Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1865-04-08
OFFICIAL
DrafI Associations.
WAR DEPARTMENT,
PRO. MAR. GEMS OFFICE.
n AauTS0TnS- March 9 1919

lishei for the information aud guidauc,
Of sil cuncerned
AN ACT tu amend the several Act
heretofore passed to provide for the III
rolling AMI calling out of The naIiona
forces. aud for other purposes.
Sectiou H. Ind Be Il further enacted
That where any revised enrolment IA
any Congressional or draft district hH.
been ohtaiued or made prior to anv aciua
drawing vi names from the enrolment
hats. the quota of such districts may be
adjusted ami appOrtiOned Ia such revised
enrolment instead Of beng applied TO Oh
based upon tue enrolment as II may have
sioOd before tho revision.
Section Il. Atd be Il further enacted
That hereafter all pefsOns mustered ntu
the military or naval service. whether =.
volunteers. representatives Ur otherwise,
su Ii be credited - tho Safe, aud {. the
S,Ard, township, prec,nct or Otaer enroll
uent sub district, whers such persons be.
iopg by actual residence If such persons
have an actual residence wIIhin the United
SIsles) sRd where such persons were OF
shail be enrolled lIf liable to euFollmeni)
Ani II is hereby made the duty of the
Provost Marshall General TO make SUCH
guies anu give such Instructions 10 the
severai Provost Marshals, Boards Of En-
roiiinent and Mastering Officers, as shall
be necessary Tor the Taith ul enforcement
cf the provisions Of this section, I'd the
end that far and Just credit snail be gwen
20 avery SECTION ui the country: Provided,
That ia any call for troops hereafter nu
county, town, township, war,I,pr-cinci or
election district, shall have credit excspt
for neu actually furnished Oh saii call,
or tho preceding call, by said county
Sown, township, ward. precinct or cleo
ton dlstricl, Anl mustered into the mill
tsry or nsSIl service on the quoIa there
OF.
Section Is. And Be Il further snacisa.
That III computing III IL. hereafter, credit
shall De gwen Ia liz several STATES, DIS
iricIs sui sub-disIrlc.s for all men fur
nished from them respectively, and not
heretofore credited, during the present
rebellion. for ant period vi service Of not
less than three mouths, calculating the
number of days for which such service
wss furnished, aud reducing the sams t.
years ProUided, That such credit shall
not be apple To tho call for additional
troop. mnIe by the President on the
twenty first day OF December, eighteen
haHirrd aud sixty four.
Section ls. Had Be II further esdcted.
That persons who have been or may hrre
alter be drafted, under the provision of
the several acts TO which this is an
Amsu,iinsnt. for the term OF one year, ami
who have sciusIIy furnished or may &C
5ualiy furnish. acceptable substitutes mot
liable 10 draii) for the term of three
years. shall he exempt from military 'lu;y
during the time for which such substitutes
shall have been mustered into the ser
vice, anything III the act at February
twenty tour, 10 the contrary notwith
Standing.
Section IL. Asd 30 it further enacted,
That any recruiting agent, substitute
broker, or other person who for pay or
profit shall enlist or cause to be enlisted
as volunteer or substitute. any insane
person or convict. or person under in
dIctIEent for felony, OF who is held 10
tail To answer Cor felony, or person in
n condition Of lntuxication, or a deserier
from the ministry or naval service, or any
minor between the ages of sixteen or
eighteen years without the consent nf his
parents or guardian. or any minor under
the age Of sixteen years knowing him in
either case before mentioned, - be- such,
or who shall dsfrau,l OF Illegally deprive
any volunteer ar substitute of any portion
of the Stale, local or United States
bounty, 70 which he may be entitled,
shall upon conviction in auy court of com
petent jurisdiction. be fiued nnt excreI-
ing one thousand dollars nor less than
two hundred dollars. or imprisoned not
exceeding two years an not less than
three m"nths, or both. in the discretion
Of the Court aforesaid.
Section Is. And be Il farther enacted.
That any officer who shall muster in:o
the military or naval service of the Uni
ted States any deserter from said service
or insane person, or person Condition
Of intoxicatlUn, or any minor between the
ages of sixteen and eighteen years, with
out the consent of bis parents or guard
ian. or any minor under the age of SIX
teen years, knowing bun to he such shall,
upon conviction by any court-nartial, be
d:shonorably dismissed from the service
of the United States.
Section 10. And be IL further enacted,
That in every case where Substitute IS
furnished to take the place of an enrolled
or drafted man, and IL is shown by evil
dence that shall be satisfactory to the
Secretary Of War that such su stitute was
ut the time Of bis enlistment known by
the party furnishing hun to be non com
pos mensis, or in condition of intnxica-
ton, or under cow ction or Indictment
for any offence of the grade Of felony at
the common law, or 10 have been guilty
Of previous act of desertion unsstisfied
BY pardon or punishment, or by reason
OF any existing infirmity or ailment. ply
s;caIIy incapable of performing the orii-
nary duties of a soldier in actual service
IN thu ranks, - minor between the ages