Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1865-06-01
Approved July 4, 1864.
(PuBLIe-No. 1861
AN ACT further 10 regulate and provide
the enrolling and oiling out the national +
and for other nur .O.es.


and for other purposes.
BE II enacted by the Senate and House Of Repre-
sentdttreS Of the United States Of AHsTica IN Con-
grsSS assembled.
his discretion, at any time hereafter call for any
number of men as volunteers for the respective
terms Of one, two, and three years Tor RihtaTT
service, and any such volunteer, or, lhoase Of
draft, as hereinafter provided, any substitute,
shall be credited TO the town, township, ward OF
a city, precinct, election district, or OF ooun'
not so subdlvided, towards the quota OF which he
may have volunteer or engaged as a Institute,
and every voluntee who IS ptei and muster
ed into service for a term Of one year. unless
sooner discharged, shal! receive and be paid by
the United states, bounty OF one hundred dol
lars; and If for a term of two year, uni So ner
discharged a bounty Of two hundred dollars
and if for a Term Of three unes sooner discharged
a bounty of three hunirtd dollars, one-tH1Sl
which bounty shall be paid to the soldier al the
time Of his bel mustered /, 10 the service OIe,
third a. the eN ira ion of one hat of his term OF
service, and one third of the expiration oil bis
term of service Aud IN case Of h death whhe
IN service, the residue of hi, bounty UNPAID shau
be paid TO his widow, i he shall have left
widow, If not to his children, or If there be none
10 his m her, If she be a widow.
SEC. 7. Ind be IL further enacted, That IN case
thsquota, or any part thereof, otany toWh'l'oNu'
ship ward of city, precinct, or election dlsI!t"
or Of any county not so subdivlded, sht lot "
flle1 within the space Of fifty lays after sueh
call, then the President shall immediately oraef
u urAIt Tor one year 10 lll NuGu QAoNas va nay
part thereof hich may be unfel; and IN cave
of any such draft no payment OF money shat be
RfSsRite9ar DC 70 ESfsHg&aRE CON CON
from personal obligation TO perform m'h'ary
service M,
Ssc g. ind be il 6lr'Ae, eHIeted, That It
! snail he lawful for the executive Of any OF the
! States declared TO be in r bell n; except the
| S ate # ArEansas, Tennessee, AZ q - lsaha, 10
recru volunteers uneer aay can undtt the pro
visions Of his act, WHO shall r. cfedted 70 the
STATE and TO the Iespec i've subdivisions thereof,
which may procure the enliS ment.
&c Ind be ii further enacted, hat drafted
men, substitutes, and volunteers, Wheh uauS' si
j. shall be organized INTO or assigned 70 regt-
meuts. batteries, or her organizations 81 thsH
own State, and, far prac ieable, shall Then
/ assigned. ne Permitted 20 sell c. their own resl'
ments, batteries, or other ork anizati0ns from
/ among hose OF taelr re pectiye States which al
! the tine Of assignment may OF be hlei 10 taeH
maximum humber. =,
! Sac. s. And be 1t further enacted, That the
/ twentieth section of the act EMIT, ed" An act 70
/ amend an act entitled AN act for enrolling ana
calling out the national forces, and for other
1 purposes approved February tWenty-'od
eighteen hundred and sixty-tour, shan be CON
strued 20 that the Secretary of war shall
dis. arge minors under the age OF eighteen years
under the circumstances and on the condition
prescribed in said section; and hereatte% II any
officer ofthe United States ~ all en- list or mus er
into the military service any person under the
age of sixteen years, with or sIthout the consent
OF his parents or guardian, such person so enls'
ted or recruited shall be Immediately discharge
upon repayment Of all bounteS received; AMI
such recruiting or mastering officer who sha-
knowingly enlist any rsof under sixteen yen
of age shall he dismissed the service, with to.
feitTe of all pay and allowances, and shal y
subject to surh turti er punishment AS coWf
martial NAV direct.
$50 4. And belt further enacted, 7 hat sections
three otan act entitled IAN act to amend an g..
EMIT ed An act for enrolling and GAZING ou'
the national forces, and for other purposes al'
proved February tweuty-f)ur, eighteen nun
dred and y-four, be, and the same Is HEREBY
amended, as TO authorize and di eos dlstrlc'
provost marshals. under the direction Of the
Provost Marshal General, to make q draft for one
hundred per centum in addtlou TO the number
required to fill the quota Of any district as pro
vided by sad ttion.
of travelling pay, all drafted persons reporuhi
at the place of rendezvous sh j be allowed Trans
portation from heir places of residence; and per
sons discharged at the place of rendezvous sha
b. allowed transportation to their places OF res
dence.
SIC. s. and be IL further enacted, That all per
sons in the naval service of the United STATE
who have entered said service during the present
rebellion, who have not been credited to the qu0a
of any town, district, ward, State. by reason
OF their being in said service aud not enrolled
1 prior to February twenty fourth, eighteen nun
dred and sixty four shall be enrolled and cred
tied to the quota OF the town. warj, district, o.
State, in which they respe lively reside, up4L
Satisfactory proof of their residence made TO th
! Secretary OF War.
SEQ. 9. And be it further enacted, That If any
! pers on duly drafted shall be absent from hom
IN prosecution Of his usual business, the proves
marshal of the district shall cause him TO be Y
notified as SOON as may be, and he shal! NOT DC
deemed deserter, nor liable as such, uutll o'lGe
has been given TO him, and reasonable time az
lowed for him to return and report TO the pro
vost marshal of his DISTRICT but such aosehGe
shall not otherwise affect his liability nnder 'iis
act. -,
SEC TO- And be 1t fltrtser enacted, That notn,
ing contained in this act shall be construed TO ahe
or in any way affect the provisions OF the seven
tenth section of an act approved teof9 s'I
twenty-fourth, eighteen hundred and siXty-tI1u
entitled IAN act TO amend an act enttlea az az
act for enrolling and calling out the. nS ,1o !
forces and for other purposes" approved m"''"
third, eighteen hundred and sixty three. -
SEC. IL. and be IL further enacted, lhau n.y.
ing Contained in this act shall be construed
alter or change the provisions OF existing ~
| SaIst;,~o -, ,1r7oitting psrsSns liable to mI!aE