The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1865-03-18
By THE PnEsIDENT OF THE UNITED STAT
AMERICA:
"a PROCLAMATION.

''Whereas the twenty-first section of the act o ?
Congress approved nthe third sstani, entitled An
Act to amend the several arss hereto ore pass cd
provide tor the enrolling sad calling out the nation
al forces, and for otb;- pnrp SEES requires chat IN
addition 10 tn otAer Lawful renaes OF the OF
desertion frop the military naval service ali per-.
sons who Aave deserted the military naval service
OF th Dited States who shall return 70 said SER
vie, or report themselves to q FroVost Marshal
within sixty days after the pre- camation hereinafter
mentioned, shall be deemeG and ak to have vol,
unfairly rehnquished and forfei ed their rights or
citizenship and their rights to becope citzcDs aud
such d. scr eTs shall be forever incapable Ct
holding any Cftice of trust or proat under the
United States or of Exercising any rights of eid-
there f; and all persops who shat herea ter de-
serr the mill AIRY naval service, and all persons
who being duly enrolled, shall depart the jarsdjo-
tioa of the distc 10 which he is enrolled or 20 be-
yond the limits OF the United ales with intent to
avoid any draft into the mtitsry Sr naval service
duly ordered hall be liable to the psnalties Of this
sacjon. And the PRECEDENT il hereby authorized
and required forthwith the psssaze of this
issue bis p ocl4mat setting forth the provisions
of tbi, section in which proce lion the presdsnt
is to notify ali 0essiters returning within
sixty daysas Aforesaid that they snsl be pardon.
ed condition OF retul nj TO their regiments and
comprniss, or to such Other Organizations es thev
may be assigned t. until shey shall hi sevyed Tor
aperio oftime equal to their original Term en-
"Now, tho efo1e. b, it kow that /, ABRAHAM
LIECoLs, President of the united Sfafes do isFuo
this my Proclamation, as required by said act, order
ing and requiring all deserteis 10 rsiu'n 10 their
proper posts and 1 do hereby notify them that ali
serteIs who shall, within sixty days from the date
u 100 hulatlDnJ VIZ, OF or petIe Inc lOt0
of May u s., return to service tepo themselves
to o Provost Marsha, I'll III bs pardoued, condi-
ton 'tat they return to their reg meEts and com
panies, or to such other gar izniors they may
be assigned to- and serve tho mander OF their orig
inal term o enlistment. and in addition thereto,
period equal to the time lost BY 6esertion.
SIN testimony whereof, i have hsreupto set my
ham, and caused tbs seal of the United States to be
affixed.
"Done at the City OF Wfship gtcn. this eleventh
day of March, ia tho year of our Lord ono
lis thou,and eight hundred snd sixfy-fve aad
ofthe independence o the Unit, d States. tho
eighiy-ninth.
ABRAHAM LINcoLv.
by the p esident:
"WILLIAM II. SEWARD, ..I....I HI
Secretary Of STATE"
The records aud returns OF these deserters will be
made up in the same manner as Ia provided for in
other cases by sis ing lation except that it will
be ed on ths book of deserie arrssfee opposite
the name Of the deserter the fact his having VOL
uatarily surrendered hms II in conformity wi b the
Presidents Proclamation and the number thus sur.
rend ring Themselves to be separately stated en- the
report at his office.
Inc Secretary of Wsr direct, that no reward be
paid Tor the arrest Of desertes who may be arrested
to the pt ofth order by the District
Provost MnTshals. f.Ha
JAMES B. FRY, ..
marlsdlw Provost Marshei General