Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1865-02-07
XXXVIE CONGRESS--2d SESSION.
SENATE.

SEN a l..
WASHINGTON. February 8.
Mr. Wilson called up the bill 10 relation to
the enrollmen, reported by the military COM
mittee, which is as follows:
That from and after the passage OF this act
any person enrolled and liable to be drafted may
be accepted az a substitute for drafted person,
and such drafted person shall be exempted from
service for such time az substitute shall bs held
to service under the terms OF his enlistment.
Section ? And be il further enacted. That no
person owing military service shall be exempted
from liability to perform the sare on account of
having furnished 4 substitute for the navy unless
the substitute is presented In person TO the board
of enrolment where the principal is enrolled 4,
and is accepted by said boarfoi enrolment
Sec 2. And be it further enacted, That any
recruiting agent. substitute broker, or other per-
son who shall enlist or cause to be enlisted as
volunteer or substitute any insane person. or
person 10 condition of indspasiton, or deserter
from the military or naval service, knowing him
To be such, or who shall defraud or deprive anv
volunteer substitute OF any portion Of the state,
local or L. ) bounty to which he may be en-
titled, shall, upon conviction by any court mar
tal or military commission. be fined not exceed
ing 81 600. or imprisoned not exceeding two
years. or both, at the discretion OF such court
martial or military commission.
officer who shall muster into the military or ma
val service OF the United States any deserter from
said service. or insane person. or person IN a con-
diton of indisnosition. knowing him 10 be so.
shall, upon conviction by any court martitl or
military commission. be dishonorsbly discharged
the service OF the United States.
Sec ). BE il further enacted, That all state
and local bouuties hereafter paid TO volunteers or
substitutes entering the military or naval service
A. II.
as follows:
One third at tue time of the muster iuto ser
vice of such volunteer or substitute. one third AZ
the expiration Of half the term of service, and
third at the expiration of the term OF such
service, unless sooner discharged by reason OF
wounds aud in case of his death while in the
service the residue o. his bosnty unpaid shall be
paid to his widow il he shall leave widow. If
not to b S children. il there be none to his mother
il she be alive.
Sec s Be il further enacted. That the re-
meinder Of the term of vice of any person
who shall hereafter enter the military or naval
service as volunteer or drafted man 'and shall
desert therefrom, or be discharged by reason of
physical debility. existing prior 10 such entry in
TO ale service, shall be added 70 the amount due
rofn the district to which said volunteer or draft
ed man shall have been credited. and the sums
shall he filed up from such distre, By enl istment
or draft
Sec And be il further eascted, That in sd-
diton 10 the other liable PENALTIES OF the crime
OF desertion from the military or naval secyice.
All persons who have deserted the military or
naval service of the United Ststea and who
shall return to said service or report to
u provost marshal Within siIty DAYS after The
passage Of this act. shall be deemed and taken
to have voluntarily relinquished and forfeited
their hts OF citizenship and their rights 10 be-
come citizens and such deserters ANAL be for
ever Incapable OF holding sny office of irus, or
post under the United States or exercising the
rights OF citizens thereof AMI all persons
who shall hereafter desert the military or naval
service shall be liable TO he penalties OF this
section