Charles City intelligencer. [volume] (Charles City, Floyd County, Iowa) 1864-1866, 1865-05-18

Inent should be paid the same as other troops
Of the same arm of the service, shall, from
the date of their enlistment, receive the same
pay and allowances as are allowed by law to
other volunteers in the military service and
the Secretary of War shall make all necessary
regulations to cause payment to be made In
accordance Herewith.
Sec. q. And bet further enacted, That the
President is hereby authorized to enlist or or
ganize, out Of troops already in the service,
six regiments of volunteer engineers, to he
organized I'm accordance with existing laws,
to have the same pay and allowances of engi.
neer troops of the regular army, and to be
subjected to the rules and articles of war.
Sec Z. And be 1t further enccted, That the
President is hereby authorized to enlist two
additional companies 10 be added to the regi.
ment of volunteer engineers raised under the
provisions of an act approved May twentieth,
eighteen hundred and sixty four, entitled IAN
act to organize regiment of veteran volun-
teers.' and said regiment shall I've considered
one of the regiments authorized in the prece-
ding section of this act
Sec. g. lind be IL further enacted, That
whenever regiment i'm the regular army is
reduced below the minimum number, no Off
Ger shall I've appointed in such regiment be-
reduced number.
Sec. 8. And be it further enacted. That off,
GERS Ivy brevet in the regular army shall re-
ceive the same pay and allowance as brevet
officers of the same grade or rank in the vol
unteer service, aud no more.
Sec. 10. And be IL further enacted. That the
true construction of the sixth section of the
=. act respecting the organization of the army
and for other purposes" approved August
twenty third, eighteen hundred and forty
two, and of all laws relating in any way tt
the allowance Of double rations to officers, au
thorzes such allowance to the following Off
GERS and to no others whatever to the gen
cral in chief commanding the armies OF the
United States; to each general officer com
manding in chief a separate army actually IL
the field; to each general officer commanding
a geographical division embracing one OF
more military departments; and to each Off
Ger commanding military geographical de-
partment; and that any general order or
regulation or usage allowing double rations
to a chief of staff or any other officer than
those above mentioned is illegal and void.
Sec. IL. And be IL further enacted, That the
bounty of one hundred dollars, provided by
present laws to be paid TO the heirs OF yolun-
ieers killed in battle, shall be extended to the
widow if living, or if she be dead to the chill
dteu of any volunteer who shall have been
or may be killed in the service, whether he
shall have enlisted for two years or for less
period of time.
Sec. IL Ind be IL further enacted, That in
case any officer of the military or naval ser
vice who may be hereafter dismissed by au-
thority of the President shall make an, ap
plication in writing for trial, setting forth
under oath that be has been wrongfully and
uniusty dismissed, the President shall, as
soon as the necessities of the public service
may permit, convene court-martial to try
such officer on the charges on which he was
Al et,nh m ha1
not award dismissal or death as the punish.
ment of such officer, the order of dismissal
shall be void And if the court-martal afore-
said shall not be convened for the trial tf
such officer within six months from the pre-
sentation of his application for trial, the SEN
tence Of dismissal shall be void.
Sec. Is. And be il further enacted, That
where any revised enrolment in any Con.
gress:onal or draft district has been obtain.
ed or made prior to any actual drawing Of
names from the enrolment lists, the quota
of such district may he adjusted and appor.
toned to such revised enrolment instead %
being applied to or based upon the enrc u
,nent as it may have stood before the revis
ion.
Sec. "a. And bet further enacted, That here
after all persons mustered into the military
or naval service, whether as volunteers, sub
stitntes. representatives,, or otherwise, shall
lie credited 10 the State and to the ward, town
shin. precipct, or other enrolment sub distiic
where such persons belong 10y actual residence
tf such persons have an actual residence with
in the United States and where such person
were or shall be enrolled, Of liable to enroll
mcnt;) and il is hereby made the duty of tn
Provost Marshal General 10 make such rule
and give such instructions to the several pro
yost marshals, boards Of enrolment, and mus
tefing officers as sh II be necessary for TN
faithful enforcement of the provisions of thi
section to the end that fair and just credi
shall be given to every section of the country
Prorided, That in any call for troops hereai
ter no county, town. township, ward, precinct
or election district shall have credit except fo
men actually furnished on said call or the pre-
ceding call by said county, town, township
ward, precinct, or election district, and mus
tered into the military or naval service on tn
quota thereof
Sec Is. And Be IL further enacted, That II
committing quotas hereafter. credit shall bC
given TO the several States, districts and sub
districts for all men furnished from them,
respectively, and not heretofore credited, du-
ring the present rebellion. for any period OF
service Of not less than three months, cal
culating the Number of days for which such
service was furnished, and reducing the same
10 years. Prorided that such credits shall
not be applied to the call for additional troops
made by the President on the twenty first
day of December, eighteen hundred and six
ty-four
Sec. le. And be Il further enacted. That per.
sons who have been, or may hereafter be,
drafted, under the provisions of the several
acts to which this is an amendment, for the
term of one year, and who have actually
furnished. or may actually furnish, accepta-
bic substitutes mot liable to dra(p for the
term Of three years, shall be exempt from
military duty during the time for which
such substitutes shall not he liable to draft,
not exceeding the time for which such sub
stitutes shall have been mustered into the
service, anything in the act of February TWEEN
ty-fourth, eighteen hundred and sixty-four,
TO the contrary notwithstanding.
Sec IL. Aad be IL further enacted. That any
recruiting agent, substitute broker or other
person who, for pay or profit, shall enlist, or
cause to he enlisted as a volunteer or substi-
tate. any insane person. or convict, or person
under indictment for felony, or who is held
to bail TO answer for felony, or person in a
condition of intoxication, or deserter from
the military or naval service, or any minor
between the ages of sixteen and eighteen
years, without the consent of his parents on
guardian, or any minor under the age of six.
teen years, knowing him, in either case before
mentioned, to be such, or who shall defraud
or illegally deprive any volunteer or substi.
tute of any portion OF the State, local, oi
United States bounty, to which lie may b,
entitled, shall, upon conviction in any cour
Of competent jurisdiction, be fined not ex
ceeding one thousand dollars nor less thar
two hundred dollars, or imprisoned not ex
ceeding two years and not less than than th,e
months or both, in the discretion of the cour
aforesaid.
Sec Is. And be IL further enacted, That an,
officer who shall muster into the military O
naval service of the United States any de
serter from said service, or insane person
or person in condition of intoxication. %
any minor between the ages of sixteen am,
eighteen years. without the consent of hi
parents or guardian. or any minor under th
.asage Of sixteen years. knowing him TO b
such. shall, upon conviction by any court
i martial he dishonorably dismissed the scr
vice of the United States.
Sec. l9 And be il further enacted. That il
every case where substitute is furnished /,
take the place Of an enrolled or draftec
man, and IL is shown by evidence that shal
le satisfactory to the Secretary OF War tina
such substitute was, at the time Of his en-
listmcnt known by the party furnished hin
to he non eompos mentis, on in q condition
Of ntoxication. or under conviction or in
dictment for any offence of the grade of fe
lony at the common law. or to have bee