Litchfield enquirer., 1865-03-23
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E VI E s- M WAR DEPARTMHzr Il |rnovosr ,n MARSHAL GENRRAI's OrFfcs,
 WAsHiNGToN, U c., March a, 1865 IL i| The following Act of Congress is published
 cerned: gsss9
 : An Act to amend the several Acts h. heretofore passed to provide for the enrolling and call. Ing out the national forces, and for other purposes.
 SEcrIoN Is. And be it further enacted, That where any revised enrolment in any congress. sfonat- or draft distfict has been obtained-or. made, prior to any actual drawing of names
 from the enrolment lists. the quota of such dis. ltrictD may be adjusted and apportiouea to such revised enrolment instead of being applied to
 or based upon tho enrolment as it may have stood before the revision. [ SECTION A. And be it further enacted. That, ! hereafter all persons mustered into the militia ry or naval service whether as volunteers, sub.
 stitutes. representatives or otherwise, shall be credited 10 the State, and to the ward, town ship, precirct, or other enrolment sub district, l where such persons belong by actual residence, l (if such persons ave m actual residence with l m the United States), and whore such persons
 were or shall be enrolled, (if liable to enroll
 ment), and it is hereby made the duty of the
 Provost Marshal General to make such rules I and give such instructions to the several Pro- vost. Marshals, Boards of Enuolment and Mus
 tering Officers, as shalp be necessary for the l faithful enforcement of the provisions of this 1 section, to the end that fair and just credit shall be given 10 every section of the country i; Provided, That in, any call for troops hereafter | no county, town, township, ward, precinct, or
 election district, shall have credit for men &C.,
 tually furnished on said call, or the preceding call, by said county, town, township, ward,
 precinct or election district, and must cred into ! the military or naval service on the quota thereof asssfsz5 .g{ b TH3 sAR 4,5~ E1. SECTION It. And be it further enacted, That in computing quotas hereafter, credit shall be 1 given to the several States, districts and sub.
 districts, for all men furnished from them, respectively, and not heretofore credited, du- ring the present rebellion, for any period of service of not less than three months, calcula- ting the number of days for which such ser vice was furnished, and reducing the same to years Provided that such crediss shall not be applied to the call for additional troops made 1 by the President on the twenty-6rst day of December, eighteen hundred and sixty-four. SECTION Is. And be it further enacted, That I persons who have been. or may hereafter be drafted. under the provisions of the several | acts to which this is an amendment, for the term of one year, and who have actually fur
 nished, or may actually furnish acceptable
 substitutes (not liable to draft) for the term
 of three years, shall be exempt from military
 duty during the time for which such substitu-
 res shall not be liable to draft, not exceeding
 the time for which such substitutes shall have been mustered into the service, anything fin the
 act of February twenty, fourth, eighteen hun
 dred and sixty four, to the contrary notwith- standing. .f1r- ar " r<.s
 SECTION IT. And be it further enacted, That
 any recruiting agent, substitute broker, or
 other person, who for pay or. profit, shall en- list or cause 10 be enlisted, as volunteer CT l substitute. any insane person, or convict, or person under indictment for a felony. or who
 is held to bail to answer for felony, or person l in a condition of intoxication,f or q deserter
 from the military or naval service, or any mi.
 nor between the ages of sixteen and eighteen
 years, without the consent of his parents or
 guardian, or any minor under the age of six.
 teen years, knowing him, in either case before l mentioned. to be such, or who shall defraud,
 or illegally depriveany volunteer or substitute
 of any portion of the State, local, or United States bounty, 10 which he may be entitled, 1 shall, upon conviction in, any court of compe- | tent jurisdistion, be fined not exceeding one l thousand dollars, nor less than two hundred
 dollars, or imprisoned not exceeding two y ears
 and not less than three months. or both, in the discretion of the court aforesaid. aa SECTION Is. And be 1t further enacted, That any officer who shall muster into the military or naval service of the United States any de-
 serter from said service, or insane person or person in condition of intoxication. or any. | minor between the ages of sixteen and eigh- teen years, without the consent of his parents
 or guardian, or any minor under the age of sixteen years, knowing him to be such, shall, upon conviction by any court rAariiai, be dis honorably dismissed the service of the United States. ,-s5aE
 SECTION 19. And be it further enacted, That in every case where a substitute is furnished
 10 take the place ,ofan enrolled or drafted man
 and it is shown by evidence that shall be sat isfactory to the Secretary of War that such substitute was at the time of his enlistment,
 known by the party furnishing him Sto be non
 compos mspstis or in q condition of intoxica- ton, or under conviction orindictment for any
 offence of the grade of felony at the common
 law. or to have been guilty of ofasprsvious act of assertion unsatis6ed by pardon or punish ment, or. by reason of any existing infrmity or ailment pny sically incapable of performing the ordinary duties ofa soldier in actual service in the ranks. or minor between the ages of six teen and eighteen years, without the consent of his parents or guardian, or a minor under }the age of sixteen years, it shall be the duty 1 of the Provost Marshal General. on advice of I the fact, to report the sane to the Provost | Marshal the proper District; and If such I person solenlisted and incapable shall have \ been,f since the passage of this act, mustered I into the service ass q substitute for 9 person liable to draft, and not actually drafted, the
 name ofihe person 80 Liable who furnished ! such substitute shalt bezagain placed on ike
 list, and he shall be- subj ject to draft thereafter I as though no such substitute had been furn- ished by him and if such substitute 50 enlist" l ed and incapable as aforesaid, shall have been 1 since the passage of this act mustered into the service as substitute for Q person actually ldrafted, then it shall be the duty of the Pro vost Marshal General to direct the Provost Marshal of the district immediately to notify l The person who furnished such substitute that slhe is held to service in the place of such sub stitute and he shall stand in the same relation and be subject to the same liability, as before .Ethe fuFnishing of such substitute. 14a SEorfoN 20 And be it further enacted. That lin case any substitute shall desert from the Earmy, ani.it shall appear by evidence satisfac-
 tory to the Secretary of War. that the party ! lfurniahipg such substitute shall have, in any
 way, directly or indirectly, aided or aoetted l such desertion,s or to have been privy to any
 intention on the part of such substitute to de, sert, then such person shall be immeaiateiy | placed in the army. and shall serve for the
 period for which he was liable to draft, such I service 10 commence at the date of the deser- I ton of The substitute Ii ,a s.tc s.Ft tSacte
 ' SECTION 21.s And be 1t further enacted. That ia addition to the other lawful penalties of the