Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1865-03-17

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is4N ACT TO amsnd tie several ActS hereto
fore passed TO prosids for the enrolling and
calling out The national forces and for
other purposes. |
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GsEcI1oN 10. And be It further enacted, That
when any revised enrolment in any 80 -
draft district has been obtained or mAoe, PmoL "
SIa the quota of such district may be adlusted ana
apportioned to such revised enrolment instead OF
being applied to or based upon the Snr0lien' a.
may have stood before the reVtdou. -, MT.
"s1o1IoH IL. And be 1t further enAc!Sut 1hHs
hereafter all persons mustered into the OF
naval service, whether AG volunteeFs' s!sS ~
representatives., otherwise, shall lie cIe9teu 70
the State, and to the ward, township PLSCnot1 VI
other enrolment ub-eiStTtct, where sueh petsohs
actual residence within the United StateS,l and
where such persons we're or shA!l be enfoutds W
liable to enrolment. and It is hereby made tne
duty OF the Provost MarshAl GeneEal 70 make buon
rules and give such Instructions TO the several
Provost MATshAls Boards Of Enrolment and MUS.
tering Officers, shall be necessary LOT me
enforcement Of the provisions OF this secton' to the
end that fair and Just credit shall be given to every
section Of the country: Provided, That In any call
Tor troops hereafter no county, towns township
ward, precinct election district shall have credit
except for men sctnaly Furnished on said call, or
the preceding CALL ~ sAid county town, township,
into tho military Oh laval service on the quota
thereof
.'sEonON Is. And be it further enacted, That in
TO the several States dBtEics, and sub DISTRICTS 1or
all men Furnished from them respectively, and not
heretofore credited, during tho present rebellion
for any period OF service not less than three months
calculating the number Of days for which EHch ser
vice was furnished, odd reducing the years:
Provided That such credits shall be applied to the
call for additional troops made by tho President on
the twenty INST day Of December eighteen hundred
| and xty-four.
''sEOTioH 16. And be 1t further enacted, That
persons who have been, or may hereafter be drafted
under the provisions oil the several acts to which
this Is an amendment for the term of one year,
who have actually furnished, or may actually fur-
niSh, acceptable substitutes mot liable to draft) for
the term of three years, shall be exempt from mill
Rry duty during tae time for which such substitutes
for which such substitutes shall have been mus
tered into the service, thing in the act of Peb
rQary twenty fourth, eighteen hundred and sixty.
/ four, TO the contrary Notwithstanding
| 'STc1IoN II. and be it farther enacted, That
any recruiting agent, substitute Lroker, or other
person who for pay or profit shall enlist, cause
TO DO enlisted, as volunteer substitute any in
sane person. or convict, person under indictment
for felony, who ia held to bail to answer for
felony, or person N condition Of inIoxicatiOn,
deserter from the militarT naval service, any
| minor between the ages Of sixteen and 0ithteen
years, without thu consent Of his parents or guar
dian, or any m nG under the age Of sixteen years,
knowing HIM. in either cGse before mentioned, to be
such, or who Ehal defraud or illegally deprive any
volunteer or substitute OF any portion of the Stale,
local. or United ltates bounty, to which he may be
entitled shall, upon conviction in any court of
petent jurisdiction, be fined not exceeding one thou.
sand dOlArs, nor less than two hundred dollars, or
imprisoned not exceeding two years and not less
than three monhs1 or both in the discretion of the
court Aforesaid.
.sEoTIoN 10. And be it further enacted, That any
officer who shall muster into the military or naval
service OF the United States any deserter from said
service, or inSaue person, or person in a condition
OF intOxtcalton,pT any minor between the ages Of
sixteen and eighteen years without the consent oil
his parents or guardian, or any nit or under the
age of sixteen years, knowing him to be SUCH shall
upon conviction by any court-martiaI be difbo1or
nih6 nj thR GIN1FFa
"sLoTi9H 10. And be 1t further enacted, That In
every case where substitute IL furnished to takI
the place of an enrolled or drafted man. and n h
shown by evidence that shall be satisfactory to tn,
Secretary Of War, that such substitute was At tn,
ime o; his enlistment, known by the party furnish
ing him TO be non e0nFOS DIentiS In a condition
characterization, or under convection or Indictment
Tor any offence Of the grade OF felony at the com
mon lAM, OF 10 nave been guilty of previous ac
| OF 9eseFHoh unSatisned by pardon or punishment
or by reason Of any existing inhrmity or aiIment
physically incapable Of performing the ordiparJ
d9ues OF soldier III actual service IN the ranks Of
minor between the ages Of sixteen and eighteer
years. without the consent OF his parent or 0unr
IiAn, or minor nnder the age OF sixteen years il
shAn be the duty Of the Provost Ma; shall 9ene13oi
on advice Of thS faee, TO report the same 10 In
iSsos. iaItnaL o. tho ProPsE diStrietJ end IfSpeh
since the passage ofthIs ACT mustered into IND ~
vice A. subEttute for person liable 10 dfaft and
not actually drafted, the name Of the person 20 ma
| DIG VINO furnished such substitute shall bs AGAIN
placed on the list, and he shall be subject To 1TaF
thereafter, as though no such substit1te had heeT
furnished by him. and If such substitute go enlist ed
and Incapable 81 atoresAid, shall have been since
the passage OF this act mustered into the service a
a1hstitute.ior person actually drafted, then h
lhal be the duty OF tho Provost Marshal I,
direct the Provost Marshal OF the istrict jmrnodi
ately TO notify the person who furnished Sncb Snb
stltute that he is held TO service in the mace o
such substitute, aud he shall stand In tha 40 NJ,
relation and be subject to the same liabitv he
fore the furnishing Of such substitute
SACLoA ~. And be 1t further enacted, That in
Gaze any substitute shall desert from the armV and
1t shall appear by evidence ratfsfactory 10 ISa SS
rotary OF War, that the party furnshiHR sncb ami.
M shai nave In any way, directly or indirect
prvy TO any intention the part of such
70 desert, then such person GhAll be immediateiS
placed IN the army, and HhAll serve for tie peTioi
for which he was liable to draft such service ~
| Btitute. " 'H' e"U
"SIcrIoN 81. And be it further enacted That 4,
ADDITION to the other lawful penalties OF the cIime
Of deseTtiOn from the military or naval servic al
persons VINO nave deserted the military or naval
service OF the United StatOg who shall not return to
said SERVICE or report themselves 10 Pr1vost N.r
shal within sixty days after the prccamation nee
ha.a entiCheo, Shail pc deemed and taken to
rights OF ctiEenshp aud their rights TO bscon cI,
tzen' and such dcserters shall be forever
/ OF holding any ONCE OF trust or proht 1Dt.- H.
United States. or Of exercising any ri0bts of citi
thereof; and all persons who shall heyoattoS 49, y
iitSry OF naval service and all perSons Sho
the district in which no 10 enrolled nr 90 $500 y
tue lmits OF the United stAts' with i0taSt ~ i
Nny uEHN lnLo Iho WulIAfy or naval EaFvi,a All.
ordered, hall be liable to the penaItieS of iii. -
non: And the President is hereby authorized and
required forthwith on the passage Of this AZ, ~
issue his proclamation setting forth the
Of this section, in which PROCLAMATION the
10 requested to notify ali de critters Fetnrnin
sixty days a. Aforesaid, that they HhaiI be 10 r1
on condition Of returning to their reGimentS a.
companies, or TO such other organiEatiopS A. ,ha
may be assigned to, unii they shall have $500 ~
period time equal to their original tsT 81 IoF
liGtment ''t"n u en-
.sIcTloN %. And be It further epaots5 rh,.,,.
third section Of the act, entitled San AL
TO regulate and provide for the enrolllpg anu
ing out the national forces, and for ohsr :,
approved July fourth, eighteen hundred ana S;S,I1
touT, De. and the same 10 hereby, repealed
"SEcTIoh %. And be IL further enacted grS..
any person persons enrolled in any NH 3,.ttiatt
mays AFTER notice Of draft and before the ""rC'
snAll nave taken place. cause 10 be muSteTSd ~
me service Of the United States, such npSobS 70
recruits, not subject to drafG, Is they NAV Sa,SI
eGpeolent, which recruits shall stand To M so5It
Oh INC PSsons thus causing them to be mustered ip
AND ahAl be taken A. substitutes for Sush nsyo ~
or 10 many OF them - may be drafted 10 tbs s
O. the number OF such recruits, and IN The orSS ~
stBnated by the principals at the tim Sreb rSsrtS
are thus as AtoresAh Murdered In WI ulS
"sEcTIoN "a And b6 Il further epaet.5 M,
section nteen Of the Act approved EebrnSSS