The Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1863-1886, 1865-03-23
wlLL,An H. SEWARD. Secretary of State.
IcIRcULAR NO. 81
JAMES Il. FRY,
Provost Marshal Genera.
WAR DEPARTMENT,
,nvogT NJ AngulI GpNrRAL'a OPPIcI

Washington, ID. O., March 3, 1865. }
The following act OF Congress is published for the
information and guidance OF all concerned
An Act TO amend the se,Gal acts heretofore passed TO
prorde for the enrolling and calling out the National
forces, and for other purposes,
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SECTION l3. And bo il firthor enacted, That where
any revised enrolment in any Congressional draft
district has been obtained made prior to any actual
drawing OF names from the enrolment lists, the quota
Of such district may be adjusted and apporlloned to
or based upon the enrolment as it may have stood
before the revision.
"sEc. IA. And DO itGrthcr enacted, That hereafter
all persons mustered into the Military Naval
vice whether Volunteers, Substitutes, Represent
atives or otherwise, shall be credited to the State,
and to the Ward, Township precinct or other en-
rollment sub. district where such persons belong by
actual residence, Gf such persons have an actual
residence within the United Statcs) and where such
persons were shall be enrolled, fable to enroll
ment) I'd it is hereDy made the duty OF the Provost
Marshal Gcnerd to make such rules and give such
instructions the several Provost Marshals Boards
of Enrolment and Mastering Officers, shall be
necessary for the faithful enforcement Of the provs
ions of this section, to the end that fair and lust
credit shall be given to every section of the country
Provided, That in any call Tor troops hereafter no
county, town, township, ward, precinct or election
district shall have credit except for men actually fur
nshed on said call, or the preceding CALL by said
county, town, township, ward, precinct or election
district, and mustered into the Military or Naval
"Sgc. Is AadbeH further enacted, That in compu.
ting quotas hereafter, credit shall be given TO the
several States, districts and sub-distrcs ior oil men
furnished from them, respectively, and not heretu-
fore credited during the present rebellion, for any
pefod OF service Of not less than three months, cal
culatipg the number of days for which such service
was lurnis he'd and reducing the same to years
Proriei, that such credits shat not be applied to
tho c;l for additional troops made by the President
on the twcnty.drst day OF Dccember eighteen hun
dred and +iXty-iour.
Sgc. 49, And be IL further enacted That persons
who have been, may hereafter be drafted, under
the provisions OF the several Acts to which this IL an
amendment for the term OF one year, and who have
actually furnished or may actually furnish acceptable
substitutes nut liable to drait tor the term oil three
years. shall be exempt from military duty during the
time for which such substitutes shall not be liable TO
draft not exceeding the time tnr which such suhsti
tntrs Shall have been mustered into the service Any
hng IN the act Of February twenty-t1ufth, elgh-
teen hundred and sxty-lour, to the contrary not
withstanding.
Use II. And be Il fdrthsr enacted That any re.
cruung agent substitute broker, or other person
who for pay or profit, shalt enlist, or cause to be en-
stel us ayolunteer or substitute any insane person
or convict or person under indictment for felony
or who Is held to bail to answer for felony, or per-
son in condition OF intOxic0tion, or deserter from
the military or naval service, or any minor between
the ages OF sixteen and eighteen years, without the
consent of hs parents or guardians, or any mInoI
under the age Of sixteen years, showing him, III
q thcr case before mentioned, to he such, or who
shall delraud or illegally deprive any volunteer Ol
substitute of any portion of the state local or United
States bounty tOWheh he may he entitled SHALL up
on conviction many Court OF competent jurisdiction
be fined not exceeding thousand dollars, nor less
than two hundred dollars, or imprisoned not exceed
ing tive years and not less hin three months or both
IN the discretion Ct the Court aforesaid.
SEC IS. ATi be UJurthGr CadctGi That any officer
who shall muster into the military or naval service
Of the United states any dcserter rom said service
or insane person. Or person ina condition olni0Nlca
ton or any minor Between the ages OF sixteen auC
eighteen years wtont the consent of his parents o
guardian, or any minor under the age ol sixteer
years, knowing him to be such shall upon convetior
by Uny Courtmartial, be dishOnoraly dismissed th'
| service OF the UnltcdStatcs
"SEc. ~ Aud bo il filrthor enac'Gi, That in every
case where substitute is furnished ia take the place
of un enrolled or drafted man, and 1t is shown by evl
dcucc tha shall he satisfactory 10 theSecretNry o
War; that such substitute was, ut the time of his en-
! hstmcn;, known by the party furnishing hlnl, to b'
non 90 HpOi mGtS or in condition OintoNuhtlon, o
under conviction indictment for any oiense ol th'
grade o felony at the common law, orto have beel
| sul,y OF previous act OF deiprusn unsatished d.
pardon punishment, or by reason oil any existing
ndrmty or onent, physicmty Incapable oi per
service in the ranks, or minors between the ages O
sixteen aud eighteen years, without the consent O
his parent or sJan' m OF & h"r i Her nt H. te ge
Marshal Generl, on ad ice. VI the mct to report th'
same to the Provost Marshal OF the proper district
and II su III person so enlisted ana incapable shal
! have BEEN since the passage Of tbs act mustero'
into the serviceas substitute for person liable 4
drat, and not actually drafted, the name OF the per
sou 50 liable who furnished such substitute shl'l u
amin PLACED on the lat and he shah he subject T.
draft thereafter, ~ though no such substitute ha
been furnished by hlm and II such substitute 50 en-
listed, aud incapable us aforesaid shall hlve beer
since thc paSsage of this act, mustered no the ser
vice as u substitute Tor person actually draite
then it shall I've the duty OF the Provost Marsha
General to direct the Provost Marshal o the distric
immediately to notify the person who mrnshed sue
substitute that he is hell to service IN the place
such substitute, and he shall stand in the same rela
ton and he subject to the same liability as before th
furnishing OF such substitute.
"SEc ~. And be IL IdSther eHNe,ob That in cas-
any substitute 81 al desert from the army, and 7
shd appear by evidence satisfactory to the secretar
OF War that the party furnishing snrh suoshtnt
shall have, m any way, d'rcchy or indirectly, AIDED
abeted such dcseItiOn, or to have been prvy to an
intention on the part of such substitute TO descr
then such person shall he Immediately placed IN Oh
army and shall serve for the period toe which he v,
liable 10 draft such service to commence a the dat
ofthe lie sertion ofthc substitute
"SEc, 2l Ani DO Il Jlrthe" snaetei Tint, in add
ton to the otherlawtul penalties of the crime OF d
sefton from the military or naval service, MI persot
who have deserted the military or naval service
Inc United States, who shah not return 10 said SO
vice, or report themselves TO Provost Marsh
, within sixty days alter the proclamation hercinah
mentioned, shan be deemed and taken to have Yolu
tatily relnauIshed and fOrieted their rights OF ell
zenshp and their rights to become citizens; and sue
desertcrs shall be forever lncnrah1e OF holdngni
on q oftrttst or profit under the United States,
exesns any rights ~ SSsest 1eIep tSs r
D napal seryce and All persons who being duly Q
rolled. shan depart the iursdicton ofthe district
. which he is enrolled, or go beyond the limits Of y
United tntes, with intent to avoid any dram into 4
military or naval service duly ordered shall be liat
to tho penalties Of this section and the President
Y herehy authorised and required forthwith, on =
passage Of this net TO issue his proclamation setti
iorth the provisions Of this section, in which proc
!. raaton the President 10 requested 10 natify all
.Srsrs returning within sixty days a. aforesaid, u
Z stsss shall se psrdoned on condition Of returning