The New York herald., 1865-03-11
THE NEW ENROLMENT LAW.

WASHINGTON Mnrcl,

WARRINGTON Mnrch III, 1909
The Amendatory Enrolment just been officially
promulgated It provides where any revised enrolment
in any Congressional draft district has been obtained
made prior any actual drawing Of names from the
enrolment list, the quota may be adjusted and appor
toned to such revised enrolment instead Of being ap
piled to or based upon the enrolment az il may have
stood before the revision Hereafter all persons mus
tered into naval or military service shall be credited to
the State and to the ward township precinct other
enrolment subdstrct where such persons belong by &C.
ta residence the provost marshal to give such ns.ruc
tons as shall be necessary for the faithful enforcement
OF this provision to the end that fair and just credit
shall be given to every section OF the country provided
in any call for troops hereafter credits shall not be given
except for men actually furnished that pre-
ceding call and mustered into military naval ser
given for all men furnished by them rnspecyev and
not heretofore credited during the present rebellion for
period Of service less than three MONTHS cacu
atsng the number Of days for which such service was
furnished and reducing the years provided snch
credit shall not be applied TO the call for additional troops
made by the President on the 2lst Of December laGA
Persons who have been or may hereafter be drafted
under the provisions Of the which this
an amendment, for the term Of year. and who
actually furnished may actually furnish accepted sub
stutes not liable draft for the OF three wears shall
be exempt from military duty during the time FOL which
the time for which such substitute shall havc been
tered into service Any recruiting agent substitute
broker other person who for profit shall enlist
cause TO be enlisted volunteer substute any
sane person or convict, or person under indictment
for felony, or person in condition OF intoxiea-
on or deserter from the military or naval service
years without the consent of his parents guardians
any minor under tho age Of sixteen years knowing
him in either before mentioned be such or who
shall derand or illegally deprive any volunteer subs
tute OF any portion Of the state local United Stacs
bounty, TO which ho may be entitled shall upon con
viction in any court Of competent Jurisdiction be
fined not exceeding 81 900 nor ess than 800 or
imprisoned not exceeding two years nor less than
three months, or both, in the discretion Of the
afArg Anu nffr sgln ohun
into the military naval service any descrcr
from sad service, insane person, person In
don Of intoyication, or any minor aforesaid know
ing him to be sch upon conviction by any court MARTIAL
be. dshonoraby dismissed the service of the United
States In every case where substitute Is furnished o
take the place Of enrolled or drafted man. and it is
shown by evidence that shall be sat siactoy tho Sec
retary OF War; that such such substitute was the time
OF his enlistment known b. the party furnishing him to be
NJ eop,pgs mentis in condition OF intoxication or
under conviction indictment for any offence Of the
grade Of felony at the common law or To- have been
guilty of previous act OF descon, unsatisfed by par
don punishment, or by Of any existing nhrmity
ailmcnt physically incapable " performing the ord
nary duties Of soldier Ia actual service In tho ranks
minor, above stated shall be- the duty Of the Pro-
vos Marshal neral advice Of the fact TO report the
" the Provost Marshal Of the proper district snd
il such person en sed and incapable shall have becn
since the passage Of this act mustered into the service
substitute for person liable TO draft and not actually
drafted the Of the person liable who furnished
such substitute. shall be again placed the list and he
shall be subject TO draft thereafter though such
substitute had been furnished by him. and IL such
sttute 20 enlisted and ncapablcas aforesaid shall have
been, since the passage or tins act mustered into the
service as substitute for gerson actually drafted
direct the Provost Marshal OF the district Immediately
to notify the person who furnished such substitute that
he Is held TO service in place Of such substitute and he
shall stand In the same relation and be subject 10 the
same liability before the furnishing " such substitute
In case any substitute shall desert from the army and
u shall appear by evidence satisfactory 10 the Secretary
of War that the party furnishing such substitute shall
have any way directly indirectly, aided nbc,ted
such dcscrtion been prfyy TO any intention The
part Of such substitute 70 desert such person shall be
Immediately placed in the army, and shall serve the
Commence AZ dato N the dcsertion OF the substitute.
In addition the other lawful penalties Of the crime Of
dcserton all persons who have deserted from the mik
ay service who shall not return TO said service
report themselves to provost marshal within sixty
days after the proclamation hereinafter mentioned,
qushed and forfeited their rights of citizenship and their
rights 10 become citizens and such dcsercrs shall DO
incapable Of holding any Office Of trust profit
under the United States or OF exercising any OF the rights
OF citizens thereof and all perxons who shall hereafter
desert the military naval service, and all persons who
being duly enrolled shall depart the jurisdiction OF tho
district IN which he s enrolled or 20 beyond the limits
of the United States with the intent 10 avoid any draft
into the military naval service duly ordered shall be
liable TO the penalties Of tn section And the President
hereby authorized and required forthwith the pas
sage Of this act To issue his proclamation setting forth
the provisions OF this sectIn, In which proclamation the
President requested TO notify all deserers returning
within sixty days as aforcsaid that they shall be par
doned condition Of returnns to their regiments and
companies 10 such other organizations they may be
assigned until they shall have served for period Of
timc equal 10 their original term Of enlistment
The law providing for recruiting in the re.
bellious States Tor the benefit OF loyal States
Is repealed. Any porson or persons enrolled In any
sub.distr.ct may, Sfter notice Of draft and be.
fore the same shall have taken place, 10 be
tered into the service Of the United States such number
OF recruits subject TO draf az they may deem expo
dent which recruits shall stand to the credit OF the
sons thus causing them TO be mustered In aud shall be
taken substitutes for such persons many of them
a. may be drafted to the extent Of the number Of such
recruits the order designated by the principals at
the time the recruits thus aforesaid mustered in
The Secretary OF War hereby authorized to detail
of the employees Of the War Department for the
purpose Of administering tho oahs required by law in the
settlement Of officers accounts for clothing camp and
harrison equipage stores and ordinance
which oahs shall bs administered without expense the
parties taking them, and shall be ~ binding upon the
person taking the same and falsely takcn shall subject
them to the same penalties II the were admin.
stered by magistrate or justice Of the pcace Acting
surgeons contract surgeons and surgeons and
commissioners the enrolling boards while In the mill
tary service Of the United Satss shall hereafter be
omp from eli liability be drafted under the provisions
Of any cot for enrolling and calling out the national
forces
This oct nov In ssc Nothing therein is TO operate
postpone The pending draft. or interfere with ~ Quots