, any insane person, or con.
Wet, or person under indictment for
felony, or who is held to bail to ans
wer for felony, or person in a con
dition of intoxication, or a deserter
from the military or naval service, OF
any minor between the ages of six
teen and eighteen years, without the
consent of his parents or guardian,
or any minor under the age Of sixteen
years, knowing him, in either case
before mentioned, to be such, or who
shall defraud or illegally deprive any
volunteer or substitute, of any por.
ton of the State, local or United
States bounty, to which he may be
entitled, shall, upon conviction il
any court of competent jurisdiction,
be fined not exceeding one thousand
dollars, nor less than two hundred
dollars, or imprisoned not exceeding
two years and not less than three
months, or both, in the discretion oi
the court aforesaid.
SEC. XVIII. Aad6 cit further enact
ed, That any officer who shall muster into
the military or naval service Of the Uni
ted States any deserter from said service
or insane person, or person in state oi
intoxication, or any minor between the
ages of sixteen and eighteen years, with
out+he consent of his barents or guardian
or any minor under the age of sixteen
years, knowing him to be such, shall, up,
on conviction by any court martial, be
dshonorably dismissed the service of the
United States,
SEC. XIX. And be 1t further enacted
That in every case where substitute is
f rnished to take the place of an enrolled
or drafted man, and it is shown by evi
dence that shall be satisfactory to the See.
retary of War, that such substitute was
at the time of his enlistment, known by
the party furnishing him to be non-compis,
asentis, or in a condition of intoxication
or under conviction of indictment for any
offense of the grade of felony at the com.
mon law, or to have been guilty of a pre-
viouS oot of daeartion ,,noatiSfad hxr NOR