Civilian & telegraph. [volume] (Cumberland, Md.) 1859-1875, 1865-03-16
The Draft Important Provisions Of the
Nav law.

...-...--...- New Law. ,.,,.,-,. ,.,,.-..-,
The provisions of the new amendatory ACT
OF Congress, passed st the late session, in re-
gard to the enrolling and calling out of the
national forces, have been published by Gen.
Fry, 50 far as they relate to the details and
the machinery of the draft and to drafted
men. The following is a full abstract. As
che sixteenth section is important, VIC give 1t
verbatim:
| i REVISION OF ENROLMENT.
The law provides that quotas shall hereafter
be assigned according to cnrollmexts revised
ut any period previous to the actual drawing
of the names. and without regard to previous
apportionmcnts. 1t appears, however, that
this provision has no reference to the draft
lately ordered. -.s -..' .-'
NEW SYSTEM OF CREDITS.
All persons mustered into the service are to
be carefully credited to the ward. township,
or precinct where they actually reside. This
| is TO prevent miscellaneous and unauthorized
recruiting. and secure fair and just credits to
every section of the country, provided that in
any call for troops hereafter. credits shall not
be given except for men actually furnished on
that or ON the preceding call, aud mustered
into the military or naval service. tn COM
putting quotas hereafter, credits shall be given
for all men furnished by them respectively,
and not heretofore credited during the present
rebellion, for any period Of service of not less
than three months, calculating the number of
days for which such service was furnished,
and reducing the same to years; provided that.
such credits shall not be appliedto the call for
additional troops be made by the President on
the 2lst of December, 1854. ....-. .....
min IMPORTANT TO DRAFTED MEN.
The following section will be interesting to
Il class of persons drafted last sumner. 1t
was added during the last hours Of the scs-
sion: ........ .f. ...,.
Sec. 16, And be it further enacted, That
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 subsii-
tutc shall not be liable to draft, not exceeding
the timc for which such substitute shal. have
been mustered into the service, anything in
the act of February twenty fourth, eighteen
hundred and sixty -four, TO the contrary not
withstanding." e..i ...-.-..
Under the ruling of the War Department
last year, any drafted person who put in Il
substitute for three years was exempted but
for a single year. Tn, law now corrects this
injustice. .-. -. 20 90 r.. ga.
III ILLEGAL NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. FOX
H. swINDLINd RECRUITS. ........
Any recruiting agent, substitute broker, or
other PERSIAN enlisting, or causing to be en-
listed, an insane person or n convict. or apcr-
son under indictment or ball for felony, or
person in state of intoxcution or a desert
or, or minor between the ages of sixteen and
eighteen years, without consent of his parents
or guardian, or any minor under sixteen years
Of age. knowing him to be such or any brok-
or or other person who shall detraud or ille-
gally deprive any enlisted man Of his local.
State or United States bounty. shall. upon
conviction, fined f,om two hundred to one
thousand dollars or Imprisoned three months
to two years, or suffer both fine and imprison-
ment, ut the discretion of the court. An Off
Ger mastering in any person whose cnlistmen,
is f3rbildcn, may bs disaonorably dismissed
the service. 49,. -....r
PRINCIPALS MAY De HELD To SERVICE FOR THEIR
SUBSTITUTES.
Tn cases in which persons (insanc convicta
&c, } are so improperly enlisted as substitutes
after passage of this act the names of tue prin-
cipals shall be restored TO the enrolment lists
If2 substitute. by reason of any alment ex-
istng at the time Of muster, aud since the
passage Of this act. shall be found inconpe-
tent to perform tho duties of soldier, the
principal will be held to service as though he
had furnished 10 substitute. Ii Il man fur
nishing substitute shall IN any way encour-
age the said substitute in deserving he shall
himself be placed in the ranks for the period
for which lie was liable to draft. dating from
the timo of the deAertion Of the substitute.
81, i'7q ANOTHER IMPORTANT PROVISION.
i. The law providing for recruiting in rebel
lious Statos for the benefit of the loyal State,
is repealed Any person or person. enrolled
in any sub-distrct may, after notice of draf
4 and before the same shall have taken place
cause to be mustered into the service of tn,
United States such number OF recruits no
HSucJSCt w utuis ~ ""y uSSth - PSuiSh
\ which recruits shall stand. TO-, the credit @
the persons thus causing them to be mustered
in. aud shall he taken as substitutes for sucl
persons or so many Of them as may be drafted
: 10 the extent Of the number of such recruits q
+ thus aforesaid arc mustered in. , i've
.irrI IN ea EXEMPTIONS. y ss-.1s... ~
Acting assistant surgeons, contract surge
ons, and surgeons and commissioners on tn
I, .euroling boards, while in the military scrvi,
: Of the United States. shall hereafter be ex
empt from all liability to be drafted under tn
D provisions of any act FIR enrolling and calm
: out the national forces. a., -aa f...,.. -t. .
/. This act is now in effect. Il Nothing therein
is to operate to postpone the pending draft. y
interfere with the quotas assigned therefor
A pAUduIER Of Mr.. John o. Whitehouse
Of Brooklyn. New York, aged thirteen. bein
dressed in a thin white muslin for party
J undertook witlf-a match, To light the gas
! when asparke. falling upon her dress. set
in blaze The father. hearing her screams
i rushed 10. threw his coat about her =. hut SD
p inhalc,l the blaze. aud died shortly after th