East Saginaw courier. (East Saginaw, Mich.) 1859-18??, 1865-01-11


Tho following facts with regard To the law as
Ia the matter 0f volunteers. drafted men, &c,
will be found interesting;
LIST. The exemptions OF the original act, TO
fatherless csldren usder twelve years, Of somo
members OF families In which Others arc in SER
vice, to sons WHO are the support Of aged and
destitute parents, and Of other similar causes,
are no longer allowed
Ri Tho communication clause by which por-
son who was drafted might be released upon
pigment OF thrco hundred dollars, Is repealed,
with n single exception in the case Of persons
euussientiously opposed to bearing arms, who
may commute upon payment Of three hundred
dollars, or otherwise DO considered as "non-com-
batalts" and If drafted he held TO service for
hospital duty, or in the care of freedmen. PR
sous incapable Of duty, arc exempted upon sur
gIeRi examination.
81 The division Of citizens into two Glasses,
the second class not being liable until after the
hrst class was exhausted, is abolished. and all
citizens liable are enrolled in the same class and
may be held 10 similar service.
9Th The age OF liability to tho draft is between
twenty and forty five years.
5th. Volunteers may be received who are be-
tween the ages Of eighteen and forty-hye years.
Youths between the ages Of sixteen and eighteen
years may be received with the consent Of their
parents aud guardians The enlistment of boys
under the age Of sixteen years is military Of
be punshe1 therefor.
9Th Volunteers whether white or eolorod, rc-
ceive the government bounty according to the
length of time for which they agree TO serve
For one year, Sl00; for two years, $500; for
three years $500 The amounts are paid in in
stalments. TO o one years volunteer, when
mustered in, S33 33i to a two years recruit,
$50 Co.'S TO u three years recruit, Sl00 Two
other installments are TO DO made TO tho volun-
tecr or his representative during his term Of SER
vice.
Eth The monthly pay of a private, either
volunteer substitute or drafted man, is sixteen
dollars. Non commissioned and commissioned
officers receive an increased pay beyond the rates
which were allowed before the last session Of
Congress.
sth. Drafted men receive no bounty from the
Federal Government, and presume that they
will not receive any from tho town OF county TO
which they belong.
9th. Substitutes for drafted men, or for men
liable to draft furnished in advance Of the draft
receive bounties from the government
10th. Representative substitutes for persons
not liable to draft considered as volunteers,
and receive the Federal and municipal bounties,
and whatever thor principal agrees to pay them
llth. Volunteers and representative substi-
tutcs may be mustered in for one, two or three
years, rs they may elect
18th. Substitutes for drafted men, or men La
bic to draft, may be accepted for one, two or
three years according to the time that the prin-
eipal would have to serve, or no may engage
them.
18TH. Representative substitutes for persons
AllaS<fc to draft may be persons who are liable
TO draft
nth. Substitutes for persons liable TO draft,
furnished hefere Drafting must not themselves
be liable to draft. They may be either aliens,
veterans sailors who have served two years and
been honorably discharged, or the citizens Of
States in rebellion, or slaves Of rebel owners.