Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1865-03-02

LuJ6a, 6lLufr dB al hR6uty bhD1sAtuso OAoAcAi
OF otherwise, for money or profit, without
having obtained from the Secretary OF
War authority in writing, the party to file
in the War Department proof OF his loyal
ty and good character, and that he is cit
izen of the United States, along with
bond to the United States, with sufficient
and approved security in the sum of fifty
thousand dollars that he will observe and
obey all laws and regulations in force, or
that may hereafter be established, govern
ing the obtaining of recruits or substitutes.
The provisions Of this section are not IN
tended to apply to persons acting In the
capacity of agents or members of commit
tees or associations engaged in obtaining
recruits or substitutes to fill quota where
in they reside.
Recruiting agents, substitute brokers, or
any other persons who shall enlist as a vo,.
unteer or substitute any insane person,
convict, or person under Indictment for
felony, or who is held to bail to answer for
felony, or persons in a condition of intox-
icstion; or q deserter from the military or
naval service or any minor between the
ages of sixteen and eighteen, without the
consent of his parents or guardian, or any
minor under the age of sixteen years,
knowing him In either csse mentioned to
be such; or who shall defrsud or Illegally
deprive any volunteer or substitute of any
portion of the bounty which he may be
entitled to, shall, upon conviction, be fined
not more than one thousand nor less than
two hundred dollars, or imprisoned not
more than two years nor less than three
months, or both, at the discretion of the
court convictiDg him. Military officers
who shall muster into the service any Of
the above class Of persons shall, upon con-
viction by Court Martial, be dishonorably
dismissed the service.
1t is further provided that in every case
where substitute is furnished 1a1s ia takkai kkaid hf
is shown by evidence satisfactory to the Sec
retsry Of War rthstsuch substitute was at the
time of his enlistment known by the party
furnishing him to be insane, or intoxicated,
or under conviction or indictment for any
offense of the grade of felony, or to have
been guilty Of previous act of desertion,
unsstisfied by pardon or punishmenl, or by
reason Of any existing infrmity or physical
silment rendering him incapable of per-
forming active military duty, it shall be the
duty of the Provost Marshal General, on
advice of the fact, 10 report the same to the
Provost Marshal of the proper district ;
and if such person be so enlisted and in
capable shall have been, since the passage
of this act, mustered into the service as a
substitute for q person liable to draft, and
not actually drafted, the name of such
person who furnished such substitute shall
be again placed on the list, and he shall
be subject to draft thereafter as though
no such substitute had been furnished
by him; and if such incapable substitute
shall have been, since the passage of this
act, mustered into the service ss a substl-
tute for person actually drafted, then il
shall be the duty of the Provost Marshal
General to direct the Provost Marshal OF
the district in which such person resides,
to notify him of the fact that he will be
subject to the same liability as before the
furnishing of such substitute. In the case
of substitutes deserting from the army, ii
is provided that If it shall appear, by satis-
factory evidence to the Secretary of War,
that the party furnishing such substitute
shall have, in any manner aided or sbetted
such desertion, er to have been priVy to
any intentions on the part of such substitute
to desert, snch person shall be immedi-
ately placed in the army, and shall serve
for the period for which he was liable to
draft, such service to commerce st the date
of the desertion Of the substitute, provided
that no such decision shall be made by the
Secretary of War, unless made on notice
to the party within thirty days after the
substitute shall have been mustered into
the service. It is also enacted that in sd-
dition IS other penalties for the crime OF
desertion, all persons who have deserted
the service, who shall not return
to said service, or report them
selves to a Provost Marshsl with
in sixty days after proclamation Of the
President, granting pardon to such deser-
ters as shall return within that time and
reioin their commands, shall be disfran-
chised. The clause in the old bill allowing
States to recruit in rebellious States, is re-
pesled. It also exempts Acting Assistant
Surgeons and Contract Surgeons, Surgeons
and Commissioners on enrolling boards.
The bill also provides that surgeons on
boards of enrolment are entitled to pay,
allowances included by Communication, for
quarters and fuel now paid to Assistant
Surgeons of the Army, and that commits
sioners of such boards shall receive the pay
and allowance of First Lieutenant of Cav
airy.