The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1865-03-18
The New EnrSin "a Act.

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The New Enrolment Act.
The new enrolment act regulating the
draft now III operation was promulgated
from the p. NJ. Generals Office at Wash
ington by telegraph on the 9th inst. Its
moro important provisions have been
misunderstood by the public. Without
giving the law in detail we present
summary of its points without the
verbiage
This is an act amendatOry Of several
acts relating to the enrolment and call
ing out of the national forces,
1t is provided that no correction OF the
rolls of Congressional District can be
made after the draft has commenced;
That puts an end to all talk of correct
ing the lists in this or that ward or town
of this district where the draft has not
yet been made. -ulr ..-t
The next section is so plain and so i'm
portant to all conscripts that we give it
entire.
Sec "A. And be it further enacted,
That hereafter all persons mustered into
the military or naval service, whether
as volunteers, substitutes representa-
tiyes. OF otherwise, shall be credited to
the state, and TO the ward, township,
precinct. or other enrolment sub-district,
where snch persons belongby actual res
idence (if such person have an actual
residence within the United States and
where such persons were or shall be en-
rOieu III liable - o~roinent.1 ana III Is
hereby made the duty Of the Provost
Marshal General to make such rules and
give such instructions to the several pro-
Vost nlarshals, boards of enrolment, and
mastering officers, as may be necessary
for the faithful enforcement OF the pro-
visions of this section, to the end that
fair aud just credit shall be given to
every section Of the country: Provided,
That in any call 70. troops hereafter, no
county, township, ward, precinct, OF cleo
ton district, shall have credit except for
men actually furnished on said call, or
the preceding call,sby said county, town,
township, ward, precinct, or election
district. to be mustered into the military
or naval service on the quota thereof u
Major Lee, mastering officer, has an
order directing him to follow The direc-
tons nf the above clause. He will mus
ter no man to the credit of any sub dis
trict except that in which he is or should
have been enrolled Conscripts must find
alien substitutes or get them from their
own wards OF town rolls. AS the latter
ia impossible dsthei former somewhat
difficult, the conscript can hardly bepro-
yided for in any way.
Drafted men and those liable to draft
who put in three years men are exempt
for that period.
Section Y is a good one and not as.
we'll understood as it should be. 1t reads
thus: .rif
Sc a.. Aud be it further enacted,
That any recruiting agent, substitute
broke or other person who, for pay OF
profit shall enlist, OF cause to be. enlist
al. asa yoluniecror Substitute, any in
>,n, person, OF convict, OF person under
indictment for a felony Or person in
condition ~ intoXication, OF u deserter
irom the military OF naval service, or
any minor between the ages of sixteen
aud eighteen wears, without the consent
Of ia parents 81 guardian, or any minor
undo. the age Of sixteen years, knOwings
him. IN either case before mentioned, to
TO such. or who shall defrauds or illegally
ac,liya any volunteer or substitute Of
any portion Of the State, local, OF United
Sra1gs bounty. to which i6' may be ell
,1.l:A shall, upon conviction in any
cyur II ro!upetent jurisdiction, be fined
LIT seeding one Thousand dollars, nor
le,,.a3u t7.0 hundred dollars, OF impris-
oucJ 40 CECeeding two years and not
l. JSao three months, or both. in the
discretion 1t the CONT aforesaid. s... ~,
Tne no<t section provides that an OIL.
cen who shall muster In acreernit of the
kind described in the above or obtained
in violation OF that section. shall be dis
honoIably dism>satfrom the sersi ice, - 1
In case that Substitute Is found to be
incompetent iii anYspartieulsr, or that
he was obtained III violation of the law
as stated in Section Ia, the principal who
puts him IN will he held to service, pro
vided ii shall appear that he knew o.
disqualification of his substitute, :. 'ne
deserts with the knowledge !, ~. :. !,
aucs of his principal, tb' lotion vii ho
held for his term. 80, .-..l
AL deserters wb' do ma. ,,,urn 70 THAN
rss reg, a a, =. " port 70 some Provost Mar
siiai io' "''' ' within sixty days FROM the
aA'e Vi y exclamation just issued, are for
ever o ,lsfranchised aud esase to. enjoy the
~ .vilsges of citizens.