The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1865-03-14
MARCH 14s 1865.
81 sixty, -four. to the contrary, notwithstana-

1 SIC IL. Ind be if TurtkeT tHucitd, fhdt
tany recruiting agent, substitute brnker
or uther person who, for pay or proht,
shall enlist, or cause tcsbe enlisted, as
volunteer or substitute, any insane per
son. or cohSic6T 6f psson ttlhder iudicf
jment for a felony, or who is held to bah
!. | To answer for q, felony, or person in con-
| dition of intOxicatiop, ora deserter nom
tthe military OF naval service or ANY M
nor between 'flie ages of sixteen aud
eighteefi years, Without the sconseiit OF
his parenS or guardian, or any minor
under the age of siSteen years, Know
lug him, in eithereass before mentioned.
to be such, or who shall defrand or IL
legally deprive any volunteer OF substl-
tute of any portion of the state, local, or
United States bounty, ~ which he may
be entitled shall upon conviction In any
court of competent juisdiohon. be fined
not exceeding one thoTlsanntdohars.b nor
less than-two hundred dollars, or i'm
/ prisoned not exceeding two years anu
mol less than three months, or both, h
the discretion of the court aforesaid.
SEC. Is HID belt ta,tk,r enacted, That
any officer who shall mnster into the
I military OF naval service of the United
States any deserter from said service, or
insane person or person in condition OF
mtoxic icafion, or any minor between the
ages of sixteen aud eighteen years, with
| out the consent of his parents orghar-
dian, or any minor nnder the age OF SIX
teen years, knowing bin. to be such,
shall. upon conviction iby ANY cnirt-
martial lie dishGl orably AdisiRissed the
service of the United States 5.
SIC. l9. Ind b. IL further eaotcfe'f, ILat
ia every case where "A substitute rs itr,
nished 10 take the place OF all enrolled,
or drafted man, aud it is shown by evl-
dence that sliall be satisfactory II the
| SecrataryIof War that such silbstltute
was. at the time of his enlistment. known
by the party furnishing hiai 10 be NON
coDipos B,e,,tis, Or in n condition pi lntoAl-
cation, OF under convictionior indictment
for any offence of the grade of felony at
| the common Law, OF to have been guilty
of previous act Of deserti9n nnsatIshed
by pardon or punishment, or by reason OF
any existing intirmity or ailment phySi-
cally incapable of performing the ordl-
nary duties Of 4 soldier in actual service
| In the ranks. or minor between the ages
OF Sixteen and eighteen years, wlthSut
the consent Of his parent or guardian. or
minor under the age of sixteen years,
it shall be the duty OF the Provost-Mar-
shal General, on advice of the fact to re-
port the same to the provost marshal OF
| the proper district; aud if such person,
so enlisted and incapable, shall have been,
since the passage Of this act, mustered
| into the service as Il substitute tor per
son liable to draft and not actually draft
! ed, the name Of the person SO liable who
! furnished such substitute shall be again
| placed on the list, and he shall be subject
| to draft thereafter, aS though no such
substitute had been furnished by him
and if such substitute 80 enlisted, and
incapable as aforesaid, shall have been,
since the passage of this act, mustered
into the service a. a substitute Tor per-
son actually drafted, then il shall be the
duty Of the Provost Marshal Gsnsral TO
| direct the provost marshal OF the district
immediately To notify the person who
furnished such substitute that he IS held
To service in the place OF such substitute,
and he shall stand i'll the same relation
and be subject TO the Same liability as
before the furnishing of such substitute
SEC. %. and BE- 1t further enacted, That
| in case any substitute shall desert from
the army. and itshaI1 appear by evidence
satisfactory To the Secretary OF war that
heparty furnishing such substitute shall
/ have, in any way, directly or indirectly,
aided or abetted such deseTtion, or to
have been pTivy to any intention on the
part of such substitute TO desert, then
such person shall be immediately placed
| in the army. and shall serve fOT the peri
cd for which he was liable to draft, such
| service To commence AT the date ol the
desertiou OF the su bstitnte.
Sc. y Ind Jo II further eHaCtci That
| i'm addition to the other law ful penalties
of tie crime of dssertion from the mill
tary or naval service, all persons who
have deserted the military or naval ser
! vice of the United States, who shall not
return TO said service, OF report them
selves to prOvOst-marshal within SIXTY
daNs after the proclamation hereinafter
mentioned shall be deemed and taken
to have Voluntarily lelnquIshed and tor
feitcd thciI rights OF citizenship and
| their rights To become citizens, and such
| deserteTs shall bc forever incapable OF
holding any Office Of trust or profit under
7 the United States, OF of exercising any
rights of citizens thereof, aud all persons
who shall hereafter desert the military Or
naval service, and all persons who being
duly enrolled shall depart the inrisdlc-
! tion of the district in which he is enrol
ed or 90 beyond the limits OF the United
States with intent TO avoid any draft
| iuto the military OF naval seIyice, duly
ordered. shall be liable to the penalties
of this section And the President is
hereby Authorized aud required forth
with, on the passage of this act to issue
his proclamation setting forth the pro
! visions OF this section III which prOcla-
| nation tho President is requested 20 no
| tfy all deseTteTs returning within sixty
davs. as aforesaid, that theN shall be par
| doned on condition of returning TO their
regiments and companies. NJ Ia snch
| other organizations a they may be as
signed until they shall have served tor
a period of time equal to their original
! tenn OF enlistment
SIC 81 IAd be II further eadctrd, That
| the third section of the act entitled An
act further to regulate and provide for
the enrolling and calling out the national
forces, and for other purposes, approved
July fourth, eighteen hundred aud sixty
four. be and the same is hereby repealed
SEC % 4nd b. il ttTthe enacted, That
any person or persons enrolled in any
| sub-district NAV, after notice of draft,
L.. lama Shun have taken