Delaware State journal and statesman., 1865-04-04
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Whereas, the tweniy-irst section of the act of
Congress, approved on the 81 inst, entitled "Rn
act to amend the several acts heretofore passed,
to provide for the enrolling and calling out OF
the national forces, and for other purposes, "re-
quires that, In addition to the other lawful pen
alties Of the crime oil desertion from the military
or naval service, " all persons who have desert.
ed the military er naval service Of the United
States, who skall not return to said SERVICE
or report themselves 70 Provost Marshal, with.
in sixty days after the proclamation hereinafter
mentioned, shall be deemed and taken to haVe
voluntarily Telinquished and forfeited their
rights Of citizenship and their rights to become
citigsne, and snoh desertets shall he forever
iuespahle Of holding any eibee of trust or
profit under the Gated States, or of eE-
ereising any tights Of citizens thereOf and
all persons who shall hereafter desert the mill,
taFy or naval service, and all persons who be-
ing duly enrolled, shall depart the Jurisdiction
Of the district In which he Ii enrolled, or 20 be-
yOnd the limita Of the United States with in
tent to avoid any draft into the military or ma
val service duly ordered, shall be liable 10 the
penalties Of this section. And the President Ia
hereby authorized and required forthwith on
the passage of this act to issue his proclamat tion,
setting forth the provisions Of this section, in
which proclamation the President is requested
to notify all deserteFs returning within sixty
days, as aforesaid, that they shall be pnrdoned
on condition OF returning to their regiments and
companies, or to such other organizations as they
may be assigned to, until they shall have
ser'sd tor o period Of time equaltc their original
term Of enlistment.
Now, therefore he Il known that !, Abraham
Lincoln, President Of the United States,
do Issue this my proclamation, as required
by said aot ordering and requiring all
deserteFs 10 return to their proper poets ;
ami do hereby notify them that all de-
serters who shall, within sixty days from the
date OF this proclamation, viz., on or before the
tenth day or May, 1866, return TO service, or
report themselves TO provost marshal, shall be
pardoued, on condition that they return to their
regiments and companies, or to such other or
ganigstons al they may be designed to, aud
serve the remainder OF their original terms OF
enlistment, and Ip addition thereto u period
equal to the time lost by desertlln
In testimony whereof havo hereDnto set my
hand and caused the seal of tho United States to
bo affixed.
Done OF the city Of Washington this lith day
OF March, In the year Of our Lord one thousand
eight hundred and slGty-hve, aud Of the indie.
pendsnce Of the United States the eighty-uinth.
ABRAHAM LIscoLs.
By the Preaident---
WILLIAM II. SEWARD, Secretary Of State.
The records and returns Of theee deserlers
will be made up In the same manner as is pro-.
vided for in other cases by existing regulations,
except that it will be noted on the hook vi de-
Rerters arrested, opposite the name Of the de-
serter, the fact ef HIS having voluntarily sur
rendered himselfih la conformity vita ths Presi
dents Proclamation and the uuiAber thus sur.
rendering themselves to he separately stated OF
| the report to this office.
The Secretary OF War directs, that no rewar.
! he paid for the arrest OF deserters who may b,
arrested subsequent 10 the receipt Of this order
| by the District Provost Marshals.
JAaRs B, FAY,
mhl7-2t, Pfoposs Marshal Geaefat