Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1865-03-23

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Sec. I3. And be it further enacted, That where
revised enrolment in any Congressional or draft d
has been obtained or made, prior to any actual dTsy
OF names from the enrolment lists, the quota OF %
district may be adjusted and propOrti0ned to snch
vsed enrolment instead of being applied to or based
on the enrolment as it may have stood before tbe y
vision.
SEC. IA. And be ii further Enacted, That here,h.
all persons mustered into the military naval sery
whether volunteers, substitutes, Representatives
Otherwise shall be credited 10 the State and TO the wa
township, precinct, or other enrolment sub-distrir.
where such persons belong by actual residence Gf s
persons have an actual residence within the I,pfs
States) and where such persons shall be eD,
ed if liable 10 enrolment, and it is hereby made m
duty Of the Provost Marshal General to make such mi,
and We such instructions to the several Provost n
shas,i boards of enrolment, and mastering officers
shall be necessary for the faithful enforcement Of ~
siOns OF this section to the end that fair and m
credit shall he given TO every section of the coun
PTOUided That in my call for troops hereafter no co
ty, town township, ward, precint, election distrg
shall have credit except for men actually furnished
said call, the preceding call, by said county, tow
township, ward precint, election district and M
tered into the military or naval service on the quot
thereof.
Sc l5. And be it furthe, enacted That in Comm
ing quotas hereafter credit shall be given the sever
States districts and sub-dstrcts for all men furDsT
by them respectively, and not heretofore credited d
ing the present rebellion, tor any period of service
not less than three months, calculating the number
days Tor which such service furnished and redncr
the same to years ProUided That such credits sbS
not be apped TO the call for the additional rOogs ma.
by the President the twentytir day of Decems,
eighteen hundred and sixtyour.
Il SEC IG And be ii further enacted, That persons VIII
have been may hereafter be drafted under the pr
visions Of the several acts u which this is amen
nent for the term of one year, and who have actual
furnished may actually furnish acceptable substitute,
(lt liable to drdtD for the term Of three years, sh Ill
exempt from military duty during the time for whi
such ubstute shall not be liable to draft, excee
ing the time for which such substitute shall have be.
mustered into the service, anything in the act OF Fen
ary twentyiourth, eighteen hundred and ty-fou!
the contrary notwithstanding.
SEC. II. Ahd be ii further enacted That any recrua
inc agent substitute broker, other person who 20
nav or profit shall enlist, cause to be enlisted as
volunteer or substitute any insane person, or c0nv
or person under indictment Cor felony, OF who b.
10 bale 10 ansF tor felony, or person in cOuCilir
Of iptoXicatOn, or deseTter from the military or DaT
service or any minor between the ages Of sXteen d,
efohieen wears without the consent OF his parents
guardian u any minor under the age of sixteen yeas
knowing him, IN either cases before mentioned. to
such or who shall deiraud illegally deprive any y,
pteer or substitute OF any portion O the state lOca
United States bounty, 10 which he may be enttleis
pon conviction in any court OF competent jur>dic,
he fined not exceeding one thousand dollars, nor i.
than two hundred dollars, or Imprisonment not exec
ing tgo years and not less than three mouths U.
/ in the discretion or the court aforesaid.
/ Svc IS ind be il further enacted, That any Off.
/ who shall mus Ell into the military or naval seryig,
The United States, any deserter from said service or
sane person in condition OF lntnXcalon, or any Mn
uudeI the OF sixteen years, knowing MN 10 be
shall upon conviction by any CoIrtAdrtlalr be dul
orbly discharged from the service OF the United s
/ SEC l9. Ind be il further enacted, That in eY-
case where substitute is furnished to take tie place
an enrolled or drafted man, and it is shown by ey5e
that shall be satisfactory to the Secretary OF War "a.
such substitute was, at the time OF his enlistment als
by the party furnishing him to he nan -compOS meats
in condition oil intOXicatiOn, or under conviction or
dicIment for any offence Of the grade OF felony 4,
/ common law OF to have been guilty Of a previous.
desertion unsatished by pardon or punishment Or
reason OF any existing lniirmty or allment, phys..
incapable OF performing the ordinary duties OF 50.
ier in actual service in The ranks, or minor between
AGES OF sixteen and eighteen years, without tue cUay
oi his parents or guardian or minor under the a..
sixteen wears il shall he the duty OF the Provost
shal General on advice OF the fact, to report the w
to the Provost Ma rsLa! OF the proper district al,
such person enlisted and incapable, shal. have 81.
since the passage Of this act, mustered into the er
n. substitute tor person liable to draft, and uo,
uay drafted, the name OF the person SO liable WHO
pis6ed such substitute shall be again placed on the
and he shall he subject TO draft thereafter, thp
I no such substitute had been furnished by hIm aa
such substitute enlisted. ana incapable aOTes
shall have been since the passage OF this act, mle
into the service as substitute for a person acta.
drafted then it shall be the duty OF the Provost v
ehal General to direct the Provost Marshal OF the
trict Immediately to notify the person who iurlaa
such substitute that he is held TO service in the F4s
such substitute. and he shall stand III the same rel
and be subject to the same liability as before the
I uishiug of such substitute.
/ SEC 20. ind be il further enacted That in cas-
pear by evidence satisfactory 10 the Secretary oi w.
that the party furnishing such substitute shall hly
, any way directly Of indirectly, aided or abetted
desert0n, to have been pryy TO any intention
mart Of such substitute 10 desert then such person
he Immediately placed in the army, and shall seTs
the period for which he liable to draft, such
TO commence al the date Of the desertion OF the
tute.
, SEC. 2l Ind be it further enacted, That, in add.
to the other lawful penalties of the crime o deseL
from the military or naval service, all persons "no
deserted the military or naval service OF the az
States who shall not return to said service, or r
themselves to a Provost Marshal within sixty days
the proclamation hereinafter mentioned, shall ue ss
ed and taken to have voluntarily renquished an
eited their rights OF citizenship and their rights
come citizens and such deSerters shall be iOleysi
capable ol holding any office OF trust OF profit unt-
United States, or OF exercising any rights CT c..-z
thereof and all persons who shall hereafter desert
military or naval service and all persons who. b.
duly enrolled shall depart the jurisdiction Of ihs
trict in which he is enrolled, go beyond the lint
the United States, with intent to avoid any draft
the military or naval service, duly ordered shall
able to the penalties OF this section. And the Il
dent Is hereby authorized and required forthwith. u.
passage OF this act, to issue his proclamation 81
forth the provisions U this section, in which pro,l
tion the President IS requested to notify all deser t.
turning within sixty days as Aforesaid, that they>
be pardoned condition OF returning to their regl@
anG companies or to such other organizations as Z
may be assigned to, until they shall have served
period OF time equal TO their original term OF t.
nent.
c. Z. J
sec!iJn of the act entitled " An act further TO reg
and provide ior the enrolling and calling out t-s
tlUuaI forces, and iOr other purposes, approves
fourth, eighteen hundred and siNty-iOur, be, slc
same Is hereby, repealed,
SEC. %. -dnd be II further enacted, That any pi'
or persons enrolled III any sub-dstrct may aittr a
Of a draft, and before the same shall have taken Pa
cause TO Ue mustered into the service OF the LIZ
States such number OF recruits not subject 10 dA.i
they may deem eXpedient, which recruits shall siaL
The credit Of the persons thus causing them TO oe
tered and shall be taken substitutes Tor sucl
sons, or many of them as may be drafted, to ll'-
tent of the of such recruits and in the 0rl9
signated by the principals at the time such recFuk'
thus aforesaid mustered In.
SEC. IL Ind be 1t further enacted, That sec.-.
teen OF the act approved February twenty-iOurth &!
teen hundred and siXty-tour, entitled" An act fo
ling and calling out the national forces, and iCT T.
/ purposes y be- and the same is hereby, amended
sertiug after the words ''any civil magistrate,
words ''Or any person authorized by law TO admins
Oaths'
SEC. 2j. Ind be ii further enacted, That the x
tary of War Is hereby authorized to detail one o. =
of the employees of the War Department for the
pose of administering the oaths required by law
settlement OF officers accounts for clothing, camp
garrison equipage, quaTermastsrs stores and OTali
which oaths shall be administered without eApe1S
the parties taking them, aud shall be as blnalns 4
the person taking the same, and il falsely takel
subject them to the same penalties as II the SANG
administered by magistrate or justice OF the 5.'
SEC. 26. And be Jurthe' enacted, That actin,
"sistant surgeons, contract surgeons and surgeons
commissioners on the enrolling boards, while ID
military service OF the United States, shsl hereaiiS
exempt from all liability TO be drafted under tHs
visions OF any act for enrolling and calling out As'
tiOnal forces.
SEC. q. 41nd be it tuythe, enacted, That tins
shall take effect from after its passage Prorided y
nothing herein contained shall operate to pOstpo'
pending draft, or interfere With the quotas '''i:'
therefore.