Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1865-04-08

/ shall be the duty of the Provost Marsha
| General on advice of the fact, 10 ..por
the same 20 The Provost Marshal Of tlit
propef district; aud if such person SO en-
/ listed aud incapable shall have been. since
| tho passage of this act, mustered into the
service rs substitute for a person liable
TO draft, and not actually drafted, the
name name of the person SD liable who
/ furnished such substitute shall be again
placed on the list, and he shall be sub
jec! Il. draft thereafter, as though no such
substitute had been furnished by i'm
and If such substitute SD enlisted. AMI in
capable as aforsss -, shall have been,
since the passa of this act, mustered in
to the : r.ice rs n substitute for a person
actually drafted, thea it shall be the duty
of the Provost Marshal General to direct
the Provost Mars AL of the district i'm
nedIately 10 notify ths persnn whn turn-
IslIei such substitute that he is he'll Ia
service in tue place of such substitute, an,l
he shall stacd ia the same relation aud he
subject to the same LIABILITY as before the
furnishing f such substitute
Section 20. And be II further enacted.
That la case ANY. substitute shall desert
from the army, and it shall appear by
evidence satisfactory t" the Secretary of
War, that lle party furnishing such sui-
Stitutc shall nave, ~ any way, directly or
indirectly, aided or .ahetis1 sach desar
lion. or to have been prny 80 ANY inten-
ton Oh tie part ~ sach substitute 10 de
sert, then such person shai. be Immediately
placed ia the army, and shall servS for
tho period for winch hs was liable L.
drait. such service Id confluence ut the
date of the deseriinn of the substitute.
S.cti,s,l 81. Aad6e it further enacted
That. IN addition to the ntuer lawful pen
allies uf the CRIME of deser,ion from ,!.e
military or naval service, all persons who
have deserted the military or naval ser
vice of the United tates who shall not
return To SAT- service, or report themselves
10 n Provost Marshal within sixty DAYS
alter the proclamation hereinafter men
toned, shall be deemed aud taken "a
have voluntarily reiinquishei and forfeit
ed their rights of citen>hip and their rights
To become eitizens; AMI such desertess
shall be forever incapable Of holding any
othce of trust OF pr tit under the United
States, OF Uf exercising ANY rights of citl
Gus Thereof; aud all persons who shall
hereafter desert the military o. n avail s-r
vice, aud al persons who. b ing duly an
rOliei. shall depart fra "a the rlsiictiou
of the district IN winch he ~ enrolled, or
~ beyond the limit ui the United State,
with intent To avoid any draft into the
military or navIl service, duly ordered,
shall be liable 10 the penaiii Of this sec
ton. AMI Tbs Presi lent is hereby au
tiIorIze,i and required forthwith, on the
pa ssage of this act, To Issue his proclana
ton setting forth the provisions of thi.
section, IA winch proclamation the Presi
dent Is reiues,ei to notify all d"serIers
returning within sky days rs aforesaid
that they shall be parlnh-l on conil ion
Of returning To their regiments, and con
panies, or To such other organzations rs
they NAV be assigned tr, until they shall
have served for per oil vt lime equal Id
tier original term nf enlistment.
Section %. And be nfsrtker enacted,
That The thru s-ctlnn Of ti,e act, entitled
"An net tfu thcri 10 regulate aud pro-
vide for the enr"iring aud calling out the
national forcss, and for other purposes"
approved JnIy fourth. eighteen hundred
ani sixty-lonr, be, aud the same is here
by, repealed.
Section %. And be Il further enacted.
That any person or pers sans enrolled in
any sub-,listrict NAV, after notice Of
draft. and before the same shall have
taken place. causa To be mustered into the
United States, such number of recruits,
not sunisct to draft. as they may deem
expedIent, which recruits sha stand tn
the or DIT Of the persons thus Causing
them To be mustered III, and shall be tn
ken ns substitutes FIR such persons, or ~
many Of iliem rs may be drafted, tt the
extent Of the number of such recruits, an.l
in tue order ,iesi uste.l by the PR ncipsls
at IN time such recruits are thus rs afure
SAID mustered in.
Section "a. AMI he il fartLar an act
ed, That section fifteen of the Al apprn-
we'd February twenty fourth, 1864, emit
tied ''Ap Act for enrolling anl calling
out the national forces. and for other pur
poses," he, and the same is hereby a
mendel by inserting after the words
ANY civil magistr ate" the words. or any
person authorized by law TO administer
oaths."
Section IS. And lie j; further enacted,
That the Secretary OF War is hereby su
thsrizsl to ,iegail one or more of the enl-
ployees If the War Dapastmen, for the
purpose administering the ostiis reqnir-
ed by law in the settlement of officers
accounts for clothing, camp and garrison
equippage. quartermasters stores. aud
ordnance, which oaths shall be admins
tered without expense to the parties ia
them, and shall be rs binling upon the
person. taking the same. and if falsely
taken. shall snbject them To the same
penalties, as If the same were administer
ed by magistrate or justice of the peace.
Section 20. Aud be it further enacted
That Acting Assistant Surgeons, Con-
tract Surgeons. anil Surgeons and Com
missioners on the enrolling boards, while
in the military service Of the United
States, shall hereafter be exempt from
all liability to be drafted un,ier the pro.